Zvork's Oberon Song Challenge | The Announcement

[zvork]

Hi, we're looking for Aidan Mahony, who is participating in the song challenge and has sent us a PM on Facebook concerning a bug. If you read this Aidan, we would be really interested in having your patch demonstrating the bug.

[thotbott]

sorry m8, i was away for the weekend, am mailing the patch today

[thotbott]

patch is sent, it used crash all the time, now its about 30% due to me changing the amp envelope, other than that i am stumped to why it did.


and i have a song for this comp, sorry for the off topic

[thotbott]

clicked delete by accident on soundcloud, resubmitted there

[Tau Ceti]

Here is my Oberon track:

[frog974new]

an other idea with the Oberon

[Arrant]

I didn't think I'd have a chance to finish a track in time for this challenge as I just came back from holiday two days ago with the deadline looming on the horizon. However after a 12 hour marathon production session today my entry is now in. This is extremely unusual (and wonderful) for me as I usually have trouble finishing a track in a month. Not a bad excercise to give yourself a day to make a complete track actually.
Really went all in, hope you enjoy this one.


For those interested in the creative process I got the bassline and kick you hear in the opening of the song down yesterday but had no idea where to go from there. I thought Oberon sat superbly in the mix but struggled to get the required banging leads out of it. This morning I figured I had to resort to vocals for the lead and asked a friend if she had any lyrics for me, preferably something dreamy. She came up with a collection of old poems and I just picked one that suited the overall theme I had in mind, modified it slightly to fit with the rhythm and melody and that was it really, the rest just came on its own.
Unfortunately I am hardly a singer but I think this just about works by the narrowest of margins with some help from my good buddy Neptune

[frog974new]

hum..hum..
an other idea with the Oberon ; each time i browse patch or tweak sounds i get inspired for an oldchool vibes

[CrossFireG]

Submitted my song for the competition! Just awaiting confirmation.

Hope you guys enjoy!

P.s. Finally got around to joining Reasontalk Forums!!!!!!!!!

[Noise]

Cool synth, submited my participation! Listening to the other tracks now!

[davidhyno]

[Faastwalker]

Last minute effort! Had to get this finished quick - competition ends tomorrow & so does my Oberon trial period.

Had to rush the arrangement to get it finished for upload. All sounds Oberon except drums. Minimal effects. Ozone used on output.

[alterEe]

Here are my songs for the challenge:





I had lots of fun, thanks for the challenge!

[AJ_3000]

This number trips over the line with time to spare, hopefully including all it's body parts, unlike my tardy attempts in the previous three competitions...

https://soundcloud.com/zhi-zhu-2/brown-study-aj_3000

I found Ochen K's Carve on demo a real help in taming the mushy mess with which I tend to end up. Also iZotope's Ozone from the Outboard Rig was something when placed across a mix that made me nervous, up until trying it this week. Mastering is something about which I have so much to learn, so I am not the best to judge how successful were my efforts. Still Ozone seemed to help in my tentative attempt at mastering: I feel the result was not quite as harsh and overcooked as on previous occasions, although to start with some of the Oberon sounds produced were pretty ugly and abrasive!

[OldGoat]

Enjoy!

[Olivier]

Decided to join the challenge. Hope i added it to the group on time

[Reasonistas]

Thank you all that participated in yet another excellent synth song challenge. We will close the group at 12:00 am this evening and will come back in approximately 1 week with the winner's list. Until, sit back, relax and enjoy all songs submitted. Bravo!

[Arrant]

As my Oberon trial expired, I wanted to remake my track using more familiar instruments. I find it interesting how different synths push you in different directions: Oberon is a synth for experimentation, and (like Vecto did) it pushed me into unfamiliar musical territory.
Original track:


This remake features Antidote for lead and strings, Tres for the bassline and Subtractor for the arpy tinkler. Also replaced the drums with some 909 samples for a more solid sound. Also note that the Oberon track was made under severe time constraints.
Remake:



Does anyone else remake their tracks after a contest?