Zebra 3

Deep Synthesis, Rebuilt from the Ground Up

Zebra 3 carries the unmistakable Zebra concept forward, rebuilt from scratch with state of the art technologies spanning analogue modelling, physical modelling and purely digital synthesis. A bold mix of popular and novel sound design possibilities meets a fresh user experience, with an adaptive interface where modules appear only when added and can be organised via drag and drop. Ready for workhorse tasks as well as remarkably deep and complex exploration.

At its core, Zebra 3 is a modular synthesis environment built around its Generator Rack, Modulation system and FX Grid. Oscillators can operate as wavetable engines with up to 16× unison or as additive engines with up to 1024 partials, supported by oscillator effects such as spectral decay, sync and phase remapping. Filters include 13 models, both classic and original, each offering multiple responses, while FM oscillators, modal resonators, comb filters, noise and exciter modules extend into physical modelling synthesis. Modulation is treated as a central element, with envelopes, LFOs, MSEGs, mappers and mod math modules shaping and combining signals, while pitch, gate and trigger operate as full modulation sources. The FX Grid completes the system with delays, multitap delay, reverbs, compressors and more, with per voice send amounts.

Features

• Adaptive interface with modules appearing only when added and organised via drag and drop

• Over 1200 factory presets

• Unified spline editor for oscillator waveforms and MSEG curves with geometric morphing

• Two oscillator engines with wavetable and additive synthesis options

• Up to 16× unison and up to 1024 additive partials

• 20 oscillator effects including spectral decay sync and phase remapping

• Filters with 13 models both classic and original with multiple responses

• FM oscillators with two operators and an audio input as third operator

• Modal resonators and comb filters with control over feedback and damping

• Noise and Exciter modules for transient and physical modelling sources

• Vector and Scan mixers with XY control and sequential blending

• Pitch gate and trigger signals as full modulation sources

• Mod Math modules for combining and transforming modulation signals

• Mappers for step sequencing or freely drawable transfer curves

• Ring modulation distortion wavefolding and equalizers per voice and global

• Delay multitap delay reverb and compressors in global FX grid

• Per voice send amounts in the FX grid

• Available as CLAP VST3 AU and AAX on macOS Windows and Linux

• Support for MPE microtuning and MTS ESP

Mac:

• macOS 10.13 or higher
• Intel Nehalem, Apple M1 or newer

Windows:

• Windows 7 or higher
• 64 bit
• Intel Nehalem, AMD Bulldozer, Quad Core CPU or better