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Tone2 have supplied this month’s free software. Time to talk tech with developer and director Markus Krause
Tone 2 Audio Software Markus Krause
Cm How did you get into music software?
MK “I started programming audio software in the early 90s. There was not much available on the market in those days, so we had to develop our own. We used ‘trackers’, which were able to play back samples and you’d arrange them to create songs.”
Cm Tell us a little about your company and which products became successful?
MK “In the 90s I created various audio tools as well as several trackers for SoundBlaster cards. In the early 2000s I started with creating freeware VSTs. reFX licensed my audio engines for several products: JunoX, Vanguard, Slayer, PlastiCZ. In 2005 I decided to go my own way and founded Tone2. Gladiator and Electra2 became very popular and were used by a massive number of producers.”
Cm What makes your software stand out?
MK “I am a full-time developer and have now got 30 years of experience creating audio software. I pay big attention to the small details. The sum of all these little details makes a big difference. I also do not clone features from other synths like many other devs. I go my own ways, create my own algorithms and do things differently. That’s why the synths stand out from the crowd and sound different.”