u-he announces Zebra 1.5

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u-he announces Zebra 1.5

Key Features:

New structure: Wireless Modular Synthesizer

up to 4 osc, 4 filters, 4 pan/vca, 4 line mix/ringmodulators, 2 delay effects, 2 waveshapers per voice (*)

8/16/24 voice polyphonic with several unison, mono, legato modes

all oscillators with classic and digital waveforms, definable user spectrum, "dissonant" waveforms (*), integrated one-oscillator hard sync function, or audio input (side chaining)

2 resonant filters with several 24dB lowpass filter types, formant filter, high- and bandpass types

2 additional filters (12dB/6dB resonant lowpass, peaking, shelving, notch, phasing types etc.) (*)

internal effects (chorus/flanger/phase, delay, reverb) with additional send/return bus

huge amount of modulation possibilities, i.e. a modulation matrix that can target over 150 parameters, even those of the effect section

new syncable MultiStage envelopes that can also act as Step Sequencers or Parameter Choppers with adjustable loop points (*)

automatable XY-controls that can control up to 64 parameters with adjustable influence, allowing for wide range of control, from easy access to parameters (all parameters that have a knob) to deep sound morphings

innovative graphical user interface with adaptive elements, colour schemes and cleverly layouted all-in-one-window accessability (*)

performance friendly software design with AltiVec optimisation for G4/G5 systems (*)

warm, powerful sound with outstanding quality and minimum aliasing

enhanced MIDI support, i.e. Incremental CC, PolyPressure (*)

hundreds of unique Presets

(*) new in Version 1.5

Estimated date for release: April 2004 for MacOS X Audio Units, support for Windows in Summer 2004 (Winter on southern hemisphere)

Estimated pricing: USD 199 (free update for current users), online distribution (Retail/boxed version planned)