One Synth Challenge #125: T-Force Alpha Plus 2 (exponent1 Wins!)

[Eauson]

dartelec and other friends: your submission isn't downloadable, it is against to rules

Its only necessary for the 15 days of voting, so as long as its available then, there be no problems

[doctorbob]

@soundpeaks - with my track I hit about 29% cpu with 14 T-Force and 54 fx … using Reaper.

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[FrankH]

hello synth people,
Here is my track for OSC125:

This started as a spontaneous jam and morphed into 2:22 min of a bouncy jaunt. South Ponto is the beach closest to my house.

I'm happy to move on from this synth.Stability issues, Snap Crackel Pop, CPU somewhere between 30% and redline, lost patches, and recalled patched not playing in tune.

https://soundcloud.com/user-194933727/f ... nto-bounce

Track Info:
DAW: Studio One
T-force Alpha x 11

things used:
TDR Nova
TDR Slick EQ
TDR Kotelnikov
Presonus Beat Delay
Presonus Chanel Strip
Presonus Pro EQ
Presonus Mix Verb
Presonus ARP (x2)
Klanghelm DC1A3 (on the mix bus)
Presonus Limiter

[tomx2188]

Here we go, my second OSC entry so far! Hope you enjoy

In my opinion, this synth wasn't a lot of fun to use despite offering a lot of things.
My issue was mainly the resource consumption (uses lots of CPU and RAM!), but also some good stuff like modulation is always a few clicks away inside a sub-menu. So I didn't use the LFOs and modulation envelopes a lot.
Still happy with the sounds I could get out of the synth though!

https://soundcloud.com/tomx2188/reflection

12 instances of T-Force Alpha Plus 2.
DAW: Zynewave Podium Free 3.2.1

Master FX:
MAnalyzer, MStereoScope, MSpectralPan, Unlimited, MStereoExpander, Roth-AIR, MEqualizer, MSaturator, MCompressor

Other FX:
1x Oril River
3x Dragonfly Room Reverb
7x MEqualizer

[MrKarolus]

This is my entry for the OSC #125. Had a lot of issues with a synth, but finally made something I hope that developer will use feedback and constructive criticism posted on KVR OSC forum to improve this new release of T-Force Alpha.

https://soundcloud.com/mrkarolus/cyber-triposc-125

DAW: Reaper

Mixing:

T-Force Alpha Plus 2 x 24
BlueArp x1
bx_subfilter x2
CamelCrusher (only compression part) x5
FiltR x2
Luftikus x1
MAutopan x2
Mcompressor x4
OrilRiver x8
ReaEQ x20
ReaPitch x1
JS Saturation x12
Spaceship Delay x1
Volume/Pan Smoother v5 x2

Master:

ReaEQ x1
Luftikus x1
ReaComp x1
Saturation x1
Limiter No6 x1
Voxengo SPAN x1
Youlean Loudness Meter 2 x1

[VCA-089]

Hello!

That was a tough round. Sometimes OSC feels like public beta-test for some VSTs. I have 12 instances of T-Force that results in instant 100% CPU usage. Everything slows down and audible artifacts are present.

For this month I decided to go into dark minimal techno territory. Not only because of technical restrictions but also because of heavy influence of dark cyberpunk music I've listened throughout this month. It is also an abuse of T-Force's built in distortion and bitcrusher effects. I don't think this will be a number one hit, just a little experiment to stay in tune. Hope you enjoy it...

https://soundcloud.com/vca089/missing-link

DAW: FL Studio 20.5
Author/composer/producer: VCA-089
Title: Missing Link
Genre: Techno
BPM: 85
Key: Bb Major in D Phrygian mode

Used Plugins:

Generators:

x12 T-Force Alpha Plus 2

Native Effects:

x7 Parametric EQ 2
x1 Stereo Enhancer
x1 Delay 3
x4 Limiter
x1 Patcher
x1 Wave Candy
x1 dB Meter

VST Effects:

x3 TDR & VoS "SlickEQ"
x1 VoS "FerricTDS"
x2 VoS "DensitymkIII"
x1 AdHd "Leveling Tool"
x3 Gareckon "MIDI Polysher"

Master Chain:

EQUO
Parametric EQ 2
Limiter No6

No samples nor audio tracks used.

Total:

x12 Generators
x29 Effects
x13 MIDI Patterns
x16 Mixer tracks
x17 Automation tracks

[kraftraum]

Hello guys,

a long break and small time to keep into this month challenge.

I like this synth, especially to make nice dark bass sounds and Percussions.
But after all i have many chrashes of one or more instances, makes it not easy to complete the work

And here is my track for this month:

Songname: Kraftraum - Rotation 28
Host: FL Studio 20.0.3
T-Force Alpha Plus 2: 23 Instances

Insert FX:
IxoxDelay x 12, Lightweight Compressor x 3, Loudmax x 18,
Fruity Parametrics Eq2 x 17, Fruity Compressor x 10,
T-Force Trance Gate x 4, Fruity Limiter x 3

Master FX:
Fruity Parametrics Eq2
Fruity Compressor
Loudmax x 2
Maximus
(Fruity Spectroman)

Automation: yes

DR: 5 (not my best score)
All patches are done from scratch by me.
Artwork: Computerizer (https://pixabay.com/de/users/Computerizer)

Enjoy the track and have a great day

https://soundcloud.com/kraftraum/kraftraum-rotation28

[petereke]

Here we go again! This time I made all instruments from init. Really nice VSTi this month, easy to get hang of. Modulation features are easy to use. Though I did notice that it has a LOOONG boot up time. Whenever I open the UI of it there is an annoying 3 second delay.

