The challenge for this track was set a poem to music. I searched for public domain poems and ended with Epithalamium by Hattie Howard (1860-1920), because I like the title and rhymes and the pronounciation of the Google Wavenet text-to-speach (TTS) system.

It uses:
Vitalium*4, Fabla*3 (w/ samples from the AirWindows drumkits), Google WaveNet TTS via GeSpeaker-git, Geonkick*1 and some riser samples from freesound.org:
CC0: doug914 - RiserCorpus .wav
https://freesound.org/people/doug914/sounds/424086/
CC0: neezen. -  riser 3.wav https://freesound.org/people/neezen./sounds/503818/
CC-BY: miksmusic - Suspense Tension Build Up Sound Effect 5
https://freesound.org/people/miksmusic/sounds/506842/
This last one is just epic!

Lotsa Airwindows and LSP plugins. B.Angr (on the voice)!! Tal-Dub-3 (on the high hats)!!

TTS Nerd - Epithalamium

Made with Ardour, Vitalium, Odin2, Kickmess, Geonkick, TAL-Noisemaker and OS-251 https://onsenaudio.com/products/os251 for the BRASS. The OS-251 has some plugins on it like Airwindows ADT & Triplespead as well as Tal-Dub3 to make it THICK.
Was streamed at @unfa's livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh66PG_LeEM

Ivy On The Wall

Made with Ardour, Vitalium, Fabla, Geonkick and lotsa LSP and AirWindows plugins.
It uses some samples from the fantastic freesound.org archive:
CC-BY: Katarina Rose - female vocal (freesound.org/people/womb_afflic…ion/sounds/333318/)
CC- 0: vero.marengere - Woman Whispering ASMR 01.wav (freesound.org/people/vero.marengere/sounds/513410/)
CC- 0: haxelpik - Facial Hair On Mic (Panned).wav (freesound.org/people/haxelpik/sounds/378089/)
Thanks so much!

Pink structure over your head Von sg75 ist lizensiert mit ei

Pink structure over your head

Made with Ardour and lotsa AirWindows, Calf and LSP plugins. 
The guitars are Helm patches with quite some Guitarix processing like GxFuzzMaster, GxCreamMachine and GxAmplifier-Stereo-X. The bass is a real Fender Precision Bass played through Guitarix as well.
Drums are samples from AirWindows.


Vocals are CC0 from freesound.org:
craigsmith - Gruff Man Shouts to Horses.wav (Red Lib)
CC0: https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/481754/

Public domain cover: https://artvee.com/dl/bauer-mit-pferdegespann/

Pull

Made with Ardour, freshly OPEN SOURCED SYNTH Monique, lotsa CC0 samples from freesound.org most notably by
carmsie
freesound.org/people/carmsie/sounds/332822/
freesound.org/people/carmsie/sounds/264051/
and mitsumangas
freesound.org/people/mitsumangas/sounds/336401/
freesound.org/people/mitsumangas/sounds/333861/

It only happens after dark

Based on a happy accident with the hardware arp :)

That Spider is an Artist

Made with Ardour, Helm, IvyAudio - Piano in 162, FDNCymbal, Geonkick and of course two beautiful samples by Roses1401.
I like Rose1401's samples so much and I'm grateful that we finally collaborated :)
Have a listen on her repertoire on freesound, soundcloud and youtube!

https;//freesound.org/people/Roses1401
https://soundcloud.com/roses-sabra
https://www.youtube.com/user/Roses1401

CC-BY Samples
1.) Roses1401 - Trust to me, Honestly.mp3
https://freesound.org/people/Roses1401/sounds/397242/
2.) Roses1401 - All the reasons why.mp3
https://freesound.org/people/Roses1401/sounds/544034/

The track was played on @unfa 's monthly livestream:
https://youtu.be/QnFOROtACZI?t=7489

Why? (feat. Roses1401)

Made with Ardour and sfizz (SalamanderGrandPianoRetuned-V3), Odin2, Vitalium and String machine as instruments with lotsa AirWindows (https://www.airwindows.com/) and LSP plugins (https://lsp-plug.in/).

