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ZebraHZ and THE DARK ZEBRA Version 2.9.3 22. Jul 2021 U-HE • Heckmann Audio GmbH • Berlin Table of Contents Introduction 5 The Dark Zebra .....................................................5 ZebraHZ ................................................................5 Installation .............................................................6 Terms of Use .........................................................7 User Interface 8 Basic Operation ....................................................8 Upper Bar ..............................................................9 GUI size ...............................................................10 Synthesis Window ...............................................10 Main grid .........................................................11 Lane Mixer ......................................................12 Lane Compressors ..........................................13 Performance Window ..........................................14 Lower Bar and Lower Pane .................................15 Preset Browser 16 Overview .............................................................16 Directory Panel (folders) ..................................17 Presets Panel (files) .........................................19 Preset Info Panel .............................................21 Installing More Soundsets................................... 21 Preset Tagging ....................................................22 Search by Tags ....................................................23 Search by Text ....................................................24 Global Settings 26 PITCH .............................................................26 GLIDE ..............................................................26 VOICE .............................................................27 MICROTUNING ...............................................27 SWING ............................................................27 2! Generators 28 OSC main panel ..................................................28 PHA/SNC (Phase/Sync) ..................................29 OSC FX ...........................................................30 MIXER .............................................................30 List of Spectral Effects ....................................31 OSC Lower Panel ................................................33 OSC Wave Editor ................................................35 Wave Selector .................................................35 GeoMorph & SpectroMorph ...........................36 GeoBlend & SpectroBlend ..............................37 FMO main panel ..................................................39 FMO lower panel .................................................40 Noise ...................................................................41 VCF .....................................................................42 XMF .....................................................................44 Diva VCF .............................................................46 COMB .................................................................48 SIDEBAND ..........................................................51 SHAPER ..............................................................52 Distortion .............................................................53 RING ...................................................................55 MIX ......................................................................56 FOLD ...................................................................57 Modulators 58 List of Modulation Sources .................................58 Modulation Matrix ...............................................59 ENV .....................................................................60 MSEG ..................................................................63 LFO .....................................................................65 LFOG ...................................................................67 MOD MAPPER ....................................................68 MMix ...................................................................70 Outputs and Effects 71 The FX Grid .........................................................71 MODULATION FX ................................................72 3! DELAY .................................................................73 REVERB ..............................................................74 COMPRESSOR ...................................................75 EQ .......................................................................76 NU REV ...............................................................77 RESONATOR .......................................................78 Performance 79 Arpeggiator / Sequencer .....................................79 Hands-on tutorial ............................................79 General Settings .............................................80 Per Step Settings ............................................81 XY Pad programming ..........................................83 Configuration 85 About MIDI CC ....................................................85 MIDI Learn ...........................................................86 MIDI Table ...........................................................87 Preferences .........................................................88 Tips & Tricks 90 Motion viewer for modulators .........................90 Spectralize ......................................................90 Modulation inverter .........................................91 Absolute value ................................................91 Vibrato under control ......................................91 More MSEG points .........................................91 Modulation Target Lists 92 Generators ..........................................................92 Modulators ..........................................................98 Global ................................................................100 Effects ...............................................................101 Flow Diagrams 106 Delay Modes .................................................106 XMF Modes ...................................................108 FX Grid ..........................................................109 NKS 110 4! TOC INTRODUCTION Introduction Just a few sections of the main Zebra2 user guide are missing in this version: There is no ‘Quick Start Tutorial’, as it is assumed that you already know the absolute basics. Neither the Zebrify nor the Zrev chapters are repeated here, as there are no special versions of those effects for ZebraHZ. However, all important reference information is included, so you shouldn’t have to refer to the regular Zebra2 user guide very often, if at all. The Dark Zebra The Dark Zebra is a bank of 400 presets, a collaboration between Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer and u-he’s own Howard Scarr. Practically all Zebra sounds used in the movies The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises are included, plus a few extras that were made at the same time but didn’t quite fit in the scores. New in version 2.9… All presets now include XY pad control and are NKS compatible. Especially the ‘simpler’ presets benefit greatly from the extra controls! ZebraHZ ZebraHZ is Hans Zimmer’s custom version of Zebra2. Many of the following extensions are required by The Dark Zebra: • 8 extra filters (4 x highpass and 4 x lowpass) based on Diva models • 4 comb filter modules instead of 2 • 8 MSEGs instead of 4 • 24 modulation matrix slots instead of 12 • X/Y pads also appear as regular modulation sources • 4 polyphonic compressors, one for each lane of the main grid • 3 Polymoog™-style resonators with additional full-range band Note: For even more powerful physical modelling capabilities, version 2.9 has twice as many comb filters as version 2.8, and three Resonators instead of just one. Online resources For downloads, news and support, go to our website For heated debates about u-he products, go to our forum For friendship and informal news updates, go to our facebook page For u-he presets (paid or free), go to our patch library (PatchLib) For video tutorials and more, go to our youtube channel For personal pics and a few videos, go to our instagram page For audio demos of soundsets, go to our soundcloud presets global generators modulators outs+fx perform config targets 5! TOC INTRODUCTION Installation Double-click the installer (Mac or PC) and follow instructions. Important: If you are updating an existing ZebraHZ installation, please either use the same paths as the original and select the same set of plug-in formats, or remove the old version before installing the new one. To avoid crashes or other “strange behaviour” while loading presets, please do not mix old and new versions. Serial Number: ZebraHZ uses the same serial number as Zebra2. Load ZebraHZ, right- click on the data display then select enter serial number. If you can’t find your Zebra serial number, go to u-he.com/my-licenses/ and follow the “request” instructions. Default Paths macOS Presets (local) MacHD/Library/Audio/Presets/u-he/ZebraHZ/ Presets (user) MacHD/Users/*YOU*/Library/Audio/Presets/u-he/ZebraHZ/ Preferences MacHD/Users/*YOU*/Library/AppSupport/u-he/com.u-he.ZebraHZ… MSEG/OSC MacHD/Library/Application Support/u-he/ZebraHZ/Modules/ Microtuning MacHD/Library/Application Support/u-he/Tunefiles/ Windows Presets (local) C:\Users\*YOU*\Documents\u-he\ZebraHZ.data\Presets\ZebraHZ\ Presets (user) C:\Users\*YOU*\Documents\u-he\ZebraHZ.data\UserPresets\ZebraHZ\