Icarus Software Synthesizer Released by Tone2

Tone2 presents Icarus, a new software synthesizer for Windows and MAC producers with ‘3D wavetable synthesis’.

What is 3D wavetable synthesis?

Icarus is a ‘3D wavetable synthesizer’, because the popular traditional wavetable synthesis, which is capable of cross-blending waveforms, has been extended with an additional dimension for morphing. Wavetables can be manipulated with 54 different morph modes in real-time.

As a result, Icarus can create sounds with lots of dynamic expression and movement. Many of these sounds can not be created by other synthesizers.

Interface:

Many animated displays give visual feedback instantly and make tweaking accessible to anyone, regardless of the skill level. A customizable interface allows to pick the favorite colors. With several instances of Icarus loaded at the same time, it’s possible to show single instances with different color schemes. This helps to keep the orientation within complex projects with many tracks.

Audio engine:

The audio engine offers a huge sonic range and is very versatile. It is able to reproduce all important synthesizer sounds. Additional to this it can create lots of exclusive sounds which are not possible with other synthesizers. It offers the highest possible sound quality with low CPU requirement.

What can you do with ICARUS?

All classic synthesis methods, 3D wavetables, morphing, resynthesis, vocoder, 53 effects, 3×10 stereo oscillators, hypersaw, supersaw, unison, additive synthesis, dual stereo filters with 62 filter types…

Vocoder and speech synthesis:

Icarus software synth is able to ‘sing’. The included vocal patches are not just simple ‘vocal samples’ which are played back – it is real speech synthesis. As a result, these vocal chants are never out-of-tune. They are correctly time-stretched for the ‘right groove’ and synchronize to the song’s BPM rate automatically. The built-in vocoder module allows the creation of custom phrases with a mouse-click.

Resynthesis:

The innovative resynthesis function in Icarus allows it, to rebuild nearly any sound with a mouse-click. The new algorithm gives better results and is easier to use than traditional methods.

Features:

3D wavetable synthesizer: Wavetables can be morphed in several dimensions
Powerful and flexible sound engine with true stereo architecture
High-end sound quality with low CPU requirement
Easy to use interface with direct visual feedback
Huge sonic range
Many exclusive sounds, which are not possible with other synthesizers
Perfect for modern, as well as all other music styles
Over 1000 sounds by professional designers
Patch browser and flexible preset management
New resynthesis method, which is easy to use and gives good results
Modular effect section with 53 effects
High-quality vocoder with 1024 bands
3 oscillator blocks, each offering up to 10 stereo oscillators, which can play hypersaws, unison, stacks or chords
54 different morph modes (FM, PWM, formant, phase distort, sync, …)
All morph modes can be combined with any kind of wavetable or hypersaw
Wavetable editor with many features
A wavetable generator can create completely new wavetables
Waveforms can be painted using the mouse
Additive spectrum editor
Import and export of wavetables/waveforms from other synthesizers
Dual multi-mode filter section with 62 filter types and 8 distortion types
Arpeggiator with advanced features like chords, glides, swing & shuffle
Fast and punchy envelopes
LFOs with audio-rate modulation speed and BPM sync
Flexible mod matrix
Midi learn support
Dynamic microtuning to enhance chords
Customizable user interface with 40 colors schemes
Expandability
Detailed manual in English and German