One Synth Challenge #147: Any Full Bucket Music Synth Challenge

Frank Geppert

KVR One Synth Challenge  OSC

Another one-synth challenge - @full-bucket 's ModulAir!

Lots of fun to be had with ModulAir - experimenting with the sequencers, emulating the setup  of various analog synths, various FM setups, or just plain going crazy with routing and modulating everything.

DAW: Studio One Professional 5.2
Full Bucket of choice: ModulAir
ModulAires: 41, from init. No samples / wavetables.
Efx: ProEQ, DD Compressor, IVGI, DC1A, CA-2A, Frontier, TDR VOS Slick EQ, StereoTool, Overtone, PSP Xenon

Into the Night

Into the Night (One Synth Challenge: ModulAir)

For KVR OSC#147, any Full Bucket Music Synth

Made in Reaper v5.99
18 instances of theBloo used.

Dynamic:  Presswerk, Transpire, Maxwell Smart
Filter: ReaEQ, MQ 57
Satturation: Thrillseeker XTC, Thrillseeker VBL
Delay: NastyDLA
Stereo: DD AutoPan, MidSideMangle
Reverb: Verberate 2, Ultraspace
Analyser: SPAN, Youlean Loudnessmeter

Photonic - Hyperloop

Made for KVR One Synth Challenge #147. Synthesizer: ModulAir by Full Bucket.

Shamanistic War Ritual - Úlfhéðnar Battle Trance (OSC 147)

Track made for the KVR One Synth Challenge #147 using only sounds from the VSTi Qyooo by Full Bucket.

DAW: Reaper

Track Details
18 * Qyooo
18 * Waves VEQ4
1 * Waves MaxxBass
2 * OTT
2 * Pecheneg Tremolo
2 * Valhalla Room

Master
Satson CS
Ozone 8 Elements

Metering
SPAN
Youlean Loudness Meter 2 (free)

Stats
LUFS: -17.3
DR: 12

DoctorBob - Qyoozzy Jazzoozzy - OSC #147 Qyooo

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).

Simanus - Dreamless Oasis (OSC 147)

Scored third place in OneSynthChallenge #147
Submission for OSC #147 Full Bucket Synths
Used synth: Modulair (x 24)
Download my drumsounds here: https://www.kvraudio.com/banks.php?s=one&id=3539
DAW: Cubase 6.5
Cubase plugs:
Channel EQ,
30-band EQ.
Limiter,
Stereo/Mono plug,
Maximizer,
DaTube,
Stereo Delay,
Studio EQ,
SLM128 LUFS meter,
UV22HR dithering

Other:
Voxengo SPAN
Voxengo Marvel GEQ
GClip
MJUC jr compressor
Airwindows Pressure
Airwindows Purest Gain
Airwindows Iron Oxide
Ignite SHB-1 Bass Ampsim
NaDIR Speaker Cab sim
ADHD Leveling Tool compressor
Oril River Reverb

Thanks to Richard Semper for Organ preset
Thanks to Schiing for Hihat, JX and Kerrang presets

Spring

ThePresent - Spring - OSC 147

Reflections, Synthesizer Music made with a free open source synthesizer.

Reflections

DAW: StudioOne 5

32 x Surge XT
33 x PRO Eq
 3 x Compressor
 1 x Limiter
 1 x Surge XT Effect

Surge Again OSC #159

My submission for KVRs OSC#160, using ADLplug by jpcima as only sound source.

DAW: Ardour 6.9 on ArchLinux

31 instances of ADLplug, some of them multi-layered per Carla-Patchbay.

Plugins used:

Internal:
-ACE Compressor
-ACE Filter

LSP:
-Parametric EQ
-Slapback 
-Sidechain Compressor

airwindows:
-BitGlitter
-Galactic
-Texturize
-Cojones
-Air2
-ToTape5
-ToTape6 (no flutter, saturation only)

Calf:
-Compressor
-Envelope Filter
-Bass Enhancer
-Exciter
-Vintage GxDelay

B.Music:
-B.Schaffl (this is gold on hihats)
-B.Shapr (transients only, no pitch shifting)

Guitarix:
-GxDelay-Stereo
-GxCabinet
-GxDelay

TAP:
-TAP Scaling Limiter
-TAP Tubewarmth

X42:
-MIDI Strum
-Parametric EQ

and...
-ZaMultiCompX2
-Dragonfly Hall Reverb
-Foldover Distortion by Steve Harris
-Wolf Shaper

Master Chain:
-LSP Parametric EQ
-ToTape5
-LSP Multiband Compressor
-ReFine
-LSP Stereo Limiter
-x42-Digital Peak Limiter

MyLoFy - A Daily Lesson

This is my entry for the KVR One Synth Challenge #163 May 2022.
All sounds are made with the "CardinalSynth" AU plugin by DISTRHO in Logic Pro X.

OSC Songs

Cardinal Sin (OSC#163 Sep 2022)

OSC entry for Oct 2022. All sounds made with 30+ instances Exacoustic's "Ghost" virtual synthesizer in Ableton Live.

Polygeist (OSC 164 Ghost)

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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