Cryptone 2

Neural Network Saturation

Instant vintage, rebuilt. Three neural models of classic analog circuits, a new compressor, a new face — and AUTO, so you can drive it as hard as you like and judge the tone, not the volume.

Features

Three Neural Models:

• BASS (Op-Amp): Discrete op-amp saturation with deep, controlled weight and complex asymmetrical clipping for kicks and low-heavy material.
• FULL (Tube Pentode): Full-range pentode distortion with balanced harmonic enhancement for cohesive analog glue on mix buses, vocals, guitars, and synths.
• HIGH (Marinair): Authentic Marinair transformer captures providing shimmer, air, and presence to smooth out harsh digital transients.

AUTO — level matched, envelope untouched

• Louder always sounds better, which makes saturation hard to judge. AUTO measures how loud the sound is going in and coming out, sets one gain to match them, and then leaves it alone. The key pulses while it settles and holds steady when it is done. It does not ride the level and it does not touch your transients.

More drive, and valves that show it

• The last third of the DRIVE knob is new: it goes from heavy to broken. The valves in the window burn with the signal, so you can see how hard you are pushing. SPATIAL goes much wider too.

A rebuilt Thrust compressor

• One knob, and a compressor that reads the material. Sharp hits keep their shape without jumping out ahead of the body; sustained sound is held; long loud passages are let go slowly, so nothing pumps. A lamp shows the gain reduction.

Every section in and out, cleanly

• A small lamp beside SPATIAL, DRIVE, TONE and THRUST switches that section out and back in with a short crossfade. No clicks, while the music plays — so you always know what each stage is adding.

150 new presets

• Seven banks sorted by what you are working on: Drums, Bass, Guitars, Keys and Synths, Vocals, Mix Bus and Master, Lo-Fi and FX. Search across all of them, mark favorites, and roll the dice for a fresh start.

A sweeter Silk, and a lighter load

• The SILK tone curve has been reworked: more air, clearer low-mids, less bite. And the neural engine has been tuned so the same models cost less of your processor.