Some questions about Zebra

[Hanz Meyzer]

Hi,

here is a little collection of questions regarding Zebra2.

- Can I influence the amount of voice drift? Couldn't find anything, would be cool to have it at least as target in the mod matrix? If not, how would a simple yet realistic emulation of voice drift look like?

- I miss some filter that sounds like a typical "dry sounding / completely distortion free" 12dB 80s workstation filter, but maybe I am using the 12dB filter in a wrong way? What is the best filter for this purpose? Is there another 12dB filter?

- How can I use a drawable ENV / MSEG instead of ENV1, so modulating the OSCs volume? I seem not to be able to remove ENV1

- Couldn't really wrap my head around the v-slopes curve slider: The manual says concav/convex, but I don't get in what way exactly. Is there some example visualisation of those envs then?

- Can I somehow setup a keyfollow to filter more than 100%? I guess by adding a slot in the matrix? So wil it add up then?

- Can I manually (via VST parameter) reset a free running LFO?

- Can I reset a LFO using an ARP?

- So what is the best state variable filter in Zebra?

- If I use LP 6dB, set to full keyfollow and the cutoff to 0, the filter is still very opened. Is it possible the offset the cutoff to the left even more?

[Urs]

Hi,

here is a little collection of questions regarding Zebra2.

- Can I influence the amount of voice drift? Couldn't find anything, would be cool to have it at least as target in the mod matrix? If not, how would a simple yet realistic emulation of voice drift look like?

Drift simulates voices randomly detuned relatively to each other at a fixed setting. You can switch it off and instead, use ModMappers (in increment mode) to detune any aspect of voices differently to each other, typically +/- a few cents:

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- I miss some filter that sounds like a typical "dry sounding / completely distortion free" 12dB 80s workstation filter, but maybe I am using the 12dB filter in a wrong way? What is the best filter for this purpose? Is there another 12dB filter?

I'd use the Excite mode for 80ies feel, but I can't really say.

- How can I use a drawable ENV / MSEG instead of ENV1, so modulating the OSCs volume? I seem not to be able to remove ENV1

You can assign any MSEG to the oscillators own Mixer section. However, the voice structure will always int he end have their volume shaped by Env1-4, which you can select in the central mixer under the Grid.

- Couldn't really wrap my head around the v-slopes curve slider: The manual says concav/convex, but I don't get in what way exactly. Is there some example visualisation of those envs then?

50% to the left is pretty much what an analogue envelope looks like, somewhat like this:

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To the right it looks like this:

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- Can I somehow setup a keyfollow to filter more than 100%? I guess by adding a slot in the matrix? So wil it add up then?

Yes, add Keyfollow in the Matrix to get more.

- Can I manually (via VST parameter) reset a free running LFO?

- Can I reset a LFO using an ARP?

LFOs can currently only be reset on Note Gate (first or each) or at regular intervals.

- So what is the best state variable filter in Zebra?

LP Allround, or the TN6SVF... depends on what you prefer.

- If I use LP 6dB, set to full keyfollow and the cutoff to 0, the filter is still very opened. Is it possible the offset the cutoff to the left even more?

The keyfollow built into the filter is unipolar and only adds. If you assign keyfollow from a modulation slot drop down, it's bipolar, so you have a different range of control with the Cutoff knob.

[Hanz Meyzer]

Wow thanks for all those answers!

[Hanz Meyzer]

One more question:

- If I use the mix module, having two oscs, osc1->output1, osc2->output2, and now mixing osc2 into output1, disabling output2, will the volume of both oscs then lowered by 50%?

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(sorry for these huge screenshots, I don't know how to tell macos to make it 72dpi)