Tone2 Saurus ANALOG SYNTHESIZER, Saurus Reference Manual

SAURUS ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

Reference MANUAL

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Credits

Development: Markus Feil, Bastiaan van Noord

Programming & Graphics: Markus Feil

Manual: Bastiaan van Noord, Jay Levzi

Sound design: Ed Ten Eyck (EDT), Himalaya (H), Massimo Bosco (MxS), Marco Scherer

(MAS), BigTone (BT) The Unshushable Coktor (TUC), Stephen Krajewski (SK), George
Zondagh (GZ), Jamie Docwra (JD), Grzegorz Bartoszek (GB), Reinhard Reschner (RR),
SupremeJA (SJA), Sean Charles (SC), Rob Fabrie (RF), Bryan Lee (XS), David Goodwin
(KRM), Daniela Schmidt (DS), Rob Lee (RL), Jay Levzi (JL), Bastiaan van Noord (BN),
Markus Feil (MF)

Thanks go to: Anna Krause, family and friends, and all Tone2 customers for their
continued support

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction.......................................................................................................1

1.1 Welcome to Saurus Analog Synthesizer...................................................

1.2 Features....................................................................................................

2 Installation and Authorization.........................................................................2

2.1 Automatic installation for Mac & PC...........................................................

2.2 Manual installation for PC...........................................................................

2.3 Manual installation for Mac.........................................................................

3 Saurus Interface controls.................................................................................4

4 The Saurus interface.........................................................................................6

4.1 The patch browser.................................................................................

4.2 Main section.........................................................................................

4.3 Oscillator section..................................................................................

4.4 Filter section.........................................................................................

4.5 Envelopes.............................................................................................

4.6 LFOs.....................................................................................................

4.7 The Modulation Matrix..........................................................................

4.8 Arpeggiator & Gate..............................................................................

4.9 Effects sections & Boost.......................................................................

5 Modulation Matrix: the new X=value modifiers..............................................21

6 Tone2 Product Catalog................................................................................24-30

1. Introduction

1.1 Welcome to Saurus Analog Synthesizer

Congratulations on purchasing Tone2's Saurus Analog Synthesizer.

Saurus is a brand new synthesizer that uses true analogue modeling. Some of the circuits
from classic synthesizers were examined, analyzed and modeled into Saurus to bring the
best sonic quality of a past age brought forward in a digital one.

Saurus pairs two oscillators with two sub-oscillators employing both standard waveforms
and more exotic waveforms modeled after the classic units examined.
Combine this with a powerful filter section, an extensive modulation system in the form of
LFO's, Envelopes and a modulation matrix, all routed into a high quality effects section
giving Saurus an incredible array of sonic possibilities at your fingertips.

1.2 Features

• True Analog Modeling Technology

• High-end sound quality

• Covers all important aspects of traditional

analog synths

• Low CPU usage

• Mono, Legato & Polyphonic modes

employing analog voice management

• Two Syncable Oscillators and two Sub

Oscillator

• Offers not only standard waveforms like

square and saw but also includes a large
number of waveform types from exotic
analog synths

• Pulse Width Modulation and Oscillator

Sync applicable to every waveform

• Oscillator drift, phase and noise

modulation controls

• Noise FM, AM and ringmodulation for

Oscillators

• High quality analog filter section with

self-oscillation, nonlinearity, 6 filter
types, filter FM and filter feedback

• LFOs capable of running at audio-rate

• Arpeggiator section with extensive

configuration possibilities; chord
steps, step velocity,...

• Modulation Matrix with several new

modulation possibilities, including
unique modulation value modifiers

• Programmable gate

• 4x Stereo Unison modes with spread

and panning control

• Analog modeled Distortion and Tube

amp

• Optional (on/off) Psycho-Acoustic

processing

• High-end quality Effects

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2. Installation & authorization procedure

Together with the download link from Share-it you have received attached to the product
delivery email a keyfile called 'Saurus.t2k', this file contains your personal serial number &
your name and is used to unlock the full version.

Please note:we recommend for installations on Windows7 & Vista to be done with admin.
rights using 'Run as Administrator' for both the Saurus installer and host program.

2.1 Automatic Installation (recommended) for PC & Mac

1. Close your host (Logic, Live, Cubase, etc.)

2. Install the full version of the plugin. Note: the demo version can not be unlocked

3. Open your host program

4. Do a plugin rescan in the host if it does not list Saurus as plugin. Detailed
instructions on how to perform a rescan can be found in your host's manual

5. Open Saurus

6. Click on the registration box in the middle

7. Select your keyfile 'Saurus.t2k' to activate the full version

8. Restart the plugin. Note that some hosts programs may require a complete restart.

Click inside the activation screen to browse – select your Saurus keyfile.

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2.2 Manual installation for PC

1. Close your host (Cubase, Sonar, Samplitude, Live, etc.)

2. Install the full version of the plugin. Note: the demo version can not be unlocked.

3. Copy 'Saurus.t2k' to the VST directory. Steinberg hosts often use C:\Program
files\Steinberg\VSTplugins as the default plugin path. You can also take a look at
your host's folder configuration.Note that the 'Saurus.t2k' keyfile should be inside
the same folder the Saurus.dll is.

4. Open your host program.

5. Do a plugin rescan in the host if it does not list Saurus as plugin. Detailed
instructions on how to do a plugin rescan are found in your host's manual.

