One Synth Challenge #159: Surge XT

This song is made with only one open-source synthesizer called "Surge XT" in the Digital Audio Software "Reaper" with only a few free effects (EQ, Compressor, Limiter).

OSC159 Frank Geppert Cyber Passion

In this track for the OSC # 159 I used 33 instances of the free Surge XT synthesizer.

DAW: Cubase 11 Pro (Frequency, GEQ-30,  Stereo Delay,  Revelation, Tube Compressor, AutoPan and Maximizer)

Free 3rd party plugs: Panagement 2 by Auburn, Baby Come Back by Baby Audio, MCharmverb by Melda Production, Wider by Polyverse Music and Supermassive by Valhalla.

All sounds are TSOM originals. Except: Flutish Organ and the 10CC Choir Pad are tweaks I did with some wonderful presets by Martijn Deluxe. The Alien Voice has been created using the Vowel/Speech wavetable in Surge's TWIST engine.

Surge XT - Utopian Mornings

20 instances with almost entirely just surge xt fx. On 6/4/22 I did upload a much shorter version. You can certainly vote based on the older longer version or whatever you like. Just really felt like it didn't deserve the extra 90 seconds. Didn't want to take that bit extra of peoples' time. ..Gradually whittled it down from 6 minutes to 3. It just seems to take more than a month for things to percolate in my mind. Sorry.

OSC159 Time Laughs (Surge) 41/57 72%

For the One Synth Challenge

Uses One (1) (!) instance of Surge XT.
Uses MEqualizer, Reacomp and Realimit 

Fun fact: The sound you hear starting around the 03:50 mark, comes out of just a single _oscillator_. Surge is nuts man.

Rahodees -- A Hatchling (Remembers) || Single Instance Challenge

KVR Audio OSC #159 entry.
All sounds are made with Surge XT.

Synthetic Adventures

Aurora Consurgens

bandcamp

Dakkra - Nightmare Reaper (KVROSC 159)

My entry for the KVR Audio One Synth Challenge #159. It is a chilled track with a dirty bass made using only the Surge XT synth. This is an updated version which some tweaks that I hope improve on the original version posted a few weeks ago

Electric

22 instances of SurgeXT VST.
2 Fruity Compressors and Fruity EQ2's.
3 Grossbeat(used for sidechaining only).

Thanks!

The Only Way To Go [OSC #159 Surge XT]

Composed and produced for the KVR One Synth Challenge 159, Surge XT.

26 instances of Surge, with all effects in the Surge patches. 

Cakewalk DAW processing:
- Gain on buses, for mixing.
- EQ on final bus: High pass, low pass, small bump at 3kHz.
No compression, etc.

**Surge Storm** is an exploration of sound design in physical instruments and sounds. These are all my own patches, some of which are included in Surge. Most of the physical instruments here mimic generation and body resonances researched from real instruments, driven by controllers for mechanical setup and playing actions. This gives me a dynamic instrument that responds in a variety of articulations and styles, without needing samples.

Here, I've used a few time signatures. It has a wide dynamic range and frequency coverage, so you'll get the most from ideal listening conditions. Unfortunately, the thunder sound has lost a lot of its character here in the lo-fi Soundcloud playback. The download will give you the best experience.

Comments and crits appreciated.

Surge patches:

Tuned
- Pianos
- Tongue drum
- Soprano soloist
- Violin soloist [http://johnvalentine.co.uk/?art=surge_violin]
- Violin string section
- Cello strings
- Rimba strings
- Bass strings
- Bass guitar
- Synth brass
- Sequenced bass x 2
- Power buzz
- Pad (distortion + sweeping EQs)

Percussion
- Snare clap
- Cymbal / Gong (change via macros)
- Taiko
- Sticks
- Hat

Other
- Sea
- Breathy Huh
- Thunder x 2
- The Booj

Cover art (c) John Valentine.

Surge Storm

j5v - Surge Storm

This track made for the KVR One Synth Challenge #159 using sounds made by the VSTi SurgeXT. Only DAW and free 3rd party FX used.

