Name: Rockingricky - eXTra by rockingricky
Duration: 3 min 9 s
Description: This track is made only with sounds of the softsynth plugin "Surge XT". 20 instances of Surge in Cubase Elements.

These sounds really stand out in this challenge! Caught me off guard the first time I heard them and again now. :)

It's hard to make convincing leads over this kind of tune. It really calls for a lead vocalist doesn't it? ;) Very well done no less!

The bass sound may be my favorite sound tbh.

Schöne E-Gitarre! Phil Collins würde der Drumfill auf jeden Fall gefallen :D

Also deinem Nickname bist du schon mal recht geworden. Schöner track!

nice rock song, maybe the best one I heard from you so far. The mix in the lows (bass and kick drum) would need some more work need

Galimatias

In this track I have used 39 instances of the Surrealistic MG-1 Plus VST synthesizer by Cherry Audio. It's a wonderful monophonic and partly paraphonic little beast. 

39 instances of the Surrealistic MG-1 Plus in Cubase 11 Pro
Free plugins by Baby Audio: Magic Dice, Baby Comeback
Free plugin by Infected Mushroom: Wider
Free plugin by Valhalla: Supermassive
Free plugin by Auburn Sounds: Panagement
Cubase native plugins: Frequency, Stereo Delay, PingPong Delay, REVelation, Tube Compressor, Maximizer

Surrealistic MG1 Plus - Prayer

20 instances with almost entirely just surge xt fx. On 6/4/22 I did upload a much shorter version. You can certainly vote based on the older longer version or whatever you like. Just really felt like it didn't deserve the extra 90 seconds. Didn't want to take that bit extra of peoples' time. ..Gradually whittled it down from 6 minutes to 3. It just seems to take more than a month for things to percolate in my mind. Sorry.

OSC159 Time Laughs (Surge) 41/57 72%

Composed and produced for the KVR One Synth Challenge 159, Surge XT.

26 instances of Surge, with all effects in the Surge patches. 

Cakewalk DAW processing:
- Gain on buses, for mixing.
- EQ on final bus: High pass, low pass, small bump at 3kHz.
No compression, etc.

**Surge Storm** is an exploration of sound design in physical instruments and sounds. These are all my own patches, some of which are included in Surge. Most of the physical instruments here mimic generation and body resonances researched from real instruments, driven by controllers for mechanical setup and playing actions. This gives me a dynamic instrument that responds in a variety of articulations and styles, without needing samples.

Here, I've used a few time signatures. It has a wide dynamic range and frequency coverage, so you'll get the most from ideal listening conditions. Unfortunately, the thunder sound has lost a lot of its character here in the lo-fi Soundcloud playback. The download will give you the best experience.

Comments and crits appreciated.

Surge patches:

Tuned
- Pianos
- Tongue drum
- Soprano soloist
- Violin soloist [http://johnvalentine.co.uk/?art=surge_violin]
- Violin string section
- Cello strings
- Rimba strings
- Bass strings
- Bass guitar
- Synth brass
- Sequenced bass x 2
- Power buzz
- Pad (distortion + sweeping EQs)

Percussion
- Snare clap
- Cymbal / Gong (change via macros)
- Taiko
- Sticks
- Hat

Other
- Sea
- Breathy Huh
- Thunder x 2
- The Booj

Cover art (c) John Valentine.

Surge Storm

j5v - Surge Storm

This track is made for the One Synth Challenge #159 using 27 instances of Surge XT along with Surge XT's internal effects and the following 3rd party FX:

Reaper Stock FX:
ReaEQ, Transient Controller, ReaLimit, ReaDelay, Volume Adjustment, Ping Pong Pan

3rd party FX:
Tukan: Dis-Treasure, SumThing, LA-1A
Geraint Luff: Droplets
Saike: Nostalgizer
D16 Frontier
Nitsuj ReEQ
lkjb: Luftikus, ReFine
Airwindows: StereoFX, Air
TDR Nova, Limiter No6, Kotelnikov
Xfer OTT
Valhalla Supermassive, FreqEcho
Dragonfly: Room Reverb, Hall Reverb

Analyzers:
Voxengo SPAN
Youlean Loudness Meter 2
Goniometer

Orange & Blue

ZioMau - Sparkles

Reaper 
30 instances of SurgeXT
ReaComp
ReaEQ
MEq
OrilRiver
ReaLimiter
StereoWidener
OTT
DDUtility
DDAutofilter

Loris - Rolling

This track is made only with sounds of the softsynth plugin "Surge XT". 20 instances of Surge in Cubase Elements.

Surge XT

Rockingricky - eXTra

All sounds created with Surge XT in Bitwig 4.2

Subcycles

OSC 159 entry.

DAW: Cakewalk by BandLab.
Surge XT x 23

Stock Plugins:
Sonitus Delay
Quadcurve Equalizer (ProChannel FX)
Console Emulator Channel (ProChannel FX)
Tube (ProChannel FX)

3rd Party Plugins:
LoudMax
TAL-Reverb-3
TAL-Filter-2
OrilRiver
Wider
OTT
Valhalla Supermassive

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