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spritex · Post by **spritex** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:49 pm

I just went quickly throught them, many nice organs in there (among others).

spritex · Post by **spritex** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:50 pm

(double post, duh)

kuniklo · Post by **kuniklo** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:05 pm

Congrats on getting Howard on board!

gbles · Post by **gbles** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:46 am

Cool! Thanks, Urs!

papawillow · Post by **papawillow** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:34 am

thanks for the gift Urs,, Howard Scarr is a legend,, , Merry Xmas to you both.

bluedad · Post by **bluedad** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 2:28 pm

thank you Urs!
merry christmas!

beej · Post by **beej** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:45 pm

I just had a play through these - it's a superb bank, thanks Urs and Howard!

It's always a good sign when stepping through a bank of presets takes *ages* 'cos you keep wanting to play and play each sound.

I particularly like that most of the patches are constructed without too many modules, so most of the sounds are pretty processor light, even on my G4. It just goes to show what can be done with not many source elements and some talent!

Another great thing is the playability of the patches - they have been obviously made by someone who likes to play, and the expression in the velocity and modwheel is very nice. Definitely a player's bank, and it's a nice change from all the wacky or tarncey stuff you get in modern synths these days.

This bank definitely had some

and some

moments for me - real quality, and definitely shows some sides of Zebra that haven't been heard before.

I particularly liked some of the leads and Moogy basses, and the organic comb filterey stuff, and the arpegs are fun fun fun too.

For anyone that's demo'd Z2 in the past without buying, grab this bank and take another demo with Howard's sounds, and see if it changes your opinion at all...

YBaCuO · Post by **YBaCuO** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:58 pm

Thanks and Happy Holidays Everyone!

I'll echo the above - some very payable patches and often with few modules, so light on the cpu.

But none have XY assignments! Urs - time to get your scripting up and running!

YBaCuO

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:03 pm

YBaCuO wrote:But none have XY assignments! Urs - time to get your scripting up and running!

Yes

Well, most patches are 1:1 recreations of what Howard likes to play on stage. So I guess he thought it didn't make much sense to add any extra tweakability. Nevertheless, a few scripts may come soon... after finishing the updates and the new filter types (for which I'll ask Howard to make a couple of extra patches

)

Later,

Urs

FragileX · Post by **FragileX** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:36 pm

Thank you Howard Scarr for the wonderful patches, and Urs once again for the Zebra...Have a nice christmas.

mn · Post by mn » Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:54 pm

Thanks, Urs and Howard. Merry Christmas!

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 5:01 pm

YBaCuO wrote:But none have XY assignments! Urs - time to get your scripting up and running!

Sorry about that. Urs asked me to assign X/Y - I refused point blank. My excuse is that I'm rather allergic to adding stuff I see as superfluous. Can't help it.

I'm not saying the X/Y controls aren't a great feature of Zebra2 (they are), it's just that I personally have no use for them because I always want to control everything live: notes + expression. So, as Urs and Beej said, it turned out to be a players' bank.

Happy Whatevermas and a Sproutless New Year to all Zebra2 users. I must say Z2 is a fantastic synth, at least on a par with the Access Virus. I'm in love...

Spitfire31 · Post by **Spitfire31** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 5:13 pm

Joining the chorus: thank you very much indeed, Urs and Howard - these patches not only show off the capability of Zebra 2, but many are pure inspiration, giving unannounced birth to fresh phrases and surprising song ideas.

Thanks again and A Merry Christmas!

/Joey

spaceman · Post by **spaceman** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 5:18 pm

excellent!! many thanks Urs
Have a great xmas and all the best for the new year!!

nl3 · Post by **nl3** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 5:50 pm

Hi Urs,
i'm happy for reading about all of these greetings and mine are joined too...even if i still haven't my Zebra 2,i'm waiting for the receptorized fixed one and hoping to have it soon!!
Merry Christmas!
NL3

u-he Xmas gift