Guessing the Ranking of U-He Synths by Sales Numbers

[Ploki]

holy moly bazille is RAW, i love how it sounds!
i'm happy i got a swap offer because i wouldn't have demoed it otherwise and now i want it.

i also think it has more of its own character than Zebra, which i like in a synth plug. still gonna get zebra tho

[grandmasterbird]

I'd put Bazille in between Ace and Zebra I guess...It can do warm and big, and modular bloops and beeps, but also sparkly FM electric pianos and bells, slap basses, super harsh nastiness, and more. If you can manage your way around ACE and get the basic concepts of operator/carrier in something like a DX style synth, Bazille should feel very familiar to you. It also can do CZ style phase distortion in addition to DX-style FM. So it's sort of like an analog body with a digital brain.

Anyway, I'm new to it, but that's my initial take.

Do you think it's accessible for people who don't know fm synthesis that well but understand the basic concept?

Personally I love the sounds I hear from Bazille, and I'm very tempted by it, but find fm synthesis a bit of a pig to work with and ultimately I just want to get on and make music.

But somehow I'm still drawn to it because I have the underlying feeling that there's gold to be found with time spent with it.....?

I'm no virtual modular geek by any means either. I'd much prefer things like the U-he style Mod Matrix , Zebra, and the Massive-style modulations found in Plugmon skins over interacting with patch cables. Now, that said, Bazille has a pretty excellent manual with some practical tips, and quite a few examples, along with a Tips and Tricks set of patches that correspond to a section of the manual. They've done a really good job in trying to make it approachable if you're willing to go slow and crack open the manual. Plus

I'd say as you demo, crack open the manual and try going through it one section at a time. If you can also find a good video tutorial on DX-style FM synthesis, that really helps. I saw a video on Groove3 on the DX-7V that helped clarify for me how the algorithms work (operators vs. carriers and how they interact), and now I finally have a basic grasp of what's happening in a DX-style synth. Then that knowledge ends up becoming helpful with other things like Bazille and Zebra. So that's another thing I'd recommend.

Also, Bazille has over 1,500 patches from what I recall, so you could always just check out what's there and tweak.

Spot on, thanks for your reply

I guess as already suggested its time to take the demo for a spin, although I'm not sure about its limitations. But I think thats the next port of call.

Oh temptation

[Howard]

Limitations are underrated

[pdxindy]

holy moly bazille is RAW, i love how it sounds!
i'm happy i got a swap offer because i wouldn't have demoed it otherwise and now i want it.

i also think it has more of its own character than Zebra, which i like in a synth plug. still gonna get zebra tho

Bazille is my favorite synth... of any kind. There is nothing else like it!

[grandmasterbird]

Might be useful for anyone who owns or looking to own Bazille but just came across these video tutorials

https://www.groove3.com/tutorials/u-he- ... -Explained

[Ploki]

thanks!

[AkiraMenai]

Zebra is (striped) King.
I can't freaking wait for Zebra3. It's like the old Heinz ketchup commercial.