Available now: Tone2 Icarus2.5 - Wavetable Workstation

[exmatproton]

I will add several additional 'morph modes' to the distortion section (Noise, Am, Ringmod, etc). Icarus can route the OSCs individually withing the filter/distortion section. As a result you will get 2 additional modulation possibilities on top without messing up the GUI layout.

I like this approach! Since the filters are 'per voice' as well, lots of fun stuff can be done this way as well!

[Amram]

@markus
You should check the preset on
Arpeggiator-hard dance arp 2 mf
Its really cliping when you are playing with the filter.
Sound really bad.

[bite_me]

Step Lfo modulating Cutoff brings nasty pops as well.

[Markus Krause]

Every IIR filter has a phase response with a phase shift. If you rapidly change the cutoff you will also rapidly delay certain frequencies. The effect becomes more obvious if you change the cutoff over a very large range. This results in a Plop-sound. Especially 'digital' IIR types like the biquad filter types (LP digital) are sensitive for this. Other types like butterworth (LP butter) are less sensitive and have a more flat phase response.
The step-lfo has a smooth parameter to limit rapid value changes. Use this one.

The lowpass in the osc section (select it as a morph-mode) is a digital filter without a phase shift. Use this one if you want to achieve extreme cutoff jumps with the step lfo or any rectangular lfo-shape

[Amram]

Every IIR filter has a phase response with a phase shift. If you rapidly change the cutoff you will also rapidly delay certain frequencies. The effect becomes more obvious if you change the cutoff over a very large range. This results in a Plop-sound. Especially 'digital' IIR types like the biquad filter types (LP digital) are sensitive for this. Other types like butterworth (LP butter) are less sensitive and have a more flat phase response.
The step-lfo has a smooth parameter to limit rapid value changes. Use this one.

The lowpass in the osc section (select it as a morph-mode) is a digital filter without a phase shift. Use this one if you want to achieve extreme cutoff jumps with the step lfo or any rectangular lfo-shape

Ill check it.
Any plans for Saurus 3.
I saw the current version is 2.5.
I missed the answer about nks . why there isn't nks on Tone2 plugins?

[Markus Krause]

NKS support is available here from.a 3rd party supplier:

https://freelancesoundlabs.com/index.ph ... /111-tone2

We did not jump onto the NKS train, because the contract conditions from Native Instruments were very 'one-sided'.

There are no plans for Saurus3

[bellsworth]

I will add several additional 'morph modes' to the distortion section (Noise, Am, Ringmod, etc). Icarus can route the OSCs individually withing the filter/distortion section. As a result you will get 2 additional modulation possibilities on top without messing up the GUI layout.

I greatly appreciate you being so open to suggestions. Thank you.

[bellsworth]

Are you planning on adding any new or revamped resynthesis modes to Icarus? Any sound quality updates?

[metaside]

I will add several additional 'morph modes' to the distortion section (Noise, Am, Ringmod, etc). Icarus can route the OSCs individually withing the filter/distortion section. As a result you will get 2 additional modulation possibilities on top without messing up the GUI layout.

Awesome, that's a really great idea! Thanks for being so open for user input!

Both subjects are on topic because they are both pertinent to I2

Yeah, it seems like it

[Amram]

Every IIR filter has a phase response with a phase shift. If you rapidly change the cutoff you will also rapidly delay certain frequencies. The effect becomes more obvious if you change the cutoff over a very large range. This results in a Plop-sound. Especially 'digital' IIR types like the biquad filter types (LP digital) are sensitive for this. Other types like butterworth (LP butter) are less sensitive and have a more flat phase response.
The step-lfo has a smooth parameter to limit rapid value changes. Use this one.

The lowpass in the osc section (select it as a morph-mode) is a digital filter without a phase shift. Use this one if you want to achieve extreme cutoff jumps with the step lfo or any rectangular lfo-shape

it wasn't the filter.
the RET in the ENV was off.
now its sounds AWESOME, Like it should be for this synth.

[rlared]

This synth is next on my buy list. I demo tested it the other day and loved the sound of it and the face that version 2 is coming seals the deal for me.

[Markus Krause]

Are you planning on adding any new or revamped resynthesis modes to Icarus? Any sound quality updates?

I you take a look at our recent releases you will notice that nearly all our updates contain enhancements in sound quality. We constantly enhance our algorithms. I will post more details soon.

With the help of the MSEGs it is possible to resynthesize the pitch of sounds and melodies with a higher precision than the step lfo.

[exmatproton]

Are you planning on adding any new or revamped resynthesis modes to Icarus? Any sound quality updates?

I you take a look at our recent releases you will notice that nearly all our updates contain enhancements in sound quality. We constantly enhance our algorithms. I will post more details soon.

With the help of the MSEGs it is possible to resynthesize the pitch of sounds and melodies with a higher precision than the step lfo.

Very nice!

[Markus Krause]

A status update on the development:

I updated the first page with the most recent info. Everything that you can read there is already finished and working.
The Glitch-Sequencer is also finished now.
I am currently working on the Drum-Sequencer.

[tatanka]

Dont know if already mentioned, but as I read "Drum-Sequencer", one thing I often miss in synths (the good old Octopus from Linplug being one of the rare exceptions) is a useable load of presets for the arp/sequencers to get you started. So would really be great if this could be included in upcoming version.