Great use of distortion! Making the most of this while you can :D It's something Surge does really well with different stages you can introduce distortion!

I like the energy this one has! The driving noise loop is cool and the transition to the bassline when the drums drop is nice.

Well done with the High Pass-Transition here

One Synth Challenge #159: Surge XT

This song is made with only one open-source synthesizer called "Surge XT" in the Digital Audio Software "Reaper" with only a few free effects (EQ, Compressor, Limiter).

OSC159 Frank Geppert Cyber Passion

In this track for the OSC # 159 I used 33 instances of the free Surge XT synthesizer.

DAW: Cubase 11 Pro (Frequency, GEQ-30,  Stereo Delay,  Revelation, Tube Compressor, AutoPan and Maximizer)

Free 3rd party plugs: Panagement 2 by Auburn, Baby Come Back by Baby Audio, MCharmverb by Melda Production, Wider by Polyverse Music and Supermassive by Valhalla.

All sounds are TSOM originals. Except: Flutish Organ and the 10CC Choir Pad are tweaks I did with some wonderful presets by Martijn Deluxe. The Alien Voice has been created using the Vowel/Speech wavetable in Surge's TWIST engine.

Surge XT - Utopian Mornings

20 instances with almost entirely just surge xt fx. On 6/4/22 I did upload a much shorter version. You can certainly vote based on the older longer version or whatever you like. Just really felt like it didn't deserve the extra 90 seconds. Didn't want to take that bit extra of peoples' time. ..Gradually whittled it down from 6 minutes to 3. It just seems to take more than a month for things to percolate in my mind. Sorry.

OSC159 Time Laughs (Surge) 41/57 72%

For the One Synth Challenge

Uses One (1) (!) instance of Surge XT.
Uses MEqualizer, Reacomp and Realimit 

Fun fact: The sound you hear starting around the 03:50 mark, comes out of just a single _oscillator_. Surge is nuts man.

Rahodees -- A Hatchling (Remembers) || Single Instance Challenge

KVR Audio OSC #159 entry.
All sounds are made with Surge XT.

Synthetic Adventures

Aurora Consurgens

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Dakkra - Nightmare Reaper (KVROSC 159)

Composed and produced for the KVR One Synth Challenge 159, Surge XT.

26 instances of Surge, with all effects in the Surge patches. 

Cakewalk DAW processing:
- Gain on buses, for mixing.
- EQ on final bus: High pass, low pass, small bump at 3kHz.
No compression, etc.

**Surge Storm** is an exploration of sound design in physical instruments and sounds. These are all my own patches, some of which are included in Surge. Most of the physical instruments here mimic generation and body resonances researched from real instruments, driven by controllers for mechanical setup and playing actions. This gives me a dynamic instrument that responds in a variety of articulations and styles, without needing samples.

Here, I've used a few time signatures. It has a wide dynamic range and frequency coverage, so you'll get the most from ideal listening conditions. Unfortunately, the thunder sound has lost a lot of its character here in the lo-fi Soundcloud playback. The download will give you the best experience.

Comments and crits appreciated.

Surge patches:

Tuned
- Pianos
- Tongue drum
- Soprano soloist
- Violin soloist [http://johnvalentine.co.uk/?art=surge_violin]
- Violin string section
- Cello strings
- Rimba strings
- Bass strings
- Bass guitar
- Synth brass
- Sequenced bass x 2
- Power buzz
- Pad (distortion + sweeping EQs)

Percussion
- Snare clap
- Cymbal / Gong (change via macros)
- Taiko
- Sticks
- Hat

Other
- Sea
- Breathy Huh
- Thunder x 2
- The Booj

Cover art (c) John Valentine.

Surge Storm

j5v - Surge Storm

It once saw a disco ball from the other side of the street. 

All sounds made with SurgeXT and effects from Ableton Live.

Surge Gainsbourg And The Disco Bakchod - OSC159

Composed for the KVR Audio One Synth Challenge #159, only with the Plugin Surge XT, by Surge Synth Team.
And some effects plugins.
Neofolk, medieval, celtic etc...

Composé pour le One Synth Challenge #159 de KVR Audio, uniquement avec le Plugin Surge XT, de Surge Synth Team.
Et quelques Plugins d'effets.
Ambiance neofolk, médiévale, celtique etc...

One Synth Challenge

rilderec - Sonnunrec

KVR OSC#159 Surge XT

DAW: Reaper
30 home made instances of Surge XT
FX:
ReaEQ, Dead Duck Delay & Filter, Surge XT Effects, Valhallah Supermassive Delay, Limiter No6, SPAN.

Silverpants - Encounter At Esperi

Entirely made with Surge Xt synth using reaper for the kvr's  One Synth Challenge #159

I went for a big contrast... so watch out your volume  setting  :)

Made everything from scratch as I like to do. I had the impression I could have made 5 distinct tracks but that distorded sound I found out put me on rails for kind of a RATM tribute. So it got out pretty despaired and harsh, but I hope you enjoy listening to it nonetheless.

Dakkra - Nightmare Reaper (KVROSC 159)

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