Tetralogy
Tetralogy
A large collection of over 350 highly-usable synth sounds for Zebra2 by u-he.
A large collection of over 350 highly-usable synth sounds for Zebra2 by u-he.
$25
$25
Hear Tetralogy In Action
Hear Tetralogy In Action
- Light As Air (Dressed) Brad Jerkins 2:50
- Z-Squared (Naked) Andrew Aversa 1:35
- World's Most Wanted Wiener (Dressed) Jake Kaufman 4:28
- Jazzed House (Dressed) Andrew Aversa 0:36
- Dance Patch Showcase (Naked) Andrew Aversa 3:57
- Trance & Synth Showcase (Naked) Andrew Aversa 3:05
- Light As Air (Naked) Brad Jerkins 2:50
Reviews
Simon Franglen
Titanic, Skyfall, Spectre, Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water
Impact Soundworks make detailed, emotive instruments. I’ve happily bought over two dozen of their libraries which should say everything. They get used every day.
Mark Portmann
Ariana Grande, Luis Fonsi, Celine Dion, Quincy Jones
"[ISW]'s instruments consistently deliver the sound, feel, and reliability I need to do my best work. Thank you for raising the bar and making tools that inspire."
Neal Acree
World of WarCraft, Diablo III, StarCraft II, Overwatch
"Impact Soundworks has some of the most creative and innovative libraries out there. From world instruments to the insanely deep sampled Shreddage guitar series the Impact catalog is full of must-haves and unexpected and inspiring surprises. Highly recommended!
Stewart Winter
Co-founder, VideoHelper
"I'm a keyboard player -- I can't even make a REAL guitar sound convincing. But Telos and Rosette are my go-to guitars because they sound incredible, sit well in a mix and are so easy to configure to my personal playing habits. I'm constantly discovering new ways to play them and they've saved my ass more times than I can count. And the pedal Steel is still my favorite library of its kind for Country, Folk and organic layering behind synths."
Brian Pickett
PAW Patrol, Lucas the Spider, Daniel Tiger
"I never would have thought that sampled guitars could sound as good as ISW's do. The fact that I can use them to lay down a realistic solo is unprecedented. They’ve pushed the boundaries of realism."
Rosette Mandolin – Sound on Sound
Rosette Mandolin review
"The sound of the library is very pleasing...the more I used the library the more I felt I was learning how to write idiomatically for the instrument." "Rosette Mandolin provides a good sound that could have many applications, with versatile input options that cater to writing realistic mandolin lines, impossible 5+ note chords and everything in between." Thomas Field, September 2024
Richard Jacques
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Mass Effect, Overwatch 2, James Bond 007: Blood Stone
"I'm a huge fan of the Ventus Winds series. They feature rare instruments deep-sampled to an incredibly high level of detail. It's so liberating to have such a wide range of articulations & phrases that perfectly capture the nuances and performance style of these instruments... from beautiful to haunting, celebratory to sorrowful. Each is expertly recorded and the sound quality is superb, sitting in the mix with ease. If you want to add authentic world winds to your palette, then look no further."
Kevin Manthei
Angry Birds Mystery Island, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Villainous, Neverwinter, Star Trek Online
"ISW creates some of the most inspiring & realistic guitar sample libraries. I had to write a bunch of really gritty, angry heavy metal & sports action rock cues. I used Shreddage 3 Serpent for leads and was blown away by its onboard processing, programming, and amazing live-sounding leads. I also created a signature sound based on the lead guitar in David Lynch's Twin Peaks series, originally played on baritone guitar. [Serpent] built a convincing replica of that sound just using on-board FX. It was so fun and easy to do!"
Audio Demos
- Light As Air (Dressed) Brad Jerkins 2:50
- Z-Squared (Naked) Andrew Aversa 1:35
- World's Most Wanted Wiener (Dressed) Jake Kaufman 4:28
- Jazzed House (Dressed) Andrew Aversa 0:36
- Dance Patch Showcase (Naked) Andrew Aversa 3:57
- Trance & Synth Showcase (Naked) Andrew Aversa 3:05
- Light As Air (Naked) Brad Jerkins 2:50
Overview
Enhance your copy of Zebra 2 with TETRALOGY, a comprehensive collection of over 350 highly-usable synth sounds! This inspiring set of presets covers all the bases from virtual analog poly synths to cutting FM basses, arpeggios and plucked sounds to sweeps and gates, sound effects, percussion, and much MUCH more. Every sound is prepared with X/Y control for instant inspiration and easy variation.
Enhance your copy of Zebra 2 with TETRALOGY, a comprehensive collection of over 350 highly-usable synth sounds! This inspiring set of presets covers all the bases from virtual analog poly synths to cutting FM basses, arpeggios and plucked sounds to sweeps and gates, sound effects, percussion, and much MUCH more. Every sound is prepared with X/Y control for instant inspiration and easy variation.
