Think I might take a look at these, not that I need any more synths (or do I?)

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  Think I might take a look at these, not that I need any more synths (or do I?)

Architecturally, they are very different (as you would expect for two instruments from the same vendor).  I love them both and would be hard pressed to pick a favorite.  Zebra is the more mature of the two, and as a result has more third party sounds available.  But DIVA has new preset libraries coming on the market almost weekly.  Zebra is a lot more complex and would take more time to master if you are a serious sound tweaker/designer.  The documentation for both is pretty good.  DIVA is a far less complex instrument, most features being straightforward enough not to need any documentation (although a few modulation options are a bit inscrutable).
 
Buy one and start saving for the other.  u-he never seems to have sales, so you can buy at any time knowing you're not about to miss out on an upcoming bargain.

Thanks, though what I should probably do is just watch the alchemy video's at Groove 3 this weekend, lol. Still, different synths have different "sounds" and sometimes one thing just works better than another. Also, I wouldn't say I'm a real big tweaker, I do the basic stuff with filters and envelopes, but still have a hard time with the crazier modualation. For example, I've just been left scratching my head many a time when trying to figure out Z3ta patches (or how to recreate them)

why don't I get line breaks anymore in my messages?

Diva requires a massive amount of CPU so be aware of that too. What synths have you got already?

Diva totally brought my aged system to its knees, so I couldn't consider it. Zebra, however, is much lighter and I was able to run a dozen instances no problem. It's very versatile, moderately easy to program (could stand some improvements in the UI, IMO) and there are a lot of free/cheap patch libraries available for it. 

Diva is as demanding as a diva can be.  You should download the demo versions and make sure your system can handle her.  She does have several levels of CPU usage, actually four levels.  The highest is called "divine" and it will tax most systems.  The lightest should be usable on most computers.  I am still saving my pennies to purchase her as she is the minimoog type plugin that commands and demands my attention; she is a diva.

Diva is just beautyfull ..also you have diffrente "quality mod" drift low cpu to devine  ....so compose in drift mode , bounce at divine ...also chek the demo on your system ...

Consider also Tone2 , exellent support , great sounding synths , great patches , light on cpu , super stable  , just a key .. ...all fun ...


Rob papen's are also great ..and the mighty omnisphere and trillian if ya have money : the moog tribute is just wiked ! and the sytnhs in trillian are just a pure beauty ..

Computer system i7 920 12 gigs (upgrading to 24) ram, and WAY to much harddrive space Sythns Komplete 5 (really don't use much except battery) Omnishpere (like this) Z3ta (use most tracks) Alchemy - very versatile, but a bit scary Lush (just got this, computer seems to handle it fine) DCAM synth squad (used to be buggy, hopefully new 64 bit system fixed that, sounds good though) EastWest Silver, plat gold, plus Hollywood strings and brass on the way Superior drummer And of course I used to have Nexus 2, lol So I'm sure I don't NEED anymore synths.

I hadn't heard of Tone2 before I will check them out