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JohnDX · Post by **JohnDX** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:11 am

Is Z3ta geared toward any particular type of music?

RandomWave · Post by **RandomWave** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:37 am

Is Z3ta geared toward any particular type of music?

No, z3ta+ has a broad palette of sounds available for it. There are a bunch trance banks and programs though as this was popular when it was first released in 04. z3ta+ is a very versatile synth though which is one reason I decided to produce a bank for it.

My upcoming Avant-Garde bank will further expand the z3ta+. Its in beta testing now.

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... avantgarde

JohnDX · Post by **JohnDX** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:52 am

RandomWave wrote:
Is Z3ta geared toward any particular type of music?
No, z3ta+ has a broad palette of sounds available for it. There are a bunch trance banks and programs though as this was popular when it was first released in 04. z3ta+ is a very versatile synth though which is one reason I decided to produce a bank for it.

Good to know, because trance is mostly what I've heard out of it, and trance I do not like. I'm mostly interested in ambient...ish sounds. I think.

In any case it's hard to go wrong at 20$. Now if only Albino would be sold at a big discount. Love the sound of that one. How albinoish is Z3ta?

My upcoming Avant-Garde bank will further expand the z3ta+. Its in beta testing now.

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... avantgarde

Interesting.

lotus2035 · Post by **lotus2035** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:59 am

V'ger wrote:How so?

I've had no trouble with it in Reaper + XP and find both the synth and FX version stable, useful and good sounding. Only thing is I haven't used it all that much after getting a handful of other synths, but that's another matter altogether..

Well its probably Cubase's fault..

audiojunkie · Post by **audiojunkie** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:08 pm

JohnDX wrote:
RandomWave wrote:
Is Z3ta geared toward any particular type of music?
No, z3ta+ has a broad palette of sounds available for it. There are a bunch trance banks and programs though as this was popular when it was first released in 04. z3ta+ is a very versatile synth though which is one reason I decided to produce a bank for it.
Good to know, because trance is mostly what I've heard out of it, and trance I do not like. I'm mostly interested in ambient...ish sounds. I think.

In any case it's hard to go wrong at 20$. Now if only Albino would be sold at a big discount. Love the sound of that one. How albinoish is Z3ta?

My upcoming Avant-Garde bank will further expand the z3ta+. Its in beta testing now.

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... avantgarde
Interesting.

This may have already been mentioned or may seem a little off topic, but if you are looking for good ambient sounds, you owe it to yourself to look at the Planet Earth product from Camel Audio. They are currently doing a "Pay What you Want" promotion for it, and it is FANTASTIC for ambient.

--Sean

breakmixer · Post by **breakmixer** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:15 pm

lotus2035 wrote:
V'ger wrote:How so?

I've had no trouble with it in Reaper + XP and find both the synth and FX version stable, useful and good sounding. Only thing is I haven't used it all that much after getting a handful of other synths, but that's another matter altogether..
Well its probably Cubase's fault..

Cubase 5.5, windows xp 32 bit, no probs with z3ta

JohnDX · Post by **JohnDX** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:33 pm

audiojunkie wrote:This may have already been mentioned or may seem a little off topic, but if you are looking for good ambient sounds, you owe it to yourself to look at the Planet Earth product from Camel Audio. They are currently doing a "Pay What you Want" promotion for it, and it is FANTASTIC for ambient.
--Sean

Got that one yesterday.

And before the month is over I'll probably also have Toxic Biohazard and Morphine. Good month...

From the little I've used it, z3ta seems somewhat harsh in its sound (maybe it's just the presets). But that's okay, makes for good leads and brutal basses, and I'll have to use something else for the mellow pad and/or soundscape in the background (biohazard has some good stuff in that department).

musikmachine · Post by **musikmachine** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:09 pm

Nevermind.

pheeleep · Post by **pheeleep** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:36 pm

Morphine is so much fun john... I love it. If you have access to the looptalk forum on FL Studio.com I started a thread on Morphine (it's on the first page) with an mp3 of some sounds I made... Huge fun factor with morphine... Toxic is great too... And so is z3ta of course.. We're so lucky that we can get such great instruments for so little money...

RunBeerRun · Post by **RunBeerRun** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:43 pm

I wouldn't say Z3TA+ is harsh, it's pretty much right in the middle. Doesn't really stand out far in any particular way.

I do like the harsher sounds in it, but it's not going to cut through any mix unless it's all flutes.

bailees7irish · Post by **bailees7irish** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:17 pm

OutCider · Post by **OutCider** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:50 pm

$20 is a great deal. I'll pick one up at that price for sure.

Why fart around with cult 'noisemaking' freebies when something that's so immediately useable is available so (relatively) cheaply?
Sure, like what you like and right tool for the job etc... But given the feature set, sounds and performance, even though it's older than Adam's dad, this is one of the easy decision to make.

Sold!

Edits for spelling

RandomWave · Post by **RandomWave** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:53 pm

Good to know, because trance is mostly what I've heard out of it, and trance I do not like. I'm mostly interested in ambient...ish sounds.

The Avant-Garde bank doesnt have a trance or dance sound in sight (or sound).

That area has been covered by others.

From the little I've used it, z3ta seems somewhat harsh in its sound (maybe it's just the presets).

It can have a harsh edge to it if you want it to depending on how you EQ the sounds, use the distortion effect and amp models.

Z3ta+ is very versatile though. I manged to get a few great "famous" reditions out of it that cover a wide variety of analog and digital hybrid synths surprisingly. These will be in the Avant-Garde sound bank and will be featured in the audio demo as well.

JohnDX · Post by **JohnDX** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:45 pm

RunBeerRun wrote:I wouldn't say Z3TA+ is harsh, it's pretty much right in the middle. Doesn't really stand out far in any particular way.

Okay, maybe you're right. I'm not sure I have my terminology down yet, and my ears need training.

JohnDX · Post by **JohnDX** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:51 pm

pheeleep wrote:Morphine is so much fun john... I love it. If you have access to the looptalk forum on FL Studio.com I started a thread on Morphine (it's on the first page) with an mp3 of some sounds I made... Huge fun factor with morphine... Toxic is great too... And so is z3ta of course.. We're so lucky that we can get such great instruments for so little money...

No access to anything on that site yet, but maybe I get it with that purchase. I also consider getting FLS. I'll probably be a preset-whore for a while when it comes to Morphine...

Cakewalk sells Z3ta+ for $20