TONE2 Audio releases Warlock Synthesizer

Rounik Sethi on Tue, March 30th 0 comments

This new synth plug-in from Tone2 Audio gives high quality sounds and an efficient workflow.

Warlock is a mighty synthesizer that comes with a reduced user-interface to facilitate an efficient workflow. It offers high-end sound-quality and ships with 2140 patches. The random-button can generate an unlimited number of unheard, but useful sounds.

Overview

Can create completely new sounds, but covers also traditional synthesis
True high-end sound-quality for a low price
Contains 2140 factory-sounds created by professionals
Limited feature-set, but huge sonic range
Low CPU-usage
Suitable for beginners as well as experts
Created by an established audio-developer with 25 years of experience

User-interface

Very easy to use
Reduced user-interface to facilitate an efficient and fast workflow
The random-button can generate an unlimited number of unheard but musically useful patches
Immediate visual feedback makes it easy to tweak and understand
Full-HD, 4K, 8K and hi-DPI support
Scale-able GUI with 9 different sizes

Oscillator-section

84 oscillator-types (spectra) with over 14.000 waveforms
All spectra can be altered, morphed and looped
Polyphonic, monophonic, legato & glide
A realtime-display shows the currently playing waveform
Stack-able oscillators (mono & stereo) for extremely fat sounds
Noise-modulation for breathy sounds
Precise control over phase for punchy sounds
Limitable number of partials for warm and clean sounds
Up to 24 oscillators per voice
Hypersaw (mono & stereo)
Automatic chords
Sub-oscillator
Ring-modulation

Filter-section

38 sonically different filter-types
Digital types as well as analog ones with self-oscillation
A realtime-display shows the current frequency-response
True stereo-architecture for the filters, oscillators and effects
Traditional filter-types: Low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, notch, EQs, Phaser
Many unique ones: Vocal, Aliaser, Resampler, Ringmod, Fractal, FM, Resonator, ...

Effects

2 modular effect-slots with 18 different effect-types
Distortion (per voice)
Automatic and smart micro-tuning for enhancing chords
Arpeggiator with 22 play-modes and 28 rhythmic-patterns

Modulation

Extremely fast envelopes for punchy sounds
20 LFO-types, syncable to BPM
3 envelopes
flexible routing

System requirements

PC: Windows 7, 8, 10 (64 bit)
Supported formats: VST 2.4 (64 bit), VST 3.7 (64 bit), Standalone

Mac: MacOS 10.11 or higher, MacOS 11; Intel CPU or Apple M1 (native support)
Supported formats: VST 3.7 (64 bit), not compatible with Logic

User-friendly copy-protection: No cloud, no dongle, no need to be online

Price: €59, $69

Product-page: https://www.tone2.com/warlock.html

Rounik Sethi

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