Tone2 will release Icarus - 3D WaveTable Synthesizer

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automation in reaper 5.22 x 64 /w 7 x 64 doesn t works for some parameters( mod W, lfo rate...)

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Great update! I love the drag & drop modulation! The way drag & drop is visualized might need some work though. Looks a little yucky. Would be nice if modulation of the Detune parameter was somehow visualized. Other than that, nice work! :tu:

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They posted a video about the new modualtion features introduced with v1.1:

https://youtu.be/TlrPv7caxg0?

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Version 1.1
Graphic glitches on the waveform display (thin vertical lines) which go away if you click on it. Also the drag and drop is very clumsy, the green line will disappear behind various GUI portions.
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Seriously impressed by the modulation changes in v1.1. This thing gets better and better. :) Might have to pick it up at some point...

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woodsdenis wrote:Version 1.1
Graphic glitches on the waveform display (thin vertical lines) which go away if you click on it. .
Whwn you click on the display it changes trough different display modes so it does not seem to be a bug.
Ingo Weidner
Win 10 Home 64-bit / mobile i7-7700HQ 2.8 GHz / 16GB RAM //
Live 10 Suite / Cubase Pro 9.5 / Pro Tools Ultimate 2021 // NI Komplete Kontrol S61 Mk1

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Ingonator wrote:
woodsdenis wrote:Version 1.1
Graphic glitches on the waveform display (thin vertical lines) which go away if you click on it. .
Whwn you click on the display it changes trough different display modes so it does not seem to be a bug.
Wasn't in the previous version, hardly a new feature .
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10.14.7.3
Cubase 13, Ableton Live 12

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woodsdenis wrote:
Ingonator wrote:
woodsdenis wrote:Version 1.1
Graphic glitches on the waveform display (thin vertical lines) which go away if you click on it. .
Whwn you click on the display it changes trough different display modes so it does not seem to be a bug.
Wasn't in the previous version, hardly a new feature .
Changing trough a few different waveform/wavetable display modes was in the first version too. Usually it is to change between a 3D and 2D wavetable/waveform display. Just the grapgical display of the Unison detuning is new now.
Ingo Weidner
Win 10 Home 64-bit / mobile i7-7700HQ 2.8 GHz / 16GB RAM //
Live 10 Suite / Cubase Pro 9.5 / Pro Tools Ultimate 2021 // NI Komplete Kontrol S61 Mk1

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Ingonator wrote:
woodsdenis wrote:
Ingonator wrote:
woodsdenis wrote:Version 1.1
Graphic glitches on the waveform display (thin vertical lines) which go away if you click on it. .
Whwn you click on the display it changes trough different display modes so it does not seem to be a bug.
Wasn't in the previous version, hardly a new feature .
Changing trough a few different waveform/wavetable display modes was in the first version too. Usually it is to change between a 3D and 2D wavetable/waveform display. Just the grapgical display of the Unison detuning is new now.
Ok if that's the case it really looks odd, why display that in the waveform display especially if you haven't touched the detune knob
The green line when using the drag and drop mod disappearing under the GUI elements is very semi pro looking.
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10.14.7.3
Cubase 13, Ableton Live 12

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There are 3 display modes available by clicking on the waveform:
- 2D waveform display with Unison detuning
- 3D waveform/wavetable display
- 2D waveform display
Ingo Weidner
Win 10 Home 64-bit / mobile i7-7700HQ 2.8 GHz / 16GB RAM //
Live 10 Suite / Cubase Pro 9.5 / Pro Tools Ultimate 2021 // NI Komplete Kontrol S61 Mk1

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The update works fine on my system. No Problems so far.
Drag&drop modulation is a big improvement. It is now much more comfortable to program sounds.
The verical lines are a new feature. They visualize the detuning of the hypersaw like in the acess virus.

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The final version of Icarus v1.1 was released todeay. Downloads are also available here:
https://tone2.com/html/download.html

For more infos you could also have at those threads at the official Tone2 forum:
http://www.tone2.org/forum/index.php?topic=2431.0
http://www.tone2.org/forum/index.php?topic=2430.0

Quoted from the thread in the link above:
Icarus has been updated to v1.1. The large update includes a reworked user interface, lots of new features and many enhancements. This update is free and 100% downward compatible with v1.0.

