Impressively good sounddesign !  And musically it feels strong and deliberate throughout. Which I like and value.

I've enjoyed your music since I first came to KVR/OSC and this one is no exception. Your pieces have a signature sound but there is still a good amount of variety. This one definitely evokes the scene you describe well.

Overall great composition and sound design. Much to appreciate here. Pro level.

One of my favorites this round ... sick sub bass btw!

All entries that I made for "One Synth Challenge" from first to last.

One Synth Challenge Entries

It's my submission to KVR's One Synth Challenge #187, featuring the only synth: ExtraBold by Nakst

ExtraBold

This ttrack made for the KVR OSC #187 using sounds from the VSTi, ExtraBold. Only DAW and free 3rd party FX used.

Cover Art c/o Adobe Firefly

DAW: Reaper

Track Details:
11 * ExtraBold
11 * ReaEQ
2 * Oril River
4 * OTT

Master Track Details:
SlickEQ
MSED
Limiter No. 6

Meter:
SPAN
Youlean Loudness Meter

Stats:
LUFS: -14.4
DR: 11

The Extra Bold Girls Play Jazz - OSC#187 - ExtraBold

YouTube version has better streaming quality: https://youtu.be/jQkFWyW0UdA

More music:

Exile: https://youtu.be/cMqN75ADoeU
Mercenaries: https://youtu.be/tc6QpwOlc0c
Danger Zone: https://youtu.be/cHsQFK1FK7E
Dark Omen: https://youtu.be/TOi7jcZLsc4
I Walk Alone: https://youtu.be/xxNVCcoP0Co

"The dark haunted alleyways of an old town, what a beautiful place to die..."  

Created with "ExtraBold" virtual synthesizer. 41 instances used to create a track.

Good free "all around" instrument. A lot of cool features, but not overly complicated. Nice sounding filters. The effects section may seem a bit rudimentary, but still has some useful options. Great presets that show the character and possibilities of this synth.

-0.8 dB-TP, -10.5 LUFS-I

The download links can be found on my Patreon page in the corresponding post. https://www.patreon.com/posts/alley-of-murder-112943152

Twitter: https://twitter.com/infravolt
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Infravolt

Alley Of Murder

Alley Of Murder (OSC#187)

My entry for OneSynthChallenge187 (OSC187)

The majority of sounds made from scratch (.init) with the ExtraBold virtual synthesizer (just two presets used).

Session Details

ExtraBold x16

Luftikus
FreeClip 2 x2
LoudMax

BlueARP
FRANK x8
MJUCjr x3
SoftLimit x6
Wider x4
Valhalla Supermassive x4
PanCake 2
IVGI2
A1TriggerGate
bx_cleansweep x2
Solaris
epicCLOUDS x2
Basslane
Refire
FeenstaubTX
Lexikan
ReaEQ
S.LA.X
SoftLimit
epicPLATE x2
Flux Mini 2
HY Delay4
Bucket-500

In Search of the Indigo Child

In search of the Indigo Child (by phankiejankie303)

KVR OSC#187 Sept 2024

17 Instance of ExtraBold - all designed from Init
DAW: Reaper

DeadDuck: TiltEQ,  Filter, Autopan
ReaEQ, ReaXComp
khs Trance Gate
JS Channel Time Delay, JS Midi Arpeggiator
ValhallaSuperMassive
LimiterNo6
SPAN, YouLean

Synthy McSynthFace

Here's my OSC for September 2024 using Nakst's ExtraBold.

it features 38 Extrabolds and the following free plugins and bitwig plugins:

Free:
Air2
FreeClip2
KHS Transient Shaper
LimiterNo6
Orliriver
Pancake2
Pancz
STFU
SuperCharger
TDR Kotelnikov
TDR Molotok
TDR Nova
Valhalla Supermassive


Bitwig:
Arpeggiator
Compressor+
Convolution
EQ+
Filter+
KeyFilter
Note Transpose
Peak Limiter
Quantize
Tilt
Tool

Turnip Tides

Lazm Spasm

A dynamic and cheerful composition about everyday rootine with characteristic original-synthesized sounds at 200 bpm tempo.

25 instances of ExtraBold in Cakewalk.

FX: Cakewalk channel strip EQ, DReverb, kHs 3-Band EQ, kHs Delay, LCF, lkjb SeeSaw, Transpanner.

Roots

IV - Roots

This month's One Synth Challenge uses Dawsome Myth. This synth comes with a massive sound design rabbit hole so this month's effort might be biased towards sound design with a rather more lame composition than usual. Created in Bitwig Studio 5.2.7. All patches were created from init and used various samples including vocal phrases, oohs and aahs, my dog barking, a wok lid, hitting metal things and at least one sample generated with Deep Sampler. There might be a patch in there using audio dragged from another patch too... In addition to that, although most tracks were almost exclusively using the synth's built in effects, the following plugins were also used:

- Myth x 19

- Valhalla Supermassive
- TDR Nova
- TDR Kotelnikov
- dpMeter 5
- Blue Cat Gain 3
- KClip Zero

Ith A Mythtery

Submission for One Synth Challenge 192 - "Thorn".
One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2025/osc-193-thorn?authuser=0

More music:

Ashes Of Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CSN9S2Vq7U
Spicestorm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMZWzKNYczA 
Hope Remains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90XBo9-Mqyg
Dystopia Today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrO-ymAqCAc
Danger Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb0av_71N38

As always, a track that I made in the last days. The drums, choirs, distorted rhythm tracks and some of the SFX are made from scratch, the rest is a slightly modified stock presets. This synth reminds me a bit of old Massive (but with much better looking graphics) in terms of functionality and signal path. The glitch sequencer and arpeggiator are really handy to create interesting patterns. The effects section is pretty cool, especially the distortion module, an ultimate spice of the synth that I used (if not to say "abused") all the time. It can range from subtle saturation to a face melting tones. Also, this synth is great for making electronic drums and cymbals (though I would prefer to select the noise in the oscillator to be able to stack three noise sources in the single patch). This synth would definitely fit my setup.

