Tone2 Electra3 - Synthesizer Workstation

[Examigan]

MARKUS please! It has to be 'located' at the top right, because if you maximize it by mistake there is no way to move it up to press the option again within any DAW !!!!

There also is a Size tab at the top.

[AxlMaldini]

And Icarus 3?

There are currently no plans for Icarus3. However we recently released a huge and free major update (v2.5):
https://www.tone2.com/icarus-update.html

Hi Markus, when I install version 3 can I keep the previous version installed or is it over installed on top of the previous one?

[Chipi]

MARKUS please! It has to be 'located' at the top right, because if you maximize it by mistake there is no way to move it up to press the option again within any DAW !!!!

There also is a Size tab at the top.

[Examigan]

I'm not Markus, but I'm sure he will see what you mentioned here at some point.

[AlthoughUdonotlikeit]

I don't like 3d interface.

and 2 essential things Electra lacks, one is Granular synthesis and multi-samples, among others, the sample editing window is archaic, you can't detach it and it makes it impossible to seriously edit any sample.

[trusampler]

Will the new UI have a better view of seeing the 4 patches we can stack realtime, with easier browsing to add/replace sounds. One thing I never got along with was the constant opening a folder, and not being able to view the patches in realtime.

[AlthoughUdonotlikeit]

Will the new UI have a better view of seeing the 4 patches we can stack realtime, with easier browsing to add/replace sounds. One thing I never got along with was the constant opening a folder, and not being able to view the patches in realtime.

yeah, good point and also the presets browser should have a vertical window option on the side, so if you are adding a layer to a sound, you should be able to 'pre-listen' other sounds, choose the Layer to copy and paste it into the new sound, without leaving the one you are editing, but maybe they will never program that, the logic of the Devs is always the opposite of that of the users, those who understand that are the companies that sell the most synthesizers in the world, not the case of electra 2

[audiojunkie]

Summary of key features

• Four synthesizers in one interface
• High-end sound quality
• Huge sonic range
• High flexibility
• 15 different, combinable synthesis methods
• Free support and updates
• Psychoacoustic processing
• Low CPU load, multi-core processor support
• Easy to use
• 4x multitimbral, 4x stereo unison
• Over 3000 sounds in 1469 presets by professional sound designers
• 41 exclusive filter types
• 53 oscillator types
• 64 effect types; Master effect section with Equalizer
• More than 1000 waveforms
• 64x4 voices
• Midi learn
• Realtime displays
• Drag & drop modulation
• Expandability
• Can import samples in wav and sfz format
• Can export samples in wav format
• Standalone version for PC and Mac
• Flexible preset management
• Context sensitive help

Summary of features per synthesizer layer (x4)

• Several playmodes: Monophonic, legato, polyphonic, glide
• 3 multi-synthesis oscillators
• Dual multi-mode filters
• Dual multi-mode distortion/waveshaper with 18 types
• 3 LFOs (global or per voice), a Step LFO, BPM syncable
• 17 Sine-LFOs (free-running)
• Four Envelope generators
• 13 Decay-Envelopes
• Arpeggiator
• Insert effect, BPM syncable
• Flexible modulation
• Key splitting

64 studio quality effects:

• Reverbs: Hall, Cathedral, Room, Infinity, Reverb Big, Glass, Band, Real, Hall old, Cathedral old, Gated, Reverse, ...
• Delays: Delay, Delay Band, Ping Pong, Multitap, ...
• Hyper Unison, Phaser FB, Phaser Stereo, Vibrato, Vibrato Stereo, Tremelo, Tremelo Stereo, Chorus, Ensemble, Phaser, Flanger, Rotary, Trancegate, Compressor, Ampsim, Equalizer, Punch, Surround Encode, ...
• Vocoder

Summary of synthesis methods & OSC features

• Subtractive
• FM
• Sample playback and import of own samples with loop support
• Wavetables
• Resynthesis function and the ability to load own waveforms
• Ultrasaw (up to 18 detuned oscillators per voice)
• Fractal (a completely new synthesis method)
• Physical modeling
• Phase distortion
• Waveshaping
• Exclusive oscillator types
• PWM
• Soft sync, hard sync
• Noise
• Ringmod
• Vocoder
• Analog oscillator modeling
• Microtuning

