One Synth Challenge #156: Synister by QUL at the University of Berlin / Open Source (Voting Started!)

[Yadrichik_Chaya]

https://soundcloud.com/eauson/eauson-synister-kvr-osc

20 instances
Reaper
Dc, ReaEq, qrange, pyrwacket, Youlean, r/s analyzer, nyquist eq, mequalizer, js bass manager, js general compressor, AW reverb, AW air2, AW point, block party , Varimu, phase nudge, supermassive, acceleration2, minus delay, purest echo

Such a great track - everything perfect! Love it!

[] Peter:H []

@Peter H. Sounds like more than just a sketch to me!

Thanks Aro.
After I have posted the "Sketch" post some creativity flew in and the track evolved and grew out of "nowhere". After the session I have uploaded the result ... it added the new melody line on top of the initial sketch. The sound is actually rather meh ... not close to trumpet or any brass sound which was my plan ... I wanted to get close to a loung trumpet line with big reverb I definitely need to work on that... But anyway, you are right. It's already close to a submission.

[doctorbob]

OK. Here's my chilled track for you to play after the noisy tracks!!!! Haha. please enjoy.

DAW: Reaper
Track details: 22 * Synister, 23 * ReaEQ, 1 * Bass Professor, 7 * LFX-1310, 2 * Oril River, 17 * OTT,1 * Twin Delay
Master: TDR VOS SlickEQ, Ferric TDSMKII, MSED, ReaEQ
Meter: SPAN, Youlean Loudness
Stats: LUFS: -20.5 ,DR: 11

https://soundcloud.com/doctorbob/chilled-synister

[rghvdberg]

I wanted to join for the first time, but I can't get this to run on Linux (and I don't have nor want Win). The plugin is programmed badly, WINE can't start it properly and it has all sorts of audio and video glitches. Oh well, will try next month

I had it compiled for linux, did a PR, but I haven't heard from them since.
https://github.com/the-synister/the-source/pull/15

EDIT oh my ... 2017, Ubuntu 16.04

[Eauson]

https://soundcloud.com/eauson/eauson-synister-kvr-osc

20 instances
Reaper
Dc, ReaEq, qrange, pyrwacket, Youlean, r/s analyzer, nyquist eq, mequalizer, js bass manager, js general compressor, AW reverb, AW air2, AW point, block party , Varimu, phase nudge, supermassive, acceleration2, minus delay, purest echo

Such a great track - everything perfect! Love it!

Many thanx, I’m more or less happy with it, took 3 bounces before it would go under True Peak, which I put down to oddness
@ Doc, you’re track sounds so good

[] Peter:H []

+++ Submission +++
https://soundcloud.com/p-e-t-e-r-h/pete ... erstschlag

Track Details:

• 20 Instances of Synister. All Patches from Init.
• Bitwig 4.2 Beta
• Bitwig FX: Compressor, Dynamics, Transient Control, EQ, Tool, Peak Limiter, Delay-1, Delay-2 Multiband-Container.
• Melda FX: MTremolo, MCompressor
• Other: Valhalla Supermassive, QuickHass

[Taron]

Well, today I gave in and did a little something with this thing. But, honestly, I have to just confirm again, this is most definitely among the worst free synths out there and I know quite a whole bunch of freebies by now. Still would have to dig up a few other candidates to be totally sure, but it's competing for the worst spot for virtually every reason, hahaha.

Anyway, I HAVE MY NEW MACHINE and it's phyiscally only about 2.5xthe size of the tiny miniPC, I think. It's totally quiet and a massive performance beast, kind of beating my big tower, but at literally less than a 10th of the prize ($500). I love it!

So, here's my first draft, kind of seeing, if I add a little more into it and onto it:
https://soundcloud.com/taronium/taron-d ... al_sharing

[The Sound Of Merlin]

Taron, I love your track! Great stuff and what a wonderful synth Synister is. In the right hands. Yours, I mean.

I updated my track this evening. It's starting to become a bit more interesting now.
https://soundcloud.com/thesoundofmerlin ... lin-osc156

Oh bye the way guys.... I rendered the track at 96 Khz/24 bit and uploaded it like this. Soundcloud downsamples it automatically. Somehow it sounds better this way. Not every track but one with Synister I mean. You may want to try this too. Good luck you all with this #156 challenge!

[Taron]

Gorgeous! ... and THANK YOU!
I would've been scared what Synister does, when you go for higher rates, HAHAHA...thanks for testing it out! Will try it for sure!

[3lu5iv3]

here's mine.

https://soundcloud.com/3lu5iv3/ophiasis

OS = Archcraft
WM = BSPWM
DAW = Reaper 6.47
Instruments = 6 X Synister
Effects = ReaEQ, ReaLimit

[] Peter:H []

Oh bye the way guys.... I rendered the track at 96 Khz/24 bit and uploaded it like this. Soundcloud downsamples it automatically. Somehow it sounds better this way. Not every track but one with Synister I mean. You may want to try this too. Good luck you all with this #156 challenge!

Hm, "better"? Actually switching the project on my side caused the track to sound utterly different and missing the roughness which makes it lake it's unique esthetics in the end.
So please: If you go for this tipp - I don't say don't do this - then at least check before uploading.

[Taron]

Oh bye the way guys.... I rendered the track at 96 Khz/24 bit and uploaded it like this. Soundcloud downsamples it automatically. Somehow it sounds better this way. Not every track but one with Synister I mean. You may want to try this too. Good luck you all with this #156 challenge!

Hm, "better"? Actually switching the project on my side caused the track to sound utterly different and missing the roughness which makes it lake it's unique esthetics in the end.
So please: If you go for this tipp - I don't say don't do this - then at least check before uploading.

If you are going for a smoother sound, which is a daring thing to do with Synister, the idea of "oversampling" by means of a higher rate is totally perfect. I will try it, too. But the point that we make Synister sound like an acceptable synth is the only more complicated moral concern I'd have!
At the end, this synth's character is not only its totally crude, beginner level passing of samples to the audio, but all of its limitations that prevent one from designing sounds freely and there's nothing wrong with trying to stick around its (very few and narrow) sweet-spots instead, or to ignore them for effects only.

In short: I think it's GREAT advice!

But, Peter, you're making great use of Synister's nastiness!

[Taron]

WAHAHAHAHA!!!
Nope, it's terrible advice MUCH like I had anticipated! If I let MuLab render this at 96khz, Synister is so basic, it does not understand sampling rate and will essentially be pitched up!

So, that also explains why I had to tune every oscillator down by -1.47 cnt in order to be at A440, since I'm always working with 48khz.

So, yeah, nah, you kinda wonna either work directly at 96khz, if you can, make sure all your sounds are "tune-corrected" and then it may be fine. But don't compose and design at a different rate than you wish to render later on!!!

[marcez]

Can i use the BlueARP plugin for complex arpeggios?

[Taron]

Sure, why not. It's only sending midi data... nothing wrong with that!