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tasmaniandevil tasmaniandevil https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=62450
- KVRAF
- 2170 posts since 22 Mar, 2005 from a planet called u-he
Zebralette is freeware, it doesn't need a registration. The option to import a license card is there so you can authorize all our commercial plug-ins from one plug-in with a single license card.p5c wrote: Thu Dec 04, 2025 6:48 pm However: even after restarting my host, Zebralette 3's control bar data display still shows "Zebralette 3.0.0 / (c) 2025 by u-he" instead of "Zebralette 3.0.0 / registered to _______" like my older registered u-he products.
That QA guy from planet u-he.
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- KVRAF
- 3394 posts since 25 Apr, 2011
yeah, so we need another piece of software to REALLY test if it works...tasmaniandevil wrote: Fri Dec 05, 2025 7:21 amZebralette is freeware, it doesn't need a registration. The option to import a license card is there so you can authorize all our commercial plug-ins from one plug-in with a single license card.p5c wrote: Thu Dec 04, 2025 6:48 pm However: even after restarting my host, Zebralette 3's control bar data display still shows "Zebralette 3.0.0 / (c) 2025 by u-he" instead of "Zebralette 3.0.0 / registered to _______" like my older registered u-he products.
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- u-he
- Topic Starter
- 30188 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
I can see what you're trying to do here...exmatproton wrote: Fri Dec 05, 2025 7:25 am yeah, so we need another piece of software to REALLY test if it works...
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- KVRist
- 190 posts since 28 Jun, 2013
Hehe, nice.
I have a question regarding buying a Zebra 3 upgrade license:
A lot of people here already seem to have a Zebra 3 license... Where can I buy the Zebra 2->3 upgrade as a long time Zebra 2 user (I never bought HZ)? Or are these people all alpha testers? If so, will I get info once the upgrade or beta is ready?
I have a question regarding buying a Zebra 3 upgrade license:
A lot of people here already seem to have a Zebra 3 license... Where can I buy the Zebra 2->3 upgrade as a long time Zebra 2 user (I never bought HZ)? Or are these people all alpha testers? If so, will I get info once the upgrade or beta is ready?
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- u-he
- Topic Starter
- 30188 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
Yes, so, the plan is this: Once the public beta hits, your license email will have a link to purchase the upgrade for 30€. There'll also be a note that you need to use the same email address fort he purchase.ffx wrote: Fri Dec 05, 2025 7:45 am Hehe, nice.
I have a question regarding buying a Zebra 3 upgrade license:
A lot of people here already seem to have a Zebra 3 license... Where can I buy the Zebra 2->3 upgrade as a long time Zebra 2 user? Or are these people all alpha testers? If so, will I get info once the upgrade or beta is ready?
The people who have Zebra 3 in their accounts already are all the people who also had The Dark Zebra. The upgrade is free for them.
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- u-he
- Topic Starter
- 30188 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35432 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
Just so you know, it all worked fine today,Urs wrote: Thu Dec 04, 2025 2:14 pm Oops yeah, the web team is still working on the script... (they said "we're on it", so I thought I could just go ahead and post
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35432 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
Why do you think you need to keep the PNG file on your computer after youve used it?ThomasLehmann wrote: Thu Dec 04, 2025 6:46 pm The license card idea isn't bad in principle, but now I have a PNG file somewhere on my computer with my full, visible name and email address ? Is the PNG file at least encrypted on the computer ?
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- u-he
- Topic Starter
- 30188 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
Another addendum to the first post... I guess we have to clarify that people who have gotten Zebra 3 for cheap/free because of Z2/TDZ can't just sell Z2/TDZ and get to keep their Zebra 3...
Also, when we write
"In future we want to use License Cards to automate license transfers"
We mean that "removing a license from a card" is going to be the proof that a product is deactivated *before* we transfer a license. We have not coded this yet, but we have a fun way of doing it, you'll see... so once Zebra 3 is out, we'll require this procedure. I'll talk to the team next week and see how we react to license transfers before this is possible. Maybe we need yet another disclaimer about this...
Also, when we write
"In future we want to use License Cards to automate license transfers"
We mean that "removing a license from a card" is going to be the proof that a product is deactivated *before* we transfer a license. We have not coded this yet, but we have a fun way of doing it, you'll see... so once Zebra 3 is out, we'll require this procedure. I'll talk to the team next week and see how we react to license transfers before this is possible. Maybe we need yet another disclaimer about this...
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- u-he
- Topic Starter
- 30188 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
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- KVRian
- 864 posts since 30 May, 2019
Is that why on the Licence Card, Zebra3 is displayed in white text (like all the other standalone purchased products?) While Zebra2 and Zebra Legacy appear in gray text?Urs wrote: Fri Dec 05, 2025 11:03 am Another addendum to the first post... I guess we have to clarify that people who have gotten Zebra 3 for cheap/free because of Z2/TDZ can't just sell Z2/TDZ and get to keep their Zebra 3...
Also, when we write
"In future we want to use License Cards to automate license transfers"
We mean that "removing a license from a card" is going to be the proof that a product is deactivated *before* we transfer a license. We have not coded this yet, but we have a fun way of doing it, you'll see... so once Zebra 3 is out, we'll require this procedure. I'll talk to the team next week and see how we react to license transfers before this is possible. Maybe we need yet another disclaimer about this...
i.e. To visually indicate to the end user that those licences are linked to the free Zebra3 licence and as such cannot be sold/transferred separately as individual plugins? Makes sense, if that's the case.
Although, why anyone would want to sell them is beyond me. Personally, I'm keeping my Zebra2/HZ licences forever, as I still love those synths and use them all the time and have so many projects made with those great synths.
And it makes even less sense to want to sell those, since their Z2 presets are not compatible with Z3.
Are there some customers who only recently purchased licences for Z2/HZ just before Zebra Legacy released, hoping to obtain a completely free Zebra3 licence, only to still sell on the aforementioned licences for profit?
If so, that would have been pretty crafty of them. Glad you closed that potential loophole
