One Synth Challenge #154: Triple Cheese by u-he

KVR One Synth Challenge  OSC

I tried to make an orchestral song using ONLY Triple Cheese by U-He, which is a freeware synthesizer that doesn't not use samples. Usually for this type of song you'd use an orchestral library comprised of actual samples of people playing real instruments (which would have made this sound way better and way more real), but that wasn't the challenge here. I wanted to synthesize all the sounds and make it as real as possible. I don't think the results sound real, but it sounds better than I expected!

Briefcasemanx - God Emit (OSC 154)

It somehow feels like sacrilege to move so close to Fagen and Becker and mess it up with a dirty Switched-On-Moog lead.

But I think I made up for it by elevating  my way out of trouble by way of dreamy Lyle Maysian key changes in the chorus.

(and here's a repetitive music video of random Blender stuff to distract you from the music! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7md5afPOF6w)

Robots in Suits

Robots in Suits (A One Synth Challenge: The u-he Triple Cheese)

This track made for the KVR One Synth Challenge #154 using sounds made by the VSTi Triple Cheese synth. DAW and free 3rd party FX.

Inspired by the works of Bach.

DAW : Reaper

Track Details

10 * Triple Cheese
12 * ReaEQ
3 * TAL filter
1 * Oril River
1 * midiPolyphony

Master
TDR VOS SlickEQ
Ferric TDS MkII
MSED
Limiter No.6

Metering
SPAN
Youlean Loudness

Stats
LUFS -13.6
DR 7

DoctorBob - Inventions - OSC#154 Triple Cheese

Track for the One Synth Challenge #154 using 24x U-he Triple Cheese
3rd place
20-December 2021
Daw: Renoise
Internal effects: 
Compressor
Eq 5
Eq 10
Digital Filter
Analog filter
mpReverb
Stereo X

External effects:
ValhallaSupermassive
Jb_Broadcast

OSC#154 Triple Cheese 

Winter Solstice (OSC 154)

As always, only MIDI, no samples/bouncing, all sounds from Triple Cheese only.

DAW: Reaper 6
Triple Cheese : 45 instances
Native FX: ReEQ, ReaComp, ReaEQ
3rd Party Free FX: OrilRiver, Supermassive, Cocoa Delay, GClip, LoudMax, RandArp, QuickHaas, OTT, DD Tremolo, MSED, Wider
Mastering: JS: ReEQ, GClip, LoudMax 
Metering: SPAN, Youlean Loudness Meter 2

Image courtesy: https://pixabay.com/photos/bright-celebration-dark-fire-1853624/

Spark (OSC 154 Triple Cheese)

My submission for KVR OSC#154 - Triple Cheese by u-he

22 instances of Triple Cheese

DAW: Reaper 6.43

Inserts:
Cockos - ReaComp, ReaEQ, ReDelay
Airwindows - Mackity
Dead Duck - DD Limiter
Sonic Anomaly - Transpire
Xfer - OTT
Variety of Sound - FerricTDSmkII
Tokyo Dawn - TDR Kotelnikov

Sends:
Airwindows - TapeDelay, Galactic, Wider
Dead Duck - DD Reverb, DD Delay, DD Limiter, DD Compressor, DD Gate
Cockos - ReaGate
TAL - TAL-DUB-II

Master Bus:
Ignite Amps - PTEq-X
Cockos - ReaEQ
ADHD - Leveling Tool
Variety of Sound - FerricTDSmkII
Thomas Mundt - LoudMax
Youlean - Loudness Meter

KVROSC154 - Triple Cheese

31.12.2021

SeBaer - Why would I ever ...? (KVROSC154 - Triple Cheese *Fourth Place*)

Tal Bassline submission for OSC 65

DAW: Reaper (yee haw)

Once the MIDIs had been created for each track ... the workflow was thus:
Each track was built by programming the synth for the sounds I needed, then the FX were added to the track chain, and the synths tweeked. Once I was happy I froze the tracks WITHOUT the fx chain. Then I used Reapers drag to pull over each fx from the synth track to the rendered audio track (thus keeping all the settings). I did this twice for each track (hence the "28" instances of TAL). Then the pairs of tracks were panned and fx tweeked to taste.