31 instances used to create a track.

Vasabi

VVasabi (OSC#193)

Check out YouTube version: https://youtu.be/CiEgYpJuoZQ

Submission for One Synth Challenge #194 - "Monolit".
One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2025/osc-194-monolit

More music:

VVasabi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WHc3NVnn4s
Spicestorm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMZWzKNYczA 
Hope Remains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90XBo9-Mqyg
Dystopia Today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrO-ymAqCAc
Danger Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb0av_71N38

This time I focused on rough analog tones and glitchy sound effects this synth is really capable of. Sometimes limited instruments like this can bring new ideas more effectively than a feature packed commercial product. It makes you want to tweak it rather than constantly switching through hundreds of presets. Though, I had to multitrack it sometimes to get thicker sounds and polyphonic patches, but since OSC188 I'm not afraid of that.

The idea of the song came after watching a new T*** movie trailer.

48 instances used to create a track.

Trailblazer

Trailblazer (OSC#194)

Submission for One Synth Challenge #195 - "Ragnarok 2".
One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2025/osc-195-ragnarok-2

A new enhanced edition of this song is out on my YouTube channel. A slightly revisited mix and a few sounds added. Plus I recorded my bass guitar for it: https://youtu.be/141BdyqeZP0

More music:

Mercenaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc6QpwOlc0c&pp=0gcJCbAJAYcqIYzv
All Gunz Blazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojxE-rMtfOI
VVasabi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WHc3NVnn4s
Trailblazer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiEgYpJuoZQ
Ashes Of Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CSN9S2Vq7U&pp=0gcJCbAJAYcqIYzv

I've been brought back to my video game soundtrack drafts lately. This song focuses on an atmosphere of a lush alien world that was turned into a battlefield. Although I'm happy with the usual Simmons style drums I made with this synth, there is a strange behaviour that occurs when two that uses noise instances playing simultaneously, some kind of weird phasing/flanging effect. I tried to minimize it as much as possible, but I can still hear it. The synth itself has good tone shaping capabilities and it's CPU efficient just like all Full Bucket instruments. I really like the sound of an overdrive and chorus effects, the much needed sauce for a virtual analog.

34 instances used to create a track.

Jungle Assault (OSC#195)

Submission for One Synth Challenge #196 - "Primer 2".
One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2025/osc-196-primer-2?authuser=0

More music:

Jungle Assault: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=141BdyqeZP0
VVasabi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WHc3NVnn4s
Hope Remains: https://youtu.be/90XBo9-Mqyg
Sabotage Mission: https://youtu.be/laUdrWRmTzA
The Dungeon: https://youtu.be/LkhNily5ZTg

I created this song in the last few days, it was a busy month. The synth itself is a decent one, could be someone's first synth as it's designed to learn. The controls are pretty basic and the FX section lacks some crucial parameters (like low/high filtering for reverb/delay). The synth has its own character though. It's reminiscent of 90's virtual analog synths with that characterful phase restart effect when unison mode is turned on. I could even make some cool rave sounds with it.

Run & Gun

Run & Gun (OSC#196)

Submission for One Synth Challenge #197 - "ODIN 2".
One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2025/osc-197-odin-2?authuser=0

My first mixtape of original darksynth music is out! Check that out if you like music that brings a dystopian atmosphere.
https://youtu.be/YwRD0TQrQrs

My submission:

27 instances used to create a track.

This is my new slow rolling darksynth song with doom/power metal influences as I think this sound fits the synth really well. I've been working with ODIN 2 few years ago. The synth has really good layout and selection of modules and I especially like it's feature of multi stage saturation/distortion that you get from filters and amp section. You can create a really thick analog style sounds with it. I also like the new UI and new features. 

Here Comes The Atlas

VCA-089 - Here Comes The Atlas (OSC#197)

"Drive 80’s: Synthwave Escape" is a neon-soaked journey through retro-futuristic cityscapes, inspired by the golden age of 80’s electronic music. Created by Polish producer AURΔ (Krystian Gacek), this album blends lush analog synths, pulsating basslines, dreamy pads, and shimmering arpeggios into a cinematic soundtrack for night drives, glowing skylines, and endless summer nights. Each track tells a story — from high-energy outrun anthems to atmospheric soundscapes — capturing the spirit of synthwave, retrowave, and outrun culture. Perfect for fans of The Midnight, Kavinsky, FM-84, and anyone chasing nostalgia on an open highway. This is more than music — it’s motion, memory, and the magic of neon dreams.

Neon Strangers

Artista: @jackwasfaster
Remixer: @anatolianweapons
Sello: @rotten-city-records

El sello madrileño Rotten City Files publica el 22 de agosto de 2025 su referencia número RCF049, con un remix exclusivo de Anatolian Weapons al track Bitter Pill To Swallow de JackWasFaster.

El productor griego reinterpreta el corte en clave dub ácido de baja velocidad, con pulsos hipnóticos, delays arrastrados y una estructura lineal que gana intensidad sin necesidad de artificios. El resultado es un arma sutil pero eficaz, ideal para primeras horas, transiciones profundas o sesiones de atmósfera expandida.

Este remix mantiene la tensión en todo momento y confirma la línea editorial del sello: electrónica sin concesiones para pistas exigentes.

PREMIERE: JackWasFaster – Bitter Pill To Swallow (Anatolian Weapons Remix) – Rotten City Files

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