Microtonic (µTonic) by Sonic Charge is a Virtual Instrument Audio Plugin for macOS and Windows. It functions as a VST Plugin and an Audio Units Plugin.

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Sonic Charge Microtonic (also known as "µTonic") is a drum and percussion synthesizer combined with a pattern based drum-machine engine.

You can use µTonic as a sound module to play drum sounds from your MIDI keyboard or sequencer, or you can use the built-in pattern engine to play drum patterns in sync with your sequencer. The sound of µTonic is 100% synthetic and rendered in real-time. No samples or pre-rendered waveforms are used.

Sonic Charge µTonic was created by Magnus Lidström. Magnus is best known for his work with Propellerhead Software. In particular, he was the brain behind the highly acclaimed Malström synthesizer introduced in Reason 2.0. (Magnus is also responsible for Typhoon, the alternative OS for the Yamaha TX16W.).

Features:

Eight channel drum and percussion synthesizer. Fully automatable.
Pattern based drum machine engine, synchronized to the host sequencer.
100% synthetic sound, rendered in real-time. No samples.
Versatile sound architecture allow for a wide variety of tweakable drums and effects.
Powerful sound shaping possibilities, including equalizing and distortion for each channel.
Uncompromised audio quality (Over-sampled oscillators, sample accurate triggering etc.).
Extreme parameter ranges with virtually infinite resolutions. Works in any sample-rate.
Straightforward and easy to use interface with context menus, popup hints etc.
Cut, copy, paste, load and save programs, individual drum patches and patterns.
Plenty of creative editing options, including randomizing functions etc.
MIDI out support. Use the pattern engine to control other plug-ins.
CPU efficient. Typically less than 5% CPU utilization for all eight channels on a 2.0GHz P4.
Comes bundled with a hefty chunk of factory sounds and patterns, free to use in productions.

Latest User Reviews

Average user rating of 4.67 from 12 reviews

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Microtonic (µTonic)
Reviewed By sjcongo
September 20th, 2021

0 1

Super easy and fun organic sounding drum maschine.

Easy on the CPU and to learn :).

Good support from developer.

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Microtonic (µTonic)
Reviewed By capracan
June 13th, 2021

0 2

On star missing.

Because okay...i love Microtonic but it can be more...better:

no polyrhthm.
hidden random switches.
too less per Step editing (volume, pan, pitch).
to less sound editing on the Oscillators (FM, PWM...).

A bit more...we always want more...

Cheers*.

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Microtonic (µTonic)
Reviewed By halfman73
May 14th, 2021

1 0

Fantastic! Endless possibilities for different rhythms and sounds. I can lose hours at a time just tinkering with this.

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Microtonic (µTonic)
Reviewed By Tagirijus
December 12th, 2020

3 0

Already there (aka "Pro"):

extremely CPU friendly and fast loading.
easy and fast to set up in general.
good sounding.
almost endless (?) patterns online in the Patternarium.
minimalistic yet powerful.
scriptable things.
preset format is "open". So it seems to be some kind of JSON format, which is nice for geeks like me (-;
many parameters can be linked to MIDI CC#s.
easy and minimalistic, but useful preset system.
after 10 years (if I read correctly) the development seems not dead yet, I guess ... at least that's my assumption, since the last update was in april 2020. Still waiting for the dev to "verify" (-;

Could be there (aka "Cons", or better: "Feature wishes"):

some more sound noise types.
filter envelopes.
linking velocity to more parameters than just the three ones.
polyphonic mode in the "Pitched MIDI mode".
adjusting the decaying curves (especially for the pitch mod).

Really looking forward to the future of this plugin. (=.

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Microtonic (µTonic)
Reviewed By beatz
March 26th, 2006

3 0

Sounds very, very good.

Easy and intuitive to program. Initially the 'chained' patterns are not easy to handle, but it doesn't take long to master. It's actually a very powerful feature, and allows for complex sequencing.

I personally love the graphics, and the various colours make it very easy to see what is going on.

There is just one feature i would like to see: to be able to copy a single instrument's pattern sequence and copy it to another pattern. Not indespensable, but could be handy.

EDIT. The feature i thought was missing, is already there! You just need to option click when copy pasting patterns to edit a single drum voices pattern.
This drum machine is truly powerful, and the more i use it, the more i love it. The new Sonic Recharge bank of patches is brilliant.

It can be used in many different ways: as a sound generator, synth, drum machine, drum synth, etc...
The midi controller implementation is fully featured, as is host automation. Every possible parameter can be automated, and you can even use a computer keyboard to record automation takes. This is one of the instrument's strong points: total control.

The many supplied presets are excellent inspirational starting points.

Stability is rock solid.

Overall an awesome beat box which is worth a lot more than it costs !!!

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Comments & Discussion for Sonic Charge Microtonic (µTonic)

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rob_lee
27 May 2014 at 7:08pm

I picked up Microtonic a couple of months ago and use it in everything i do now. Can't believe i never purchased this one earlier. Everything about it is great. Its a really fun and great sounding drum synth. Top notch for House and Minimal beats among others. Probably one of the best purchases iv'e made for my needs. This ones a keeper. I'd love to see some extra features but as it stands right now it's just perfect.

Rob.

snigelx
27 May 2014 at 9:09pm

You bet ya. It's a quick way to some really creative hits...and basses...and FX. It helped to teach me what a bass drum can be besides a beater in the front, a bump and sin wave slide. So much more is possible with this, esp with 96 or so semi modulation range on the pitch and the various modulation options in this section. Synthesis engine. That simple interface is very misleading because some of the controls are actually dependent on other controls' settings. Experimentation is the key with this one. There are great options for getting patterns to the grid in a DAW and there are some fantastic Scripts with the semi-new script engine that can be added to help workflow and other neat things. It's a fantastic tool indeed. Congrats on yr new acquisition, may it continue to provide fruits. Cheers.

Newk
2 August 2015 at 12:30am

I Love this drummachine! To be able to play the parts separately with keyboard in different pitches is an outstanding feature.

but..

Is it just me or did a DC-offset bug krept in on windows 7 when turning up the distortion? It was fine on XP.. tried it at a diffrent DAW and pc, but still the same bug.. DC-offset sucks. : (.

maybe i have some wrong settings in Win7? strange that i can't find anyone else posting on this matter.

Newk
2 August 2015 at 3:51am

turns out the DC-offset is also on XP ...maybe i didn't notice it before.. but its very obvious when turning distortion up and EQ-gain to the negative side (left)

nr1killabee
11 March 2017 at 11:50am

And if you sucked it dry completely you can use the sequencer to trigger other instruments because it transmits MIDI out.

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