Lots of great sounds and textures and the patience to let each one come in it's time. I'm listening with an ear to learning techniques.

great sound design. amazing toms. good composition. my only comment is that the mix could be a bit bass heavy and scooped in the middle. it's dominated by the low bass and the very high frequencies. just my opinion.

well composed song, great drum programming, just that the reverb treatment make it sounds too far for my ear

After several listenings i have to say that this Melody had been saved on my mind, really good

Huge drums, kudos for that because it wasn't the easiest synth to coax percussion from :)  Nice melody lines, slighly reminiscent of darker DMode stuff at times which is all good in my book.  The mix though... it's soooo scooped in the mids - I downloaded it and ran it through an EQ to boost the mid-range and it makes a big difference.  You have a track from a few rounds ago (New Atlantis, I think), which is much more open sounding, and better for it :)

Hm ... so many cool sounds, good composition ... but the mix is unbalanced, mids are missing.

Wickedly cool percussion, those bass drums! I'm impressed by the ambience you got in this, just epic!

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

One Synth Challenge Entries

Made for KVR One-Synth-Challenge 185
https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2024/osc-185-cherry-audio-sem

bzz - Fusion Reactor No. 185

Made for OSC 185 at KVR
using 10 instances of Cherry Audio Synthesizer Expansion Module (based on the 1974 Oberheim one)

Ableton Live 9, stock effects Compressor, EQ-Eight, Reverb, Delay.
Free FX SN05G Brickwall Limiter

Ten-Voice Overture [Flock of Birds]

Do you know that... You just want to get home, but a thunderstorm breaks in the middle of the way and you just can't get home because it's pouring with rain? That's your song ;)

Made for KVR One Synth Challenge 185 with Cherry Audio Synthesizer Expansion Modul (based on the 1974 Oberheim one) in FL Studio 2024

Lightning and Thunder... the long Way back Home

This (hopefully) sounds like a bagpipe march, but not so much as a single hairy knee was seen - the whole thing was composed and performed on a single synth for the monthly KVR One Synth Challenge.

Spridgeon - Windbag

YouTube version has better streaming quality: https://youtu.be/tc6QpwOlc0c

Check out other music:

Exile: https://youtu.be/cMqN75ADoeU
All Gunz Blazing: https://youtu.be/ojxE-rMtfOI
Dystopia Today: https://youtu.be/EYnCzPoYtKo
Inevitable Progress: https://youtu.be/-Ty6KR55HXg
Horizon Drive: https://youtu.be/Us2tciU2ToM

Submission for One Synth Challenge #185 featuring "SEM" synthesizer by Cherry Audio.
One Synth Challenge archive: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2024/osc-185-cherry-audio-sem?authuser=0

38 instances used to create a track.

This instrument is fairly limited to basic subtractive synthesizer functions. It lacks modulation capabilities that even for such simple instrument are crucial (velocity for example). But it does the thing it was intended for pretty well. You can make great sounding analog basses, leads, arps with it. With the modern layering techniques it is quite easy to create complex patches. The VST itself is very stable and easy to use, and the CPU consumption is pretty moderate. I appreciate what the developers are doing to bring such quality instruments for a low price or even for free.

A typical synthwave track with my usual intent to create the "punchiest" synth drums. It has a lot of 90's (early 2000's) videogame music influences that I've grown on.

***The download links can be found on my Patreon page in the corresponding post.***
https://www.patreon.com/posts/mercenaries-108994663

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Mercenaries

Mercenaries (OSC#185)

27 instances of Cherry Audio SEM in Live 12 with EQ8, Revebs, Limiter, Delays, Compressors, Auto-Pan, Auto-Filter, Saturator.

hairsope [185 OSC]

Another track for the KVR One Synth Challenge (n. 185, July 2024). More frantic than ever.

Enjoy!

LOG 08.16.2024: I replaced the file with a louder one following the feedback from the comments below

Restless

Restless - KVR OSC #185

Here's my OSC track for July,  Cherry Audios Synthesizer Expander Module making good use of the Karplus-Strong capabilities of the echo.

Made in Bitwig with over 276 Synthesizer Expander Modules (many copies of my tuned Karplus-strong delays...
All sounds made from init in Synthesizer Expander Modules 
and the following free VSTs and Bitwig plugins.

BusterSE
KHs 3band EQ
Khs Reverb
KHs Transient Shaper
Limiter No6
Orilriver Reverb
Pancz
STFU
SuperCharger
TDR Kotelnikov
TDR Molotok
TDR Nova
TDR VoS SlickEQ
Valhalla Supermassive

Bitwig:
Audio Reciever
Compressor+
Delay-2
Delay-4
EQ-5
EQ+
Filter+
Humanize
Instrument Selector
Multiband FX
Note Repeats
Note Selector
Note Transpose
PeakLimiter
Strum
Tool

Echoes of Oberheim

Long Days

OSC185 Long Days 2

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)

Récital Archer NameLess OST 1

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)

Why Do You Do This To Me - Instrumental

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Mercenaries (OSC#185)

VCA-089

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