The interplay of these layers is so fun. I'm smiling:)

I have such mixed feelings about this section (2:12-3:47). LOVE the vibe, the sounds, and especially the rhythm; but I found myself craving some melodic familiarity, some repetition, some them/variation to build upon. Something to latch onto and follow. But it was constantly changing, and I felt...frustrated? lol. I think it's because some of the lines were lit, and I wanted to hear them developed. This style really lends itself to a repeated motifs

I like the melody and variation, but it feels like there could be a bit more contrast in the middle section: it drops the melody for a short time but comes right back during the "breakdown". I'm also not entirely sure if there was a specific sound you were going for, but with the 4-on-the-floor drums, it feels like it should be a trance song, which could have led to a bit bigger drums, deeper bass sound, etc.. but of course all personal preference

Cute little song, feels a bit too arbitrary at times imho.

the melody doesn't feel emotive - it's kind of mechanical - I think having something more legato over the very mechanical backing track would have been more effective.  But then again, it may change the character you are going for.

Made for OSC  159 using 12 Surge synth instances in Ableton Live,
+ Ableton stock EQs, Reverbs, Compressors.

My Swing

My entry to KVR OSC #165. 23 instances of free Spitfire audio BBC Symphony orchestra.

DAW:
Studio One 5 pro

FX:
Acon Verberate 2
LoudMax64

Light at the end of the tunnel

My submission for KVR OSC 167 using Reason and it's Europa synth.
DAW Reason Intro 11
DAW synth Europa (31 insatnces)
DAW utilities: Combinator, Mix Channel, Mixer 14:2
DAW FX: MClass Equalizer, MClass Compressor, MClass Maximizer, Audiomatic, RV7000mk2, Scream 4 (distortion section Off, EQ and Reso sections On), Softube Amp (amp section Off, cab section On)
3rd party: OTT, Townhouse, VintageVerb, Shadow Hills, CraveEQ, MSpectralDynamics, BX Masterdesk

Gazing At Shoes (OSC167 - Reason & Europa)

This is what David Attenborough would sound like when he's discussing microplastics with his dolphin translator at the Assembly of Southern Right Whales, and an orca keeps interrupting.

Entry for the 169th edition of KVR's One Synth Challenge, using the free Kilohearts synth kHs One. Usually only free effects are allowed but we were allowed to use other Kilohearts effects so I've made use of SnapHeap and Multipass.

Whale kHsong - OSC-169

A submission for the KVR One Synth Challenge #171.

The synth this month is Apricot by Nakst, a very capable 2 osc VA.  Great sound, and super light on the CPU, also loads like a demon.

13 instances in Reaper, some light processing from ReaEQ, ReaComp, and ReaLimit, plus Nova on the master.

OSC171 - Apricot

Kernel Panic

My entry to KVR One-Synth Challenge of May 2023

Synth - Apricot by nakst
DAW - Bitwig 30-day trial version
Number of instances - 45
Used in-DAW plug-ins - EQ5, Dynamics, Compressor, Tool, Arpeggiator, Filter
Third-party free/open-source plug-ins - OldSkoolVerb, PeakEater

Image by Bushunov A.A.

Pfefferminz

I am FWL - Pfefferminz OSC171

KVR One Synth Challenge submission
sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/2023/osc-172-lith

Ermine

Here's my submission for this round done in a little over 4 hours. I hope you enjoy it.

DAW: Tracktion Waveform 12 Pro
Synth: Lith (20 Instances)
FX: CocoaDelay, OrilRiver, Supermassive, Compressor, GClip, Loudmax, 8-band EQ, OTT, MUtility, QuickHaas
Mastering Chain: TDR Nova, Kotelnikov, GClip, Loudmax
Metering: SPAN, YLM2

Humility (OSC 172 Lith)

An entry for the KVR One Synth Challenge #179 - Any One Synth.

The unreliable narrative of Spaceman D. Bassman continues...

As the sun falls gently towards the horizon, a lone figure casually lounges in a deck chair, the fiery sky reflected in his visor. In his hands he holds a large glass of his favourite cocktail, Sex on the Beach.

Lieutenant Spaceman D. Bassman had been through a lot lately. After almost 23 months marooned on an alien planet populated by those weird musical bees, his oxygen, water and food supplies were at dangerously low levels. Things were so desperate that he'd taken to supplementing his diet with several particularly fat and juicy bees with each meal. They tasted disgusting, but he loved them nonetheless.

After months of despair and having given up any hope of being rescued, somewhat miraculously, the Corp finally located his emergency beacon and saved him from an inevitable and very likely nasty, bee-poisoning related death. He was lucky, and thankful to be alive.

With his gums still raw and nippy from the bee stings, Bassman, now safely back on Terra, took a long swig from his glass, settled back in the chair, and put another cassette in his Cosmosblaster.

While the sun continued it's decent across sky, the heavy throb of psychedelic space dub and beesong filled the air once more. Bassman sighed a long sigh of relief and wiped a tear from his eye; He really loved those weird musical alien bees.

Fin.

Reaper 7
u-he Hive (x17)

Track FX: Pro-C2 (x4), Pro-Q3 (x14), MAutopan (x1)

Send FX: PSP Springbox, ValhallaDelay, ValhallaVintageVerb (x2)

Stereo Bus FX: Teote, Satin, Pro-Q3, Pro-L2, TDR Prism, Youlean Loudness Meter

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