Tal Bassline  --- 28  (all tracks doubled up and layered with different pan, verb and comp - depending on which fx are on which track!)

FX used ...


Classic Reverb  ---20
Epicverb --- 6
ReaComp --- 11
BootEQ Mk 2 - 1
Classic Limiter - 1

Ok - what is here now is a re-visited version. Now with  more layers with different EQ/verb/comp.

If the opinion is that this is not as good a mix/performance - please let me know and I can revert ...



DoctorBob - The Grass is Blue - TAL BassLine (OSC 65)

Enjoy another happy retro sound with classic smooth solo from DoctorBob

[Now at version 3, small bits of volume automation done]

[Now at version 4, extra soloing added before and after the main solo to brighten the sound and lift it a little out from the very dense soundscape]

[Aw heck. Now at Version 5. Better dynamics now I think, wall of sound still there, but overlaid solos now thinned out and EQ'd as well]

V6, rimshots down in the mix and the end fade is longer.

V7, lots more surgical EQ ... maybe this one breathes a little more.

KVR OSC 66 ODsay

DAW: Reaper

27 * ODsay
3 * MidiPolyphony
5 * MidiForceToRange
18 * ReaEQ
11 * BootEQmkII
3 * ReaComp
5 * TwinDelay
1 * epicVerb
1 * Classic Compressor
1 * Classic Limiter





DoctorBob - Service Manual - (ODsay OSC 66)

Entry for KVR OSC 67 using Digits Synth


DAW: REAPER

24 instances of Digits
16 * BootEQMk2
13 * Classic Compresser
6 * Limiter No. 6 (yeah, I joined the club!)
3 * ReaGate
12 * epicVerb
1 * Classic Reverb


Notes on the sound design:

All sounds programmed from scratch as follows.

The lead organ has 4 layers. One is a tuned percussion sound to give that classic Hammond style jazzy attack.

The Bass has 3 layers, one for the string attack, another for the body sounds and another for the low resonance. 

The piano hits at 1.03 onwards are 3 layers. 

The Percussion is quite complex - the kick is 3 layers, the hats, ride and snare 2 layers each.  The tuned toms (hear them as the panned fills) are only 2 layers!

The easy one was the organ doing the chords - simple 2 layers one a basic organ sounds and another to add body.

and, oh yes, the wahwah voice is JUST one instance Digits, with verb and EQ!! Just so we are clear about modulation eh?

PLEASE DOWNLOAD FOR MAXIMUM PPPP-PUNCH

The download here is a 320 kbps MP3 ... you can also get a FLAC lossless encoded download if you visit the same track here:

https://soundcloud.com/doctorbob/drbobblues-2

for that real as rendered sound vs any MP3 artefacts, even at 320kbps.

Please remember to leave any comments on the track here though (not the FLAC version!)

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DoctorBob - Giving the Digit - (OSC 67 Digits)

Made for OSC 68 - Synth1

The download is a FLAC. Even a 320kbs mp3 doesn't seem to have the "bite".

All patches made from a starting point from the 10,000 presets and tweaked!!! (More so now I have RTFM!)

DAW Reaper

Synth1                       32 instances
BootEQMkII               * 19
EpicVerb                    *  2
ReaEQ                        *  1 (essential to cut a hf ringing!!)
Classic Compressor   * 3
LFX-1310 (autopan only)  * 3
Twin Delay                           * 2
Limiter No6                          * 1

Most of the FX are native from Synth1, just a few EQ tweaks, a couple of verbs and delays extra.

DR 11

Enjoy!

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DoctorBob - Space Bubbles - (OSC 68 Synth1)

My entry for the OSC XJ Flexoid.

Daw: Reaper 4.75

24 instances of XJ Flexoid

Track FX Use:

24 ReaEQ
17 Classic Compressor
8 LFX-1310 (autopan only)
6 Twin Delay
5 EpicVerb

Master FX:

BootEQMKII
Limiter No 6.

DR: 7

Enjoy.

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