Name: Harry Du Bois by Milkster in One Synth Challenge #181: Surge
Duration: 4 min 5 s
Description: All sounds made using Surge XT in Bitwig for KVR OSC 181

The crash is a little tingly but everything else is very nice.  And the bass is incredible.

I really like that lead sound - I'm a sucker for old fashioned synths sounds.  The whole thing holds together really nicely.

Yeah, what can I say that haven't been said before? It's really great work all over the track! Good luck :)

Sounds great and powerful too! I always like listening to this genre - I find it soothing.

One Synth Challenge #181: Surge

One Synth Challenge #181: Surge XT

all parts produced with Surge XT (except drums and percussion)

Journey Matters

Journey Matters ["one synth challenge" edit - Surge XT]

In fields of freedom, wild and bright,
A spirit danced with untamed light.
But wires wove 'round her limbs so tight,
And screens replaced her starry flight.

The TV hummed its hypnotic song,
Violence echoed, shadows long.
Her wings grew heavy, once so strong,
Till free spirit's flame was finally gone...

All instruments and voices have been designed in Surge XT without any use of samples. Happy 15th anniversary to OSC!

Surge XT: 25 instances
DAW: Cubase Pro 13
Free Reverbs: SunBurnt (Unplug.red), Dragonfly Hall (Michael Willis), Raum (NI).
Free delay: Deelay (Sixth Sample)
Free EQ: Graphic EQ (Viator DSP)
Free compressor/limiter: Sonicrusher (Linda Audio), Lens (Auburn Sounds)

TSOM - Wings Of Silence - OSC#181

An entry for the KVR One Synth Challenge #181 - Surge XT.

The anachronistic tales of a washed up barfly continue...

The air was thick with a haze of smoke, amber fluid and regret. A neon sign flickered through the grimy window, casting the room in a sickly green glow. In a darkened corner booth slumped Spaceman D. Bassman, one time Space Corp Trooper extraordinaire, now Terra's most despondent drunk.

Bassman's once celebrated career had been a shooting star, blazing bright before burning out in a fiery re-entry. The mission to the Sinfony system, meant to be his crowning achievement, had ended in catastrophe. No longer heralded as a hero but as a liability, Bassman had been humiliatingly dismissed from the Corp, deemed unfit to serve by the medical board who cited bee-related psychological trauma and chronic dub abuse.

The dive bar he found himself in offered little solace. Under a single incandescent bulb in the corner of the room, a raggedy-assed band were grinding out a strained one drop pastiche that only served to drive him deeper into despair. He had played bass himself a long time ago. His fretboard heroics used to attract admiring glances but now all he could muster were pitying stares and whispered condemnations. His attention drifted back to his drink, the dubby skanks replaced by the deafening roar of his own failures.

One night, a young woman slid into the seat on the other side of the booth. Her eyes, the colour of honey on a stormy day, held a curious glint. Seemingly unfazed by his haggard appearance and the strong smell of urine, she spoke passionately of her dreams of travelling to the stars, her voice a sweetly buzzing melody that cut through the fog clouding his mind.

That night, for the first time in a long time, Bassman didn't drown his sorrows in silence. He spoke of the cosmos, of the dance of celestial bodies, of weird musical bees, his voice regaining a spark it had lost for so long. The woman listened, enthralled, her eyes reflecting the distant stars he could no longer reach.

As the night wore on, a camaraderie blossomed between the washed-up space trooper and the aspiring star traveller. In the flickering neon glow, an unlikely friendship was forged, a melody of hope born from the depths of despair. Perhaps, he thought, even a broken star could find solace in the rhythm of a new dream.

Fin?

Reaper 7
Surge XT (14)

Track FX: CHOW Tape Model (3), JSFX MIDI Note Filter (6), ReaComp (10), ReaEQ (11), ReaLimit, TAL Reverb 4, TDR Molotok, TDR Nova, Venn Free Clip 2

Send FX: Sixth Sample Deelay, TAL Reverb 4, Surge XT (audio in), ReaEQ, ReaComp

Stereo BUS: CHOW Tape Model, Blue Cat Gain, TDR Nova, VladG Limiter #6, ReaLimit, Cockos Loudness Meter

OSC181 - Surge XT

Barfly Skank

This track made for the KVR One Synth Challenge #181. My 120th consecutive entry since #61 (10 years). All sounds made by the free VSTi SurgeXT. Only DAW and free 3rd party FX used.

DAW: Reaper 7

Track details
43 * Surge XT
ReaEq, LFX-1310 (autopan), Oril River, OTT, Twin Delay, SlickEQ, MSED, Limiter No6, SPAN, Youlean Loudnes Meter

LUFS: -16.3
DR: 9

Yet Another Surge of Ambience - OSC #181 - SURGE XT

All sounds made using Surge XT in Bitwig for KVR OSC 181

Harry Du Bois

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

KIN (Osc181 - SurgeXT)

The Seagull Over The Surge

dstr - The Seagull Over The Surge (One Synth Challenge #181: Surge XT)

My submission for KVR One Synth Challenge #181. Brutal feedback please!

DAW: Reaper
FX counts:
- VST3i: Surge XT (Surge Synth Team) (2->6ch) x20
- VST3: OrilRiver (Denis Tihanov) x1
- VST3: TDR Nova (Tokyo Dawn Labs) x1
- VST: ReaComp (Cockos) x1
- VST: ReaLimit (Cockos) x1

Low And Be Whole

15 instances of surge xt in bitwig 5.1.4.
6x surge xt effects
bitwig eq+
chow tape model
wider
tdr nova
tdr kotelnikov
loudmax

The Hilarious Mishaps And Cosmic Challenges Of Space Medicine

Submission for OSC 181, using Surge XT for all channels.

Protector (OSC#181 - Surge XT)

ToneZ V2 KvROsC

Synth DX7 - Stellar Energy Music (OSC #185 Cherry Audio SEM)

Two Dutch producers and DJs joining forces for the very first time – Fre'dys x Justin Kees.
Closer is the result of a dynamic duo working as one: Fre'dys bringing the driving rhythm, while Justin Kees adds the emotional melodies. Together they blend their styles into a powerful and creative track that keeps building until it pulls you all the way in.

Turn it up, get closer, and feel the energy. 🚀🎶

✨ Closer will soon be available on all major streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, etc.) – stay tuned!

Extended version in the making!

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Fre’dys
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