They are very different and compliment each other well... No way I would give up either! Diva has higher technical sound quality which is evident in its filter FM, cross modulation, high resonance etc... Zebra is excellent sounding in its own way and is more sonically diverse.tintala wrote:SO the consensus here is that Diva is preferable to Zebra? I need to decide soon!
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I Think i will try ZEBRA, I do have a powerful cpu, i5 core intel , 3.2 ghz , 8gb ram.. that should be enough for Diva , right?
Thin, light percussive sounds and digital plucks are right up my alley, so I guess you all are happy with the arp in Zebra?
Thin, light percussive sounds and digital plucks are right up my alley, so I guess you all are happy with the arp in Zebra?
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Your computer is powerful enough for Diva, yes. But try for yourself. There also quality settings. While the default is "Great", the one below that ("Fast"), is just fine for most purposes.tintala wrote:I Think i will try ZEBRA, I do have a powerful cpu, i5 core intel , 3.2 ghz , 8gb ram.. that should be enough for Diva , right?
Thin, light percussive sounds and digital plucks are right up my alley, so I guess you all are happy with the arp in Zebra?
As far as Zebra's arp, yes it's great. It's main reason I still have it. Good filters too. I personally don't like the digital oscillators as much as many other digital synths like Massive or even absynth. I think Zebra has a hard time with "phat" and juicy. But that's ok, plenty of others excel at that.
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As far as Zebra vs. Diva, why not download both demos and try them?
I love U-he's demo policy - 15 minutes of normal function and then it outputs randomness. Great way to get a feel for the device even if you can't use it the way you normally would.
Pretty much my only complaint about Zebra.
I love U-he's demo policy - 15 minutes of normal function and then it outputs randomness. Great way to get a feel for the device even if you can't use it the way you normally would.
Interesting - the arp is the only thing about Zebra that I find lacking. I'm not sure what it is about the interface that puts me off it, but I find it too clicky and cumbersome to put together a decent line, esp. compared to something like Alchemy or Trilian, which are so stupidly easy.As far as Zebra's arp, yes it's great. It's main reason I still have it. Good filters too. I personally don't like the digital oscillators as much as many other digital synths like Massive or even absynth. I think Zebra has a hard time with "phat" and juicy. But that's ok, plenty of others excel at that.
Pretty much my only complaint about Zebra.
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Weird. Alchemy and trilian have nice arps, but you can't even do glides from one note to the next. It is rare to be able to do glides. Zebra, FM8, sylenth1,albino, rob paper synths are a few that can, but sylenth1 has no swing.agent314 wrote:As far as Zebra vs. Diva, why not download both demos and try them?
I love U-he's demo policy - 15 minutes of normal function and then it outputs randomness. Great way to get a feel for the device even if you can't use it the way you normally would.
Interesting - the arp is the only thing about Zebra that I find lacking. I'm not sure what it is about the interface that puts me off it, but I find it too clicky and cumbersome to put together a decent line, esp. compared to something like Alchemy or Trilian, which are so stupidly easy.As far as Zebra's arp, yes it's great. It's main reason I still have it. Good filters too. I personally don't like the digital oscillators as much as many other digital synths like Massive or even absynth. I think Zebra has a hard time with "phat" and juicy. But that's ok, plenty of others excel at that.
Pretty much my only complaint about Zebra.
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The only lacking part of Zebra to me is the FX, and mainly the distortion.
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no worries, Sascha Eversmeier is on board nowMachinesworking wrote:The only lacking part of Zebra to me is the FX, and mainly the distortion.
Quote from Urs in KVR, Jun 10, 2012:
"We've added Sascha Eversmeier to the team. He's quite famous for developing the Digitalfishphones range of plugins, as well as a galore of high end algorithms used in Samplitude. Not to forget the excellent Vandal amp.
So, a big yes to anything dynamics (compressor, transient tool), colour (distortion, transformers, tubes, tape) and retro (bucket brigades, odd analogue stuff) in Uhbik and pretty much the whole product range of u-he.
So, hehe, while there's no concrete plugin to speak of just yet, rest assured that there will be quite a few things coming up"
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Percussive sounds, bells and plucks are superb in Zebra... nothing better you can buy for that.tintala wrote:I Think i will try ZEBRA, I do have a powerful cpu, i5 core intel , 3.2 ghz , 8gb ram.. that should be enough for Diva , right?
Thin, light percussive sounds and digital plucks are right up my alley, so I guess you all are happy with the arp in Zebra?
