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zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:30 pm

rustman wrote:
zvenx wrote:My work?

you mean posting the link right?
Up to a few years ago at least, I think it was even Urs favourite Zebra skin

rsp
Shhhh. You can take credit for the skin. I won't tell.

ok, maybe I just assumed. Thanks for your hard work on the link though.

lol
you are most welcome.
rsp

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:17 pm

MFXxx wrote:Great to see the new directory structure, much better.

Got to ask one tiny silly question.

Why (and other devs are the same) not have simplified rev numbers that are easier to sequence (ie 0001,0002 or a1,a2,a9,b1,b10) just seems more coherent than the ie rev 3151,rev 3215 and so on? Just asking

The revision number reflects all changes that happened when a developer, writer or designer "commits" his work into a central repository. It reflects the current state of all work that has been done on all projects at a point of time. Whenever such a commit happens, the revision number goes up by 1 and a bunch of servers builds each plug-in on Windows, OS X and Linux. They then send an email to all of us so we can download and test the changes.

The revision number is most literally the best way for us to identify the actual state the whole codebase is in. It's displayed in the Ui and it's saved with preset. Often, when a user reports a problem we'll ask for a preset or a screenshot. In many cases we do this because we suspect that he uses an outdated version, and most oftenly we're right ("it's been fixed in the latest version"). We can also when a someone says "this worked in revison xxx but it doesn't work in revison zzz" simply compare the changes and easily identify what happened.

We also use the revision number to update old presets in case we change a feature or fix a bug that requires parameters to take different values than before.

In other words, while a "version number" is an arbitrary thing that we often enough change by mood of the moment, the revision number is an actual fact. It's the next best thing to sliced bread.

One more important question, where is VST3 development going or is this a Steinberg/3rd party issue?

VST3 dev is getting a bit closer. It's on the horizon somewhere.

MFXxx · Post by **MFXxx** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:29 pm

Thanks for taking the time to write up the info,rev no#s for the pros and version no#s for consumers.

Looking forward to the horizon

aaron aardvark · Post by **aaron aardvark** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 5:58 am

I was perfectly happy with the Zebra gui, but then after I got ZebraHZ, regular Zebra looks dated.

alexpen · Post by **alexpen** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 8:55 am

Urs wrote: Yes. We've planned to do a final nice UI make over for Zebra2 before we concentrate on V3.

Wow, this news is so good, so I finally managed to register at KVR.

Any tentative timeline for Zebra UI update?

Alex

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 9:57 am

alexpen wrote:Any tentative timeline for Zebra UI update?

We're hoping this year.

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 11:51 am

Urs wrote:
alexpen wrote:Any tentative timeline for Zebra UI update?
We're hoping this year.

Strange enough that GUI update, preset browsing redo and multicore (yes most Zebra 2 patches are light cpu-wise, but has anyone tried the pluginguru's toxic zebra bank?...yikes...that changes the picture) are what I think Zebra needs more than a complete redo (Z3)....... of course when the complete redo comes I will say, damn, this is what it always needed....lol
rsp

2ZrgE · Post by **2ZrgE** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:45 pm

Urs wrote:
alexpen wrote:Any tentative timeline for Zebra UI update?
We're hoping this year.

Is there a chance for Zebra Redux UI to become an official skin?

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:02 pm

Would love to see ZebraHZ redux'd

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:25 pm

2ZrgE wrote:
Urs wrote:
alexpen wrote:Any tentative timeline for Zebra UI update?
We're hoping this year.
Is there a chance for Zebra Redux UI to become an official skin?

No, I don't think so.

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:43 pm

Phew... I have tried to like redux several times, and I really don't get it at all.
Worse Zebra skin I have used/seen.
ymmv

rsp

2ZrgE · Post by **2ZrgE** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 2:23 pm

Worst skin? Most of the other skins I tested are just recolored Zebra standard skins (most of them even worse than the original), and the one really useful (Unempty) sadly isn't complete until today.

Redux is not just a skin, it's a GUI improvement with all new possibilities for working with Zebra.

I guess 1st price for ugliness is here:

kingtubby · Post by **kingtubby** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 2:34 pm

the cable options in ACE and Bazille appear to be broken in the latest rev (win 8.1 64bit)

ThrashJazzAssassin · Post by **ThrashJazzAssassin** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 2:52 pm

Zebra 2.7.1 (vst2, 32bit) is crashing Reaper 4.77 (32bit) when I try to add the Zebra2 plugin.

Zebra2 rev3304 working fine.

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 2:54 pm

2ZrgE wrote:Worst skin? Most of the other skins I tested are just recolored Zebra standard skins (most of them even worse than the original), and the one really useful (Unempty) sadly isn't complete until today.

Redux is not just a skin, it's a GUI improvement with all new possibilities for working with Zebra.

I guess 1st price for ugliness is here:

Yes I agree with that.. except for me it isn't an improvement at all....its like a Picasso rendition of nature's human where he moves stuff around.

anyway enough of the hijack.. glad it is available for those of you who want to use it.....

and damn that pink one is.........a skin that only their mother could love

rsp

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