Zebra 3 Public Beta Revision 20399

[Urs]

No trigger option for MSEG?

Not at the moment. I'm bit undecided here. It makes sense, but it opens a Pandora's box maybe.

[Urs]

Is there a way to disable the automatic mouse-wheel-scrolling-changes-values?
This makes impossible Z3 to navigate with the MBP trackpad (so many accidental changes!).

thanks

By the number of requests we get from this, I guess we should make a preference to restrict scrolling to scrollbars or something.

Strangely, this never was an issue in Zebra 2. Maybe there is a bug.

[Urs]

Hi again, just wanted to ask two things. One is that when I tag the presets from scale 1 to 8 to my liking and when the original release will be available, will them be gone?

I'm not sure. The presets will be sorted into folders, some might be renamed even, so there's a good chance that the Favourite tags will be lost.

The other question is, when dragging parametric eq bands, it always jumps between very weird dB values with decimals. Zebra3 is still in beta phase, I wonder whether full version will be available with integer values or will it be implemented maybe on version 3.1 or will it be not considered as an issue at all? I am asking it because I am a math student and always has been very precise and symmetric person, I always automate parameters in DAWs to integer and type in values even if it takes much time. I can’t stand the odd integers(except the ones ends with 5) or decimals not ending with 5 or 0. When I use built in eq in Zebra3, I always feel bad because of that and I know people may not be like me but this is not the case for other U he synths and I wonder whether Zebra3 snapping values will become at least more symmetrical as well.

We try our best to "integerise" parameters. This is in contrast to the many requests we get to e.g. display actual frequencies in Hertz. So the parameter may be an integer in semitones, but then the display will be some odd fractional value.

In Uhbik we solved this by adding a preference to show either the plain value or the translated value.

Unfortunately we had an internal hiccup recently that prevents us from merging all the technologies we developed for Uhbik's UI into Zebra 3, including this feature afaik. We'll be working on this soonish, but I don not know how major this work is, and if we make it in time for a release. If not then it'll come in a subsequent update, I hope.

[jtsterays]

Both Folder and Dist should have an output knob, gain matching is objectively good practice, even in a sound design context.

We're reluctant to add volume knobs to filters/distorion because there is already an exceptional load of gain staging going on.

We hope that it is sufficient to occasionally add a Utility module if more control over gain is required between two subsequent modules.

Yeah but auto gain is never accurate (except if it's loudness based and need some time to calculate which is not appropriate here), there's still a big gain difference if you're doing extreme settings. It's true that you can use Utility, but that would wastes that module, and most importantly, you can't just turn off 1 module to A/B dry and processed, now you have to double click both Dist and Utility, quite slow and lots of mouse clicks.

[atmelcool]

Hi Urs! I'm completely lost in the Zebra 3 interface. It's awesome! I'll be studying it for a long time before I can request improvements to any feature, but the first thing I noticed was that the selectable module in the grid doesn't automatically move to the top like in Zebra 2, and I didn't find a right-click option. I'd like to bring this feature back to Zebra 3. Thanks.

[Urs]

Hi Urs! I'm completely lost in the Zebra 3 interface. It's awesome! I'll be studying it for a long time before I can request improvements to any feature, but the first thing I noticed was that the selectable module in the grid doesn't automatically move to the top like in Zebra 2, and I didn't find a right-click option. I'd like to bring this feature back to Zebra 3. Thanks.

It is in the preference section now (top right, cogwheel icon, prefs tab)

[u-he Basti]

Exactly! Look out for the section "RACK PANELS" > Generator Order > selected on top. That'll do the trick!

[u-he Basti]

Double post... deleted, sorry!

[tasmaniandevil]

Large bug Alert

Has anyone noticed that clicking init to re-initializing the patch does not fully work yet I am using clap version of the plugin in bitwig is any one else having this issue to fully reset zebra three I have to delete it from my instrument track and put it back

This is a Bitwig bug they introduced with their new undo/redo system in Bitwig 5.3. The moment you try to load the init preset in our CLAP plug-ins, Bitwig's undo system kicks in and tries to undo the change.

