j5v - Surge Storm by j5v published on 2022-05-19T20:57:44Z Composed and produced for the KVR One Synth Challenge 159, Surge XT. 26 instances of Surge, with all effects in the Surge patches. Cakewalk DAW processing: - Gain on buses, for mixing. - EQ on final bus: High pass, low pass, small bump at 3kHz. No compression, etc. **Surge Storm** is an exploration of sound design in physical instruments and sounds. These are all my own patches, some of which are included in Surge. Most of the physical instruments here mimic generation and body resonances researched from real instruments, driven by controllers for mechanical setup and playing actions. This gives me a dynamic instrument that responds in a variety of articulations and styles, without needing samples. Here, I've used a few time signatures. It has a wide dynamic range and frequency coverage, so you'll get the most from ideal listening conditions. Unfortunately, the thunder sound has lost a lot of its character here in the lo-fi Soundcloud playback. The download will give you the best experience. Comments and crits appreciated. Surge patches: Tuned - Pianos - Tongue drum - Soprano soloist - Violin soloist [http://johnvalentine.co.uk/?art=surge_violin] - Violin string section - Cello strings - Rimba strings - Bass strings - Bass guitar - Synth brass - Sequenced bass x 2 - Power buzz - Pad (distortion + sweeping EQs) Percussion - Snare clap - Cymbal / Gong (change via macros) - Taiko - Sticks - Hat Other - Sea - Breathy Huh - Thunder x 2 - The Booj Cover art (c) John Valentine. Comment by The Exponent What an impressive track, truly amazing in every aspect! 2023-07-18T19:42:01Z Comment by mmghost wow what a track this makes me want to try out surge 2023-01-03T22:28:46Z Comment by Benjamin_D Terrific sounds and a very great atmosphere! 2022-06-15T23:28:39Z Comment by emikaela i don't know what this would be a soundtrack to but now i want to watch it. and excellent sound design work of course. i enjoyed reading about the violin. 2022-06-15T22:33:24Z Comment by j5v Someone commented [but then deleted] that they were expecting this to break out into EDM/pop after the drops but it didn't happen. Believe me, I was tempted to do that, but for this piece, I kept it as a soundtrack/orchestral track. 2022-06-15T15:02:48Z Comment by A.Liv Great work. <3 2022-06-15T14:51:42Z Comment by A.Liv The strings sound better than most sample libraries did not that long ago. <3 2022-06-15T14:50:57Z Comment by A.Liv Timpani roll. <3 2022-06-15T14:50:30Z Comment by A.Liv The piano sound is very believable in context here. Well done. 2022-06-15T14:49:03Z Comment by Impedance Music Wow - Impressive Sound Design! Well done! I wish the part around 1:50 was more "dynamic" and had more "impact" but anyway awesome work! :) 2022-06-14T19:05:56Z Comment by Sequential-X A lovely cinematic piece! 2022-06-13T18:28:16Z Comment by Sequential-X I am just sold on these strings... Nothing else matters, excellent work! 2022-06-13T18:23:18Z Comment by Loris reminds me of conan the barbarian soundtrack, awesome 2022-06-13T14:48:44Z Comment by Loris awesome! 2022-06-13T14:47:44Z Comment by Infravolt Great sound design! Some of the instruments are very realistic. I like the eastern vibe and a general soundtrack style. 2022-06-12T22:32:04Z Comment by JuergenK Amazing sound design. Great track!!! 2022-06-12T15:26:30Z Comment by Cdbaksu Awesome job sound design wise, the violin soloist had some great portamentos. Overall with the track I'm missing some 'body' in the EQing. Feels a little too thin even though there are a lot of things going on. 2022-06-12T10:32:24Z Comment by Cdbaksu Beautiful! 2022-06-12T10:28:46Z Comment by Ranoka Welcome to OSC! Stunning first track, the sound design is very impressive! Lovely foley and ethnic drum sounds! Really nice composition as well :) 2022-06-11T14:05:07Z Comment by Zach Young amazed at some of the sounds you were able to coax out of surge... any chance we'll get to take a look at these presets at some point? 2022-06-10T07:17:33Z Comment by ElVicente what an impressive sound design work ! And I like the dreamy composition. 2022-06-10T06:38:01Z Comment by z really, really good sound design 2022-06-09T14:26:59Z Comment by DoctorBob I like the "hah" sound, breath is very authentic. Nice timps too. 2022-06-09T12:09:15Z Comment by DoctorBob Lovely composition. Great playing of the piano, violin and cello parts. 2022-06-09T12:08:38Z Comment by treeheated It's exceptional. Excellent ambient sounds, and all the instruments - the piano and violin particularly grabbed my attention. Great composition. I can hear that a lot of care went into the dynamics. 2022-06-08T13:38:14Z Comment by rockingricky Hey, just listened to the .wav-file: This piano sound - - unbelievable 2022-06-07T14:03:05Z Comment by rockingricky Awesome track, everything is remarkable: sonds, composition, mixing ... very well done 2022-06-07T13:57:09Z Comment by TapTapDoubleTap And sound design at the end. Superb stuff. 2022-06-07T13:09:32Z Comment by TapTapDoubleTap Amazing strings. 2022-06-07T13:09:10Z Comment by TapTapDoubleTap Almost fragile. 2022-06-07T13:07:59Z