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1. La grille sert a ac tiver desactiver des modules utilises pour la synthese sonore and Italian E possibile usare un equalizzatore parametrico a 4 bande nella matrice u he degli effetti language They can be downloaded in pdf format from the following link ZEBRA SCIENCE i ri CAN HAS OTHER http www zebrasynth com manual ONES BACK PEAK 200 42 classy sounds created by HOWARD SCARR Zebra Science out in Spring 08 www zebrasynth com amp Welcome e the GEEKZOANE Have folks at u he gone crazy We hope not But what s cropping up on their website will certainly leave some in sheer disbelief if not faint There s a new blog style subpage at u he com go ing by the seemingly harmless URL of http www u he com scripting Under the moniker of u he tech net curious people are presented with a lot of technical gibberish which makes some sense at a closer look Various users have already created add ons for u he s products such as modified user interfaces and even software that converts wav files into Zebra2 wavetables This website now is aimed to help 3rd party devel opers with their efforts which are basically divided in three categories GUI Skins Help for people who want to create cus tom graphics utilizing u he s new skinning engine Patch Scripting Assistance for u he s Virtual Ma chine with which the plugin functionality can be ex tended2. gives us tremendous sharpness and far more detail Our play ingfield sonically is many more channels and speakers than the average movie we are very electronic in not only our music but our sound design Zebra can handel all of this better then any soft synth out there It has an analogue soul and a digi tal brain It competes well with our other synths on this project 2 Moog 55s Emu Modular PPG 300 modular CMS and Cwejman Doepfer and Roland System 700 Buchla200e 3 Mini Moogs and from the last movie we did the Virus Tl It can Clive Owen hidden Reinhold HeikJohnny Klime RUE STOR go from normal but authentic analogue sound to truly unheard of things it s easy to program and very CPU efficient It s also very practical for us because every arranger and programmer can have his own version It s not like in the past where we had to spend fortunes on Moogs to equip all the studios Before start a project try to have a con cept of its sound in mind Which hall which country which microphones If it s orchestral am very specific about the players their instruments and how many If it s electronic need the most efficient way to get from concept to reality find it best to really only learn one new synth per project and vet the competition merci lessly afterall its my music at stake it s me who has to decide between compos ing time versus sound creation time and trust me with a 100
3. PEOPLE MOVIE amp MUSIC ANIMALS e Sound designer of the year e True Story from Hollywood Zebra is animal of the year once more e Employee of the month e Sneak Preview Page 2 e Plugin format of the season e New CD You Pretty Thing Tune In last Page Page 3 U HE announces major break F m through in both customer support m and patch management All new and updated u he plugins will respond to good old MIDI Program Changes This Tht i This has been long awaited and some f had already given up hope but finally man b they celebrate a victory of common Feo d down o loads Arve eenean randomizer USCS Ry a aa ae ie ceri a it on CVGTY patch The feature has initially been spot a claims they do Sonate version or ne teas F o sound really internet Reports have been positive SEN different now despite the lack of support for MIDI more about that feature on page 2 sense Bank Select messages We ll con tinue to work this the last word has yet to be spoken says Urs Powershock u he have updated their t shirt design The new style is hi larious says an anonymous source Dipl Des Urs Heckmann designer of the new company t shirts was not yet available for comments Alleged insid ers say the new design was chosen because the old one was too hard to read The new design has only 3 letters and a dash Is easier to read The user manual for Zebra is now also available in French
4. as seen here for int i startParam i lt endParam i if Global Parameter i type fractionalType float range Global Parameter i max Global Parameter i min int change rand range range float value Global Parameter i change if value gt Global Parameter i max value Global Parameter i max if value lt Global Parameter i min value Global Parameter i min Global Parameter i value What you see here is a Script that s embedded in a normal u he patch file This script is found in the in famous Zufallstrans4mator patch which is capable of randomizing any u he plugin after 2006 Parameter List There s a new option in latest plu gins to customize the parameter list and their names as seen by the host Get 505 off available Sa as Urs Heckmann receiving the em 2008 Editors Choice award from Gino Robair Editor Folks at U HE are happy Zebra 2 1 has been awarded with the 2008 Edi Numerous updates are expected from u he within the coming weeks and months Let s have a look at the most important ones Filterscape 1 5 makes the prom ise of a major upgrade Not only will the whole suite Filterscape Filter scapeQ6 and FilterscapeVA be re vamped with the latest technologies such as resizable GUI skin support MIDI Program Changes etc but a long rumoured feature seems to gain shape The new SVF filter types are
5. at there is a fully modu lar software synthesizer in the works dubbed Berlin Modular working every signal at full audio rate Other rumours point to the pos sibility of a u he branded multiband distortion plugin based on an old classic called TriDirt This sounds like a reasonably educated guess as the developer of TriDirt now works for u he How about TriDirt Mk2 u he com Urs Heckmann Audio Software Developer Guerickestr 3la D 10587 Berlin urs u he com 49 163 4325626 Patchdesigner ofthe year Howard Scarr is patch designer of the year as was decided unanimous ly by u he Not only has he delivered a terrific set of factory patches he s also done well with the Zebra Science collection and with his work for Hans Zimmer on the new Batman movie p gt 4 Whi Hans Zimmer I with Howard Scarr r YOU PRETTY THING TUNE IN T YOU PRETTY THING IAIN EZ UN Jayney Klimek The Other Ones Tangerine Dream Tony Banks and Blacky Schwarz Rusczcynski The Other Ones UKW Alphaville release their debut album as You Pretty Thing in March 2008 This is great music with a couple of Zebras here and there The tunes are very catchy somewhere in between Rock and Pop with a little pinch of Fun Punk Every now and then a bit of Another Holiday from The Other Ones comes to ones mind no won der as Jayney s voice is still the same U HE says Don t
