Bazzille appears to have some good features, but it also is very "machine" oriented... right down to saggy patch cables first seen in ACE.
All well and good, but the lack of visual feedback, graphic control and other modern aspects available in Zebra... no doubt this is an homage to the lovely euro racks I see people using these days. There is always money to be made giving people familiar things... only natural for a business man to give people what they desire.
But in the long run, it's really computer music we are engaging in when we use a plugin... and I feel more can be done with an approach that favors graphic control in sound creation over knobby emulation. But I also don't want to misperceive Bazzille because I don't think Urs would make it without a good reason.
Zebra (and other U-he products) make good use of clever graphic control to shape sound... I crave a more Zebra like control over Diva every single time I use it... the effects and mods seem to recreate the frustrations found in old synths!
Perhaps Zebra 3 will feature the powerful filters found in Diva as well as the graphic elements that make complex sounds easy (kinda)? One can only hope as Urs has total control over things like this
( Urs, have you played with Aalto, by Madrona Labs? It blends a more "computer graphic" oriented interface for a modular synth. )
Still, I can think of lots of reasons why I could be totally wrong... my lack of skill at making complex wiring connections and general confusion when confronted with an un-patched panel in even ACE makes me wonder how the rest of the U-he folks feel.
SO... I offer this arena to fight over it!
What do YOU think... am I crazy? Do 2-D knobs offer something I'm missing?
Or are you all stick-in-the-muds wanting familiarity over new ideas?
LET THE BLOOD SPORT COMMENCE!!
