Year/Date of Issue: 04.2020
Version: 2.6.0
Developer: Tone2
Developer site: tone2
Format: STANDALONE, VSTi
Bit depth: 64bit
Tabletka: present | R2R
System requirements: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7
Description : Tone2 – Saurus is a synthesizer based on True Analog Modeling Technology that brings classic analog sound to the digital world with numerous innovative enhancements. The circuits of several acclaimed synthesizers have been studied and analyzed to capture the unique characteristics and response curves of the original equipment. Add to this a high-quality oscillator and filter section, an advanced arpeggiator, coupled with extremely wide modulation capabilities, and you have not just another synthesizer with character, but also an instrument that offers many possibilities for sound shaping.
New in version :
Saurus 2.6 is downward-compatible with all previous versions. All existing song-projects and patches can be loaded without any further steps necessary. They will benefit from the enhanced sound-quality.
new features:
Tooltips and Drag&Drop info can be hidden in the config section.
Added Digital Signatures for the installers on PC.
Added Notarisation for the installers on Mac.
Support for Code-Signing on the Mac, since newer hosts may require it to be able to run plugins.
Compatibility with macOS Catalina.
Completely new AudioUnit interface.
A double-click on a knob resets in to the default value (Mac).
Enhancements:
PC and Mac versions are loading faster.
Chorus sounds smoother.
Delay and PingPong sound more harmonic.
Tube distortion is more clear and supports oversampling.
Menus are bigger.
Check-marks in the list-selectors show the currently selected item.
Workaround for a well-known bug in Apple’s AU-manager: It is no longer necessary to reboot the Mac to detect the plugin.
Better compatibility with Windows 10.
Several small enhancements in the GUI.
Slightly warmer sound.
Saurus.pdf and .cfg files are no longer stored in plugin-directory.
SaurusLog.txt is no longer created (Mac).
New features and enhancements (standalone-version for PC):
Added a recorder that can export your jam-session to a wav-file.
The BPM rate can be changed.
Added a soft-clipping-algorithm with low harmonic distortion.
The current patch can be saved on exit and is reloaded automatically on start.
MME driver support.
MIDI-through support with output-routing.
Added MIDI-velocity-curves with multipoint-splines.
Optional MIDI-transposition with up to +-48 semitones.
Optional MIDI channel filtering.
The current BPM-rate, CPU-load and volume is shown on the top-panel.
Tooltips are shown on the top-panel.
Lower latency for the sound-card drivers.
More responsive GUI with 120 Hz refresh-rate for smooth knob movements.
Fixes:
Fixed a compatibility problem with some hosts where automation was not recorded correctly.
Fixed a possible crash on loading the GUI.
Cubase did display an incorrect plugin-version.
Fixed two rarely appearing crashes on FL Studio Mac.
Fixed a rarely appearing problem when envelope-parameters were not updated correctly.
Fixed a rarely appearing crash in Reaper when ESC was pressed while a tooltip was shown.
Fixed a problem where the demo could output garbage after the time has been running out.
Fixed a bug where low frequencies were missing in the left channel.
