Tone2 - FireBird+ v1.8

Making Music

New in FireBird+ v1.8:
The update to FireBird+ v1.8 is free for FireBird+ users. FireBird users can upgrade to FireBird+ for $29. Contact Markus@tone2.net for details.


New features:

* 3 new reverb types with high-end sound quality: RevHiEndA, RevHiEndB, RevHiEndC
* new analog modeled filter with asymetric resonance shape: LP syncie

Improvements:

* Improved sound quality of effects: Reverb A, Reverb B, Del+Rev A, Del+RevB, Ens+Rev
http://www.tone2.com/FireBird__v1.8_Reverb.mp3
* Drastically improved filters (completely new algorithm): LP analog, BP analog, HP analog, BR analog
http://www.tone2.com/firebird__v1.8_analog_filters.mp3
* Improved frequency/gain response of filters:
LP 30dB, LP Fat, LP Oct, HP 30dB, HP Fat, LP SVF, HP SVF, BP SVF, BP 15dB, Lowshelf, Highshelf, Equalizer,
* Improved sound of filters:
Vocal IEAOU, Vocal A, Vocal U, Vocal E, Vocal I, Vocal O
* Changed default settings of knobs (Strg+mouseclick)
* Better display of automation parameters
* Less glitches when the engine hits the maximum number of voices
* Less CPU spikes on randomizing

Bug fixes:

* BR analog was not working
* Wrong update notifications
* Fixed LFOs: Sin, Cos, Rand Sine

Product Description:

The new HCM synthesis is revolutionary - it provides a powerful, unique, and innovative synthesis architecture for next-generation sounds never heard before. It can sound like other synthesis methods (additive, subtractive, AM, FM, phase distortion, supersaw, vocoder, sync, analogue, digital), like natural instruments (piano, brass, ...) or completely unique. The award winning FireBird is certainly one one most powerful synthesizers which have ever been built!


FireBird+ features:

* A new, unique sounding synthesis: Harmonic content morphing (HCM).
* High-end sound quality
* 84 oscillator types containing 18,000 morphable waveforms.
* 38 different analogue modeled filter types.
* True stereo mode, 4x unison mode, and up to 8 oscillators per voice
* Can sound like other synthesis methods - additive, subtractive, AM, FM, phase distortion, supersaw, vocoder, sync.
* Can sound like natural instruments like piano, brass, organs...
* 23 spectral manipulations or "modifiers" can be applied to the oscillators.
* IQM - intelligent micro tuning for cleaner chords.
* High-end quality DSP algorithms.
* Aliasfree oscillators, aliasfree FM, anti-aliased distortion, oversampling.
* Sample accurate timing.
* Digital precision as well as analogue warmth.
* Easy to program and easy to use.
* 21 arpeggiator types.
* 13 effect types.
* 300 hand picked presets included.
* 11 skinable user interface
* extensive midi support
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Price: $79

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