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#1
Warlock / Re: Warlock envelope
Last post by Markus Krause - July 15, 2026, 09:52:30 AMHello Robert,
it was implemented this way to keep the patch compatibility with FireBird.
Technically it is possible to implement an additional switch in a future update. I have added your request to our database.
Thank you for supporting our small company!
Best Regards,
Markus Krause
it was implemented this way to keep the patch compatibility with FireBird.
Technically it is possible to implement an additional switch in a future update. I have added your request to our database.
Thank you for supporting our small company!
Best Regards,
Markus Krause
#2
Sound design / MOVED: Creating own sets for T...
Last post by Markus Krause - July 15, 2026, 09:39:19 AMThis topic has been moved to Project: Sound Design.
https://www.tone2.org/forum/index.php?topic=2291.0
https://www.tone2.org/forum/index.php?topic=2291.0
#3
Warlock / Warlock envelope
Last post by RobertF - July 14, 2026, 02:54:43 PMHi Markus.
There appears to be an issue with envelope implementation in Warlock. Specifically, when a midi controller key is pressed then released quickly, the envelopes do not immediately jump to the release segment but instead continue the remainder of the attack and decay segments. This can be demonstrated with any pad with long attack and decay, but short release. Then quickly press and release a key. It's an issue for me because many pads are designed to be played both quickly and slowly. For instance, a cello pad starting with a bow swipe.
If this non-standard difference was implemented intentionally because Firebird did so, please provide warlock an interface switch somewhere for industry standard envelopes.
Thanks for your many years of effort supporting these instruments.
There appears to be an issue with envelope implementation in Warlock. Specifically, when a midi controller key is pressed then released quickly, the envelopes do not immediately jump to the release segment but instead continue the remainder of the attack and decay segments. This can be demonstrated with any pad with long attack and decay, but short release. Then quickly press and release a key. It's an issue for me because many pads are designed to be played both quickly and slowly. For instance, a cello pad starting with a bow swipe.
If this non-standard difference was implemented intentionally because Firebird did so, please provide warlock an interface switch somewhere for industry standard envelopes.
Thanks for your many years of effort supporting these instruments.
#4
Announcements & Updates / Cyber Genesis soundset for Ele...
Last post by Markus Krause - July 13, 2026, 09:06:53 AMTone2 Audio has released Cyber Genesis, a soundset for their synthesizer-workstation Electra3.
"Step into a digital genesis of sound with Cyber Genesis — a bold new Electra bundle crafted to elevate your electronic creations across all styles. Whether you're building pulsing techno landscapes, glitchy EDM grooves, atmospheric pads, or kinetic arpeggiated sequences, Cyber Genesis brings depth, drive, and futuristic motion."
Cyber Genesis is suitable for electronic music - from ambient, cinematic, and EDM, to techno, trance, synthwave, glitch, and dancefloor-bound patterns.
Highlights
https://www.tone2.com/cyber-genesis.html
"Step into a digital genesis of sound with Cyber Genesis — a bold new Electra bundle crafted to elevate your electronic creations across all styles. Whether you're building pulsing techno landscapes, glitchy EDM grooves, atmospheric pads, or kinetic arpeggiated sequences, Cyber Genesis brings depth, drive, and futuristic motion."
Cyber Genesis is suitable for electronic music - from ambient, cinematic, and EDM, to techno, trance, synthwave, glitch, and dancefloor-bound patterns.
Highlights
- 200 patches engineered for expressive performance: 76 arpeggiators, 124 gates.
- Expert sound design leveraging Electra's full synthesis power.
- Extensive modulation possibilities - mod wheel, velocity, aftertouch fully supported.
- All patches are carefully normalized for consistent volume and clarity.
- Seamless installation and integrated into the Electra UI.
- These aren't static samples - real dynamic patches with life, not just snapshots.
https://www.tone2.com/cyber-genesis.html
#5
Electra 3 / Cyber Genesis soundset
Last post by Markus Krause - July 13, 2026, 09:03:44 AMTone2 Audio has released Cyber Genesis, a soundset for their synthesizer-workstation Electra3.
"Step into a digital genesis of sound with Cyber Genesis — a bold new Electra bundle crafted to elevate your electronic creations across all styles. Whether you're building pulsing techno landscapes, glitchy EDM grooves, atmospheric pads, or kinetic arpeggiated sequences, Cyber Genesis brings depth, drive, and futuristic motion."
Cyber Genesis is suitable for electronic music - from ambient, cinematic, and EDM, to techno, trance, synthwave, glitch, and dancefloor-bound patterns.
