Name: zarf - in only five minutes by zarf in One Synth Challenge #120: SE PolyMod KX
Duration: 5 min 4 s
Description: Kvr OSC120 withSE Polymod for all sounds in Ableton.

SPACE DOODLESACK! HOORAY! Oh, it's called BagPipes in English, sorry, hahaha... I swear, the German word for it is "Dudelsack"! xD

OH, MAN, Have you ever seen the show "Utopia". It was a British TV-show a few years back, but also kind of mixed with "American Horror Story"...it's like a combination theme somehow. Brings back bizarre memories.

Neat weirdness! Like it! Peculiar and great mix, I find. 8D

Yah, well, mate, you just have it. It's something you know without having to know that you know it. 8)

Hmm, not sure what to say here. There are some things that I really like, good sounds, decent mix, lovely tempo and drums...but somehow it doesn't really come together for me. Might just be my personal taste though.

I get a feeling that there are several great songs hiding under the layers of this production. And maybe a couple of duff ones :/ Enjoyed listening, and some things here are the coolest things I've heard this OSC - but gotta agree with eraze the borders, something's amiss when regarded as a whole.

I like this section the most! I'm not so sure about the solo part around 3:00 although it is daring! Nice production and sounds. GL

Well, this is a quite interesting thing. I like to point out the mix quality, the sound design and the atmosphere that created throughout the track. But I feel that composition and arrangement requires more work. It feels almost like three minutes long and perhaps there could be an elements that keeps the attention. I think you could use the ideas from outro like different bass sounds and tempo changes it the main sections. Anyway, it is still quite good track. GL!

I love that metallic plucky sort of thing

One Synth Challenge #120: SE PolyMod KX

Basic Text Chapter 1: Discovery of the Illness

Chapter 1 Part 14

Eurythmics Lyrics -"Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)"

INTRO
A2, Bass:  Dom ba ba x 2 
Soprano: doo doo doo doo doo doo ah ah ah ah x1


VERSE 1
A2, Bass:  Dom ba ba x 8 (no ba ba on last one)

Soprano: doo doo doo doo doo doo  ba ba x 8 ( no ‘ba ba’ on last one))

A1, Tenor:
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I've travelled the world and the seven seas
Everybody's lookin' for something

Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused

INTERLUDE
A1, Soprano: uhhhh…
A2, Tenor, Bass: Uhh ba da da….

VERSE 2
Soprano, A1, Tenor: 
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I've traveled the world and the seven seas
Everybody's lookin' for something 

A2:
Uhhhh uhhhhh uh uh uh uh 
Uhhhh uhhhhh uh uh uh uh

Bass: Uhhhh ….. 

INTERLUDE


CHORUS
Soprano, A1: Hold your head up,
Tenor:  movin' on
Soprano, A1:  Keep your head up, 
Tenor:  movin' on
Soprano, A1:  Hold your head up, 
Tenor:  movin' on
Soprano, A1: Keep your head up,
Tenor:  movin' on
Soprano, A1: Hold your head up, 
Tenor:  movin' on
Soprano, A1: Keep your head up, 
Tenor:  movin' on
Soprano, A1: Hold your head up,

A2, Bass: 
Ahhh ahhhh ahhhh ahhhh
Ahhh ahhhh ahhhh 

Soprano, A2: do do do do do do do

REINTRO
Soprano: doo doo doo doo doo doo ah ah ah ah x 4
A2, Bass:  Dom ba ba x 4 

VERSE 3
Soprano: doo doo doo doo doo doo ah ah ah ah x 4 (no ‘ba ba’ on last one)
A2, Bass:  Dom ba ba x 4 (no ‘ba ba’ on last one)

Soprano, A1, Tenor: 
Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused

INTERLUDE
A1, Soprano: Ahhhh…
A2, Tenor, Bass: Uhh ba da da….

VERSE 4 
Soprano, Tenor: Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I've traveled the world and the seven seas
Everybody's lookin' for something

A1, A2,Bass: 
(hold on the vowel sound)
Sweet, Who, I, Eh

All:
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I've travelled the world and the seven seas
Everybody's lookin' for something X 2

Sweet Dreams A2  solo

Sixteen

"The Myth of Time"

November 2024 submission for One Synth Challenge #189

Synth: 12 x Dawesome Myth 1.5
Effects: ALL effects are synth-only.

Mastering: None. No limiter, so please dial up the volume a few dB.

