Tone2 Gladiator v3.5.2

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The award-winning Gladiator is a popular synthesizer, which is used for a large number of professional productions. It offers a groundbreaking approach to sound generation. Its exclusive HCM-synthesis covers a new and unique aural territory.

The update to v3.0 is a major update, which is available for free for all Gladiator2 users. It includes a larger and resizable GUI, a browser, enhanced sound quality, a bigger sonic range, a more user-friendly interface and many new features. Gladiator3 is downward compatible. Existing song-projects and es can be loaded without any further steps necessary. They will benefit from the enhanced sound quality.

New features:

Created a new interface, which is nearly twice as largeBy clicking on EDITOR SIZE you can select from four different interface sizesAdded a comfortable, new browserNew sound-quality mode high-end18 additional unison modes with a diverse selection of chordsAdded context sensitive tooltips with detailed descriptions for all controlsThe es can be ranked by clicking on the stars in the browserThe rankings are stored within the file Ranking.rnk6 additional lfo waveforms: Stair 4 up,Stair 8 up,Stair 4 down,Stair 8 down,Stair 4 up/down,Stair 8 up/downAdded manuals in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian to the new help menuNew loop mode Noise, which jumps to a random sectionNew loop mode /50%, which ping-pong-loops 50% of the spectrumNew loop mode /25%, which ping-pong-loops 25% of the spectrum3 additional phase-modifiers Zzzap, which sound like a laser3 additional phase-modifiers Boing, which sound like a reverse laser2 additional phase-modifiers Odd noise and Even noise, which noisify the spectrum2 additional phase-modifiers Odd 90 and Even 90, which sound like a sub-oscillatorInformation tags about the es are shown in the browserExtended halftone-range for the arpeggiator from -23 to +23Added cross-product-compatibility: Save->Export... exports the sound of osc1 as an Icarus compatible wavetable in wav formatVideo tutorials can be shown from the help menuUpdates and additional sounds can be accessed directly from the help menu176 additional es

Enhancements in sound:

More linear frequency response for oscillators playing below 100HzMore precise timing for all sample-ratesReplaced all micro-tuning algorithms with a better ones. The new ones are more subtle and sounds less detuned.The late-reverb-tail of Reverb small sounds less detunedThe late-reverb-tail of Reverb large sounds less detunedThe late-reverb-tail of Reverb ultra sounds less detunedAll effects do come with default settings now and are more useableReworked factory es

Enhancements for the interface:

Re-rendered the old GUI with sharper textsThe envelopes attack, decay, and release time is displayed in secondsRegistration screen is now also available in GermanRenaming a preset is more straightforwardThe version number now can be also shown from within help menuThe updated credits can be shown by clicking on help menuThe parameter info display is able to show longer texts nowMousewheel support for knobs and list selectorsDouble-clicking a knob or slider resets it to the default valueMore detailed spectrum displayManuals on the Mac now can be opened from within the pluginBetter init Enhanced graphicsAfter loading names are derived from the fxp file nameProgram name and file name are synced after saving a Added messages boxes with info for some possible errorsStep speed is set to 1/1 BPM after initializing a English manual has been updatedMany smaller enhancementses are now in alphabetical order

Changes:

Loading and saving banks can now be accessed with a new menu called load and saveRenamed some parameters to be more consistent with the industry standardsThe envelopes fade parameter now works as expected with long attack timesManuals in PDF format and Gladiatorskin.txt have been moved to Gladiator3_dataOn the Mac support files are now stored in /Library/Application Support/Tone2/Gladiator3_data

Updated some texts
Enhanced hardware compatibility for midi program changes
Some sound categories have been renamed