I hope you are all doing well in these difficult times. We are doing fine here. Working from home is not much of a change for us, of course. Fredrik and I have been working remotely together for over 20 years. But these are undoubtedly tough times for us all. Luckily there is nothing safer than staying indoors and making music on a computer, or developing music software for that matter. So we will continue doing just that. As always.

We are pleased to announce that updates to our entire line of products are available today. With these updates we have taken the opportunity to refactor and clean out obsolete technologies in order to move forwards into the 2020's. Some of our products have not been updated in over five years, so there has been a lot to work on.

While most changes in these updates are under the hood there are some very visible additions too. First and foremost, all plugins (except Synplant) now features high resolution graphics and re-scalable user interfaces. (Synplant has however been updated with other bug and compatibility fixes.)

Second, Microtonic can now be extended with scripts written in Javascript and these scripts can display custom user interface elements. A separate installer with a selection of clever scripts is available on our download page for registered customers. Here is a little demo:

For a detailed list of other fixes and changes please refer to the individual product user guides. The most important compatibility fix is that our plugins are now compatible with Mac hosts that are built with the latest SDK from Apple. (This includes Cubase 10.5 and Garageband.)

We have also updated the official Permut8 Firmware Installer with the previously released Specular firmware as well as two brand new firmwares: Vortex and JS80RMX. Vortex is a generative synth (based on the "about box easter egg" in Microtonic) and JS80RMX lets you import songs from the JS80TRX chiptune tracker and transform them beyond recognition. Have a listen.

Just download and run the latest installer to update. Since we have changed some details in our license management system you will need to authorize all the plugins again. This is easily done with the Authenticator after installation. For clarity we have reset the installation count shown by the Authenticator, although we have never had any hard limit on the number of personal computers that you may install our software on.

Have fun with these updates and stay safe!

/ Magnus and Fredrik

Update: Please note that Mac versions require Mac OS X 10.9 or later.

Thank you so much, Magnus and Fredrik!

this is f***ing awesome! thx a lot for your work on these updates!

A suspicious mind may conclude that the lack of a user interface update for Synplant might indicate that version 2 is near(ish) release?

Cheers lads much appreciated

Thank you so much!

Amazing. Thanks

Wonderful!! Thank you very much :)

Awesome news, big thanks! The microtonic updates look really promising :)

Awesome!!! Thanks.

ow yeah! awesome updates! Love the bigger UI's and the new firmwares. Lovely!

Hi Magnus and Fredrik,

This is an excellent surprise - thank you both for all your continued hard work!

Martin

Thank you Magnus and Fredrik, and yes, stay safe!!

Dear Magnus and Fredrik, Thank you so much for all you do! Also, thank you to the active beta testers. I apologize for being relatively inactive this time. ;-( I will, however, enjoy the fruits of your labor. MUCH appreciated!! Tommy Zai

Please update Synplant with a fresh new look and features, it's a totally unique piece that sparks creativity every time. Thanks everyone.

Thanks !

Fantastic! Big THANK YOU Magnus and Fredrik!

The Microtonic extensions look amazing, will definitely have fun using them. And the new Permutate firmwares too. Thanks!

Thank you Magnus and Fredrik for all the hard work and effort with these updates and all the new features, firmwares and improvements...fantastic!, oh and for what its worth we'll be giving our microbial adversary a good kicking in due course....kindest regards.

mTonic still the best vst drum machine out there. Permut 8 a great mangler. Thank you for the updates.

hey magnus... thx great update specially the re-scalable function
but where is the re-scalable function by synplant can't see anything?

Keep on rockin'n in the free world! <3

Good stuff! I'll probably run those updates after dinner.

Thanks so much for the awesome Microtonic Update

Any special deals in the next time?

Wow! Great! Is there any scripting manual for MicroTonic?

Thank you Sonic Charge for the amazing update. Stay safe stay home...

Thank you!!!

Saving those Synplant graphics improvements for 2, I see... ; )

Yeah!!!!!!! Love you guys. Thank you so much X

How do you resize uTonic 3.3 on Mac/Mojave ?

Thank you thank you thank you

Really cool, Magnus! Looks great.

/T

Great, thanks!! I'll be updating Microtonc right away

Does these new features change somehow the compatibility with TE's PO-32 Tonic and PO-35 Speak?

thanks!! after all these years still ruling!

