Völuspá
By Seap for One Synth Challenge 195, May 2025
https://soundcloud.com/seap681/seap-voluspa-osc195
In the Völuspá, one of the most important poems of the Poetic Edda, Ragnarök is described as the apocalyptic end of the world and the gods' fate. The poem presents a prophetic vision delivered by a völva (seeress) to Odin, recounting the world's creation and its inevitable destruction.
Ragnarök begins with a series of omens: the Fimbulwinter (a great, harsh winter), moral collapse, and chaos among humans. Then, cosmic disturbances occur—wolves devour the sun and moon, plunging the world into darkness. The world tree, Yggdrasil, trembles, and the boundaries between realms dissolve.
The gods face their doom in a final battle against the forces of chaos—giants, monsters, and Loki's brood. Odin is killed by the wolf Fenrir, Thor slays the Midgard Serpent (Jörmungandr) but dies from its poison, and other gods fall in combat.
Despite the destruction, Völuspá ends on a hopeful note: the world is reborn from the sea, new gods arise, and a golden age returns, suggesting a cyclical view of time and renewal.
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All synth sounds from Full Bucket Ragnarök 2
Instruments:
15x CLAPi: Ragnarok2 (Full Bucket Music)
1x VSTi: RandARP (x86) (CodeFN42)
Effects:
1x VST3: LoudMax (Thomas Mundt)
3x VST3: MAutopan (MeldaProduction)
2x VST3: Raum (Native Instruments)
2x VST3: ValhallaSupermassive (Valhalla DSP, LLC)
2x VST3: kHs Transient Shaper (Kilohearts)
7x VST: ReaEQ (Cockos)
2x VST: ReaLimit (Cockos)
2x VST: ReaXcomp (Cockos)
By Seap for One Synth Challenge 195, May 2025
https://soundcloud.com/seap681/seap-voluspa-osc195
In the Völuspá, one of the most important poems of the Poetic Edda, Ragnarök is described as the apocalyptic end of the world and the gods' fate. The poem presents a prophetic vision delivered by a völva (seeress) to Odin, recounting the world's creation and its inevitable destruction.
Ragnarök begins with a series of omens: the Fimbulwinter (a great, harsh winter), moral collapse, and chaos among humans. Then, cosmic disturbances occur—wolves devour the sun and moon, plunging the world into darkness. The world tree, Yggdrasil, trembles, and the boundaries between realms dissolve.
The gods face their doom in a final battle against the forces of chaos—giants, monsters, and Loki's brood. Odin is killed by the wolf Fenrir, Thor slays the Midgard Serpent (Jörmungandr) but dies from its poison, and other gods fall in combat.
Despite the destruction, Völuspá ends on a hopeful note: the world is reborn from the sea, new gods arise, and a golden age returns, suggesting a cyclical view of time and renewal.
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All synth sounds from Full Bucket Ragnarök 2
Instruments:
15x CLAPi: Ragnarok2 (Full Bucket Music)
1x VSTi: RandARP (x86) (CodeFN42)
Effects:
1x VST3: LoudMax (Thomas Mundt)
3x VST3: MAutopan (MeldaProduction)
2x VST3: Raum (Native Instruments)
2x VST3: ValhallaSupermassive (Valhalla DSP, LLC)
2x VST3: kHs Transient Shaper (Kilohearts)
7x VST: ReaEQ (Cockos)
2x VST: ReaLimit (Cockos)
2x VST: ReaXcomp (Cockos)
Statistics: Posted by seap — Wed May 07, 2025 8:28 pm