Download link PC:
https://www.tone2.com/Tone2_Icarus.zip

Download link Mac:
https://www.tone2.com/Tone2_Icarus.pkg

Tutorial Videos - make sure that you don't miss the new one about modulation:
https://www.tone2.com/html/icarus_tutorial.html


New features:

- Drag&Drop support: Drag LFO/ENV and drop it to a knob to create a matrix entry for modulation.
- Right-click on a knob opens a menu where you can assign modulation sources.
- Modulation depth control on top left of a knob if a source is assigned.
- Sectors on knobs show the modulation amount. Clipping is shown in red.
- Hovering the mouse over a knob shows the current parameter value and modulation source.
- The buttons of OSCs, Filters, LFOs, ENVs, which are inactive are grayed out.
- Responsive GUI with tooltips.
- New waveform display mode 'Hypersaw', which shows the detuning of the oscillators.
- Help->Show version info.
- Mouse cursor changes on editing halftones in arp.
- Right click on a knob->reset initializes to the default value.
- Visual feedback if a button in the wavetable editor is pressed.
- TRIG button for the LFO section.
- New sync mode for LFOs 'Arp/LFO soft trig' which retriggers monophonic LFOs after 1 second of silence.
- New sync mode for LFOs 'Arp/LFO classic trig', which allows to set free mode for every LFO individually.
- SEMI knob for the OSC section.
- New matrix target 'Filter Balance'. It's useful to control the relationship of the filter volumes when two filters are routed in parallel.


Enhancements:

- Drawing custom shapes with the STEP LFO is more comfortable.
- Better work-flow.
- Enhanced performance of the knobs.
- Parameters are more easy to adjust.
- Patch rankings are only stored when the user clicks on the stars.
- Display mode is now 'smart' and tries to auto-detect the right one.
- Polished some graphics.
- Reduced RAM requirement. More instances can be loaded in 32-bit.
- Many other small enhancements for the user interface.
- Quick save is more smart.
- Category is rotating for a more comfortable patch browsing.
- Workaround for buggy hosts which submit duplicate noteOn commands. The Arp does not longer produce hanging note.
- Legato is more easy to setup.
- Drag&Drop of a wav sample to the OSC display can now create a new resynthesized patch.
- LFOs are more smart.
- Mousewheel on Arp notes now selects octaves


Changes:

- MONO in the LFO section has been replaced with TRIG.
- Enhanced automation parameter naming
- On initializing a new patch the default mode is set to 'Arp/LFO soft trig'.
- OSC Punch and OSC Keyfollow button have been moved to SETUP.


Fixes:

- Matrix source 'Filter Env' sometimes didn't work.
- Removed a glitch from 'Alien Spaceship Mac.fxp'
- The browser of the Mac 64 bit version sometimes did display the stars of the first patch incorrectly
- Clicking below Vocoder in the wavetable editor did open an abandoned menu


Icarus v1.1 offers adding mod sources in two new ways:

1) Drag&drop :

- Select one of the 4 envelopes or LFOs.
- Click and hold on ENV or LFO.
- A line appears that while still holding the mouse button could be dragged to the knob you like.
- A green line means that using that ENV or LFO is OK for that parameter you currently hover. A red line mean it is not usable there.
- Release the mouse button and the ENV or LFO will be assigned to that knob (or release over an empty part of the GUI to abort).
- The new modulation is added to the mod matrix and you could adjust the mod amount there.
- The mod amount/range is also displayed within the knobs, in a lighter color than the knob.
- Right-click on a knob and click on "remove modulation" to remove it.

2) Right-click menu:

- Right-click on a knob to choose a mod source from the drop-down menus.
- The new modulation is added to the mod matrix and you could adjust the mod amount there.
- The mod amount/range is also displayed within the knobs, in a lighter color than the knob.
- Right-click on a knob and click on "remove modulation" to remove it.
Ingo Weidner
Win 10 Home 64-bit / mobile i7-7700HQ 2.8 GHz / 16GB RAM //
Live 10 Suite / Cubase Pro 9.5 / Pro Tools Ultimate 2021 // NI Komplete Kontrol S61 Mk1

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Thanks Ingo. From what I can tell, update is perfect. Patches appear to be intact. Good thing as I just finished my library today.

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It would be really nice if Marcus also update the other synths with the new mod system.

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Gets rated at 9 out 10 in latest CM

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