Awesome! Thanks so much and continue staying safe! :)

- Aesthete wrote:
How do you resize uTonic 3.3 on Mac/Mojave ?

Nevermind, Zoom.

- Aesthete wrote:

- Aesthete wrote:
How do you resize uTonic 3.3 on Mac/Mojave ?

Nevermind, Zoom.

Was literally going to write that, as couldn't figure it out at first! Right click on GUI and zoom :)

- James Gregory wrote:
Was literally going to write that, as couldn't figure it out at first! Right click on GUI and zoom :)

Also, you can click on the menu (arrow button) located in the top left of each plugin. I think the only plugin that doesn't have the menu button is Bitspeek?

Thank you. Still, my very Secret Weapons :)~

- Joey Luck wrote:

- James Gregory wrote:
Was literally going to write that, as couldn't figure it out at first! Right click on GUI and zoom :)

Also, you can click on the menu (arrow button) located in the top left of each plugin. I think the only plugin that doesn't have the menu button is Bitspeek?

Oh yeah - even easier. Lol :)

Thank you for making great software even better.

What a nice surprise! Great! Thank you!

Hope you're not too depleted by all that work and it's not too soon to say that, but I'd love to be able in turn to support you by buying some new thing soon, though! (Hopefully a new version of Synplant of course...)

Be safe.

How wonderful! Thank you for all you do for musicians!

Thank you

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

How do you resize uTonic 3.3 GUI on Win10? Cannot find a way.

Finally figured it out:
Click on the menu button (first bold triangle arrow button located in the top left corner), choose "Zoom" and you will be able to change the plugin window size in a new field top left with (+ and -) percentiges of default sice.
Manual!!!
Anyway, great, thanks!

Hi,

A Big Thank You to SonicCharge and Crew for the latest update.

MicroTonic ver 3.3 with a scalable GUI is so much nicer to work with compared to the older tiny GUI. (Finally) .

Here is a pic of the new ver. 3.3 MicroTonic on my Studio's TV HD Screen.

Cheers,
Muziksculp

what changes are there to Echobode?

Thank you so much!!!!

Rockin' updates! Many thanks!

right on !! big ups. cheers

wow! thx a lot guys! my dreams about a re-scalable user interface for microtonic
finally becomes reality! the java scripting thing sounds very interesting, too.
damn, i think i finally have to learn this scripting stuff a little better...
but now that i have so much free time atm it seems like the perfect time to do that ;)

greetings from germany

phil

Awesome guys, thank you!!!!

The scripts for microtonic are amazing. Going to play with this now. Thanks for making these plugins scaleable.

uTonic Euclidean Beats!

Thank you guys!

Wow, positive things in dark times are most welcome!
And even new firmware for Permut8? Amazing, thanks for your efforts!

THIS !"!"! THANK YOU !!!

Looks really great on my 43" Philips Momentum Monitor in 4K !

greetings from Germany !

stay healthy

yeeeees.
My favourite Drum synth was updated !!!
Micro tonic is still alive.
Easter eggs time is coming, happy to see this eggs every year.

Thanks,

You rock

Just tried the new Microtonic scripts. Incredibly useful! Thanks so much for the update.

This is a fantastic update, can't wait to fiddle around with the scripts :)

j,

Finally. And a scalable GUI, nice. But: no VST3?

great job. Thank you for doing this

Whoa. The euclidean script is very useful!

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!!!

The Vortex Permut8 firmware is out of this world!!!!!

- Bichuelo Audiotecna wrote:
Does these new features change somehow the compatibility with TE's PO-32 Tonic and PO-35 Speak?

No, nothing has changed in compatibility with the Pocket Operators. Anything you create with or without the help of the new scripts can be transferred to PO-32 and PO-35 (under the same constraints as previously).

- PsYAuM wrote:
what changes are there to Echobode?

Apart from bug and compatibility fixes you can resize Echobode (and Bitspeek) like the others through a "zoom menu".

You can find a detailed list of changes for each product in each individual user guide.

- Zip Boterbloem wrote:
Finally. And a scalable GUI, nice. But: no VST3?

Just out of curiosity, is there any particular reason why you are asking for VST3?

