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pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Mon Apr 20, 2026 8:52 pm

Urs wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2026 8:37 pm You can simply make it a new them by naming it Zebra3.txt and putting it in the Themes folder, like this:

.../Themes/YourThemeName/Scripts/Zebra3.txt

^^ Themes folder should already exists, e.g. in /Library/Application Support/u-he or in the Zebra3.data path somewhere...

Is Zebra3.txt the only file that needs to be in /Themes/My Theme/Scripts/ ?

Or does EditorSetup.txt and Z3SplineEditor.txt also need to be in there?

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Mon Apr 20, 2026 8:54 pm

Cool to see this big milestone. Cant' believe it was 20 years ago that I bought Zebra 2!

Gave it a spin, was surprised to see that like Diva and Repro, Mono mode does not work with MPE with Zebra 3 using AU or VST3. Plays polyphonically even when mono mode is set, so essentially there is no mono in MPE. Only works with CLAP in Bitwig. I kinda assumed that was an oversight with the others but maybe it's intentional? Just not how any other MPE synths work.
Don't fix it though, it's just barely saving me from GAS! Otherwise it's pretty sweet, though I am one of those old fashioned folks that would still dig an arp. I loved the Zebra 2 arp.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Mon Apr 20, 2026 8:57 pm

I seem to recall mono in MPE was already discussed some time ago...

JoeCat · Post by **JoeCat** » Mon Apr 20, 2026 9:07 pm

cb8rwh wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2026 8:47 pm Zebra3.txt.zip

Ok I have updated it - follow Urs' instructions, then you can right-click on the Zebra 3 title (where you also change the resolution) and select the theme from there. I had to close then re-open the UI as the modules all disappeared.

EDIT: Just select your newly named skin in the preferences menu the way you do with other u-he synths.

TY!
(Also, to save people some fishin', the "Themes" folder is in the "Support" folder of Zebra3.data)

maschinelf · Post by **maschinelf** » Mon Apr 20, 2026 9:31 pm

They could've released it any day of the year but chose to do it on 4/20. Well played

eecrumjr77 · Post by **eecrumjr77** » Tue Apr 21, 2026 12:11 am

80s Digital Slap...holy hell, I am in love

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anxiousmofo · Post by **anxiousmofo** » Tue Apr 21, 2026 12:47 am

Worth the wait and sure to only improve. Exciting stuff. Congrats!

jamcat · Post by **jamcat** » Tue Apr 21, 2026 1:07 am

Very ambitious synth! Seems like a lot of work went into making it.

Xbucket · Post by **Xbucket** » Tue Apr 21, 2026 1:57 am

Thank you!

rj0 · Post by **rj0** » Tue Apr 21, 2026 2:18 am

Wonderful!

xx JPRacer xx · Post by **xx JPRacer xx** » Tue Apr 21, 2026 3:54 am

Congrats! I almost have all your plugins and I was going to get Zebra 3 with pre-order price of 179€ but Cleverbridge is shit and was charging me 205€. So I didn't get it and it seems I won't get any more of your plugins, at least not directly. Only second hand or through 3rd party sellers that are not ripping people off like Cleverbridge that don't know what gross pricing is.

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Tue Apr 21, 2026 5:28 am

pdxindy wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2026 8:52 pm
Urs wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2026 8:37 pm You can simply make it a new them by naming it Zebra3.txt and putting it in the Themes folder, like this:

.../Themes/YourThemeName/Scripts/Zebra3.txt

^^ Themes folder should already exists, e.g. in /Library/Application Support/u-he or in the Zebra3.data path somewhere...
Is Zebra3.txt the only file that needs to be in /Themes/My Theme/Scripts/ ?

Or does EditorSetup.txt and Z3SplineEditor.txt also need to be in there?

Nah, just Zebra3.txt

Alexander_D · Post by **Alexander_D** » Tue Apr 21, 2026 7:02 am

If I understand correctly - in the future updates we will see alternatives for the GUI, right?

Morty-C-137 · Post by **Morty-C-137** » Tue Apr 21, 2026 7:28 am

For those who have it installed: is the skin from the public beta still an option?

ThoughtExperiment · Post by **ThoughtExperiment** » Tue Apr 21, 2026 8:21 am

No. I'm surprised anyone would want it, the consensus appeared to prefer the new skin.

But Urs said to give the new skin a week before asking for the old one back, and that week is (I think) up now, so maybe you'll get an official answer....

Zebra 3.0 - out now