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Howard · Post by **Howard** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:22 pm

CPCompany wrote:One question, what exactly is BR referring to for modulation ?

BR = breath controller i.e. MIDI CC #02.
BTW: I hope to answer all such questions in advance, in the little manual that comeswith the soundset / ZebraHZ. Still working on it... time presses.

KBSoundSmith · Post by **KBSoundSmith** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:30 pm

Mind = Blown

I've been on the fence about doing this since I'm already planning on getting Zebra 3, but paying to just study these presets is really tempting.

Bronto Scorpio · Post by **Bronto Scorpio** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:34 pm

Howard wrote:
CPCompany wrote:One question, what exactly is BR referring to for modulation ?
BR = breath controller i.e. MIDI CC #02.

I've assigned it to the crossfader of my Edirol PCR-500 and it works really well!

Cheers
Dennis

FarleyCZ · Post by **FarleyCZ** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:43 pm

Howard wrote:Well, seeing as Hans Zimmer can get the REAL DEAL for his soundtracks, there hasn't been much call for string emulations.

Yeah. It brings some philosophical questions though. Will there ever be call for string emulation in Hollywood score music? Should be?

Sendy · Post by **Sendy** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:19 pm

FarleyCZ wrote:
Howard wrote:Well, seeing as Hans Zimmer can get the REAL DEAL for his soundtracks, there hasn't been much call for string emulations.
Yeah. It brings some philosophical questions though. Will there ever be call for string emulation in Hollywood score music? Should be?

Maybe when the string emulations become convincing and their output is as rich and nuanced as it's real counterpart yet able to take that further (just as the analog emulations are taking the old sounds to new places), but, in that case you'll need a suitable controller to control those nuances (either that or 10 modwheels!), so maybe something like, I don't know, a midi violin or something

Being able to play a whole string section with one bow must be a violinist's dream

hollo · Post by **hollo** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:33 am

Congrat Howard!

Great stuff, loved the video too

Happy we can have this soon

bmrzycki · Post by **bmrzycki** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:37 am

FarleyCZ wrote:
Howard wrote:Well, seeing as Hans Zimmer can get the REAL DEAL for his soundtracks, there hasn't been much call for string emulations.
Yeah. It brings some philosophical questions though. Will there ever be call for string emulation in Hollywood score music? Should be?

I'm more interested in sounds where someone says "what if we could do..." rather than another attempt to fully emulate a real instrument. The presets in DZ that interest me the most are the ones that do pseudo-reverse reverb and other wild tricks with combs and resonant sweeps, SB modules and the like.

I'll be learning tricks from this soundset for years.

Gonga · Post by **Gonga** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:13 am

Fantastic stuff Howard. Probably the most entertaining synth video I've ever seen (heard).

Sendy wrote:Being able to play a whole string section with one bow must be a violinist's dream

Yes. The closest I've heard is L. Shankar playing two necks simultaneously. That instrument (his creation) has the full range from contrabass to violin (and beyond, since he can play exceptionaly high with great precision).

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core · Post by **core** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:33 am

Played the video a number of times now, these sounds are amazing!

Esgalachoir · Post by **Esgalachoir** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:15 am

Howard wrote:
3ee wrote:..."perfect" strings again? I'm sure Zebra can do that if you pet it long enough.
Well, seeing as Hans Zimmer can get the REAL DEAL for his soundtracks, there hasn't been much call for string emulations. Must admit I'd like to give it a go if and when I get a decade or two to spare!

I've been trying for a little bit now, with not much success. I wind up using multiple instances of the same patch, each with slight variations in unison to get anything I'm happy with.
...But wow, if you haven't tried this yet, Howie, I'd love to see what you came up with!

Concerning the HZ soundset:
I always wondered what that awesome cape swooshing sound was that I liked so much in the first movie. I thought maybe it was manipulated samples of someone swooshing a sheet around or something.

...Now I've been enlightened.

It really is a beautiful bank, and it just breathes with the essence of the movies it was made for.

Oh, and by the way, I'm getting a kick out of some of the patch names.

Now I'm going to have to go through the movies to find out what "cat chanel" was used for.

UncleAge · Post by **UncleAge** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:25 am

core wrote:Played the video a number of times now, these sounds are amazing!

I fully agree. Great work HS & HZ!

snigelx · Post by **snigelx** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:24 am

Excellent trailer indeed. BTW, I think you created a monster in the Instruments (random pick DZ winner) forum thread. These final hours will be the time of ridiculous one-liners, in order to get more lots into the pot. Best of luck sorting that

iamyourfather · Post by **iamyourfather** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:27 am

Think I'm going to go get this now, but I can't find where to get it on the U-He site, am I being a bit slow ?

Someone link me please ... ta

snigelx · Post by **snigelx** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:29 am

iamyourfather wrote:Think I'm going to go get this now, but I can't find where to get it on the U-He site, am I being a bit slow ? Someone link me please ... ta

Hi. I think Urs said sometime *around* 3PM Berlin time

Bronto Scorpio · Post by **Bronto Scorpio** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:30 am

Edit: snigelx was faster

Cheers
Dennis

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