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3ee · Post by **3ee** » Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:00 pm

LEVEL 3-E is a collection of 90 classic chiptune patches inspired by two popular game consoles from the late 70s and mid 80s. From arps, basses and leads to percussion and nostalgic sound effects, the pack contains everything you need to craft a fairly authentic sounding chiptune track.

http://soundcloud.com/3eesounddesign/chiptune-sketch

http://soundcloud.com/3eesounddesign/le ... ne-sketch2

All sounds made in Zebra 2.6, no extra processing except a bit reduction plugin + limiter on the master bus.

for more info and the free patch selection check out:
http://3ee-sounddesign.blogspot.com/201 ... zebra.html

added: thanks to Brian (bmrzycki), Sendy and Dennis (BrontoScorpio) for valuable feedback which helped shape the collection.

BrontoScorpio made a cool, fun audio demo using only sounds from the set,

many thanks Dennis!
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/783 ... vel3-E.mp3
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old info:
Work almost done on my Zebra chiptune patch bank, which will be released very soon!

The bank will have 90 patches (all of them will have ModWhl and a pair of XY control assignments)
arp/seq, bass, lead, percussion and lots of nostalgic SFX patches, lots of fun!

Also included are the 32 TIA pitches template + the main template which has the waves and quantification modeled fairly accurate...

Exclusively NES and Atari 2600 inspired

bmrzycki · Post by **bmrzycki** » Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:04 pm

Pure nostalgia goodness! Can't wait.

3ee · Post by **3ee** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 12:09 am

bmrzycki wrote:Pure nostalgia goodness! Can't wait.

Hey Brian, thanks for the feedback, doing the release cover atm..

All lead and bass sounds have modules just waiting to be activated into a layer now + made some more classic SFX like Mario's mushroom bigup and Goomba splat.

Also, made some more percs including those missing hat sounds too.

MtL · Post by **MtL** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 12:52 am

I muted the TV to listen to the demo. I love it. I could feel my wife's shoulders' tense up. That means it's perfect. I can't wait to play around with this!

Great work.

3ee · Post by **3ee** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:32 am

MtL wrote:I muted the TV to listen to the demo. I love it. I could feel my wife's shoulders' tense up. That means it's perfect. I can't wait to play around with this!

Great work.

Hey thanks, glad you like it!

yeah... can't wait to release the collection too... still a couple of days of work though, anyway, will strive to get it done by the weekend so everyone would have a play then.

Cheers"

core · Post by **core** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:53 pm

Great news

TomTwohy · Post by **TomTwohy** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 10:08 pm

Well, what did you do with the rest of Zebra?

Surely this fit into a tiny corner of Zebra's architecture… but I like the fact that this amazing chameleon-like synth we've chosen can do THIS TOO!

What elements did you use for the OSC?

3ee · Post by **3ee** » Thu Nov 07, 2013 1:33 am

TomTwohy wrote:...but I like the fact that this amazing chameleon-like synth we've chosen can do THIS TOO!

What elements did you use for the OSC?

Yeah, Zebra can do pretty much anything!

Simple osc settings really (no oscfx in general), work was directed more on wave emulation. Waves are in GeoMorph mode.
Another key feature would be kb tracked VCFs in SR Decimate mode as well as the quantized envelopes.

3ee · Post by **3ee** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 6:28 pm

released!

http://3ee-sounddesign.blogspot.com/201 ... zebra.html

Painmooser · Post by **Painmooser** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 9:21 pm

high quality free presets

just playing atm and they are taking me back into my childhood with NES / and the earlier stuff from the 80s... wow

3ee · Post by **3ee** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 10:16 pm

Painmooser wrote:high quality free presets

just playing atm and they are taking me back into my childhood with NES / and the earlier stuff from the 80s... wow

Thanks, glad you enjoy them!

bmrzycki · Post by **bmrzycki** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 1:09 am

Excellent sounds, great pricing, and nice freebies. I love the u-he community!

hollo · Post by **hollo** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 2:22 am

Just running thru the whole set

and still can't clear off the smile
from my face:

Lovely

aaron aardvark · Post by **aaron aardvark** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 7:23 am

Thank you for the free patches. I couldn't resist adding some effects to some of them (yes, making them less retro).

3ee · Post by **3ee** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 1:13 pm

hollo wrote:Just running thru the whole set and still can't clear off the smile
from my face:

Lovely

Yeah, I know... I had that smile while finishing most of the SFX.

aaron aardvark wrote:Thank you for the free patches. I couldn't resist adding some effects to some of them (yes, making them less retro).

Ya'know, I did the same thing last night out of simple curiosity, had a blast with Valhalla Ubermod, u-he Uhbik-G and S, Tal Chorus LX and Plogue's Chipcrusher to name a few.

Guys, thanks for the feedback, really happy to see that you're enjoying the patches!

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KVR Audio

LEVEL 3-E - chiptune soundset for u-he Zebra