I really like your snare and nice details on the sounddesign - well done!

I really like your take on D&B, the leaving of space and subdued bass  work a treat !  Fine sound design and a clear and spacious mix too, One of best tracks of the round, imho.

Nice - that arpy chord is very effective.

Also, this just sounds great.  Really fine production.

wow, this part is amazing, this whole track is amazing, structure, melodies, the whole flow, development, everything songwriting-wise I'm digging a lot. But I really don't like how it's mixed, it's like waaay too much sub- and lowmid-heavy to my taste.

really enjoying the dnb vibes, nicely authentic, which is an achievement with this synth! great work on the little details.

nice contrasts, a little bit of everything in here. well, a lot of bass and a little bit of everything else, but that's all as it should be. :)

Entries for KVR's One Synth Challenge: one month and one free synthesiser to create one track. Effects can be used, but only if they don't change the character of the sound coming out of the synth. Find it here: https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=301957

One Synth Challenges

My entry for the 148th edition of KVR's One Synth Challenge.

The synth is Kuma 508 and there are 42 instances. All effects from Ableton Live except Valhalla Supermassive

Drums 1:
Kick: Kuma x 3, Utility x2, EQ8x3, Erosion, Compressor, Limiter
Snare: Kuma x4, Note length, Saturator x3, Compressor x2, Utility, EQ8, Limiter
Reverse snare: Kuma x1, Saturator, Utility
Hi Hats: Kuma x1, EQ8
Mad hats: Kuma x1, Arpeggiator, Scale, Note Length, Saturator, Beat Repeat, Delay, LFO, EQ8, Compressor, Limiter
Squelchy hats: Kuma x1, Filter delay, LFO, EQ8, LImiter.
Gourd: Kuma x1, Utility, EQ8x2, LFO, Limiter.
Drum bus: EQ8, Limiter

Drums 2:
Kick: Kuma x 3, Utility x2, EQ8x3, Erosion, Compressor, Limiter
Kick fill: Same plus delay
Snare: Kuma x4, Note length, Saturator x3, Compressor x2, Utility, EQ8, Limiter
Snare effects: Same plus delay and EQ8x2
Shaker Kuma x1, Saturator, Utility
Hi Hats 2: Kuma x1, EQ8

Basses:
Bus 1 - EQ8, Glue Compressor
Bus 2 - Utility, EQ8x4, LFO, Glue Compressor, Multiband Dynamics, Limiter
Bass sounds 
- Kuma x1, utility, dynamic tube, utility, saturator, EQ8, OTT, Reverb, EQ8, Limiter
- Kuma x1, saturator, EQ8, Limiter
- Kuma x1, EQ8, Saturator, Reverb, EQ8, OTT, EQ8, Limiter
- Kuma x1, EQ8, Saturator, OTT, Utility, EQ8, Limiter
Bus 3 - EQ8, Limiter
Bass sounds
- Kuma x1, Utility, EQ8x2, Overdrive, Valhalla Supermassive, LFO, EQ8, Limiter
- Kuma x1, dynamic tube, utility, saturator, EQ8, OTT, EQ8, Limiter

Arp:
Kuma x1, Chord, Arpeggiator, EQ8 Delay, LFO, Valhalla Supermassive, Overdrive, Shaper, Utility, Limiter
Kuma x1, Filter Delay, Limiter

Pad:
Kuma x3, LFO, Saturatorx2, Multiband dynamics, Hybrid Reverb, Delay, EQ8, AutoFilter x2, Limiter

Sweeper:
Kuma x2, Utility, EQ8x2, Erosion, Limiter, Hybrid Reverb, Valhalla Supermassive, EQ8, Overdrive, Shaper, Utility, Autofilter x2, Utility

Riser:
Kuma x1, Reverb, EQ8, Autofilter, Utility, Utility, Dynamic Tube, Shaper, Utility.

Send:
Delay bus

Master:
EQ8, Glue Compressor, Limiter

Sangakkara - OSC148

Used Thorns: Thorn CM, Thorn Beats

Used Plugins

Maximus, TDR NOVA, Lim No6, Lumo, Loudmax, Ozone 11 EQ, SpecTrend, TDR Prism, Microfuse Reverb, Panagement, Widefire, kHs Transient Shaper, Transpire, TAL Dub III, ZL EQ, Beatslammer, Fruity Parametric EQ, OTT, MCompressor

N O S T A L G I A

Asian style downtempo track made 100% only with DS Thorn synthesizer for KVR OSC 193 contest.
I hope you like it. Free download.

Track i made for KVR OSC contest.
100% Synthesizer (DS Thorn by Dmitri Sches)
Made in 10 hours with one synth and free/FL effects.

Picture edited by Irion Da Ronin.
All music rights reserved to Irion Da Ronin.

