Using Z3ta+ on a MAC

No, it is Windows only. Unusable on Mac. Ask Cakewalk to port it, or find a comparable synth...?
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z3ta is a really nice synth. I also own it, and can't really use it.

It's the only other piece of Windows software I miss the Mac...

So what Mac AU (or wrappable VST) is there that is comparable to it? I simply searched for Wavetable Synths, since that's how the z3ta (greek letter zeta?) is classified on KvR.

There is nothing comparable to it, otherwise I'd be using that and not missing z3ta 🙂

There are other synths with comparable features, but there isn't anything that is really what I'd consider a good alternative to z3ta. z3ta really does sound great, imo.

missing z3ta

I assume you've tried Zebra, which I think is pretty awesome?

Also, have you considered resorting to running it with something like VMware, and MIDIoverLAN? (Details here.) I guess you'd have to want it pretty bad.

Yes, I own Zebra, and it's great.

It doesn't sound like z3ta at all though.

OK, thanks for explaining. I had no idea, it was just a guess. I've never heard z3ta, but after looking around a bit it seems like there are a bunch of folks who miss it. It must be pretty special.

The guy that coded z3ta went on to be part of Cakewalk and coded Rapture and Dimension, and in some ways/features they both go beyond what z3ta did, and in others don't go quite as far. Neither sound as good as z3ta imo.

z3ta wasn't the be all and end all of synths, but it was a nice instrument that had a powerfully simple gui and most of all it sounded very good indeed - certainly is up there as one of the best sounding software synths made to date, imo.

Yes, I can run it in Windows, but it's not really the best workflow solution. Occasionally I dig out the M$ and play z3ta and remember just how nice it is... I'll probably end up multisampling out some of my favourite patches as a workaround...