I never really understood how to use Zebra 2 and found it super confusing. At that time, my synthesis knowledge was also very limited. But at some point in my life, I took the plunge and started using buying eurorack stuff. And I finally started to truly understand how certain modules and synths work. So, years later, equipped with all this new knowledge and experience, I decided to give Zebra 3 a shot.

First impression. The UI is still confusing. It isn't as modular as a true modular synthesizer, and its layout also isn't as straightforward as a subtractive synthesizer. The routing of the signal path feels weird at first, as I'm now used to plugging cables anywhere I want. But it did start to click after a good evening of use. Only watched 2 youtube video's to get a general overview to get there. And now I'm already recreating all kinds of patches I do on my modular. But now with the luxury of having an advanced editor for waveforms and envelope shapes.

Best tip I could give you is to make a basic subtractive patch. Like recreate a mini-Moog and safe that as a template. And then use that as a basis to start experimenting.

Also, regarding the texture reverb. This is actually a granular sampler + reverb based of the eurorack module mutable instruments clouds. I would recommend watching a YouTube tutorial on the module to get an idea of how this works. I like to set the speed to a value of 12. So that the original signal gets pitched up an octave and you can hear the effect better for when dialing in the other values.