KVR Audio

Hanz Meyzer · Post by **Hanz Meyzer** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 6:20 pm

Heh so nice, looks like a lot of fun.

perfumer · Post by **perfumer** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 6:28 pm

Nice keyboard! Does it have a hide button somewhere?

perfumer · Post by **perfumer** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 6:29 pm

OSC send to filters is still just an on/off switch.

But it has a glitch sequencer now... oh well...

Markus Krause · Post by **Markus Krause** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:49 pm

- The GUI can be displayed with 12 different sizes
- You can select from 3 different scales for the interface: Small, normal or huge
- The keyboard can be hidden

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:58 pm

Glad to hear that the keyboard could be hidden. What's the different between size and scale?

db3 · Post by **db3** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:15 pm

$90 for upgrade after purchasing earlier this year, jeeez. v1 worth about $40 after transfer fees now.

Nena2 · Post by **Nena2** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:27 pm

What are you going to do with Icarus2 ???1

gentleclockdivider · Post by **gentleclockdivider** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:11 am

Checking out the demo and really impressed , but the gui animations doubles the cpu usage and it's not audio related ( only shown in taskmanager which also shows gui threads )
When switching to the browser mode , cpu halves again .
Is there a way t turn off the animations ?

enCiphered · Post by **enCiphered** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:31 am

Is there a demo for Icarus 2 available? Where?

JonSolo · Post by **JonSolo** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:22 am

There is no Icarus2 demo. The previous poster must be talking v1.6.

$90 is a bit steep for an update to a synth, but the product seems to be a whole lot more than a few nips and tucks.

trusampler · Post by **trusampler** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:48 am

Does this mean that you can layer patches in Icarus 2? They say it's a workstation, how many patches can we layer?

JunSev · Post by **JunSev** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 3:22 am

I'm feeling it the same way, it is perhaps one the most pricey upgrade to a soft synth (and the competition have an advantage here), but at the same time a lot of cool things were added and improved, it feels like a complete different synth.

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 6:32 am

Dune 2 to 3 was expensive for what was added (but I still upgraded!), it’s always worth remembering that not only do you get the instant new features, you also generally get a run of free upgrades on the new version...2.1 ..2.5 etc and Tone2 have been very generous in that regard over the years.

exmatproton · Post by **exmatproton** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 6:37 am

trusampler wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:48 am Does this mean that you can layer patches in Icarus 2? They say it's a workstation, how many patches can we layer?

strictly speaking only one layer can be programmed (unlike ElectraX). However, if you count the drumsequencer as an layer, it is a 2-layer synth.

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 6:41 am

I tend to think of workstations being multi timbale rather than layering to make one sound. I’m not sure I would say this is a workstation, but it’s a very powerful and flexible synth!

Available now: Tone2 Icarus2.5 - Wavetable Workstation