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1. #GLADIATOR VST TUTORIAL PDF#
2. #GLADIATOR VST TUTORIAL MANUAL#
3. #GLADIATOR VST TUTORIAL PATCH#
4. #GLADIATOR VST TUTORIAL SERIES#

Still more variety is available via a number of different options for combining the oscillators within a pair. Just this ability alone expands the timbral possibilities nearly infinitely. There are far too many modifiers for me to list here, but suffice it to say that these can do anything from slight variations on the original timbre to all out sonic mangling. From here, you can apply any of dozens of ‘modifiers’ which alter the harmonic spectra of the morphtable. The waveforms (or more accurately wavetables… Tone2 calls them ‘morphtables’) range from your standard basic synth waveforms to vocals, pianos, strings, guitars, percussion and all manner of other acoustic and synthetic sources. Gladiator 2’s architecture is based around 2 pairs of waveform oscillators and a 5th oscillator for various types of noise and attack transients (a very nice touch). This is all you see when you first open Gladiator 2, so if you want to get into making your own sounds, you need to hit the EDIT button which opens the rest of the interface allowing you access to all the sound programming controls. If you’re going to have a HELP button, it should bring up in-program help or at least automatically open the manual.

#GLADIATOR VST TUTORIAL MANUAL#

There is also a HELP button here, but all it does is bring up a window telling you where the manual is. Next to this are settings for volume, quality (for setting the amount of oversampling to prevent aliasing), FX MIX, and Microtuning (which slightly detunes notes in a chord for a fatter and clearer sound). The results from this are generally quite good, although occasionally they resulted in either no sound at all, or dangerously loud sounds (the manual recommends inserting a brick-wall limiter on the Gladiator 2 channel when you are using the RANDOM function). These work about as you would expect and helpfully include an INIT button to initialize a new sound and a RANDOM button for generating random sounds as starting points to your own programs. That said, let’s have a look at what’s on offer.Īt the very top of the interface is the category and preset browser. As it is now, there was no way for me to see or reach the parameters at the bottom inch or so.

Perhaps the addition of a scroll bar or something to the interface for people using smaller screens might be a nice addition. So big, in fact, that when I tried to use it on my 15” Macbook, it didn’t fit on the screen. The layout takes a little getting used to, but once you have a feel for where everything is, it’s quite logical and easy to navigate. Gladiator 2 is a seriously deep synth, but rather than hide everything behind heaps of menus or pages, Tone 2 manages to fit everything all on a single page. The result can be anything from a subtle, organic-sounding harmonic shift to more radical, artificial-sounding rhythmic loops and wavetable effects reminiscent of the PPG or Waldorf Microwave synths. HCM attempts to mimic this and apply it to synthetic sounds (although it can do acoustic sounds, this is definitely not its strength). If you think of how a note on an acoustic instrument sounds, you’ll realize the initial attack is usually very bright, and the harmonic content of the sound evolves as the note decays.

#GLADIATOR VST TUTORIAL SERIES#

A bit similar to wavetable synthesis, each waveform in Gladiator 2 is actually a series of harmonic ‘snapshots’ that can be played back in varying orders and patterns.

Gladiator 2 uses a kind of synthesis Tone2 has dubbed HCM synthesis, which stands for Harmonic Content Morphing.

#GLADIATOR VST TUTORIAL PATCH#

Actually, going through the presets, it appears that I don’t get any sound out of any patch using the Spec Formant modifier. Although I will note that in the Welcome Tutorial, they instruct you to use the ‘Spec Formant’ modifier on a waveform and, at least on my machine, that resulted in no sound whatsoever. I think this is the best way to learn a new synth, so I applaud their inclusion.

#GLADIATOR VST TUTORIAL PDF#

Gladiator 2 comes with a very thorough PDF manual that not only explains the functionality of the synth very well, but even includes a number of tutorials to guide you through using the different functions.