For anyone into music production, we have a very rare bargain on some software synthesizers and effects from u-he offered for sale via Native Instruments. u-he has a stellar reputation for a number of reasons, chief among them sound quality but also user-friendly copy protection and low upgrade prices. Zebra 3 is coming out soon and the upgrade is said to be 30 Euro and free for customers who own Zebra 2 + Dark Zebra.
The reason this bargain is so rare is that Urs Heckmann (the founder of u-he) doesn't generally believe in sales / discounting so as an example he doesn't usually offer any discounts during Black Friday.
I've been holding off buying some of these products in hopes of a sale since about June, periodically thinking of buying several of their synths at basically retail price because they sound so good. Literally the evening before the sale started I was contemplating buying Zebra, Diva and Repro at JRRShop. So even though the price of the bundle is more than I was planning on spending on anything other than a PS5 this Christmas, it's happy days for me!
Here's what's on offer:
SAVE 60% WITH THE U-HE COLLECTION
The full lineup, with four synths, including Zebra2, Diva, Hive 2, and Repro, The Dark Zebra soundpack, plus four unique effects – Presswerk, Satin, Twangström, and Colour Copy.
NORMALLY AU$ 1,759.00 Now only: AU$ 689.00
SAVE HALF ON INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS
Pick what fits your workflow, and you’ll still save 50% on u-he’s legendary synthesizers and effects.
| Product | RRP (AUD) | Sale Price (AUD) |
|---|---|---|
| Bundle (All products listed) | $1749.00 | $689.00 |
| ZEBRA2 | $299.00 | $149.50 |
| THE DARK ZEBRA | $149.00 | $74.50 |
| HIVE 2 | $219.00 | $109.50 |
| DIVA | $269.00 | $134.50 |
| REPRO | $219.00 | $109.50 |
| SATIN | $199.00 | $99.50 |
| COLOUR COPY | $99.00 | $49.50 |
| TWANGSTROM | $99.00 | $49.50 |
| PRESSWERK | $199.00 | $99.50 |
I picked up pigments 2 and arturia collection 7 in the recent black friday says. I also have NI Massive and the new free Vital synth.
I've been demoing u-he diva, hive, zebra and repro. I think the u-he synths do sound pretty good. I'm having trouble deciding which one of few to get. I probably dont need repro or diva since arturia collection covers the same sounds. But I also am not sure I'd use zebra too much although some of the sounds especially the dark zebra add on sound really good.
I think hive covers the same ground as pigments 2 and vital but also interesting in its own way.
basically I am trying to talk myself out of getting zebra (+dark zebra), repro and diva lol
Great sale either way, I'll probably pick something up from it before it ends.