Tone is New Zealand’s premier hi-fi, home theatre and new technology magazine for switched-on consumers. Tone combines authoritative coverage of technological developments at home and from around the world with reviews on the latest consumer products and smart home technology available in New Zealand.

The Tone Mapping plug in processes High Dynamic Range images in order to reveal their details in highlights and shadows. The resulting image can then be converted into an 8 bit or 16 bit file that shows the whole dynamic range available in the original HDR image. Because the tonal range has been compressed while maintaining local contrast, the tone mapped image is ready for display on standard monitors and prints. The Tone Mapping plug in can also be applied to a 16 bit image resulting from RAW conversion.

Decay for Tone 2 Firebird from Xenos Soundworks is a bank of 32 dark and moody sounds inspired by urban exploration. Think decaying buildings, asbestos hazards, rusted machinery, shattered glass and you ll get an idea of the atmospheres you can create with this soundset.