The vocal sample is in the public domain kindy procuded and provided by the the amazing LibriVox project: https://librivox.org/
ravenotation (https://ravenotation.wordpress.com/) reads the poem Ailleen by John and Michael Banim.

The poem is part of the following collection: 
https://librivox.org/library-of-the-worlds-best-literature-ancient-and-modern-volume-4-by-charles-dudely-warner-ed/

SalamanderGrandPiano is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
https://github.com/sfzinstruments/SalamanderGrandPiano

Cover:
Public Domain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aileen_Stanley,_vaudeville_actress_(SAYRE_8964).jpg

Ailleen

This is for Libre Music Challenge #16:
https://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=24523

Made with Ardour, Helm, Geonkick, Tal-NoiseMaker, FDNCymbal, eSpeaker and my own voice.

So I had a sore throat and got a super deep voice from it.
I thought, it might be a good idea to record some samples.
Well, I like the samples but not the pain from the misuse ...
Don't do this, I cannot recommend this!

Words that start with ABA

Music:
Ardour, AirWindows, LSP
Salamander Piano (CC-BY):
https://sfzinstruments.github.io/pianos/salamander

Vocals: LibriVox <3
1.)
¡AKO...! by Pascual de Leon read by April Gonzales
https://librivox.org/multilingual-poetry-collection-020-by-various/

2.)
https://librivox.org/1000-things-worth-knowing-by-nathaniel-c-fowler-jr/
Iron Industry - Languages of the World read by BettyB

1,500 words

This is my contribution to Libre Music Challenge #18: Uhhyou
https://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?t=25712

I really cannot state this often enough:
The Uhhyou plugins are awesome🙂🙃

Melancholic Majors

The vocals are from the following Librivox <3
recording: 

https://librivox.org/the-sky-woman-by-charles-b-stilson/

Kudos to Jenn Broda for this great recording :)

The opera singer sample is from here:
https://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/277626/female-vox-160-free-160bpm-trap-vocal-loop

The Sky Woman (feat. Jenn Broda)

More LoFi for the business world!!1
Made exclusively with free and open source software.

LoFi Hip Hop Business Woman

My submission for Libre Music Challenge #23: Helm
https://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?t=26255

Just made with Helm as the only synth.
Perhaps I went a little crazy and pitch bend and mod wheel 🤷🏼‍♂️

u-eh-lie

My submission for the Libre Music Challenge #23: Real instruments
https://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?p=162686

This challenge was so much fun :) I didn't know that I had some much "metal" muscle memory left in my hands🤘
I've learned a lot: neural amp sim + impluse response = 🤘

Noradrenalin

This one started as an exercise in (sound-)desgining Deadmau5 plugs, progressed into vocal processing with pitch shifting and linear predictive coding and finally - though a copy and paste accident - it dropped into rumble techno 😁

Read Stories

Fun with Arpeggiator in Helm synth
https://tytel.org/helm/

Helm's Arp

Here is my contribution to LibreMusicChallenge #29: MDA Piano
https://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?t=26947

The only sound sources used are MDA Piano and MDA ePiano and obviously a lot of effects 😁

