Gladiator 4.0
Product page: https://www.tone2.com/gladiator.htmlDownload link (free demo & upgrade): https://www.tone2.com/download.htmlDownward compatibility:Gladiator4 is fully downward compatible with all previous versions. All existing song-projects and patches can be loaded without any further steps necessary. They will benfit from the enhanced sound quality.
New features:- GUI with 14 different sizes (with and without parameter-editor).
- Native support for WQHD, 4K, 5K and 8K UHD displays.
- Support for hardware-acceleration.
- Now all parameters can be automated in all DAWs.
- The current HCM morph-position is shown with a vertical line.
- The mousewheel can be used to quick-select patches.
- It is now possible to export waveforms or wavetables on PC and Mac as a .wav file.
- Arpeggiator-position is shown in the GUI.
- Ultrasharp graphics with enhanced HiDpi and Retina Display support.
- GUI can be scaled from 66% up to 200% by clicking in the lower right corner.
- Automatic detection of the ideal GUI size.
- Lots of other small stuff.
Higher sound-quality: - More transparent and clear over-all sound.
- The synth 'sits better in the mix', especially when it is combined with other instruments.
- The audio-engine now uses 64-bit precision instead of 32-bit, which results in a higher sound-quality.
- The timing-resolution of the modulation is now twice as precise.
- Enhanced sound of the automatic micro-tuning. Chords can not longer get too much out-of-tune.
- More precise pitch-calculation.
- All sounds with the quality setting "very high" have a more precise and fast modulation.
- More linear frequency-response for certain configurations.
- Enhanced sound of Reverb large. It has a more transparent tail.
- Enhnaced sound of Reverb small. It has a more transparent tail.
- Enhanced sound of Reverb predelay. It has a more transparent tail.
- Enhanced sound of Reverb predelay. It has a more transparent tail.
- Enhanced sound of Reverb trance. It has a more transparent tail.
- Enhanced sound of Reverb old. It has a more transparent tail.
- Enhanced sound of Super Strings. It has a higher precision rendering.
- Enhanced sound of formant-scaling.
- Higher resolution mixing.
- Sounds with quality setting "very high" have more accurate envelopes.
- Lots of other subtle enhancements.
Enhancements:- Higher performance.
- Completely rewritten GUI code.
- Reworked big parts of the audio-code.
- Reworked and enhanced graphics.
- Several small enhancemets for the patch-selector and patch-browser.
- Smoother animations and more responisve controls.
- The spectrum-displays show more details.
- The skin has some color-bleeding around the displays.
- More contrast for the spectrum-display and the filter-frequency-response.
- More contrast for the LCD displays.
- Several small enhancements for the VST3 and AU version.
- Fine-tuned some coordinates in the interface.
- The LFO waveforms are drawn with a continous line.
- The automatic screen-size detection is smarter.
- Smarter installer.
- Reworked tool-tips.
- Re-sizing the VST3, Standalone and Audiounit works more reliable in various DAWs.
- More beautiful font for the patch-browser for certain configurations.
- Fine-tuned some colors.
- The animations are faster and smoother.
- Enhanced stability.
- A warning message is shown when the installation is damaged.
- A warning is shown when the user accidently selects a gui-size that is too large for the screen.
- The installers come with a Microsoft/Apple approved certificate.
- Lots of other small improvements.
Changes:- Removed the demo-version timeout and added a voice-over.
Fixes:- Some DAWs could show the VST3 version on PC with an incorrect size when Windows scaling was used.
Upgrade:The update to v4.0 is a major update. The upgrade is free for anyone who bought Gladiator directly from tone2.com after April 2023. All others can upgrade with a big discount ($39).