And the Zebra arp is one of the best you can find. You can do individual note glides on specific steps which you can hear in these examples
http://draigathar.org/sounds/Pluckde2.mp3
http://draigathar.org/sounds/detar.wav
The Zebra arp is also polyphonic so you can for example have a chord on a particular step. (most arps are not polyphonic)
Here is another Zebra arp example
http://draigathar.org/sounds/percola.wav
As you can hear from these examples, the Zebra arp can be very musical and not just sound like simple mechanical repetition. The Zebra arp is excellent!
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I saw from several of your posts that you are a fellow Spectrasonics user I'm a huge fan of Omnisphere and just added Stylus RMX Expanded to the line up. It's simply amazing what you can do with it. Trilian is on the list too, I view it as a superb expansion to the Omnisphere. How do you like Alchemy, I just got several soundpacks (Dream Voices, Planet Earth, Luftrum: Ambiance and Atmospheric), they all are amazing.glitchrock-buddha wrote:Weird. Alchemy and trilian have nice arps, but you can't even do glides from one note to the next.
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Alchemy is cool. I prefer it for pads, soundscapes and things that make good use of the remix pads. It too is rather digital, in a different way. It can have a harsh rope end that sounds sort of cheap to me for lead sand such, but nothing beats it for ambient stuff. That's why it's a great compliment to omnisphere, which is great for all kinds of sound where alchemy isn't, like heavily filtered sounds. Omni, alchemy and zebra make quite a trio.crystalmsc wrote:I saw from several of your posts that you are a fellow Spectrasonics user I'm a huge fan of Omnisphere and just added Stylus RMX Expanded to the line up. It's simply amazing what you can do with it. Trilian is on the list too, I view it as a superb expansion to the Omnisphere. How do you like Alchemy, I just got several soundpacks (Dream Voices, Planet Earth, Luftrum: Ambiance and Atmospheric), they all are amazing.glitchrock-buddha wrote:Weird. Alchemy and trilian have nice arps, but you can't even do glides from one note to the next.
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good examples of the features. Agree that Percussive sounds, bells and plucks along with some digital Pads and sfx are some of the Zebra greatest territory.deva wrote:As you can hear from these examples, the Zebra arp can be very musical and not just sound like simple mechanical repetition. The Zebra arp is excellent!
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Agree, I find that Alchemy sound has a calming - Yin side to it. While the Omnisphere sound has an edgy character, which is more of the Yang side. The Zebra stays in the middle as a neutral supporter, capable of both sides in black and whiteglitchrock-buddha wrote:Alchemy is cool. I prefer it for pads, soundscapes and things that make good use of the remix pads. It too is rather digital, in a different way. It can have a harsh rope end that sounds sort of cheap to me for lead sand such, but nothing beats it for ambient stuff. That's why it's a great compliment to omnisphere, which is great for all kinds of sound where alchemy isn't, like heavily filtered sounds. Omni, alchemy and zebra make quite a trio.
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For anyone who are interested in the drumming or percussive side of U-he synths, we have a nice little chat about U-he Drum Machine in KVR.
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I was having a hard time to choose that moment..but finally went the ZebraHZ route, since it has the Diva goodies. But not long after that, I got the Diva and Ace..and looking for the Uhbik right nowagent314 wrote:As far as Zebra vs. Diva, why not download both demos and try them?
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glitchrock-buddha wrote:Alchemy is cool. I prefer it for pads, soundscapes and things that make good use of the remix pads. It too is rather digital, in a different way. It can have a harsh rope end that sounds sort of cheap to me for lead sand such, but nothing beats it for ambient stuff. That's why it's a great compliment to omnisphere, which is great for all kinds of sound where alchemy isn't, like heavily filtered sounds. Omni, alchemy and zebra make quite a trio.crystalmsc wrote:I saw from several of your posts that you are a fellow Spectrasonics user I'm a huge fan of Omnisphere and just added Stylus RMX Expanded to the line up. It's simply amazing what you can do with it. Trilian is on the list too, I view it as a superb expansion to the Omnisphere. How do you like Alchemy, I just got several soundpacks (Dream Voices, Planet Earth, Luftrum: Ambiance and Atmospheric), they all are amazing.glitchrock-buddha wrote:Weird. Alchemy and trilian have nice arps, but you can't even do glides from one note to the next.
And this was my next question, comparing Alchemy,as it appears to be a capable synth.. but from what I have read , zebra is a bit more conducive to my sounds.... I mean why not have all if you can afford it..
Thanks Glitch for the comparison ..