you've made some nice sounds and themes, but overall I feel like this track is missing something -- maybe not percussion, but variation

Cool journey.  Exciting hi-hats.  Nice design.

Very creative track, with really good sounddesign. Definitely kept me listening with intent. A bit fierce in the sensitive range of the ear, though.

Btw, afaik Energy Panner is not freeware, but only a temporary freebee.

I kind of hear "It's raining man" somewhere in that neverending progression :D

Like it those plucks. This is is spot on the vibe in the track pic.

I am wondering what's going to happen next, which is always a good sign.

One Synth Challenge #171: Apricot by nakst

This is my submission for the OSC 171 Apricot. It was made with 27 instances in Reaper.
Transient Shaper (Kiloheartz)12
TDR Kotelnikov 1
Bass Professor 2
ReaEQ 17
OTT 1
FRANK 1
master_me 1
A1StereoControl 1
Distortion (Kiloheartz) 11
epicPLATE 11
Spaceship Delay 2
Valhalla Supermassive 6
Compressor (Kiloheartz) 2
STUF (ZEEK) 3
ReEQ Parametric Graphic Equalizer 5
A1 TriggerGate 2
SPAN 1

Not as interested this time as much in critical feedback. (Edit: oh go ahead and be critical if you like). I realize it's a bit repetitive. Simplistic bassline. Not even any drum fills. But I really like it as is. A lot. The harmonica sounded like it was saying "down the river". From there I started thinking of a river on fire that was sort of like the infinite corridor in the castlevania tv series on netflix. I might try to find a more representative picture. (Originally uploaded on 5/7/23. On 5/9/23 I went back and changed the high pass on bass and kick from 50hz down to 25 hz or so. And made drums a bit more coherent in general.)

OSC171 Down Fire River (Apricot) 30/44 68%

This is my entry for the 171st edition of KVR's One Synth Challenge - this month every sound was made using Apricot, a free synth by nakst.

There are just 10 instances of the synth this time, and it's an experiment in timekeeping. Seven out of eight people can dance to this - are you one of them?

Made using Ableton Live 11, with no third party effects. Each track has an EQ8, Utility, Saturator (in clip mode) and Compressor. No returns. The master has EQ8, Compressor, Glue Compressor, Utility.

Everything Is On The Seven - OSC 171

Final Placement: 39/42 (top 93%)
Made for KVR Audio's "One Synth Challenge" #171

This month, it was nakst's "Apricot:" a hybrid subtractive synth/sampler in CLAP and FL formats. Only one instance of Apricot was used. Other usual rules apply (no samples and no commercial effects). 

DAW:
FL Studio 21

Plugins used:
Apricot x1
(FL) Frequency Splitter x1
Cymatics Origin ("movement" and "chorus" disabled) x1
Fruity Balance x1
Fruity Parametric EQ 2 x1
LoudMax	x1
Magic Dice x1
Ozone Imager 2 x3

Art:
https://www.instagram.com/_thelowestkey/

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KVR One-Synth Challenge entries

Bath Salts (Apricot)

Neu KatalYst - 𝒷𝒶𝓉𝒽 𝓈𝒶𝓁𝓉𝓈 [KVR OSC #171: Apricot] [Vaporwave]

One Synth Challenge entry
https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2023/osc-171-apricot

Equilibrium

When cleaning up I found that cute, fluffy little monster under my bed and disturbed its slumber. Boy, was it cranky, such a drama! But listen for yourself...

My submission for KVR's One Synth Challenge, using Apricot as only sound source. All patches made from init.
Screencast: https://diode.zone/w/eB7R49oKuWU2iKBzQapjpD

DAW: Zrythm 1.0.0-beta.4.9.1-1-g623246531 https://www.zrythm.org/de/index.html on Archlinux
28 instances of Apricot CLAP synth https://nakst.gitlab.io/apricot/

Used effect plugins (all free and open source):
-LSP paramatric EQ (MidSide and Stereo)
-ZaMultiCompX2
-Dragonfly Hall Reverb
-LSP Multiband Dynamic Processor
-LSP Gate
-x42-eq 
-airwindows ToTape5
-airwindows Cabs
-airwindows Galactic
-ZamCompX2 
-Calf Vintage Delay
-x-42 MIDI strum

Master Chain:
-LSP paramatric EQ
-clean-machine
-LSP Multiband Compressor
-ReFine
-PeakEater
-x42-dpl Limiter

cranky!