Big thanks to you all! No more squinting at the screen! :)

Fab update thanks a bunch

- Magnus Lidström wrote:

- Zip Boterbloem wrote:
Finally. And a scalable GUI, nice. But: no VST3?

Just out of curiosity, is there any particular reason why you are asking for VST3?

Easier automation of parameters, if implemented right.
Suspend if no audio is processed(probably not so vital with light on cpu plug ins, but still handy).
Possibility of automatic I/O configuration.

About the last one, wouldn't that get rid of Microtonic/Microtonic Multi choice, just one VST3 plugin and the ability to increase the number of outputs as needed, not just stereo or all channels?

great well done !!! :) ...keep well guys!

Thanks for the marvelous update to microtonic .you've just breathed new life into this

Thanks for the marvelous update to microtonic .you've just breathed new life into this

- Muziksculp wrote:
Hi,
A Big Thank You to SonicCharge and Crew for the latest update.
MicroTonic ver 3.3 with a scalable GUI is so much nicer to work with compared to the older tiny GUI. (Finally) .
Here is a pic of the new ver. 3.3 MicroTonic on my Studio's TV HD Screen.

Cheers,
Muziksculp

How do u resize?

Installed all the old mictronic back catalogue patches now i get this

- philip formby wrote:
Thanks for the marvelous update to microtonic .you've just breathed new life into this

- Muziksculp wrote:
Hi,
A Big Thank You to SonicCharge and Crew for the latest update.
MicroTonic ver 3.3 with a scalable GUI is so much nicer to work with compared to the older tiny GUI. (Finally) .
Here is a pic of the new ver. 3.3 MicroTonic on my Studio's TV HD Screen.

Cheers,
Muziksculp

How do u resize?

Right Clock or Menu - Zoom

- philip formby wrote:
Installed all the old mictronic back catalogue patches now i get this

The new scripts only work with the updated Microtonic. Make sure you are running version 3.3.

- Aesthete wrote:

- philip formby wrote:
Thanks for the marvelous update to microtonic .you've just breathed new life into this

- Muziksculp wrote:
Hi,
A Big Thank You to SonicCharge and Crew for the latest update.
MicroTonic ver 3.3 with a scalable GUI is so much nicer to work with compared to the older tiny GUI. (Finally) .
Here is a pic of the new ver. 3.3 MicroTonic on my Studio's TV HD Screen.

Cheers,
Muziksculp

How do u resize?

Zoom

thanks Magnus ,took me ages to find Zoom!!!!

it's absolutely fantastic!
thanks

I bought the entire collection. Thank you.

I tried macro control. It seems I can't assign a midi CC or send automation data from this ? That's would by fantastic !

Anyone else have Permut8 zoom cut off part of the GUI when zoomed (see attached)? Seems like would have to be a specific Permut8 problem, as Echobode and microTonic zooms work okay for me.

guy!! you guys rock!
thanks so much for this gift that you made me, I really appreciate and I been used for my last tracks that they will also include on Get Physical Labe from Berlin <3
thanks so much for what you guys do, I do appreciate a lot!
Big hugs from Berlin

Love
VRuno

Awesome! Thanks for making such great tools.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. You just made my day.

Glad to have a working Echobode again. The modulation fx are second to none. Plus, much easier on the eyes with the zoom function on my 43-inch monitor.

Awesome. Great work as always <3

Thanks a lot for your work! ;-)

These new scripts for Microtonic are awesome! They're very handy on their own, but also for assigning settings to the sound morph (which I sometimes underutilize when programming). It's so quick and effortless now to get great sounding variations :)

Thank you guys!!! Awesome!

Thanks! Vortex is awesome.

Magnus it seems the random UI button script does not attach after update in Permut and Echobode (i remember similar case was in previous update, and was easy fixed). It is possible to do now ?

Added: tried to just rename "Echobode V1.0 Resources" folder to "Echobode V1.1 Resources" - plug cause error at load.

Much appreciated, and thanks for that intro message too.

Would love to see updates for Synplant as well! It's too awesome to be forgotten. :)

Thanks so much! Microtonic is still the best drum synth out there!

Great!
Thanks a lot for the great products and support.

Thanks heaps lads, really loving the specular firmware. Can't believe I missed its existence for this many years!

