Available now: Tone2 Icarus v3.2

[Examigan]

Icarus 4 = 4osc x 4filters will be dope...

Who said anything about an Icarus 4?

[VELLTONE MUSIC]

Obviously i did :)Read the post before mine,it's about wish and new products from t2.
Imo Markus develop unique tools,maybe just the plugin market isn't that generous anymore and it's not worth it.
I hope that he will change his mind about developing new synths - the bright future of music rely on developers like him.
Icarus 4 - 4osc x 4 filters is powerful conception,but not gonna waste time to explain it again.
I still love and use the first t2 synth Firebird,probably because of huge amount presets i made,despite it's not easy to menage it in 64bit,but how far he goes as developer last 12-13 years.
I remmeber 2013 when i start dealing with sound design,Firebird was amazing back then,especially after it was released as freeware,there was no serious competition in free synths realm.
How much more power Icarus 3 offers now,so people like the saga to continue i guess.
Cheers

[twal]

Obviously i did :)Read the post before mine,it's about wish and new products from t2.
Imo Markus develop unique tools,maybe just the plugin market isn't that generous anymore and it's not worth it.
I hope that he will change his mind about developing new synths - the bright future of music rely on developers like him.
Icarus 4 - 4osc x 4 filters is powerful conception,but not gonna waste time to explain it again.
I still love and use the first t2 synth Firebird,probably because of huge amount presets i made,despite it's not easy to menage it in 64bit,but how far he goes as developer last 12-13 years.
I remmeber 2013 when i start dealing with sound design,Firebird was amazing back then,especially after it was released as freeware,there was no serious competition in free synths realm.
How much more power Icarus 3 offers now,so people like the saga to continue i guess.
Cheers

I really enjoy your work, I have Wonderland and Ultimate. A lot of extremely useful sounds. Most good ones for me are simple, and can be made with simpler synth rather than needing synthmaster (cpu hog). I plan on picking up Dreamer, but do you think you would ever bring your expertise to some of the emus like Cherry or GForce? Those synths pack a punch, I have specific synths in mind if you ever wanted make some for those.

[Examigan]

Obviously i did Read the post before mine,it's about wish and new products from t2.
Imo Markus develop unique tools,maybe just the plugin market isn't that generous anymore and it's not worth it.
I hope that he will change his mind about developing new synths - the bright future of music rely on developers like him.
Icarus 4 - 4osc x 4 filters is powerful conception,but not gonna waste time to explain it again.
I still love and use the first t2 synth Firebird,probably because of huge amount presets i made,despite it's not easy to menage it in 64bit,but how far he goes as developer last 12-13 years.
I remmeber 2013 when i start dealing with sound design,Firebird was amazing back then,especially after it was released as freeware,there was no serious competition in free synths realm.
How much more power Icarus 3 offers now,so people like the saga to continue i guess.
Cheers

This is the post before yours:

Eagerly awaiting the Windows version.

Tone 2 belongs to a (very exclusive) circle of developers who truly offer us products of immense quality and also provide endless creative possibilities for composition.

Thank you, Markus, for the excellence of your products.

It's a real shame you won't be making any new products.

Given your talent, it's a real pity.

Regarding Vanguard, it was already a great VST back then.

Is a future collaboration with the excellent developer Manuel planned?

Unless you meant
Icarus 4 = 4osc x 4filters would be dope...

Saying will means that it's in the works.

[VELLTONE MUSIC]

Obviously i did :)Read the post before mine,it's about wish and new products from t2.
Imo Markus develop unique tools,maybe just the plugin market isn't that generous anymore and it's not worth it.
I hope that he will change his mind about developing new synths - the bright future of music rely on developers like him.
Icarus 4 - 4osc x 4 filters is powerful conception,but not gonna waste time to explain it again.
I still love and use the first t2 synth Firebird,probably because of huge amount presets i made,despite it's not easy to menage it in 64bit,but how far he goes as developer last 12-13 years.
I remmeber 2013 when i start dealing with sound design,Firebird was amazing back then,especially after it was released as freeware,there was no serious competition in free synths realm.
How much more power Icarus 3 offers now,so people like the saga to continue i guess.
Cheers

I really enjoy your work, I have Wonderland and Ultimate. A lot of extremely useful sounds. Most good ones for me are simple, and can be made with simpler synth rather than needing synthmaster (cpu hog). I plan on picking up Dreamer, but do you think you would ever bring your expertise to some of the emus like Cherry or GForce? Those synths pack a punch, I have specific synths in mind if you ever wanted make some for those.

