sound design is on point, mixing is excellent, I'll never love 80's snare though :)

Nice overall. A more solid and consistent melodic hook would have lifted the track, the way I see it.

Not purple? 😜 superb drums. Mix of many percussive elements, toms snare, etc all well designed.

Your percussions remind me of the TR-909 :P I really like the arps on the right side. Nice sound effects at 2:30 and 3:50. Also, I agree with jemAudio - awesome toms! Great rain outro! :D

Often Synthwave becomes a bit repetitive and boring, but you put so much details in it, I really like it very much.

I love your work. I like this one. but it doesn't grip me like the previous two.

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

One Synth Challenge Entries

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Our goal is to raise at least 5 points minimum per voter to 
invest in more tools so we can create the most epic genre ever!
 
All points will go into the making of this genre
so we can create a MONSTER like Dr. Funkenstein. 
 
With your support, we'll reignite the FIRE in the
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REVIEWS:
I've been jamming to FlavorWave daily on my Casio DG-20 ever since I first heard it!” - Darius Derome

”Too repetetive, too untalented” - 2 Unlimited

”I pity the fool James Clubber Lang for disliking FlavorWave!” - Mr. T

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”I might be as thick as brick but the more I listen to FlavorWave while rocking out to it the more it grows on me,
just like how concrete grows… 
The mind also expands while listening, 
once again just like how concrete expands…
- TalkRadio host Mike Graham

Bucket Pops Instances: 16 
Bucket One Instances: 156 
Daw: Cubase 12 Pro 
Steinberg FX: Autopan, Squasher, MultiTap Delay, MonoStereo, Limiter, Compressor 
Free FX: BritChannel, Chowtape, Lovend, TB Baricade, TDR Kotelnikov, TDR Nova, MAutopan, MEqualizer, TB Reverb, TB EZQ, Britpressor, Valhalla Supermassive

FlavorWave

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

Follow me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/infravolt

Violet Rain

Violet Rain (OSC#173)

Genre description help requested (not sure exactly what to say what it is).
This Track is my entry for #173 edition of the KVR OSC.

Please note downloading the track is ok only for personal use only and is required for the competition. Any use of this beyond this is prohibited without my consent.

One Empty Bucket

Single instance! Reaper DAW.

Other plugins used:
- ReaEQ
- TB_Evoke
- MConvolutionEZ Reverb
- SILVER (Acqua)
- TDR Nova
- Green Dynamic EQ (Tukan)
- Wave Breaker (Press Play)

Organ Prelude - Union (OSC173 BucketOne)

B Better

This is made with FBM BucketOne synth for KVR's OneSynthChallenge #173
All sounds by ElVicente

The Liar

Made only with the open source synthesizer "InfernalSynth" for the One-Synth-Challenge 174 in Reaper using 25 tracks and some FX for EQ, compression, limiting.

OSC 174 - Frank Geppert - Infernal Joy

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

Beyond Dimensions

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)

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/6AgRKrkYWKNNZt3kyOj1iq?si=0493ee96be364167

WAS THIS REAL

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)

ARBOU-Sweet harmony [DARK NATURE CONCEPT]

ARBOU-The Trip [DARK NATURE CONCEPT]

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I upload my freshest works here because I reached upload limit on main account. I also keep posting on YouTube, so it's better to subscribe there. Don't forget to check out Patreon and support if you like the music...

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