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Synthesizer

Icarus2

Tone2

Where to get itAvailable from Tone2tone2.com

Icarus2 is a 3D wavetable synthesizer equipped with a high-end sound engine that combines wavetable synthesis with resynthesis, vocoding, and modular effects. It expands the traditional wavetable concept by adding cross-blending and morphing dimensions, making it one of the most powerful synthesizers available with an intuitive interface that remains accessible regardless of skill level.

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Key Features

013D wavetable synthesis with 64 morphmodes including waveshaping, time-stretching, pitch-shifting, granulizing, formant shifting, FM, and spectral editing
02Three oscillator blocks with stereo architecture, each supporting up to 10 detuned hypersaw oscillators
0338 oscillator playmodes including hypersaw, supersaw, stereo hypersaw, unison, stacking, and chords
0462 filter types across two dual-stereo filter blocks: vocal, fractal, analog, digital, resonator, EQ, ring modulation, amplitude modulation, FM, phaser, comb, and physical modeling
051024-band vocoder with automatic speech analysis and patch creation
06Three modular effect slots with 60 effect types each, flexible routing, innovative ducking mode, and feedback section
07Advanced micro-tuning with 17 modes including Dynamic Silky, Dynamic Valot, and historical tunings like Werkmeister 3
08Arpeggiator with note sequencer, pattern sequencer, drum sequencer, glitch sequencer, and advanced features like chords, glides, swing, and shuffle
09Modulation matrix connecting dozens of sources to all parameters at audio-rate speeds, with MIDI-learn support
10Resizable user interface with multiple color schemes and 12 GUI size options

Things to Try

  • 01Test micro-tuning differences by loading the initialized sawtooth patch (INIT > Init patch with Dynamic Silky mode), then playing minor thirds, major thirds, and octaves to hear the harmonic enhancement compared to Standard tuning
  • 02Create a resynthesized vocal patch by using Resynthesis with dynamic pitch on a monophonic vocal recording, then apply the Formant morph mode to shift formants without the 'Mickey Mouse' effect
  • 03Design a vocoder patch by selecting Create patch: Vocoder Poly Classic, loading a vocal sample, adjusting LFO1 Speed for playback speed, and using the Morph knob to shift formants
  • 04Use the Glitch-sequencer with beat slicing by selecting Create patch: Beat slice drumloop 16 steps or 32 steps on a drum loop sample for BPM-synced chopped effects
Formats
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