Wow - Impressive Sound Design! Well done! I wish the part around 1:50 was more "dynamic" and had more "impact" but anyway awesome work! :)

The piano sound is very believable in context here. Well done.

The strings sound better than most sample libraries did not that long ago. <3

Someone commented [but then deleted] that they were expecting this to break out into EDM/pop after the drops but it didn't happen. Believe me, I was tempted to do that, but for this piece, I kept it as a soundtrack/orchestral track.

i don't know what this would be a soundtrack to but now i want to watch it. and excellent sound design work of course. i enjoyed reading about the violin.

Terrific sounds and a very great atmosphere!

wow what a track this makes me want to try out surge

What an impressive track, truly amazing in every aspect!

In this track I have used 39 instances of the Surrealistic MG-1 Plus VST synthesizer by Cherry Audio. It's a wonderful monophonic and partly paraphonic little beast. 

39 instances of the Surrealistic MG-1 Plus in Cubase 11 Pro
Free plugins by Baby Audio: Magic Dice, Baby Comeback
Free plugin by Infected Mushroom: Wider
Free plugin by Valhalla: Supermassive
Free plugin by Auburn Sounds: Panagement
Cubase native plugins: Frequency, Stereo Delay, PingPong Delay, REVelation, Tube Compressor, Maximizer

Surrealistic MG1 Plus - Prayer

Composed and produced for the KVR One Synth Challenge 159, Surge XT.

26 instances of Surge, with all effects in the Surge patches. 

Cakewalk DAW processing:
- Gain on buses, for mixing.
- EQ on final bus: High pass, low pass, small bump at 3kHz.
No compression, etc.

**Surge Storm** is an exploration of sound design in physical instruments and sounds. These are all my own patches, some of which are included in Surge. Most of the physical instruments here mimic generation and body resonances researched from real instruments, driven by controllers for mechanical setup and playing actions. This gives me a dynamic instrument that responds in a variety of articulations and styles, without needing samples.

Here, I've used a few time signatures. It has a wide dynamic range and frequency coverage, so you'll get the most from ideal listening conditions. Unfortunately, the thunder sound has lost a lot of its character here in the lo-fi Soundcloud playback. The download will give you the best experience.

Comments and crits appreciated.

Surge patches:

Tuned
- Pianos
- Tongue drum
- Soprano soloist
- Violin soloist [http://johnvalentine.co.uk/?art=surge_violin]
- Violin string section
- Cello strings
- Rimba strings
- Bass strings
- Bass guitar
- Synth brass
- Sequenced bass x 2
- Power buzz
- Pad (distortion + sweeping EQs)

Percussion
- Snare clap
- Cymbal / Gong (change via macros)
- Taiko
- Sticks
- Hat

Other
- Sea
- Breathy Huh
- Thunder x 2
- The Booj

Cover art (c) John Valentine.

Surge Storm

j5v - Surge Storm

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YouTube version has better streaming quality: https://youtu.be/Ym29_9b6RyU

"This summer! Things are going to get pretty hot in this new sci-fi thriller, a sequel to the award winning "Replicant City". The breathtaking story and special effects never seen before are awaiting! Coming soon to all cinemas across the country. Don't miss out an opportunity to see a "new kind of movie"! Make sure to bring all of your family members with you, with the bucket of caramel popcorn and ice cold drinks of course!"

Submission for One Synth Challenge #172 featuring "Lith" by Soda Devices.

I couldn't resist to join this round with another synthwave "banger" and use my own presets for this synth. I remember it was on OSC several years ago and I found it very good for drums and FM style sounds. It also has a really nice wave-shaping functions, like on the expensive commercial synths. It's kinda CPU hungry, but thanks to quality selection I can use it even on my old laptop (why the heck big companies cannot implement such a simple and genius feature?). 

31 instances of "Lith" used to create a track.

Prequel: https://youtu.be/h-OUJfDq0MA

One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2023/osc-172-lith?authuser=0
Thread, related to this round: https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=597641&sid=3700976063c998be19f175e1fb118b94

***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 July. After that, they will be available only for patrons.***

Return To The Replicant City

Infravolt - Return To The Replicant City (OSC#172)

This track was made for the One Synth Challenge #173 using thirty (30) instances of the Bucket One virtual synth and one (1) instance of Bucket Pops virtual drum machine.

Intermission

A journey into the abyss and beyond...
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5pN8LOloM7q8TxHtnVnik1

DAW: Tracktion Waveform 12.5 Pro
Synth: Bucket Pops (10), Bucket One (19)
FX: RandArp, CocoaDelay, OrilRiver, Supermassive, TAL Reverb-4, Compressor, kHs Transient Shaper, GClip, Loudmax, Gatelab, 8-band EQ, OTT, MUtility
Mastering Chain: TDR Nova, Kotelnikov, ChowTape, Loudmax
Metering: SPAN, YLM2

Celestial Echoes (OSC 173 Two Buckets)

YouTube versio has better streaming quality: https://youtu.be/Adfmvx2jIsg

"Memories blurred in time. Like it all was yesterday. Popping in my head like a rain drops. Walking down those cold empty streets in the rain, a perfect place to hide your tears. The store is still open. I gotta go there and get my favorite drinks, the only thing that can cure my pain...
Sometimes I wanna catch a ride and go away, where nothing will remind me of you and your betrayal."

Submission for One Synth Challenge #173 featuring "Bucket ONE" and "Bucket Pops" by Full Bucket.

For this track I mostly used slightly edited stock sounds of "ONE" and "Pops". The twist with a drum machine is nice, but I still used layering to create some drum sounds. The "Pops" doesn't have velocity sensitivity which is a bit of a shame (it could have a switch in the "settings" menu). There also seems to be voice limit, so it forced me to split "Pops" to several instances. The "ONE" synthesizer has a nice sound that feels vintage. Even stock sounds are very usable and have some character. But I found its interface a bit unintuitive. I still couldn't find a way to edit the second part when using double mode (I tried to load it from the preset, but it didn't work). It also doesn't have a mono/legato mode switch (or I just couldn't find it).

The FB's synths are usually very light on CPU, which pleases me a lot. I can safely run 30+ instances with mostly native effects. Good for those who have "old bucket PCs" like me...

8 instances of "Bucket Pops" and 22 instances of "Bucket ONE" used to create a track.

One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2023/osc-173-two-buckets?authuser=0
Thread, related to this round: https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=598764&sid=1c7a300b6be559d3ffc22dfc4c40f522

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Violet Rain

Infravolt - Violet Rain (OSC#173)

An entry for One Synth Challenge #174, synth InfernalSynth 1.2

Beyond Dimensions

It's my submission to KVR's One Synth Challenge #176, featuring Wavetable synth by SocaLabs.

edit: placed 2nd

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Epic Etermity - ambient guitar by Tony Sieber.
www.tonysieber.bandcamp.com

Ambient Guitar Tales

Epic Eternity

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