UADx Opal Morphing Synthesizer

[nusound mind]

The demo needs to be connected to the internet to run. Does the purchased version need as well?

It's iLok, so I think if you put it on your USB dongle you should be good to go off the internet.

What I am seeing is that it loads UA connect in the background every time you open a session with UAD plugins.

I uninstalled UA connect entirely and all the UA native plugins run fine normally, offline when i do it too. Zerocrossing is right you need to put it on ilok dongle for that, although presumably you can use the cloud too but I've never used the cloud myself.

[dlandis]

I'm mentioning this as I've not seen it noted in the recent posts so far: if you're interested in Opal (or a number of other UAD products,) there is a sale going on right now. This means that Opal is $99 instead of $199 until 3-31-2023.

It seems very nice and sounds "solid" and kind of gushy warm (if you want it to be.) I think it compares closest to Equator 2 with its two filters and three oscillators (though one cannot place FX between the filters in Equator 2.) Also, Equator 2 supports MPE. I didn't count, but Equator seems to have more wavetable options and allows for the user to load his own wavetables (Opal does not.) I'm not sure if I'll buy it yet or pass as I do have a number of wavetable synths. I think the only real functionality I would gain would be the ability to place the distortion\feedback\ et al. between the filters: this is sweet, but I'm not thinking it's a game changer yet. I'll have to program with it a bit to see. Opal is exceptionally inviting and quick to program. Kudos to UAD on that.

[twal]

I'm mentioning this as I've not seen it noted in the recent posts so far: if you're interested in Opal (or a number of other UAD products,) there is a sale going on right now. This means that Opal is $99 instead of $199 until 3-31-2023.

ADD MARCHTOP50 at checkout and get an additional 50% off as well pointed out by deejay from the other UAD thread

[dlandis]

I'm mentioning this as I've not seen it noted in the recent posts so far: if you're interested in Opal (or a number of other UAD products,) there is a sale going on right now. This means that Opal is $99 instead of $199 until 3-31-2023.

ADD MARCHTOP50 at checkout and get an additional 50% off as well pointed out by deejay from the other UAD thread

So it goes down to about $50? That would be great.

[tdm71]

I'm mentioning this as I've not seen it noted in the recent posts so far: if you're interested in Opal (or a number of other UAD products,) there is a sale going on right now. This means that Opal is $99 instead of $199 until 3-31-2023.l

ADD MARCHTOP50 at checkout and get an additional 50% off as well pointed out by deejay from the other UAD thread

Oh wow, Thanks for that! Do we know if you can use it more than once?

[billcarroll]

I'm mentioning this as I've not seen it noted in the recent posts so far: if you're interested in Opal (or a number of other UAD products,) there is a sale going on right now. This means that Opal is $99 instead of $199 until 3-31-2023.

ADD MARCHTOP50 at checkout and get an additional 50% off as well pointed out by deejay from the other UAD thread

So it goes down to about $50? That would be great.

I had a $50 coupon in my account from UA so I paid $49 for Opal. Totally worth it. You'll get an additional $25 thank you coupon for each purchase transaction, after the purchase..

Edit ... the "MARCHTOP50" was the $50 coupon I used, it doesn't work more than once.

[dlandis]

I'm mentioning this as I've not seen it noted in the recent posts so far: if you're interested in Opal (or a number of other UAD products,) there is a sale going on right now. This means that Opal is $99 instead of $199 until 3-31-2023.l

ADD MARCHTOP50 at checkout and get an additional 50% off as well pointed out by deejay from the other UAD thread

Oh wow, Thanks for that! Do we know if you can use it more than once?

I just used it: $52.25. Definitely worth it. I saved the license to my iLok dongle. I don't know if the code can be used more than once, however.

This may be the next to last softsynth I buy for quite a while (except updates.) My final purchase will probably be Viper as I don't have a Virus emulation and that one seems really nice.

[Sinisterbr]

The demo needs to be connected to the internet to run. Does the purchased version need as well?

It's iLok, so I think if you put it on your USB dongle you should be good to go off the internet.

What I am seeing is that it loads UA connect in the background every time you open a session with UAD plugins.

I uninstalled UA connect entirely and all the UA native plugins run fine normally, offline when i do it too. Zerocrossing is right you need to put it on ilok dongle for that, although presumably you can use the cloud too but I've never used the cloud myself.

Thanks, that's what I wanted to know. I'm seriously considering buying Opal, but have no experience with iLok or whatsoever. I'd uninstall all middleware I can.

[twal]

The demo needs to be connected to the internet to run. Does the purchased version need as well?

It's iLok, so I think if you put it on your USB dongle you should be good to go off the internet.

What I am seeing is that it loads UA connect in the background every time you open a session with UAD plugins.

I uninstalled UA connect entirely and all the UA native plugins run fine normally, offline when i do it too. Zerocrossing is right you need to put it on ilok dongle for that, although presumably you can use the cloud too but I've never used the cloud myself.

Thanks, that's what I wanted to know. I'm seriously considering buying Opal, but have no experience with iLok or whatsoever. I'd uninstall all middleware I can.

Is there any particular reason you uninstalled all middleware? Arturia has the center do I have to run it at all times

[aMUSEd]

It's a lot different though. Arturia software centre is where their products are activated as well as downloaded and appears to be needed to maintain that (although there is an offline activation available I think it still requires ASC). On the other hand once activated to your ilok the UAD plugins don't really require the UA Connect app to stay licensed.

[zerocrossing]

The demo needs to be connected to the internet to run. Does the purchased version need as well?

It's iLok, so I think if you put it on your USB dongle you should be good to go off the internet.

What I am seeing is that it loads UA connect in the background every time you open a session with UAD plugins.

Maybe it’s looking for updates? I can’t imagine why they’d have it phone home and iLok. I’ll try turning off my internet and then launching it to see.

[Sinisterbr]

I bought it. I think the factory presets sound too simple and uninspiring, but the synth itself sounds amazing indeed.

[LFO8]

The demo needs to be connected to the internet to run. Does the purchased version need as well?

It's iLok, so I think if you put it on your USB dongle you should be good to go off the internet.

What I am seeing is that it loads UA connect in the background every time you open a session with UAD plugins.

I uninstalled UA connect entirely and all the UA native plugins run fine normally, offline when i do it too. Zerocrossing is right you need to put it on ilok dongle for that, although presumably you can use the cloud too but I've never used the cloud myself.

Aha.. cheers.

[audiouser720]

I’ve pulled the trigger. Already had PolyMax. I think it sounds better than the competition. Even though it’s wavetable, it sounds much more like my analogue synths. I’ve concluded it sounds better to me than Massive X.

For 50 doughnuts this is an absolute steal. I don’t mind UA connect or Ilok. Don’t wanna sound like a fanboy either but all the native plugins I’ve recently demoed from UA are sublime.

[Vortifex]

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