very curious atmosphere in this section for me, sets up a good transition into the next though...

really well worked back to this theme - love it!

the magic pepper vibes are indeed strong here

everyone at the bar is looking around a little disoriented, but cannot help smiling

what a trip. I want to live in Bertand's world, at least for a while. Excellent track mate.

It sounds really spicy, as always. I feel a lot of 70's prog rock influences and this is one of the few orchestral tracks that I liked this month...

Great Chord Progression! Also nice change at 1:07 :)

Your songwriting is (as always) top notch, especially here :D

Lovely tune! Real life took over the last couple of months and I missed this gem. I love the pizzicato sections and superb ending. Gratz for the first place well deserved!

Just discovering this, as I mentioned. As I listen, I can tell almost right away that it's you. It's quirky and idiosyncratic yet also thoughtful and calculated. Bravo, sir.

An entry for the KVR One Synth Challenge #177 - Synful Orchestra & VSCO Percussion.

As the sun sets on the horizon, casting long shadows across the alien landscape, a lone figure sits cross-legged, silhouetted against the fiery sky. In his hands he holds his trusty bass guitar, its strings gleaming in the fading light.

Lieutenant Spaceman D. Bassman had been stranded on this planet for 7 months, his crashed spaceship was damaged beyond repair, but he hadn't given up hope of being rescued. Every day he would refill his oxygen tank and walk into the poppy fields at sunset to jam on some dubby grooves, his music echoing across the vast expanse.

As he plays, he feels a sense of peace wash over him. The sounds emanating from his instruments are an ethereal mix of orchestral timbres and heavy dub, infused not only with the smells, sights and sounds of the alien planet and his hopes for the future, but also mixed with the melancholy of longing for his home-world. Music is his last connection to humanity, his way of staying sane in the face of loneliness.

One day, as Bassman was jamming on a particularly bad-assed groove, he heard a faint sound inside his helmet. His heart beat faster with excitement; At last, the Corp had located his damaged ship and had come to rescue him! Then, almost imperceptibly at first, he started to make out a strange melody, not entirely inharmonic to his tasty bass licks.

Bassman was stung violently on the forehead. He flinched and almost dropped his guitar. "Feck!", he howled. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a bee crawling on the inside of his visor, it's wings implausibly buzzing in a near perfect B Major. Desperate not to be stung again, he flailed his head around inside the helmet, attempting to squash the musical intruder against the side. After many attempts and with great effort, he struck one blow, then another, and with each strike the bee's buzzing became more and more erratic and atonal. Sensing victory, and with a final yank of his head, Bassman dealt a fatal blow, and the bee was silenced. 

As the sun continued it's slow descent below the horizon, Bassman composed himself, picked up his bass and continued jamming. Tomorrow he would seek out more of these alien musical bees, not only in the hope that one day they could forgive him for killing one of their own kind, but also that they might continue the collaboration between their two species on some more of those sweet-assed tunes.

Fin.

Reaper 7
Synful Orchestra (8)
VSCO Percussion (7)

A special guest appearance from an alien bee. RIP.

TrackFx : BC Chorus, CHOWTapeModel, db_Glitch1, IVGI2, MComb, MFlanger, MFreqShifter, MPhaser, Pro-C2 (7), Pro-Q3 (13), Ripple Phaser (Geraint Luff), Tape MELLO-FI, TEOTE, Kotelnikov GE.

MasterFx : Satin, TEOTE, Pro-Q3, Pro-L2, Loudness Meter (Cockos)

SendFx : Pro-R2, ValhallaDelay, ValhallaVintageVerb (2), Echobode, Ripple Phaser

OSC177 - Synful Orchestra

Dub Synfony

My entry for KVR OSC #177.

Professor Bertrand Snook loved playing with his band on a sunny Sunday in the bandstand.  But the mighty starship Argenti was waiting patiently in the distance.  This would be the band's last song, and he let them play their hearts out.  Soon he would be on his way out of the system and towards the mysterious object he had been working towards for his whole academic career.  
But for now - play on!  The sun is shining and the starship can wait!

DAW: Reaper

15 Instances of Synful
3 Instances of VSCO2

Dead Duck:
Filter, Limiter, Compressor, Flanger, Delay, Phaser, Chorus, TiltEQ, Overdrive, Autopan, BitCrusher.

Reaper JS:
Channel Time Delayer, Sweeping Resonant Filter, Event Horizon Limiter

Reaper: ReaEQ, ReaComp, ReaCompX, ReaDelay

Boogex Amp Sim
OrilRiver Reverb
SPAN, Youlean Loudness Meter, kHs Gain

Bertand's Last Band

Entry for the 177th edition of KVR's One Synth Challenge - with the synth this month being Synful, a symphony orchestra simulator, which is similar to physical modelling but not quite. Apparently it's "Reconstructive Phrase Modeling" - find out more here https://www.synful.com/about and here https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=603206

Professor Sir Gilbert Fortepiano had discovered a strange device in the deserts around London. The geiger counter showed some signs of life. He started taking notes - what could it be?

Radioactivestra - OSC 177

This track made for the One Synth Challenge #177 using only the VSTi Synful Orchestra and VSCO2 percussion Vsti.

DAW: Reaper

Track Details:
30 * Synful Orchestra
21 * VSCO2 Percussion
30 * Waves VEQ4 (for instrument tracks)
21 * ReaEQ (for Percussion tracks)
1 * Oril River
9 * OTT (to help the mix/pinpointing)
4 * Twin Delay (for bell trees and clarinets)

Master Track:
SSLEQ
MSED
Ozone 8 Elements

Meter:
Youlean Loudness Meter
SPAN

Stats:
LUFS-I: -16.5
DR: 12

Image c/o Adobe Firefly

Winter Footsteps - OSC #177 Synful Orchestra + VSCO2 Percussion

OSC#177: Synful Orchestra

DAW: Cubase
Instances: 3 + VCSO2 Percussion
FX: Cubase EQ, Frequency 
3rd Party FX: Panagement 2, Berlin Studio, LALA, Oril River, Deelay, The God Particle

Taron - Synfully Romantic [Synful Orchestra]

After 15 years you finally make it back home to find nobody there.

KVR OSC 177
Reaper 7.05
7 Instances of Synful
3 of VSC02 Percussion
10 Fabfilter
10 OrilRiver
1 TDR Kotelnikov
1 A1 StereoControl

OSC177 Odyssey (Synful Orchestra 21/32)

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

bounce

YouTube version has better streaming quality:https://youtu.be/iO9GPBCZuGE

"There are so many wonders in the great wasteland. Treasures, mysterious artifacts and ancient ruins with valuable technology. But you should forget about that. Most of the time you'll meet some really nasty things like bandits who want your food and coins, a snake that suddenly kills your horse, or a corporate scum with their blaster robots shooting you from afar. There is no room for weakness in this world, but if you are capable enough, you will be rewarded. Keep on roaming and you'll find what you want!"

Submission for One Synth Challenge #177 featuring "Synful Orchestra" modeling synthesizer.

This song is an addon to my "space cowboy" theme composed for an "imaginary" videogame during Songwriting Competition in July.
(This one: https://youtu.be/3Zg78Ert_Bc)

7 instance of "Synful Orchestra" and 9 instances of "VSCO2 Rompler" used to create a track.

One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2023/osc-177-synful-vsco2?authuser=0

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***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 December. After that, they will be available to purchase in the shop.***

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Roaming (OSC#177)

Entry for KVR One Synth Challenge 177
All sounds from Synful Orchestra & VSCO2 Percussion, in Ableton, with free FX.

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