u-he Zebra

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Elantric

http://www.u-he.com/cms/zebra


Zebra is our wireless modular synthesizer. It combines many different types of synthesis with a powerful modulation engine. Imagine – you can create any additive, freehand or spline-based waveform you like, apply a vast selection of spectral effects, morph between those waves and send them through classic synth filters. Perhaps use that entire sound as modulator for an FM oscillator, or route it through a comb filter – the building block of physical modeling synthesis. All generator modules, all signal paths, all effects are stereo.
Although the possibilities are practically infinite, you will never be overwhelmed by needless complexity – Zebra's adaptive interface only shows the modules you are actually using. It's a fascinating playground for sound designers! That's what Zebra is all about, that's why it has become so popular. That's why thousands of free presets are available online.
Why we think you'll love Zebra
the unique patching system is a bliss to work with, complexity never gets in your way
it is renowned for crystal-clear quality... which can turn dark & dirty if you want
no static samples here – pure synthesis delivers more expressive & natural sounds
heavily featured in blockbusters The Dark Knight, Inception, Transformers, Tron:Legacy...
the editor window is resizable, and there are some nice alternative skins available
it has an independent charm, with a vibrant community of helpful users in the KVR forum
the clever design and adaptive UI keep everything you need on a single page
...and so much more!






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pasha811 wrote>
Three years ago, before VG99 entered in my life.. I was using Zebra (http://www.u-he.com/cms/zebra) as an FX.
This processes sound in real time and it's great. Good playability good sound and an incredible variety of applications!

As an example you can listen to this song where I used it for lead guitar:
http://alonetone.com/pasha/tracks/full-moon-3

Happy to share Zebra patches if you like. You can have Zebra in trial mode for free but after a fixed amount of time it detunes itself @random.

Best
Pasha

Elantric

Pasha - i assume you were using a Guitar to MIDi interface to trigger Zebra? Which one? ( GI-20, Axon, GR-30, etc?)

pasha811

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Quote from: Elantric on December 03, 2014, 09:27:29 AM
Pasha - i assume you were using a Guitar to MIDi interface to trigger Zebra? Which one? ( GI-20, Axon, GR-30, etc?)

Hi Elantric,

At that time I had no pickup. Zebra FX it's a VST effect named Zebrify that uses any audio input as oscillator.
It comes with Zebra Synth. I put the guitar (strat) clean into MX802A Mixer form Behringer (Jurassic.. I know) and then FC202A (FW Audio interface) to iMac. As DAW I use Ableton Live. So no MIDI, simply Audio signal manipulated in real time by Zebrify and FX Ableton.

Attached the Ableton FX Chain I use and the Zebrify patch I use in the above song for the lead guitar (trumpet like).

Hope it helps,
Best
Pasha 
Listen to my music at :  http://alonetone.com/pasha/

pasha811

In the attached zip file you'll have the Zebrify patch in AU format and Ableton FX chain that contains it.
Keep in mind that I am using Ableton 9 latest version and Zebrify (Zebra 2.7.0) on Mac OS X Mavericks.

Best
Pasha
Listen to my music at :  http://alonetone.com/pasha/

Elantric

THANK YOU!

QuoteIn the attached zip file you'll have the Zebrify patch in AU format and Ableton FX chain that contains it.
Keep in mind that I am using Ableton 9 latest version and Zebrify (Zebra 2.7.0) on Mac OS X Mavericks.

pasha811

Listen to my music at :  http://alonetone.com/pasha/

acousticglue

But does the DAW have to be able to change the audio to midi? Can this be done using Reaper as well? I read where Ableton switches this.

pasha811

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Quote from: acousticglue on January 08, 2015, 04:44:14 AM
But does the DAW have to be able to change the audio to midi? Can this be done using Reaper as well? I read where Ableton switches this.

