Tone2 Saurus, Reference Manual

Page 1: ...SAURUS ANALOG SYNTHESIZER Reference MANUAL...

Page 2: ...difficulties installing or using Saurus Analog Synthesizer please contact us by visiting our website and clicking the Support button Website http www tone2 com User Forum http www tone2 org forum ind...

Page 3: ...nual installation for PC 2 3 Manual installation for Mac 3 Saurus Interface controls 4 4 The Saurus interface 6 4 1 The patch browser 4 2 Main section 4 3 Oscillator section 4 4 Filter section 4 5 Env...

Page 4: ...nd quality Covers all important aspects of traditional analog synths Low CPU usage Mono Legato Polyphonic modes employing analog voice management Two Syncable Oscillators and two Sub Oscillator Offers...

Page 5: ...2 1 Automatic Installation recommended for PC Mac 1 Close your host Logic Live Cubase etc 2 Install the full version of the plugin Note the demo version can not be unlocked 3 Open your host program 4...

Page 6: ...ual 6 Open Saurus Now the normal user interface appears If this is not the case close your host and go back to step 3 as most likely you did not copy the keyfile to the right place 2 3 Manual installa...

Page 7: ...s The rotary knob control increments a parameter value linearly from a minimum threshold value to a maximum threshold value To increase a knob s setting value turn it clockwise click and hold the knob...

Page 8: ...et name Analog Drift will open the list of all presets available from the Tutorial category Previous Next In Saurus the left and right arrows in it s browser are used to select the previous and next p...

Page 9: ...is where the user can control the global settings for the synth such as volume etc The patch browser is where all banks and presets can be saved and recalled The keyboard and mod and pitch wheels can...

Page 10: ...and the psycho Acoustic boost switch Master voice mode selectors Saurus offers both monophonic and polyphonic voice modes the following modes are available Mono This mode sets the polyphony to 1 note...

Page 11: ...n with the two Unison modes and allows you to select the amount of detuning and spread to applied to the different copies of the sound Note that With Unision mode activated the panning Pan control swi...

Page 12: ...m PW morphs to Square 5 Double square Sounds similar to the PWM Sawtooth wave of the Alpha Juno PW morphs to Double pulse 6 Comb Sounds similar to the Comb wave of the Alpha Juno Good for vocaloid sou...

Page 13: ...whereas turning it counter clockwise will apply and increase the amount of Frequency Modulation SYNC Enabling the sync option will synchronize oscillator 2 to oscillator 1 RING This is the control fo...

Page 14: ...OFT The control for non linearity and saturation in the filter If soft is activated the filter will sound more analogue and resonance will be less aggressive FILTER SELECTION BUTTON This chooses the t...

Page 15: ...ximum peak when a key is pressed Decay is a time value which states how long it takes for the envelope to drop to the sustain level Sustain Is a level value which states the highest value while the ke...

Page 16: ...ag the slider in the center of the bar left or right in a negative left or positive right direction to increase or decrease the values Source menu options Off Default matrix source is set to off Vol E...

Page 17: ...Decay4ms Decay16s Decay will use an internal envelope to modulate options are envelopes that run from 4 milliseconds to 16 seconds X X Uses the X multiplied by X value modifier as modulation source S...

Page 18: ...nation Feedback Selects the Filter Feedback control as modulation destination FilterEnv Selects the Filter Envelope control as modulation destination Osc1 Tune Selects OSC1 s Tune control as destinati...

Page 19: ...ion LFO2 Speed Selects LFO2 s Frequency control as destination Vol A Selects the Volume Envelope s Attack control as destination Vol D Selects the Volume Envelope s Decay control as destination Vol S...

Page 20: ...dulation value provider meaning that each step will output a specific value these values can then be routed within the Modulation Matrix to setup a Trance gate or drive other types of modulation The s...

Page 21: ...Arp Trigger Enables the arp retriggers on key press Gate Sync Disables the arp and uses the gate only synchronized to song GateTrigger Disables the arp and uses the gate only retriggers the gate on k...

Page 22: ...that step 2x Doubles the note for that step and plays two higher 2x Doubles the note for that step and plays two lower 3x Triples the note for that step 3x Triples the note for that step and plays thr...

Page 23: ...ep This is used in conjunction with the Modulation Matrix in which the velocity should be assigned to the preferred modulation target 4 9 Effects Saurus contains three major effects that can be used g...

Page 24: ...o 80 Next we ll assign one of our modifiers to the Cutoff on the second matrix line assign Filter X to cutoff and set its slider to 70 You may have to increase the LFO rate a bit but you should now he...

Page 25: ...section triggered on key press The Gate section itself is made up of 16 steps each step currently set at 100 represents a value that can be adjusted from 100 to 100 and used to modulate whatever is l...

Page 26: ...gate will change from a hard volume cut to a smoother volume cut What the Filter X in this case does is apply low pass filtering to the values used for the gate Below you ll see a picture of our Matr...

Page 27: ...crafted by professional designers Features summary Four synthesizers in one interface High end sound quality Huge sonic range High flexibility 13 different synthesis methods which can be combined Psyc...

Page 28: ...per voice Fractal a completely new synthesis method Phase distortion Waveshaping Exclusive oscillator types PWM Sync Noise Ringmod Vocoder Analog oscillator drift modeling Fat tuning 18 warm sounding...

Page 29: ...y the perfect instrument but also the best virtual synthesizer and go to instrument for all those looking for the ultimate creative tool Synthesis types supported by Gladiator 2 are Tone2 s award winn...

Page 30: ...te rhythmic sequences and trance gates With midi learn you can assign your hardware controller with a single mouse click Psychoacoustic processing The exclusive IQM algorithm Intelligent Microtuning m...

Page 31: ...randomize function and over 150 presets Warmverb gives you instant access to a large selection of essential effects and inspiring new sounds Effect modules 3 high end quality Reverbs Vocoder and Vocod...

Page 32: ...inds of material It s a one click solution to make your mix sound professional without knowing about mastering voodoo Six essential effects to complement your track and mastering process Add brightnes...

Page 33: ...er can create rhythmic sequences with some mouse clicks 58 different high end quality dual stereo filters Outstanding sound quality Flexible semi modular architecture and routing Virtual analog OSCs L...