Highlights
https://www.tone2.com/cyber-genesis.html
"Step into a digital genesis of sound with Cyber Genesis — a bold new Electra bundle crafted to elevate your electronic creations across all styles. Whether you're building pulsing techno landscapes, glitchy EDM grooves, atmospheric pads, or kinetic arpeggiated sequences, Cyber Genesis brings depth, drive, and futuristic motion."
Cyber Genesis is suitable for electronic music - from ambient, cinematic, and EDM, to techno, trance, synthwave, glitch, and dancefloor-bound patterns.
Highlights
- 200 patches engineered for expressive performance: 76 arpeggiators, 124 gates.
- Expert sound design leveraging Electra's full synthesis power.
- Extensive modulation possibilities - mod wheel, velocity, aftertouch fully supported.
- All patches are carefully normalized for consistent volume and clarity.
- Seamless installation and integrated into the Electra UI.
- These aren't static samples - real dynamic patches with life, not just snapshots.
https://www.tone2.com/cyber-genesis.html
#6
Announcements & Updates / Gladiator 4.2 released
Last post by Markus Krause - June 04, 2026, 08:31:47 AMGladiator 4.2
The update to v4.2 is free for anyone who bought Gladiator 4. Owners of Gladiator 1,2 or 3 can upgrade with a big discount.
Product page:
https://www.tone2.com/gladiator.html
Free demo download link:
https://www.tone2.com/download.html
What's new in Gladiator 4.2?
New additive synthesis modes for the 'UNISON MODE':
New additive synthesis modes for the 'PHASE MOD' spectrum:
Enhanced sound:
Enhanced graphics:
Fixes:
The update to v4.2 is free for anyone who bought Gladiator 4. Owners of Gladiator 1,2 or 3 can upgrade with a big discount.
Product page:
https://www.tone2.com/gladiator.html
Free demo download link:
https://www.tone2.com/download.html
What's new in Gladiator 4.2?
New additive synthesis modes for the 'UNISON MODE':
- 'Additive partials' stacks 4 disharmonic 'organ' oscillators. You can use the 'SPREAD' knob to change the ratio.
- 'Additive bell' stacks 4 disharmonic 'bell' oscillators. You can use the 'SPREAD' knob to change the ratio.
New additive synthesis modes for the 'PHASE MOD' spectrum:
- 'Tune partials +' detunes the higher partials of a spectrum without detuning the base harmonic. The amount of detuning depends from the morph 'SPEED'.
- 'Tune partials -' detunes the partials in reverse direction. The amount of detuning depends from the morph 'SPEED'.
- 'Splash tune' heavily detunes the partials without detuning the base harmonic. The amount of detuning depends from the morph 'SPEED'.
- 'Fluppy tune' heavily detunes the partials without detuning the base harmonic. The amount of detuning depends from the morph 'SPEED'.
- 'Crackles' creates random phase garbage.
Enhanced sound:
- The new quality mode 'ultra high-end' calculates oscillators with double precision and 4x oversampling.
- The enhanced FFT precision results in more accurate resampling of waveforms.
- Replaced 'Reverb Large' with a much better unit. It has a smoother rolloff and more detail.
- Replaced 'Reverb Trance' with a much better unit. It has a smoother rolloff and more detail.
- Replaced 'Reverb Small' with a much better unit. It has a much smoother rolloff and more detail.
- Replaced 'Reverb Predelay' with a much better unit. It has a much smoother rolloff and more detail.
- The threshold for bypassing the FX processing for saving CPU is lower. Reverb tails do not longer get cut-off.
- The microtuning-mode 'silky chords' sounds more polished.
- The psychoacoustic postprocessing unit uses more precise coeficients and 64bit processing for calculations.
- The equalizer uses more precise coefficients and 64bit processing for calculations.
Enhanced graphics:
- Much faster animations of the displays.
- More precise layout of some knobs.
Fixes:
- After closing the patch browser incorrect parameters could be shown.
#7
Icarus / 27 sounds from Examigan
Last post by Markus Krause - May 22, 2026, 10:29:18 AMExamigan has created 27 free sounds for Icarus3.
https://www.kvraudio.com/product/icarus3-by-tone2-audiosoftware/downloads
Sound demos:
https://whyp.it/users/42439/examigan
https://www.kvraudio.com/product/icarus3-by-tone2-audiosoftware/downloads
Sound demos:
https://whyp.it/users/42439/examigan
#8
Gladiator / Gladiator 4.2
Last post by Markus Krause - May 08, 2026, 08:10:35 AMGladiator 4.2
The update to v4.2 is free for anyone who bought Gladiator 4. Owners of Gladiator 1,2 or 3 can upgrade with a big discount.
Product page:
https://www.tone2.com/gladiator.html
Free demo download link:
https://www.tone2.com/download.html
What's new in Gladiator 4.2?