✪ Sakura No Shojo

Created with DS Thorn for KVR's OSC 193

1. Exploring the Galaxy
2. It's Starting to Get Bumpy
3. Darkness Inside the Nebula
4. We Might Just Get Out of This
5. Emerge and Breathe
6. A Little Peace

Through the Nebula

Track made only using sounds from the Thorn Synthesizer by DS Audio

23x DS Thorn
Daw: Cubase 14 pro
Stock Cubase Effects: Roomwerks Reverb, PingPong Delay, Frequency EQ, Maximizer, Stereo Enhancer, Multiband Compressor, Magneto II Saturator, Brickwall Limiter
3rd Party Plugins:  Ozone 9 Elements (Master)

Intro

MiJoFranDa - Neptune - Intro - OSC193

Made for KVR One-Synth-Challenge 193
https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2025/osc-193-thorn

bzz - OSC Warriors

OSC#193: DS Thorn

Instances: 17
DAW: MuLab
FX: Panagement 2, Frank CS, OTT, LoudMax, Supermassive, KSHMR Essentials Kick, Protility, WideFire, smartEQ, ZL Equalizer, TDR Nova, Airwindows Tube2, bx_subfilter, Frontier.

Taron - FrontlineRobot [DS Thorn]

Song Information
DAW: Tracktion Waveform 13 Free
Synths:
- DS Thorn (10)
External FX:
- TDR Nova (9)
- kHs Transient Shaper (3)
- kHs Delay (1)
- MCompressor (2)
- MAutopan (2)
- MSteroScope (2)
- WaveObserver (3)
- TAL Reverb 4 Plugin (1)
- SPAN (2)
- Polyverse Wider (1)
Mastering:
- TDR Nova (3)
- LoudMax (1)
- Youlean Loudness Meter 2 Free (1)
- Voxengo SPAN (1)

Synth DX7 - Twilight Horizon, Obscurity Reigns. Nightfall (OSC #193 DS Thorn)

blue [OSC193]

Inspired by First Knight, this track tells the story of Camelot’s rise and fall. At first, the kingdom thrives in peace and prosperity. Then, the arrival of Lancelot brings both hope and glory to Camelot, but also ignites a spark in Guinevere’s heart. Torn between duty and desire, she is consumed by guilt and despair, knowing she has given herself to Lancelot despite her promise to Arthur. As their forbidden love unfolds, tensions grow, and when Arthur discovers the truth, emotions and loyalties are tested. The music reflects both the fierce battles on the battlefield and the silent struggles within the hearts of its greatest heroes, culminating in the inevitable fall of the legendary kingdom.
(The harp was kindly made by Taron)

Synth Thorn
DAW Studio One 7
Tracks 56
Plugins:
Neutron 3 (only Compressor and Equalizer)
Raum
Ozone 9 Imager
Replika
Ozone 9
Youlean Loudness Meter 2
4u+ProjectTime V3 (Checking my total work hours on this project)

The Torment of Camelot

Entry for One Synth Challenge #193 with Dmitry Sches THORN

ZioMau - Fallen Cities

One Synth Challenge - all sounds made with Pendulate

Pendulosc - OSC 140

My entry for the 141st edition of the OSC, a track made only from the Monoplugs synth Monique and some free effects processors. It started out as a tribute to the Ozric Tentacles and turned into an 8-bit dnb soundtrack to Street Fighter II: Tweety-Pie vs Godzilla.

Moniqosc - OSC 141

Entry for OneSynthChallenge at KVR. Every sound was made using the synth Vital - yes, including the vocals.

Vitalosc - OSC142

Entry for the January OSC at KVR (hardware month). All tracks made using Arturia's Jup 8V emulation of the Roland Jupiter 8.

Not so much Mad Professor, more Zany Undergraduate.

23 instances of Jup 8V 
Drums x10
Instruments x8
Special effects x5

Effects:
Emulations: 
Tape-201 (Space Echo RE-201 delay)
Memory-Brigade (Electro-Harmonix Memory Man delay)
Plate 140 (EMT 140 plate reverb)
VCA-65 (DBX 165A compressor)
FET-76 (1176 FET compressor)

Plus Ableton Live effects:
Pitch shifter x2
Gate x2
Limiter
Compressor x2
Delay
EQ-Eight x 12
Drum Buss x3
Auto Pan

And YouLean Loudness Meter, says it's 15.8 LUFS

Zany Undergrad - OSC143

Meet Rand, a synth that really won't behave itself. When you open it up, there's one button that randomly resets all the parameters. You never know what you're going to get. 

Okay, so you can go under the hood and tweak things, but they never stay tweaked. It's frustrating and yet also quite stimulating. This effort is an attempt to embrace the randomness - every time the track is rendered from the DAW, it comes out slightly differently. 

So imagine what the others must have sounded like.

For the 144th One Synth Challenge

DAW: Logic

Rand x18

Logic FX only:
Channel EQ x24
Compressor x20
Expander x 1
Exciter x 1
Noise Gate x2 
Limiter x13
Clip Distortion x 1
SilverVerb x1
Space Delay x2
Bitcrusher x1
Frontier x2

Youlean says it's -14.1 lufs

Sangakkara - OSC148

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