We are getting closer to releasing our new mysterious product from captivity and we now need some help with taming it. In other words: it is time for beta and we are accepting applicants for the beta test from today onwards. We have some conditions that must be met before applying as a tester, namely:

1. You need an internet connection on your studio computer. (The beta version does not function if there is no internet connection available.)
2. You can not be affiliated with any established music magazine or news website / blog. (Please contact us personally instead and we will put you on our press-release list for an early preview of the product.)
3. No product images, audio snippets or other information can be leaked to people who are not active beta testers.

Sign up as a beta tester on this forum - http://beta.soniccharge.com

Once you are registered you need to validate your e-mail address. You will then be placed in a validation queue. If (and only if) you are accepted as a beta tester you will get an e-mail telling you that your account has been activated. You can then logon to the forum and get access to installation files and guides.

We will only accept a limited amount of beta testers. Filling out the information about yourself, your beta testing experience and what kind of system your are running increases your chances of being accepted as one of the beta testers.

Thanks in advance. Hope to see you soon on our beta forum.

Cheers,
Magnus, Fredrik, Majken and Tore

Yeah, we realize that an awfully long time has passed since you last heard of any major news from us. Let us take this opportunity to reassure you that we are working on some new exciting products over here. Although we need to test your patience a bit further before revealing exactly what kind of wondrous new contraptions we are growing in our laboratory, we can at least offer you some news concerning your good old trusty µTonic.

Mac users will be especially pleased to hear that we have an upgrade for µTonic that will work a whole lot better with Apple's recent upgrades of OS X and Logic. (Multiple outputs now work in Logic 8, and the graphics problem in Leopard has been remedied.)

If you are not on Mac, we still have something that should hopefully jingle your bells. With some very generous donations from our skilled team of patch-alchemists, we have compiled a new zip-archive filled to the brim with astonishing patches. Both the Mac upgrade and the patch package is available for download from our download page, where it is now also possible to preview all of the programs directly on the page!

 Click here to preview the programs in XMasTonic2007.zip.

Finally, you may notice that we have done some improvements to the look and feel of this site. Hope you like it as much as we do. Now go make some electronic music and have a terrific Christmas (or whatever you prefer to celebrate)!

Best regards,
Magnus & Fredrik Lidström

Audio News Room, a music-tech blog in Italy, recently published an interview [Eng] / [Ita] that I hope you will find interesting if you would like to know what is going on inside the head of a soft-synth nerd like yours truly.

/ Magnus