One Synth Challenge #159: Surge XT

Each track has been produced by making use of only one synth. Most of these synths are either freebies or discontinued oldies. No samples! All drums and percussion also come from these synths.

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This song is made with only one open-source synthesizer called "Surge XT" in the Digital Audio Software "Reaper" with only a few free effects (EQ, Compressor, Limiter).

OSC159 Frank Geppert Cyber Passion

In this track for the OSC # 159 I used 33 instances of the free Surge XT synthesizer.

DAW: Cubase 11 Pro (Frequency, GEQ-30,  Stereo Delay,  Revelation, Tube Compressor, AutoPan and Maximizer)

Free 3rd party plugs: Panagement 2 by Auburn, Baby Come Back by Baby Audio, MCharmverb by Melda Production, Wider by Polyverse Music and Supermassive by Valhalla.

All sounds are TSOM originals. Except: Flutish Organ and the 10CC Choir Pad are tweaks I did with some wonderful presets by Martijn Deluxe. The Alien Voice has been created using the Vowel/Speech wavetable in Surge's TWIST engine.

Surge XT - Utopian Mornings

For the One Synth Challenge

Uses One (1) (!) instance of Surge XT.
Uses MEqualizer, Reacomp and Realimit 

Fun fact: The sound you hear starting around the 03:50 mark, comes out of just a single _oscillator_. Surge is nuts man.

Rahodees -- A Hatchling (Remembers) || Single Instance Challenge

KVR Audio OSC #159 entry.
All sounds are made with Surge XT.

Synthetic Adventures

Aurora Consurgens

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Dakkra - Nightmare Reaper (KVROSC 159)

In fields of freedom, wild and bright,
A spirit danced with untamed light.
But wires wove 'round her limbs so tight,
And screens replaced her starry flight.

The TV hummed its hypnotic song,
Violence echoed, shadows long.
Her wings grew heavy, once so strong,
Till free spirit's flame was finally gone...

All instruments and voices have been designed in Surge XT without any use of samples. Happy 15th anniversary to OSC!

Surge XT: 25 instances
DAW: Cubase Pro 13
Free Reverbs: SunBurnt (Unplug.red), Dragonfly Hall (Michael Willis), Raum (NI).
Free delay: Deelay (Sixth Sample)
Free EQ: Graphic EQ (Viator DSP)
Free compressor/limiter: Sonicrusher (Linda Audio), Lens (Auburn Sounds)

TSOM - Wings Of Silence - OSC#181

28 instances of Zebralette 2 by U-He. All the sounds were made from scratch, except the snare which is a Taron snare and the sitar which was made by Howard Scarr.

DAW: Reaper 7.30
Reverbs: SuperMassive, MConvolutionEZ, PSP Chamber
Delay: Sixth Sample Deelay
EQ and Compressor: Analog Obsession Frank CS, Airwindows Consolidated, Audiothing Blindfold EQ, Viator Graphic EQ

Mastering plugins by Tukan Studios: Multiband Processor, Tape Recorder S2 and Limiter 3      I also added Poortec EQ by Analog Obsession Just before Limiter 3 to clean up the spectre a little and re-uploaded the track (2025-01-16)

TSOM - Zebralette Dancing (OSC#191)

For this track I used 11 instances of a wonderful synth named Thorn by Dmitry Sches (DS Audio). All modulations of the parameters have been done live by making use of aftertouch and/or the modulation wheel. So no automations other than some volume changes here and there. In a studio setting, I think this makes the music nice and organic. Of course, a DJ on stage always does this. 

The title “Anemoia” is referring to the phenomenon of feeling nostalgic to a time or place that one has not experienced before...

DAW: Reaper 7.34

Mixing: Plexi Tape, Space Station, Echoes T7E and Grain Space by Audiority. Sonsig Rev-A by Relab. Body & Soul by TSOM, Graphic EQ by Viator and UADx 1176 FET Compressor by Universal Audio.

March 11th: New mix and added WideFire by United Plugins to several tracks.

Mastering: Smart EQ4 and Smart Limit by Sonible

Anemoia (OSC #193)

Odin 2: 13 instances 
DAW: Reaper 7.42
Reverb/Delay: Deelay by Sixth Sample
EQ: Graphic EQ by Viator
Compressor: EDComp by Analog Obsession

Inside Outside (OSC#197)

For this OSC Any Synth Challenge, I chose the PS-3300, a beautiful software emulation of a late 1970s analogue polyphonic synthesizer from KORG. Cherry Audio developed this soft synth. Every sound you hear was created using the PS-3300. I tried to create an overall sound that matches the capabilities of a studio production in 1978. This is in honour of this beautiful synthesizer and its creators.

29 instances of PS-3300 by Cherry Audio 
Reverbs: Body &Soul by TSOM, VertiVerb by Audiority and VitaliumVerb
Delays: Deelay by Sixth Sample and Dual Delay X by UVI
EQ: Claro by Sonnox and Graphic EQ by Viator
Compression: FET-76 by Arturia
Enhancer: Type B by Audiothing
Mastering: Smart:Limiter and Smart:EQ4 by Sonible

Please note: I haven't used any distortion or saturation plugin to create the guitar tone. It's all been synthesized in PS-3300

After the Rain (OSC#198-Cherry Audio PS-3300)

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