it's time for a quick sanity check of the Zebralette 3.0 release candidate.
After roaming the beta pastures for the last two years, we aim to officially release the little horse into the wild next week. If all goes well, its big brother might then also leave the u-he stables for the very first time.
License Cards
There is one big change that will be introduced with Zebra 3: license cards.
We will gradually switch from the old username and serial number system to one that holds all your licenses on a single license card image file. This will greatly simplify the registration process, and can already be tested with Zebralette by those who are eligable for a free Zebra 3 upgrade.
Join the license card discussion here: viewtopic.php?t=625547
Some other important details you need to be aware of:
We cleaned up the automation parameter list. Some parameters which didn't belong there have been removed. This means, other parameters got new parameter IDs. Existing projects might now automate a few wrong parameters.
We also unified the behaviour of trigger sources, which can result in slightly altered behaviour. Bipolar trigger sources will now cause a trigger on their way up through the zero crossing. Unipolar parameters will cause a trigger on their way up when reaching the 50% mark of their parameter range. If you used the MSEG as the S&H trigger source in the mod matrix, you might have to adjust the MSEG curves to get back to the same sound as before.
There are many more changes and fixes under the hood, but I don't want to bore you too much. So here we go:
Downloads:
The 3.0 release version, revision 20399, can now be downloaded directly from the product page:
https://u-he.com/products/freeware/zebralette/
Let us know if Zebralette still crashes or behaves in unexpected ways.
But make sure to check the known issues section first.
We'll further improve Zebralette in the coming months, of course.
Improvements & fixes since the last public beta:
* Improved CPU performance
* License card import feature added
* Osc wavetable mode: phase modulation added to modulation target list
* Osc wavetable mode: DC block option added
* ModNoise modulation source added
* User definable MIDI control modulation sources expanded (added Ctrl C&D)
* MSEG single trigger mode has been removed
* MSEG can be used as VCA source now
* Osc FX bypass button added
* S&H trigger system has been improved
* New preferences for mouse wheel and trackpad handling
* New preference for animation handling
* New preference for reset behaviour on playback start
* Countless other small improvements & fixes
Known Issues:
* Wave file import is an experimental feature (expect glitches)
* Possible crash related to the Undo/Redo system
* Rare plug-in loading error in Cubase/Nuendo (you can load the plug-in onto an empty instrument track instead)
* Plot graph can cause audio glitches on Linux (you can switch it off to fix it)
* Mod depth indicator glitch when swapping Osc FX slots
* Mouse cursor quirks in Pro Tools on Windows
* Preset menu icons are missing on Linux
* Some quirks in the curve editor
* No MPE support yet
Enjoy,
the u-he crew