Thanks for nice words,very busy right now with my upcoming label,but when have time i create new presets and try new synths,so why not some day to extend the list
I have over 50 synths and use like 4-5 only.
I am huge fan of Tone2 since 2013 and probably will buy all t2 synths when start to make more money from music.
Not gonna quit my dreams to produce music professionally for sure.
The money aren't the same like in 80s-90s ,but i'm ok with that.
If never had something,you are satisfied with little.
Anyway i didn't expect to get so far as sound designer,but if a man love something and is devoted to it,after years the results are fact.
Cheers

[VELLTONE MUSIC]

Obviously i did Read the post before mine,it's about wish and new products from t2.
Imo Markus develop unique tools,maybe just the plugin market isn't that generous anymore and it's not worth it.
I hope that he will change his mind about developing new synths - the bright future of music rely on developers like him.
Icarus 4 - 4osc x 4 filters is powerful conception,but not gonna waste time to explain it again.
I still love and use the first t2 synth Firebird,probably because of huge amount presets i made,despite it's not easy to menage it in 64bit,but how far he goes as developer last 12-13 years.
I remmeber 2013 when i start dealing with sound design,Firebird was amazing back then,especially after it was released as freeware,there was no serious competition in free synths realm.
How much more power Icarus 3 offers now,so people like the saga to continue i guess.
Cheers

This is the post before yours:

Eagerly awaiting the Windows version.

Tone 2 belongs to a (very exclusive) circle of developers who truly offer us products of immense quality and also provide endless creative possibilities for composition.

Thank you, Markus, for the excellence of your products.

It's a real shame you won't be making any new products.

Given your talent, it's a real pity.

Regarding Vanguard, it was already a great VST back then.

Is a future collaboration with the excellent developer Manuel planned?

Unless you meant
Icarus 4 = 4osc x 4filters would be dope...

Saying will means that it's in the works.

Ok,excuse my internet self educated english,maybe the english grammar isn't my strongest side,but still will/would be super if Tone2 continue to make new unique synths.
When have more free money will( not would ) buy all t2 products for sure.
That's how much i like t2 synths.
Cheers

[Tone2 Synthesizers]

Icarus 4 = 4osc x 4filters will be dope...

Who said anything about an Icarus 4?

There are no plans for Icarus4. But Icarus 3.2 and Saurus 4.1 will be available soon. The updates are free for anyone who owns Icarus3/Saurus.

Details:
https://www.tone2.com/icarus-update.html#Icarus_3_2
https://www.tone2.com/saurus-update.html



New filters:

• LP Ladder 6dB: This is a 6dB lowpass Ladder filter with self-oscillation. It sounds analog and uses 0-delay technology.
• LP Ladder 12dB: This is a 12 dB lowpass Ladder filter with self-oscillation. It sounds analog and uses 0-delay technology. BP Ladder: This is a bandpass Ladder filter with self-oscillation. It sounds analog and uses 0-delay technology.
• BP MS-20 12dB: A bandpas filter with self-oscillation. It sounds analog and uses 0-delay technology.
• HP Digital 24dB: This is very a precise digital highpass filter.
• HP MS-20 12dB: A highphass filter with self-oscillation. It sounds analog and uses 0-delay technology.
• Phaser 3x +: Analog 6-stage phaser with positive feedback.
• Phaser 5x +: Analog 10-stage phaser with positive feedback.
• Phaser 2x -: Analog 4-stage phaser with negative feedback.
• Phaser 4x -: Analog 8-stage phaser with negative feedback.
• Formant 1x: Analog formant filter with soft saturation.
• Formant 2x: Analog formant filter with two peaks and soft saturation.
• Formant 3x: Analog formant filter with three peaks and soft saturation.
• Formant 4x: Analog formant filter with four peaks and soft saturation.

New effects:

• Ring Modulation: You can find this new effect under the 'Frequency shifting' menu. It comes with a Damp control for a warmer sound.
• Amplitude Modulation: You can find this new effect under the 'Frequency shifting' menu. It has a more extreme sound than Ring Modulation. It works best for effects, percussive sounds and drums.
• Weaver Shifter: You can find this new effect under the 'Frequency shifting' menu. It works best for effects, percussive sounds and drums.

New additive synthesis modes:

• Add Disharm 4: Plays 4 oscillators with a disharmonic relationship. You can use the 'spread' knob to control the type and level of detuning.
• Add Disharm 8: Plays 8 oscillators with a disharmonic relationship. You can use the 'spread' knob to control the type and level of detuning.
• Add Disharm 16: Plays 16 oscillators with a disharmonic relationship. You can use the 'spread' knob to control the type and level of detuning.
• Add St Dish 4: Plays 4 stereo oscillators with a disharmonic relationship. You can use the 'spread' knob to control the type and level of detuning.
• Add St Dish 8: Plays 8 stereo oscillators with a disharmonic relationship. You can use the 'spread' knob to control the type and level of detuning.
• Add St Dish 16: Plays 16 stereo oscillators with a disharmonic relationship. You can use the 'spread' knob to control the type and level of detuning.

