One Synth Challenge #194: Monolit by BLEASS

johnkhf - Short Circuit Shuffle OSC194

Comment whatever you like.

OSC 194 Monolit
Reaper 7.3 35ish instances
ReEQ, ReaLimit, Supermassive Valhalla, Raum, JS velocity and humanizer randomizer, JS: Saturation, LoudMax.

OSC194 Victimless Crime (Monolit 18/27)

Made for OSC#194

19 instances of Monolit synth

FX:
kHs Filter
kHs Clipper
kHs Transient Shaper
kHs 3-Band EQ
kHs Reverb
TAL-Reverb 4
kHs Compressor
kHs Haas
kHs Dual Delay
epicPLATE mkII
Limiter6
DAW: Renoise

finished: 7.04.2025, updated a little later


PeterBPL - Short-necked Giraffe on a Road Trip

Loris - Wake Up
Reaper 7

108 instances of Monolit

FX Used: 
Gclip
frequency spectrum analyzer
VUMeter
Voxengo SPAN
Signilizer
KHz Distortion
ReaComp
ReaPhaseRotator - to try to get the sine wave in the kick phase aligned
MCompressor
KHz Clipper
ReaXComp
ReaEQ
Khz Reverb
KHz Filter
Ozone 8 Imager
MBandPass
Mequalizer
KHz Delay
MConvolutionEZ
KHz Formant Filter
Khz transientShaper
Ohmicide - not used to its full potential
ReaLimit
MCharmVerb
Khz gain
MComb - for light accentuation on percussion
Khz Stereo
KHz trance Gate

This song took several tries to get to where i want it. Once i fleshed out the idea, i started layering sounds to get a fuller feel for the track and to decorate the space. im particularly proud of the kick which is three active instances of the synth, i crafted the envelopes down to the milisecond and used an oscilliscope to precisely dial in the timing. I had several initial approaches for the kick none of which worked well. I worked a lot on the percussion to get metallic sounds using the FM function of the synth and also using a lot of EQ to peak frequencies. I woulnd say i went full 11/10 but i went 9/10 on EQ. I also used some distortion, to about 8/10. I accentuated sounds but did not completely distroy them. A lot of texture to certain percussion was obtained by layering different sounds at different pitches and also different FM ratios etc. Playing with envelopes goes a long way. 

The bass sounds are all very simple actually and most are a few layers deep with different waveforms FMing at different ratios and pitches. I was gonna go ballistic on the basses and use EQ, clipping and even convolution to obliterated the sound. But to avoid being DQ i opted for the PG 13 version. 

the amount of automation in this project with greater than 100 instances of the synth has made it a chore to navigate. Some midi clips have 6 or 7 layers of automation and other have only one but heavily adjusted everywhere. the automation i used the most is volume. Cutting sounds so they dont interfere with other sounds and to cut reverb tails, and also to shape sounds since i did not like the way the envelopes in the synth itself worked at times. Working with audio clips would have made this much more easy. I do not think i will go this hard for OSC ever again. But then again...it was kinda fun...

The song is clipped and compressed severely. I could have pushed it harder but i did NOT!! in order to preserve that last gasp of dynamic range that was slowly waiting to die. This is not a ballad, or classical, its dubstep - or something like it. 

The song got its name from the distinct digital alarm sound that we're all so familiar with. I used it in the buildup, in the drop, everywhere...

Nothing on the master except Gclip and ReaLimiter. 

Thats all i got

Loris - Wake Up!

Stream on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6mSKcze7qnV0bQKOpDLn42

DAW: Reaper

Synth: Monolit (35 Instances)

Mixing FX (Free): ReaComp (Only Sidechain), ReaGate(Gating Snare Reverb), ReEQ (HP/LP), Flux Mini 2(Sidechain),  Orilriver, Supermassive, Deelay, DD AutoPan, Panagement 2, Wider, Lil Tube (Subtle Bus Saturation), GClip, Loudmax, ReaLimit

Mastering: Nova, Lil Tube, Kotelnikov, LoudMax

Metering: Prism

Calling the Monolith

Call the Monolith (OSC 194 Monolit)

This track made for the KVR One Synth Challenge with all sounds created by the VSTi Monolit.

