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Markus Krause

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Icarus v1.1 (huge update!)
« on: October 31, 2016, 10:18:31 AM »
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.