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brekehan · Post by **brekehan** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:27 am

I saw some tutorials of guys using z3ta and wanted to check it out, are all the z3ta 1 links when you google z3ta cracks and viruses? Is there anywhere to get it legit? I have money and I don't fancy fixing my workstation after some kid had his fun.

I saw cakewalk made z3ta 2, but I don't think the presets are backwards compatible. Are they?

mcnoone · Post by **mcnoone** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:42 am

http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA

The answer might be here.
http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/FAQ

brekehan · Post by **brekehan** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:06 am

mcnoone wrote:http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA

The answer might be here.
http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/FAQ

I've read over both those pages, but didn't see anything about whether or not z3ta 2 can run z3ta 1 patches.

mcnoone · Post by **mcnoone** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:57 pm

brekehan wrote:
mcnoone wrote:http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA

The answer might be here.
http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/FAQ
I've read over both those pages, but didn't see anything about whether or not z3ta 2 can run z3ta 1 patches.

Maybe check out the demo version. I think it can load version 1 sounds.
Version2 does include the version 1 sounds within the presets, so maybe you can load those as well.
I tried the demo, but I don't like z3ta at all.

Mushy Mushy · Post by **Mushy Mushy** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:06 pm

z3ta was magware at one point.

I suggest you try to track it down that way.

BTW, I'm not suggesting buying the magware software because I know that's frowned upon.
I'm suggesting he/she buys the magazine itself.

EDIT: You need CM171
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=329318

Damn i'm nice. Just click buy:
http://www.musicradar.com/computermusic ... tep-507314

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:08 pm

brekehan wrote:I saw cakewalk made z3ta 2, but I don't think the presets are backwards compatible. Are they?

The original patches from z3ta+ are included with z3ta+ 2, so the presets appears to be backward compatible

AstralExistence · Post by **AstralExistence** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:17 pm

cracks are so 2005 really, with today's seriously crippling virus technology i would stay the f**k away from them. that's one way to take down even the most advanced os/computer. theirs no reason to use cracks with the amount of coded freeware released nowadays. lets not even mention cryptolocker/ransomware. it is not worth it. sure one may be able to smooth sail for a long time but theirs always that time luck runs out and one is left with a debilitating virus and in a worst case scenario unremovable ransom ware.

:edit: i know the op isn't using them.

Compyfox · Post by **Compyfox** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:21 pm

Numanoid wrote:
brekehan wrote:I saw cakewalk made z3ta 2, but I don't think the presets are backwards compatible. Are they?
The original patches from z3ta+ are included with z3ta+ 2, so the presets appears to be backward compatible

It actually "is" backwards compatible according to threads in the instrument section, but preset creators mentioned that the sound slightly changed with v2.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 2:04 pm

Mushy Mushy wrote:Damn i'm nice. Just click buy:
http://www.musicradar.com/computermusic ... tep-507314

Yeah, that is a possibility.

The reg number for z3ta+ with CM is printed on the DVD sleeve as I remember, so nobody can have snagged them off the net, like happened with the Beat version, where anybody could pick up a reg number, at an open link.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 2:26 pm

I got the free CM version a while back, but its no longer included on the CM disc.

Davias · Post by **Davias** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 1:41 am

I can confirm Z3ta2 can open old presets from the version 1. And can do more.

brekehan · Post by **brekehan** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:21 am

Excellent. Thanks guys.

robotmonkey · Post by **robotmonkey** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:02 am

Yes, as I recently upgraded to z3ta2 I can confirm that it opens v1 banks just fine. It does sound a bit different though.

deastman · Post by **deastman** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:48 am

Why is it so important for you to get the older z3ta+? Who cares if it can load some specific patches used in a YouTube demo... that seems like a strange rationale for favoring the older version of the current one. Version 2 is way better and incredibly powerful. Its one of my favorite VSTis.

Lee CM · Post by **Lee CM** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:28 am

Mushy Mushy wrote:Damn i'm nice. Just click buy:
http://www.musicradar.com/computermusic ... tep-507314

The print edition is long out of stock, unfortunately, and Z3TA+ is not included with those older digital editions.

Your best bet to get old print copies of CM is eBay

z3ta is it always a crack?