Loved the mysterious atmosphere of this piece. Esp. lovely bassline & patch, btw. That works ever so well with the bongos.

great track! nice to see you're never running out of ideas ;)

Bongos! I'm trying to absorb and enjoy the elements in the track as a whole but the bongos are stealing the spotlight the whole time :D

I love the acoustic guitar patch in the background! The whistling sound is also fun :)

One Synth Challenge #161: Synth1 by Ichiro Toda

A music track (called "ParallaX") was created with only one synth sounds (SYNTH1). SYNTH1 is a free VST. 
Can be found here : https://daichilab.sakura.ne.jp/softsynth/index.html.

ParallaX

This song has been made (yes, drums too) with 22 instances of the free synthesizer Synth1 from Ichiro Toda in the DAW Reaper for the One-Synth-Challenge number 161. It uses only a few additional FX for reverb, delay, EQ, compression and limiting.

OSC161 Frank Geppert Synth1 Cyber Love

My submission for OSC161, the One Synth Challenge for July 2022.
All sounds are made with Synth1 by Daichi Laboratory.

This track was made with Reaper on Linux. There are 16 instances of Synth1.
Other plugins used:
- Dragonfly Room
- B.Schaffl
- TAL Filter 2
- Airwindows ToTape6
- Luftikus
- x42 Digital peak limiter

Cover image was generated with wombo.art

Sunshine [OSC161]

Submission to KVR One Synth Challenge #161

Reaper, Synth1 (X23)
FX free:
epicVerb, Barricade v3, PanCake2, Stochas, TAL-Reverb-3, ValhallaSupermassive
FX built in Reaper:
ReaComp, ReaEQ, ReaXcomp, NP1136 Peak Limiter, Event Horizon Limiter/Clipper, Delay w/Tempo Ping-Pong

margaret0547 - Familiar

The track is made for the KVR One Synth Challenge #161 using sounds made by the VSTi Synth1. DAW, free 3rd party and some commercial FX used.

Tracks
9 * Synth 1
9 * Waves VEQ4 (Commercial)
5 * OTT
1 * TAL Dub Delay
1 * Twin Delay
1 * Waves Maxxbass (Commercial)
1 * Valhalla Room (Commercial)

Master
Stillwell 1973 (Commercial)
FerricTDSMkII
Ozone 8 Elements (Commercial, but was a free download!)

Meter
Youlean Loudness
SPAN

Stats
LUFS: -16.2
DR: 10

The Zen Pot - OSC #161 - Synth1

Created using only instances of Synth1. No samples or external modulation used. Inspired by older handheld RPG music.

OSC #161

Exploring the Unknown

Exploring the Unknown - Synth1 OSC#161 (ChristopherWD)

My submission for the July 2022 One Synth Challenge:

https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2022/osc-161-synth1

- 83 instances of the classic freeware VST Synth1 v1.13
- All effects either freeware VSTs or FL Studio native effects
- 113 mixer tracks, lots of bussing
- 353 effects in total, not all used
- No modulation effects, overdrive/bit-crushing applied subtly per the rules
- 7886 notes
- No samples obviously, no presets used
- Upload is undoctored straight from the FL Studio render
~90% average CPU usage on average, with some parts peaking above 100% (meaning these portions take longer to render than to glitch through in realtime lol)

I tried to keep it short, promise. There are many songs for people to evaluate in this competition with undoubtably a lot of skipping-through. But this is song is many different sections strung together by a common chord progression. For such reason these markers are provided for easier evaluation:

0:13 Breakbeat/Rock instrumentation
1:12 Techno/909 section
2:20 Chiptune deviation
3:40 Electro/808 section
5:09 Acoustic string ensemble

Namesake: I played-through Fallout: New Vegas this month, often alternating between exploring The Wasteland and producing this song. In F:NV the player-character is a Courier tasked with bringing many different things concrete and otherwise to very different places with widely varying environments. Similarly this song's widely varying sections delivered to you with only brief transitions. I am The Courier.

Production: Between running out of time and being sick of hearing this track a thousand times, I am finalizing it here and now. I have good monitors but poor acoustics, no headphones and a motorbike instead of a car. As such the bass management/spectral profile is what it is. Crossing my fingers and walking away.

