Available now: Tone2 Icarus v3.2
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Echoes in the Attic Echoes in the Attic https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=180417
- KVRAF
- 11998 posts since 12 May, 2008
PC demo is still v2.5?
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Tone2 Synthesizers Tone2 Synthesizers https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=680600
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 570 posts since 18 Oct, 2023
The demo of Icarus2 on Mac was broken. That's why the beta of icarus3 was uploaded as a replacement.
Icarus 3 is still not released. It will be availabe in early April. With the official release there will be also a new demo for PC and Mac.
Icarus 3 is still not released. It will be availabe in early April. With the official release there will be also a new demo for PC and Mac.
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- KVRAF
- 14433 posts since 16 Feb, 2005 from Planet Earth, Somewhere
But to be clear.. if I buy it now and you pm me the links, the current link is for mac only correct? (you say the demo is only for mac currently, wasn't sure if you also meant the beta is for mac only too at this point).
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Tone2 Synthesizers Tone2 Synthesizers https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=680600
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 570 posts since 18 Oct, 2023
The demo/beta is mac only. Icarus is still not released. It will be available in early April
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Echoes in the Attic Echoes in the Attic https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=180417
- KVRAF
- 11998 posts since 12 May, 2008
Lucky mac users!
Can you break the PC demo of Icarus 2 as well so us Windoze users can try the beta?
Can you break the PC demo of Icarus 2 as well so us Windoze users can try the beta?
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- KVRAF
- 2034 posts since 30 Mar, 2008 from MN, USA
What an absolute beast this thing has become. Incredible work.
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- KVRAF
- 3642 posts since 6 Aug, 2009
it's pretty great so far (and i've barely scratched the surface). excited to dive in deeper (and get to the official release)...
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- KVRist
- 62 posts since 24 Oct, 2023
The demo beta overwrites Icarus 2.5 full version ? I only had a quick play last night as it was late but I wanted to compare a few things and 2.5 seems to have gone.. I could be wrong! looking forward to playing with it again tonight.
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- KVRian
- 515 posts since 12 May, 2023
Yes it does overwrite it. I have just been reading through the change log that’s was posted earlier in this thread and checking that stuff out in the new version to comparepizzatime1 wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:58 am The demo beta overwrites Icarus 2.5 full version ? I only had a quick play last night as it was late but I wanted to compare a few things and 2.5 seems to have gone.. I could be wrong! looking forward to playing with it again tonight.
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Tone2 Synthesizers Tone2 Synthesizers https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=680600
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 570 posts since 18 Oct, 2023
We do not recommend to have several versions of the a plugin (or any software in general) installed at the same time.
Many DAWs can not handle this properly.
We also do not recommend to rename, delete or move files that are part of an installation. Missing files can cause crashes and inpredicable problems.
Duplicate installations are not necessary as we always do a lot of effort to keep our plugins downward compatible.
You can find a very detailed list of changes on the first page of this thread.
Many DAWs can not handle this properly.
We also do not recommend to rename, delete or move files that are part of an installation. Missing files can cause crashes and inpredicable problems.
Duplicate installations are not necessary as we always do a lot of effort to keep our plugins downward compatible.
You can find a very detailed list of changes on the first page of this thread.
https://www.tone2.com
Our award-winning synthesizers offer true high-end sound quality.
Our award-winning synthesizers offer true high-end sound quality.
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- KVRer
- 8 posts since 5 Dec, 2022
In the beta, reducing the plugin size causes a lot of graphical aliasing around the knobs and splines. The attachments are to 66% size.
PS, I love the 'elegant' skin and everything is running great so far. Bravo!
PS, I love the 'elegant' skin and everything is running great so far. Bravo!
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 570 posts since 18 Oct, 2023
I investigated this and I can only get this look on my very old Mac mini with MacOS 10.12 when you use a scaling smaller than 100%. It doesn't look like this on BigSur or 10.14. On MacOS 10.12 Apple still used nearest neighbour resampling instead of linear interpolation for scaling images. This results in aliasing.
If you are still on such an old MacOS version I recommend to upgrade it. Especially since it didn't get security upgrades since years.
Further notes: The Elegant skin doesn't work well for GUI sizes other than 100% as the text labels are pre-rendered to the background of the skin. I recommend using a different skin for the other sizes. 'Dark Aqua' has a similar look and here the labels are realtime-drawn and crisp.
Furthermore you can enhance the visual quality and performance by changing your display scaling to exactly 100% or 200% in the system preferences of your Mac.
If you are still on such an old MacOS version I recommend to upgrade it. Especially since it didn't get security upgrades since years.
Further notes: The Elegant skin doesn't work well for GUI sizes other than 100% as the text labels are pre-rendered to the background of the skin. I recommend using a different skin for the other sizes. 'Dark Aqua' has a similar look and here the labels are realtime-drawn and crisp.
Furthermore you can enhance the visual quality and performance by changing your display scaling to exactly 100% or 200% in the system preferences of your Mac.
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Our award-winning synthesizers offer true high-end sound quality.
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- KVRAF
- 26928 posts since 3 Feb, 2005 from in the wilds
There are always a few posters who try to claim that it is somehow in the developers interest for those users to pay less money...db3 wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 2:30 pmYes you have a business to run. But surely it's better to get your pricing in a place where the majority are encouraged to upgrade. Something like $59 from V2 would make much more a no-brainer decision. Upgrading from V1 could then be more like $89.Tone2 Synthesizers wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:58 pm And just like anyone else we and our sound designers want to get paid for the work and we need to pay our taxes and cover our running costs. Development won't end with v3.0.
