Hello, Zebra users! Before buying this great synth i'm trying to fully test the demo.
My question is: Can Zebra do GATED chords(A, B, C, D and so on) inside itself, so i don't need to create them in midi editor( and not all the musician have music education to know how to create those chords, so it could be better if Zebra have this feature). I know these days several synths can do this.
There is an audio sample of chord sound:
http://download300.mediafire.com/lau5wm ... chord3.mp3
Thank you very much!
Can Zebra do gated chords? (sample included)
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- KVRAF
- 4707 posts since 16 Mar, 2004 from Columbia, MD
For rhythmic gates, you would want to use Zebra 2's MSEGs - multi-stage envelope generators. You can create generally any rhythm you want with those.
If you want one note played to trigger a chord, that's not really related to gating. In Zebra, this would be achieved by tuning multiple oscillators into a chord. For example, Osc1 = no tuning change, Osc2 = 3 semitones up (minor third), Osc3 = 7 semitones up (perfect fifth). If you played this patch, any one note would create a simple minor chord.
If you want one note played to trigger a chord, that's not really related to gating. In Zebra, this would be achieved by tuning multiple oscillators into a chord. For example, Osc1 = no tuning change, Osc2 = 3 semitones up (minor third), Osc3 = 7 semitones up (perfect fifth). If you played this patch, any one note would create a simple minor chord.
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- KVRAF
- 13444 posts since 14 Nov, 2000 from Hannover / Germany
Fwiw, gated chords can also be realized in a nice fashion using the arpeggiator in polyphonic mode and utilizing the arp modulators to control whatever volumes.
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- u-he
- 30215 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
Yeah, for the example posted one would use the Arp with 2 steps, both polyphonic, a bit of swing I guess - and play a minor chord. The filter movement can be done with an MSEG in single trigger mode - or with the modwheel. But that's just one out of many possibilities.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 5549 posts since 26 Apr, 2007 from Noosphere
Ok, Thank you! Must add that it was just usual saw wave. Cutoff was modulated via XT2 automation track, not by synth LFO. And this sound was also created by ARP in other synth( Gate + Arp + Autochord ) I will try to recreate it in Zebra exactly in the same way you told. But if someone have a little time, please post your audio sample using Zebra2. Big thanx! 