Nicely done! It's got a forboding sound. The sitar works well. I like the main motif, and the drumming

Well done! Nice sound design especially the drums.

Yeah I get Mick Gordon vibes here. Reminds me the epic reboot of Doom OST.

well structured track, great sounds,  love the drums and the sounds in this section particularly

good rock drums with Surge, needs a stronger lead IMHO

Synthwave

YouTube: https://youtu.be/IVXYGPJGeBE

Submitted for Songwriting Competition 045 - "Plug in, connect, make music" in May 2021.

It's nearly summer, but the whether seems to be not so pleasant, even in the warmest places of Earth.

So let's stay home and make music!

This entry made with Full Bucket synthesizers:
 - Mono/Fury for sweeping bass and stacked saw lead;
 - Fury-800 for organ-like synth and bells;
 - Tricent for 8th bass riff and strings;
 - ModulAir for making a soundscape.

Samples from LinnDrum were used for percussion.

Thread, related to this contest: https://mix-challenge.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=438

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Storm Warning

YouTube: https://youtu.be/mghFNqKKr1E

Originally submitted for "Samples From Mars - Kawaii Dreams" contest in June 2021.

Samples From Mars: https://samplesfrommars.com/
Kawaii Dreams From Mars: https://samplesfrommars.com/products/kawaii-dreams-from-mars?utm_source=Active%20after%20Nov%202018&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Kawaii%20Dreams%20From%20Mars%20%28U9HJ7u%29&_ke=eyJrbF9jb21wYW55X2lkIjogImNWSkZuNSIsICJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJtYW1raW44OWtvbXBveml0b3JAZ21haWwuY29tIn0%3D#

All sounds created with "Kawaii Dreams from Mars" using TAL Sampler and it's internal features like layering, pitch shifting, filtering and modulation.

1. "Randroid" for the bass;
2. "Return Home" for wobbling drone;
3. "Warm Strings" for sweeping pad;
4. "Analog Strings" for sample & hold pad;
5. "Bell Air" for the bells;
6. "Air Bass" for the woodwind-like solo;
7. "Indie Organ" for synthesizer keyboard.

"Drumtracks from Mars" pack was used for percussion.

Composed, arranged and produced in FL Studio 20.7

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Martian Station Bar

This track made specifically for One Synth Challenge #159 featuring "Surge XT" open source synthesizer.

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-159-surge-xt?authuser=0
Thread, related to this round: https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=581363

YouTube: https://youtu.be/JlIoncO_V2o

Here is the result of my experiments of creting distorted guitar tones.

For sure, Surge is one of the most powerful free synths in terms of sound creation possibilities. But the thing that really bothers me is the interface. I think it's kinda outdated compared to other freeware flagships like Vital. There is a real lack of visual feedback. Sometimes it's really hard to understand what's gouing on when browsing presets or recalling old ones, especially for a complex patches with many modulation routings and effects. 

However, this synth brings something new every time. It may never get out of favour, even if there would be two OSCs each year with it.

32 instances of Surge XT used in this production. Some of the sounds are created from scratch, some of them selected from various preset banks. Most of the drums/percussion are created from init. There is only one instance for each instrument/drum/SFX.

Technical details:

Produced in FL Studio 20.9.2

Native Effects:

x19 Parametric EQ 2
x3 Delay
x4 Reeverb 2
x2 Love Philter
x1 PanOMatic
x1 Wave Candy
x1 dB Meter

VST Effects:

x13 AdHd "Leveling Tool"

Master Chain:

TDR "Nova"
Limiter №6

Total:

x32 Generators
x46 Effects
x28 MIDI Patterns
x29 Mixer Tracks
No Audio Clips
x15 Automation Clips

The Storm Is Coming

The Storm Is Coming (OSC#159)

Hey ! Here's my entry to OSC 200 !

All sounds are synthesized using Native Instrument's Massive X.

