Note: Z3TA+ Waveshaping Synthesizer Academic Version is the regular version of Z3TA+ at a special price for educators and students. Proof of status is required to get this price break.

The Cakewalk Z3TA+ is a top-of-the line analog-style virtual synthesizer with extensive sound-shaping capability. Its band-limited Waveshaping technology makes Z3TA+ one of the best and most respected synths in the industry. As a complete instrument, the Cakewalk Z3TA+ soft synth is designed for the professional musician and sound programmer who need uncompromised sound quality and powerful features.

Cakewalk Z3TA+ Waveshaping Synthesizer Academic Version Features:

• Oscillators
• 32-bit wavetable synthesis with three rendering modes (DRAFT, NQ, HQ)
• 6 Oscillators, 60 built-in waveforms, 6 user loadable waveforms, PWM possible in all oscillators with any waveform
• 64-voice polyphony with polyphony lmiting and voice allocation
• Independent Waveshaper for each oscillator with 14 wave transformations: Warp, Twist, Multipoint, Wave, Offset, Symmetry, Drive, Shrink, Selfsync, Bit Reduction, Hipass and Lowpass filters, DC-Offset, and Window all fully bandlimited and realtime-capable
  
  Filters
• 2 Stereo Filters (4 filters total), 10 Filter Modes: 12dB/oct LPF/HPF/BPF/BRF, 24dB/oct LPF/HPF/BPF/BRF, 36dB/oct LPF, formant. Filters can be set in parallel or serial.
• Individual Cutoff, Resonance, Resonance Boost, Pan, Level and Limiter controls for each filter.
  
  Low Frequency Oscillators
• Morphing capable LFOs, 4 global, 2 local (per-voice), all host Tempo Sync capable.
• Individual Offset, Delay, Fade In, Morph Time, Speed, Tempo Sync, and Key Sync mode controls.
  
  Envelope Generators
• Eight 6-stage envelope generators, 1 bipolar, 6 unipolar, 1 main Amp eg, all with adjustable positive or negative amount.
• Individual Delay, Attack Time, Slope Time, Slope Level, Decay Time, Sustain Level, Release Time controls.
  
  Arpeggiator
• Algorithmic arpeggiator with all basic patterns
• MIDI arpeggiator with 100 built-in patterns.
  
  Modulation Matrix
• 16 row modulation matrix with Source, Range (min/max), Curve, Control, and Destination options.
• 24 modulation sources, including all LFOs, Egs, main Oscillators, Attack and Release velocity, Unipolar and Bipolar keyboard tracking, internal functions and polyphony.
  
  Effects
  
  Drive
• 6 Drive modes, including Soft/Hard drive, Valve Amp, Smart Shaper and Heavy Metal (local plus global drive stage), individually selectable for both filters.
• Tone, Drive and output Level controls.
• Progressive Stereo Decimator (lo-fi).
  
  Modulation
• 9 Mode Modulation section, full stereo operation (except when mono modes are selected).
• Modulation speed sync'able to host Tempo.
• 3 modulation waveforms.
• Broad range of Chorus, Flanger and Phaser effects available, including mono/stereo chorus, flanger and phaser, 6-voice chorus, Quad phaser.
• Delay, Speed, modulation Depth, Feedback, 2-band Modulation Equalizer with selectable modes and Level controls.
  
  Compressor
• 3 Mode dedicated compressor, with Threshold, Ratio, Gain and output Level controls.
  
  Delay Section
• 3 individual stereo delay lines, with Time (L & R), Delay, Feedback and Level controls.
• Multimode 3-band EQ inserted in the feedback loop, with 6 EQ modes.
• Tempo Sync capable.
  
  Delays
• Three independent delay lines which sync to host tempo.
• Stereo, Ping, Cross and LRC delay modes.
• Three-band stereo equalizer with six eq modes for each delay line.
• Individual time settings for L and R channels, feedback and level controls.
  
  Reverb
• Full stereo reverb.
• 4 Reverb modes, including Small Room, Mid Hall, Big Hall and Plate.
• Size, Damp, Lo, Hi and Wet/Dry controls.
  
  EQ
• Full stereo eq.
• 7 band equalizer with 11 equalizer modes (Wide 1/2/3, Half 1/2/3, Low, Lo/Mid, Mid, Mid/Hi, Hi).
• Stereo Cabinet-Amp simulator, with 19 different preset simulations.
  
  System Requirements
  
  800x600 minimum resolution.
  
  1GHz or faster processor, 128Mb of RAM or more recommended.

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