Good sounds and the composition is pretty good - I like the way the harmonies hover around the line between pleasant and just a bit weird. I have to agree with @slugnest. There don't seem to be enough ideas to deserve the length.

I think I understand what you're talking about... In a certain mood, I could listen to a 20-30 minute version of this track, but the problem is that we are very rarely in this mood. And that's not your problem anyway! I think you did everything right, even if this track doesn't deserve high marks. In any case, this is the highest score from me, although I find myself that I liked some parts more in the early version. But what can you do, because the river of time is constantly flowing and you will not enter the same river twice...

Like this long descent starting here, which is my favorite.

On the subject of lenght ( no offence intended ) : I firmly believe the first four minutes offer nothing that is not improved upon later. Those latter minutes also offer much more breathing space.  Six or seven minutes would have sufficed imo. Having said that, this  track has many likeable sounds, as well as lots of lovely musical moments throughout.

Can't hold my attention span that long after already having listened to some 20 tracks. Which is a pity, I probably would have enjoyed it very much in a different context. Great effort anyway, shows a lot of confidence going down the symphonic route :)

I do like this. I appreciate the Days reference. This could use some trimming and focus on the arrangement. The original Days theme weighs in at 3.3 min. The Days theme has a very pianistic sound to their arrangement. That is, I could imagine Boyce and Hart creating their theme on a piano.  Well done, 11, is a lot to take in for some. good luck.

A very rich track, so many different instruments and tones, it's well crafted and mixed. For such a long track it feels cohesive and the theme is recognisable throughout. The length is a bit challenging for me to listen to in an OSC setting, some sections feel a bit drawn out but that would make it good music to meditate to!

You know i like long songs which are very repetitive. Your song isn't very repetitive. I agree with elex that 7 minutes would suffice, there isn't enough here to warrant 11 minutes imo.

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

OSC 161 Synth1
40 instances in Reaper with ReaEQ and Span. Most with supermassive valhalla or vintage verb valhalla (commercial). Very few (drums mostly) with protoverb. A couple with spaceship delay or Replika (commercial). Luftikus to boost highs on a few instances and a bit on master. One or two TDR Nova and Transient master NI (commercial).
Master: ReaEQ, A1 StereoControl, Luftikus, Kotelnikov and... OTT.

OSC161 Restless Lives through the Hourglass 35/45 78%

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

This is my submission to the #kvraudio #OneSynthChallenge #197 featuring the VST Synth Odin 2 by The Wave Warden

All sounds are coming from the Synth acompanied by a number of moderate tone shaping, mixing and mastering fx. I Mix/Master with MeldaProduction EQ/Compressor, Auburn Lense, Loudmax Limiter. All fx free or built into the DAW. DAW is Bitwig 5.3.x. No Samples. No Postprocessing after the audio export.

Odin 2 -  by The Wavewarden, now with an updated interface.

The sound of this 24-voice polyphonic beast will take you from your studio right to Valhalla! There are three oscillators whose types include analog, wavetable, vector, chiptune, FM, phasemod and noise. Waveforms can also be hand drawn. These can be routed through up to three excellent filters with all the usual types plus comb, formant and ring modulator. For modulation there are envelopes, LFO's, an  x-y pad and an arpeggiator, along with a mod-matrix  for easy routing. The FX section includes delay, phaser, flanger, chorus and reverb, all of which can be easily reordered using drag and drop. The interface is an intuitive semi-modular design, making sound design easy and fun. Odin 2 is free, powerful, fun, and available for Mac/Windows and Linux.

The Administration 【peter:H】【OSC197】

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Every Sound in this Track was made from scratch with Odin 2 - Synthetiser
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Beed Boop - BO-C [OSC 197]

Composed for KVR One Synth Challenge 197 using only sounds from Odin 2 by thewavewarden.

