Powerful moment.  I like the kind of laid back beat -- and the cranky sfx here and there.

a subtle speed ramp thru here would have been good -- add energy -- but very subtle -- will also help make the end section feel a little less repetitious

Oh, how nice ... very good sounds, mix and composition.

Great final. Contrasting and yet in the line of the song!

It really does sound like a guitar solo with synth-pedal. This and the talkbox style patch, some of the most memorable sounds of this round...

If I would have a cabriolet I would blast this while cruising in downtown :D

You'll Want To Run - Dan Keen

The moon has risen and the eclipse has begun to kill and burn the human race. Listen to the evil rising as the killer track begins!!

Uprise Of The Red Moon

Dark Skies

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!

This is my One Synth Challenge for May 2023 using Apricot from Nakst on Bitwig.

It uses 36 instances of Apricot and the following Free / DAW plugins.

Free: 
AirWindows Air2
AirWindows Buttercomp2
AirWindows KPlateA
AirWindows PurestGain
AirWindows ToTape5
BusterSe
KHS Limiter
Limiter No6
MVMeter2
Pancake 2
PeakEater
STFU
Supercharger
TDR Kotelnicov
TDR Molotok
TDR Nova
TDR Vos SliceEq
Valhalla Supermassive


Bitwig:
Arpeggiator
Chain
Convolution
Delay-2
EQ-2
EQ+
FX Selector
Humanize
Note Filter
Note FX Selector
Note Repeats
Note Transpose
Tool

Silver Threads

Silver Threads - OSC - Apricot

Use YouTube version for better listening experience: https://youtu.be/hDqgPPzqh_Y

"Life in a futuristic mega-city turned out to be not so pleasant. Living in an over populated human hive, spending all of your spare time getting to your stupid day job, having to deal with bureaucracy and corrupt administration, being constantly stressed out. Not to mention a hot conflict zone nearby. Seeing military ships flying above your head became normal at some point. All of this, just like it was hundreds years ago. Nothing has changed. At least you can enjoy unearthly colors outside the window while having a mug of synthetic beer in the nearest barroom".

Submission for One Synth Challenge 171 featuring "Apricot" from Nakst.

Another synthwave track with my usual style. The synth itself is nice and seamlessly integrates with my FL Studio. The additions of internal samples and effects were handy for creating sounds. However there are some aspects that could be improved. The biggest disappointment to me was audio rate LFO modulation, especially with sample & hold mode. I cannot explain it correctly but it simply doesn't sound right. Other than that, this instrument would be useful for learning the basics of synthesis.

36 instances of Apricot used to create a track.

One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2023/osc-171-apricot?authuser=0
Contest Thread: https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=596466

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District 171

Infravolt - District 171 (OSC#171)

Created for the One-Synth-Challenge #171 with 25 Instances of the free Clap Plugin Apricot by nakst. All sounds are made from scratch.

Link to Plugin:  https://nakst.itch.io/apricot
Link One-Synth-Challenge Page: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2023/osc-171-apricot

Technical Details:
DAW: FL Studio 21.0
BPM: 115.0

FX:
Analog Obsession SweetDrums [2]
Fruity Delay 2 [2]
Fruity Limiter [5]
Fruity parametric EQ2 [9]
Fruity Reeverb 2 [1]
Fruity Stereo Enhancer [2]
LoudMax [1 - Master] 
Maximus [1 - Master]
kHs Stereo [2]
kHs Transient Shaper [2]
Soundgoodizer [1]
TAL Filter 2 [1 - Volume-Mode: Gate for Reverb on Simmons Snare]
Valhalla Supermassive [1]
xfer OTT [2]
Youlean Loundes Meter 2 [1 - Master]

Thanks for listening!

Payload (OSC#171 Apricot)

My OSC track using the vst Lith by Soda Devices

Made entirely in Bitwig with the following instances.
52x Lith (all tracks had to be bounced during this as Lith is a CPU hog )

Free plugins:
Airwindows Air2
Airwindows Console0
Airwindows Distance2
Airwindows Galactic
Airwindows KPlateA
Airwindows MackEq
Airwindows PurestGain
Airwindows ToTape5
BusterSe
Khs Filter
Limiter no6
Panflow
PeakEater
TDR Kotelnikov
TDR Molotok
TDR Nova
TDR Vos SlickEq
Valhalla Supermassive

Bitwig:
Arpeggiator
Chain
Convolution
Delay-1
Delay-2
Drum Machine
Dynamics
EQ-2
EQ+
Filter
Instrument Layer
Fx Layer
Fx Selector
Gate
Humanzie
Note Repeats
Note Transpose
Mid/Side Split

Rhythm Fusion: Echoes of Harmony

YouTube versio has better streaming quality: https://youtu.be/Adfmvx2jIsg

"Memories blurred in time. Like it all was yesterday. Popping in my head like a rain drops. Walking down those cold empty streets in the rain, a perfect place to hide your tears. The store is still open. I gotta go there and get my favorite drinks, the only thing that can cure my pain...
Sometimes I wanna catch a ride and go away, where nothing will remind me of you and your betrayal."

Submission for One Synth Challenge #173 featuring "Bucket ONE" and "Bucket Pops" by Full Bucket.

For this track I mostly used slightly edited stock sounds of "ONE" and "Pops". The twist with a drum machine is nice, but I still used layering to create some drum sounds. The "Pops" doesn't have velocity sensitivity which is a bit of a shame (it could have a switch in the "settings" menu). There also seems to be voice limit, so it forced me to split "Pops" to several instances. The "ONE" synthesizer has a nice sound that feels vintage. Even stock sounds are very usable and have some character. But I found its interface a bit unintuitive. I still couldn't find a way to edit the second part when using double mode (I tried to load it from the preset, but it didn't work). It also doesn't have a mono/legato mode switch (or I just couldn't find it).

The FB's synths are usually very light on CPU, which pleases me a lot. I can safely run 30+ instances with mostly native effects. Good for those who have "old bucket PCs" like me...

8 instances of "Bucket Pops" and 22 instances of "Bucket ONE" used to create a track.

One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2023/osc-173-two-buckets?authuser=0
Thread, related to this round: https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=598764&sid=1c7a300b6be559d3ffc22dfc4c40f522

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Violet Rain

Infravolt - Violet Rain (OSC#173)

In a certain cave, I found myself among a population of cave frogs engaged in a local festival. On the promise that I would not reveal their location, they graciously allowed me to participate. I recorded what I could, but sadly the tape jammed.

This is my entry to One Synth Challenge 177. All sounds are produced with Synful Orchestra and VSCO2 Percussion. All rights reverbed.

cranky!

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