Z3TA +2 have there been changes?

Z3ta+ 2 is a newish version of the original Z3ta+

I say newish, it's been out for a while now. Check your version number.

The content for 2.1 is different to the 1.0 content due to the upgrading of Z3ta+ if that's what you meant.

Maybe what Starise is asking is if any of the new factory presets are usable for anything other than EDM.
 
The old preset collection was pretty dreadful and did not show the synth in its best light.

 
Thanks Karyn,scook, bit and sharke.
 
I'll need to check my version number to see if there have been major updates recently to the sound bank. I wasn't sure if the sales info was something new for me or new for a new user :)
 
I had the older Z3TA and then had bought the newer Z3TA+2 later on...so they appear to be two distinct synths. My installer never erased or updated the old one so this is an assumption on my part. Cakewalk doesn't have a desktop management system with automatic but as Karyn says simply checking my version number should tell me something.
 
Even with owning Komplete now I still come back to Z3TA+2 for a lot of what I do. Even Rapture and Dimension still see a lot of use.I have my best luck with Z3TA+2 when I go into the arpeggiator and play around with it synced to my project on a sound I like. It seems to have a quality that isn't duplicated elsewhere and it sits above a lot of the others in that it seems to cut where you need to cut and bite where you want to bite :) I would say its personality is type A...likes to be out front.EDM yeah I agree it's an EDM users dream...but I also like taking elements from it into other things. It doesn't always fit though, seems to depend.
 
I almost never go back to the older Z3TA since I bought the newer version. But that's also a great synth.
 
I'll look into those additional paks Sharke...thanks.
 
 

Tim, if you like arp patterns, check out the Alesion Arp Presets. It's a bit dated, but there's some very musical/useful patterns which can be pulled up from X3's midi track (load presets). IMO, it's better than the standard presets that come in Cake.
It's been a while since I installed them, but IIRC they go inside somewhere here C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Cakewalk\SONAR X3 Producer\Arpeggiator
 
I got the Alesion Presets at least 3+ years ago and not sure if this link is still working, but you can alway PM if you'd like the file.
http://project5.technetos.com/technique/alesion-arp.shtml

Starise
Cool Mesh!!
 
I'll check it out. As you say....the cakewalk arps in the midi effects section are ok for some applications. I like an arpeggiator that has  a lot of manipulation capability....didn't even know the others existed. THANKS Mesh! I'll look at those.

Just to be a bit more clear on this, this isn't an Arp that you can manipulate or change settings on, but rather they're actual Presets (more useful/musical) and I believe was developed by B Rock (one of our expert Sonarites).

Thanks a bunch! Downloaded. Amazing how small these files are. All 500 at around 500kb. I plan to work work that import .mid option you mentioned b rock, and thanks for all of that hard work! ...this is exciting! I can edit these and drive any synth from the front end...how cool is that? Really cool!!!