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FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:32 am
by ChromaRhythm
DL LINK: http://www.tone2.com/Tone2_FireBird.zip

Tone2s post about it: http://www.tone2.com/html/firebird_vsti ... zer_1.html


Free Shit for DSF pros & noobs :h:
Features:
Very easy to program and easy to use
A unique sounding synthesis: Harmonic content morphing (HCM)
High sound quality: Warm, transparent
437 hand picked presets included, over 1000 sounds available
84 oscillator types containing 18,000 morphable waveforms
38 different filter types
True stereo mode, 4x unison mode, and up to 8 oscillators per voice
Can sound like other synthesis methods - additive, subtractive, AM, FM, phase distortion, supersaw, vocoder, sync
Can sound like natural instruments like piano, brass, organs...
23 spectral manipulations or “modifiers” can be applied to the oscillators
21 arpeggiator types
13 effect types
Skinable user interface

Reasoning from Tone2: After seven years of faithful service, the time has come to set the bird free. Firebird itself has become vintage and even though it's no longer profitable to remain a commercial product, we feel that more people should deserve an opportunity to enjoy this sometimes heavily underestimated synthesizer.
Which is why we decided to release one last update and turn the product into freeware (previuosly $79). We want to say a big THANK YOU to all customers who supported the development of Firebird and other Tone2 products, by purchasing our software.
P.S I'm on a MAC. So all you assholes could feel special....I could've not posted this......


so who has the East West Quantum Torrents....fess up(pm me 8) ).

Jk. :corncry:

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:36 am
by ChromaRhythm
Fkn Electric_Head already posted this.

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:24 am
by Electric_Head
ChromaRhythm wrote:Fkn Electric_Head already posted this.
I'm a boss.

FYI I'm starting a thread now for a DSF One Synth Challenge.
Starting with Firebird.

It's a good experiment in synthesis.

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:08 am
by Icetickle
Is this better than nt massive?
And does it also has effects like dimension expander and pitch cutoff?

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:13 am
by wub
Icetickle wrote:Is this better than nt massive?
And does it also has effects like dimension expander and pitch cutoff?
It's the same price that you paid for Massive, if that helps? :6:


Seriously though, it's free. Download it and give it a try. To say one synth is 'better' than another is a matter of personal preference.

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:24 am
by Electric_Head
Tone 2's synths have a unique character that make them worth while.
The filters have a unique warmness to them.

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:43 am
by Icetickle
wub wrote:
Icetickle wrote:Is this better than nt massive?
And does it also has effects like dimension expander and pitch cutoff?
It's the same price that you paid for Massive, if that helps? :6:


Seriously though, it's free. Download it and give it a try. To say one synth is 'better' than another is a matter of personal preference.
Is it a trial/demo version or something? o.o
Will try it out tho.

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:45 am
by wub
Icetickle wrote:
wub wrote:
Icetickle wrote:Is this better than nt massive?
And does it also has effects like dimension expander and pitch cutoff?
It's the same price that you paid for Massive, if that helps? :6:


Seriously though, it's free. Download it and give it a try. To say one synth is 'better' than another is a matter of personal preference.
Is it a trial/demo version or something? o.o
Will try it out tho.
Did you even read the OP? :|
After seven years of faithful service, the time has come to set the bird free. Firebird itself has become vintage and even though it's no longer profitable to remain a commercial product, we feel that more people should deserve an opportunity to enjoy this sometimes heavily underestimated synthesizer.
Which is why we decided to release one last update and turn the product into freeware (previously $79). We want to say a big THANK YOU to all customers who supported the development of Firebird and other Tone2 products, by purchasing our software.
Free. Pro bono. Sans cashish. Etc...

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:59 am
by Icetickle
Sorry for dat.

On the bottom of the tone2 firebird page there is a sticker that says "win7 32bit 64bit" but I'm not so sure about that.
Can any 64bit daw users try this? It doesn't even let u choose which version do you want.

EDIT: Just read on ableton forum that it's 32bit only. :(

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:25 am
by Electric_Head
Why the sad face?
Just run it as 32bit bridged.
It works perfectly.

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:29 am
by Electric_Head
Icetickle wrote:Is this better than nt massive?
And does it also has effects like dimension expander and pitch cutoff?
This is a dumb-ass question and you know it.

What happened to people actually spending time to research things?
When I first bought this synth I spent ages reviewing it, demoed it, etc.
Why would you just compare it to Massive and write it off if it's different?

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:36 pm
by Icetickle
Electric_Head wrote:
Icetickle wrote:Is this better than nt massive?
And does it also has effects like dimension expander and pitch cutoff?
This is a dumb-ass question and you know it.

What happened to people actually spending time to research things?
When I first bought this synth I spent ages reviewing it, demoed it, etc.
Why would you just compare it to Massive and write it off if it's different?
Wouldn't write it off, but I can't live without the "pitch cutoff" effect. And yeah, I admit it's a dumb-ass question.
Electric_Head wrote:Why the sad face?
Just run it as 32bit bridged.
It works perfectly.
Using this to run it as 32 bridged?

http://jstuff.wordpress.com/jbridgem/

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:47 pm
by test_recordings
Is anyone else missing the sine waves out of the waveforms? Beauty synth anyway though! Best sounding thing I've heard in a while

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:01 pm
by nowaysj
Wait, what is pitch cutoff?

Thanks op for this. EH, where dat one synth challenge?

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:21 pm
by Icetickle
nowaysj wrote:Wait, what is pitch cutoff?
Technically I have not idea. It's just an effect (I guess) in massive that works great on leads and atmos if used carefully.
But if you put too much it will sound crap.

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 3:30 am
by azuk
Pitch Cutoff is just the pitch setting for unison.

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 5:50 am
by Crimsonghost
I thought the released this a couple months ago?

I really wished it was Mac also, but oh well.

Speaking of tone2, where the fuck is my bifilter 64bit? And no, I don't want to bridge :6:

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 7:13 am
by Electric_Head
nowaysj wrote:Wait, what is pitch cutoff?

Thanks op for this. EH, where dat one synth challenge?
I'll post it up in a bit.
Forgot all about it.

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 10:13 am
by test_recordings
Seriously, does anyone else have the sine wave available on the oscillators? Excellent otherwise

Re: FREE $80 Tone2 Synthesizer Plug-in (FIREBIRD 2, PC ONLY)

Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 2:51 pm
by nowaysj
I believe I did, will have to confirm at a later time.