Get the Warm Sound of Classic Analog Synths with PolyMAX | UAD Quick Tips

In this video, Matt Petersen gives a tour of the PolyMAX synthesizer and shows how easy it is to dial in punchy, larger-than-life sounds using the convenient features and controls. Whether you're looking to recreate the vibe of classic polysynths or explore new sonic possiblities, PolyMAX's analog sound and immediate workflow will help you get there.
Now available for individual purchase, or on subscription as part of UAD Spark. Runs natively on Mac and Windows.
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[@slamcrank]

This synth is just perfect for someone who doesn't need eight million options in front of them cluttering the creative space. And it sounds SO GOOD. Thanks UAD!

[@hwmischpapes]

Just bought it. The Sound is always amazing, ceating is pure fun. Thanks UA

[@riddimbangerrecords5428]

Uad Spark is game changer! Love it. Waiting for more plugins

[@castor-X]

love it,Thanx Matt . One of the best sounding Synths .

[@dimutech]

The chords on the pad at 3:07 gave me a flashback to Moby's Why does my heart feel so bad. I had to immediately play it😁

[@crispin.]

Ha good catch! 👊

[@latorreoscar]

its crazy how im producing my next ep just using your native plugins! I love how limit your tools enhaces your creativity and i love it even more when your tools sound this good!!!!

[@nebstaism]

I'm copping this for sure !!!!

[@JoshuaMolotov]

Bro the song you made using Polymax only sounds really cool. Good job! Synth sounds amazing, I am drooling over it, man I think a might just go ahead and buy it after typing this comment. Effects sound amazing.... I use NI Monark a lot, this seems to be a slightly more versatile and, most importantly, polyphonic and velocity sensitive version of it. I love Monark for what it is of course: a vintage analog mono synth, a software minimoog. It just has a sound to it, sounds very real. I also use ableton's wavetable a lot. I like how it works and what it can do, but it somehow always sounds a bit sterile to me. I will have to experience it, but it sounds like the polymax synth perfectly covers something I'm missing. I like that it is still relative simple and with a clear personality. UA also has a software version of the minimoog of course, but I haven't ever tried or consciously heard it.

[@LabofmusicRecords]

I like the fresh look of the gui and the sound... niiice :)

[@UniversalAudio]

👍🏻

[@thaexception3406]

Sounds goood and good overview

[@Nicolas_J3869]

With a friend (and his father) who has 2 big Apollos, we spent last Saturday night trying all the presets, one after the other, which blew us away, yet we heard some sound with the keyboards , worstation and VST, but frankly amazing, it was Houaa, jaw dropping! Besides, the onboard effects are the best I've heard in a virtual analog or hardware keyboard, the flanger and reverb are to die for! But what did you put in it to make it sound like that??? Huge congratulations to UA!!

[@UniversalAudio]

It's magic!!! 😀

[@Nicolas_J3869]

@@UniversalAudio Yes, it is indeed magic!

[@JeffyG]

How does it compare with Vital (free) and othe free synths like XT Surge or Odin II?

[@Nicolas_J3869]

@@JeffyG Sorry, I don't know.

[@Bittamin]

@@JeffyGit’s built entirely different, even if you take the same steps with both synths to make a sound, the processing you’re automatically getting by using this synth is going to sound different than vital. Vital is going to be your best free synth along with surge to work with raw initial presets, and vital in particular can modulate basically anything and has a stellar GUI and is also very open with everything going on. This is a very locked up kind of synth in comparison

[@RabbitintheMoon]

love it

[@Drfresh1402]

Both this an Opal are highly inspiring.

[@UniversalAudio]

😍

[@suga4all]

Sounds super good for a VST! 🔥 Please, create a hardware controler for it that goes together with Luna!

[@clydeseptember475]

Now included in Cubase 13 upgrades 🎉

[@Alex.FilipDUB]

Sounds are top notch. Ngl

[@westwalnutrecords]

I was wondering if I should get this or opal. I'm not sure...... Opal seems.great too.and more possibilities of.sounds

[@BCRilakuma]

Can I control the knocks inside by using CC Control?🙇🏻‍♂️

[@samprock]

Straightforward control is good, but $199 even with eventual 60% off is too much for too basic, no DSP plug like many. It sounds good though.

[@IntheDAW]

I think in the bundle if you own some plugins already I get all the synths for 75 bucks. It's worth it if you already have invested in uad stuff but I agree with you when it's just by itself.

[@rnrdesigner572]

That intro music is "Don't You Know" by Jan Hammer Group!

[@rikkshow]

This synth is now free with a Loopcloud sub

[@77advanced]

The best part of polymax is interface, the sound is... on a cold side, filter is harsh, i'm dissapointed especially after comparing to softube synths and hardware, but i got it almost for free, so it is ok.

[@samuelaskeland1887]

What is the genre of music called that you made?

[@angelesk9382]

Reminds me of poly 6. Not a bad thing xD

[@AveMcree]

Does it come with the SPARK subscription?

[@BlackenedNL]

Yes

[@AveMcree]

@@BlackenedNL thank you now RIP to my wallet

[@amazeus1980]

Just got it for free....it is great...simple layout...powerfull features...poly...what else do you need? Wavetable synth! xD THX A LOT!

[@UniversalAudio]

Enjoy!

