Available now: Tone2 Icarus v3.2

[JJ303]

Regarding that that Icarus 3 will be free update if purchase Icarus2 directly from tone2.com.

Would “after November 2023” be from November 1st or December 1st?

Asking as depending on language and country it could be either, and really want to buy it as soon as possible as it is great.

[tasty tatsyn]

A small sunday experiment...
I saw someone talking about synths emulating Rhodes and tried to see what could be done with Icarus.

It uses external FX's.
I like the results although i must say the CPU usage is to the high side after FX's added.
It should be fine on a track with just a few instruments and drums, maybe an issue on a track with massive ammount of VST's...

2 Icarus instances, 1 excellent preset from BT (suitcase MK1) and one of my own as a second layer.

https://hearthis.at/10487523/

Here's another (monday morning) experiment: [creamy drive]
diferent FX's obviously..
https://hearthis.at/10488948/

[Teksonik]

I've really been loving Icarus 2 so version 3 will almost certainly be an insta-buy for me.

[Korg Supporter]

In addition to the ladder and MS-20 filters, a Roland-style OTA filter model would be super sweet!

[Tone2 Synthesizers]

Regarding that that Icarus 3 will be free update if purchase Icarus2 directly from tone2.com.

Would “after November 2023” be from November 1st or December 1st?

Asking as depending on language and country it could be either, and really want to buy it as soon as possible as it is great.

November 1st

[exmatproton]

If the UI runs at 60fps minimum, this will be an insta-buy. Icarus2 gives me a hard time because of the very slow UI. Hopefully that will be fixed

[Tone2 Synthesizers]

If the UI runs at 60fps minimum, this will be an insta-buy. Icarus2 gives me a hard time because of the very slow UI. Hopefully that will be fixed

Enhancements - performance:

- Support for hardware-acceleration.
- Smoother animations and more responisve controls.
- Reduced the GPU load when the patch browser is open.
- Reduced CPU load on extremely fast graphic cards by limiting the framerate.
- Many small performance-optimizations.

The standalone on PC runs even with 120FPS

[mevla]

Looking forward to try v3 on Linux ! The already updated Tone2 synths are running fine in Xubuntu 22.04 / yabridge / Bitwig 5.0.11.

[Echoes in the Attic]

Any official word on whether mpe will be supported on the current vst format (vst3). I guess I doubt it would be listed on the features list if only included in a format being deprecated, but want to be sure before I pay for an upgrade.

[exmatproton]

If the UI runs at 60fps minimum, this will be an insta-buy. Icarus2 gives me a hard time because of the very slow UI. Hopefully that will be fixed

Enhancements - performance:

- Support for hardware-acceleration.
- Smoother animations and more responisve controls.
- Reduced the GPU load when the patch browser is open.
- Reduced CPU load on extremely fast graphic cards by limiting the framerate.
- Many small performance-optimizations.

The standalone on PC runs even with 120FPS

Awesome In that case; can't wait

[ERufian]

Any intentions of adding AAX (Pro Tools) support in v3?

[Tone2 Synthesizers]

Here is an update withe the current set of new features and enhancements. The products is still under development and this list will still change.


New sounds:

Icarus3 comes with over 150 new patches that make use of the new features. They were carefully crafted by professional sound-designers.


New features - synthesis:

• New analog-modeled lowpass-filter with self-oscillation: LP Ladder 24dB.
• New analog-modeled lowpass-filter with screaming self-oscillation: LP MS-20 12dB.
• New effect-type 'Unison' which stacks 3,5,7 or 9 virtual voices. You can control the detuning and the stereo-spread.
• New effect type: Krautrock Phaser. A phaser inspired by the circuits of the "Schulte Compact Phasing A" devices.
• New effect type: Krautrock Stereo. A stereo version of the Krautrock Phaser.
• New effect-type 'Haas Effect' which creates the impression of positioning a sound source.
• New distortion-type for the filter section: Digital XOR. The 'drive' knob controls the bitwise scrambling.
• New distortion-type for the filter section: Digital OR. The 'drive' knob controls the bitwise scrambling.
• New distortion-type for the filter section: Digital AND. The 'drive' knob controls the bitwise scrambling.
• New distortion-type for the filter section: Noise Mix White. The 'drive' knob controls the noise mix level.
• New distortion-type for the filter section: Noise Mix Pink. The 'drive' knob controls the noise mix level.
• New distortion-type for the filter section: Noise RingMod. The 'drive' knob controls the balance.
• New distortion-type for the filter section: Noise AM. The 'drive' knob controls the balance.
• New reverb-type "Sitar Resonace" that sounds like the sympathethic resonance of sitar strings.
• New distortion-type for the FX section: Digital XOR. The 'value' slider controls the bitwise scrambling.
• New distortion-type for the FX section: Digital OR. The 'value' slider controls the bitwise scrambling.
• New distortion-type for the FX section: Digital AND. The 'value' slider controls the bitwise scrambling.
• The arpeggiator is now able to play two-tones. To access them click on '+' and pick one of these chords: m2, M2, m3, M3, P4, d5, P5, m6, M6, m7, M7, P8
• The arpeggiator is now able to play triads. To access them click on '+' and pick one of these chords: C, Cm, su2, su4, C5, C5x
• The random button creates more impressive patches. It now also randomizes the LFOs, the Arp and effects.
• New modulation source: Random+- is a bipolar random sample&hold value that re-triggers on noteOn.
• New modulation source: FlipFlop+ is an unipolar value that alternates with every keypress.
• New modulation source: White Noise+- is a modulator with biploar white noise.
• It is now possible to combine monophonic oscillators with a polyphonic patch. If 'Monophonic->Root Note' the currently played chord is analyzed and the oscillator plays with the root note. This mode is usesfull for creating glitter in pads or for auto-accompaniment with a bass sound.

