Zebra 3

Zebra 3 is u-he’s complete rebuild of the modular synthesizer that made the original Zebra famous. Development ran for over a decade, and the public beta launched in December 2025. The architecture is modular in the same sense as Zebra 2 — oscillators, filters, effects, and modulators are arranged in a patchable grid — but everything has been rewritten from scratch. The centrepiece is a new spline-based wavetable oscillator where waveforms are defined using vector graphic-style curve editing rather than importing pre-baked waveforms. You can morph between up to 16 curves, apply waveform-mangling algorithms, and export the results as standard WAV wavetables for use elsewhere.

Beyond wavetable synthesis, Zebra 3 adds a physical modeling oscillator focused on modal synthesis, modeling the resonant behaviour of struck or plucked objects to produce the kind of inharmonic decay found in marimbas, metallic percussion, and similar timbres. A 4-in-1 mixer module enables vector synthesis by allowing panning and looping between four different sound sources. As of April 2026, Zebra 3 is in public beta with pre-order pricing available directly through u-he.