Tone2 ElectraX Synthesizer

[AcoosticZoo]

cool! downloaded the demo and trying it tomorrow.

The demo's really crippled though. So that's a shame.

Really crippled.

Regards
Josef Horhay
Mixing Engineer
www.acoosticzoo.com

[Meskis]

All 4 skins looks ugly. Soundwise nothing new..... another trance machine. PlokyKB2 is more analog sounding and fun ;]

[OMU]

The demos show a rather dirty sound..

[djanthonyw]

Originally Posted by Meskis

All 4 skins looks ugly.

Agreed.

Having a problem with the AU in Logic where all playback is giving me some distorted feedback.

[Sneakypete]

The demo worked fine for me, tried it a few hours yesterday. However, I think the Gladiator is superior to the Electrax. It sound really plastic IMO. And the price is too steep for having another trance machine.
There are some cool features what I can hear and see, but I think I made the right decision to buy Dune

[Cgbravo]

Looks just like gladiator lol, i like their products though! thanks for sharin

[Sensorychaos]

Really looking forward to test it...
As a techno producer...it will perfectly suit my need...(as glad2 does...)

Congratzs Tone2

[TNM]

don't like the mp3 demo at all to be honest, but that could just be the mp3 demo..

[snebenan]

I was a bit meh, in the beginning but after trying the demo for some time now I'm getting tempted. Samples + FM + wave tables in an unholy alliance can make some serious noise.
The mp3 demo and most presets are not really my cup of tea (and the gui is another story), but behind all that there is a quite cool synth.
//s

[Sensorychaos]

In Gladiator 2 there is a randomiser which creates really nice esoteric sounds. I just love it.

[Entrainer]

Fraggle Synthesizer!

[snebenan]

Originally Posted by Entrainer

Fraggle Synthesizer!

The ultimate Fuzz face?
(Sorry, could not resist)
//s

[Funk Dracula]

The demo is insultingly crippled; but it was enough for me to see what it's capable of, so I couldn't help but buy it. This synth sounds AMAZING; Tone2 definitely just set the bar really, really high.

However....

They released this synth blatantly BROKEN.

The bugs that made it past beta testers are astounding. You can't SAVE a newly written Logic document without it crashing. So you must make sure to save any Untitled new project first before opening up an instance of ElectraX. Also, from that point on you can't "SAVE AS" after opening another instance of it. Your stuck saving over the same document. The work around is either never "save as", or, after Logic crashes from trying to "save as", the auto-created (crashed) document can be opened after re-starting Logic and saving that document thru "save as." What a pain. How the heck does something that fundamental slip thru the beta process?????

If you open, close, and open the GUI it crashes. There are other random crashes as well were I have yet to narrow down the source to repeat it; I've only had the full version for 4 hours now...

These bugs are just so blatant and basic it makes ya wonder if during the whole beta process prior to it's scheduled release, the programmer was more concerned about crippling the demo and sending you to their website every 10 minutes other than fixing things with the actual FULL product.

Overall I can't stop playing it and getting to know it better. I have to adjust for the current situation and literally save every 30 secs knowing a crash WILL come. So yeah, needless to say this synth is a private affair and can't be trusted in any situation where you're with a client.

They pulled the trigger too quick with v1.0. I've basically paid $200 to beta test until the next update comes.

I'd be more pissed off if I weren't an experienced beta tester of other software over the years, that and the fact that under all the bugs, this really is a very, very special monster of a synth. Make no mistake this ain't Gladiator2, and it's not merely another "trance machine." Don't let the reverb and delay drenched presets give you that false impression. It's definitely digital sounding, and uniquely so; that's a good thing for what this instrument can bring to the party. Also, for something so tweakable and complex, it's actually very easy and intuitive to design patches from scratch. If you know your sound design and synth A B C's, they actually laid things out pretty intelligently considering the vast amount of options.

By this time next year this should be really stable, and a growing user base will have contributed enough diverse patches were nay sayers and "patch" users will truly get what this synth is capable of.

So buyer beware; if your not experienced with troubleshooting and have no patience, hold off till they get this guy fixed. Your not going to be too happy about throwing down $200 for something broken. If your a complete geek like myself; your just gonna say f*ck it and buy it anyways 'cause it's that good.

[Smokey510]

[zephonic]

seems like EastWest/soundsonline will be distributing this:

ElectraX




Sonic State - News EASTWEST Ships ElectraX In US, Next generation virtual instrument provides four synthesizers in one interface

[TNM]

maybe they'll do a mac 64 bit version in that case as Soundsonline are pro 64 mac.

[jkung]

yo this sounds awesome. any new updates from GS users?

[gm5k]

this synth is great...with a little work. don't buy it if you're not a "tweaker"

I def got some producer friends of mine who are "on" asking me how I got certain sounds. Electra is no joke!

[dione]

Originally Posted by gm5k

this synth is great...with a little work. don't buy it if you're not a "tweaker"

Agreed...very cool synth...

But i can't help but think that a lot of things can still be improved to make it easier to work with...

[CoolColJ]

Gorgeous pad machine - so far on headphones anyway

But it does have particular plastic like tone

[Sampleconstruct]

Here is a demo widget with 42 tracks produced entirely with ElectraX using only patches from TripleX: