Zebra 3 Teething Troubles

[neverbeeninariot]

Nope, I mean bipolar

But your original criteria was the LFO in Unipolar mode...

heh : ) yes it was, but I can't get it to work in unipolar, however it _behaves_ as if it is in unipolar. I don't quite understand why, tbh...

if you have a recipe for using the lfo like this in unipolar mode, I'm all ears

[exmatproton]

I know it can be done with the lfo in bipolar mode, but I'm curious as to how to increase unipolar modulation amount.

You could use a Math Module to do that.

I tried many things with the math module and failed : ) but I just tried something slightly different and it works.
Pan hard left
Math mod assigned to pan, mode is sum, X = 100
LFO at input A _and_ the LFO in bipolar mode
Success !

Thanks for the pointer - it made me go back and experiment some more : )

you can also just use the modmatrix to double the amount of LFO's attached to a parameter. That way you won't lose a math module (if you use those a lot) + that way you have more control over the way it is modulating the parameter (e.g. you don't have to change the polar settings in the LFO itself, but you can do that per mod-instance in the modmatrix, which is a huge bonus)

[neverbeeninariot]

you can also just use the matrix to double the amount of LFO's attached to a parameter. That way you won't lose a math module (if you use those a lot) + that way you have more control over the way it is modulating the parameter

yeah that could be a thing too, but I'm more likely to use up the lfo's than the maths modules.

it does seem a bit wasteful to have to use two modulators, either way...

[exmatproton]

you can also just use the matrix to double the amount of LFO's attached to a parameter. That way you won't lose a math module (if you use those a lot) + that way you have more control over the way it is modulating the parameter

yeah that could be a thing too, but I'm more likely to use up the lfo's than the maths modules.

it does seem a bit wasteful to have to use two modulators, either way...

Well..in my case; I do use the math modules quite a lot (extra lfo's for instance) and there are only 4 of them. There are 32 matrix slots...so for me....hehehe.. + one can always use the direct mod to the parameter if applicable

In any case; lots of ways to achieve similar results

[pdxindy]

if you have a recipe for using the lfo like this in unipolar mode, I'm all ears

Math Module, Scale with X, put LFO on both A and B (LFO unipolar) and X at 1

[neverbeeninariot]

if you have a recipe for using the lfo like this in unipolar mode, I'm all ears

Math Module, Scale with X, put LFO on both A and B (LFO unipolar) and X at 1

That works perfectly, you dancer !

[ckoe]

How to change the curvature in the big editor? In the small editro I hover over the curve and the mouse symbol changes and there is an add in shape of a curvature. In the big editor I can't change the curvature in the same way.

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[Urs]

You are using the wrong tool. It seems like you have the duplicate tool (bottom rows second from left) selected, but you need to select the arrow tool (top left) to affect curvature.

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[bboxdw]

Great job! Spent quite a while just going through some of the excellent presets in the Discover directory. I observed this issue when playing with the Lifebeat preset, Zebra 3 Rev 21799 Win x64, CLAP, Bitwig 6.0.4, Windows 11: Try to modulate the Ctrl-C macro knob with a Bitwig modulator (I tried the classic LFO), and there is no audible effect. Try to modulate the Ctrl-D macro knob with a Bitwig modulator, and it has the same audible effect as modulating the Ctrl-C macro knob manually within Zebra. However, turning the corresponding parameter knobs *manually* in Bitwig has the proper effect on both Zebra macro knobs. This may be a remnant of the multiple automation list readjustments you've had to do, and are still cleaning up.

[Eluwei]

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[ckoe]

You are using the wrong tool. It seems like you have the duplicate tool (bottom rows second from left) selected, but you need to select the arrow tool (top left) to affect curvature.


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Thx, for the hint. It works now!

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[eclipse_soundlab]

Bugs occurring during extensive OSC editing are still present (Warp, Sineomatic, selecting points and moving them, etc.) = Changes in waveform cycle duration.











Second image is from MSEG.

[DrWashington]

I'd humbly request that multicore support gets the bulk of the development cycles, as I'm routinely getting crackles on even four-note chords with various presets, some of which don't even seem all that complicated texturally. Which is surprising and a bit of a let-down, if I'm being honest, as I'm running this on a very high-spec M4 Pro Max Macbook. I know you guys can do it! Diva, for example, still runs beautifully in multicore on this very same machine.

[Funky40]

GigPerformer / Mac Sequoia / M4 Mac / Zebra 3 Monday release

I had it crash by closing Zebras GUI.
We had that problem bevore with Z3 and GP.
Your team was on it and solved it ...bevore 2nd latest beta or so.

This time i closed Z3s GUI just once, bam, crash.
While i had nolonger any crashes since i had that interim beta and then the betas after that. Until i updated to the official Monday release did i had not any crash.

To notes:
i CC map "open plugin editor" out to HW controls. i open/close sometimes quite often.

[zvenx]

I'd humbly request that multicore support gets the bulk of the development cycles, as I'm routinely getting crackles on even four-note chords with various presets, some of which don't even seem all that complicated texturally. Which is surprising and a bit of a let-down, if I'm being honest, as I'm running this on a very high-spec M4 Pro Max Macbook. I know you guys can do it! Diva, for example, still runs beautifully in multicore on this very same machine.

What DAW are you on and on what sample buffer size do you run?
I only have a M1 Mac MBP and that doesn't happen to me, at least since the final Beta.
(Cubendo 15, I run at 128 Buffer Size)
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