New additive synthesis modes for the 'UNISON MODE':
New additive synthesis modes for the 'PHASE MOD' spectrum:
Enhanced sound:
Enhanced graphics:
Fixes:
The update to v4.2 is free for anyone who bought Gladiator 4. Owners of Gladiator 1,2 or 3 can upgrade with a big discount.
Product page:
https://www.tone2.com/gladiator.html
Free demo download link:
https://www.tone2.com/download.html
What's new in Gladiator 4.2?
New additive synthesis modes for the 'UNISON MODE':
- 'Additive partials' stacks 4 disharmonic 'organ' oscillators. You can use the 'SPREAD' knob to change the ratio.
- 'Additive bell' stacks 4 disharmonic 'bell' oscillators. You can use the 'SPREAD' knob to change the ratio.
New additive synthesis modes for the 'PHASE MOD' spectrum:
- 'Tune partials +' detunes the higher partials of a spectrum without detuning the base harmonic. The amount of detuning depends from the morph 'SPEED'.
- 'Tune partials -' detunes the partials in reverse direction. The amount of detuning depends from the morph 'SPEED'.
- 'Splash tune' heavily detunes the partials without detuning the base harmonic. The amount of detuning depends from the morph 'SPEED'.
- 'Fluppy tune' heavily detunes the partials without detuning the base harmonic. The amount of detuning depends from the morph 'SPEED'.
- 'Crackles' creates random phase garbage.
Enhanced sound:
- The new quality mode 'ultra high-end' calculates oscillators with double precision and 4x oversampling.
- The enhanced FFT precision results in more accurate resampling of waveforms.
- Replaced 'Reverb Large' with a much better unit. It has a smoother rolloff and more detail.
- Replaced 'Reverb Trance' with a much better unit. It has a smoother rolloff and more detail.
- Replaced 'Reverb Small' with a much better unit. It has a much smoother rolloff and more detail.
- Replaced 'Reverb Predelay' with a much better unit. It has a much smoother rolloff and more detail.
- The threshold for bypassing the FX processing for saving CPU is lower. Reverb tails do not longer get cut-off.
- The microtuning-mode 'silky chords' sounds more polished.
- The psychoacoustic postprocessing unit uses more precise coeficients and 64bit processing for calculations.
- The equalizer uses more precise coefficients and 64bit processing for calculations.
Enhanced graphics:
- Much faster animations of the displays.
- More precise layout of some knobs.
Fixes:
- After closing the patch browser incorrect parameters could be shown.
#9
Electra 3 / DAW configuration
Last post by Markus Krause - May 05, 2026, 07:54:23 AMSettings for all DAWs:
Make sure that you enabled multicore/multithread support in your DAW.
Our plugins are optimised for multicore CPUs. Unlike competing companies' products, they can distribute processing across up to four CPU cores per instance. This reduces the CPU load, prevents crackles and enables lower latency settings for your sound card.
Use the settings below if you're still using an old version of the plugin:
If you are using an Electra version older than v3.0:
Recommended samplerate: 96kHz
Make sure that you enabled multicore/multithread support in your DAW.
Our plugins are optimised for multicore CPUs. Unlike competing companies' products, they can distribute processing across up to four CPU cores per instance. This reduces the CPU load, prevents crackles and enables lower latency settings for your sound card.
Use the settings below if you're still using an old version of the plugin:
If you are using an Electra version older than v3.0:
Recommended samplerate: 96kHz
#10
Icarus / DAW configuration
Last post by Markus Krause - May 05, 2026, 07:34:55 AMSettings for all DAWs:
Make sure that you enabled multicore/multithread support in your DAW.
Our plugins are optimised for multicore CPUs. Unlike competing companies' products, they can distribute processing across up to four CPU cores per instance. This reduces the CPU load, prevents crackles and enables lower latency settings for your sound card.
Use the settings below if you're still using an old version of the plugin:
If you are using an Icarus version older than v3.2:
Recommended samplerate: 96kHz
If you are using an Icarus version older than v2.5 and FL Studio /Fruity Loops:
Go to the processing options in FL Studio and select 'use fixed size buffers' and 'Allow threaded processing'.
Make sure that you enabled multicore/multithread support in your DAW.
Our plugins are optimised for multicore CPUs. Unlike competing companies' products, they can distribute processing across up to four CPU cores per instance. This reduces the CPU load, prevents crackles and enables lower latency settings for your sound card.
Use the settings below if you're still using an old version of the plugin:
If you are using an Icarus version older than v3.2:
Recommended samplerate: 96kHz
If you are using an Icarus version older than v2.5 and FL Studio /Fruity Loops:
Go to the processing options in FL Studio and select 'use fixed size buffers' and 'Allow threaded processing'.