Tone 2 have updated Saurus 4, currently available for €69.00, (usually $119.00).
What’s new in version 4.1:
Enhanced sound quality:
- Significantly enhanced sound quality when 44 kHz is used as the DAW’s samplerate. Reduced aliasing up to 12 dB.
- Drastically enhanced sound quality in 88 kHz is used as the DAW’s samplerate. Reduced aliasing up to 20 dB.
- Enhanced sound of the reverb. It has a smoother rolloff, less phasing, more detail and more depth.
- Slightly enhanced sound of the chorus. It has more precise interpolation.
- Slightly enhanced sound of the delay. It has more precise interpolation.
New features:
- It is more easy to see soundsets in the patch browser. They have blue color.
- Template patches have grey color in the patch browser.
- VST3-only installation has been added to the setup on PC.
Further enhancements:
- Enhanced look of the patch browser’s scrollbar handle.
- More smart detection of the default installation path.
- Setup always selects full installation as a default.
- Better default values for the init patches.
- Many small improvements.
Fixes:
- Duplicate notes could not be triggered when the sustain pedal was pressed.
Finally, true analog sound does no longer require compromises! Saurus is an extremely authentic emulation of analog synthesizers. It covers all aspects of the most famous and expensive synths, but without disadvantages.
Tone2 created an arpeggiator that doesn’t just offer the basic note step functionality. It takes the concept further by adding features such as custom patterns, chords, swing and per step velocity. Your arpeggio sequence can be as simple or complicated as you wish.
By using drag & drop or the matrix, Saurus allows you to connect dozens of modulation sources to sound parameters. Modulate almost any parameter up into the audio-rate speed. Tone2 have also included midi-learn, so assigning CC’s is as simple as a right-click.
To compliment its sound, Saurus features various classic effects such as 4x unison, chorus, delay, reverb and tube amp. All effects offer the highest quality possible.
Saurus offers 7 different microtuning-modes that can model analog oscillator-drift. Furthermore, the engine can slightly detune certain voices to make your chords sound fatter, harmonically rich and warm. Unlike with conventional synths, Tone2’s innovative microtuning is not limited to the usage of a certain tonality. Saurus is able to analyze your melodies in real-time and enhances your chords automatically. It ‘just works’ – you do not need to take care of anything.
True analog sound with state-of-the-art features!
Saurus can do an extremely authentic emulation of analog synthesizers. It covers all important aspects of the most famous and expensive analog synths, but without their disadvantages.
Saurus comes with a clear, easy to use interface. It offers a larger sonic range and a more flexible synthesis engine than conventional subtractive synths. Saurus is not limited to emulating analog imperfection. It is also is capable of creating high-end quality subtractive sound. All that without placing heavy demands on your CPU or budget. At the heart of Saurus are it’s top-notch oscillators employing our True Analog Modeling Technology, which produces a warm characteristic sound of the hardware units from the past. With PWM, Sync, Noise, Ringmod, AM & FM an extremely broad range of sounds can be dialed-in. Saurus offers a selection of both standard and exotic oscillator types from hard-to-get analog synths. Unlike conventional synths the PW knob is not limited to squarewaves – it allows you to morph any kind of wavefom. Finally, true analog sound no longer requires any compromises!
True analog sound requires an excellent filter that’s capable of sounding both lush or screaming when overdriven. However, analog filters are far from perfect. They suffer from distortion, noise, phase shift and self-oscillation. Exactly these imperfections add this magic character, which is missing in digital filters. That’s why Saurus comes with a filter section which models the most famous analog filters. With precisely modeled non-linearity and self-oscillation they sound and behave exactly like the analog circuits. To top it all off the filter section also includes FM, feedback and an analog-modeled distortion for that little extra grit.
Features include:
- Great value for money (includes 1022 presets, €59)
- Larger sonic range than competing analog emulations
- Contains also exotic oscillator-types from hard-to-get analog synths
- Breathy sounds can be created with FM/AM noise modulation
- Pulse-width-modulation is possible with all wave-forms (not only square-wave)
- Filter with self-oscillation, analog saturation, feedback and FM
- 4x stereo unison
- Drag & Drop modulation
- Very low CPU consumption
- Chords can be enhanced automatically
- Flexible mod-matrix
- Created by a DSP expert with 25 years of experience
Saurus 4 is available to PC and Mac users (VST2, VST3, AU and standalone).
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