One Synth Challenge #171: Apricot by nakst

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KVR OSC Personal Top Three

www.awake.g

maybe she's born with it

bigfax move

One Synth Challenge 156 @ KVR. Sequenced using 12x instances of Synister.

DLA (Osc156 - Synister)

Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!

Baby, It's Fact

Alan Watts - What If Money Was No Object?

Aliens Aren’t Real 2.0

YoungSweets - Oh!

My entry for KVR One Synth Challenge #166.  This month it's Wave Manuel, a quirky but very flexible synth. Really surprised at the tones that came out of it.
Recorded in Reaper with 16 instances of Wave Manuell, and some free and native FX. All sounds produced with Wave Manuel.

OSC166 - Wave Manuel

One Drop Manuel

Song is an homage to Eminem's Rock Bottom and If I Had. This song is also inspired by those two songs.

If Money Was No Object

This that manga music. 
2 years in the making! 
Thank you RumbleWorld for having me!
Thank you Shozie Hendrix for mixing the entire thing! 
Thank you all the talented features
Thank you all the amazing producers 
CHIBI GENIX ON THE COVER ART!!!!!!!!!!!
<3 IF YOU ROCK WITH ME YOU IN THE SHMOKETEAM!

SHTOP IT!

SHTOP IT! [prod. H3FFE]

This is my submission for the OSC 171 Apricot. It was made with 27 instances in Reaper.
Transient Shaper (Kiloheartz)12
TDR Kotelnikov 1
Bass Professor 2
ReaEQ 17
OTT 1
FRANK 1
master_me 1
A1StereoControl 1
Distortion (Kiloheartz) 11
epicPLATE 11
Spaceship Delay 2
Valhalla Supermassive 6
Compressor (Kiloheartz) 2
STUF (ZEEK) 3
ReEQ Parametric Graphic Equalizer 5
A1 TriggerGate 2
SPAN 1

Not as interested this time as much in critical feedback. (Edit: oh go ahead and be critical if you like). I realize it's a bit repetitive. Simplistic bassline. Not even any drum fills. But I really like it as is. A lot. The harmonica sounded like it was saying "down the river". From there I started thinking of a river on fire that was sort of like the infinite corridor in the castlevania tv series on netflix. I might try to find a more representative picture. (Originally uploaded on 5/7/23. On 5/9/23 I went back and changed the high pass on bass and kick from 50hz down to 25 hz or so. And made drums a bit more coherent in general.)

OSC171 Down Fire River (Apricot) 30/44 68%

This is my entry for the 171st edition of KVR's One Synth Challenge - this month every sound was made using Apricot, a free synth by nakst.

There are just 10 instances of the synth this time, and it's an experiment in timekeeping. Seven out of eight people can dance to this - are you one of them?

Made using Ableton Live 11, with no third party effects. Each track has an EQ8, Utility, Saturator (in clip mode) and Compressor. No returns. The master has EQ8, Compressor, Glue Compressor, Utility.

Everything Is On The Seven - OSC 171

Final Placement: 39/42 (top 93%)
Made for KVR Audio's "One Synth Challenge" #171

This month, it was nakst's "Apricot:" a hybrid subtractive synth/sampler in CLAP and FL formats. Only one instance of Apricot was used. Other usual rules apply (no samples and no commercial effects). 

DAW:
FL Studio 21

Plugins used:
Apricot x1
(FL) Frequency Splitter x1
Cymatics Origin ("movement" and "chorus" disabled) x1
Fruity Balance x1
Fruity Parametric EQ 2 x1
LoudMax	x1
Magic Dice x1
Ozone Imager 2 x3

Art:
https://www.instagram.com/_thelowestkey/

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KVR One-Synth Challenge entries

Bath Salts (Apricot)

Neu KatalYst - 𝒷𝒶𝓉𝒽 𝓈𝒶𝓁𝓉𝓈 [KVR OSC #171: Apricot] [Vaporwave]

One Synth Challenge entry
https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2023/osc-171-apricot

Equilibrium

When cleaning up I found that cute, fluffy little monster under my bed and disturbed its slumber. Boy, was it cranky, such a drama! But listen for yourself...

