Hans Zimmer

Hans collaborated with the guys at Spitfire to release this amazing scoring virtual instrument.

Hans Zimmer's vst for "Interstellar"

"I just sold my Yamaha GX1 because i have a great remplacement with Arturia's CS-80V"

This video takes us on a walk through of some of THE DARK ZEBRA synth presets. In this accompanying article, directly from u-he, they write "A bank of over 400 presets, a collaboration between Hans Zimmer and Howard Scarr. Practically all Zebra sounds in the The Dark Knight as well as The Dark Knight Rises soundtracks are included, plus several more that didn’t quite fit into the scores. The pack also includes Hans' custom built update from a licensed Zebra2.x to the version you can see in this video, ZebraHZ. Several of the more recent patches make use of the extra features available in ZebraHZ."

this link is from official youtube channel of u-he plugins. it's a walkthrough of a Zebra2 soundbank created by Hans Zimmer and Howard Scarr.

i also saw a video a year ago that Hans was using zebra 2 in his studio. i can't find it right now but if you see the interviews in his studio you can find it.

2:00 "I'm Hans Zimmer, and this is my master class."

This article in FACT magazine details how Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch created the Bladerunner 2049 soundtrack:

"The CS-80 was part of a coterie of synths. They also used the u-he “wireless” modular plugin Zebra, as well as the company’s Diva softsynth, which was designed by Urs Heckmann based on Zimmer’s favorite Minimoog; Wallfisch was able to bring out a DSI Prophet-12 he hadn’t yet had the opportunity to use; a SoundToys Crystallizer granular synth altered compositions and then pieces were put through tape delays and covered in reverb before being processed again with the Crystallizer. “One of the things we talked about was the idea of ‘more human than human,’” Wallfisch says. “When you’re creating, you play a chord, and then all these machines take care of this extraordinary, strange, replicant-style advancement of something acoustic.”"

This article in FACT magazine details how Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch created the Bladerunner 2049 soundtrack:

"The CS-80 was part of a coterie of synths. They also used the u-he “wireless” modular plugin Zebra, as well as the company’s Diva softsynth, which was designed by Urs Heckmann based on Zimmer’s favorite Minimoog; Wallfisch was able to bring out a DSI Prophet-12 he hadn’t yet had the opportunity to use; a SoundToys Crystallizer granular synth altered compositions and then pieces were put through tape delays and covered in reverb before being processed again with the Crystallizer. “One of the things we talked about was the idea of ‘more human than human,’” Wallfisch says. “When you’re creating, you play a chord, and then all these machines take care of this extraordinary, strange, replicant-style advancement of something acoustic.”"

The 953 Duophonic Keyboard can be seen 0:30 into this video

"Even if I use all the modern bits and pieces, it’s nice that even at the core, you have this wild electronic beating heart going on. … Last week, I tried to write my Spider-Man [trailer] opus, and I’m stuck on it, and plug in a 40-year-old mini-Moog, and was going, ‘Oh, wow! This thing is living and breathing.’ It spits back at me. It’s great." (http://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/hans-zimmer-film-composer-inside-his-studio)

From a Sound On Sound article, the Waldorf Microwave XT Synthesizer can be seen in Zimmer's large rack of synths in his studio (http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct02/articles/hanszimmer.asp).

Hans Zimmer's studio has five Roland MKS-80 analogue synth modules.

Hans Zimmer's studio has features a Jomox SunSyn.

According to this article, Hans Zimmer utilizes an Access Virus B in his studio.

According to Sound On Sound, Hans Zimmer's studio includes aStudio Electronics Omega 8.

This photo by Trey Ratcliff of Hans Zimmer's studio shows Zimmer's Access Virus TI Polar synth, located on the left side of the picture.

A Waldorf Wave synth can be seen in Hans Zimmer's studio.

A Waldorf Q is seen in this photo of Hans Zimmer's studio.

At 5:12 in this video, Hans Zimmer talks about his use of his Moog Modulars in scoring The Dark Knight Rises.

Hans Zimmer has used this keyboard during a recording session.

The Nord Rack can be seen right behind him!

Hans performed live tonight on Stephen Colbert's show using a black/wood-grain Virus TI keyboard, as seen in this Twitter photo.

"Do you remember the first synthesizer you ever owned?"

"Yes! An EMS VCS3."

"when that little Minimoog came in, and it was not even vary loud, all the ceiling tiles began rattling and I was very happy!"

Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch used a CS-80 in the Blade Runner 2049 soundtrack.

Hans Zimmer uses two Lexicon 480Ls in his studio.

Pro monitor speakers for large studios. Built into the wall of Hans Zimmer's studio (photo by Trey Ratcliff).