Tone2 Releases Electra 3.5

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Tone2 Audio has released an update for their multilayer-synthesizer-workstation Electra. The update to v3.5 is a major update and is free for anyone who bought Electra 3.

It is downward compatible with previous versions. Existing song projects and patches can be loaded without any further steps necessary. They will benefit from the enhanced sound-quality.

What's new in Electra 3.5?

4 additional INSERT FX slots:

Each of the 4 layers has an additional insert effect slot. Here you can pick from from 64 different effect types.
20 additional MATRIX slots:

Each of the 4 layers now has 5 additional modulation matrix slots. They can be accessed by clicking on the '11-15' button.

9 new filter types:

LP MS-20: A screaming lowpass filter with self-oscillation. It sounds analog and uses 0-delay technology.

Phaser 2x: Analog 4-stage phaser with negative feedback.

Phaser 3x: Analog 6-stage phaser with positive feedback.

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Tone2 Releases Gladiator 4.2

"Tone2 Audio has updated their harmonic-content-morphing synthesizer Gladiator to version 4.2. The update free for anyone who bought Gladiator 4. Owners of Gladiator 1,2 or 3 can upgrade with a big discount.

What's new?

New additive synthesis modes for the 'UNISON MODE':

'Additive partials' stacks 4 disharmonic 'organ' oscillators. You can use the 'SPREAD' knob to change the ratio.

'Additive bell' stacks 4 disharmonic 'bell' oscillators. You can use the 'SPREAD' knob to change the ratio.

New additive synthesis modes for the 'PHASE MOD' spectrum:

'Tune partials +' detunes the higher partials of a spectrum without detuning the base harmonic. The amount of detuning depends from the morph 'SPEED'.

'Tune partials -' detunes the partials in reverse direction. The amount of detuning depends from the morph 'SPEED'.

'Splash tune' heavily detunes the partials without detuning the base harmonic. The amount of detuning depends from the morph 'SPEED'.

'Fluppy tune' heavily detunes the partials without detuning the base harmonic. The amount of detuning depends from the morph 'SPEED'.

'Crackles' creates random phase garbage.

Enhanced sound:

The new quality mode 'ultra high-end' calculates oscillators with double precision and 4x oversampling.

The enhanced FFT precision results in more accurate resampling of waveforms.

Replaced 'Reverb Large' with a much better unit. It has a smoother rolloff and more detail.

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Tone2 Releases Icarus 3.2

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"Timeline:

0:00 The most powerful synthesizer on the market
0:22 3D Wavetable synthesis
0:50 Resynthesis
1:40 Granular synthesis
2:18 Vocoder
2:53 Additive synthesis
3:36 Supersaw / Hypersaw
4:21 FM synthesis
5:01 Samples
5:33 Subtractive 7 Analog
6:12 Physical modeling
6:39 Waveshaping
7:02 PWM
7:32 Phase Distorion


Icarus is the most powerful synthesizer on the market. The award-winning audio engine offers a huge sonic range, true high-end sound quality, and the ability to create sounds that are impossible with other synths. The exceptionally versatile audio engine is capable of creating all important synthesizer sounds in high-end quality. Icarus is capable of over 30 (!) different synthesis methods, which can be combined:

3D Wavetables

3D Wavetable Synthesis cn create sounds impossible with other synthesizers and opens up a new level of dynamic expression. Classic wavetable synthesis only allows you to cross-fade waveforms. We have extended it with an extra 'morph dimension'. You can use 54 morph modes to further shape and modulate the sound. The morph modes are not limited to traditional waveshaping methods. We have also included a wide range of innovative and exclusive modes that are not available from other companies. This results in a wide range of unique sounds that cannot be produced by other synthesizers.

Resynthesis

Icarus comes with the most powerful and advanced re-synthesis engine on the market. Unlike competing products, it always delivers good results. With Icarus, anyone can create amazing sounds quickly and easily. Icarus' innovative resynthesis can rebuild sounds with a single mouse click! Just click this button, select a wav file, and Icarus will automatically create a patch that sounds like the original. You can further shape your sound with morphing, time-stretching, filters, effects, or any other module.

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Tone2 Audio Releases Icarus3

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Download link: https://www.tone2.com/icarus.html

"Icarus is an epic synthesizer and a must-have for producers and sound designers. This award-winning workstation is one of the most versatile and powerful synthesizers ever created. Icarus offers a huge sonic range and is capable of producing all the classic synthesizer sounds as well as a wide range of fresh sounds not possible with other products. The audio engine offers many exciting features like 62 (!) different synthesis methods, a drum sequencer, a vocoder, 65 (!) filter types, a glitch sequencer, a wavetable editor, an extremely powerful oscillator section, MSEGs, ...

A reliable re-synthesis can recreate any sound with a single mouse click!

Yet the synth remains very easy to use. A comfortable interface gives you instant visual feedback, immediate acoustic results and context-sensitive help.

The synthesizer delivers true high-end sound quality with low CPU usage.

It ships with over 2000 inspiring, production-ready sounds from professional designers."