My submission for KVR's One Synth Challenge, using Apricot as only sound source. All patches made from init.
Screencast: https://diode.zone/w/eB7R49oKuWU2iKBzQapjpD

DAW: Zrythm 1.0.0-beta.4.9.1-1-g623246531 https://www.zrythm.org/de/index.html on Archlinux
28 instances of Apricot CLAP synth https://nakst.gitlab.io/apricot/

Used effect plugins (all free and open source):
-LSP paramatric EQ (MidSide and Stereo)
-ZaMultiCompX2
-Dragonfly Hall Reverb
-LSP Multiband Dynamic Processor
-LSP Gate
-x42-eq 
-airwindows ToTape5
-airwindows Cabs
-airwindows Galactic
-ZamCompX2 
-Calf Vintage Delay
-x-42 MIDI strum

Master Chain:
-LSP paramatric EQ
-clean-machine
-LSP Multiband Compressor
-ReFine
-PeakEater
-x42-dpl Limiter

cranky!

My entry for the KVR forum's One Synth Challenge #171

This time all the sounds are made using Apricot by nakst. BTW it's a CLAP plugin! And to be able to use it I had to try Bitwig Studio for the first time. If you are nerdy enough, here's the technical details about this track:

https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8684125#p8684125

As always, finished OSC pieces are free for download.

Crackers And Apricot Jam

✨️🔮 "FORTUNE FAVOUR$ THE BOLD" 🔮✨️

🐎🪽🐍📯✨️🌌
GR3AT $QUAR3 of P3GA$US

Medusa was once a beautiful woman who was transformed into a monster, both aggressor and victim, by Athena as punishment for lying with Poseidon in her shrine. She is an apotropaic symbol used to protect from and ward off the negative, much like the modern evil eye. She represents a dangerous threat meant to deter other dangerous threats, an image of evil to repel evil. 

She was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who was sent to fetch her head by King Polydectes of Seriphus because Polydectes wanted to marry Perseus's mother. The gods were well aware of this, and Perseus received help. He received a mirrored shield from Athena, sandals with gold wings from Hermes, a sword from Hephaestus and Hades's helm of invisibility. Since Medusa was the only one of the three Gorgons who was mortal, Perseus was able to slay her; he did so while looking at the reflection from the mirrored shield he received from Athena. During that time, Medusa was pregnant by Poseidon. When Perseus beheaded her, Pegasus, a winged horse, and Chrysaor, a giant wielding a golden sword, sprang from her body.

👽👩‍🚀👨‍🚀🚀

9:09 on 9.09 
333
#numerology
#blackandgold
#prophetic
#convergence


<<< TRACKLI$T >>>
2X2	- BEAM 
I DID THE RACE w/KÜBE - DJ YUNG VAMP
Lethal Bizzle - Dapper Dan ft. Giggs & A9dbo Fundz	
50$ POUND DRIP - DJ YUNG VAMP 
bbno$ - b to the b	
Oscar #Worldpeace - Mmm [Feat. Ragz Originale & BenjiFlow]	
Up In The Candy Shop ( Hiyoh Edit) Cardi B x 50 Cent	
Cartridge & Logan - 100 Swings	
Talk Like Its Hot (HIYOH EDIT)	
I DRIPIN IN DA CLUB - DJ YUNG VAMP
cold as fucking ice - thook 
No Effort - Princess Nokia 
LOWKEY THIS SHIT IS GAS - DJ YUNG VAMP
Kirkbride Plan - hooligan chase 
Bhad Bhabie - Hi Bich (Jellynote Remix) 
Black Carl! & Saka - Heaven On Earth (ft. The Lie Within Callie)
jordnmoody - tukuntazoflip_ 
BOLLYWOOD BLVD - DJ YUNG VAMP
Tipping Point - Kahji
thook - Menace to Society  
DJ NOZ - DARK POLO GANG - SPORTSWEAR REMIX	
T-Shirts (Uki x Shintaro Refix) 
Whethan - Wave
Takeoff "Casper" Tree Gaud Flip	
Akcept - JUAN006 - Deflecting - Always Bittersweet 
Ganja Scraps	- Smxk3 & Stagga
Imperial - Nuboid 
Money Maker (Mi$$ G Remix) - Ludacris
Fergie - London Bridge (Komotion 
PIERCE X SPACE WIZARD - BASIC SHAPES  (Star Monster- Easy Does It Edit Feat. Megan Thee Stallion)	  
333 (Original Mix) - Mimosa
Petrichor - hooligan chase

