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Urs · Post by **Urs** » Sun Mar 01, 2026 10:34 am

Hi all,

As the current beta is about to run out in May and already notifies that such might happen, we're going to schedule a new beta asap with an extended expiry date.

We've been so busy improving things based on your feedback, we totally missed our deadlines...

Until then: Don't Panic! - The message happens once per session, simply click it away and proceed as usual! There are two more months until it actually stops working, and by then I'm sure we have a final version.

I'd furthermore encourage subscribing to our newsletter (not spammy, promised!) since this is where we'll notify everyone of the release candidate, the release date and thus also the end of the introductory offer:

https://u-he.com/newsletter/

Cheers,

- Urs & team

Alexander_D · Post by **Alexander_D** » Sun Mar 01, 2026 10:40 am

Hello Urs. Thanks for these news. So, probably we will waiting Zebra 3 in the summer?

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Sun Mar 01, 2026 10:42 am

It'll be Spring, I'm sure. There's a tiny chance for March, but April is certainly looking more likely for the release.

Alexander_D · Post by **Alexander_D** » Sun Mar 01, 2026 1:33 pm

Urs wrote: Sun Mar 01, 2026 10:42 am It'll be Spring, I'm sure. There's a tiny chance for March, but April is certainly looking more likely for the release.

So excited! One of the best synth ever for me!..

ksandvik · Post by **ksandvik** » Mon Mar 02, 2026 7:26 am

Oh good, I got scared, have some projects to be released using Zebra3.

ffx · Post by **ffx** » Mon Mar 02, 2026 5:33 pm

HobGoblyn · Post by **HobGoblyn** » Mon Mar 02, 2026 5:34 pm

Hi, should we be getting the message if we've pre-ordered?

Thanks

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Mon Mar 02, 2026 5:40 pm

Everyone who has that build gets that message, including pre ordered, those who get it without additional costs, beta testers etc.
we all have to wait for the next build (we not being u-he employees who already probably have a later build)
rsp

exmatproton · Post by **exmatproton** » Mon Mar 02, 2026 6:10 pm

Wonderful news + awesome to see the handling of the users feedback.

aaron aardvark · Post by **aaron aardvark** » Mon Mar 02, 2026 8:22 pm

Good to know. I might be the oddball here, though more than anything else, I am looking forward to the patch set being segregated into patch type, such as: Leads, Pads, Arps/Sequencer synths, bass synth, etc. Or similar. I am assuming that will happen before long.

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Mon Mar 02, 2026 9:48 pm

That's what's happening...

aaron aardvark · Post by **aaron aardvark** » Tue Mar 03, 2026 12:55 am

Urs, OK. Thank you for replying!

ElSonador · Post by **ElSonador** » Tue Mar 03, 2026 9:21 am

Is Hans Zimmer informed, have you had contact about the new version of zebra?

It's cause i loved the batman presets so much in the previous version...

Alexander_D · Post by **Alexander_D** » Tue Mar 03, 2026 9:42 am

Probably this question was before. But one important question for me.
Does presets of Zebra 2 will be working in Zebra 3?

krans · Post by **krans** » Tue Mar 03, 2026 9:55 am

Alexander_D wrote: Tue Mar 03, 2026 9:42 am Probably this question was before. But one important question for me.
Does presets of Zebra 2 will be working in Zebra 3?

No, it's completely new synth, and Zebra2 presets don't work in Zebra3.

u-he

KVR Audio

Next Zebra 3 beta - soon!