64 New z3ta+ 2 Electro Presets for the one and only z3ta+ waveshaping synthesizer!  CHE has shared his latest SoundSet which includes 64 Electro presets organized in 9 sound categories.  Don’t miss out on these free synth patches!

Screen shot of one of the new presets. 

Browsing through these presets the one thing to notice is the modulation sources.  CHE uses lots of Morphing LFO Modulation Sources for the Electric Energy SoundSet.  LFO Morphing is one unique feature of z3ta+ not found in very many synthesizers.  Two LFOs waveforms are mixed together with controls over how fast the two waveforms mix, fade, and morph. Check it out while playing these patches.

Download z3ta+ 2 Elecro Presets

Download Electric Energy SoundSet

More About z3ta+ 2.0

Find more resources, presets, and downloads for z3ta+ 2 on the page here:

http://patcharena.com/synth-resources/cakewalk-z3ta-2/

Z3TA+ 2 Sound Design video from Cakewalk on how to make a simple kick drum.

Z3TA+ 2 is a powerful tool for creating instruments. A great way to use Z3TA+ 2 is to create your own custom kick drum.

Check out Z3TA+ 2 trial here: http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Web-Trial

Here is a nice tutorial and overview video for Z3TA+ for iPad iOS:

Patreon Patrons wanted to see Z3TA+, Cakewalk’s elaborate waveshapping synth. It is a lot of fun, so let’s play with it! If you enjoy these Let’s Play videos please consider sponsoring them on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=107612

z3ta+ iOS now with MIDI Learn!  Pretty cool to MIDI learn all of the waveshaping controls.  Check out the video: Z3TA+ iOS Update – Full MIDI Support for iPad.

Download Z3TA+ iOS 1.1 on the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/z3ta+/id810393174?mt=8

The Z3TA+ iOS 1.1 update brings full MIDI functionality to the iPad. Now, users can easily map, save, and configure their MIDI controllers to work Z3TA+ iOS and clock to external sequencers and DAWs.

Find more videos from CakewalkSoftware – http://www.youtube.com/user/CakewalkSoftware

z3ta iPad Jam

Seeing more z3ta+ iOS videos popping up.  Here is a cool video from Khantipol Kasemsant. 

Z3TA+ iOS by Cakewalk, another great synthesizer app on the iPad

z3ta+ iOS Released!

Legendary waveshaping at your fingertips. z3ta+ iOS has been released now for ipad.  Cakewalk has released z3ta+ iOS today.  z3ta+ iOS was first teased by Cakewalk during winter NAMM 2014, and is now released.  It is now available for sale on the AppStore for $19.99.  Right now it doesn’t seem as though z3ta+ iOS can import z3ta+ 2.0 patches presets.  However once this feature gets added we’ll be able to import the thousands of z3ta+ free presets available for download here on PatchArena.

Cakewalk z3ta+ iOS page – http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/iOS.aspx

z3ta+ iOS AppStore page – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/Z3TA+/id810393174?ls=1&mt=8

Watch the z3ta+ iOS Demo Video

z3ta+ iOS Features & Highlights

The legendary Z3TA+ synthesizer has been used on countless records, and it’s distinctive sound has been a staple of electronic artists the world over. And now Z3TA+ iOS puts the full power of Z3TA+2 on your iPad. Packed with hundreds of presets, modulatable waveshaping, dual mode filters, and flexible effects, Z3TA+ iOS is the perfect creative synth for making music anywhere, anytime.

Feature Highlights:
• Includes over 500 presets
• User-friendly on-screen Keyboard and external MIDI control
• Waveshaping synthesis with 6 Oscillators, 6 LFOs, and more
• Modulation Matrix including 16 Sources, Curves, Controls, and Destinations
• Advanced modular effects including Distortion, Mod, Compression and more
• Performance section with Tap Tempo, assignable XY Pad, Mod Wheels, and Adaptive Pitch Bend
• Inter-App Audio, Background Audio, and AudioBus support

Z3TA+iOS will be there for you when you’re working behind your studio rig, or on the road. It embodies every characteristic of the original synthesizer and brings the all of parameters you know and love to a fluid iOS7 touch-enabled interface. Z3TA+iOS is perfect for both experienced and new users especially when connecting to other audio applications using AudioBus and Inter-App Audio. Plugin in any iPad compatible MIDI controller and take your performance to the stage.

z3ta+ 2.0 & More

Learn more about z3ta+ 2.0 here:

Cakewalk z3ta+ 2.0

Computer Music is giving away Cakewalk Rapture VSTi for free this month in it’s special 200th issue!

we’re giving away a full commercial VST instrument for PC worth £165 – it’s Rapture, an amazing, feature-loaded, six-part wavetable synth

You can find out details on the 200th Issue here:

http://www.musicradar.com/computermusic/computer-music-special-200th-issue-200-techniques-february-2014-590566

This issue is available via download and print, check out details on how to get the bonus content if you choose the download option.

They’ve also released a nice tutorial video “Layering and mixing Rapture’s Elements” check it out here:

Learn more about Rapture’s Signal flow on our Rapture Synth Resource Page here:

http://patcharena.com/synth-resources/cakewalk-rapture/

This page also includes hundreds of free Rapture programs, wavetables, and sample content.  Don’t miss the famous Rapture MuZ3um Set!

