Hi everybody,
I like to perform, when I make music! Synth1 was easy...but Zebra has so many
parameters... so which would you use for ambient music?
Zebra2 - which parameter should I MidiLearn for ambient music?
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- KVRAF
- 4141 posts since 11 Aug, 2006 from Texas
Unfortunately there is no real easy answer to this. Most factory sounds make heavy use of ModWheel and AfterTouch (channel pressure) so that should be the first place to go. Some also use breath. In newer synths by u-he they've also started to use expression pedal too.
All of those are a great place to start to change a sound real-time. One other thing to look for are presets that have '+' at the end of them. That means they use at least one of the XY controllers. Those, too, are a great place to midi learn.
After that you'll have to start learning how the patch is programmed. This changes patch-to-patch and author-to-author. The best approach to really making use of Zebra is to start deconstructing factory presets to understand their composition. It takes time but I think it's hugely rewarding in that you can change other people's patches and make ones of your own.
All of those are a great place to start to change a sound real-time. One other thing to look for are presets that have '+' at the end of them. That means they use at least one of the XY controllers. Those, too, are a great place to midi learn.
After that you'll have to start learning how the patch is programmed. This changes patch-to-patch and author-to-author. The best approach to really making use of Zebra is to start deconstructing factory presets to understand their composition. It takes time but I think it's hugely rewarding in that you can change other people's patches and make ones of your own.
Feel free to call me Brian.
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- KVRAF
- 35687 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
Wavetable morph is always good. 
If Zebra even has that, i don't know much about the synth...
I think it has XY pads, and some other performance macros. Best to learn those then, i think, because you can modulate anything with those.
If Zebra even has that, i don't know much about the synth...I think it has XY pads, and some other performance macros. Best to learn those then, i think, because you can modulate anything with those.
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- KVRAF
- 5666 posts since 23 Mar, 2006 from pendeLondonmonium
For ambient? Try to experiment with controlling the reverb: modulate the 'dry' dial and turn it down, as you modulate the 'mix' dial and turn it up. This will allow you to control the spaciousness of the sound in real time, which can really add a beautiful ambient vibe to the sound.