One Synth Challenge #7- 2022 Edition
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I have an idea too.
It's a ridiculous idea, but I'm going to give it a go.
It's a ridiculous idea, but I'm going to give it a go.
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Ridiculous ideas often turn out pretty good. Get to it, Stephenson!
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I’ve missed the last couple. I may miss this one too. I’m a long way from home on a work project. But I do have a laptop, an audio interface, a city with pawn shops and an hour or two.
Here are some Unfinished Sounds.
Re: One Synth Challenge #7- 2022 Edition
blinddrew wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 4:15 pmOneWorld wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:51 pmfatbenelton wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 10:52 am You could do the ‘reveal’ at SynthFest and if you wanted a competition think in terms of Joe Public guessing the most correct instruments used rather than the pieces themselves.
That’s my point, it’s a presentation, not a prize
I think you may be underestimating the size of Synthfest and over-estimating our importance in it!
I thought Sound on Sound created the whole thing?
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They did but the forum, while valued, is a mere fragment of the Sound On Sound universe
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Re: One Synth Challenge #7- 2022 Edition
Rich Hanson wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 10:10 am Ridiculous ideas often turn out pretty good. Get to it, Stephenson!
Absolutely! My track is one I'd probably not find a use for in any other context. It's 'out there', great fun and it turns out one of my synths is perfect for it
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Having a bit of a struggle at the moment. I had one of two hardware synths in mind, but one is proving to be a pig to set up voices, and the other is showing it's age sound quality wise.
Definitely not going to try the SY35 again - the problems last time I'll regard as a warning![Confused :?](./files/images/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif)
Definitely not going to try the SY35 again - the problems last time I'll regard as a warning
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Vexingly it would appear that the VCA on my synth is faulty and, in this case, renders the whole thing unusable for this task.
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It's an option.
I mean, technically, it is an option.
I mean, technically, it is an option.
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I was thinking of doing it myself, but with the added difficulty of playing it backwards. However, my post-Covid breathing is too noisy.
I’ll get back to my lurking now….
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I was going to ask about the rules, but then found the sticky thread. ![Headbang :headbang:](./files/images/smilies/icon_headbang.gif)
I have far too many soft-synths, but I have tried to produce at least a complete piece or two with each one just to find out what I like about them, if anything.
I could enter one of those tracks, but since I've just ordered my first new hardware synth in about twenty years, that should probably be my choice!![Very Happy :D](./files/images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
![Headbang :headbang:](./files/images/smilies/icon_headbang.gif)
I have far too many soft-synths, but I have tried to produce at least a complete piece or two with each one just to find out what I like about them, if anything.
I could enter one of those tracks, but since I've just ordered my first new hardware synth in about twenty years, that should probably be my choice!
![Very Happy :D](./files/images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
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Its a bit early season for me but if I can find the time Ill put an entry in.
Can we have at least a few days after publication to listen to the tracks before the clue phase begins ? It all seemed over so quick last time.
Can we have at least a few days after publication to listen to the tracks before the clue phase begins ? It all seemed over so quick last time.
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Well, I was going to try the QS300, but it's not just the display backlight that's dud. I can't get anything out of the bottom octave and a half keys ![Sad :(](./files/images/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif)
This is weird. It will send MIDI out in that range from the keyboard, and will receive MIDI to it's internal banks. It could be some obscure setting, although I've never tried to do this. Also there is no official factory reset mentioned anywhere in the manual, and the two suggestions I've seen on the 'net seem to set a lot of stuff but make no difference to this.
Frankly I've run out of patience with it, so if anyone wants it let me know, you can have it for free.
![Sad :(](./files/images/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif)
This is weird. It will send MIDI out in that range from the keyboard, and will receive MIDI to it's internal banks. It could be some obscure setting, although I've never tried to do this. Also there is no official factory reset mentioned anywhere in the manual, and the two suggestions I've seen on the 'net seem to set a lot of stuff but make no difference to this.
Frankly I've run out of patience with it, so if anyone wants it let me know, you can have it for free.
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I was going to, but unfortunately I found the power supply.
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What I thought I might do once all submissions have been received is to publish the music along with two lists - one of the contributors and the other of the synths used. I thought this might give people a fighting of chance of getting at least a couple right ![Very Happy :D](./files/images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
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Hmm, I think we'd (secretly) enjoy a few days of total puzzlement ![Confused :?](./files/images/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif)
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Re: One Synth Challenge #7- 2022 Edition
Rich Hanson wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:34 pm What I thought I might do once all submissions have been received is to publish the music along with two lists - one of the contributors and the other of the synths used. I thought this might give people a fighting of chance of getting at least a couple right
I like that idea. Even knowing most of the folks who contribute to the One Synth Challenges it can be very difficult to make guesses in the absence of a candidate list, fun though it is anyway
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Rich Hanson wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:34 pm What I thought I might do once all submissions have been received is to publish the music along with two lists - one of the contributors and the other of the synths used. I thought this might give people a fighting of chance of getting at least a couple right
I like this idea, since there are some 50 bazillion synths to choose from these days...
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resistorman wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 1:11 pmRich Hanson wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:34 pm What I thought I might do once all submissions have been received is to publish the music along with two lists - one of the contributors and the other of the synths used. I thought this might give people a fighting of chance of getting at least a couple right
I like this idea, since there are some 50 bazillion synths to choose from these days...
I don't like this idea myself. Guessing without a list is much more challenging. For example, if someone could create sounds typical of one synth by using another, I'd like that fact to be a secret until the "reveal".