DAW: Reaper

Track details:
23 * SurgeXT
ReaEQ
Oril River
Bass Professor Mark 2
LFX-1310
TAL Dub Delay
Twin Delay
OTT

Master:
TDR VOS SlickEQ
Ferric TDS
MSED
Limiter No. 6

Meter:
SPAN
Youlean Loudness

Stats
LUFS: -14.1
DR: 7

Another Surge Of Ambience - OSC #159 Surge XT

This track is made for the One Synth Challenge #159 using 27 instances of Surge XT along with Surge XT's internal effects and the following 3rd party FX:

Reaper Stock FX:
ReaEQ, Transient Controller, ReaLimit, ReaDelay, Volume Adjustment, Ping Pong Pan

3rd party FX:
Tukan: Dis-Treasure, SumThing, LA-1A
Geraint Luff: Droplets
Saike: Nostalgizer
D16 Frontier
Nitsuj ReEQ
lkjb: Luftikus, ReFine
Airwindows: StereoFX, Air
TDR Nova, Limiter No6, Kotelnikov
Xfer OTT
Valhalla Supermassive, FreqEcho
Dragonfly: Room Reverb, Hall Reverb

Analyzers:
Voxengo SPAN
Youlean Loudness Meter 2
Goniometer

Orange & Blue

It once saw a disco ball from the other side of the street. 

All sounds made with SurgeXT and effects from Ableton Live.

Surge Gainsbourg And The Disco Bakchod - OSC159

Made for KVR OSC 159 

Used only SurgeXT free synth.

28 instances of SurgeXT

DAW:
Studio One Professional

FX:
Studio One Pro Eq
OTT by Xfer
Panflow by Audiomodern
Wider by Infected Mushroom
LoudMax64

Moody Rollercoaster

A track created for KVR OSC Challenge #159. All sounds created with the SurgeXT synth.

Daddy's Little Android

This is my entry to KVR's "One Synth Challenge" using only one instance of Surge-XT. A calm, but varied and exciting track.
It is produced in one of the most flexible DAWs: MuLab

What I used:
1x Surge XT

4x EQ (MuLab internal)
2x AbstractChamber Reverb
1x Classic Delay
1x Wider
1x Luftikus EQ
1x Broadcast Multiband Compressor
3x LoudMax Limiter
1x MHorse P3 Master

Single Surge Affair

Made for KVR One Synth Challenge #159. Synthesizer: Surge XT by Surge Synth Team.

Dion (OSC 159)

Composed for the KVR Audio One Synth Challenge #159, only with the Plugin Surge XT, by Surge Synth Team.
And some effects plugins.
Neofolk, medieval, celtic etc...

Composé pour le One Synth Challenge #159 de KVR Audio, uniquement avec le Plugin Surge XT, de Surge Synth Team.
Et quelques Plugins d'effets.
Ambiance neofolk, médiévale, celtique etc...

One Synth Challenge

rilderec - Sonnunrec

Ableton Live11.1 Suite

27 instances of surge

plugins used:
OTT by x:fer
EQ, Reverb, Delay Compressor, AutoPan, Utility, Limiter, Spectrum: all Ableton stock

Kick1 - OTT, EQ Three
Kick2 - blank
OffHat1 - EQ eight, EQ eight
Cheap Hat - EQ eight
Snare1 - Surge XT effects
Lead1 Buss - blank
Lead1 left - blank
Lead1 right - blank
Riser1 - EQ eight, Utility
Lead Response - Utility
OffBass - EQ eight
ArpRiser - Utility
SawSound - EQ eight, Utility
Breakbeats Buss - EQ eight
16tel - EQ eight, EQ three
Breakbeats - blank
Claps -EQ eight
Kraftwerk Buss - Utility
Kraftwerk - blank
Kraftwerk2 - blank
Click - blank
StartArp - blank
Tension - Compressor, AutoPan
Dream Inbetween - blank
FX Rack - several Instances of Delay, AutoPan and Reverb

Send A - Drum Room - Reverb
Send B - Delay
Send C - BigRoomRev - Reverb

Master: EQ eight, Compressor, Utility, Limiter, Spectrum

Surgery Disaster

Julian Olsen - Surgery Disaster

KVR OSC#159 Surge XT

DAW: Reaper
30 home made instances of Surge XT
FX:
ReaEQ, Dead Duck Delay & Filter, Surge XT Effects, Valhallah Supermassive Delay, Limiter No6, SPAN.

Silverpants - Encounter At Esperi

ZioMau - Sparkles

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