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Resonant zap

u-he’s ZebraCM can recreate the classic zap. Start with the default patch, mix the volume of both oscillators, activate Noise, bringing its Volume up. Choose the LP Vintage Filter mode, crank the Cutoff fully and Key Follow down. Resonance and Env2 will be fully cranked.

Kill the velocity of both envelopes, reduce the Sustain of Env1 to nil. Env1’s Decay should be set to 30, and its Release to 15, Attack is 0. Env2’s Attack and Sustain will likewise be 0. Its Decay will be set to about 23. Release will be 33. These give us the classic zap. Tweak to taste.

Beneath the display, we’ll Pan our sound fully right. Go to lower-left of the Mix & FX section and activate the Delay1 effect. In the Delay section, choose 1/32 delay times and reduce Feedback and X-Back to nil. Pan controls will be set to the right. Layer it with a clap for best effect.

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