only in your unskilled hands...
Tone2 Icarus is the most underrated synth in Existence.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 827 posts since 14 Sep, 2017
Or maybe is your for-long-time hate against anything from Tone2 which is clear and demostrated already; Actually those are unique and quite capable synths.
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- KVRAF
- 21196 posts since 8 Oct, 2014
To be fair, Tone 2 synths do have what I call that plastic sound. I happen to love that sound for certain genres. But there's no question it's there. It's what makes Tone 2 synths unique. They stand out in the crowd. And that's hard to do these days.
But I agree with AnX. They have a real shine on the top. I'm still trying to figure out what it is that gives them this very distinct sound.
But I agree with AnX. They have a real shine on the top. I'm still trying to figure out what it is that gives them this very distinct sound.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 827 posts since 14 Sep, 2017
The thing about "plastic" sound was recognized even for Markus in an interview; something like "polished plastic"
AnX is only wrong when trying to talk about Tone2 in very negative way.
AnX is only wrong when trying to talk about Tone2 in very negative way.
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- Rad Grandad
- 38044 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
stop now...saying three words is not an attack...you made it personal and I am not getting on this game again IT ENDS HERE
The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world. It requires profound, purpose‐larger‐than‐the‐self kind of understanding.
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- Banned
- 658 posts since 4 Oct, 2018
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- Rad Grandad
- 38044 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
not about u-he stay on topic..only warning
The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world. It requires profound, purpose‐larger‐than‐the‐self kind of understanding.
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- KVRAF
- 21196 posts since 8 Oct, 2014
If giving an opinion on the sound of a synth is an attack then we need to close this forum down because then nothing can be said other than "Wow, what a great synth."
If they paid me a million dollars a year, I'd never want to be a moderator in this zoo.
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Obsolete317542 Obsolete317542 https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=317542
- KVRist
- 253 posts since 1 Dec, 2013 from Belgium
I for one love this synth dearly. It never ceases to be entertaining, mesmerising and downright therapeutic to me. I love to init the whole thing, set up some basic wavetable scanning with a slow LFO, and then generate random wavetables until something clicks. Then it is so easy to evolve that wavetable into a few new generations with all the tools provided. I usually end up with exactly the sounds that I always loved and wanted to make, but in such an intuitive and random way. Somehow it feels like a magical toy to me, and that's worth a lot. I always loved programming synths, but this makes it both so easy and fun to me that it is one of my favourite synths of all time. I tried all the other Tone2 synths and I never got along with them - either I didn't like the sound or the interface. But Icarus hit a homerun on both fronts for me. Simply amazing. I would honestly recommend it to anyone that loves programming synths from scratch. Browsing the presets does not do this thing justice, gotta dive in and tweak the hell out of it to find the heart and soul of this wavetable monster!
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Artie Fichelle Artie Fichelle https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=49629
- KVRist
- 204 posts since 28 Nov, 2004
The problem here is, that a description of sound is very difficult and personal, that's the way it is. But on the objective side, a lack of microtuning, i.e scala etc. is just a downside. Maybe not many people here care about that, as they don't care about the frequency of their master tuning. Am I representing just a minority, to be indicative that it is a major imperfection not having implemented a good microtuning 2019?
artie fichelle sounds natural
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- KVRAF
- 25446 posts since 3 Feb, 2005 from in the wilds
Same for me... I almost liked a number of Tone2 synths... but never enough to buy one. I often didn't quite like the sound. Icarus has a different character for me and a very diverse sonic range. I find Tone2's aesthetic sense awful. Their promo audio demos make me cringe and I don't much like the included presets. But Icarus is a gem and is capable of some gorgeous sounds.Eclectus wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2019 3:39 pmI tried all the other Tone2 synths and I never got along with them - either I didn't like the sound or the interface. But Icarus hit a homerun on both fronts for me. Simply amazing. I would honestly recommend it to anyone that loves programming synths from scratch. Browsing the presets does not do this thing justice, gotta dive in and tweak the hell out of it to find the heart and soul of this wavetable monster!
