Tone2 Saurus v3.4.0 [WIN]

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.

The update to v3.0 is a major update, that is available for free for all Saurus users. It includes a big GUI, a massive number of new sounds, new features, higher sound-quality, better performance and many enhancements.

Saurus3 is downward-compatible with all previous versions. All existing song-projects and patches can be loaded without any further steps necessary.

New features:

A big interface is available beside of the normal scale now
Added 192 new sounds from a professional designer. The total number of included sounds has increased to 1022
It is possible to select from 4 GUI sizes in ‘Config’
The synth can create an unlimited number of new sounds with FILE->’Create random patch’
‘Soft clip’ is available in the ‘Config’ section
A scrollbar is visible in the patch-browser if many soundsets are installed
Added detailed tooltips that are shown when the mouse if hovered over a button or list-selector
The texts shown in the patch-browser on Mac support hi-dpi drawing
The plugin detects the best GUI-size automatically
Patch-selector shows a checkmark for the current patch and category
Added Digital-Signatures for the installers on PC
Added Notarisation for the installers on Mac
The texts shown in the patch-browser on Mac support hi-dpi drawing
A double-klick on a knob resets it to the default-value
New microtuning algorithm that is more subtle and can enhance also complex chords

Enhancements:

The synth has more ‘bottom’ and sounds warmer
Enhanced sound of Reverb
Replaced Chorus with a better one
Reworked all factory patches
More precise timing
More smooth sound of noise
Higher sound-quality in 44 kHz, 48 kHz and 88 kHz sample-rate
Reworked many graphics
Many small enhancements
Fonts are easier to read
Fine-tuned GUI layout
Enhanced mouse-focus and mouse-wheel support on PC
OSCs in free-mode have a more punchy sound
Midi-learn syncs better when multiple instances are used
A warning is shown when Midi-configuration can’t be stored because of write-protected files
More accurate modeling of the tuning in mono-modes

Changes:

Updated some links.
32-bit on PC is not longer supported. If you still use a 32-bit host, install Saurus 2.6 instead
‘Gate’ has been rename to ‘Step’
Renamed ‘Tutorial’ patch-category to ‘Templates’
Demo-version contains now all sounds

Fixes:

Workaround for the badly designed architecture of FL Studio. It is not longer necessary to enable ‘Use fixed size buffers’ to avoid crackles
Workaround for a bug in Apple’s AU-validation in Big Sur and Catalina. It is not longer necessary to reboot the Mac to detect the AudioUnit
Fix for Apple’s recently altered ‘Dark Mode’ in Big Sur. It displayed unreadable tooltips with white text on yellow background
Workaround for a bug of Big Sur. The diodes were not updated when a selector-button was pressed
Fixed a crash that could happen if filter-type is automated

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