Available now: Tone2 Saurus4 analog synthesizer

[Examigan]

Saurus just keeps getting better and better.
Thanks Markus.

[zzz00m]

Saurus is underrated, I think.

Not by me!!!

[Dencheg]

I assume what was small UI size became "HD Ready", and medium size became "Full HD".
Unfortunately, "Full HD" size means it's literally 1080p high (give or take) with keys, and doesn't really fit my Full HD (Without keys still looks huge. Crisp and huge)
I wish there was something like 75% for Full HD display, cause I have to swith to "HD Ready".
I didn't check, but I assume for all resolution one has to choose a smaller resolution-named size?

[Markus Krause]

A 75% scale is possible from the technical side. However the image would be less crisp than with 100% as it needs to be down-scaled by the graphics-card.

If you use a full-HD screen you can choose one of the first 4 resolutions.

In general a full-HD screen is really tiny for music-production.
I recommend that you purchase a new screen. You can get a good WQHD screen for small money these days. If you use a laptop it's easy to connect it to the HDMI port.

[PieBerger]

In general a full-HD screen is really tiny for music-production.
I recommend that you purchase a new screen.

Don't tell me how to live!

[Dencheg]

A 75% scale is possible from the technical side. However the image would be less crisp than with 100% as it needs to be down-scaled by the graphics-card.

If you use a full-HD screen you can choose one of the first 4 resolutions.

In general a full-HD screen is really tiny for music-production.
I recommend that you purchase a new screen. You can get a good WQHD screen for small money these days. If you use a laptop it's easy to connect it to the HDMI port.

Well, similar "mistake" was made by the Avenger guy (forgot the name), though he was really condescending about that.
I think it's early to force music producers to go for screens bigger than Full HD, cause many professionals are tied to some non-scalable but very essential libraries. For instance the first Damage, or Chris Heins libraries, and tons and tons of other great Kontakt libs.

In this sutiation Full HD is big enough to fit most modern software, and yet tolerable to work with Kontakt and Massive 1 and you name it.
And I really think that the best synth UI size for this "golden" Full HD is smth between HD-ready and Full HD, like it's done for Icarus 2.
I don't understand why 75% can't be included in the same fashion as 66% (perhaps I don't understand some scaling problems)

I don't know how long it will be like that, but Rob Papen's Predator 3 is almost like Predator 2, but fitting in the Full HD screen


upd: just not to make an impression that I'm trying to pick on Marcus or Tone2, I think Saurus sounds awesomus.
That's why I'm longing for a bit more convenient UI size for me

[Ryan99]

Is there a reason why this is free, while Electra is a paid one?

[Markus Krause]

The Electra3 update contains a lot more new stuff: https://www.tone2.com/electra-update.html

Apart from this Saurus currently costs only €59. Doing a small paid update for €19 is not economic. After all taxes and fees for the distribution only €5 would remain for us. That's why release the update to Saurus 4.0 for free

The update to v4.0 is a major update that is available for free for all Saurus users.

New features - interface:

GUI with 20 different sizes (with and without keys).
Native support for WQHD, 4K, 5K and 8K UHD displays.
GUI can be scaled from 66% up to 300% by clicking in the lower right corner.
Smoother animations and more responisve controls.
Support for hardware-acceleration.
Ultrasharp graphics with enhanced HiDpi and Retina Display support.
Automatic detection of the ideal GUI size.
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.
Patch browser can now also be opened by clicking on 'BROWSER' or the display on the upper left.
A finger is shown when hovering over 'BROWSER' to indicate that the control is click - able.

Enhancements - sound quality:

The audio-engine now uses 64-bit precision instead of 32-bit, which results in a higher sound-quality.
Slightly enhanced sound of the automatic micro-tuning.
Enhanced sound of the Reverb.

Fixes:

Some DAWs could show VST3 version on PC with an incorrect size when Windows scaling was used.

Free demo download:
https://www.tone2.com/demo/Tone2_Saurus4_demo_PC.zip
https://www.tone2.com/demo/Tone2_Saurus4_demo_Mac.pkg

[Examigan]

A 75% scale is possible from the technical side. However the image would be less crisp than with 100% as it needs to be down-scaled by the graphics-card.

If you use a full-HD screen you can choose one of the first 4 resolutions.

In general a full-HD screen is really tiny for music-production.
I recommend that you purchase a new screen. You can get a good WQHD screen for small money these days. If you use a laptop it's easy to connect it to the HDMI port.

Well, similar "mistake" was made by the Avenger guy (forgot the name), though he was really condescending about that.
I think it's early to force music producers to go for screens biggter than Full HD, cause many professionals are tied to some non-scalable but very essential libraries. For instance the first Damage, or Chris Heins libraries, and tons and tons of other great Kontakt libs.

In this sutiation Full HD is big enough to fit most modern software, and yet tolerable to work with Kontakt and Massive 1 and you name it.

I still don't have a 4k monitor and I get along ok without one.

[rezoneight]

A 75% scale is possible from the technical side. However the image would be less crisp than with 100% as it needs to be down-scaled by the graphics-card.

If you use a full-HD screen you can choose one of the first 4 resolutions.

In general a full-HD screen is really tiny for music-production.
I recommend that you purchase a new screen. You can get a good WQHD screen for small money these days. If you use a laptop it's easy to connect it to the HDMI port.

Well, similar "mistake" was made by the Avenger guy (forgot the name), though he was really condescending about that.
I think it's early to force music producers to go for screens biggter than Full HD, cause many professionals are tied to some non-scalable but very essential libraries. For instance the first Damage, or Chris Heins libraries, and tons and tons of other great Kontakt libs.

In this sutiation Full HD is big enough to fit most modern software, and yet tolerable to work with Kontakt and Massive 1 and you name it.

I still don't have a 4k monitor and I get along ok without one.

I can’t imagine not having a 4k+ monitor these days so glad this update is including a huge update for hi dpi displays.

[cyberheater]

When will the update be available?

[zzz00m]

When will the update be available?

Soon I hope! Watch this space...
https://www.tone2.com/saurus-update.html

[Markus Krause]

When will the update be available?

In a few weeks.

The beta is available here:
Free demo download (Saurus 4 beta):
https://www.tone2.com/demo/Tone2_Saurus4_demo_PC.zip
https://www.tone2.com/demo/Tone2_Saurus4_demo_Mac.pkg

[Examigan]

Will that replace or work along side the current version?

[cyberheater]

When will the update be available?

In a few weeks.

The beta is available here:
Free demo download (Saurus 4 beta):
https://www.tone2.com/demo/Tone2_Saurus4_demo_PC.zip
https://www.tone2.com/demo/Tone2_Saurus4_demo_Mac.pkg

Thanks.