41 exclusive filter types

• 13 analog modeled filters with self oscillation: Low-pass/High-pass/Band-pass 12dB/18dB/24dB, Ladder, Butter, Filter-FM
• High precision digital filters: Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass, Notch
• Equalizers: LowShelf, HighShelf, Peak, Wide
• Special types: Phaser, Comb+, Comb-, Vocals, Vocals2, Vocal AM, LP Shaped, LP AM, LP Elliptic, BP Boobs, M-Shape, Aliaser, Ringmod
• Exclusive fractal filters
• Physcial-modeling String, Physical-modeling Flute

System requirements

PC: 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 (64 bit)
Plugin formats: 64-bit VSTi, VST3, Standalone

Mac: macOS 10.7 or higher / macOS 11 / macOS 12 / macOS 13
64bit Intel or M1 or M2
Plugin formats: VSTi, VST3, Audio Unit (AUi), Universal Binary, Standalone
Native support for M1 and M2

User-friendly copy-protection:
No dongle, no cloud, no data-collection, no need to be online, does not install an additional 'license-manager' or driver

I’m a Linux user that has only been buying linux-native plugins. Your plugin looks very nice! If it supported linux, I’d buy it!

[AlthoughUdonotlikeit]

Summary of key features

• Four synthesizers in one interface
• High-end sound quality
• Huge sonic range
• High flexibility
• 15 different, combinable synthesis methods
• Free support and updates
• Psychoacoustic processing
• Low CPU load, multi-core processor support
• Easy to use
• 4x multitimbral, 4x stereo unison
• Over 3000 sounds in 1469 presets by professional sound designers
• 41 exclusive filter types
• 53 oscillator types
• 64 effect types; Master effect section with Equalizer
• More than 1000 waveforms
• 64x4 voices
• Midi learn
• Realtime displays
• Drag & drop modulation
• Expandability
• Can import samples in wav and sfz format
• Can export samples in wav format
• Standalone version for PC and Mac
• Flexible preset management
• Context sensitive help

Summary of features per synthesizer layer (x4)

• Several playmodes: Monophonic, legato, polyphonic, glide
• 3 multi-synthesis oscillators
• Dual multi-mode filters
• Dual multi-mode distortion/waveshaper with 18 types
• 3 LFOs (global or per voice), a Step LFO, BPM syncable
• 17 Sine-LFOs (free-running)
• Four Envelope generators
• 13 Decay-Envelopes
• Arpeggiator
• Insert effect, BPM syncable
• Flexible modulation
• Key splitting

64 studio quality effects:

• Reverbs: Hall, Cathedral, Room, Infinity, Reverb Big, Glass, Band, Real, Hall old, Cathedral old, Gated, Reverse, ...
• Delays: Delay, Delay Band, Ping Pong, Multitap, ...
• Hyper Unison, Phaser FB, Phaser Stereo, Vibrato, Vibrato Stereo, Tremelo, Tremelo Stereo, Chorus, Ensemble, Phaser, Flanger, Rotary, Trancegate, Compressor, Ampsim, Equalizer, Punch, Surround Encode, ...
• Vocoder

Summary of synthesis methods & OSC features

• Subtractive
• FM
• Sample playback and import of own samples with loop support
• Wavetables
• Resynthesis function and the ability to load own waveforms
• Ultrasaw (up to 18 detuned oscillators per voice)
• Fractal (a completely new synthesis method)
• Physical modeling
• Phase distortion
• Waveshaping
• Exclusive oscillator types
• PWM
• Soft sync, hard sync
• Noise
• Ringmod
• Vocoder
• Analog oscillator modeling
• Microtuning

41 exclusive filter types

• 13 analog modeled filters with self oscillation: Low-pass/High-pass/Band-pass 12dB/18dB/24dB, Ladder, Butter, Filter-FM
• High precision digital filters: Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass, Notch
• Equalizers: LowShelf, HighShelf, Peak, Wide
• Special types: Phaser, Comb+, Comb-, Vocals, Vocals2, Vocal AM, LP Shaped, LP AM, LP Elliptic, BP Boobs, M-Shape, Aliaser, Ringmod
• Exclusive fractal filters
• Physcial-modeling String, Physical-modeling Flute