The Audio to MIDI conversion is internal to Zebrify and fills the need to detect the note you're playing. Your DAW acts simply as an host. Having used Ableton Live I have complemented with Live FX the output from Zebrify. So Reaper will be ok.
Enjoy!


http://www.kvraudio.com/product/zebrify-by-u-he


Some Zebrify Patches : http://www.u-he.com/PatchLib/zebra.html (Scroll down a bit)


Listen to my music at :  http://alonetone.com/pasha/

Elantric

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Pin

#9
Does anyone use any U-he plug in synths? They look very interesting.

http://www.u-he.com/cms/

Quite fancy the Zebra and the Hive in particular.

Elantric

Look above and read comments from U-He Zebra user Pasha811

Pin

Thanks Elantric.

At least I know that Pasha does! I listened to that track he posted. Good stuff!


slooky

Quite amazing! Pasha Track and the program!!

DreamTheory

Quote from: Pin on December 20, 2015, 12:45:05 PM
Does anyone use any U-he plug in synths? They look very interesting.

http://www.u-he.com/cms/

Quite fancy the Zebra and the Hive in particular.

I have used Zebralette, which is free, and controlled it with GR-55 USB MIDI. Worked as a plug in immediately with no problems or glitches in Cubase LE5. There are a gazillion presets. I would say that one could do a GR-55 version of these patches, but would you think of all that? Zebralette does a nice job with layering, triggering multiple sounds, and slow developing sounds with long, trailing finishes.

Software synths are mind boggling.
electric: Epiphone Dot semihollow body, acoustic: mahogany jumbo, recording: Cubase Artist 11 or Tascam DP008

scratch17

#14
Try this on for size. https://www.u-he.com/cms/diva

DIVA - Dinosaur Impersonating Virtual Analogue Synthesizer

The oscillators, filters and envelopes closely model components found in some of the great monophonic and polyphonic synthesizers of yesteryear. Modules can be mixed and matched so you can build hybrids, but what sets DIVA apart is the sheer authenticity of the analogue sound. This comes at the cost of quite a high CPU-hit, but we think it was worth it: Diva is the first native software synth that applies methods from industrial circuit simulators (e.g. PSpice) in realtime. The behaviour of zero-delay-feedback filters when pushed to the limit clearly demonstrates the advantages of this groundbreaking approach.

Check out the "Venus" demo sound clip. It's very impressive. Really sounds like a vintage analog synth. the track was mostly created with Diva with a little Zebra thrown in.

BTW Diva now has built in support of Native Instruments' Native Kontrol Standard (NKS). So if you own a Komplete Kontrol keyboard, or Machine hardware, you get awesome control over the plugin. I love the tight integration with my S49. I don't play keys. I bought the hardware as much for NKS with NI's Komplete Ultimate and Arturia's V Collection 4.

Here is some info on NKS, and a list of 3rd party developers:

http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keyboards/komplete-kontrol-s-series/nks/
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whippinpost91850

#15
Wow! Pasha I just listened to Full Moon . Awesome tone and playing and a really great song. Are you a lefty like me?

whippinpost91850

Pasha are you still using it after VG99?

Elantric


pasha811

#18
Quote from: whippinpost91850 on March 30, 2016, 02:41:44 PM
Wow! Pasha I just listened to Full Moon . Awesome tone and playing and a really great song. Are you a lefty like me?

Thank you! No I'm a right hand player. Sorry for the delay in answering. Just being away for too long. Hard work and Tinnitus are getting me down for a bit.
Listen to my music at :  http://alonetone.com/pasha/

pasha811

Quote from: whippinpost91850 on March 30, 2016, 02:43:48 PM
Pasha are you still using it after VG99?

Actually I am using it without VG99. If I use the VG99 as a sound card via USB I program a very simple patch with only guitar, no effects and no amp (this is very important for some reason I haven't found) and normal PU. Everything is done in the DAW as I have explained in my first post.

Super sorry I have missed your post.   :'(

Best
Pasha
Listen to my music at :  http://alonetone.com/pasha/

lumena

Just noticed this post and again... thank you!

Looks like a wonderful way to work using Zebra in Ableton. I especially am thankful to see the chain from ableton. I have one question about the noise gate - what type of settings are you using there? I assume you are using the gate to block hand noise before running the signal into the filter matrix.

pasha811

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Quote from: lumena on October 11, 2016, 03:44:52 PM
Just noticed this post and again... thank you!