I had fun with this one, and I feel that I have learned something here:
- pitch modulation goes a long way in creating instruments that are being hit
- made a more beliavable drum kit and more belivable piano than ever before though I still have long way to go
- sine oscillators are good for ethereal pads
- set up the drumkit into a single midi track that routes to 5 VSTi instances, this is a joy to work with compared to how i was jumping between tracks for each drum.
- analyzer plugins are really good for detecting and smoothing out issues, manage to fine tune the envelope of instruments (seems like my hearing has been lying to me)

So I did my best to try to finish the track in the last moments.

DAW: Reaper

Let's tally up those plugins:

11x T-Force Alpha Plus 2
7x ReaComp
8x ReaEQ
5x MIDI Note Filter
2x MIDI Transpose
2x MSaturator (MeldaProduction) (Free)
1x ReaVerberate
1x ReaGate

https://soundcloud.com/petereke/unknown ... es-osc-125

[tusca]

Hi everyone!

Here's my "Dubby" song made with T-Force Alpha Plus 2 plugin by Mastrcode Music.

https://soundcloud.com/tuscamusicas/tus ... code-music

I've created, arranged, mixing and mastering this song in Ableton Live 10.
I've used 9 instances of T-Force Alpha Plus 2 with my own presets made from the scratch.
Some Ableton native plugins: EQ Eight, Echo Delay, Reverb, Overdrive, Erosion, Utility, Compressor and Limiter.
I've really enjoyed playing with this marvelous plugin.

Many thanks to Mastrcode Music, Ableton, and KVR!

#kvr #kvrosc #onesynthchallenge #mastrcode #tforcealphaplus2 #ableton #abletonlive10 #vst #vstplugins

[RichardSemper]

Here's my entry:
https://soundcloud.com/richard-semper/t ... bot-osc125

No of instances of T-Force Alpha Plus 2:- 22 total (All designed from scratch except Sweet Pluck - modified from factory preset)

DAW - MuLab

DAW Fx:
Channel Fx - 2x EQ and 1x Limiter
Master - 1x Limiter and 1x my own Stereo Mux Tool - made with HP filter, Audio Inverter, Mono2Stereo and Stereo Splitter - used to mono bass frequencies.

3rd Party Fx:- Analyser: Voxengo SPAN

DR= 10

I used T-force Alpha Plus 1.1 for my first Any-Synth OSC. Found that to be power hungry, but awesome sounding!
Interesting to try version 2. Also very CPU intensive, and long load times, but interesting new features like the envelope curve shapes, extra LFOs etc. I would have liked more destinations for the modulators though. Seems odd not to modulate FM amount or pulse width.
Enjoyed playing with it though. Made loads of patches - which I will post to KVR later.

[Ranoka]

I just finished my entry, I left a bit of a ramble about the plugin on the SC page, this was definitely a challenge (but not in the right way!).
Good luck everyone, and I'm looking forward to hearing everyone's entries!

https://soundcloud.com/ranoka/ranoka-th ... led-my-nan

FL Studio 20.5 64bit - Windows 10
14 instances of T-Force Alpha Plus 2 - all sounds made from init (no wavetables).

- FL Native:
Fruity Balance x6 (for volume automation)
Fruity EQ 2 x1
Maximus (on the master)

- Visualisers:
Youlean Loudness Meter 2
Wave Candy
MAnalyser

[zarf]

Hi all. My T-Force Alpha entry.
https://soundcloud.com/zarf/zarf-s-force-omega
This synth sounds good. It is hard work and CPU challenging. Lots of freezing to make it work. I'm not a huge fan of the UI design but it is a great sounding free synth so thanks to the dev.
As usual, not entirely happy with my mix. Out of time, and not sure can improve any further anyway. It might have even been better several mixes ago! Gah, mixing

T Force instances: 53
Ableton FX
EQ8 on every track (sometimes more than one)
Compressor on most tracks
A few reverbs
A few delays
Lots of utility (for gain automation and a bit of stereo width control)
A few limiters
Some midi plugins (arps, pitch)

3rd Party FX
A few OTTs
airwindows toTape
LoudMax

Good luck everyone. I'm happy to have just managed to get this in in time!

[J.Ruegg]

Hi everyone, here's my entry : http://soundcloud.com/jruegg/still-around

33 instances of T-Force Alpha (version 1) used.

DAW : Ableton Live 10

Internal FXs :
==============
19 x Multiband Dynamics
3 x Compressor
4 x Glue Compressor
9 x Reverb
5 x Delay
22 x Eq8
11 x AutoPan
3 x Limiter
1 x Filter (Used for the Kick&Snare intro)
4 x Utility


External VSTs :
===============
5 x Infected Mushroom Wider
5 x XFer OTT
1 x TDR Nova
1 x D16 Frontier

There where some issues with this synth (CPU usage, some crashes...) but I managed to finish a track, there are still some issues with the mix, and some notes seem a little off, but the project got too tedious to work with so I leaved it like that. Enjoy!

[h.s.j.e.]

Well. Here we go for this month:
https://soundcloud.com/h_s_j_e/hsje-osc-125-quotidae
I shy away from self-handicapping, but this one was flung together at the very end of the month, which put an even greater strain on my normally strained skills. All feedback welcome, especially related to the problems made more obvious by my haste.

DAW: Reaper

T-Force Alpha II x 17

Other FX used:
ReaEQ x 10
ReaComp x 5
ReaXComp x 1
Limiter No. 6 x 8 (1 on master)
MEqualizer x 1 (master)
MCompressor x 1
MAutoPan x 1
Dragonfly Hall Reverb x 4
Transpire x 1
Span x 1 (master)
YouLean x 1 (master)

[Dartelec]

Sorry, that my track was not downloadable (I could not find the setting for that at first!) - now it is downloadable.