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One Synth Challenge #191: Zebralette by u-he

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KVR One Synth Challenge  OSC

All Sounds created with AudioNebula Aurora fm Synth for kvr's OSC155 challenge.

Prelude to Aurora - OSC 155

Made with 11 x Sinmad synth  [https://nusofting.com/plugins/sinmad-synth]

DAW: Ableton Live : Ableton FXs: Delays, Reverb, Compressor, Equalizers
+ BeatSkillz Max 1

OSC 155

Sinmad The Shamest

An unmastered, slightly-mixed, last-minute track for OSC 155.
All parts played live.

—Synth—
Behringer Model D (5 instances)

—Effects—
ReaEq
TDR Molotok
Voxengo Tempo Delay
Xfer Dimension Expander

Recorded in Reaper

You and Everything (OSC 155)

DAW: Cubase 11 Pro
19 instances of Synister
19 instances of Valhalla Supermassive
Some Cubase native AutoPan, EQ and Compression

Synister - Winter In Berlin

My submission for OSC156, the One Synth Challenge for Februrary 2022.
All of the sounds were created out of the Synister synth by QUL at the University of Berlin.

This track was made with Reaper on Linux.
There are 17 instances of the Synister.

Ritual [OSC156]

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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DoctorBob - Sleep Philae - (XJ Flexoid OSC 69)

28 instances of Zebralette 2 by U-He. All the sounds were made from scratch, except the snare which is a Taron snare and the sitar which was made by Howard Scarr.

DAW: Reaper 7.30
Reverbs: SuperMassive, MConvolutionEZ, PSP Chamber
Delay: Sixth Sample Deelay
EQ and Compressor: Analog Obsession Frank CS, Airwindows Consolidated, Audiothing Blindfold EQ, Viator Graphic EQ

Mastering plugins by Tukan Studios: Multiband Processor, Tape Recorder S2 and Limiter 3      I also added Poortec EQ by Analog Obsession Just before Limiter 3 to clean up the spectre a little and re-uploaded the track (2025-01-16)

TSOM - Zebralette Dancing (OSC#191)

My photo cover art from 40 years ago on the Maasai Mara.

This track made for the KVR One Synth Challenge #191.
All sounds made only by the VSTi Zebralette.
Only DAW and free 3rd party FX used.

DAW: Reaper

Track Details:
28 * Zebralette
28 * ReaEQ
1 * Bass Professor Mark II
6 * Dub Delay - TAL
2 * Oril River
4 * Twin Delay

Master:
TDR VOS SlickEQ
Voxengo MSED
LoudMax 64bit

Master:
SPAN
YouLean Loudness Meter

Stats:
LUFS: -13.6
DR: 11

Enjoy

PushMePullYou - OSC #191 - Zebralette

Track created for the One Synth Challenge on KVR, using only free plugins and the Zebralette 2 synth. It’s a melodic, instrumental Chillwave piece that evolves all the way to the end. Every sound is designed to create an immersive and relaxing atmosphere. Best enjoyed in one full listen.

DAW: Studio One 7
Synth: Zebralette 2 x 21 Tracks
Plugins:
MEqualizer
Mcompressor
Dual Pan (Studio One)
TDR Nova
Rough Rider
Ozone Imager 2
Trailbender
Magic 7
Raum
LoudMax


Horse Rider

Zebrapparat

Seap submission for OSC 191 (Zebralette)
January 2025

Instruments:
15x  VST3i: Zebralette (u-he)

Effects:
1x   VST3: LoudMax (Thomas Mundt)
1x   VST3: Raum (Native Instruments)

DAW Effects: None

"Thom Yorke and Sascha Ring flee to London, escaping the shadow of Thom's disapproving father, the legendary Ennio Morricone.
In the nocturnal heart of the city, they are invited to a Steven Wilson concert featuring strange interpretations of Pink Floyd songs. The music blends haunting melodies, atmospheric electronics, and cinematic grandeur, capturing the euphoria of their newfound freedom and the kaleidoscopic chaos of this transformative night."

Zebrapparat [OSC191]

Stream on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6WDTQeHuXAJvvt0Uf8m6Fs

Submission for the @kvrosc #191. All the sounds using One Synth without much external processing. Just MIDI and no samples.

DAW: Waveform
Synth: Zebralette 2 (38 Instances)
FX (Free/built-in): Compressor, Gate, 8-band EQ, Khs Transient Shaper, Deelay, Orilriver, Supermassive, MIDI Arpeggiator, GClip, OTT, LoudMax
Mastering: Kotelnikov, CHOWTape, GClip, LoudMax
Metering: SPAN, YLM2

Image credits: cottonbro studio https://www.pexels.com/photo/shadow-of-a-person-on-gray-wall-6203497/

Superheroes

Superheroes (OSC 191 Zebralette 2)

All sounds made using 64 instances of Zebralette in Bitwig 5.27 for the KVR OSC #191 challenge


Milkster & MadMcMan - The Pissed Up Frog

Drifting off the coast of an alien sea.
All sounds made with 46 instances of Zebralette 2 in Ableton Live 12

Effects include native Ableton eq, compression, limiter as well as
Valhalla SuperMassive, The Sound of Merlin Heart and Soul, TDR Nova, Slick EQ, BX Masterdesk Classic.

Hydrofluoric (OSC 191 Zebralette2)

Made with FL Studio 2024 and Zebralette 2 for the KVR OSC 191

All sounds created by Viroo except:

Credits:

Special thanks to the almighty Taron for the fantastic (!!!) choir and the great support and the incentive to make great things even greater! THANK YOU! 

Irion Da Ronin for some percussion sounds, which I was happy to use.

@https://soundcloud.com/taronium
@https://soundcloud.com/irion-da-ronin

Zebralette TWO

Recollection (OSC191 Zebralette)

This track made for the KVR One Synth Challenge #192.
All sounds made only by the VSTi Six Sines.
Only DAW and free 3rd party FX used.

DAW: Reaper

Track Details:
16 * Six Sines
16 * ReaEQ
1 * OTT
1 * ReaDelay
2 * LFX-1310 (autopan)
2 * Bass Professor 
6 *  Pecheneg Tremolo
1 * Twin Delay
2 * Oril River
1 * Valhalla SuperMassive

Master Track:
TDR VOS SlickEQ
Voxengo MSED
Limiter No 6.

Meter:
SPAN
YouLean Loudness Meter

Stats:
LUFS: -15.4
DR: 11