Don’t forget Rapture is a fully SFZ 2.0 capable player.  Check out our free SFZ Instruments here as well:

PatchArena SFZ Downloads

Also Worth Checking Out:

Free MiniBrute MultiSaw Samples In SFZ Format – Bonus Rapture Programs

Hot Rod Rapture’s Output – Out Ratio Hack

Automation Rapture VST in Ableton Live

Rapture and Dimension Pro Demo by Eddie King

Twisted Oscillators – Free Rapture Patches

We wanted to take the time to look back at the most popular synthesizer related downloads here at PatchArena for 2013.  It’s been a great year for virtual instrument releases, updates, and downloads.  The same goes for Hardware based synthesizers and samplers. You should be able to utilize the sfz samples here if you don’t have them already.  Top downloads include presets for CronoX, Alchemy, Toxic Biohazard, Guitar Samples, String Samples, A freeware download pdf list, and More.

The first list that we’ll go through is the Top 10 2013 download list ordered by download hits. 

Number 10

Contact SPACE Kalimba- SFZ Instrument

Preset Design: PatchArena
Total Download Hits – 3330

– Kalimba recorded with homemade contact microphone plus SPACE reverb!  Intended for film-score percussion and other textures.  Use with your favorite SFZ player or sampler.  Special sounds can be achieve by either exaggerating or cutting out the reverb decay on this sample set.  Enjoy!

Download – Contact SPACE Kalimba

Number 9

Studio Strings Nebula – SFZ Instrument

Preset Design: PatchArena
Total Download Hits – 3360

Free Sample Pack of synth string samples sampled from the strings preset of a vintage Siel analog synth!  9 samples recorded 44.1k 16bit, weighing in at just less then 30MB compressed in zip.  Use as SFZ sample food for your favorite SFZ based virtual instruments, or drag and drop the samples into your other samplers!

Download – Studio Strings Nebula

Number 8

Universe Trance Volume 1 & 2 For Image Line Poizone

Preset Design: CHE
Total Download Hits – 3995

2 Collections of Trance Presets, 79 Sounds Total.  FXP, FXB, and FL Studio Formats. 

Download – Universe Trance Vol 1 & 2

Number 7

Rainbow Spectrum 54 Presets For Camel Audio’s Alchemy

Preset Design: CHE
Total Download Hits – 3997

The Rainbow Spectrum Soundset for the Camel Audio – Alchemy VSTi.  Format in ACP, AAZ, and .WAV.  54 Experimental Presets in 8 Categories. 

Download – Rainbow Spectrum Soundset

Number 6

Collection Of 24 Banks of Korg M1 Patches

Preset Design: Korg Users Shared
Total Download Hits – 4058

24 Banks of M1 sounds from various sources over the internet. Check out the modified dates for their creation or last edit times.

Download – Korg M1 Collected Presets

Number 5

Toxic Planet 100 Presets For Image Line Toxic Biohazard

Preset Design: CHE
Total Download Hits – 4715

100 Free Presets for Image Line – Toxic Biohazard.  Includes 100 FXP and 600 waveforms. 

Download Toxic Planet

Number 4

Oderions Guitar Steel Chords – SFZ Instrument

Preset Design: Oderion
Total Download Hits – 5015

Acoustic steel string guitar by chords in sfz format.  Sampled chords from my steel stringed guitar into a sfz file! First octave gives you the chords in major and second in minor. If you hit the notes hard its a down stroke, and softer gives an up stroke. 

Download – Oderions Guitar Steel Chords – SFZ

Number 3

Virtual Software Synthesizer Freeware Index PDF

Download Author: CHE
Total Download Hits – 5430

This PDF includes All Free Virtual Software Synthesizer for Digital Audio Workstation’s & Sequencer’s.  (No MIDI Apps & Standalone’s) As Example :

– PRESONUS – STUDIO ONE
– IMAGE LINE – FL STUDIO
– STEINBERG – CUBASE
– CAKEWALK – SONAR
– ABLETON – LIVE
– MORE

EASY TO READ PDF with Color Images, Short descriptions, and Manufacturer Links

Download – Freeware Index PDF

Number 2

E-lec-tro Sounds – For Image Line Harmor VSTi

Preset Design: CHE
Total Download Hits – 6560

Harmor Soundset with 100 Single Presets in FXP Format. Including Arps, Leads, Pads & Bass.  Excellent use of Timbre mixing and combinations.

Download – E-lec-tro Sounds

Number 1

TAKAMINE GUITAR VOL 1 – For LinPlug Crono X

Preset Design: Philippe Favré
Total Download Hits – 12649

A piezo electro acoustic guitar. Sampled and programmed for LinPlug Crono X.  Featuring 34 RealGuitar presets.  Metal an rubber hammers, Plectrum, thumb, pizzicato actions,
Background noises.

Download – TAKAMINE GUITAR VOL 1

Special thanks to everyone for sharing their sounds this past year.  Looking forward to a wonderful and exciting 2014.  Special tip of the hat goes out to CHE for making the top 10 list multiple times!

If you are interested check out more download statistics here:

http://patcharena.com/downloads/misc.php?action=toplist

Wishing you a happy and musically productive 2014!

Presenting The MiniBrute MultiSaw Samples In SFZ Format:

Photo Credit: John Grabowski

Download Includes MultiSaw Samples in looped in SFZ Format.  Original sampling of the MiniBrute by Kriminal.  Sample chopping, looping, and sfz mapping by PatchArena.

Also includes bonus Rapture Programs that utilize the SFZ files!

Download MiniBrute MultiSaw SFZ

Happy New Year!

Presenting The Freeware Andromeda Galaxy Soundset by CHE for z3ta+ 2:

Inside:

• 1 Soundset with 64 Presets
• Presets Sound Design by: CHE
• Format: 7 Folders [*.FXP]
• Info: Read me – PDF
• For: Z3TA+ v2.1
• File Size: 1 MB
• Genre: Trance
• Price: Free

Download:
Andromeda Galaxy Soundset