Tone2 I2 vs Trueno Analog

[focusrite]

A: It's cheap (will likely get cheaper)
B: No license transfer fee
C: Portable in any environment
D: Very low cpu to quality ratio
E: Piracy Free
F: ?

The bandwidth between the USB and the audio driver might be an issue, especially if you want several instances recording in real-time. Also potential latency problems. However, who knows over time, those kind of things may be eliminated with clever technology.

That's my concern too.

[db3]

See info on Adaptive latency compensation in the manual.

[focusrite]

See info on Adaptive latency compensation in the manual.

As Trueno is a hybrid hardware/software product, it
works differently from the plugins you may already use.
We’ve worked hard to keep the latency as low as
possible whilst reducing clicks and retaining the timing
accuracy you expect from a modern sequencing
system. The points below should help you to get the
best performance out of Trueno:
Adaptive latency compensation: Trueno has built in
adaptive latency compensation. This works out the
amount of latency caused by sending data to the device
and receiving audio back. The amount of latency is
dependant on many things: the audio interface buffer
size and what other programs are running on your
computer for example. It is recommended you reopen
your project if you begin to notice timing issues, this
will reset the internal averaging of the latency
compensation.
Audio Interface: To ensure optimal timing accuracy
when sequencing, we recommend you record with
your audio interface set to a buffer size of 256 samples
or fewer.

[focusrite]

MIDI (1): indicates MIDI activity. Clicking the indicator
when it’s lit up acts as a MIDI panic button, cancelling
all current notes.
USB (2): indicates that the editor is currently connected
to Trueno. Multiple editors can be open at once,
although only one can be connected to Trueno at a
time.
Tune (3): to tune Trueno, click the tune button; the
editor should be connected to Trueno first. Once the
tune button lights up again, tuning is complete. The
tuning settings are shared between all open instances
of the plugin.
Warming up: the VCO circuits are temperature
dependent, meaning temperature changes will result
in some pitch drifting. For this reason, we recommend
you let Trueno warm up for around 5 minutes before
using it. To warm up, Trueno simply needs to be
powered from a USB port which will allow the VCO
circuits to reach a stable temperature, this will prevent
you from having to tune Trueno multiple times.
MIDI Controllers: Allows MIDI CC control of
parameters. The control destination (4) is the last
clicked parameter. The control source (5) can be MIDI
CC, note velocity or note aftertouch. The amount (6)
specifies how much the control source can effect the
controller destination, it can be either positive or
negative.

[Local Man]

This seems more like something that would be announced on April 1st rather than December 1st.

[focusrite]

Transpose (1): transposes the note(s) being played up
or down 24 semitones.
Mode (2): Trueno’s VCOs can work in either
monophonic or paraphonic mode. In monophonic
mode, all VCOs play the same note. In paraphonic
mode each VCO plays its own note, allowing up to 3
notes to be played at once. Note: in paraphonic mode
the VCF is shared between all the VCOs.
Glide: creates a smooth pitch transition between
notes. Trueno’s glide function has 4 modes (3): HldK,
held – constant glide time; HldV, held – variable glide
time; AlwK, always – constant glide time; AlwV, always
– variable glide time.
In held mode, the glide effect will only be heard if the
previous note is still being held; in always mode, the
glide effect will always be heard.
In variable mode, the glide time (4) depends on the
interval between the new and previous note; in
constant mode, the glide time is always the same.
Recording: The recording destination (6) specifies the
folder in which the recordings will be saved. Click the
record button (5) to arm recording; start playback from
your DAW to begin recording. Click the record button
again to stop recording; the file will then automatically
be saved. It is recommended you start recording
slightly before the beginning of your MIDI sequence to
prevent missing notes.

[EvilDragon]

You don't have to paste the whole manual here.

[braj]

You don't have to paste the whole manual here.

+1

[Chapelle]

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[egbert101]

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[braj]

I mean, it doesn't have to be strictly a stick. It can be an entire circuit board or an external device instead. And more modern USB connections can have higher power output too.

Yeah, Cream ware comes to mind. But a circuit board isn't going to work on a laptop, and this in fact a USB stick. But I really don't see this making soft synths obsolete at all, it will likely have a hard time actually surviving the competition.

[Vertion]

- This is the first product of a much larger market, visualize the possibilities before the limitations.
- Lower price than equivalent softsynth that is only a watered-down mimic of hardware.
- Portable and compact
- Beautiful
- Completely automatable
- Presets recallable.
- This product can evolve in many directions, a complete modular system internally with digital routings.
- Roland/Moog/Korg will begin creating USB versions of their own famous units, scaled down or scaled up depending on technology progression.
- Internet integration and updates.
- No piracy EVER AGAIN
- No copy protection
- No subscriptions
- No hassle
- No obsession on how to make a soft synth sound more analog, it goes from that start.
- Far deeper harmonic structures.
- Full daw automation (again) for live and playback.
- ... (keep it going)...

[focusrite]

Yep, the big boys will enter this market at some point

[iosys]

Until I see a high quality image of the board inside I will presume this USB is basically a copy protection dongle for the plugin and nothing more, the picture on their Facebook page looks fake

[Daru925]

Won't buy but I like the idea.