6. Open Saurus. Now the normal user interface appears. If this is not the case close
your host and go back to step 3 as most likely you did not copy the keyfile to the
right place.

2.3 Manual installation for Mac

1. Close your host (Logic, Digital Performer, Live, Cubase, etc.)

2. Install the full version of the plugin. Note: the demo version can not be unlocked.

3. Copy 'Saurus.t2k' to 'Library/Audio/Plug-ins'. The correct path for the file is:
'/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/Saurus.t2k'.

4. Open the host.

5. Do a plugin rescan in the host if it does not list Saurus as plugin. Detailed
instructions on how to do a plugin rescans are found in your host's manual.

6. Open Saurus. Now the normal user interface appears. If this is not the case close
your host and go back to step 3 as most likely you did not copy the keyfile to the
right place.

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3. Saurus Interface controls

Buttons

There are two types of toggle buttons in Saurus, one where clicking a button cycles
between all options available, a good example of this are the OSC1 oscillator waveform
selectors where clicking on the OSC1 button will cycle through its waveforms.

The other type is the toggle on/off buttons used for the Sync or Drift options, clicking on
these will either enable or disable the feature.

To speed up the selection process options can also be switched-to directly by clicking on
the light above or below the selection. Active selections are clearly shown as ‘glowing’ as if
illuminated by a lamp.

Rotary Knobs

The rotary knob control increments a parameter value linearly from a minimum threshold
value to a maximum threshold value.
To increase a knob’s setting value, turn it clockwise: click-and-hold the knob with your
mouse and then move it up and/or to the right. To decrease, move down and/or to the left,
or anti-clockwise.
If you press the Shift key on your keyboard and then click-and-hold the left mouse button
on a knob, you will have fine control.

There are two type of value ranges for the rotary knobs, depending on the parameter the
knob is controlling. There is the unipolar knob – that goes from zero to a positive value or
the bipolar knob – that goes from a minus value to through zero and then to a positive
amount.
Bipolar values are useful for setting modulation amounts (which can be positive or
negative) or pan where zero is the center.

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Context Menus

The small LCD-style screens contain some parameters that are actually context menus
(excluding the PARAMETER DISPLAY section).
Click on a parameter to show a context menu of options. Click on the desired setting to
select and close the menu. The display changes to show the current value.

In the example pictured above clicking on 'Tutorial' will open the category menu from which
you can choose a preset category to open, clicking on the preset name 'Analog Drift' will
open the list of all presets available from the Tutorial category.

Previous/Next

In Saurus, the left and right arrows in it’s browser are used to select the previous and
next patches (program) or category (bank)

Click the program up arrow to select the previous patch in the current category, click the
program down arrow to select the next patch in the current category. The browser display
changes to shows the newly selected patch.

Click the bank up arrow to select the previous patch category, click the bank down arrow to
select the next patch category. The browser display changes to show the current selected
patch category.

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4. The Saurus User Interface

The Saurus GUI is split into various sections. The oscillator section offers all controls over
the 2 main oscillators and the sub-oscillators.
The Filter section controls the filter to be used and various modulation methods. The
Effects section allows for full control of all the effects within Saurus.

There are also sections for the two LFO's and an additional envelope. The LFO's and Aux
Envelope can be routed by using the section for the Mod-Matrix and the Arp-Gate
sections. The main area is where the user can control the global settings for the synth
such as volume etc. The patch browser is where all banks and presets can be saved and
recalled. The keyboard and mod and pitch wheels can be played using a mouse control.

4.1 The Patch browser

The browser allows loading, saving and general patch management functionality.

In the blue display area of the browser you have two rows of information. The top row
shows the currently selected category. If you left or right click on the bank name, a drop­down list will appear where you can select any other category installed on your computer.
These will include the standard categories, any additional expansions bought from Tone2
or categories you created yourself.

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The bottom row shows the currently loaded patch. If you left or right click on the patch
name, a drop-down list will appear where you can select any patch in the current category.

The bottom right of the BROWSER window serves as a parameter indicator. If you alter
any parameter in Saurus’ interface, the parameter name and value will be displayed here.

Along the bottom of the patch window are 5 buttons.

The program buttons cycle through all the presets loaded in the current bank. The bank
buttons cycle through the various category lists in the bank loaded. The file button opens a
dialog menu where you can load or save a sound, download more sounds, visit the Tone2
website, view the manual or initialize various sections of the synth.

4.2 Main section

Inside the main section you'll several controls that have to do with general operation of
Saurus: Volume, Pan, Glide, Unison controls and the psycho-Acoustic boost switch.

Master voice mode selectors

Saurus offers both monophonic and polyphonic voice modes, the following modes are
available:

• Mono - This mode sets the polyphony to 1 note (monophonic) which mimics the way the

classic analog synthesizers of the past behaved. The envelopes are retriggered each time
a new note is played.

• Legato - This mode is also monophonic but if a new note is played while an

existing note is still being played it will glide to the new note without re-triggering
the envelopes.

• OldPoly8 - In this mode the Voice handling behaves similar to that on old 8 voice

polyphonic synthesizers. If the note is already playing and the same note is triggered
again the same voice will be used and the envelopes are retriggered in a soft way. The
advantage of this mode is that the voice mix will be less 'muddy' when melodies are
played in a fast way and the CPU usage is low.

• Poly16 - Modern, polyphonic voice handling with 16 voices.

The maximum number of voices playing at the same time is 64 when 4x Unison is used together
with Poly16 mode (64 = 16x4).

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