The Legend HZ by Synapse Audio now available!

[Itinerant Ghost]

Same issue here with the patterns!I loaded some Dune3 patterns, and they sound lovely. But hopefully it's this is something they fix soon? This whole instrument is pretty great. Love the sounds coming out of it.

[agharta]

To get the best out of this you need to layer it with the ImpOSCar 2 and wear a dressing gown.

[Jac459]

Finally was able to download.
Awesome indeed... Not a fan of VAs but when it is good it is good.

[seafire]

An option to switch off the filter and go direct to the FFB would be nice.

[geronimo]

We can consider a whole bunch of things: separate outputs by oscillator..

[kraster]

Hm, I don't understand this ...

In the Manual (p. 56) it says:

PRESET
Factory presets or user-generated presets can be loaded into the sequencer by clicking on the
display above PRESET. This will prompt a dropdown menu with three choices. These are covered
below.
● Load Midi File - Choose a MIDI file from a hard drive as the basis of a sequence. As mentioned
above, MIDI files should contain only a single track and be monophonic.
● Patterns - Choose from one of The Legend HZ's 20 preloaded sequencer patterns.
● Unload Midi File - Clears the MIDI pattern currently in use. This function only appears after
a MIDI file has already been loaded (you should see a pattern on the display to the right).


When I click on that display above PRESET, I am offered these two choices:

● Load Midi File
● Initialize Sequencer

Also, clicking on either of the PRESET arrows below the display doesn't have any effect.

Where are those 20 sequencer patterns stored?

For instance, there is a preset patch called "Base Tech KS HZ", which makes use of the sequencer. The display shows "Pattern 19". Again, clicking on either of the PRESET arrows below the display doesn't have any effect, so neither can you skip to a "Pattern 18" nor to a "Pattern 20".

I see that there is an "ArpMidi" folder in Documents (Windows), but it is empty. Is this because it is just for USER MIDI files?
For example, there is a preset patch called "Colors KS HZ", which makes use of a MIDI file called "TheSearch01". Is that stored anywhere? How could I exchange it for, let's say, "TheSearch03" (which does exist and is used in another preset patch)?

What am I doing wrong here, or, what do I misunderstand?

I copied the folder convention from Dune3 by putting a folder named "Patterns" into the Arpmidi folder in the Legend HZ folder and it works if I put a Midi file in. It appears as a drop down menu.

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It's a bit of a mess.

I would have thought "patterns" in the case would refer to preset patterns for the step sequencer.

Midi files on the other hand should just be midi files.

Also you can load midi files when sequencer is selected in "type" but nothing happens.

You have to be in select Midi "type" with one of the sequence modes (e.g. Seq forward) selected in order for it to work.

Also despite what the manual says you can use polyphonic (chordal) sequences in the sequencer mode. I think they meant to say single track midi (type 0) files

[Dencheg]

i wonder if Hans likes and uses Dune3

The only other synth I've seen him use is Zebra. But then again I don't live with him, so that doesn't mean much.

I saw once a remark from Urs that Hans resorted to Diva (instead of ZebraHZ) for some movies.
Not sure about Dune. Perhaps he touches it in secret

[teilo]

You had me at HZ.

[teilo]

Synapse Audio Software has partnered with Hans Zimmer to create The Legend HZ, a major upgrade of our analog-modeling synth emulation, The Legend.

Richard, the activation tool is crashing when I attempt to use Online Activation. This is on macOS 14.4.1.

Offline activation worked.

[Hanz Meyzer]

So is it true that it also includes a separate FX only VST, too?

[Lbdunequest]

So is it true that it also includes a separate FX only VST, too?

Nope

[osiris]

The reviews are in: HZ so good!

[Hanz Meyzer]

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[Lbdunequest]

So is it true that it also includes a separate FX only VST, too?

Nope

oh what a pity, would make a lot of sense, if you ask me... Is there panning in the synth btw?

Not at the studio atm but from what i recall also no, tho i didnt checked thoroughly.

One thing to not it has PWM which is awesome, but limited globally which means you cant have pulse with pwm and another one just pulse. Either pwm on all oscs or no pwm at all

[cb8rwh]

So is it true that it also includes a separate FX only VST, too?

Nope

oh what a pity, would make a lot of sense, if you ask me... Is there panning in the synth btw?

Yes there is an FX version as well