Thoughts about Zebra2 GUI...

[DrWashington]

Wow, Howard, I'm loving this! When are you going to release it? I want to start using it!

[softska]

Absolutely love the color coded one!

[abstractcats]

Good compromise?

Even better! Da' Colorz Be Hittin'

[zvenx]

yeah I wish this was ready to use now.
rsp

[elipsis1]

Nice Urs! To be able to switch between the current GUI (which I like), and an ace like one (I also like!) would be superb! I also own ace, what drew me in was a combo of the killer sound (of course), and the GUI!

I'm so glad to be a U-He customer

[DirkJ]

Good compromise?

Yes, really like this one!

[auricle]

It has my vote.

I love the 'hardware' look as long as it's clear and easy to use. I think this design strikes that balance.

[fmr]

Now, when can we expect this to be released?
Somehow, I always felt that all U-He synths should share a common GUI base, and the ACE one could very well be the one. Makes zebra look more "real" to me.

[runray]

...will you be releasing this even if it isn't the official GUI?

These are just sketches made with a simple graphic program, they cannot be "released". OTOH, Urs already mentioned that there will (eventually) be a new GUI for Zebra2, and it might look quite like one of these - we'll see

Ah, sh... I thought it's the working GUI...

[Nielzie]

Good compromise?

(My only complaint are the arrows in the woodgrain edges, they're still way to hard to see)

That's not wood, it's just brown.. It should be more like real wood! For the vintage feeling Any enhancements still possible there? The rest looks top notch

[whyterabbyt]

Good compromise?

TBH, if the modules are colour coded, then those colours should also be used for the same modules within the grid.

[core]

Good compromise?

Lovely!

[hakey]

if the modules are colour coded, then those colours should also be used for the same modules within the grid.

Yep, there is a logic to that.

OTOH, I find the modules in the grid easy to read at a glance. I'm not sure that colour coding would improve things for me.

And it would add to the box of chocolates aesthetic.

From an aesthetic POV I think that using so many colours is a problematic - the number of sufficiently distinctive colours required to represent each module makes achieving a harmonious, non-jarring look pretty difficult, if not impossible.

[elxsound]

If there's an opportunity for it to be included, I'd agree with whyterabbyt on the color coded grid modules. Using the newly desaturated colors, I don't think it would create a "jarring" look at all. Overall, it'd be extremely useful for quickly identifying modules... or at least, I personally would find it easier.

[hakey]

Using the newly desaturated colors, I don't think it would create a "jarring" look at all.

Well the mock up only uses 6 colours. By my reckoning, giving each module in the synth and fx sections would need 20+ different colours.

And, for me, the 6 colours in the mock up aren't what I'd call harmonious - considered on their own, the colours in the rhs of the grid are fine, same for the lhs, but all 6 together just don't quite gel.

Increasing the colours to 20 and, IMO, it will be difficult in the extreme to make an aesthetically balanced, cohesive whole.

That said, utility and ergonomics come first, so perhaps aesthetic considerations aren't all that important?