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#drip

✨️🌸🍒🫐
💫
🥚??🐥
💫
🥚=🐥
#5D
#clockstopper
only rush is for the gold
bitch i saved u a seat
jump
🪄🪽
leap of ...

WH33L OF FORTUN3

Once was - Single

Once was

All The Way

🚨 "Hard Reset" is the title track from the newly released EP by Levi Dublin!

These 6 songs are the direct result of a long term relationship dissolution. Yes, these are break up songs. When you think you've found your "person", it's quite a shock to end up with a broken heart. Writing and recording these tracks proved therapeutic and transformative. I'm so happy to finally share them after resonating with them all year. 

Huge shout out to Logan Hodge for his magic touch with the production and to Madison Crawley for always bringing my vague artistic vision to life in the form of album art. 

Lyrics:

When you spend a lot of time
With someone that controls your mind
You get to thinkin' you're no good
Your words and thoughts misunderstood

It may feel like things are fine
But when you look inside your mind
Your delicate heart is on the line
Suddenly you start to lose your shine

If you go out and find a new one
I hope you don't mind
That I'll be movin' on
And I could flip some tables
Better believe I'll cut the cable
If you go out and find a new one
I'll be long gone, yeah
I'll be movin' on
And I won't have no regrets
I'll just have a real hard reset

I couldn't find the peace of mind
And I couldn't forgive you for your crime
We keep runnin' out of time
Moments make us stop on a dime

You can't help me
You just shelved me
Made me crazy
I'm reclaiming

If you go out and find a new one
I hope you don't mind
That I'll be movin' on
And I could flip some tables
Better believe I'll cut the cable
If you go out and find a new one
I'll be long gone, yeah
I'll be movin' on
And I won't have no regrets
I'll just have a real hard reset

I'll just have a real hard reset

If you go out and find a new one
I hope you don't mind
That I'll be movin' on
And I could flip some tables
Better believe I'll cut the cable
If you go out and find a new one
I'll be long gone, yeah
I'll be movin' on
And I won't have no regrets
I'll just have a real hard reset

I'll just have a real hard reset
I'll just have a real hard reset
I'll just have a real hard reset

Follow me:
https://www.instagram.com/levidublin/
http://facebook.com/levidublin
https://linktr.ee/levidublin

Songwriter: Levi Dublin
Music: Sherman Xu 
Production & Mixing: Logan Hodge 
Album Art: Madison Crawley

Hard Reset

An entry for the KVR One Synth Challenge #177 - Synful Orchestra & VSCO Percussion.

As the sun sets on the horizon, casting long shadows across the alien landscape, a lone figure sits cross-legged, silhouetted against the fiery sky. In his hands he holds his trusty bass guitar, its strings gleaming in the fading light.

Lieutenant Spaceman D. Bassman had been stranded on this planet for 7 months, his crashed spaceship was damaged beyond repair, but he hadn't given up hope of being rescued. Every day he would refill his oxygen tank and walk into the poppy fields at sunset to jam on some dubby grooves, his music echoing across the vast expanse.