14 x instances of Nakst Apricot. 

Other plugins:
 - TB_Barricade
 - ReaEQ
 - Dragonfly Plate Reverb
 - TB_Reverb_v3
 - Gatelab
 - kHs Compressor
 - EnergyPanner
 - Basslane

Tataouine (OSC171 Apricot)

Made for KVR One-Synth-Challenge 196
https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2025/osc-196-primer-2

bzz - Good Ol' Times

PrimeCut

Entry for OneSynthChallenge#196
All sounds made from scratch with Audible Genius Primer 2 soft synth.

No Brainer

purchasingly-Luna Primer Waltz [OSC 196]

65 instances of Primer in Reaper 7

ReaComp
ReaLimit
ReaXcomp
ReaEQ
ReaVerbate
KHzGain
KHzReverb
KHzFilter - used extremely liberaly (to make growls)
KHzShaper
KHzDelay
KHzFormantFilter - not used for audio processing but as an XY controller
KHzTranceGate
Izotope Imager
Gclip
Ohmicide - used liberaly
YouLeanLoudnessMeter

Mastered Pretty loudly to -2.8 LUFS

Loris - Leader

KVR OSC 196 - Primer 2

FL Studio: 29 Tracks

All Sounds made in Primer 2. No Samples, no bullshit, just Primer 2! 
Maximus, Ozone 11 EQ, Lens, LoudMax, Auburn Panagement, Ambient Reverb 7, MJUCjr, Frank, Raum, Valhallah, Pancake 2, Deelay, Transpire, KSHM Kick, TDR Nova

The song is dedicated to everyone who has ever had to deal with a Mad Dapnoporwhore in their lives. And before anyone says “there's no such thing”... The AI is never wrong! Har har har

MAD Dapnoporwhore

Viroo - MAD Dapnoporwhore

Made using sounds entirely from Primer 2: https://www.syntorial.com/primer/

... in Bitwig 5.3.8
Primer 2 instances: 42 (all sounds from init)
Bitwig FX: EQ+, Compressor+, Tool, Dynamics, Delay+, Convolution, Filter+ (for saturation), Peak Limiter
Other FX: Xfer OTT, Reev-R, Valhalla Supermassive, NI Replika, TDR Nova, Vladg Limiter no6

z.prime - Twos and Fours

Submission for One Synth Challenge #196 - "Primer 2".
One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2025/osc-196-primer-2?authuser=0

More music:

Jungle Assault: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=141BdyqeZP0
VVasabi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WHc3NVnn4s
Hope Remains: https://youtu.be/90XBo9-Mqyg
Sabotage Mission: https://youtu.be/laUdrWRmTzA
The Dungeon: https://youtu.be/LkhNily5ZTg

I created this song in the last few days, it was a busy month. The synth itself is a decent one, could be someone's first synth as it's designed to learn. The controls are pretty basic and the FX section lacks some crucial parameters (like low/high filtering for reverb/delay). The synth has its own character though. It's reminiscent of 90's virtual analog synths with that characterful phase restart effect when unison mode is turned on. I could even make some cool rave sounds with it.

Run & Gun

Run & Gun (OSC#196)

This is my entry for the KVR One Synth Challenge #196: Primer 2

DAW: Studio One Pro
Synth: 25 x Primer 2

Studio One fx: Autofilter, Splitter, Groove Delay, ProEQ, Compressor, Mixverb, X-Trem, CTC-1

Other free fx: Soundly Shape it, Tape Delay (AirWindows), Panagement 2 (free Version), Solaris, Raum, A1TriggerGate (A1Audio)



JuergenK - On Vacation - KVR One Synth Challenge #196: Primer 2

My entry for KVR OSC #196: Primer 2. Brutal feedback please!

FX counts (excl. monitoring):
- VST3i: Primer 2 (Audible Genius) x23
- JS: MIDI Transpose Notes x1
- VST3: TDR Nova (Tokyo Dawn Labs) x1
- VST: ReaComp (Cockos) x1
- VST: ReaDelay (Cockos) x2
- VST: ReaEQ (Cockos) x2
- VST: ReaLimit (Cockos) x1

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Join the challenge by going here: https://shorturl.at/bhBFQ

Sydney, Australia based music producer/composer. Mix of styles, with influences from rock, rap, electronic, classical, cinematic and funk.

Tataouine (OSC171 Apricot)

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