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killmaster · Post by **killmaster** » Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:36 pm

discogsaddict wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:23 pm btw im more of sound designer but have to say tone2 synths all come with great presets. And the random feature in Warlock really surprised me.. literally a couple of clicks and i had very cool sounds. Impressive!

yeh, me too! Just wish it were MPE.

killmaster · Post by **killmaster** » Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:38 pm

discogsaddict wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:18 pm Icarus 2 because i love the interface, sound and possibilities.. it can do everything and i enjoy both programming and playing it.

Have to say i love Warlock for simple yet great sounding and quite unique little synth. hard to make it sound bad

Ive got the demo to electra 2 and love some parts but find others dated, i really dislike the gui. I would definitely buy an Electra 3 with gui more like warlock or icarus and a few changes like bigger mod matrix

I also own Nemesis and Saurus2 which i like and find useful for their own unique sounds.

NKS support for tone2 synths would be awesome too

This is helpful info, thanks! I'm definitely leaning more towards picking up Icarus 2 from all I've heard.

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:55 pm

Don't go by what you've heard, try the Demos first. That's the only way you'll find out if a synth is right for you or not.

mladi · Post by **mladi** » Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:58 pm

layzer wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 2:41 am Tone2 WAS ReFx,
and i dont think so.
i think its available only to those that
got it when they were ReFx

MK programmed the audio engine for them, Tone2 never was reFX.

EnGee · Post by **EnGee** » Sun Mar 14, 2021 11:00 pm

crickey13 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:07 pm I have a question, guys. Is Tone2 Nemesis capable of handling 4-op FM operation? Does it allow linear FM between the two oscillators? Thinking about getting it, it seems a lot more flexible than I initially thought.

I don't think so. It has two oscillators but every oscillator has two operators (one modulator and one is carrier) but I can't see how you can modulate osc 1 by osc 2 (or vice versa). However, there are many kinds of synthesis and new ideas. It is a very interesting synth (Rayblaster also!). I'm going to delve into those two synths these days

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Sun Mar 14, 2021 11:28 pm

mladi wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:58 pm
layzer wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 2:41 am Tone2 WAS ReFx,
and i dont think so.
i think its available only to those that
got it when they were ReFx
MK programmed the audio engine for them, Tone2 never was reFX.

in my opinion it was as MK wrote: "Tone2 was founded since Michael from refx was unwilling to translate some of my ideas into action"
so, whatever.

databroth · Post by **databroth** » Mon Mar 15, 2021 4:43 am

I was one of the few to pick Gladiator, but that's likely because I have several other synths that I feel do most of what Tone2's collection does

Gladiator is one of the more unique tone2 instruments, it may be a little funky to use, but I love how bizarre and un-natural it's sound engine is

crickey13 · Post by **crickey13** » Mon Mar 15, 2021 3:03 pm

EnGee wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 11:00 pm I don't think so. It has two oscillators but every oscillator has two operators (one modulator and one is carrier) but I can't see how you can modulate osc 1 by osc 2 (or vice versa). However, there are many kinds of synthesis and new ideas. It is a very interesting synth (Rayblaster also!). I'm going to delve into those two synths these days

Meh, probably gonna go with either Gladiator 3 or Icarus 2 one of these days.

EnGee · Post by **EnGee** » Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:54 pm

crickey13 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 3:03 pm
EnGee wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 11:00 pm I don't think so. It has two oscillators but every oscillator has two operators (one modulator and one is carrier) but I can't see how you can modulate osc 1 by osc 2 (or vice versa). However, there are many kinds of synthesis and new ideas. It is a very interesting synth (Rayblaster also!). I'm going to delve into those two synths these days
Meh, probably gonna go with either Gladiator 3 or Icarus 2 one of these days.

Icarus 2 is the newest synth and it's an excellent wavetable synth. I don't have it because I have too many wavetable synths, so I don't think of buying it.

Gladiator is different. The sound and synthesis are different. I think Gladiator can make more aggressive sound than Icarus, but I only demoed it for short time, so I'm not familiar with it.

crickey13 · Post by **crickey13** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 3:20 pm

Cheers for the reply. I think I'm gonna buy Icarus, as it seems to be the most comprehensive Tone2 synth. That resynthesis engine sounds super good.

EnGee · Post by **EnGee** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 6:51 pm

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:37 pm

Icarus is clearly the top Tone2 synth... more people have picked it in the poll than all others combined!

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:57 pm

I've owned Gladiator since around day one of v1, and it's still my fav Tone2 synth, but I haven't owned or really even used Icarus, Nemesis, or Rayblaster.

arkmabat · Post by **arkmabat** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 9:13 pm

I like Firebird the most because it's free and frakked over people with hacked versions of Tone2 products.

Ahmadx1x1 · Post by **Ahmadx1x1** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:33 am

Gladiator, good sound, vast possibilities. Want another synth like this but for physical modeling and audio importation.

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