U-he's Zebralette 3 Free Synth Will Be Unveiled at NAMM 2024

Exploring the Evolution and Features of the Highly Anticipated Zebra 3 Synthesizer Through Zebralette 3

NEWS  Plugins VST  January 27, 2024  Reading time: 2 Minute(s)

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The new version of the popular free synth will be presented in beta version at NAMM 2024. It’s not Zebra 3 yet, but it’s a light version of what we can expect in Zebra 3. According to U-he, they will showcase its capabilities as well as the excellent wavetable and MSEG editing tools. Urs Heckmann also says on the KVR forum:

"While 'beta' means 'feature complete but still a bit buggy', we hope to go public soon after NAMM. We’ll then spend the coming weeks and months fine-tuning the user experience and its sonic powers with the help of your feedback."

 U-HE ZEBRALETTE 3 [VIDEO CREDITS: SONICSTATE] 

Zebralette 3 will become for sure one of the most comprehensive wavetable generation tools available, and like its predecessor, it’ll be free.

The new Zebra 3 engine is already active at the core of it. Part of the engine is a new oscillator that incorporates various synthesis options, including wavetable, spline wave, morphing, VA, and additive. The hefty thing about it is the built-in editor, reminiscent of a super powerful math program.

Once opened, you can draw your own waveforms, generate wavetables, or work with additive synthesis. The new spline technology lets you generate morphing wavetables smoothly together.

On top, there will be a plethora of different oscillator FX with which you can achieve wilder oscillator timbres. All this will also be available in the free Zebralette 3 Synthesizer.

 

Zebra 3 Release

When is Zebra 3 coming? The question of all questions. Urs Heckmann and U-he currently have no news about it but says:

"As for the most tingling question: We cannot yet assess a timeline as to when its bigger brother – Zebra 3 – is ready, but once Zebralette 3 is finished, the largest chunk of work on Zebra 3 is done as well. [...] U-he Zebralette 3 will be available in an open beta version after NAMM 2024. The plugin will be a free download and an official release TBA."

For more information and to stay updated on Zebralette 3 release visit U-he website.