Maybe one could paint "Moog" on a Motif and pass it off? At any rate, they've cashed my check already, so I'm not gonna sweat it. 

Bit,
 
Really appreciate your take on Omnisphere.
 
John

Again thank you for the replies it is appreciated.
 
I have downloaded the demo with the free Zebralette to have a go.
 
I have enjoyed using Z3ta 2 so far and found it a bit less daunting that the Native Instruments Synths.

Zebralette was used in a past KVR One-Synth Challenge. Give a listen to the entries, keeping in mind that each tune was made using Zebralette and nothing else.
 
Note that although Zebralette is promoted as a taster for Zebra, it's really a very tiny subset of Zebra's functionality, and the two synths' UIs are very different. I'm not sure whether Zebralette really works as an enticement to buy Zebra or not. 

I was googling for some Zebra programming tips and ran across this interview with Hans Zimmer. Although only tangentially related to my search, I enjoyed the interview a lot and thought others might, too. He does mention Zebra in it, though.
 
Note: it's a German website so the text is in German (natürlich) but the interview itself is in English.
 

Thanks, 
I haven't seen that one. 
There's also Howard Scarr:
http://www.audionewsroom....r-sound-scientist.html
http://www.zorchmusic.com/hscarr/
And Urs:
http://www.audionewsroom....urs-heckmann-u-he.html

Thanks, Carl!
 

...to be honest, today's flood of synth-based, beat-powered instrumentals either leaves me cold or even grates on my old-style musical sensibilities.

Amen to that, Howie.
 
I've been reverse-engineering some of Howard's patches, and the guy has a real talent for getting cool sounds in unusual and/or elegant ways. I'd have never have thought that much could be done with nothing more than a noise generator and a comb filter, but it's a combination that he uses a lot.
 

Will you get Dark Zebra too?

I'm tempted, because dissecting Howard's patches is a masterclass in itself. But a hundred bucks is a little steep even for a very good tutorial. The additional features in the HZ edition don't have much draw for me at this stage because I still haven't hit the limits of what Zebra can do. Plus those features will probably be rolled into Zebra 3 when it's released (probably not until next year, but that's OK by me).
 
There are other, less-expensive sound sets on the market that might also serve the purpose. The best I've heard so far is Joseph Hollo's Padsheaven collection. Volumes 1 and 2 (261 presets) are $45 for the bundle or $25 apiece. 
 
But so far I've resisted the temptation to buy any canned patch libraries for Zebra, lest it dampen my enthusiasm for rolling my own.