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DAW: Reaper 7
Synth: 12 x Dawesome Myth 1.5
DAW effects: None
Additional effects: None
Master bus: None

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Some of the fun experiments in this track:
* All effects in-synth. No mastering effects. LUFS low to minimize clipping.
* The track features 3 different main time signatures with some effort into seamless transitions.
* Melody / arp lines time warped with non-linear time-warping homebrew scrips (sinus and exponential time mapping).
* Multi-instrumental 1/8 echo delay. I.e. the delays are using different Myth instruments.
* Tempo is linearly changing between 90 and 135 BPM during most of the track.
* Sound design. Just random knob turning to taste, LFO stuff and effects.
* All EQs and reverbs are in-synth.
* Most volume mixing with MIDI velocity. (not 100% though).

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Theme song to the sci-fi summer flick "The Myth of Time (2031)"
Oscar winner 2032 for best original soundtrack.

In a sprawling, dystopian future where the rich control the flow of time, Alex Kane, a hardened "Time Hunter," is hired to track down and eliminate rogue time manipulators—individuals who illegally alter the timeline for personal gain. Time is no longer a fixed constant; it has become a commodity, and those who possess the power to control it live like gods. When Alex is tasked with finding Evelyn Roarke, a mysterious woman who has reportedly discovered a way to break the time loop that has enslaved humanity, he uncovers a dangerous secret.

Evelyn, once a brilliant scientist, has become a fugitive after stealing the prototype for a device that could allow anyone to escape the corporate-controlled timeline. But her discovery comes with a chilling revelation: the timeline is not what it seems, and humanity’s history has been deliberately warped to maintain a cycle of oppression. As Alex dives deeper into the underworld of time manipulation, he begins to question his own past, unraveling memories that don’t seem to belong to him and discovering that his every decision may have already been made.

Haunted by visions of alternate realities, Alex must decide whether to follow his mission and kill Evelyn, or join her in her quest to shatter the myth of time itself. In a city where past, present, and future blur into a nightmarish kaleidoscope, The Myth of Time explores the boundaries of free will, memory, and the ultimate cost of controlling time.

Organic Synthesized Chaos

The Myth of Time [OSC189]

Like A Prayer – Madonna – arr. by Steph brown

INTRO
Soprano, A1, A2: 
uhhhh, uhh uhh uhhhh, 
uhh uhh uh,
I hear you call my name and it feels like

Tenor, Bass: 
Life is a mystery, 
Everyone must stand alone,
Home

CHORUS 1
Soprano, A1, A2:
When you call my name
It's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees
I want to take you there
In the midnight hour
I can feel your power
Just like a prayer
You know I'll take you there

Tenor, Bass: 
Da da da, da da da, da da, da daaaa
Take you 
Da da da, da da da, da da, da daaaa
There --------

VERSE 1
Soprano, A1:
I hear your voice
It's like an angel sighing
I have no choice
I hear your voice
Feels like flying
I close my eyes
Oh God, I think I'm falling
Out of the sky
I close my eyes
Heaven, help me

A2, Tenor, Bass:
I have no choice
Ah ah I close my eyes

A2:
Out of the sky I close my eyes, 
Heaven help me!
CHORUS 2

VERSE 2
Soprano, A1:
Like a child
You whisper softly to me
You're in control
Just like a child
Now I'm dancing
it's like a dream
No end and no beginning
You're here with me
It's like a dream
Let the choir sing!

A2, Tenor, Bass:
You’re in control
It’s like a dream

A2:
You're here with me
It's like a dream
Let the choir sing!

CHORUS 3
Soprano, A1, A2:
When you call my name
It's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees
I want to take you there
In the midnight hour
I can feel your power
Just like a prayer
You know I'll take you

RE-INTRO 1
Soprano, A1, A2:
Whao whao whao ao, ao x 2
I hear you call my name 
And it feels like

Tenor, Bass: 
Life is a mystery, 
Everyone must stand alone,
I hear you call my name 
And it feels like




BRIDGE1
A1, A2:
Just like a prayer
Your voice can take me there
Just like a muse to me
You are a mystery
Just like a dream
You are not what you seem
Just like a prayer, no choice
Your voice can take me there


Soprano, Tenor, Bass: 
Just like, a prayer
Your voice can take me there
Just like, a prayer

CHORAL SECTION 1
Soprano, Tenor:
Just like a prayer I’ll take you there
It’s like a dream to me x 2 

BRIDGE 2

CHORAL SECTION 2 (x4)

