"Sonic Charge µTonic (pronounced "MicroTonic") is a VST / AU plug-in for Windows and Mac featuring a unique drum and percussion synthesizer combined with a pattern based drum-machine engine.You can use µTonic as a sound module to play drum sounds from your MIDI keyboard or sequencer, or you can use the built-in pattern engine to play drum patterns in sync with your sequencer. The sound of µTonic is 100% synthetic and rendered in real-time. No samples or pre-rendered waveforms are used.
Sonic Charge µTonic was created by Magnus Lidström. Magnus is known for his work with Propellerhead Software and XLN Audio. In particular, he was the brain behind the highly acclaimed Malström synthesizer introduced in Reason 2.0.
We are convinced that you will find µTonic thoroughly unlike anything you have heard or worked with so far.
Highlights
* Eight channel drum and percussion synthesizer.
* Pattern based drum-machine engine, synced to the host.
* 100% synthetic sound, rendered in real-time. No samples!
* Over-sampled oscillators and sample-accurate triggering.
* Extremely low CPU utilization, less than 5% on any low-end system.
* Easy to use interface with context menus, popup hints etc.
* Plenty of creative editing options like morphing, smart alteration and randomization.
* Comes bundled with loads of factory sounds and patterns."
This is my go to drum synth - the best parts of the upgrade IMHO are the the new matrix view of the whole pattern, morphing features and drop in MIDI Patterns.
ReplyDeleteAlso don't forget SonicCharges free comanion product - Patternarium - from an earlier post - if you run out of drum pattern ideas you can go online and generate new ones and then download them as Microtonic patches ready to go- way cool
http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2010/06/microtonic-patternarium-and-tonic-beta.html