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zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:37 am

zircon wrote:Yes sir, that's Zebra. To everyone, glad you enjoyed the rendition. Definitely check out Jake's site for more good music, as well as his professional page (http://www.jake.vgmix.com). I'm hoping to have a new set of presets done by January, many of them making use of the new features in Zebra 2.3.

if it isn't too much to ask, can you roughly say which patches will be in the new library?
I am primarily interested in the bass, the funky stabs and the clav which I think you already said will be in the new library.
rsp

dusted william · Post by **dusted william** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:46 am

I like the video on his site.

Time for me to really learn how to play the keys!

dw

zircon · Post by **zircon** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:55 am

zvenx wrote:
zircon wrote:Yes sir, that's Zebra. To everyone, glad you enjoyed the rendition. Definitely check out Jake's site for more good music, as well as his professional page (http://www.jake.vgmix.com). I'm hoping to have a new set of presets done by January, many of them making use of the new features in Zebra 2.3.
if it isn't too much to ask, can you roughly say which patches will be in the new library?
I am primarily interested in the bass, the funky stabs and the clav which I think you already said will be in the new library.
rsp

Let's see...

* There were two bass sounds. Both are from the current "Dance & Electronic Trilogy" collection (available on my website.) They are "Vintage Saw Bass" and "Beefy Sat Bass", with some light tweaks.

* The chord stab sound at the very beginning is also from the Trilogy, called "Fancy Stereo Saw". However this particular preset was pretty tweaked so I'll probably include the tweaked ver in my updated library.

* Another chord stab sound that is used in a layer is from the Trilogy, called "Mellow Dreamer". Was initially made as a trance poly sound

* There's a background clav that comes in at :38 which is a tweaked version of "Hohner Sqr Clav" from the original Trilogy, but I'll include the update of this patch also.

* The main lead clavinet you hear is something I just did today. Will be in the update as it uses Zebra 2.3 features.

* Everything else - strings, pads, guitar - are all in the existing collection. "Dark Growl Syn" (solo guitarish sound), "Basique Pad Sweep" (layered sound), "OSCar Lead" (powerful hook in choruses w/ vibrato), "Lush Ensemble" (strings), "Farfisa Organ" (organ!)

I'm designing a mixture of things for this update. Examples include a couple big trance poly/lead patches making use of the Eleven osc, some C64 style leads/basses, a few electro-house sounds (plucks, bass), massive sus basses, DNB 'reese' basses, ROMpler style sounds like tuned noise hits, and so forth. Definitely taking any requests too.

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:16 am

thanks for that......
now I want to buy the Trilogy as this is more of the kind of music I like to produce.. context sometimes is everything

rsp

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:22 am

will this be an update or a new patch set?
Should I just wait for the update to purchase?
thanks

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:01 pm

dusted william wrote:Time for me to really learn how to play the keys!

BTW: My keyboard technique still sucks after 30 years...

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:09 pm

your programming skills more than make up for it

rsp

djsubject · Post by **djsubject** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:15 pm

zircon wrote: http://tinyurl.com/6y2zq2

(I suggest turning up your volume a bit for maximum effect.)

Enjoy

Cheeeeze!!

that was a fun listen!!

Subz

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:11 pm

love the clav!

MitchK1989 · Post by **MitchK1989** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:29 pm

Holy cow! That's funkadelic.

That's a side to zebra I hadn't heard yet.

dacaumodo · Post by **dacaumodo** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:47 pm

WOW!! this is exactly what I need zebra to do at the present moment. I'm working on a synthfunk project and boy your sounds are just the stuff I'm after.

The tune is awesome too. Will check out this guy's website.

I can't believe the man did this in one hour - he must be some sort of genius.

rockmachine · Post by **rockmachine** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:52 pm

Yeah, bring on the funk! Why can't I hear more of this kind of music in nightclubs? What great dance music! Love the solo stuff at 2:00- 2:19, and it's beautiful in the way that it really opens up at 2:52 along with the great bass lines from about 3:10-3:27. Let that Zebra roar!

dacaumodo · Post by **dacaumodo** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:57 pm

A bump for those who haven't heard this.

zircon · Post by **zircon** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:20 pm

So, I'm writing the soundtrack to a game (mostly using Zebra for the synths) and one of the themes needed to be funky. I decided to do it in virt's style.

http://www.zirconstudios.com/music/wips/Gooey.mp3

Almost every synth here is Zebra... the first keyboard lead is layered with FM8 and the bass sound is from Sonik Synth, but I think that's all. Anyway, enjoy

Nokenoku · Post by **Nokenoku** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:26 pm

Hey Zircon, I'm your biggest fan.

No really, I love your music (heard your tunes on ocremix). Always great sound!
Especially nice are the basses in this one in my opinion. Very juicy and .. well, just nice sounding.

virt is cool as well .. I have a few chiptunes from him.

u-he

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