Haha, wow.. I covered this song once and I'm too embarassed to link it now

This is my summer 2021 LMC homework (https://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=23438), I took a musical challenge onto myself:

Create a cover version of @rghvdberg 's wonderful and retro 90s style composition "Happy Little Train" (https://soundcloud.com/rghvdberg/rghvdberg-happy-little-train), that sounds as if the original was the cover.
After the first couple of listens I had the idea to do an early 80s "arena rock" version of the track, in the style of Asia/Journey/Toto/Boston etc. 
So I went for it... let me know what you think!

DAW: 
-Zrythm v1.0.0-alpha.22.1.11-42 https://www.zrythm.org

Samples: 
-DrumGizmo Kit The Aasimonster https://drumgizmo.org/wiki/doku.php?id=kits:the_aasimonster
-College Football Game: https://freesound.org/people/timmyg62/sounds/328623/
-Small Steam locomotive: https://freesound.org/people/Garuda1982/sounds/575649/

Synths/Sample Players:
-DrumGizmo https://drumgizmo.org/
-Dexed https://asb2m10.github.io/dexed/
-setBFree https://x42-plugins.com/x42/setBfree
-Carla https://kx.studio/Applications:Carla
-MDA JX10 https://drobilla.net/software/mda-lv2.html
-MDA ePiano https://drobilla.net/software/mda-lv2.html
-amsynth https://amsynth.github.io/

Amp/Cabinet Simulation (All Guitars/Bass were processed in the box):
-GxPlugins https://github.com/brummer10/GxPlugins.lv2
-CAPS http://quitte.de/dsp/caps.html
-LittleFly https://github.com/brummer10/LittleFly.lv2
-FatFrog https://github.com/brummer10/FatFrog.lv2

Effects:
-NoiseRepellent https://github.com/lucianodato/noise-repellent
-x42 https://x42-plugins.com/x42/
-Squeezer Compressor https://www.mzuther.de/en/software/squeezer/
-LSP https://lsp-plug.in/
-Calf https://calf-studio-gear.org/
-Dragonfly Reverb https://michaelwillis.github.io/dragonfly-reverb/

Master Chain:
-LSP CrossOver and ToTape5 wrapped in Carla for saturation of ~100Hz and below
-LSP Parametric EQ (stereo and midside)
-LSP Compressor
-x42 dpl

Happy Little Train (rghvdberg Cover)

It's my submission to KVR's One Synth Challenge #175, featuring 2RuleSynth by 2Rule.

Edit: Placed 4th

The 2nd Rule

Made for "One Synth Challenge #176" (Wavetable synth)
DAW: Renoise
number of Wavetable synth instances: 19
All presets are self-made except drums - they're modified default presets.
FX used: DD Equalizer, DAW EQ, Limiter6, TAL-Reverb, NastyDLAmkIII (but mostly I tried internal synth delay and reverb), kHs Filter, Molot, DD Compressor, Barricade.
Plus some automations (mostly on volume).
When vibrato was used - it was part of preset and modwheel was used for it (not additional fx).

Different Directions

PeterBPL - Different Directions

This track was produced for the OSC #176 using the very cool Wavetable synth by SocaLabs. 

This time I wanted to go with a downtempo track emulating sampled drum loops and a lo-fi ambiance.   All drum sounds were created from scratch and most synths too.

Waves

Waves (OSC 176 – Wavetable)

This song has been made with only one free synthesizer called "Wavetable" in the Digital Audio Workstation "Reaper".

OSC 176 - Frank Geppert - Starwaves

OSC176 OnTrackP "Fill In the Blank"

I have resurfaced. For the 176th edition of KVR's One Synth Challenge.

This month is Wavetable by Socalabs. All sounds made with Wavetable, in Ableton Live, with Live's effects - EQ8, Compressor, Glue Compressor, Drum Buss, Delay, Echo and Saturator for clipping. There's also a bit of Valhalla Supermassive on the pad.

Surf's up - Double Tap - OSC 176

YouTube version has better streaming quality: https://youtu.be/_RndMOSLUzo

"An anomalous behavior of unknown origin..."

Created entirely with "Wavetable" synthesizer from SocaLabs

A nice free synth for those who starting experimenting with wavetables and modulation. However, some of the modulation sources seems to be not synching with the DAW correctly (particularly the trance gate).

16 instance of "Wavetable" used to create a track.

Submission for One Synth Challenge #176 featuring "Wavetable" by SocaLabs.

One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2023/osc-176-wavetable?authuser=0

Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/infravolt

***Additionally, you can find download links on my Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/infravolt. The links for this track will be available for public till the end of November. After that, they will be available to purchase in the shop.***

Circus 76

Infravolt - Circus 76 (OSC#176)

My submission for the One Synth Challenge 177 using Synful Orchestra & VSCO2 Percussion

bounce

7 instances of SynfullOrch in Live 11 with DAW effects: Compressors, Delays, EQ, Saturator, Auto Pan, Auto Filter, Reverbs
3rd Party:Valhalla SuperMassive and Flutter64.

bh9090 - Exit 183A

One Synth Challenge #181: Surge XT

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

Happy Little Train (rghvdberg Cover)

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