[@amazeus1980]

@@UniversalAudio Thanx again! I really like it! The only thing so far that I’m missing is tuning in herz…to me it is a must have. Another (small „issue“) is that window with presets …I’d rather that it wouldn’t push the synth to the side…simple drop down menu would do it… Another lfo would be also useful but daw automation can be used alternatively. …and in FL studio I cannot use pc keyboard (as a midi keyboard) while tweaking the sound. Nevertheless very nice synthesiser!!!

[@Lyubota]

Great synth. Just bought it with great discount. Good job, UAD and greetings from Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@UniversalAudio]

😍

[@nicolaupoceiro7570]

Nice sound, crazy price... Why is the filter envelope called Envelope, but the amp envelope Amplifier?! The voice pan feature is the only thing most synths don't offer, although even the ancient Hybrid 3 has it.

[@amazeus1980]

Please add tuning knob to that synth...preferably in Herz instead of semitones...

[@BenedettoSchiavone]

The UAD virtual instruments (PolyMAX, Minimoog,...) are accelerated, generated by the UA DSP or by computers CPU?

[@jasonwilsondrums5175]

Native UADx plug-ins, they use CPU, not DSP

[@HRPL-ej9zo]

7:32 5 AM In Toronto

[@dynamicalan]

What does Spark do for this that you don't have just like this without Spark?

[@UniversalAudio]

Spark is a subscription service.

[@JoshuaMolotov]

How is the latency when playing this synth with a midi keyboard? I have an apollo twin x. Would this differ per platform? I have no experience with synths that run on ua hardware, only with the plugins.

[@UniversalAudio]

These are native plugins and behave just like any other VI. They do not run on UAD DSP.

[@NativeDSP]

@@UniversalAudio Can you tell us if PolyMax is adding latency on its own or if it's a zero-latency plugin? Some Native VI are zero-latency, some are adding 4, 8, 16, 32 (...) samples at 44.1/48k, which can change at 88.2/96k and 192k. Can you give us the actual latency specs of PolyMax?

[@lundsweden]

​@@NativeDSPIf it's native, the latency will be decided by the power of your CPU and audio interface.

[@electricblade5]

If anyone is aware of the reference... The dude kind of sounds like SeamlessR.

[@PanosAnomioum]

Can use it with Apollo USB?

[@UniversalAudio]

Sure can!!! All UAD Instruments are native and run on your CPU not DSP.

[@mortensaaugaard5795]

I go from naaah to FU** I didn't know I need this, but I do

[@mickash01]

How do I initialise to a default untouched patch?

[@UniversalAudio]

Recall it in the preset browser pane.

[@EvePlaya4Ever]

Can you fix the bug it has with Flstudio? It's not showing the entire Synth. Just part of it.

[@UniversalAudio]

Turn off GUI and text scaling.

[@Hummelsbusch]

Seriously. U-He Diva costs about the same and is an industry standard. Why do you charge 199€ for a fairly standard poly..? Make it 49€...

[@henrikpetersson3463]

Because it's Universal Audio. It's their pricing level.

[@legomyfego]

It’s on sale this month for $49 with a coupon. Probably will be again at some point later as well

[@cd78]

Diva sounds like sh1t

[@Bittamin]

Just got it on sale for free lmao coupon code goes crazy

[@clarksonclarkson-qm7mj]

get it free with a loopmasters trial then cancel it boom free

[@jaydekaytv]

Nice effort - I wouldn’t call it a “modern UI” though. Unrelated to this synth, here’s something that would be helpful: Modern real-time scopes and meters built into Console (stereo imaging scopes, oscilloscope, freq spectrum, dynamics metering, lufs histogram, etc).

[@SomebodyPickaName]

This basically has the controls of a Prophet 5 so it's fairly straightforward and therefore visual feedback is not needed.

[@jaydekaytv]

​@@SomebodyPickaName My comment about scopes is specifically related UAD Console and not related to this synth. It's something that would be hugely beneficial to include with Console. As for this synth, they say it's a modern UI in the video, which it isn't. The Prophet 5 is decades old.

[@charliobrown3960]

I bought it. It’s nah-nah synth, nothing new with the rest. For pluck and thin sounds is nice. For bass is not strong. Can do pads well too. But overall I find no new “thing” 2 osc, filter, envelope, the same as always but with good quality sound, just a little thin sound…

[@electronblue]

GOT THIS FOR FREE BARGAIN AND A GREAT SYNTH

[@edjefferson9175]

Nice layout. Now replicate it on a (affordable) dedicated hardware control surface and I will buy. Hands on control is what’s missing. Turning knobs with a mouse is anti-inspirational. And please don’t bother telling me about midi CC mapping I am well aware. I want instruments not work-arounds.

[@SomebodyPickaName]

If you want instruments, not workarounds, with hands-on control....you should do just that by buying a hardware synth. You're asking for dedicated, while affordable, for just this one plugin only, hardware controller....in a world with IC shortages. With all due respect to you, that is not economical or doable in 2022.

[@edjefferson9175]

@@SomebodyPickaName I have hardware synths. That is why I understand the need for tactile control. That's where the discovery is. I use my Moog Sub 25 more often as a controller. When I look at the layout of this new synth it seems like a powerful instrument. If only I could touch it. Controllers are actually cheap and easy to design and produce. Anything is doable in 2022 if you have even the slightest bit of imagination.

[@producerdevelopment]

Who the fuk would buy a midi controller dedicated to a single synth. Great idea Einstein, but not very profitable

[@edjefferson9175]

@@SomebodyPickaName A CS80 is economically doable? And hardware synths do not have IC chips in them?

[@davidsok4530]

Fuck uad apollon j'ai plus de son sur la carte