DAW: Reaper 7.42

25 x Odin 2

Ambient Reverb 7 (Stone Voices)
Deelay (Sixth Sample)
epicVerb (Variety Of Sound)
Free Clip 2 (Venn AUdio)
GATE-12 (Tilr)
HZ Multiplier (HigherHz)
ISOL8 (TBProAudio)
kHs Filter (Kilohearts)
Lens (Auburn Sounds)
Raum (Native Instruments)
ReaComp (Cockos)
ReaEQ (Cockos)
SPAN (Voxengo)
TDR Kotelnikov (Tokyo Dawn Labs)
Unlimited (Sonic Anomaly)

Cover by Fernanda Arias
https://unsplash.com/de/fotos/nahaufnahme-einer-pflanze-mit-grunen-blattern-8fdzVuEFRjU

Salvia Salvation [OSC 197]

One Synth Challenge #197:  Odin2 by TheWaveWarden

https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2025/osc-197-odin-2
https://thewavewarden.com/pages/odin-2

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This month was a real challenge!

When I looked at Odin, I came up with the idea of a true One (!) Synth Challenge – just a single instance, no excuses.
I dove deep into sound design and quickly realized: this would become a real borderline experience.

While endlessly tweaking, I kept discovering new sonic paths – sometimes inspiring, sometimes frustrating.
Odin could be pretty temperamental when dealing with MIDI, but in the end, I managed to shape something that feels raw, tense, and expressive.

So here it is: Grenzerfahrung (borderline experience) –
a track born from limitation, chaos, and way too many hours. ;)

NJoy. Any feedback welcome.

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SiL3NC3_SWX - Grenzerfahrung
https://soundcloud.com/soulwerx/sil3nc3_swx-grenzerfahrung

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DAW: Bitwig 5.3.8
Single instance of Odin2

FX:
- Bitwig: Arpeggiator, NoteFX Layer, NoteReceiver, Echo, Frequency Split,
               Multiband-FX3, Delay-2, EQ+, Convolution, Blur
- Valhalla Supermassive

Mastering:
- Free Clip 2
- LoudMax
- TDR Kotelnikov
- Peak Limiter (Bitwig)

Analysis:
- MAnalyzer
- YouLean Loudness Meter2


Keep on Looping... and
NJoy the trip! 

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~ Copyright : SiL3NC3 - 2025 : All Rights Reserved.

SiL3NC3_SWX - Grenzerfahrung [OSC197]

My entry for OSC#197

"There's almost something spiritual about two proud gnomes on unicycles - accelerating to battle speed, each holding aloft a large frozen herring."

Borderline self-parody, I see this as the last hurrah on a string of increasingly silly songs.

20 instances of Odin

DAW: Reaper
No external Reverbs
Dead Duck: Filter, Autopan
JS Channel Time Delay
Khs Gain
ReaEQ ReaXComp
Limiter No6
SPAN & Youlead Loudness Meter

Unicycle Jousting

22 Instances of Odin2 Synthesizer 
https://thewavewarden.com/pages/odin-2
krk goaux3

UC - The Quantum Superposition of All Truth [KVROSC197]

Loris - Asylum

Entry for KVR One Synth Challenge #197 using Odin2 by TheWaveWarden

DAW: Reaper 7.27
33 VST3i: Odin2 (TheWaveWarden)
8 VST: ReaEQ (Cockos)
5 VST3: ReaComp (Cockos)
6 VST3: dearVR PRO 2 (Dear Reality)
1 VST3: Valhalla Supermassive (Valhalla DSP, LLC)
2 VST3: TDR Nova (Tokyo Dawn Labs)
1 VST3: TDR Kotelnikov (Tokyo Dawn Labs)
1 VST3: bx_masterdesk Classic (Plugin Alliance)
1 VST3: LoudMax (Thomas Mundt)
1 VST3: MAnalyzer (MeldaProduction)


Asgardian Rhapsody [OSC #197 Odin2]

Entry for the OSC #197 Every sounds made with WaveWarden's Odin 2 

Reencuentro

Made entirely with sounds from the Odin 2 synthesizer: https://thewavewarden.com/pages/odin-2

All sounds made from init.

Bitwig not 6
Odin2 x ~30
Bitwig FX: Delay+, Filter+, EQ+, Compressor+, Dynamics, Saturator, Tool, Peak Limiter
Other FX: TDR Nova, vladg Limiter no6, Raum, OTT, Cramit, Tape Cassette 2, TAL Reverb 4, kHz haas

z.prime - Steps

Join the challenge by going here: https://shorturl.at/bhBFQ

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