Zebra and Zebralette version 2.5 "beta" manuals, April 26th 2011
http://www.u-he.com/Zebra2_Zebralette_manuals.zip
includes Zebrify section and an "initialize" patch.
Anything important missing? All nitpicking is welcome!
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Howard
New Zebra2+Zebralette manuals v.4b (April 26th 2011)
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- KVRAF
- 4197 posts since 23 May, 2004 from Bad Vilbel, Germany
Last edited by Howard on Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:19 pm, edited 16 times in total.
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- KVRAF
- 13879 posts since 19 Jun, 2008 from Seattle
... been looking forward to this.Will scour it with enthusiasm.
Thank you.
~S~
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4197 posts since 23 May, 2004 from Bad Vilbel, Germany
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- KVRAF
- 4141 posts since 11 Aug, 2006 from Texas
Howard, thanks for this early beta! I've noticed you make no mention of Zebra's demo mode. Given the number of threads started with "my zebra is going out of tune after about 15 mins..." it might be worthwhile to add it somewhere in the install section at the beginning.
(more coming as I read it)
Edit: On page 20 you mention Glide2 as only affecting odd numbered modules. Isn't this only true when in duophonic mode? From my testing it seems the knob is ignored in other modes.
Edit2: On page 20 you give the tip for FX bypass "Tip: I often catch myself forgetting to switch this off again - so if all your patches sound
strangely lifeless today, check the status of Bypass FX!". I think the bold word is mean to be "on".
(more coming as I read it)
Edit: On page 20 you mention Glide2 as only affecting odd numbered modules. Isn't this only true when in duophonic mode? From my testing it seems the knob is ignored in other modes.
Edit2: On page 20 you give the tip for FX bypass "Tip: I often catch myself forgetting to switch this off again - so if all your patches sound
strangely lifeless today, check the status of Bypass FX!". I think the bold word is mean to be "on".
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- KVRist
- 183 posts since 28 Jun, 2010
Sweet! +100 
Here is what I found looking at the first 10 pages or so:
P7 > "keyboard velocity, pitch bender, mod-wheel and aftertouch"
> "pitch bend" sounds better to me, might just be a preference.
P8 > "Grab the green square below the waveform editor..."
> May need to stress that these are at the very bottom of the screen, and not the little green squares used for editing the waveform. Maybe it would help to have people click between a few waves, then drag between them while playing notes.
P8 > "... then go back to wave number 5"
> Assuming that a new init patch will be supplied. My init had saws for all the waves.
P8 > "Vibrato knob of the other oscillator up to around 30.00."
> Right after this sentence would be a good place for a link to the basic operations of the knobs on page 11 titled Standard Controls.
P8 > "The default mode is LPXite."
> LP Xcite
P9 > "To switch the effect panels over, click on Rev1 or EQ1 in the grid."
> Would be cool if the example sounded a lot different by switching from pre and post EQ.
P11 > "... user-definable modulation knobs, which are only labeled after you have selected a source via right-click"
> Left click also works on the ... knobs. And they can be re-assigned with a right click. Not sure that is "correct" it's just how I learned it.
If this is helpful, I can provide more items to consider.
Best regards,
Gino
Here is what I found looking at the first 10 pages or so:
P7 > "keyboard velocity, pitch bender, mod-wheel and aftertouch"
> "pitch bend" sounds better to me, might just be a preference.
P8 > "Grab the green square below the waveform editor..."
> May need to stress that these are at the very bottom of the screen, and not the little green squares used for editing the waveform. Maybe it would help to have people click between a few waves, then drag between them while playing notes.
P8 > "... then go back to wave number 5"
> Assuming that a new init patch will be supplied. My init had saws for all the waves.
P8 > "Vibrato knob of the other oscillator up to around 30.00."
> Right after this sentence would be a good place for a link to the basic operations of the knobs on page 11 titled Standard Controls.
P8 > "The default mode is LPXite."
> LP Xcite
P9 > "To switch the effect panels over, click on Rev1 or EQ1 in the grid."
> Would be cool if the example sounded a lot different by switching from pre and post EQ.
P11 > "... user-definable modulation knobs, which are only labeled after you have selected a source via right-click"
> Left click also works on the ... knobs. And they can be re-assigned with a right click. Not sure that is "correct" it's just how I learned it.
If this is helpful, I can provide more items to consider.
Best regards,
Gino
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- KVRer
- 27 posts since 16 Oct, 2005
Some things that popped up at first read-through:
p.11 - Interface
Definable Controls: a few examples, e.g. screenshots might be handy.
p.21 - OSC
Introduction sounds a bit like were going for Zebralette, not for the Oscillators.
p.34 - VCF
Cutoff: Hertz, not "Herz"
Resonance: "centerd" (missed the -ed)
the two modulation slots are not mentioned, also what they target (you got it on the XMF)
p.11 - Interface
Definable Controls: a few examples, e.g. screenshots might be handy.
p.21 - OSC
Introduction sounds a bit like were going for Zebralette, not for the Oscillators.
p.34 - VCF
Cutoff: Hertz, not "Herz"
Resonance: "centerd" (missed the -ed)
the two modulation slots are not mentioned, also what they target (you got it on the XMF)
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- u-he
- 30217 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
It must be pitch bender. We need to establish this because a secret project heavily relies on the notion of "pitch bender" as an established noun in the world of synthesis.Gino Cortesi wrote:P7 > "keyboard velocity, pitch bender, mod-wheel and aftertouch"
> "pitch bend" sounds better to me, might just be a preference.
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- u-he
- 30217 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
Glide2 only affects *even* numbered modules with a hard wired keyfollow, such as Osc2, Osc4, Vcf2, Vcf4, XMF2, Comb2, FMO2, FMO4. It also affect the "Keyfol2" modulator. It does so in all modes. Or, let#s say... it *should*bmrzycki wrote:Edit: On page 20 you mention Glide2 as only affecting odd numbered modules. Isn't this only true when in duophonic mode? From my testing it seems the knob is ignored in other modes.
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- KVRist
- 220 posts since 17 Apr, 2008
hmmmmmm...Urs wrote:It must be pitch bender. We need to establish this because a secret project heavily relies on the notion of "pitch bender" as an established noun in the world of synthesis.
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- u-he
- 30217 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4197 posts since 23 May, 2004 from Bad Vilbel, Germany
A big thanks to everyone who contributed so far.
Very helpful...MORE PLEASE!!!
Very helpful...MORE PLEASE!!!
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- KVRAF
- 4437 posts since 26 Jan, 2006 from :noitacoL
gonna check out if i have some time for it in this weekend. this is a very welcome addition to Z2.
thanks howard!
thanks howard!
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- KVRist
- 234 posts since 26 Oct, 2009
same here... will read this during the weekend and get back to give my thoughts / feedback about the manual. just checked quickly and it seems really well done. huurray !Download SOphist wrote:gonna check out if i have some time for it in this weekend. this is a very welcome addition to Z2.
thanks howard!
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- KVRAF
- 4141 posts since 11 Aug, 2006 from Texas
I think the answer is actually hidden inside the manual, an attention to detail while proofreading should yield the secret...Goratrix wrote:hmmmmmm...Urs wrote:It must be pitch bender. We need to establish this because a secret project heavily relies on the notion of "pitch bender" as an established noun in the world of synthesis.
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- u-he
- 30217 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
Eeek.bmrzycki wrote:I think the answer is actually hidden inside the manual, an attention to detail while proofreading should yield the secret...
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