New features - GUI:

• An XY crosshair is shown when you click with your mouse inside the EQ display.
• An XY crosshair is shown when you click with your mouse inside the filter display.
• New "Metal opaque" skin for the user interface.
• It is now possible to record filter cutoff and resonace with the filter XY-pad.

New feature - XY-pad for the waveform display:

• The XY-pad controls are available when you click and move your mouse within the wavefrom display. They add a new dimention of dynamic expression as you can now manipulate 2 parameters at the same time.
• Context-sensitive help appears as soon as you move your mouse.
• In wavetable mode the X-axis is assigned to the to the morph parameter. The Y-axis is assigned to the wavetable position.
• In granular mode the X-axis is assigned to start position. The Y-axis is assigned to the grain size.
• In sample mode the X-axis is assigned to start position.
• If you play back a single waveform the X-axis is assigned to the to the morph parameter.

Enhanced sound quality:

• Significantly enhanced sound quality in 44 kHz. Reduced aliasing in resampling up to 24 dB.
• Drastically enhanced sound quality in 88 kHz samplerate. Reduced aliasing in resampling up to 40 dB.
• Crossfades in the wavetable engine have more clarity and crispiness.
• Significantly enhanced sound quality of the synthesis mode 'Harmonic Shift'. It is the new default mode for new patches.
• Enhanced sound of the Reverb Medium. It has better default parameters, a smoother rolloff, less phasing, more detail and more depth.
• Enhanced sound of the Reverb Swirl. It has better default parameters, a smoother rolloff, less phasing, more detail and more depth.
• Enhanced sound of the Reverb Infinite. It has a smoother rolloff, less phasing, more detail and more depth.
• Enhanced sound of the Reverb Plate. It has a smoother rolloff, less phasing, more detail and more depth.
• Enhanced sound of the Reverb Big. It has a smoother rolloff, less phasing, more detail and more depth.
• Enhanced sound of the Reverb Glass. It has a smoother rolloff, less phasing, more detail and more depth.
• Major chords soun better with the microtuning mode 'dynamic silky'.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality of the equalizer.
• More linear freuency response for filter 'LP MS-20 12dB' with high cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'LP Digital 24dB' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'LP Digital 12dB' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'LP Elliptic' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'LP Octave' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'HP Digital 12dB' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'BP Digital 24dB' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'BP Digital 12dB' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'EQ Notch' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'EQ Peak Tight' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'EQ Peak Medium' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'EQ Peak Wide' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'EQ Shelf Tight' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'EQ Shelf Wide' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'EQ Bandlimit' with low cutoffs.

Further enhancements:

• Reworked the default skin.
• Reworked the skins "Metal Fire", "Metal Aqua", "Metal Monochorome", "Metal Pink", "Metal Yellow", "Metal Red".
• Better default parameters for the delay effects.
• More contrast for the tap selector buttons.
• Reworked EQ settigs and parameters of the init-patch. It sits better in the mix and has longer release times.
• Setup always selects full installation as a default.
• Updated the texts of some dialog boxes with warnings.
• Slightly enhanced colors and transparency values for the patch browser.
• Many further small enhancements.

[christian f.]

Thank you for the updates ! I didn't expect to still get so many new things in Icarus

[Tone2 Synthesizers]

There are still a lot more ideas for new features in future updates. No all of them made it into 3.2 but there will be more updates.

[DorianBloom]

This is a really nice e update. This synth has become possibly my favourite. Very nice to get such a decent update so early in the year!!
The one thing I really wish for this synth is num pad entry. I love entering precise v values for filters and envelopes this way. Not only is it more accurate, but it can be so quick if you know what you want.

[Examigan]

You can use the shift key to fine-tune the adjustments which can make it much more accurate for you.

[Essent]

1. Why does the shape button only affects the D and the R of the AHDSR envelopes and not the attack? Especially the attack is worth shaping, but that is left out. It is just linear.
2. It hardly fits on a 24" screen. I have 1200 pixels height but that is not enough.
3. What is the difference with Electra?
4. It has an impressive number of 20 LP filters.

[Examigan]

"What is the difference with Electra?"
https://www.tone2.com/comparison.html

[tumface]

Why does the shape button only affects the D and the R of the AHDSR envelopes and not the attack? Especially the attack is worth shaping, but that is left out. It is just linear.

You can route the envelope's output to its own attack time control to give it a curve. Adjust the modulation amount to be negative or positive to affect which direction the curve bends. Note that it will not visualize it for you in the envelope graphics (it will still look like a straight line), but you will be able to see that it's curved in the modulation matrix animations.

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It hardly fits on a 24" screen. I have 1200 pixels height but that is not enough.

Use the "Size" menu button to open a menu to choose a different scaling size for the GUI:

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[Tone2 Synthesizers]

It hardly fits on a 24" screen. I have 1200 pixels height but that is not enough.