Product Info
357 patches
- 26 Analog Poly
- 11 Arpeggios & Sequences
- 46 Basses
- 12 Digital Poly
- 19 Distorted
- 13 FX & Percussion
- 17 Keys
- 54 Leads
- 9 Organs
- 30 Pads
- 13 Plucked
- 19 Sweeps & Gates
- 23 Newstuff (new in 2015 release)
- 65 XY Variations
357 patches
- 26 Analog Poly
- 11 Arpeggios & Sequences
- 46 Basses
- 12 Digital Poly
- 19 Distorted
- 13 FX & Percussion
- 17 Keys
- 54 Leads
- 9 Organs
- 30 Pads
- 13 Plucked
- 19 Sweeps & Gates
- 23 Newstuff (new in 2015 release)
- 65 XY Variations
Features
X/Y control on each patch
X/Y control on each patch
Requirements
u-he's Zebra 2.6+ required
Featured Artists & Composers
Lena Raine
Celeste, Chicory, Minecraft, Guild Wars 2, Deltarune
Instruments from ISW are a staple of my soundtrack work for games. Vocalisa has been a mainstay vocal aesthetic of nearly every game I’ve worked on including Celeste & Chicory: A Colorful Tale. Shreddage 3 has also given me the confidence to write some really fun guitar riffs & solos despite not being able to play a real one. I’ve started incorporating Tokyo Scoring Strings into the acoustic side of my scoring work, and can’t wait to try out more from ISW in the future!
Jeff Broadbent
Assassin’s Creed Identity, Call of Duty Mobile, Resident Evil, Diablo Immortal, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
“ISW creates amazing, creative, and intuitive virtual instruments! I’ve enjoyed using them for over a decade, and they have found their way into many of my music scores. Their wonderfully realistic world instruments showed up in a recent Nexon video game, Shreddage 3 Stratus on the score for Grid, and Super Audio Boy is a favorite for retro sounds, effects, and fun nostalgia. Highly recommended!”
Mark Portmann
(Ariana Grande, Luis Fonsi, Celine Dion, Quincy Jones)
“[ISW]’s instruments consistently deliver the sound, feel, and reliability I need to do my best work. Thank you for raising the bar and making tools that inspire.”
Featured Artists & Composers
Brian Pickett
PAW Patrol, Lucas the Spider, Daniel Tiger
“I never would have thought that sampled guitars could sound as good as ISW’s do. The fact that I can use them to lay down a realistic solo is unprecedented. They’ve pushed the boundaries of realism.”
Richard Jacques
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Mass Effect, Overwatch 2, James Bond 007: Blood Stone
“I’m a huge fan of the Ventus Winds series. They feature rare instruments deep-sampled to an incredibly high level of detail. It’s so liberating to have such a wide range of articulations & phrases that perfectly capture the nuances and performance style of these instruments… from beautiful to haunting, celebratory to sorrowful. Each is expertly recorded and the sound quality is superb, sitting in the mix with ease. If you want to add authentic world winds to your palette, then look no further.”
Simon Franglen
Titanic, Skyfall, Spectre, Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water
Impact Soundworks make detailed, emotive instruments. I’ve happily bought over two dozen of their libraries which should say everything. They get used every day.
Tetralogy is a compilation of workhorse presets for the legendary u-he Zebra2 synthesizer. Designed by Andrew Aversa (zircon) and originally released in 2009, this updated version includes 23 brand-new patches bringing the total to over 350 versatile sounds in a wide range of styles. This is the ideal addition to your Zebra2 library, whether you need a solid base of bread and butter sounds, or a treasure trove of useful sounds to fill in the gaps.
Rather than focusing on far-out, esoteric sounds, Tetralogy is mainly oriented toward practical and instantly usable presets. There are tons of solid basses, leads, pads, poly synths, analog-modeled tones, emulations, and much more. Every patch comes equipped with X/Y controls as well allowing for instant variations and tweaking. Synthesis styles range from subtractive (virtual analog) to FM, wavetable, and additive, making good use of Zebra2’s impressive capabilities.
Tetralogy has been enjoyed by countless Zebra2 users worldwide, and it’s now more affordable and complete than ever. We know you’ll find it useful and inspiring for your own productions!
Reviews
Testimonial – Jimmy ‘Big Giant Circles’ Hinson (Black Ops 4, Borderlands 2, Threes)
“Between Shreddage, Super Audio Cart, Juggernaut, and Mega Brass I don’t remember the last time I haven’t used an Impact Soundworks instrument in a track. The attention to detail is astonishing and it’s all so easy to use out of the box, which is a big deal.”