Further down each column are slots to add items to the Modulation side of the display such as additional envelopes and LFOs, modulation maps, continuous controller assignments, etc. Based on the source chosen, you will get different preset controls for Phase, OSC FX and MIXER that can be reprogrammed and mapped as desired.Ĭlicking on the slot below OSC 1 in the center panel allows you to add a second oscillator, filter, noise generator, frequency modulator, waveshaper, ring modulator, and more. You can load in a variety of wavetable shapes from sawtooths and sine waves to things like “Filter insects” and “Wet Eel.” The Wave dial allows morphing between waves for certain settings. Check out my recent article “ 8 Tips for Building Synth Sounds from Scratch” for more on the subject. This is a great starting place to create your own sound. This defaults to one oscillator, one envelope and one LFO which can be seen in the Synthesis window. You can choose an initial state in the Preset window (last preset on the Local directory). There are eight color-coded labels that can be applied to help you organize your favorite sounds. You can also bypass effects when auditioning a preset which is a great feature. Preset names that end with a “+” indicate the onscreen XY performance controls under the Perform window as connected to the sound. Selecting a preset will supply useful information such as a sonic description and control features like the effect of the mod wheel, aftertouch, pitch bend, breath, expression as well as the name of the preset designer. The onboard presets were designed by Howard Scarr and there are others available from the u-he Patch Library or from 3rd party sources such as Simon Stockhausen’s Patchpool site. There are several categories including the 10th Anniversary collection: Bassics, Pianoids, etc. You can now open the waveform editor to a full-screen display for easier editing and MSEG editors can be expanded to a larger window as well.Ī quick tour of the Presets window is demonstrative of the well-conceived instrument design in Zebra 2 and characteristic of other u-he instruments. The newest version also adds two wave folder effects (FOLD 1 and 2) and a new reverb (NuRev). Version 2.8 was released at the end of last year and comes with a completely revamped interface that is visually stunning. I frequently return to the same, trusty 20 or so plugins.U-he is a developer well-known for making great sounding soft synths with intuitive control interfaces and low CPU usage - and Zebra 2 is no exception. Over $50,000!!!ĭo you think the developers care if I went broke buying the shit I thought I wanted but after detailed review, realized it wasn't worth it. Staggering amount of money would have been flushed down the loo. I sat down one rainy afternoon and added up the retail value of all the plugins that I currently possess and the ones I thought I wanted. I cannot tell you where I would be if I actually bought everything I thought I wanted! I'm ok with that since the reason I love AudioZ is that it has allowed me to determine which of these companies I actually WANT to buy from. One of which is the plugins (with recurring registration errors) have a "self-destruct" date embedded within the code. I read on AudioZ that U-He has some extremely elaborate protection schemes which I applaud Urs for! That's hard work! I'm buying them at the end of August when I get my music money windfall.
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