6. ed by numerous parties If you know of a party and want to bring some extra VIPs simply drop 4 entrance tickets at the u he booth Hall 5 1 Stand A75 No promise that we can make it but there s a good chance we bring some more VIPs if you drop more ti ckets We also appreciate drink vouchers where applicable Employee of the week George Bezerianos is the latest em ployee of the week at u he in Berlin Not only does he code the craziest math stuff he can also look quite scary which is why he additionally doubles as a bodyguard Really Contact Imprint amp DIY Business Card SS Here s the imprint Urs Heckmann s contact info and even a little business gt card to cut out by yourself s in case u he ran out of real ones or you forgot to ask Zebra Filterscape Triple Cheese Just cut along the dotted lines and safely store for future use in an appropri ate place More Feedback Machine Audionews Some kid going by the slightly obscure name of devet3 has installed a keygenned version of Zebra V2 2 and instantly experienced its editor fading to black It s still in the air and happens frequently SEEIION Unconfirmed sources report that u he have fallen in love with an analogue modular system see picture on the right based on high class compo nents This would add some serious spaghetti to the dev studio Some less reliable people go as far as to say th
7. million Dollar budget and a non movable deadline you need something like Zebra that not only in spires by sounding unquestionably great but let s you get results quickly because the logic of the user interface makes it a joy to use had nearly given up on soft synth mean have them all Of couse girate towards the ones that are clones of hardware ver sions of my Moogs and Prophets Here s the funny thing though It takes as long to make a good patch on those then it takes on the real thing Put them side by side and you realize the the soft version is a pale comparison sonically So why would bother And anyway for all their gorgeous sounds the old stuff is limiting non programmable temperamental and unreliable And it doesn t really fit into our digital world anymore But the Zebra is for me the way forward However long work on a patch never get that sense of frus tration get with the other stuff Know the sound might not be right yet because havn t spend enough time on it but know that the underlying quality is always there In other words you did good Urs Thanks a lot Regards HZ p s could really really do with a program change implementation please Thanks to you too Program changes are in now and we will cover the full story in cluding Howard Scarr s role soon in more detail on the u he website Party Zone As every year this MusikMesse is accompani
8. miss out on it http www youprettythingmusic com Digidesign s own native plugin for mat RTAS is the plugin format of the season Which means that folks at u he have indeed started to work this out No official dates yet but prototy pes are expected to be rolled out for testing within Q2 2008
9. ns as leaked on the internet A new addition however is supposed to jump into the picture as well and cre ate some extra vibe among fans An all new Zebrify effects plugin brings Zebra on the effects channels of your DAW All modules of Zebra gathered in a single Grid allow for spectacu lar mangling of audio input This is possible by making the voice engine monophonic which is appropriate for an effect plugin Looking forward Above Hans Hafner s session Zebra in contemporary film scores Below Stephan Thomas of Tasmodia Howard SONS Hie Mntenratiolaliees u he has sneaked in at post production facilities for Tom Tykwer s next movie The International While drooling about Reinhold Heils and John ny Klimek s pile of Zebras and More Feedback Machines weecould secretly watch pieces of the movie featuring Naomi Watts not in picture Expect a detailed production report or com once their work is finished During our on site visit at famous film composer Hans Zimmer in Los Angeles we asked for a little statement It came in an email and simply blew us away Lieber Urs You wanted to know why wanted to use mainly Zebra and no other plugin synth on The Dark Knight Returns Simple really don t believe that there is another software synth out there at the moment that has such a core sonic integrity as Zebra On Batman have a huge canvas to paint we are in Imax that
10. supposed to be top notch very rich sounding digital models Months went into fine tuning these for ex treme saturation levels yet smooth operation Another highlight will be the extended support for MIDI such Above Beer and smokes with Stephan and Niko Below A silent moment with only few lurkers one sleeping on the sofa History Corner u he s booth at Musikmesse 2007 This must have been the sexiest stand in the whole corridor Loads of animal patterns a comfortable couch cool visitors and a bunch of dinosaurs be ing threatened by a Zebra We won der what will they do in 2008 tors Choice award of Electronic Musi cian in the category for best synthe sizer software Subsequently More Feedback Machine 2 0 has taken off in magazine reviews and also re ceived not only good verdicts but also some awards such as Computer Music s Performance and Price Value awards Electronic Musician is rumoured to pick MFM2 for Down load Of The Month Naturally all awards are also on dis play on the respective product web sites but sometimes u he simply doesn t know about them In that case please send an email UPDATES as the built in keyboard control which not only responds to notes but also triggers all sorts of synced modula tions Yes you can literally play EQ bands from your MIDI keyboard Zebra 2 5 is up to inherit all the good ies that are visible in recent beta ver sio
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