REQ: Tone2 RayBlaster 3

A radically different sound generation

Revolutionary, new synthesis method
Unique signature sound
Over 1100 inspiring sounds created by professional designers
Discover a completely new sonic territory
High-end sound quality
Huge sonic range and high flexibility
GUI with 22 sizes and High-DPI support
Native support for Retina, WQHD, 4K, 5K and 8K UHD displays
Easy to use & fun to play
Powerful sound engine with true stereo architecture
Create distinctive sounds that are impossible to produce with other synthesizers
Quickly catches your audiences' attention and makes your music to stand out from the crowd
Comfortable patch browser and flexible preset management
Modular effect section with 44 effect types
Drag & drop modulation
Expandability
What's new in RayBlaster3?

"Sounds genuinely different ... Create patches you never would have come across ... A highly expressive synth that lends very well to modern music ... Very immediate and easy to use ... Remains interesting and fruitful for a long time after the purchase ..."

"Huge sonic range ... extremely flexible sound design possibilities with remarkably creative potential... Assertive sounds, rich in detail ... Score 91%"

"A go-to choice for creating signature sounds ... You can guarantee that the results will always be unique ... CPU-friendly ... Score 9/10"

Modulation

Spice up your tracks with exciting movement! Do you want to use the LFO to wobble your sound? Simply drop it to a knob and you've got it. Modulation can be as simple or complex as you want. You can use drag&drop or the modulation matrix to connect dozens of sources to all important sound parameters. Modulate almost any parameter with audio-rate speed, from internal modulation sources like LFOs, punchy envelopes, step sequencers, and a wide variety of MIDI signals. We've also included midi-learn, so assigning CC's is as simple as a right-click.

Effects

RayBlaster comes with a huge variety of effects that were developed and fine-tuned to complement RayBlaster's Impulse-Modeling-Synthesis. 44 different stereo effects are included, all carefully crafted to offer the highest quality possible: We have included a large variety of Reverbs, Delays, Chorus, Ensemble, Phaser, Flanger, Rotary, Compressor, Amp-Sim, Equalizer, Surround-Encode, TranceGate, Resonator, Hypersaw and so on.

Waveforms, Samples & Resynthesis

In addition to importing filter characteristics into RayBlaster's oscillators, you can also import the waveform of any other synthesizer. This gives you an unlimited number of possible waveshapes, all of which are capable of being morphed in real-time. You can re-synthesize short samples like a drumloop or a vocal phrase. RayBlaster also offers many possibilities to synchronize complex sounds to your track's BPM as well as providing the ability to manipulate the pitch, timing and the timbre of all your sounds in real-time.
What is Impulse-Modeling-Synthesis (IMS)?

This innovative approach to sound generation goes far beyond traditional forms of synthesis. It offers a whole new world of sounds and enormous potential for producing creative modern music.
Many conventional synthesizers use a technique that is known as 'subtractive synthesis': An oscillator plays a looped waveform that is passed through a filter to shape the sound. In contrast, RayBlaster® uses an entirely new approach to synthesis. It creates its distinctive sound with a convolution-based synthesis technique: Many short samples containing impulse responses are overlapped to create a complex sound. We named this innovative technique 'Impulse Modeling Synthesis' (IMS).
IMS can be considered a superset of granular synthesis. However, it does not suffer from its weaknesses like detuning, poor sound quality or many musically unusable sounds.

Sounds

RayBlaster's radically different approach to synthesis makes it possible to create unique signature sounds that are absolutely impossible with other synthesizers.
The pychoacoustic model of IMS resembles the way our human brain perceives sounds. As a result, these sounds seem enormously immersive or even completely pychedelic.
RayBlaster ships with an inspiring library of over 1100 presets created by the world's top sound designers. Many complex sounds such as arpeggios, vocals or drumloops automatically synchronize with the BPM-rate of your track.
For quick and easy access to a specific sound, we've carefully organized them into logical categories. A comfortable patch browser gives you instant access to a huge sound library with ready-to-use patches.

System requirements:

PC: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 or Linux with WINE; Plugin formats: 64-bit VSTi, VST3, Standalone
Mac: macOS 10.12 or higher including macOS Sequoia; Plugin formats: VSTi, Audio Unit (AUi), VST3, Standalone, Universal Binary; Native support for M1 and M2 and Intel
User-friendly copy-protection: No dongle, no cloud, no need to be online, no data-collection, does not install an additional 'license-manager' or driver