New features - interface:

• GUI with 26 different sizes (with and without keyboard and parameter-editor).
• Native support for WQHD, 4K, 5K and 8K UHD displays.
• We complete reworked the look of the interface.
• Skinable user interface: We created 59 new skins which can selected in SETUP. The look of the previous version is still available as "Icarus2 classic" skin.
• The GUI can be scaled from 50% up to 200% by clicking in the lower right corner.
• Ultrasharp graphics with enhanced HiDpi and Retina Display support.
• You can now right-click and hold down keys on the keyboard.
• It is more easy to understand how patches were programmed as the most relevant tab window is shown automatically.
• Installed soundsets are more easy to spot. They have yellow color in the patch browser.
• Duplicate and deprecated categories from previous installations have red color in the patch browser.
• Templates and soundset-demos are greyed-out in the patch browser.
• Custom patch categroies created by the user (technically a new subdirectoy within \Icarus_sounds) have yellow color in the patch browser.
• Automatic detection of the ideal GUI size.
• The mousewheel can be used to quick-select patches.
• Entry of menus with sub-menus can be quick-selected with the mousewheel in linear order.
• The total number of waveforms and the number of the current waveform is shown on the top-right of the osc display.
• The wavetable-editor supports HiDpi and has a crisp image.
• The wavetable-editor wastes less screen-space and can be twice as large.
• The wavetable-editor automatically selects a good size.
• The classic orthogonal wavetable view now animates the current waveform with the morph and the phase.
• The 3d wavetable view now animates the current waveform with the morph and the phase.
• It is now possible to drag&drop wavetables to the oscillators. The synth automatically detects if the wav file is a sample, waveform or a wavetable.
• A template-dialog is shown when the user enables the drums within a patch that comes with no drums sounds.
• A template-dialog is shown when the user enables the glitch-sequencer within a patch that comes with no pattern.
• The location where the patches are stored can be shown with FILE->Show patch directory.
• The location where the drums are stored can be shown with <Preset>->Show drums directory.
• The location where the arpeggiator presets are stored can be shown with <Preset>->Show presets directory.
• The location where the glitch-sequencer presets are stored can be shown with <Preset>->Show presets directory.
• The location where the effect templates are stored can be shown with <Preset>->Show FX templates directory.
• The location where the mseg waveforms are stored can be shown with <Preset>->Show presets directory.
• You can show the location of the wavetables on the harddisc in the oscillator section with TOOLS->Show wavetables directory.
• You can show the location of the wavetables on the harddisc within the wavetable-editor with FILE->Show wavetables directory.
• You can show the location of the waveforms on the harddisc within the wavetable-editor with FILE->Show waveforms directory.
• The mouse cursor changes back to an arrow after leaving the modulation-depth area of a knob.
• Mousewheel support for up-down controls.
• The credits can be viewed by clicking on the Tone2 logo.
• Mousewheel support for the VST3 and AudionUnit version in all DAWs.

Enhancements - sound quality:

