Tone2 releases Gladiator v4.0

[Larry Shelby]

Tone2 Audio has updated their harmonic-content-morphing synthesizer Gladiator to v4.0.

Gladiator4 is fully downward-compatible with all previous versions. All existing songs and patches can be loaded without any further steps necessary and will benefit from the enhanced sound-quality.

New features:

GUI with 14 different sizes (with and without parameter-editor).

Native support for WQHD, 4K, 5K and 8K UHD displays.

Support for hardware-acceleration.

Now all parameters can be automated in all DAWs.

The current HCM morph-position is shown with a vertical line.

The mousewheel can be used to quick-select patches.

It is now possible to export waveforms or wavetables on PC and Mac as a .wav file.

Arpeggiator-position is shown in the GUI.

Ultrasharp graphics with enhanced HiDpi and Retina Display support.

GUI can be scaled from 66% up to 200% by clicking in the lower right corner.

Automatic detection of the ideal GUI size.

Lots of other small stuff.

Higher sound-quality:

More transparent and clear over-all sound.

The synth 'sits better in the mix', especially when it is combined with other instruments.

The audio-engine now uses 64-bit precision instead of 32-bit, which results in a higher sound-quality.

The timing-resolution of the modulation is now twice as precise.

Enhanced sound of the automatic micro-tuning. Chords can not longer get too much out-of-tune.

More precise pitch-calculation.

All sounds with the quality setting "very high" have a more precise and fast modulation.

More linear frequency-response for certain configurations.

Enhanced sound of Reverb large. It has a more transparent tail.

Enhanced sound of Reverb small. It has a more transparent tail.

Enhanced sound of Reverb predelay. It has a more transparent tail.

Enhanced sound of Reverb predelay. It has a more transparent tail.

Enhanced sound of Reverb trance. It has a more transparent tail.

Enhanced sound of Reverb old. It has a more transparent tail.

Enhanced sound of Super Strings. It has a higher precision rendering.

Enhanced sound of formant-scaling.

Higher resolution mixing.

Sounds with quality setting "very high" have more accurate envelopes.

Lots of other subtle enhancements.

Enhancements:

Higher performance.

Completely rewritten GUI code.

Reworked big parts of the audio-code.

Reworked and enhanced graphics.

Several small enhancements for the patch-selector and patch-browser.

Smoother animations and more responsive controls.

The spectrum-displays show more details.

The skin has some color-bleeding around the displays.

More contrast for the spectrum-display and the filter-frequency-response.

More contrast for the LCD displays.

Several small enhancements for the VST3 and AU version.

Fine-tuned some coordinates in the interface.

The LFO waveforms are drawn with a continuous line.

The automatic screen-size detection is smarter.

Smarter installer.

Reworked tool-tips.

Re-sizing the VST3, Standalone and Audio Unit works more reliable in various DAWs.

More beautiful font for the patch-browser for certain configurations.

Fine-tuned some colors.

The animations are faster and smoother.

Enhanced stability.

A warning message is shown when the installation is damaged.

A warning is shown when the user accidentality selects a GUI-size that is too large for the screen.

The installers come with a Microsoft/Apple approved certificate.

Lots of other small improvements.

Changes:

Removed the demo-version timeout and added a voice-over.

Fixes:

Some DAWs could show the VST3 version on PC with an incorrect size when Windows scaling was used.

Price: €149 / $ 169.

Free upgrade: The upgrade is free for anyone who bought Gladiator directly from tone2.com after April 2023.

Upgrade with discount: Gladiator 1 and 2 and 3 owners are able to upgrade to v4.x with a big discount (€39 or $39).

Free demo download: tone2.com/download

https://www.tone2.com/download.html