Tone2 Audiosoftware have announced the availability of a free update for Gladiator 2.1. A revolution in synthesis! Gladiator uses Harmonic Content Morphing (HCM) combined with a large, expandable collection of standard and resynthesized waves. These waves can be modified in real time using various modifiers altering their harmonic structure, in total there are more then 30.000 different spectra available for combination and modulation.
New features:
• Three new Phase Modulators for analog sounding pulse width modulation (PWM, PWM Alt and Phase Shift)
• Song sync. support for LFO 1 & 2
• Split keyboard support with two new modulation sources: low keys and high keys
• New ARP mode ‘Split’, using an arp (high Keys) – normal play (low keys) keyboard split
• 18 new factory sounds
Improvements:
• Highly improved lower notes oscillator sound
• Improved reverb sound: softer and more diffuse reverb tails
• Improved psychoacoustical processing
• Improved spectral slope of low frequencies to reduce Gibbs effect, for a more ‘analog’ sound
• Improved intelligent microtuning (IQM) sound quality: warmer sound for long release times
• Extended dB range of master volume knob
• Improved host compatibility: Cubase 4 & 5, Orion, Fruity Loops and Logic
• Shorter loading time (PC)
• Reworked factory presets to reflect engine quality improvements
The ‘Electronic expansion’ is a new preset and feature expansion pack for Gladiator 2 with of more than 300 sounds, new add-on features, skins and additional effects:
– Over 300 handpicked sounds
– Additional stereo trancegate effect with 22 patterns
– Additional reverb type: Reverb ultra
– 3 additional early reflection effects
– Additional aliaser lofi effect
– Additional stereo enhancer effect
– The expansion is directly integrated to the interface of Gladiator 2.1
– 3 additonal skins as bonus content: Gold, red and black
Impressive arpeggiator sequences, resonant basses, groovy drumlines, vocaloid sounds, cutting leads, chiptune sounds, techno stabs, rhythmic trancegates, deep housechords, atmospheric pads and ambient textures are among the many types of electronic sounds featured inside this expansion. A must have if you’re looking for new sounds or if you want to expand Gladiator with more features.