The idea was to have some arp-alike ostinatos with shuffle and detune 🎹 

CNT | TYPE | NAME
  2 * LV2    LSP GOTT Compressor Stereo (by LSP LV2)
  2 * LV2    LSP Parametric Equalizer x16 MidSide (by LSP LV2)
  1 * LV2    MIDI Chromatic Transpose (by Robin Gareus)
  1 * LV2    x42-dpl - Digital Peak Limiter Stereo (by Robin Gareus)
  1 * LADSPA GLAME Butterworth Highpass (by Alexander Ehlert)
  2 * VST2   ADClip7 (by airwindows)
  1 * LV2    GxAmplifier-Stereo-X (by Guitarix team)
  1 * LV2    MIDI Key-Range Filter (by Robin Gareus)
  1 * LV2    LSP Multiband Limiter Stereo (by LSP LV2)
  1 * VST3   CombDistortion (by Uhhyou)
  1 * LV2    General MIDI Synth (by Robin Gareus)
  1 * LV2    DR-14 - Crest Factor Loudness Range Meter (Stereo) (by Robin Gareus)
  1 * LV2    Calf Vintage Delay (by Calf Studio Gear)
  3 * LV2    B.Schaffl (by Sven Jaehnichen)
  1 * LV2    ReFine (by Lkjb)
  2 * VST2   Galactic (by airwindows)
  1 * LV2    Luftikus (by Lkjb)
  1 * VST2   Crystal (by airwindows)
  1 * VST2   Wider (by airwindows)
  1 * LV2    LSP Parametric Equalizer x16 Mono (by LSP LV2)
  1 * LV2    MaPitchshift (by DISTRHO)
  5 * LV2    MDA ePiano (by David Robillard)
  1 * VST2   ToTape5 (by airwindows)
  7 * LV2    LSP Compressor Stereo (by LSP LV2)
  4 * LV2    MDA Piano (by David Robillard)
  1 * VST2   GlitchShifter (by airwindows)
  1 * LV2    Dragonfly Plate Reverb (by Michael Willis)
 12 * LV2    LSP Parametric Equalizer x16 Stereo (by LSP LV2)
  2 * LV2    LSP Sidechain Compressor Stereo (by LSP LV2)
  1 * LV2    LUFS Meter (by Klangfreund)
  1 * LV2    Calf Analyzer (by Calf Studio Gear)

Vaulting Velocities

This is my contribution to Libre Music Challenge #32: Drum and bass
https://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?t=27247

The vocal sample is by the amazing Roses1401
https://freesound.org/people/Roses1401/sounds/687050/

Made exclusively with free and open source software
OS: Linux
DAW: Ardour
Plugins:
NT | TYPE | NAME
  1 * LV2    Luftikus (by Lkjb)
  2 * LV2    x42-dpl - Digital Peak Limiter Stereo (by Robin Gareus)
  1 * LV2    LSP Compressor Stereo (by LSP LV2)
 11 * LV2    LSP Parametric Equalizer x16 Stereo (by LSP LV2)
  2 * VST2   DeBess (by airwindows)
  2 * LV2    Calf Deesser (by Calf Studio Gear)
  1 * LV2    Dragonfly Plate Reverb (by Michael Willis)
  4 * LV2    LSP GOTT Compressor Stereo (by LSP LV2)
  1 * VST2   Wider (by airwindows)
  1 * LV2    Calf Analyzer (by Calf Studio Gear)
  1 * LADSPA GLAME Butterworth Highpass (by Alexander Ehlert)
  1 * LV2    Geonkick Single (by Iurie Nistor)
  1 * LV2    DR-14 - Crest Factor Loudness Range Meter (Stereo) (by Robin Gareus)
  1 * LV2    LUFS Meter (by Klangfreund)
  1 * LV2    LSP Multiband Limiter Stereo (by LSP LV2)
  1 * LV2    Noise repellent (by Luciano Dato)
  1 * LV2    Calf Transient Designer (by Calf Studio Gear)
 12 * VST3   Surge XT (by Surge Synth Team)
  1 * LV2    Black Pearl Drumkit (by Robin Gareus)
  1 * VST2   Crystal (by airwindows)
  2 * LV2    LSP Compressor Mono (by LSP LV2)
  6 * VST2   ToTape5 (by airwindows)
  1 * LV2    Tal-Dub-3 (by TAL-Togu Audio Line)
  2 * LV2    LSP Parametric Equalizer x16 Mono (by LSP LV2)
  1 * VST2   Galactic (by airwindows)
  1 * LV2    LSP Expander Mono (by LSP LV2)
  1 * LV2    LSP Parametric Equalizer x16 MidSide (by LSP LV2)
  2 * LV2    LSP Sidechain Compressor Stereo (by LSP LV2)
  1 * LV2    Wolf Shaper (by Patrick Desaulniers)
  1 * LADSPA Comb Filter (by Steve Harris)

