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!

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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