Thanks to Taron for letting me use a refined version of his bass patch.

DAW: Reaper

Track details:
15 * Monolit, Bass Professor, Piz midiPolyphony, Oril River, OTT, ReaEQ
Master Details:
TDR VOS SlickEQ, Voxengo MSED, Limiter No 6.
Meter:
SPAN, Youlean Loudness Meter
Stats:
LUFS: -13.0, DR: 9

Enjoy

A Trio awaits us - OSC #194 - Monolit

One Synth Challenge #194:  Monolit by BLEASS

https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2025/osc-194-monolit
https://www.bleass.com/product/bleass-monolit/

SiL3NC3_SWX - Sweep Undulations
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Here is my drop for this month's challenge.

https://soundcloud.com/soulwerx/sil3nc3-osc194-sweep-undulations

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DAW: Bitwig 5.3
19 instances (tracks) of Monolit

FX:
- Blur, EQ-5, Peak Limiter, Convolution, Delay-2, Distortion
- Valhalla Supermassive
- Wider

Mastering:
- TDR Kotelnikov
- Peak Limiter (Bitwig)

Analysis:
- MAnalyzer
- YouLean Loudness Meter2

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Enjoy.

~ Copyright : SiL3NC3 - 2025 : All Rights Reserved.

SiL3NC3_SWX - Sweep Undulations [OSC194]

Made for KVR One-Synth-Challenge 194
https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2025/osc-194-monolit

bzz - Silicon Dreaming

The joyful 90's

Hi, due to the mono of this instrument I had some interesting experiences :)
I used 50 instances (Monolith) for the song
All effects from Studio One 6.6 + free Dreverb2


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DAW: Studio One 6.6
50 track - Month's Synth instances

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FX:
- built-in plugins from Srudio One 6.6
"mixtool, compressor, Binaural Pan, mixverb, Pro Eq, splitter, mixtool, limiter, analog Delay
+ free Dreverb2 "

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Mastering:
Mastered using Studio One 6.6 built-in effects

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The joyful 90's (OSC #194 - All instruments in the song are from VST DS BLEASS Monolit)

Monolight Groove

Bleass Monolit Synth song for KVR ONE SYNTH CHALLENGE!! 

Zicio - Flying Sheep (KVR ONE SYNTH CHALLENGE)

Entry to KVR One Synth Challenge #194. All sounds from Bleass Monolit (18 instances).

DAW:
Bitwig 5.2.7

FX: kHs Compressor, Peakeater, Wider, Replika, Raum, TDR Nova, Pancz, Cramit, kHS Transient Shaper, LoudMax,

Thriller

This month's challenging one synth is BLEASS Monolit. On the face of it, a simple mono synth but with a few extra twiddly bits. This track has nothing to do with the title except that maybe your brain will be a bit more squishy when you're done listening. Maybe turn it down a wee bit, there are a few extra resonant sections...
Again it's the turn of Tracktion Waveform Pro 13 and, oddly (hah) 13 instances of Monolit. This synth has no built in effects but for some reason I didn't use many external effects:

- the usual clip to zero trio of dpMeter5, Blue Cat Gain 3 and KClip Zero
- Audiomodern Panflow
- khs Stereo
- Tracktion TCompressor and TEqualiser
- the inevitable Valhalla Supermassive
- Waveform's built in Master Mix
- Mastering the Mix LEVELS

Squishy

Check out YouTube version: https://youtu.be/CiEgYpJuoZQ

Submission for One Synth Challenge #194 - "Monolit".
One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2025/osc-194-monolit

More music:

VVasabi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WHc3NVnn4s
Spicestorm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMZWzKNYczA 
Hope Remains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90XBo9-Mqyg
Dystopia Today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrO-ymAqCAc
Danger Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb0av_71N38

This time I focused on rough analog tones and glitchy sound effects this synth is really capable of. Sometimes limited instruments like this can bring new ideas more effectively than a feature packed commercial product. It makes you want to tweak it rather than constantly switching through hundreds of presets. Though, I had to multitrack it sometimes to get thicker sounds and polyphonic patches, but since OSC188 I'm not afraid of that.

