{"id":10733,"date":"2013-04-03T15:10:44","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T19:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/?p=10733"},"modified":"2013-04-03T15:10:44","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T19:10:44","slug":"is-z3ta-2-the-best-synthesizer-plugin-in-the-world-try-it-and-decide-for-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/2013\/04\/03\/is-z3ta-2-the-best-synthesizer-plugin-in-the-world-try-it-and-decide-for-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Z3TA+ 2 the best synthesizer plugin in the world? Try it and decide for yourself."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Z3TA+ 2 Interface\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cakewalk.com\/products\/Z3TA\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10738\" title=\"Z3TA-2-interface\" src=\"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Z3TA-2-interface-e1365014771516.png\" alt=\"Z3TA+ 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"456\" \/><\/a>Well, ultimately that&#8217;s up to you, but there are plenty of reasons to argue that it is.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Z3TA+ Classic Interface\" href=\"http:\/\/www.roland.com\/products\/en\/Cakewalk_ZETA\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10739\" title=\"Z3TA+ screen\" src=\"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Z3TA+-screen-e1365014893809.jpg\" alt=\"Z2TA+ Classic\" width=\"200\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a>First and foremost is the legacy of <a title=\"Z3TA+ 1.5\" href=\"http:\/\/www.roland.com\/products\/en\/Cakewalk_ZETA\/\" target=\"_blank\">Z3TA+ Classic<\/a>. Released over 10 years ago, Z3TA+ set the bar for modern analog style soft synths with unparalleled tweakability and waveshaping control. Z3TA+ was pumping out synth leads and fat basses back when EDM was know to most as simply &#8220;Techno,&#8221; and Dubstep was in it&#8217;s infancy.\u00a0 It&#8217;s impossible to quantify the impact of Z3TA+ on the EDM\/Synth universe, but from what our users tell us, there are likely tens of thousands of musicians still using their trusty Z3TA+ 1.5 waveshaping synthesizer in music today.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, Z3TA+ 2 includes over 1000 new sounds AND all 1,093 that ship with the original. Frankly speaking, Z3TA+ 2 is a preset goldmine. These sounds hold up against any synth on the market. Listen to <a title=\"Z3TA+ 2 Sound Examples\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cakewalk.com\/Products\/z3ta\/feature.aspx\/Listen-to-Z3TA-sound-examples\" target=\"_blank\">Z3TA+ 2 sound examples<\/a> for a taste.<\/p>\n<p>But of course there is also the UI redesign and usability overhaul that came with the second version. Z3TA+ 2 now has the sleek, <a title=\"Z3TA+ 2 Interface\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cakewalk.com\/products\/Z3TA\/feature.aspx\/Explore-the-new-Z3TA-2-Interface\" target=\"_blank\">modern interface<\/a> that is easier on the eyes and easier to navigate. Controls are more spread out, intuitively placed, and easy to access.\u00a0 Plus <a title=\"Z3TA+ 2 New Controls\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cakewalk.com\/Products\/z3ta\/feature.aspx\/The-Sound-of-a-Classic,-Only-Better\" target=\"_blank\">new controls<\/a> have been added to allow even more sound design possibilities.\u00a0 New features for <a title=\"Z3TA+ 2 Performance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cakewalk.com\/Products\/z3ta\/feature.aspx\/Expressive-Playability\" target=\"_blank\">performance and playability<\/a> raise the bar again for soft synths.\u00a0 Plus, Z3TA+ 2 is now (at last) available for PC &amp; Mac.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"MusicRadar Best VST Synths\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/tuition\/tech\/the-39-best-vst-plug-in-synths-in-the-world-today-262145\/28#\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10740\" title=\"music radar best vst\" src=\"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/music-radar-best-vst-e1365015463623.png\" alt=\"Music Radar Best VST Synth Plugins\" width=\"600\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>MusicRadar recently updated their list of the <a title=\"Music Radar Best Plugin Synths\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/tuition\/tech\/the-39-best-vst-plug-in-synths-in-the-world-today-262145\/28\" target=\"_blank\">39 Best VST Plugin Synths in the World Today<\/a> which ranks Z3TA+ 2 at the 13 spot among some formidable competition.<\/p>\n<p>Should Z3TA+ 2 be #1?\u00a0 We think so. <a title=\"Try Z3TA+ 2 for Free\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cakewalk.com\/Products\/Z3TA\/web-trial.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Try Z3TA+ 2 for free<\/a> today and decide for yourself!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, ultimately that&#8217;s up to you, but there are plenty of reasons to argue that it is. First and foremost is the legacy of Z3TA+ Classic. Released over 10 years ago, Z3TA+ set the bar for modern analog style soft synths with unparalleled tweakability and waveshaping control. Z3TA+ was pumping out synth leads and fat &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/2013\/04\/03\/is-z3ta-2-the-best-synthesizer-plugin-in-the-world-try-it-and-decide-for-yourself\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Is Z3TA+ 2 the best synthesizer plugin in the world? Try it and decide for yourself.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[855,1458,66,1604],"tags":[1873,1874,1875,187,1522],"class_list":["post-10733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","category-news-2","category-products","category-z3ta-2","tag-best-plugins","tag-best-synths","tag-best-vsts","tag-z3ta","tag-z3ta-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10733\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}