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#41

Gladiator / Creating a custom factory bank

Last post by Dumtek - January 14, 2026, 08:52:19 PM

Hey Markus...as a proud owner and user of Elektra, Icarus, Saurus, and as of today Gladiator 4 i am a bit confused. With my previous version of Gladiator I saved my patches and banks and could pull the in via  the previous brawser LOAD button or the Renoise LOAD BANK function even if they did not show up in the Browser as a category. I can do this with all the other plugins of yours. How do i pull up or even start up or even store my own Banks? I like to start with an INNIT bank and add my own patches. Is this even possible? Where do I store tem? Is 4 backwards compatible?
REALLY confused here. HELP!

EDIT..OK i can load my BANKS it seems, silly me, is there a way to store it in the Browser?

[Product installation]

#42

UltraSpace / Re: UltraSpace Installer file ...

Last post by Markus Krause - January 12, 2026, 12:12:23 PM

Hello Eric,

UltraSpace is M1 compatible (with Rosetta), but there exists no M1 native version. It's is not possible to create a AAX / VST3 / M1 native with reasonable effort.
If a plugin does not show up on the Mac, it helps to reboot the computer.

Mac formats: VST2, AudioUnit (AU)

Product installation

1) Exit your DAW (e.g. Logic, Cubase, Ableton...). Make sure that you really quit the software properly! If you just minimize it the installation of plugins can fail.

2) Double-click on the pkg file and install the full version. The latest versions of the installers are available here.
    Please note that the demo versions cannot be unlocked.
    Do not delete, move or rename files after you completed the installation, especially not the vst plugin. This can damage the software and cause a crash.

3) If you are on macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or higher you need to reboot your Mac. Otherwise it might not detect new recently installed AudioUnits.

4) Open your DAW and insert the plugin. If you can't find the plugin do a plugin re-scan. Detailed instructions on how to perform a re-scan can be found in your DAW's manual. Reboot the Mac if the plugin still can't be found.
    Left-click in the black "Click here to activate the product" box which appears after you loaded the plugin.
    Browse-to and select the key-file (e.g. Saurus.t2k) which you received with the email from your order. This activates the full version.
    Completely close your DAW, then load your DAW and insert the plugin. You should be able to see the plugin interface now. If this is still not the case reboot your Mac.

#43

UltraSpace / UltraSpace Installer file v1.0...

Last post by EricS - January 10, 2026, 04:29:08 PM

Where is UltraSpace installer file v1.0.2 or greater? I am looking for the installer that is M1 Mac Compatible. The versions on the website are v1.0.1 and are not ARM native. The Installer will place the plugin files into the correct folders (Components, VST) but the plugin will not show up in Live, Reason, Logic, etc. It appears there are no VST3 or AAX versions of this plugin to test.

#44

Icarus / Re: Sonar Cakewalk loosing foc...

Last post by Examigan - December 31, 2025, 11:44:44 PM

Hi,
Recently I have noticed an issue while using Tone 2 Icarus 2 on Sonar Cakewalk! When the Synth GUI is opened I can't change any Volume fader control on Cakewalk track! But if I close Icarus then I can move the faders normally! There must be something related with Icarus GUI and Cakewalk! Any help?
Thank you.

I just tried that in Cakewalk by Bandlab (latest free version) and in the free tier of Sonar by Cakewalk.
I have Icarus 3. 

It works fine here, no focus issues.

#45

Icarus / Re: Icarus feature requests

Last post by Examigan - December 31, 2025, 07:52:53 PM

Sorry if someone else already asked for this:

I'd like if the dropdown menus would highlight whichever the choice was from, just to make it easier to find it again and use related types.   


For instance - on the Synthesis/Morph mode tab, when it drops down, it would be nice to have which category it comes from.  So if I see "Spirit" on that tab, and I click on it, it would highlight "Lofi" in the dropdown so I can find where it originates from.   

#46

Icarus / Re: Video: Icarus3 Basics, Tip...

Last post by Examigan - December 31, 2025, 07:38:28 PM

You can find the videos here:
https://www.tone2.com/video-tutorials.html

I didn't find time to create one with Granular. I'll add more videos after the release of Icarus 3.2.

Awesome, thanks Markus!

#47

Icarus / Re: Video: Icarus3 Basics, Tip...

Last post by Markus Krause - December 29, 2025, 09:06:41 AM

You can find the videos here:
https://www.tone2.com/video-tutorials.html

I didn't find time to create one with Granular. I'll add more videos after the release of Icarus 3.2.

#48

Icarus / Re: Video: Icarus3 Basics, Tip...

Last post by Examigan - December 28, 2025, 02:53:22 PM

All the videos are great   but is there one (maybe I missed it?) where it shows how to use the Granular funtions?  I have never been the best at using granular in whatever plugins, so it would be cool to see your take on how to use it.

[New filters:]

#49

Icarus / Preview: Icarus 3.2

Last post by Markus Krause - December 22, 2025, 11:18:37 AM

Preview - Icarus 3.2

All the fetaures below have already been implemented and are working. Icarus 3.2 will be free for anyone who owns Icarus3.


