UAD PolyMAX - This thing is Sick

[_leras]

This synth sounds incredible!!

https://youtu.be/P1RquDuwu6o

[Modular Manfred]

You know, it actually does.

So UAD oversamples on sharc chips at 96kHz. What about these native UAD plugins? I’m interested.

Eager to know about whether or not there is internal oversampling in this synth if it’s run native and if yes how much.

[EvilDragon]

Probably all the same conditions as if it were running on DSPs. I see no reason why they wouldn't oversample.

That said... this is yet another very simplistic 2 osc 1 filter 1 LFO synth... yawn :/

[Robmobius]

Shame you can't buy it outright - unless you have the UAD hardware dongle, or go the sub route.

Might consider buying it if they drop those two conditions because I like the sound.

[_leras]

That said... this is yet another very simplistic 2 osc 1 filter 1 LFO synth... yawn :/

And the other ones that sound as good as this?

This sounds great. As does their opal synth.

[Vortifex]

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[EvilDragon]

And the other ones that sound as good as this?

Sure. NI Super 8 sounds every bit as good and throws in an extra LFO and way more flexible modulation system, for example. And isn't subscription!

[mholloway]

Personally, I think this sounds far, far better than NI Super 8.

for one thing, Super-8 has a sequential / prophet-style filter, and sounds, as such, brittle, imho. PolyMax filter sounds like pure butter.

The on board FX are also far better sounding than those in Super-8 -- no surprise I guess, since they are apparently based on existing UAD effects. The website references "the famous digital Hall-B algorithm" used in the hall reverb -- I guess that means it's the lex 224, which makes sense for an on-board Synth reverb. It sounds freaking gorgeous.

[mholloway]

And isn't subscription!

PolyMax can be bought for 199 USD. It's not subscription only.

[Robmobius]

And isn't subscription!

PolyMax can be bought for 199 USD. It's not subscription only.

You have to have the UAD hardware dongle though. So, yeah... No thanks.

[zerocrossing]

And isn't subscription!

PolyMax can be bought for 199 USD. It's not subscription only.

You have to have the UAD hardware dongle though. So, yeah... No thanks.

OK, no need to be dramatic and call it a “dongle.” It’s an audio processor inside an audio interface. Yeah, you need it to run the synth, but as Evil said, there are plenty of great sounding analog synth emulations that are native.

[rasmusklump]

And isn't subscription!

PolyMax can be bought for 199 USD. It's not subscription only.

You have to have the UAD hardware dongle though. So, yeah... No thanks.

OK, no need to be dramatic and call it a “dongle.” It’s an audio processor inside an audio interface. Yeah, you need it to run the synth, but as Evil said, there are plenty of great sounding analog synth emulations that are native.

No, it IS a dongle.
You just need it to buy it but it doesn't run on it

[_leras]

And the other ones that sound as good as this?

Sure. NI Super 8 sounds every bit as good and throws in an extra LFO and way more flexible modulation system, for example. And isn't subscription!

I quite like super 8, I don't think it sounds as good as this.

This PolyMax seems a lot more present to me.

[Lbdunequest]

It sounds just as good as Roland Cloud plugins (actually the sound does remind jupiter/juno alot). You can also get them without subscribtion.

[Uncle E]

It has that Universal Audio roundness. No harsh edges. Doesn't sound like my favorite poly's but it seems like a good option to have available.