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  • any thoughts oh U-HE Zebra or Diva? (p.2)
2013/02/01 04:25:41
strikinglyhandsome1
Zebra pops up every month for sale secondhand on KVR.  U-he are quick with the process too.
2013/02/01 14:44:44
Kroneborge
So I demoed Tone2's rayblaster last night, and I have to admit, I'm a bit blown away. It sounded REALLY good. Though I didn't have enough time yet on it to really dig in, but it's probably a keeper. Diva also sounded very good, though I just might like the rayblaster better
2013/02/01 16:24:36
dmbaer
Kroneborge

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.
Well, you're already dangerously close to have too many synths to learn, but if you're looking for more, add Synthmaster to the list of candidates.  This is a very feature-rich instrument.  The factory presets are a mixed bag, but there are some excellent third party offerings to be had at modest prices.  I'm especially fond of the vintage synths series by Nori Ubukata.

2013/02/01 17:42:47
Kroneborge
Too many synths to learn, nonsense :) On a different note, I did pick up the Rob Papen course on sound design http://www.robpapen.com/dvd-sound-design.html After all, a lot of the stuff applies to multiple synths. Maybe if I could really get sound design down, I could spend less time searching through presets to get something close to what I want, and just make what I want. Also, WHY don't line breaks show up in my posts, auuugh
2013/02/01 21:28:24
Kroneborge
So I picked up Rayplaster, it sounds amazing, and I was fooling through the presets and found some stuff that just mixed perfect with Diva. Plus love this policy "No risk of data loss You can easily create a backup of your download to an USB stick or CD. If you forgot this or lost your CD we personally take care of you and redeliver for free. The software will continue to work even in the unprobable case that Tone2 goes out of business."
2014/02/03 23:48:04
Vastman
Diva is godly but I really Love Zebra 2... the Dark Zebra, which was designed for Hans Z even better... Synthmaster is a STEEL... I have Tone 2's wannabe but am pretty disappointed.
 
Of all, I love Diva's rich sounds but Zebra can do it all too... it's got gobs of awesome stuff for it. including HZ's library
 
FWIW, and I think it says everything you need to know, HZ did the entire latest Batman movie sound track... using Dark Zebra
 
Use the demos...
 
 
2014/02/04 01:56:52
Glyn Barnes
I really liked the demo of Diva and if you are familiar with subtractive synths there is not much of a learning curve. There is nothing earth shattering in the architecture but it does sound superb. Compared to Zebra it's a one trick pony but it does that trick very well indeed. I did not buy it in the end as I have a lot of subtractive, vintage sounding synths already, but Diva is one of the best.
 
2014/02/04 02:36:36
Vastman
Zo
 the sytnhs in trillian are just a pure beauty ..



I forgot about those, Zo... Thanks!  since I'm now playing bass again I haven't used Trillian in awhile... now I gots me a reason!  BTW, u will be happy I finally swung Iceni! OMG! got 3 hours sleep fri-monday morning...what sounds! I may become an orchestral freak yet!!!
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