ZEBRA or FX Xpansion Strobe 2

[Tintala]

Anyone used both Zebra or FX Expansion Strobe 2? what would your preference be for silky sweet pads and evolving textures?

[Ahornberg]

for Zebra, there are lots of patch collections for pads, e.g. Padsheaven http://sound.artenuovo.com/

[S1gnsOfL1fe]

Luftrum just released "Luftrum 13" for Zebra 2...it's the best collection for Zebra I've ever heard!

http://www.luftrum.com

[Thought Experiment]

Luftrum just released "Luftrum 13" for Zebra 2...it's the best collection for Zebra I've ever heard!

http://www.luftrum.com

Absolutely agree - Luftrum is one very talented sound designer

But to half-answer the OP's question - I don't own Strobe 2, but I do own Strobe 1 and Zebra, and though I like Strobe, I wasn't impressed enough by the demos to upgrade to v2. IMO Zebra is much more versatile, and (again, IMO) just sounds 'better'. Plus, even though Zebra is a very deep and complex instrument, I find it quite easy to program/modify existing patches - and if I find it easy, it must be REALLY easy :D

[aoVI]

Sorry for veering further OT; but I was the same way with the entire DCAM synth squad--It was good, but in the years I have owned it it never appeared on any of my tracks.

[gabegarza1021]

Anyone used both Zebra or FX Expansion Strobe 2? what would your preference be for silky sweet pads and evolving textures?

I find presets are what I'm looking for.

Check out ZebraSkools for Zebra2
http://www.u-he.com/cms/zebra2-patch-banks

They have a section of pads and ambient presets and a whole bunch more.

[phoenstorm]

I really do like fxpansion's product range and even strobe 1 sounds awesome - be sure to crank up the upsampling in settings!!! but strobe is defiantly a single oscillator synth (not including sub osc) - so I think zebra is a much better fit for your requirements.