Tone2 RayBlaster 2.6 is a new update for its unique impulse modeling Synthesizer plugin that includes new features, improved GUI, and bug fixes
With RayBlaster, the German software company Tone2 has a very special Synthesizer plugin in its portfolio. It uses a “revolutionary” impulse modeling synthesis” that is described as a radically different approach to synthetic sound generation. “It creates its distinctive sound by combining many short bursts of energy to form a complex sound. In fact, this innovative technique is very close to how our human inner ear perceives sound”.
The new free updates 2.6 includes a large GUI, new features (soft-clipping algorithm with low harmonic distortion…), improved sound quality, and many other enhancements and fixes. Good to see this bigger update for this special synth.
New In RayBlaster V2.6
- A big interface is available beside of the normal scale now.
- It is possible to select from 4 GUI sizes in ‘Setup’.
- The texts shown in the patch-browser on Mac support hi-dpi drawing.
- The plugin detects the best GUI-size automatically.
- Added Digital-Signatures for the installers on PC
- Added Notarisation for the installers on Mac
- Support for Code-Signing on the Mac, since new hosts may require it to be able to run plugins
- Compatibility with MacOS Catalina
- Completely new AudioUnit interface
- More harmonic overall sound.
- Enhanced sound of ‘Chorus’ and ‘Ensemble’. They sound smoother and less detuned.
- Enhanced sound of ‘Delay’,’Delay Band’,’PingPong’,’Multitap’,’Delay Diffuse’ and ‘Delay Dual’. The echo sounds less detuned.
- Higher precision audio-rendering.
- Workaround for a well-known bug in Apple’s AU-manager: It is not longer necessary to reboot the Mac to detect the plugin.
- Some texts on newer OSX-versions were looking ugly.
- More contrast for the user-interface.
- Removed the ugly reflections of the borders from the GUI.
- PC-version is loading faster.
- Better compatibility with Windows 10.
- Activation-dialogue in also available in German.
The standalone version for Windows has been updated as well:
- 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.
- Fixed some GUI glitches in the browser which could appear if very long names are used.
- Fixed the Y-coordinates of the texts on Mac.
- Fixed a rarely appearing crash on the Mac that could happen when the plugin was deleted while a tooltip was shown.
- Fixed a rarely appearing problem when envelope-parameters were not updated correctly.
- Fixed an unlikely crash on the Mac which happened if the plugin was closed immediately after opening the browser.
- Fixed a bug in the fast-sine-approximation on PC.
- Fixed a bug with list-selectors on Mac 64bit.
- Updated some deprecated links.
Tone2 RayBlaster 2.6 is a free update to existing RayBlaster 2 users and is downward compatible with all previous versions.
More information here: Tone2
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Tone2 really need to get a designer. Current GUI (not only Rayblaster but also Electra) is very uncomfortable. These strange screen imitations look awful and cause eye strain. Sad, because the sound of the synths is interesting and unique.