Happy to share the sound design behind any elements in the song, and after the competition is finalized presets can be provided on request.

I love synthesizers and cats.

One Synth Challenge July 2022

The Courier

The Chase - The Courier (July 2022 One Synth Challenge)

Entry for One Synth Challenge #161
14 Instances of Synth1 - all from init.

Remember You Are A Soldier Of The Light

My Submission for KVR OSC #161. Brutal feedback please!

Plugin counts:
- VST3: OrilRiver (Denis Tihanov) x1
- VST3: TDR Nova (Tokyo Dawn Labs) x1
- VST: ReaComp (Cockos) x2
- VST: ReaEQ (Cockos) x2
- VST: ReaLimit (Cockos) x3
- VSTi: Synth1 VSTi (Daichi) x36

Heist Planning

My entry for OneSynthChallenge 161

All sounds made from scratch with Synth1 vst instrument.

x19 instances of Synth1

FX List

MAXBAX
FerrickTDS mkii
LoudMax

GClip
x3 Freeclip
dBComp
KSHMR Essentials Kick
Initial Clipper
x3 FirComp
x2 ReaEQ
TAL Filter 2
SequencAIR
PreBOX
Panstation
x2 Wider
epicPLATE
HY Delay 4 Free

Nameless City (by phankiejankie303)

NEW REMASTERED VERSION ON YT: https://youtu.be/EYnCzPoYtKo

Submission for One Synth Challenge #161 featuring "Synth1" by Ichiro Toda.

KVR forum: https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=8a6945574871baa71b8a28dd42a9ae6c
One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2022/osc-161-synth1?authuser=0
Thread, related to this round: https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=583839&sid=44a7bb877b5ac263c864b33ec3661db1

YouTube:  https://youtu.be/QuDxKEwqG1Q

Working with Synth1 is like meeting an old friend. You know exactly what to expect from it, yet still it can surprise you with something new. I stated my whole music making hobby five years ago with this instrument. I even found my old presets, created in 2017, which I used in this track. Some of those sounds still couldn't be matched by commercial instruments. There is some magic behind the code of Synth1, especially in the effects section. I definitely could make a whole album with it.

And it also can make one of the most realistic electric guitar sounds (among free software).

39 instances of Synth1 used. Some instruments were created by layering two or more instances. All sounds from "initial sound".

Some commercial FX were used.

Follow me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/infravolt

Technical details:

Produced in FL Studio 20.9.2

Native Effects:

x10 Parametric EQ 2
x11 Delay 3
x1 Love Philter
x1 Stereo Enhacer
x3 PanOMatic
x1 Wave Candy
x1 dB Meter
x2 Layer

VST Effects:

x11 AdHd "Leveling Tool"
x11 Thomas Mundt "LoudMax"
x1 D16 "Frontier"
x1 TDR "Kotelnikov"
x2 TDR "Nova"
x19 TDR & VoS "Slick EQ GE"
x1 VoS "epicVerb"
x2 VoS "epicPLATE"
x1 Eventide "Blackhole"
x2 U-He "ColourCopy"

Master Chain:

TDR "Nova"
TDR "Limiter №6 GE"

Total:

x39 Generators
x82 Effects
x28 MIDI Patterns
x28 Mixer Tracks
No Audio Clips
x24 Automation Clips

Dystopia Today

Dystopia Today (OSC#161)

For OSC 161, made entirely with Synth1
28 instances + a few free FX in REAPER 6

I opened Synth1 a couple times when I was first learning that VSTs exist, but never really gave it any attention back then. It was really refreshing to explore it this month, having 4+ more years of experience with synths and production now.

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Arkady

Leonard Bowman - Arkady

IV - 1 Off The Best

Grim Blossom, Crimson Petals is a blood-soaked boom bap opera that drapes Japanese folklore in vinyl dust and streetwear paranoia. It’s elegance with bruises—part yōkai fever dream, part noir requiem scored by Grimes Benton

Kasa Obake Blues

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The Zen Pot - OSC #161 - Synth1

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