As he plays, he feels a sense of peace wash over him. The sounds emanating from his instruments are an ethereal mix of orchestral timbres and heavy dub, infused not only with the smells, sights and sounds of the alien planet and his hopes for the future, but also mixed with the melancholy of longing for his home-world. Music is his last connection to humanity, his way of staying sane in the face of loneliness.

One day, as Bassman was jamming on a particularly bad-assed groove, he heard a faint sound inside his helmet. His heart beat faster with excitement; At last, the Corp had located his damaged ship and had come to rescue him! Then, almost imperceptibly at first, he started to make out a strange melody, not entirely inharmonic to his tasty bass licks.

Bassman was stung violently on the forehead. He flinched and almost dropped his guitar. "Feck!", he howled. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a bee crawling on the inside of his visor, it's wings implausibly buzzing in a near perfect B Major. Desperate not to be stung again, he flailed his head around inside the helmet, attempting to squash the musical intruder against the side. After many attempts and with great effort, he struck one blow, then another, and with each strike the bee's buzzing became more and more erratic and atonal. Sensing victory, and with a final yank of his head, Bassman dealt a fatal blow, and the bee was silenced. 

As the sun continued it's slow descent below the horizon, Bassman composed himself, picked up his bass and continued jamming. Tomorrow he would seek out more of these alien musical bees, not only in the hope that one day they could forgive him for killing one of their own kind, but also that they might continue the collaboration between their two species on some more of those sweet-assed tunes.

Fin.

Reaper 7
Synful Orchestra (8)
VSCO Percussion (7)

A special guest appearance from an alien bee. RIP.

TrackFx : BC Chorus, CHOWTapeModel, db_Glitch1, IVGI2, MComb, MFlanger, MFreqShifter, MPhaser, Pro-C2 (7), Pro-Q3 (13), Ripple Phaser (Geraint Luff), Tape MELLO-FI, TEOTE, Kotelnikov GE.

MasterFx : Satin, TEOTE, Pro-Q3, Pro-L2, Loudness Meter (Cockos)

SendFx : Pro-R2, ValhallaDelay, ValhallaVintageVerb (2), Echobode, Ripple Phaser

OSC177 - Synful Orchestra

Dub Synfony

Web Web West by White and MacKay 2009

One Synth Challenge 179 @ KVR. Sequenced using 35x instances of Universal Audio PolyMAX Synth.

BIZ (Osc179 - UAD PolyMAX)

Hear My Thoughts

Lyrical emcee is the name, #BarRunning is the game.
“Respect My Crown” is aimed at the sleepers and haters who turned a blind eye to the 702 kid


RED VEGUS - Respect My Crown #Barrunning.mp3

Artist: Arkeos
Title: Walk To The Escape
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electronic / House / Techno

When I See You I Resound

One Synth Challenge 181 @ KVR. Sequenced using 30x instances of SurgeXT.

KIN (Osc181 - SurgeXT)

JUMP (Lost in Translation)

Man On The Moon: The End Of Day

Heart Of A Lion (Kid Cudi Theme Music)

Sky Might Fall

Pure Heroine

A World Alone

Don't Fall Into A Hole- Home Up in the Sky

Heart Attack

Have You Seen My Boy?

Nikes on My Feet

Www.Djs-Lounge.Com

[!! CiaranMaC !!] [ LASTYIN ][2009]

Plans

Soul Meets Body

My 5 Minute Minimix for Annie Mac's Show

I decided to go with a silly theme and get my badman chef mate to flex his ninja MC skills on it hehe!

Enjoy : )

Doorly Radio 1 Minimix (For Annie Mac) August 2009

Signos Diferentes - si supieras

KiD CuDi - Sky Might Fall [Slowed + Reverb]

Man On The Moon III: The Chosen

The Void

Stareside

Red Morning

Artist, TOP25/10LV host at radio NABA, freelance animator, photographer, motion designer and yellow robot of MMMM band. Support my bleeps and bloops! 

Crackers And Apricot Jam

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