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

An entry for the KVR One Synth Challenge #181 - Surge XT.

The anachronistic tales of a washed up barfly continue...

The air was thick with a haze of smoke, amber fluid and regret. A neon sign flickered through the grimy window, casting the room in a sickly green glow. In a darkened corner booth slumped Spaceman D. Bassman, one time Space Corp Trooper extraordinaire, now Terra's most despondent drunk.

Bassman's once celebrated career had been a shooting star, blazing bright before burning out in a fiery re-entry. The mission to the Sinfony system, meant to be his crowning achievement, had ended in catastrophe. No longer heralded as a hero but as a liability, Bassman had been humiliatingly dismissed from the Corp, deemed unfit to serve by the medical board who cited bee-related psychological trauma and chronic dub abuse.

The dive bar he found himself in offered little solace. Under a single incandescent bulb in the corner of the room, a raggedy-assed band were grinding out a strained one drop pastiche that only served to drive him deeper into despair. He had played bass himself a long time ago. His fretboard heroics used to attract admiring glances but now all he could muster were pitying stares and whispered condemnations. His attention drifted back to his drink, the dubby skanks replaced by the deafening roar of his own failures.

One night, a young woman slid into the seat on the other side of the booth. Her eyes, the colour of honey on a stormy day, held a curious glint. Seemingly unfazed by his haggard appearance and the strong smell of urine, she spoke passionately of her dreams of travelling to the stars, her voice a sweetly buzzing melody that cut through the fog clouding his mind.

That night, for the first time in a long time, Bassman didn't drown his sorrows in silence. He spoke of the cosmos, of the dance of celestial bodies, of weird musical bees, his voice regaining a spark it had lost for so long. The woman listened, enthralled, her eyes reflecting the distant stars he could no longer reach.

As the night wore on, a camaraderie blossomed between the washed-up space trooper and the aspiring star traveller. In the flickering neon glow, an unlikely friendship was forged, a melody of hope born from the depths of despair. Perhaps, he thought, even a broken star could find solace in the rhythm of a new dream.

Fin?

Reaper 7
Surge XT (14)

Track FX: CHOW Tape Model (3), JSFX MIDI Note Filter (6), ReaComp (10), ReaEQ (11), ReaLimit, TAL Reverb 4, TDR Molotok, TDR Nova, Venn Free Clip 2

Send FX: Sixth Sample Deelay, TAL Reverb 4, Surge XT (audio in), ReaEQ, ReaComp

Stereo BUS: CHOW Tape Model, Blue Cat Gain, TDR Nova, VladG Limiter #6, ReaLimit, Cockos Loudness Meter

OSC181 - Surge XT

Barfly Skank

All sounds made using Surge XT in Bitwig for KVR OSC 181

Harry Du Bois

One Synth Challenge 181 @ KVR. Sequenced using 30x instances of SurgeXT.

KIN (Osc181 - SurgeXT)

Entry for OSC#181: Psyllium Disco

"Captain Silverpants was so excited to have received the bulky package of little seeds from the man from Aberdeen.  He had ingested the lot about 30 mins ago - his eyes were closed letting the feeling grow and grow.  Where would it take him..?

Hours later, reading Wikipedia while still on the toilet, he discovers that, despite it's funky name, psyllium is mostly used a constipation remedy..."

DAW: Reaper
40 instances of Surge XT
OrilRiver Reverb
Ambient Reverb
Dead Duck Overdrive, Filter, Limiter, Delay, Autopan
ReaEQ, ReaComp, ReaXComp
JS Channel Time Delay
kHs Trance Gate, Gain
Limter No6
SPAN, YouLean Loudness Meter

Thanks to Milkster and Neverbeeninariot for image, title and inspiration.  You sent me on a fun trip.  
A journey through to disco and beyond.

Psyllium Disco

My submission for KVR One Synth Challenge #181. Brutal feedback please!

DAW: Reaper
FX counts:
- VST3i: Surge XT (Surge Synth Team) (2->6ch) x20
- VST3: OrilRiver (Denis Tihanov) x1
- VST3: TDR Nova (Tokyo Dawn Labs) x1
- VST: ReaComp (Cockos) x1
- VST: ReaLimit (Cockos) x1

Low And Be Whole

Home of Synthophones that ran out of luck. Or are about too. Life is hard, getting chased around by voracious phonovores. But whenever possible, it´s always good to get together and hoot a bit. Well...over there, it´s called music. 

An entry for One Synth Challenge 181 - Surge XT 
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details below:
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Made in REAPER,  using: 
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Surge XT ( 29 for 20 patches ) ; HOFA Gain (6) ; TDR Nova  ( 6, light ( dynamic ) EQ / compression) ; HY-Delay4 (3) ; Oril River ( 5, including 3 I forgot about ) ; KClip ; Bittersweet  – on tracks.
 
TDR Nova ; Protoverb (4) ; HOFA Pan (2) ; Mixer ; A1 Stereo Control ;
TDR Nova ; Oril River (4)  ; HOFA Pan (2) ; Mixer ; A1 Stereo Control ;
TDR Nova ; Oril River (4)  ; HOFA Pan (2) ; Mixer ; A1 Stereo Control  – on reverb buses
 
TDR Nova ( 2, expander ) ; ReaEQ + MS encoder + Protoverb + mixer ; TDR  Nova (EQ) ; A1 Stereo Control ; Limiter No6 ; Bittersweet ; Limiter no6 – on master

The Thirteenth Isle

Springbox

Reaper
26 instances Charlatan 
DC filter, ReaEq, Mackity, Dragonfly Room, Buttercup, limiterno6, Desk4, Fircomp, Acceleration 2, loudmax, Purest gain, rs met multi analyser, Youlean, Span
Ildael Synth
Minus delay, distance, Fircomp,  comprez, dc1a2, blockfish, air3, utility clone,

Charlton KvR osc

For communication : www.instagram.com/_defvult_?igsh=M…aXo3d3R6eWZxNg== Thank you all
Spotify : open.spotify.com/artist/29W6vMgpC…weS86dhy4394kkEA

Low And Be Whole

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