RE-INTRO 2
Soprano, A1, A2:
Whao whao whao ao, ao x 2
I hear you call my name 
And it feels like

Tenor, Bass: 
Life is a mystery, 
Everyone must stand alone,
Home



Like A Prayer -  Sop mix

My entry for OSC #189: Dawesome Myth

DAW: Reaper
26 Instances of Myth synth - all from init
All patches based on Iris
All samples recorded by myself over the years
All samples progressively mangled using low freq LFOs

Bass guitar riffs played by me
Bass riffs had drumtracks in background
  Created by me from drum samples I made from a friend's kit

Vocals: excerpts of spoken word poetry
  Performed by my friend Eleanor
  Written by my friend Matt Rice
  Recorded by me

Full list of instances:
1	Bass riff 1: Slow Tempo 
2	Bass riff 2: Mid Tempo
3	Bass riff 2: Mid Tempo Raw
4	Bass riff 3: Mid tempo
5	Bass riff 4: Swing Bass
6	Bass riff 5: Slow Metal
7	Choir based on a note sung by me
8	Guitar Chord
9	Kettle Whistle
10	Piano Low Note
11	Reverse Lead Guitar
12	Ceramic Tile 1
13	Ceramic Tile 2
14	Door thumped with fist
15	Leather Sofa hit with bat
16	Snare drum
17	Sofa Bed hit with bat
18	Steel plate
19	Steel Tray Reversed
20	Tub hit with thumb
21	Vocals : Bleeding out in cold reality
22	Vocals: How sure are we that this makes sense?
23	Vocals: The human mind can only take so much
24	Vocals: This is like fighting the need to breath
25	Vocals: Total info saturation
26	Campsite ambience

How Sure Are We That This Makes Sense?

Track made for OSC190, in this challenge all sounds are created using the free version of Vital from Matt Tytel

OSC190_Hope

My entry for OneSynthChallenge190.

All sounds made with the digital synthesizer Vital.

Session Details

REAPER

Luftikus
bx_cleansweep V2
Free Clip 2 x2
BC Triple EQ 4 x2
dbx-160 Stereo
RC Inflator 2
LoudMax

FRANK x7
Valhalla Supermassive x2
TesslaPROmkIII
DeeMute
DreverbLite x2
SPL Attacker Plus
Black Box Analogue Desgin HG-2
ChowMultiTool
TesskaSEmkIII

My Dual Nature (by phankiejankie 303)

Hang Out! 2 Student Book Track 018

Created with Xavier Kalensky's SE PolyMod - a lovely retro-style synth.

Dedicated to Japanese anime in the 1980s and poor Ariana's tattoos, I guess - both of which I know very little about.

Anime '85 (Single)

Anime '85

Anime '85 (One Synth Challenge: SE PolyMod)

OSC#120: SE PolyMod KX

Instances: 24
DAW:MuLab (www.mutools.com)
FX: 2Band EQ, 4BandEQ, Vintage Echo2, cross_delay, level compressor
3rd Party: abstract chamber, auburn studio panagement, OTT, Nova 67-p, Limiter 6, LoudMax64

Taron-Darko

Simanus -  PalmTrees And Thongs

This track made for the KVR One Synth Challenge using sounds made exclusively by the VSTi SE PolyMod KX. Only DAW plugins and free 3rd party plugin  FX used.

DAW: Reaper

Track Details
23 * SE PolyMod KX
18 * ReaEQ
6 * Oril River
2 * JS Midi Note Filter
2 * Sanford Bass Tightener
2 * Bass Professor Mark II
1 * Quick Haas

Master
TDR VOS SlickEQ
Ferric TDS
Voxengo MSED
LoudMax64

Metering
SPAN
Youlean Loudness Meter 2

DR 8
Integrated LUFS 12.4

Please enjoy this little ditty

DoctorBob - "PolyMod-ern Jazz" - OSC#120 Se PolyMod KX

My submission for the KVR One Synth Challenge(OSC) #120 using SE PolyMod KX Synth VST.
(All the sounds were synthesized using only PolyMod and no samples were used)

DAW: Reaper 5.965
SE PolyMod KX : 24 instances
Native DAW FX: ReaComp, ReaEQ, Ping Pong Pan, MDA Pseudo-Stereo
3rd Party FX: TAL Reverb 4, OTT, TAL Dub Delay, TDR Nova, TS-999, Ferric TDS
Mastering: OTT, TDR Slick EQ, TDR Nova, Ozone Imager 8, Limiter No.6, SPAN, Youlean Loudness Meter

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