U-HE Zebra 3 Alpha Prototype Developments

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[Urs]

Fair enough, a simple "noise" osc allowing wav import is the minimum imo.

Nah, not good enough.

The problem is that in a Venn Diagram of sample playback in a synthesiser, "good enough", "too much" and "developer creates sample packs, not synth presets" are fully overlapping circles.

[egbert101]

Wavetables good, samples very bad.

[pdxindy]

Fair enough, a simple "noise" osc allowing wav import is the minimum imo. Like serum/dune.

Actually, minimum is not even having that. Like all u-he synths.

[GruvSyco]

Urs should make Z3 Alexa-compatible. Not fully, only on oscillator two. And only on the first half of the wavetable. You know… creative limitations and all that.

Alexa modulate as much of the wavetable as you’re able to.

[egbert101]

Alexa, please convert my sample into a Zebra 3 compatible wavetable. Kthx.

[BBFG#]

See, this is why I've been reluctant to ask the question previously.
I'm quite satisfied with the idea of adding a granular effect on the backside at some later version.

Sorry for the inspiration to derailment.
Thank you Urs for your answers. Keep doing what you're doing. Hoping to get it in our hands ASAP!

[martiu]

can you add spectral bin scrambler? Thanks

[DrGonzo]

We've had numerous discussions about this in there past, I don't think I have the energy to take up another. Maybe search "sample playback" in our company forum.

Not keeping up with all the new developments of Z3, so forgive my ignorance. Importing of Wavetables like in Hive, is that something one might expect?

/C

[Urs]

Not keeping up with all the new developments of Z3, so forgive my ignorance. Importing of Wavetables like in Hive, is that something one might expect?

Yes, of course. Not sure if it'll be part of Zebralette, but it certainly will be part of Z3.

[jtsterays]

4 of these new oscs, with all of them being morphed, osc fxs modulated, with filters and other shenanigans happening in Z3, i can imagine this will be a CPU hog, no?

[Urs]

The CPU footprint depends on how much one uses. The individual components use a bit more than those of Zebra2, but not overly much more. We also for the first time have a few algorithms supporting SSE, AVX2 and AVX512F separately on Intel. Latter two should be supported by more than 95% of users, and that code flies.

[AsgardBS]

The CPU footprint depends on how much one uses. The individual components use a bit more than those of Zebra2, but not overly much more. We also for the first time have a few algorithms supporting SSE, AVX2 and AVX512F separately on Intel. Latter two should be supported by more than 95% of users, and that code flies.

How about DSP and SIMD on Apple M1/M2? I mean, there is more and more of those out there, and many in audio world use apple stuff. Will all the nice CPU optimization for SIMD only be for AMD64 architecture, oy you will also try to use the available DSP and SIMD instruction on the apple silicon to its full potential?

[MrJubbly]

Any chance the upcoming Zebralette 3 might be the first u-he plugin to fully support scaling settings for 4K UHD screens. (i.e. almost full screen in 4K?)

[Urs]

I thought it comes without saying. We support NEON on AS, but there’s just the one flavor there…