Misty Valley

Misty Valley - blurred sound colors - is a Synthesizer for NI Reaktor (requires version 6.3.0+)

CONCEPT

The concept of Misty Valley came about when I was trying to create a “blurred” synthesizer sound as part of my musical project Oblik Lines. By “blurred” I mean those intriguing synthesizer sounds you can find in such music by Boards of Canada, Aphex Twin, Rival Consoles or Alessandro Cortini, to name a few. These sounds can be described as unstable and imprecise, which makes them more human/organic. I took inspiration from the analogue synths from the late 70s/80s and designed this subtractive synthesizer with just two oscillators. Other functions within modules are then added to emphasize this blurring effect. These include: the Drifter, which replicated the pitch instability of tape machines; and the Tape Sampler to add tape noise in the signal chain to reinforce the LoFi/Organic feel.

As you may have guessed, Misty Valley is not a clean or multi-purpose synthesizer, rather it focuses at creating a very distinctive and unique misty sound.

PRESETS

Misty Valley, includes 75 presets that I have split in 4 sound banks:

- Blurred noises: an overload of noisy sounds

- Unstable textures: dreamy / soaring sounds with a touch of noise

- Almost clean: classical analog sounds with some noise

- Noise beds: atmospheric noise pads

There's also a standard "By Categorie" folder for quick search.

Concept, Patch, Sound Design & GUI by Sebastien Gulluni (aka Oblik Lines)

https://www.instagram.com/obliklines/?hl=fr

Tube Overdrive core cell by Robin Davies (Reaktor User Librarie)

Background photo by Cindy J.

Download of this patch grants you a license for commercial and non-commercial use with attribution (a credit to Oblik Lines in associated text) under Creative Commons Attribution.