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About
Magnus Lidstrom's cult drum synth, whose engine was built into Teenage Engineering's PO-32 Tonic.
Signature Sound
Fully synthetic drums, so the kit is tunable rather than fixed. Reached for clicky, plastic percussion that sits apart from a sampled trap kit.
In a session
Used for
Synthesised drum one shots, Percussion design, Clap and snare synthesis
Subgenres
Techno, IDM, Experimental
Chain position
Sound source
Producers who use it
Flying Lotus
Heard on
Flying Lotus, BIG MAMA EP (Antelope Onigiri)
Pairs with
Source MusicRadar interview in which Flying Lotus describes his own drum programming: 'I used this one drum synth, Sonic Charge Microtonic, it's really cool. It's a drum machine, but it's oscillators. It can build really cool drum programs.' He ties it to the BIG MAMA EP, specifically the track 'Antelope Onigiri'.
On WAVS
Sounds to go with Microtonic
Drum samples from WAVS creators to pair with Microtonic.
Browse drum samplesVideo reviews
PO-32 Tonic + Microtonic Tutorial
True Cuckoo Tutorial
Drum Sound Design using Microtonic - The Techniques Explained
Music Production Tutorials with Danny J Lewis Tutorial
EPIC PO-32 TONIC Review and Tutorial │ feat MICROTONIC - haQ attaQ 251
Jakob Haq Review
Specs
Type
Instrument
Engine
Subtractive
Price
$99 · One-time
Free option
3-week trial
Rent to own
Not offered
Formats
VST2, VST3, AU, Standalone
Systems
macOS, Windows
Apple Silicon
Native
Authorization
Registration key tied to purchase email
Version
3.3.4 (2022)
First released
2003
Presets
Not listed
CPU load
Light
Learning curve
Worth an afternoon
MPE
Not listed
AI features
Not listed
Price checked 17 September 2026. CPU load and learning curve summarise published reviews and user forums, not our own testing.
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