Summary

Zebra Legacy is a versatile modular synthesizer by u-he, known as a "workhorse synth" with a long-standing reputation in sound design, particularly in Hollywood. It combines various synthesis methods with a powerful modulation engine to create highly flexible and expressive sounds.

Features

• Four wavetable oscillators with 16 waves each and integrated spectral effects
• Unison modes with up to eleven voices, detune and stereo spread
• Polyphonic (up to 16 voices), duophonic, mono and legato playing modes
• Four assignable XY pads for modulation
• Four frequency modulation oscillators with multiple waveforms
• Four voltage controlled filters with 23 selectable modes
• Four cross-modulation filters combining two filter types with audio-rate FM modulation
• Flexible signal routing through modular patching grids for generators and effects
• Four multi-stage envelope generators (MSEG) with up to 32 segments each
• Per-voice LFOs plus global LFOs
• 21 stereo effects including choruses, delays, equalizers, compressors, reverbs and more
• Resizable user interface with MIDI learn and editable preset list
• Supports Native Instruments NKS standard, compatible with Komplete Kontrol and Maschine hardware
• Cross-platform availability for macOS, Windows, and Linux (beta support)

Included Content

• All commercial Zebra2 soundsets included with Zebra Legacy at no extra cost
• The "Zebra Oldies" preset collection from the original factory set
• Expanded soundset ZebraHZ/The Dark Zebra created by Hans Zimmer

Design and Usability

Zebra Legacy's modular and adaptive interface only displays active modules, keeping the workflow streamlined and user-friendly. It offers deep programmability while avoiding overwhelming complexity, making it a favored tool for sound designers seeking creative synthesis possibilities.

Notable Usage

Zebra has been prominently featured in major film soundtracks such as The Dark Knight, Inception, Transformers, and Tron: Legacy, attesting to its high-quality sound and versatility.