One Synth Challenge #171: Apricot by nakst

2023 KVR Audio - One Synth Challenge entries

Final Placement: 22/50 (top 44%)
Made for KVR Audio's "One Synth Challenge" #169

This month, it was Kilohearts' recently discontinued ONE synthesizer, with the ability to use any kHs effects as a special added rule, in addition to the free- and stock effects already permitted.

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KVR One-Synth Challenge entries

Pogo (kHs ONE)

Neu KatalYst - Pogo [KVR OSC #169: kHs ONE] [Cyberpunk]

Final Placement: 17/30 (top 57%)
Made for KVR Audio's "One Synth Challenge" #170

This month, it was Joakim Frostegård's "Octasine:" a 4-operator FM synth. Other usual rules apply (no samples and no commercial effects).

DAW:
FL Studio 21

Plugins used:
Octasine x17
(FL) MIDI Out x1
Burier x2
DC1A3 x2
Dynastia x1
FerricTDSmkII x1
Fresh Air x1
Fruity Balance x6
Fruity Blood Overdrive x3
Fruity Delay Bank x3
Fruity Love Philter x1
Fruity PanOMatic x1
Fruity Parametric EQ 2 x21
Fruity Peak Controller x2
Fruity Stereo Shaper x1
Fruity Surface x2
kHs Bitcrush x1
kHs Formant Filter x3
kHs Gain x2
kHs Haas x2
kHs Ladder Filter x1
kHs Nonlinear Filter x1
kHs Trance Gate x1
kHs Transient Shaper x3
LoudMax x1
Rift Feedback Lite x1
STFU x2
ValhallaSupermassive x11
Vapor x1
Wider x2

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Casino at Dawn (Octasine)

Neu KatalYst - Casino at Dawn [KVR OSC #170: Octasine] [DnB]

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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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!

Final Placement: 17/33 (top 52%)
Made for KVR Audio's "One Synth Challenge" #172

This month, it was "Lith," by Soda Devices. Lith was the only synth used across multiple instances (including all drums); and only stock/free effects were used on them and the master; other usual rules apply (no samples, paid effects, or self-modulating effects)

DAW:
FL Studio 21

Plugins used:
Soda Devices Lith x19
Audio Damage Dr. Device
Audio Damage Vapor
Baby Audio Magic Dice x3
BL Gain60 x2
BPB Dirty Filter
BPB Dirty Filter Plus
BPB Saturator
Caelum Audio Flux Mini 2 x2
DD AutoPan x3
DD Delay x4
DD Filter
Fruity Balance x16
Fruity Delay 3
Fruity Filter x2
Fruity Formula Controller x22
Fruity Frequency Splitter x2
Fruity Layer
Fruity Love Philter x10
Fruity Parametric EQ 2 x24
Fruity Peak Controller
Fruity Reeverb 2 x2
Fruity Stereo Shaper x2
Fruity X-Y-Z Controller x10
iZotope Ozone Imager 2 x2
kHs Distortion
kHs Dynamics x5
kHs Gain x2
kHs Haas
kHs Nonlinear Filter
kHs Stereo x4
kHs Trance Gate
kHs Transient Shaper x7
KIT Burier x3
Klanghelm DC1A3
NI Supercharger x4
Sixth Sample Deelay
Thomas Mundt LoudMax
UJAM FINISHER Micro x2 ("Cab & Room," "Lead Delay")
ValhallaSupermassive x7
Vladyslav Voinov PeakEater
Xynth LePhonk x2

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Rooftops in Digital (Lith)

Neu KatalYst - Rooftops In Digital [KVR OSC #172: Lith] [DnB]

Final Placement: 15/39 (top 28%)
Made for KVR Audio's "One Synth Challenge" #173

This month, it was the two plugins "Bucket ONE" and "BucketPops," by Full Bucket Music. Bucket ONE and BucketPops were the only synths used across multiple instances, including all drums. Only stock- and perpetually-free effects were used to process them and the master. Other usual rules apply (no samples, paid effects, or self-modulating effects)

DAW:
FL Studio 21

Plugins used:
Bucket ONE x18
BucketPops x5

AIRE x4
BL Gain60 x1
Burier x4
Cymatics Origin	x1
DC1A3 x5
dearVR MICRO x1
Deelay x3
Dirty Filter Plus x1
Dynastia x1
FIN-MICRO x1 ("Cab & Room")
Flux Mini 2 x3
Fruity Balance x21
Fruity Convolver x5
Fruity Delay 3 x1
Fruity Envelope Controller x2
Fruity Filter x2
Fruity Formula Controller x28
Fruity Frequency Splitter x2
Fruity PanOMatic x3
Fruity Parametric EQ 2 x14
Fruity Peak Controller x4
Fruity Reeverb 2 x2
Fruity Stereo Shaper x1
Fruity X-Y-Z Controller x2
HoRNetValvola x2
kHs Bitcrush x1
kHs Haas x1
kHs Ladder Filter x1
kHs Nonlinear Filter x1
kHs Stereo x3
kHs Transient Shaper x3
LePhonk	x1
LoudMax x1
Noiiz Filter x3
NUBE x2
OrilRiver x1
Ozone Imager 2 x1
PeakEater x3
Soundgoodizer x1
TrapDrive x1
ValhallaSupermassive x3
Vapor x3
Wider x1

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No When (Bucket ONE / Bucket Pops)

Neu KatalYst - No When [KVR OSC #173: Bucket ONE/Pops] [Ambient-DnB]

Primarily DnB, with other infrequent genres.