Daw : Ableton Live
Massive X : 21 instances including 
- The preset "Full Blown" for the flute
- The percussions are tweaked from the base library presets
- The hurdy-gurdy is made from scratch

FX from Ableton :

- ∞ x Compressor
- ∞ x Auto Filter
- 2 x Delay
- 2 x Auto Pan
- 4 x Glue Compressor
- ∞ x Utility

Free plugins :
2 x KHearts Trance Gate

Paid plugins :
- 3 x FabFilter Saturn (Drum bus and Basses, subtle Warm Tube)
- 1 x Valhalla Vintage Verb
- 2 x Eos 2 
- 1 x FabFilter Pro-G
- 2 x NI's Replika
- ∞ x FabFilter Pro-Q 3

Mastering (paid) :
- 1 x Endless Smile (Pace Melting Joy preset = delay + filter)
- 1 x TRacks Saturator X
- 1 x FabFilter Pro-L 2
- 1 x TRacks 5 Quad Imager

Metering :
- Youlean Loudness Meter (free)

The Oneiric Ball (OSC #200)

Made with Synplant for OSC198 no samples just sounddesign!
DAW Reaper 7.43
Instruments:
40x VST3i: Synplant (Sonic Charge) Paid

Effects:
JS: 1175 Compressor
JS: RCInflator 2 (Oxford Edition)
VST3: BLENDEQ (AnalogObsession)
VST3: Cascade (Phonolyth) Paid
VST3: Hyperspace (JMGSound) Paid
VST3: MAnalyzer (MeldaProduction)
VST3: MCompressor (MeldaProduction)
VST3: MConvolutionEZ (MeldaProduction)
VST3: MEqualizer (MeldaProduction)
VST3: MStereoScope (MeldaProduction)
VST3: MStereoSpread (MeldaProduction) Paid
VST3: POORTEC (AnalogObsession)
VST3: kHs Transient Shaper (Kilohearts)

Johnkhf - Scaling the knife-edge ridge


For OSC 198, made completely with Apricot.
Tuned in 22edo, using the 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 subset scale.

Believe it or not, this was originally supposed to be a backrooms-ish vaporwave track. It turned out more spacey but I like where it landed.

Leonard Bowman - won't you come with me?

Entry for KVR One Synth Challenge #198 using Massive X by Native Instruments

DAW: Reaper

Plug-Ins Used:
35x Massive-X (Native Instruments)
11x ReaEQ (Cockos)
5x ReaComp (Cockos)
4x Raum (Native Instruments)
2x SPL BiG (Plugin Alliance)
2x bx_glue (Plugin Alliance)
1x Transient Master (Native Instruments)
1x SPL Vitalizer MK3-T (Plugin Alliance)
1x bx_console AMEK 200 (Plugin Alliance)
1x bx_masterdesk Pro (Plugin Alliance)
1x MAnalyzer (MeldaProduction)

Machinations [OSC #198 Any Synth - Massive X]

Endless journeys aboard The Restless Train, driven by soaring leads and beautiful guitars — a train that doesn’t just whistle, but sings along the way.

Synth: U-he ZebraHZ

DAW Studio One 7 (40 Instances)

Plugins:
Replika XT
Raum
Neutron 3 (Compressor and Equalizer)
DearVR pro 2
Ozone 9
Youlean Loudness Meter 2

Artwork by https://www.craiyon.com/

Eylumar - The Restless Train (OSC#198)

This song has been sequenced Using my Synthstrom Audible Deluge groovebox for the OSC#198 challenge. Every sound has been made from init with the synth engine of this device. I then imported the stems and recorded additionnal deluge synth sounds using Bitwig. Hope you enjoy!

Black Wink (OSC#198 Deluge HW Synth)

Created for the KVRAudio forum's monthly One Synth Challenge #198 using the synthesizer: Diversion. About 30 instances of the synth were used to create all sounds you here.

Made in Ableton Live 12, EQ8, Delay, Izotopes Ozone 9, Neutron, UHe Satin, Pressworks, Valhalla Vintage Verb, OTT.

Thorns of the Wolf (OSC 198 - Diversion)

Fall (OSC 200 Zebralette3)

Submission for One Synth Challenge #200 - "Zebralette".
One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2025/osc-200-zebralette-3-beta

My first mixtape of original darksynth music is out! Check that out if you like music that brings a dystopian atmosphere.
https://youtu.be/YwRD0TQrQrs

38 instances used to create a track.

"A small breach in our defenses was enough to open a portal to another dimension. Right after that, the Earth was flooded by the horde of hostile alien life forms consisting of hybrid bio-mechanical creatures that are not only superior to our technology but also capable of psychic abilities. Within a few hours all major country governments were taken down and the alien occupation regime emerged. We are the rebellion, a group of scientists and brave soldiers who still stand against the alien tyranny after nearly two decades. But our chances of success in our mission are very low without a true hero..."