Looks like a wonderful way to work using Zebra in Ableton. I especially am thankful to see the chain from ableton. I have one question about the noise gate - what type of settings are you using there? I assume you are using the gate to block hand noise before running the signal into the filter matrix.

Noise Gate it's useful because some hiss from my guitar needs to be blocked when I pause playing. It depends on your guitar to find the right setting. If I well remember in the chain you'll have a Compressor and a little OD to pump the signal a little bit so that the pitch detector in Zebrify works as intended and the oscillator wave (your guitar) has the right shape. At that time I inspired myself by reading all I could about GR300 signal flows and tried to reproduce with my little knowledge.. I am no sound nor electronic Engineer. Guitar is the oscillator but Zebrify needs also to understand the pitch before applying its magic so a stable signal is required, without destroying musical expression of course. That resulted in a little additional hiss so the Gate in Ableton was immediately useful.
The analog Guitar signal goes in and then (after a D/A conversion in the sound card) it's compressed,rectified and EQed with Ableton then Zebrify detects the pitch so that if you use OSC 1 or 2 with their waveforms the OSC has its correct pitch. In case you did not use the oscillator (my patch starts with a comb filter that usually it's used for wind instruments in synths AFAIK) your Guitar it's the oscillator. I have found that if I do not feed Zebrify with a FX chain in Ableton the result it's dull. You can experiment with my patches above in the post and if in need we can exchange some. In a nutshell I started a journey to have a 'virtual GR300' and found this along the way. I liked it and I stopped. Then VG99 came into my life... ;-) . However if you feed 6 channels in Ableton with my patch and a GP10 as VG system (1 channel per string USB Mode) you will obtain a POLYPHONIC Synth, with no MIDI in the middle, unless you use OSC 1 or 2. I do not own a GP10 but I ask everyone with a GP10 to try.. you might discover you have a SY300 under your fingers, albeit virtual.
For some reason that it's unclear to me the Wave Shape in OSC 1 or OSC 2 tab in Zebra, affects the sound even if no OSC appears in the drawing matrix board in Zebrify. Makes me want to investigate a little further. 

Hope it helps
Pasha
Listen to my music at :  http://alonetone.com/pasha/

lumena

Hey Pasha,
Love your tones - I checked out your website in your sig.
I am on the fence but being tilted by Zebrify. I have been working on making Omnisphere work with tripleplay and looking at Zebrify I think it may give me an edge in triggering. Which version of Zebra are you using Zebra or Dark Zebra?.
Great sounds.

Elantric


https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19408.msg139026#msg139026

Quotesynth sounds I use my Bass into Zebrify as you can listen here  http://alonetone.com/pasha/playlists/hexagrams starting at 2:35 (track bass-a-nomics).

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U-He sends Hive into the second round - Hive 2.0 is coming!
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U-He sends Hive into the second round - Hive 2.0 is coming!
U-He sends Hive into the second round - Hive 2.0 is coming! ·  Source: U-He

The Berlin-based software company U-He announces Hive 2.0, the second version of their popular virtual synthesizer. Recently, a big update was released . This also brought in a new feature that allows you to import your own wavetables into the tone generator. The new one will be extended again, but remains backward compatible. Very praiseworthy!

Hive 2.0 with more features
Shortly after the release of the important 1.2 update, Urs Heckmann's plug-in company announces a completely new version of the synthesizer, Hive 2.0. This should get a new graphical interface , new modulation sources , NCP support and much more. The company U-He is finally known for surprises.

According to the developer, the update is absolutely backwards compatible , so you can confidently continue with version 1.2 of your music projects until the update. That's the way it should be!

Price and specifications
Unfortunately, there is no further information about U-He Hive 2.0. The manufacturer wants to reveal more information over the next few weeks. Only the upgrade price for owners of the previous version will be revealed. This is 20 euros . But the Grace Period began on January 20, 2019 . All buyers of the VSTi after this date will receive a free update. As soon as we learn more, this page will be revised.