Going out on a limb then:  I don't  think this great classical style bass melody is very well suited to the lagging feel of a wub approach, esp. when it brightly  takes center stage. The muted version worked much better, imo. Loved the interjecting wubs and wublets, though.

this opening beat hints at something very nice to come

Wow -- really impressive control over the weird chord sounds....  and overall very engaging and interesting!

you have a a lot going on and managed to find space for everything which is not easy, so kudos to you, very enjoyable and fun song.

Great DnB track ruined by fake vinyl noise. I personally don't get the point of adding artefacts the like this to a track especially at the levels you had it here which was too high.

Love this. The vinyl lends itself well to the 'analog, hurried, and sparse' character of this D&B track. I totally dig it.👍🍺

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

Blue Glowing Man Dance Experience 2024

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)

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

Home of Synthophones that ran out of luck. Or are about too. Life is hard, getting chased around by voracious phonovores. But whenever possible, it´s always good to get together and hoot a bit. Well...over there, it´s called music. 

An entry for One Synth Challenge 181 - Surge XT 
​
details below:
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Made in REAPER,  using: 
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Surge XT ( 29 for 20 patches ) ; HOFA Gain (6) ; TDR Nova  ( 6, light ( dynamic ) EQ / compression) ; HY-Delay4 (3) ; Oril River ( 5, including 3 I forgot about ) ; KClip ; Bittersweet  – on tracks.
 
TDR Nova ; Protoverb (4) ; HOFA Pan (2) ; Mixer ; A1 Stereo Control ;
TDR Nova ; Oril River (4)  ; HOFA Pan (2) ; Mixer ; A1 Stereo Control ;
TDR Nova ; Oril River (4)  ; HOFA Pan (2) ; Mixer ; A1 Stereo Control  – on reverb buses
 
TDR Nova ( 2, expander ) ; ReaEQ + MS encoder + Protoverb + mixer ; TDR  Nova (EQ) ; A1 Stereo Control ; Limiter No6 ; Bittersweet ; Limiter no6 – on master

The Thirteenth Isle

Springbox

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

Protector (OSC#181 - Surge XT)

KVR OSC ExtraBold submission
https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2024/osc-187-extrabold

ExtraBold

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