Zebra creator previews new synth

u-he shows off Bazille

Ben Rogerson, Mon 10 Aug 2009, 10:38 am BST

You can have an early brush with Bazille by watching the preview videos below...

u-he's Zebra is widely acknowledged to be one of the finest soft synths in existence, so the news that its creator, Urs Heckmann, has been working on a brand-new instrument is cause for considerable excitement.

This is called Bazille, and is a modular beast that combines FM and subtractive synthesis. Details have yet to be posted on u-he's website – it's nowhere near finished, apparently – but Urs has uploaded three preview videos to YouTube.

Rather than us telling you about them, our advice is to check them out below…