Sonic Portraits - Toolkit

Sonic Portraits – Toolkit is a collection of Zebra 3 module presets, profiles and effect presets for musicians who enjoy building their own sounds. It combines 800 resources for individual modules with the Atelier family of custom interface skins for u-he Zebra 3.

Start inside a module, combine the resources and adapt them to your patch. The collection covers oscillator sources, resonant profiles, modulation shapes and effects for bass, leads, percussion, pads and experimental textures. These are sound design tools rather than a bank of finished synth presets.

800 Zebra 3 module presets and profiles

• 125 OSC Curve Presets for tonal sources, percussion and textures.
• 125 Modal Profiles inspired by wood, glass, metal and unusual objects.
• 125 MSEG Curve Presets for rhythmic patterns, envelopes and evolving movement.
• 125 Mapper Curve Presets for reshaping modulation and performance controls.
• 275 FX Module Presets for Delay, ModFX, Reverb, Compressor, Distortion, 8-Tap, Texture, Equalizer, Wavefolder, Ring Modulator and Filter.
• 25 FX Grid Racks: complete effect chains, loaded in one click.

The resources are organised into 32 packs: Packs 01 to 05 in each of the OSC, Modal, MSEG and Mapper families, and twelve effect packs. An installation guide and a practical preset guide help you get started and explore the collections.

Effects with a job

Every effect preset is made for one clear job in a track, and its name tells you which: Bass Safe Chorus, Mud Cut, Dotted Eighth Lead, Pad Bloom. Delays and taps follow your song’s tempo, tuned ring modulator presets play in tune on every key, and compressors and racks leave about as loud as they came in, so you hear the shape, not a level jump. Every rack runs in the Main lane, so it sounds the moment it loads.

The Atelier family: two ways to make Zebra 3 your own

The original Atelier gives Zebra 3 a redesigned visual identity, with textured backgrounds, distinct module colours and new knobs and sliders.

Meet Atelier Blanc, the newest member of the Atelier family. Its light finish pairs soft white and pale grey surfaces with dark lettering and coloured module accents, giving Zebra 3 a fresh look while keeping the familiar Atelier character.

Both Atelier and Atelier Blanc are included in Sonic Portraits – Toolkit. Choose the look that suits your workspace. The skins work independently of the module collections, so you can use them with your existing Zebra 3 sounds too. Explore both designs in the gallery below.

You will need Zebra 3, purchased separately. The Atelier skin has been tested on Windows and macOS with Apple Silicon. Browse more sound design resources from Audio Voltage.