Please bug Bitwig about this, so they fix it.

[Esgalachoir]

After listening to these presets, I think we need to change the One Synth Challenge to a One Oscillator Challenge. This is incredible.

I understand your sentiment. Although I have a selfish counterpoint to your suggestion: I have been waiting - nay, aching for a dual additive oscillator setup because I knew the stereo possibilities would be remarkable. I was right, they are.
It doesn't seem to matter what I do in Zebra 3, every time I work with it, I'm thrilled, even if it doesn't turn out exactly as I intended.
There's so many new features and new angles to work from, I'd say this is probably just Zebra 4 in disguise.

Urs and Team are super. Thanks u-he!

[stippenstoh]

Is there a way to disable the automatic mouse-wheel-scrolling-changes-values?
This makes impossible Z3 to navigate with the MBP trackpad (so many accidental changes!).

thanks

By the number of requests we get from this, I guess we should make a preference to restrict scrolling to scrollbars or something.

Strangely, this never was an issue in Zebra 2. Maybe there is a bug.

This happens to me in almost any plugin where I can scroll, e.g. Soundtoys Effect Rack ect.
I'm not sure this is a Zebra3 specific issue.

[Anthony-H]

unipolarize is working as expected here. However, if you want, let's say, CTRL-A to do a full pan (-100 to 100), you cannot do that with one 'link'. You can make 2 links though (so CTRL-A is modulating panning twice). Then turn the panning to one side completely and now CTRL-A is doing a full -100 to 100 sweep if you turn the knob

thanks. i guess i don't understand what unipolarize does (or the other options - time to read the manual!)

the double link works, thanks! pan set hard left, and TWO instances of CTRL-A set to a positive mod depth. Doesn't quite compute for me how that's functioning. Is it simple maths, that it's literally doubling the modulation? But it would be good to have a full sweep mod depth shown on the parameter. In Z2, a single Ctrl mapping would do this (but the depth was also shown as only 50%, i.e. left to centre).

[atmelcool]

Could you tell me how much it will cost to upgrade from Zebra 2 to Zebra 3? Thank you.

[faun2500]

Hello everyone.

This is the day. The day we've been working towards this whole year, and the last year. The last dozen years actually, on and off.

We can't wait to hear the sounds you come up with while exploring Zebra 3.

Enjoy,

Urs & team

Oh this thing is epic! What a great improvement. Amazing. Congrats!

Will there be the option to edit the voice index and tuning, something like in Serum 2 or Diva?

[exmatproton]

unipolarize is working as expected here. However, if you want, let's say, CTRL-A to do a full pan (-100 to 100), you cannot do that with one 'link'. You can make 2 links though (so CTRL-A is modulating panning twice). Then turn the panning to one side completely and now CTRL-A is doing a full -100 to 100 sweep if you turn the knob

thanks. i guess i don't understand what unipolarize does (or the other options - time to read the manual!)

the double link works, thanks! pan set hard left, and TWO instances of CTRL-A set to a positive mod depth. Doesn't quite compute for me how that's functioning. Is it simple maths, that it's literally doubling the modulation? But it would be good to have a full sweep mod depth shown on the parameter. In Z2, a single Ctrl mapping would do this (but the depth was also shown as only 50%, i.e. left to centre).

The CTRL knobs are already unipolar. So, the unipolarizing parameter is of no use on those knobs.
As far as i understand it, doubling the amount of connections is just addition. You can also use the Mod Math modulator if you don want to connect CTRL directly to the knob/fader. Choose SUM, set the 'X' parameter all the way to the left and enter CTRL (a,b,c,d) to both 'A' and 'B' in the mod Math fields. Similar results and there you can try different kinds of math options.