New filters:

• LP Ladder 6dB: This is a 6dB lowpass Ladder filter with self-oscillation. It sounds analog and uses 0-delay technology.
• LP Ladder 12dB: This is a 12 dB lowpass Ladder filter with self-oscillation. It sounds analog and uses 0-delay technology.
• BP Ladder: This is a bandpass Ladder filter with self-oscillation. It sounds analog and uses 0-delay technology.
• BP MS-20 12dB: A bandpas filter with self-oscillation. It sounds analog and uses 0-delay technology.
• HP Digital 24dB: This is very a precise digital highpass filter.
• HP MS-20 12dB: A highphass filter with self-oscillation. It sounds analog and uses 0-delay technology.
• Phaser 3x +: Analog 6-stage phaser with positive feedback.
• Phaser 5x +: Analog 10-stage phaser with positive feedback.
• Phaser 2x -: Analog 4-stage phaser with negative feedback.
• Phaser 4x -: Analog 8-stage phaser with negative feedback.
• Formant 1x: Analog formant filter with soft saturation.
• Formant 2x: Analog formant filter with two peaks and soft saturation.
• Formant 3x: Analog formant filter with three peaks and soft saturation.
• Formant 4x: Analog formant filter with four peaks and soft saturation.

New effects:

• Ring Modulation: You can find this new effect under the 'Frequency shifting' menu. It comes with a Damp control for a warmer sound.
• Amplitude Modulation: You can find this new effect under the 'Frequency shifting' menu. It has a more extreme sound than Ring Modulation. It works best for effects, percussive sounds and drums.
• Weaver Shifter: You can find this new effect under the 'Frequency shifting' menu. It works best for effects, percussive sounds and drums.

New additive synthesis modes:

• Add Disharm 4: Plays 4 oscillators with a disharmonic relationship. You can use the 'spread' knob to control the type and level of detuning.
• Add Disharm 8: Plays 8 oscillators with a disharmonic relationship. You can use the 'spread' knob to control the type and level of detuning.
• Add Disharm 16: Plays 16 oscillators with a disharmonic relationship. You can use the 'spread' knob to control the type and level of detuning.
• Add St Dish 4: Plays 4 stereo oscillators with a disharmonic relationship. You can use the 'spread' knob to control the type and level of detuning.
• Add St Dish 8: Plays 8 stereo oscillators with a disharmonic relationship. You can use the 'spread' knob to control the type and level of detuning.
• Add St Dish 16: Plays 16 stereo oscillators with a disharmonic relationship. You can use the 'spread' knob to control the type and level of detuning.

New features - GUI:

• An XY crosshair is shown when you click with your mouse inside the EQ display.
• An XY crosshair is shown when you click with your mouse inside the filter display.
• New "Metal opaque" skin for the user interface.
• It is now possible to record filter cutoff and resonace with the filter XY-pad.

New feature - XY-pad for the waveform display:

• The XY-pad controls are available when you click and move your mouse within the wavefrom display. They add a new dimention of dynamic expression as you can now manipulate 2 parameters at the same time.
• Context-sensitive help appears as soon as you move your mouse.
• In wavetable mode the X-axis is assigned to the to the morph parameter. The Y-axis is assigned to the wavetable position.
• In granular mode the X-axis is assigned to start position. The Y-axis is assigned to the grain size.
• In sample mode the X-axis is assigned to start position.
• If you play back a single waveform the X-axis is assigned to the to the morph parameter.

Enhanced sound quality:

• Significantly enhanced sound quality in 44 kHz. Reduced aliasing in resampling up to 24 dB.
• Drastically enhanced sound quality in 88 kHz samplerate. Reduced aliasing in resampling up to 40 dB.
• Crossfades in the wavetable engine have more clarity and crispiness.
• Enhanced sound of the Reverb Medium. It has better default parameters, a smoother rolloff, less phasing, more detail and more depth.
• Enhanced sound of the Reverb Swirl. It has better default parameters, a smoother rolloff, less phasing, more detail and more depth.
• Enhanced sound of the Reverb Infinite. It has a smoother rolloff, less phasing, more detail and more depth.
• Enhanced sound of the Reverb Plate. It has a smoother rolloff, less phasing, more detail and more depth.
• Enhanced sound of the Reverb Big. It has a smoother rolloff, less phasing, more detail and more depth.
• Enhanced sound of the Reverb Glass. It has a smoother rolloff, less phasing, more detail and more depth.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality of the equalizer.
• More linear freuency response for filter 'LP MS-20 12dB' with high cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'LP Digital 24dB' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'LP Digital 12dB' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'LP Elliptic' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'LP Octave' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'HP Digital 12dB' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'BP Digital 24dB' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'BP Digital 12dB' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'EQ Notch' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'EQ Peak Tight' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'EQ Peak Medium' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'EQ Peak Wide' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'EQ Shelf Tight' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'EQ Shelf Wide' with low cutoffs.
• Slightly enhanced sound quality and stabiliy of the filter 'EQ Bandlimit' with low cutoffs.

Further enhancements:

• Reworked the default skin.
• Reworked the skins "Metal Fire", "Metal Aqua", "Metal Monochorome", "Metal Pink", "Metal Yellow", "Metal Red".
• Better default parameters for the delay effects.
• More contrast for the tap selector buttons.
• Reworked EQ settigs and parameters of the init-patch. It sits better in the mix and has longer release times.
• Setup always selects full installation as a default.
• Updated the texts of some dialog boxes with warnings.
• Slightly enhanced colors and transparency values for the patch browser.
• Many further small enhancements.

Fixes:

• If the mousewheel was used to cycle through wavetables it falsely incremented 2 units instead of 1.

#50

Icarus / Re: Icarus issue on Sonar Cake...

Last post by Markus Krause - December 15, 2025, 09:38:57 AM

Hello Carlos,

Icarus 2.0 is over 6 years old and deprecated.
You can upgrade it here: https://www.tone2.com/icarus-update.html

The issue you describe is unknown and hasn't been reported from any other user. It seems to be a system specific problem.

You can try this:
1) Find the Icarus_data directory on your harddisc
2) Delete IcarusMouse.cfg (if it exists)

Best Regards,
Markus Krause