• The audio-engine now uses 64-bit precision instead of 32-bit, which results in a higher sound-quality and a more transparent mix.
• Reworked big parts of the audio-code.
• The microtuning-range is now limited and can not longer run 'out-of-tune'.
• The synth 'sits better in the mix', especially when it is combined with other instruments.
• More precise pitch calculation.
• More precise filter-cutoff calculation.
• More precise phase calculation.
• Enhanced sound of sample playback.
• Enhanced sound of the drum sequencer by improving the spline interpolation.
• Enhanced sound of the formant synthesis.
• Enhanced parameter-smoothing.
• Enhanced sound of the limiter. It has a more precise calculation now.
• The 'Hard Clip' distortion in the FX section sounds better and has less aliasing.
• The 'Rectify' distortion in the FX section has been extended with a DC offset remover and has less aliasing.
• The 'Bitcrush' distortion in the FX section has been extended with a DC offset remover.
• The 'Hard Clip' insert effect in the filter section sounds better and has less aliasing.
• The 'Rectify' insert effect in the filter section sounds better and has less aliasing.
• The 'Bitcrush' distortion in the filter section has been enhanced.
• More precise EQ calculation.
• Enhanced the sound of the White Noise in the lo-fi effect 'Noise'.
• Enhanced the sound of the Noise in the 'Tape Delay'.
• Enhanced the sound of the oscillator type 'Noise White'.
• Enhanced sound of 'One shot' sample playback by improving the spline interpolation.
• Enhanced sound of 'Reverb medium' by improving the spline interpolation and making the tail more transparent.
• Enhanced sound of 'Vibrato' and 'Stereo Vibrato' by improving the spline interpolation.
• Enhanced sound of 'Flanger' and 'Stereo Flanger' by improving the spline interpolation.
• Enhanced sound of 'Smart unison' by improving the spline interpolation.
• Enhanced sound of 'Chorus' by improving the spline interpolation.
• Enhanced sound of 'Feedback' by improving the spline interpolation.
• Enhanced sound of 'Reverb Big'. It has a more transparent tail and better performance.
• Enhanced sound of 'Reverb Infinite'. It has a more transparent tail and better performance.
• Enhanced sound of 'Reverb Glass'. It has a more transparent tail and better performance.
• Enhanced sound of 'Reverb Plate'. It has a more transparent tail and better performance.
• Better default settings for several delay types. They sound less detuned.
• Waveforms now smoothly interpolate when a new patch is initialised.
• Better default values for many effects.
• A huge number of further small enhancements.

Enhancements - interface:

• Reworked and enhanced graphics.
• Completely rewritten GUI code.
• The animations are faster and smoother.
• Fine-tuned some coordinates in the interface.
• Re-sizing the VST3, Standalone and Audiounit works more reliable.
• Fine-tuned some colors.
• The automatic screen-size detection is smarter.
• Drums tab is shown automatically when drums are switched to ON.
• Glitch tab is shown automatically when glitch-sequencer is switched to ON.
• Enhanced the init patch default settings.
• The 3D wavetable view shows more details.
• Glitch tab is shown automatically when the glitch sequencer is switched to ON.
• Editing the Oscillators is smoother. More responsive visual feedback is given.
• Editing the LFO is smoother. More responsive visual feedback is given.
• Editing the Envelopes is smoother. More responsive visual feedback is given.
• Editing the Filter is smoother. More responsive visual feedback is given.
• Editing the EQ is smoother. More responsive visual feedback is given.
• The time display of the envelopes has a little more contrast.
• Enhanced visual quality of the wavetable display.
• Replaced the VU with a more beautiful one.
• Enhanced look of the vector-knob texts.
• Enhanced look of the diodes.
• TOOLS->'Synthesize a random wavetable' requires less clicks as it is not longer hidden behind a sub-menu.
• The mousewheel snaps on knobs with precise 5 percent steps.
• The lines in the displays are more thick whena large size is selected.
• Slightly larger texts for the mouse-over texts of knobs in certain resolutions.
• Drag and drop is disabled when the patch browser is open.
• The color of the wavetable editor does not longer change with the skin settings.
• New demo splash screen.
• Updates can be now be downloaded from the help-menu.
• A huge number of further small enhancements.

Enhancements - performance:

• Support for hardware-acceleration.
• Smoother animations and more responisve controls.
• Reduced the GPU load when the patch browser is open.
• Reduced CPU load on extremely fast graphic cards by limiting the framerate.
• Many small performance-optimizations.

Enhancements - compatibility:

• Buggy DAWs can not longer crash the plugin by submitting garbarge bpm or songposition info.
• Demoversion does not longer re-load with a silent patch when saving was enforced by the DAW.
• Enhanced stability and robustness.

[Vortifex]

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[Korg Supporter]

This is good news. As I said before, I would like a filter based on the OTA one used in the Jupiter 8 and Juno 106. If you can't add it, that's fine. There already is a simar-sounding 303 filter, but it doesn't self-oscillate. The filter emulations in Softube Model 84 and TAL J-8 are amazing!

[mgiambro]

also will the upgrades be available at best service?

Gladiator4 and RayBlaster3 are not available from best service. We also quit several contacts with them as they took extremely high fees from us. We got no interest in further selling upgrades through their channel as it is not economic for us.

Maybe a dumb question, but for those of us who bought Icarus from Best Service or any reseller, are we elligible to upgrade on the tone2 site or would we have to pay the full price?