Grrreeeeat news ! Thanks a lot guys! Need to play with instantly :-)

Cheers from Germany and STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY!!

Super excited about this updates! One question - can I go on with installing them without worrying about losing the patches in the current projects? Thank you!

- Daniel Drago wrote:
Super excited about this updates! One question - can I go on with installing them without worrying about losing the patches in the current projects? Thank you!

Yes, no worries.

- Magnus Lidström wrote:

- Daniel Drago wrote:
Super excited about this updates! One question - can I go on with installing them without worrying about losing the patches in the current projects? Thank you!

Yes, no worries.

Awesome!! Thank you for that prompt reply, Magnus! :) You, guys, rock!

Hi, great job!!! many thanks for this update Magnus!!!
Big hug for everyone and stay at home!!

would you recommend updating bitspeek if still using ableton live 9 suite (confirmed to work?)?

- william cloyd wrote:
would you recommend updating bitspeek if still using ableton live 9 suite (confirmed to work?)?

Yes, everything has been tested in Ableton Live 9. The only requirement that has changed with this update is that it requires MacOS 10.9 or later.

Huge thank you!! Please be safe! You are a unique and special to the community of creative individuals we can not lose you!

Much Love To You!!! Thank You so Much!!!

uTonic and Permut8 now just that much better! Thanks!

hi, appreciate the updates to the products I already own. With poor eyesight this is very welcome.

Can you tell me if the Euclidian script is disabled in the demo version of Microtonic V.3.3? The top right hand cog icon is greyed out/faded.

Magnus & Fredrik, thank you for the sweet update!

- AB459 wrote:
Magnus it seems the random UI button script does not attach after update in Permut and Echobode (i remember similar case was in previous update, and was easy fixed). It is possible to do now ?
Added: tried to just rename "Echobode V1.0 Resources" folder to "Echobode V1.1 Resources" - plug cause error at load.

+1. Would be awesome to have these working again. Please?

so much awesome right here.. true the random button on Echobode and Permut8 is no longer there... +1

Please have my synth babies

Thanks for the updates! Hopefully an update for Synplant is coming.... resizable Gui, Vst3.
Still wishing for AAX versions of your plugins. I would gladly re-buy them for this.

Thanks for all the appreciation peeps! It really means a lot.

I have updated the randomize button hacks for Permut8 and Echobode. See here: http://soniccharge.com/forum/topic/1617-randomize-button-hacks-for-permut8-and-echobode-updated

- Magnus Lidström wrote:
Thanks for all the appreciation peeps! It really means a lot.
I have updated the randomize button hacks for Permut8 and Echobode. See here: http://soniccharge.com/forum/topic/1617-randomize-button-hacks-for-permut8-and-echobode-updated

Thanks, Now set is complete, can be happy :)

thanks very much!!! all the best to you guys!

The Vortex seems very fun and creative. Just took 10 minutes to try it and it seems that I could wrote an entire experimental album with it :-)

hello synplant user
but will we have to wait a long time? I have the impression of being taken hostage !!

- Aesthete wrote:
How do you resize uTonic 3.3 on Mac/Mojave ?

Good question.

- Aesthete wrote:
uTonic Euclidean Beats!

Yes please! But how?

- thorsten puttenat wrote:

- Aesthete wrote:
How do you resize uTonic 3.3 on Mac/Mojave ?

Good question.

- thorsten puttenat wrote:

- Aesthete wrote:
uTonic Euclidean Beats!

Yes please! But how?

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YES! Thanks guys for staying on top.

perfekt !!!!

SonicCharge missed their own death blow in 2022 because they only offer VST2, which has now been declared death. Too bad, their products were once top, but now you have to look at the competitors for alternatives in VST3.

- Wolfgang Karp wrote:
SonicCharge missed their own death blow in 2022 because they only offer VST2, which has now been declared death. Too bad, their products were once top, but now you have to look at the competitors for alternatives in VST3.

1. SonicCHarge is still developing their tools. So I guess VST3 is probably comming at some point (maybe even in the next version, who knows).
2. VST2 is still technically working. Steinberg just discontinued the support early this year, IIRC. This does not mean that plugins will suddenly stop working. All SonicCharge plugins are still working very smoothly here. (-;

Maybe they'll skip vst3 and jump on CLAP?