Here today (feat. Roses1401)

This is my contribution to Libre Music Challanege #34: Virtual Playing Orchestra
https://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?t=27432

Made with Ardour and
CNT | TYPE | NAME
  1 * LV2    LSP Spectrum Analyzer x2 (by LSP LV2)
  1 * LV2    Calf Analyzer (by Calf Studio Gear)
  1 * VST2   Wider (by airwindows)
  1 * LV2    LSP Parametric Equalizer x16 Stereo (by LSP LV2)
  1 * LV2    DR-14 - Crest Factor Loudness Range Meter (Stereo) (by Robin Gareus)
  1 * LV2    x42-dpl - Digital Peak Limiter Stereo (by Robin Gareus)
  1 * VST2   ToTape5 (by airwindows)
  1 * LV2    LSP Multiband Compressor Stereo x8 (by LSP LV2)
  1 * VST2   Crystal (by airwindows)
  3 * LV2    Dragonfly Hall Reverb (by Michael Willis and Rob vd Berg)
 13 * LV2    liquidsfz (by Stefan Westerfeld)
  1 * LV2    LUFS Meter (by Klangfreund)
  1 * LADSPA GLAME Butterworth Highpass (by Alexander Ehlert)
  1 * LV2    Luftikus (by Lkjb)
  3 * LV2    LSP GOTT Compressor Stereo (by LSP LV2)
 17 * LV2    sfizz (by SFZTools)

Pull Extra Dramatique

My contribution to Libre Music Challenge #35: Vaporizer2
https://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?t=27527

Cover is a remix of "Thin Film Evaporator.png" by Jastoria
License: CC-BY-SA

Evaporator

Drum loop is by PieroPeluche

https://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/51686/65bpm-dub-drums-01-by-pieropeluche-free-65bpm-dub-drum-loop

Pumpkin Scar

Who says chores have to be boring? With the right house beats, even the most mundane tasks turn into a dance party! 🧹🎶 Turn up the volume, grab your mop, and let the music take over! 🏠✨

Housey Dance Chores

Experiments with Ryukau's wonderful Uhhyou plugins
https://ryukau.github.io/VSTPlugins/index.html

Twelve Nights

I used some samples from looperman:
https://www.looperman.com/acapellas/detail/15828/jeena-jeena-105bpm-soul-acapella
👆 beautiful acapella !!
https://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/341992/replanish-evil-free-105bpm-industrial-drum-loop
https://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/332626/0xfab32b22-free-105bpm-cinematic-drum-loop

Jeena Jeena

I buried a fragile piano melody—perhaps unfairly—drowned in distortion, overcompression, wrapped in cold steel. Maybe, beneath the glitches, you can still hear its lullaby whispering.

GLITCHING TO SLEEP. 0x0001, Goodnight

hyperpopy IDM. crunchy digital textures. sad fish.

Quaterfish

Tried to make some metal, got this instead 😅😅😅:D

Jodsalz

Go tomorrow feat. Nina Moody

Exclusively made with presets of SurgeXT

Cover art attributions:
<a href="https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/disaster" title="disaster icons">Disaster icons created by Freepik - Flaticon</a>
<a href="https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/suit" title="suit icons">Suit icons created by Freepik - Flaticon</a>
<a href="https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/shell" title="shell icons">Shell icons created by Freepik - Flaticon</a>

Shell Suit Collapse

Noise Gate Trap

Make with FOSS: Ardour, Geonkick, Dexed, Surge, Tal Noize Maker,  EQ10Q, Dragon Fly Reverb, Calf Studio Gear and B.Oops in Arch Linux

Contains a CC0 licenced sample: 
craigsmith - Vintage Voices - Women (Red Lib)
https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/482815

Featured at @unfa 's live stream "Making sound effects for my game with FOSS (unfa live 2021-02-07)"
https://youtu.be/MojpSFrEIpg?t=7810

sg75

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