Available soon: Tone2 ElectraX

[pdxindy]

The dark skin has a glow on the current layer... The white gui does not seem to indicate which is the current layer.

[pdxindy]

Some more questions...

What is Fat Tuning?

I am not seeing the dual multimode distortion/waveshaper on the gui. Where is it?

From what I am seeing, it looks like each layer can have a single effect so it is not possible to put say a chorus and a delay on a layer. Is this so? Or am I missing something?

Looks like up top there is a global eq (lo, mid, high) and above that is an edit button, what does that do?

On the settings LCD, the is a parameter that says high quality... what are the other options?

[Shabdahbriah]

Then again in the arpeggiator, next to the 'up' there is that weird curvy lighter thing... the lcd's have weird artifacts like that... another example, the filter lcd's on the very right are some circular lighter blobs sitting there. I haven't a clue what those odd artifacts are supposed to be.

The "weird curvy lighter thing" is the reflection from the rack-handle(s), and the pointless/annoying "blobs" are the reflection(s) off-of the knobs.

You can see the handle reflection just to the left of the arpeggiator lcd... the lcd surface must have some bizarre bump map set at like 400% to distort the surface enough to create the out of place reflections. And of course the underside of a handle would not be a very bright reflection.

Yes, I can see the handle "shadow" AND the ambient "refracted-light" handle image on the surface. The "blobs" and "handle" reflections I refer to are apparently (attempted) reflections of the LCD's light.

Were the designer my student or free-lancer, I'd not hesitate to ask "what are these?", or "what were you trying to do here?"... but not seeing ANY other reason for these "blobs/reflections", I will stick with my observations.

Note the "blobs" in the LCDs in the filter section alone... the top blob in the lower LCD has a "hint" of handle at its lower-right point.

The blobs don't even look vaguely like knob reflections and are the wrong size and location...

Indeed... I'm not responsible for the graphic designers over-zealousness in mis-placing elements.

[xybre]

Then again in the arpeggiator, next to the 'up' there is that weird curvy lighter thing... the lcd's have weird artifacts like that... another example, the filter lcd's on the very right are some circular lighter blobs sitting there. I haven't a clue what those odd artifacts are supposed to be.

The "weird curvy lighter thing" is the reflection from the rack-handle(s), and the pointless/annoying "blobs" are the reflection(s) off-of the knobs.

You can see the handle reflection just to the left of the arpeggiator lcd... the lcd surface must have some bizarre bump map set at like 400% to distort the surface enough to create the out of place reflections. And of course the underside of a handle would not be a very bright reflection.

My first comment about the GUI to Tone2 was that it looked temp and I knew they could do better. *shrug* I think its pretty, but the fonts are difficult to read, and I think the "glow" has actually gotten stronger since I first saw it. I personally don't think its unusable (I'm sure I'll be using it a lot without a problem), just that there's room for improvement.

No synth is perfect though (except OnePingOnly, of course).

Maybe Tone2 could consider making another skin that is clean, simple, legible for those who just want maximum usability.

Aye, no reason there couldn't be a minimal UI in the pack imho. Or maybe a Limeflavour skin (to which I'm partial and biased to).

Something that no one has mentioned is that there is a global effect on everything...

no. 3 osc's (multiple synthesis) per layer, 2 filters per layer, one insert fx slot with multiple fx algorithms per layer, 4 completeley independant layers. all that goes into one master insert fx slot with multiple fx algorithms. and the main analog modelled filters are completeley new, iirc the are nowhere else to be found in other tone2 products.

Oh, right you are! I missed that in reading of 20 pages to catch up >.<

[Teksonik]

Maybe some of the graphic designers who have made comments about the two available GUI's could make a mock up and send it to Tone 2 and if accepted could make a new alternative GUI in exchange for a license? Not being sarcastic I'm serious. That's probably the only way there will be any change.

I could work with the white version judging by the screenshot but I agree there is much room for improvement............

[sopor79]

Hello....
Audio Demos available at end november...

[rob_lee]

Hello....
Audio Demos available at end november...

Woot!

It's the 8th so nearly 3 weeks to knock a few audio demos up???

Rob

[zvenx]

Rob as you are aware I am sure, an audio demo can create a bad first impression that damages a product even before it is released. I am sure they are taken their time to produce several high quality demos, hopefully in different genres.
Although at the end of the day, some will still like it, love it,dislike it, hate it.
rsp

[rob_lee]

Rob as you are aware I am sure, an audio demo can create a bad first impression that damages a product even before it is released. I am sure they are taken their time to produce several high quality demos, hopefully in different genres.
Although at the end of the day, some will still like it, love it,dislike it, hate it.
rsp

I never had this problem with my own and a day or two at most to produce..
Just saying

Rob

[sopor79]

Hey Rob... yes I'm also dissappointed at that.. (I've sent an email to tone2)
In Germany we say :"gut Ding will Weile haben!"

[tehlord]

I never had this problem with my own and a day or two at most to produce..
Just saying

Rob

Yeah, but you don't have Howard Hughes syndrome

[rob_lee]

Hey Rob... yes I'm also dissappointed at that.. (I've sent an email to tone2)
In Germany we say :"gut Ding will Weile haben!"

I just wanted to hear it that's all but nevermind

Rob

[rob_lee]

I never had this problem with my own and a day or two at most to produce..
Just saying

Rob

Yeah, but you don't have Howard Hughes syndrome

Who's he Geoff

[tehlord]

Who's he Geoff

Let's just say he had great products but mistrusted the world

[zvenx]

I never had this problem with my own and a day or two at most to produce..
Just saying

Rob

Yeah, but you don't have Howard Hughes syndrome

lmao