One Synth Challenge #147: Any Full Bucket Music Synth Challenge (schiing Wins!)

[doctorbob]

@dirtgrain Hey! Thanks so much, really appreciated. An old style track with a new style synth! The solo piano sound is just one preset and one layer. The stride piano is 2 piano tracks with slightly differing presets to take account of the higher and lower registers required. Bass is 2 tracks, one for the attack phase and one for the bass body.

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[IV!]

Hi everyone, I would like to ask how deep I can use equalization, and also about using mastering filters (like this) or filters at all:

LCF_2.jpg

This is a gray area, as I understand it, the rules say almost nothing about it, so I want to know the opinion of experienced participants, based on experience and common sense. I want to take MPS, with it you can create beautiful sounds ridiculously simple, but it has almost no tools for sound formation.
P.S. A separate request / suggestion for Mr. Bjorn: it would be great to implement resetting the x/y joystick to 0/0 when double-clicking, like the other faders, it would help a lot in creating presets from 0)

[MilksterX]

Hi everyone, I would like to ask how deep I can use equalization, and also about using mastering filters (like this) or filters at all: LCF_2.jpg
This is a gray area, as I understand it, the rules say almost nothing about it, so I want to know the opinion of experienced participants, based on experience and common sense. I want to take MPS, with it you can create beautiful sounds ridiculously simple, but it has almost no tools for sound formation.
P.S. A separate request / suggestion for Mr. Bjorn: it would be great to implement resetting the x/y joystick to 0/0 when double-clicking, like the other faders, it would help a lot in creating presets from 0)

You're absolutely fine to use EQ and filters IV. If I use a filter external to the synth it's either to spread across a group of layered sounds (high pass on bass layers for example) or to tame unwanted frequencies say on the lead for the final mix. I don't tend to lowpass or highpass the full track myself unless that was a spot effect on a breakdown which I guess depends on the composition / mood.

[doctorbob]

The only real exception would be a very narrow bandpass which was swept and creating an effect and sound probably changing the character of the synth output completely.

I usually find some EQ on the master can be useful to tame the very high frequencies - my aged hearing means I need to watch the output from SPAN as I do it!

dB

[reusenoise]

My entry for OSC#147
Daw:REASON
RAGNAROK X 14

Reason FX:
RC7000 x3
THE ECHO x1

3Rd part FX
Valhalla Space modular x1
A1 Trigger gate x3
KarmaFX Deelay x1
Softube saturation knob RE x1
Anarchy comp x1
COHWT TapeMOdel x1



Hope you enjoy it
https://soundcloud.com/reusenoise/reuse ... ds-osc-147

[3lu5iv3]

If anyone's interested at this point in the competition, I have compiled a few of my ModulAir presets and uploaded them to the KVR product page. Mostly bread & butter, some Juno-stuff and a few experiments in every instrument group, except for leads and bells - all 63 slots were taken when their turn came up!

Download page: https://www.kvraudio.com/product/modula ... /downloads
Direct link: https://www.kvraudio.com/banks.php?s=dl&id=3537

These are amazing. TY. i might be able to come up with something.

[Leonard Bowman]

I don't use Reaper, so I was thinking GSnap...

What's the thinking behind not allowing it? It seems a little arbitrary, unless there's something I'm missing.

I'm a bit late to the party, but here's my thoughts on this particular one:
GSnap is great, but it really messes with the formants of a sound when it does correction - that's fine outside of OSC (definitely something worth experimenting with) but problematic in the OSC context because that's a major change of the tone of a sound that didn't happen within the synth.

Even MAutoPitch, which is a bit more subtle, still introduces artifacts like that (and has a built-in formant control knob which is definitely out of bounds here)

As much as I love creative experimentation with the wide universe of music making tools out there, I also like having fairly clear lines when it comes to this competition. it's a balancing act and this is just where a line was drawn

[schiing]

If anyone's interested at this point in the competition, I have compiled a few of my ModulAir presets and uploaded them to the KVR product page. Mostly bread & butter, some Juno-stuff and a few experiments in every instrument group, except for leads and bells - all 63 slots were taken when their turn came up!

Download page: https://www.kvraudio.com/product/modula ... /downloads
Direct link: https://www.kvraudio.com/banks.php?s=dl&id=3537

These are amazing. TY. i might be able to come up with something.

Very cool, thanks - I hope you do!

[simanus]

Here is my entry
https://soundcloud.com/user-253743970/s ... is-osc-147

Reaper 6

26 X Bloo

Dimension Expander, TransX Multi (Waves), SSLComp (Waves), RVerb (Waves) ,H-Delay (Waves), DPR-402 (Waves), Berzerk Distortion (Waves),
API-2500 (Waves), SPAN, TDR Nova, Tal-Filter-2,Transpire, Transient Master (NI), Supercharger (NI), Raum (NI), Driver (NI), Wider,
GClip, W1 Limiter , L2,L3 Limiter (Waves), ReaEQ, HeadCrusher, MIDI Note Filter,
Vitaminazer (Waves).

