Name: Spridgeon - Bach Goes To Boston by Steve Pridgeon
Duration: 2 min 55 s
Description: Written and performed by me for the monthly KVR One Synth Challenge. The synth used was Phase Plant by Kilohearts.

Can't honestly say that I enjoyed this onslaught. Rattling drums, ear piercing lead, arpeggios going nuts. it's all so very much. Everything screams for attention, all the time, nothing gets any in the end. Maybe it would work better in clear and spacious mix, with a less piercing lead, but like this it doesn't. Not for me.

This is the best bit, I think.  Some much needed clarity of purpose.

Unlike most people on the OSC, I'm not primarily a keyboard/synth/piano player.  If anything (musically), I'm a rock guitarist, and it provides a different perspective that is mostly useless for writing comments on here. However, I can sense in certain cases when somebody has actually performed in the rock genre...am I right?  Your "Synth You've Been Gone" track (along with the title of this track) suggests to me that you likely developed some serious rock chops in either the '70s or '80s alongside other musical interests. Well done, this has not gone unnoticed!

I really like the composition, but the overall sound feels a little cheesy with too much reverb and not enough dynamics for me.

The composition is interesting and enjoyable.  The mix is pretty bad though.  Your tunes often suffer from the mix unfortunately.  The mids are too loud and the bottom end is weak and distant.  Maybe your monitor speakers aren't right?

What a great way to escape the tyranny of drums! This was very cool. A smoking lead too! Too short, would loved to hear more of that!  Loved what you were reaching for with this track.  The reverb on the main horn patch is too much for my taste. A bit harsh. But, on some of the other sounds the the reverb drip was right. I echo comments that the mix needs work. The mix is a bit midrangy.

your music is terrific, but you should time out your finishing schedule to give yourself a few days for mixing.  Turn all the faders down and start putting it back together from the bottom up.  The difference will be amazing.

As others have mentioned, I personally really like the composition. A lot. Very creative, calculated, and intriguing. It does suffer from a lack of the right mixing (that comment is admittedly coming from a guy who never leaves himself time to properly mix). I say all this constructively, as I really like what you've got going on here.

In addition to the obvious Bach influence (which is awesome), I'm getting some serious Yes vibes in this tune. Love it!

One-Synth-Challenge #173
July 2023

DAW : Logic pro X

In-house Logic pro : EQ, Compressor, SilverVerb, Limiter

External plug ins : Youlean Loudness Meter 2, Valhalla Supermassive, XFER OTT, ISOL8

Leonardo, another one

An entry for the KVR One Synth Challenge #177 - Synful Orchestra & VSCO Percussion.

As the sun sets on the horizon, casting long shadows across the alien landscape, a lone figure sits cross-legged, silhouetted against the fiery sky. In his hands he holds his trusty bass guitar, its strings gleaming in the fading light.

Lieutenant Spaceman D. Bassman had been stranded on this planet for 7 months, his crashed spaceship was damaged beyond repair, but he hadn't given up hope of being rescued. Every day he would refill his oxygen tank and walk into the poppy fields at sunset to jam on some dubby grooves, his music echoing across the vast expanse.

As he plays, he feels a sense of peace wash over him. The sounds emanating from his instruments are an ethereal mix of orchestral timbres and heavy dub, infused not only with the smells, sights and sounds of the alien planet and his hopes for the future, but also mixed with the melancholy of longing for his home-world. Music is his last connection to humanity, his way of staying sane in the face of loneliness.

One day, as Bassman was jamming on a particularly bad-assed groove, he heard a faint sound inside his helmet. His heart beat faster with excitement; At last, the Corp had located his damaged ship and had come to rescue him! Then, almost imperceptibly at first, he started to make out a strange melody, not entirely inharmonic to his tasty bass licks.

Bassman was stung violently on the forehead. He flinched and almost dropped his guitar. "Feck!", he howled. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a bee crawling on the inside of his visor, it's wings implausibly buzzing in a near perfect B Major. Desperate not to be stung again, he flailed his head around inside the helmet, attempting to squash the musical intruder against the side. After many attempts and with great effort, he struck one blow, then another, and with each strike the bee's buzzing became more and more erratic and atonal. Sensing victory, and with a final yank of his head, Bassman dealt a fatal blow, and the bee was silenced. 

As the sun continued it's slow descent below the horizon, Bassman composed himself, picked up his bass and continued jamming. Tomorrow he would seek out more of these alien musical bees, not only in the hope that one day they could forgive him for killing one of their own kind, but also that they might continue the collaboration between their two species on some more of those sweet-assed tunes.

Fin.

Reaper 7
Synful Orchestra (8)
VSCO Percussion (7)

A special guest appearance from an alien bee. RIP.

TrackFx : BC Chorus, CHOWTapeModel, db_Glitch1, IVGI2, MComb, MFlanger, MFreqShifter, MPhaser, Pro-C2 (7), Pro-Q3 (13), Ripple Phaser (Geraint Luff), Tape MELLO-FI, TEOTE, Kotelnikov GE.

MasterFx : Satin, TEOTE, Pro-Q3, Pro-L2, Loudness Meter (Cockos)

SendFx : Pro-R2, ValhallaDelay, ValhallaVintageVerb (2), Echobode, Ripple Phaser

OSC177 - Synful Orchestra

Dub Synfony

This Track is made for OneSynthChallenge #178.

14 x Vaporizer

DAW: StudioOne 6

Host Plug-in:
Pro EQ, Compressor, Gate, Dual Pan, Open Air, Beat Delay, Phase Meter, Level Meter, Spectrum Meter

Other Plug-in:
Eventide Blackhole, FabFilter Pro-R2 + Pro Q3 + Pro L2, Focustrite Fast Verb, Ozon 10 Dynamics, khs Transient Shaper + DualDelay, MeldaProduktions MReverbMB, Brainworx Delay2500

You can download the presets i made here:
https://e.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZ3sE1Zkk4jKC89s3XtMSrqY8NuB7Ip9BEy

marks-a-whybikky/OSC #178 Vaporizer

Winding Down

Winding Down (OSC178)

Entry for KVR One Synth Challenge 178
All sounds made with Vaporizer2 synth by Vast Dynamics

Zarf & Carl_saved - Dark Light Dub Steps

Written for KVR One Synth Challenge #179 Any One Synth - all sounds created in u-He Hive2

Time to Waltz with the Final Boss - u-He Hive2

Someone said it wasn't possible to get realistic percussion sounds in a soft-synth. This was my response :)

Slinky

It's my submission to KVR's One Synth Challenge #179, featuring Synthmaster3 synth by KV331 Audio

Wave Caster

Written and performed by me for the monthly KVR One Synth Challenge. The synth used was Phase Plant by Kilohearts.

Spridgeon - Bach Goes To Boston

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43x regency

ToTape5
TDR Kotelnikov
TDR Molotok
TDR Nova
Delay 2
Supermassive
STFU
Khs Transient shaper
Limiter No6
Air2
KplateA
Raum
TDR VOS SlickEQ
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