The idea of the song came after watching a new T*** movie trailer.

48 instances used to create a track.

Trailblazer

Trailblazer (OSC#194)

Yo, the Pope is dope, he ain’t here to mope,
Steppin' in the ring with the power of hope.
Single synth in hand, that is my scope,
One synth wizard, man, it’s time to elope.

Y’all try to cope with your stacked up gear,
But I’m rockin’ the throne, son, loud and clear.
My synth’s on fire, and the beat’s tight—
You’re out here struggle-jamming', man, I’m lightin’ up the night.

I bring the holy sound, pull you in like a rope,
One bar at a time, while you struggle to cope.
Your tracks full of junk, you need an ocean of soap,
Try steppin’ to the Pope? Man, what a joke.

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The Pope Is Dope
By Seap for One Synth Challenge 194, April 2025

All synth sounds from BLEASS Monolit

Instruments:
20x  VST3i: BLEASS Monolit (BLEASS)

Effects:
1x   JS: Dynamic poly/mono MIDI router
1x   JS: Volume Adjustment
1x   VST3: LoudMax (Thomas Mundt)
2x   VST3: MAutopan (MeldaProduction)
1x   VST3: Raum (Native Instruments)
1x   VST3: ValhallaSupermassive (Valhalla DSP, LLC)
2x   VST3: kHs Transient Shaper (Kilohearts)
3x   VST: ReaEQ (Cockos)
4x   VST: ReaLimit (Cockos)

Seap - The Pope Is Dope [OSC194]

For the KVR One Synth Challenge n. 194, April 2025.
All sounds generated with BLEASS Monolit VST synth.
Enjoy!

Perturbation

Produced in REAPER using BLEASS Monolit, a free synthesizer, and free effects

Feedback welcome!

Photo credits: Yi-Hsin Cheng and Henry Olsen

Track and Buss FX
BLEASS Monolit x 20
JS: ReEQ x 14 (also used for metering)
DD AutoPan x4 (Slow, subtle pans on a few tracks)
JS:Saturation x3
VoS TesslaSEmkIII x3
VoS epicCLOUDS x3
JS:Event Horizon Clipper x2
VoS epicPLATEmkII x4
ReaDelay x2
JS: Event Horizon Limiter/Clipper x1
Karzog KClip Zero x1
Melda MCharmVerb x1
JS:Transient-Driven Auto-Panner x1 (Used for panning the arpeggios in the chorus)
JS: Filther x1
JS: Dusk Verb x2
ReaComp x1
LoudMax x1
ChowTapeModel x1 (Used as tone/saturation to give the bass synth a bump, degradation and flutter/wow disabled)
Fuse Audio VREV-666 x1
Forever89 Topos Play x1
ReaXcomp x1
JS: Volume Adjustment x1
TDR Kotelnikov x1
JS: General Dynamics x1
JS: ReaRack 2 - Poly Splitter x1


Master Track FX
VoS FeenStaubTX
JS: Saturation
VoS FeenstaubTC
Melda MConvolutionEZ
JS: ReEQ
Limter No6

Get the Album

Trapped in the Monolith [OSC194]

This track was made for KVR One Synth Challenge: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2025/osc-194-monolit

Cover Art by Marek Piwnicki https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-lone-tree-in-the-snow-with-stars-in-the-sky-15334588/

Continuation (KVROSC #194 Monolit)

Created for OSC #194 with BLEASS Monolit. 
All feedback welcome
This was simple attempt to make some happy music. 

Tour of Happy Places - Bleass Monolit OSC 194

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