[treeheated]

Here is my submission, using ModulAir.

https://soundcloud.com/treeheated/conversation

I was excited to try out a properly modular synth for the first time. To begin with, it was kind of like playing a puzzle game - "What? My instrument's not velocity sensitive! Oh, I have to add that myself - how do I do that?" It was pretty fun. ModulAir seems hugely versatile and sounds great. On the other hand, once I got used to it, I found setting up new instruments to be a slow and repetitive process, which is probably an unavoidable aspect of this style of synth.

DAW: Reaper
Plugins:
- ModulAir x15
- [Stock] MIDI Transpose Notes x2
- [Stock] ReaEQ x1
- [Stock] ReaXcomp x1
- [Stock] Master Limiter x1
- [Stock, Metering only] Spectrograph Spectrogram Meter x1
- [Metering only] SPAN

[schiing]

On the other hand, once I got used to it, I found setting up new instruments to be a slow and repetitive process, which is probably an unavoidable aspect of this style of synth.

I found that at first as well, but the way I use it now, I never think about it:

I always define the synth first, and save it as a "blank synth preset" in a dedicated "synth" bank: For example, Synth 1 has three oscillators, two filters, two envelopes, two lfo's, saturation and a master section with reverb and delay. Synth 2 has 4 FM units, 4 envelopes and three lfo's with a delay and a phaser on the master, etc. etc.

If I know I'm going for something FM-like, I have setups for 2,4 or 6 FM units - if I'm going for something subtractive, I've got my Juno setup. I rarely start from scratch anymore. If I want to get creative and mix things up a bit, bada bing, bada boom, one unit out, another one in. It's a powerful feeling - it's like having dozens of synths at your disposal within the same synth.

[ELEX]

On his way to the grave Grumpy meets Sun. "What's all this shining ? " he says, "You're blinding my eyes, you're burning my skin ! You've even got me reducing cee-oh-too emissions now ! What is wrong with you ?" But Sun, blissfully oblivious, shines on for another five billion years.

https://soundcloud.com/elex101/elex-gru ... in-the-sun

A song from the smiling universe and also my entry for this month's challenge.

Made in REAPER 6 with,
on instrument tracks:
The very nice ModulAir ( 20, one per voice ) , ReaEQ ( 4 ), TDR Nova
on reverb buses:
IKMM Sunset Studio Reverb ( 9 ), ReaEQ (4), PSP E27 , Arturia Eternity Delay, Ozone imager 2
on master track:
TDR Nova, HOFA system (2) ( stereo control ), PSP Xenon ( loudness ), Limiter No6 ( isp )

[3lu5iv3]

i was experimenting with a scale called ionian augmented and came up with this.
it's terrible, you've been warned.

https://soundcloud.com/3lu5iv3/strong-rock

DAW = REAPER 6
Instrument = 6x ModulAir, presets from schiing
Effects = 1x OTT, 1x Event Horizon Limiter/Clipper, 3x ReaEQ, 1x VDist

[treeheated]

It's a powerful feeling - it's like having dozens of synths at your disposal within the same synth.

I see what you mean. I made my track without checking out your bank (it's superb). Chalk it up to Not Invented Here syndrome. Or maybe, more positively, a feeling that I'd get a good educational experience trying to make all my sounds myself. I made some by duplicating others and adding to them, but I never felt like I'd made a very general structure that I could make a lot of instruments from. If I settle on this (or some other) modular synth as a tool that I use a lot, I'll do just as you said.

[kraftraum]

Hi friendly OSClers,

again and again: after a long time i am back to this great OSC for Björns synth
This time it was easy to choose the right synth for me: Tricent MK III.

For this purpose I created some new sounds, using existing ones from my somewhat large preset pool. The track is something different in the style to the last ones from me

All of my presets in this track will be available for download under
https://www.kvraudio.com/banks.php?s=dl&id=3538

So here is my work:

Songname: Kraftraum - Rotation 32 (Nachtstadt)
Host: FL Studio 20.7.1
Synth: Tricent MK III: 27 Instances

Insert FX:
IxoxDelay x 8, Lightweight Compressor x 8, Loudmax x 18,
Fruity Parametrics Eq2 x 20, Fruity Compressor x 12,
Fruity Limiter x 3, Fruity Filter x 9
Soundgoodizer x 7, Fruity Delay Bank x 7
Fruity Stereo Shaper x 3, T-Force Trance Gate x 1
Fruity Reverb 2 x 3, Fruity Delay 2 x 2

Master FX:
Fruity Parametrics Eq2
Fruity Compressor
Loudmax x 2
(Fruity Spectroman)

Automation: yes

DR: 9
All patches are done from scratch by me.
Artwork: ParallelVision (https://pixabay.com/illustrations/cyber ... w-5837064/)

Enjoy the track and have a nice day

https://soundcloud.com/kraftraum/kraftr ... nachtstadt