System requirements

PC: 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 (64 bit)
Plugin formats: 64-bit VSTi, VST3, Standalone

Mac: macOS 10.7 or higher / macOS 11 / macOS 12 / macOS 13
64bit Intel or M1 or M2
Plugin formats: VSTi, VST3, Audio Unit (AUi), Universal Binary, Standalone
Native support for M1 and M2

User-friendly copy-protection:
No dongle, no cloud, no data-collection, no need to be online, does not install an additional 'license-manager' or driver

I’m a Linux user that has only been buying linux-native plugins. Your plugin looks very nice! If it supported linux, I’d buy it!

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PC: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 (32 bit or 64 bit)
Plugin formats: 32-bit VSTi, 64-bit VSTi, VST3, Standalone

Mac: macOS 10.7 or higher / macOS 11 / macOS 12 / macOS 13
32bit Intel or 64bit Intel or M1 or M2

Plugin formats: VSTi, Audio Unit (AUi), VST3, Standalone, Universal Binary
Native support for M1 and M2

[AlthoughUdonotlikeit]

Linux ?

[AlthoughUdonotlikeit]

[Korg Supporter]

And Icarus 3?

There are currently no plans for Icarus3. However we recently released a huge and free major update (v2.5):
https://www.tone2.com/icarus-update.html

Thank you, though I would like to see some CPU optimization or multicore support. Factory patches take 12-27% of my Intel i7 6560u (16 GB RAM), even when I lower the polyphony.

" Factory patches take 12-27% of my Intel i7 ???

What Preset gives you that? I've been using Electra 2 for years and it's the best VST synthesizer my DAW handles, 10 instances doesn't go up more than 11% (my i7 8559U CPU @ 2.70GHz )...the problem is somewhere else, it's NOT Electra, I assure you that 100%.

My I7 is a 6560U (2 cores and 4 threads), and it's been days, so I forgot which presets. On Studio One 5, I found out that my laptop with that I7 6560U cpu and 16 GB ram can only handle up to 19 instances of Icarus 2 playing Sakamoto Bell at 41 khz sampling rate and 120 BPM (6 voices per instance).

[AxlMaldini]

And Icarus 3?

There are currently no plans for Icarus3. However we recently released a huge and free major update (v2.5):
https://www.tone2.com/icarus-update.html

Thank you, though I would like to see some CPU optimization or multicore support. Factory patches take 12-27% of my Intel i7 6560u (16 GB RAM), even when I lower the polyphony.

" Factory patches take 12-27% of my Intel i7 ???

What Preset gives you that? I've been using Electra 2 for years and it's the best VST synthesizer my DAW handles, 10 instances doesn't go up more than 11% (my i7 8559U CPU @ 2.70GHz )...the problem is somewhere else, it's NOT Electra, I assure you that 100%.

My I7 is a 6560U (2 cores and 4 threads), and it's been days, so I forgot which presets. On Studio One 5, I found out that my laptop with that I7 6560U cpu and 16 GB ram can only handle up to 19 instances of Icarus 2 playing Sakamoto Bell at 41 khz sampling rate and 120 BPM (6 voices per instance).

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I've checked minutes ago some complex Icarus presets and some of them raise a lot the CPU %, you are right. I have no idea but it's how it was programmed in terms of resource optimization Icarus 2 lags behind Electra 2 which is excellent in this aspect. Hopefully Tone 2 will one day update Icarus 2, who knows...have you tried Warlock? It sounds amazing and it doesn't move the CPU.

[Chipi]

[VELLTONE MUSIC]

And Icarus 3?

There are currently no plans for Icarus3. However we recently released a huge and free major update (v2.5):
https://www.tone2.com/icarus-update.html

That's sad news,cause this synth could become absolute monster if expand mod matrix with modulation via modulation options similar to synthmsters and have 8 layers like Dune with modulation options to interconnect layers...
Anyway happy new year