I'm back into my usual style of making music, it's pretty dark out there after all. The song is inspired by the old low budget sci-fi horror movie that tells a story of a hero who is stuck in a parallel timeline where planet Earth was invaded by a highly advanced and scary looking alien race. Can't you remember that movie (of course you can't, it doesn't exist). 

Biomechanoid

VCA-089 - Biomechanoid (OSC#200)

Vospi - I'm Having A Blast (#inktober2025, day 21) (Zebralette 3 One Synth Challenge)

YouTube: https://youtu.be/wgN3i_vGJc4

Originally posted as a submission for One Synth Challenge #128 in October 2019.

The goal was to create a track using discoDSP's "Ob-Xd" virtual synthesizer as a source for all sounds.

43 instances of "OB-Xd" used to create a track. All sounds from "init" patch.

This is mostly a mix and master revision. The original arrangement is preserved.

I heard about OB-Xd many times and listened for some demos in the past. I also had an experience of using this instrument in one of my productions. It sounds good and there is a great potential for analog style sounds, and with the individual voice panning and unison things can get even more drastic. Any kind of lush pads, strings and choir-like sounds are just a few clicks away. I used some instance layering techniques to achieve some special sounds but for an authentic analog sounds one instance is more than enogh. 

I want to point out that synth's architecture is pretty limited in some ways. The lack of more developed modulation section can be a problem when creating some unusual and experimental sounds. I may be a part of hardware authenticity, but it could be more useful to have at least LFO tempo sync on the front panel, as we can stack more than 16 voices in unison which was't possible on hardware.

Composed, arranged, mixed and mastered in FL Studio 20

One synth challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2019/osc-128-ob-xd?authuser=0

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Highway Rush

Highway Rush (OSC#128)

YouTube: https://youtu.be/h-OUJfDq0MA

Originally posted as a submission for One Synth Challenge #129 in November 2019.

The goal was to create a track using Soda Audio's "Lith" virtual synthesizer as a source for all sounds.

27 instances of "Lith" used to create a track. All sounds from "init" patch.

This is mostly a mix and master revision. The original arrangement is preserved.

My little experiment with an oddball free synth. It has a retro-futuristic design with some pretty cool visualizations of modulation signals and a very extensive sound design options, especially with waveform manipulations. It was pretty useful for creating synthetic drums. 

Sadly, I didn't spend much time with this instrument that month. Literally, this composition was made within two days, or may be even less. Inspired by an old movie we all know (probably) which actions starting in November 2019.

Composed, arranged, mixed and mastered in FL Studio 20

One synth challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2019/osc-129-lith?authuser=0

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Replicant City

Replicant City (OSC#129)

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0fX0jg7LO0

Originally posted as a submission for One Synth Challenge 136 in June 2020.

The goal was to create a track using Wave Warden's "ODIN 2" virtual synthesizer as a source for all sounds.

This track represents a naive joy of summer, interrupted by pandemic, disasters and mass riots in 2020.

This is mostly a mix and master revision. The original arrangement is preserved.

I'd like to say that ODIN 2 is a great synth. The possibilities are huge and I particulary liked the "analog gain staging" feature that makes everything passed through filters and amp section more fatter and characterful. I also liked the potential variety of digital sounds with different modules and I found wave/spec drawing oscs to be useful for some sounds I made. However, I was always comparing this synth to "Surge", which has a similar set of features but it's wavetable engine are much more flexible and it has slightly better LFOs. Still, ODIN 2 is outstandingly good at analog sounds.

One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2020/osc-136-odin-2?authuser=0

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Lost Vacation

Lost Vacation (OSC#136)

IMPORTANT: My premium account has expired. I cannot upload more tracks and some of my earlier works are not available. However, my YT account are working and my latest music will be released there! (See in the links below)

I create music as a hobby, mostly ambient and electronic (retro inspired), but I'm open to (almost) every genre and style of music. I make music that is interesting to me and I like to experiment. It's usually hard to me to stay in the boundaries of a certain genre.

My music is royalty free, meaning you can possibly use it in your own productions such as YouTube videos, videogames, movies etc. I sell music in my shop (downloadable in lossless format), but you can get it for free when it's released. You can also subscribe to my page to receive all single tracks for free, it's way cheaper than buying them separately. The money I earn will be spent on music gear (software/hardware instruments, audio equipment, PC upgrades etc.). If you want you can even get all my music for free (using subscription trial).

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