Tone2 Announces ElectraX V1.1 Soft Synth
Plug-in pioneers Tone2 have announced the availability of the newly updated soft synth ElectraX.
Tone2’s “sonic warrior” instrument, ElectraX V1.1 (MSRP: $199) provides multi-synthesis oscillators, analog modeled filters, chaotic fractals, samples, psychoacoustic processing, flexible modulation and a very wide sonic range. Users can combine multiple polyphonic or monophonic synthesizers and 13 different synthesis methods.
There are numerous updates in ElectraX V1.1.
New features:
The arpeggiator has been extended. ‘S’ restarts the note-order-sorting. This is a useful feature for synchronizing rhythmic patterns, and to get a more harmonic beat which does not rely on the number of pressed keys.
Improvements:
• Improved host compatibility
• Improved usablity and workflow
• Improved compatibility for Windows7 and Vista Systems
• Improved MIDI learn
• More easy installation
Changes:
• Less popups
• Demo test time has been extended
Fixes:
• Workarounds for various host bugs
• Fixed a possible crash and some GUI glitches
• Installer automatically fixes possible Windows7 compatibility problems of VST directory
Feature summary of ElectraX V1.1:
• Four full-featured synthesizers in one interface
• High-end sound quality with multicore processor support and low CPU usage
• 13 different combinable synthesis methods
• High flexibility and easy-to-use psychoacoustic processing
• Analog modelling
• 4x multitimbral
• 64×4 voices
• 560 presets by professional sound designers
• 23 exclusive analog modeled filter types
• 45 oscillator types
• More than 1000 waveforms
• 18 effect types including on-board vocoder; Master effect section with equalizer
• Flexible modulation
• Customizable user interface with 4 skins
• Flexible preset management
Features per synthesizer:
• Monophonic, legato, polyphonic, glide play modes
• 3 multi-synthesis oscillators
• Multiple synthesis types: VA, FM, AM, Phase Distortion, Samples, Resynthesis and import of custom Wavetables, Ultrasaw, PWM and Sync.
• Exclusive Fractal Synthesis
• Dual multimode filters
• Dual multimode distortion/waveshaper
• 3 LFOs (global or per voice) capable of running into the audio range
• Step LFO, BPM syncable
• Four Envelope generators
• Arpeggiator
• Insert effect, BPM syncable
• Key splitting