UADx Opal Morphing Synthesizer

[zerocrossing]

Bay Area don't know sushi

Wut? There are plenty of small places that I’d put up against anything anywhere. The place we ate is just a decent midrange restaurant, but down the street is one that’s on par with anything I’ve had in Japan.

[zerocrossing]

After playing with this for a couple of days I definitely have buyer's remorse. Even at $50. Gorgeous filters, yes. Really nice sound. Completely un-inspired sound banks. PIA to program. All IMO, of course. It is so boring. So boring. But sounds amazing for how boring it is... weird.

Yesterday I went out for Japanese. One dish was just raw tuna encrusted with sesame seeds in a yuzu and soy sauce marinade. Out of all the things we ate, it was the hands down favorite of both me and my wife. Sure, the Godzilla rolls were good too, but sometimes something simple that’s super high quality just hits the spot. Not everything needs to have every option possible. Go make something in VCV Rack Pro if you want everything possible.

I just don't like it. Not saying you can't. I appreciate the life coaching. Rethinking everything now.

Your life is a lie.

[Dirtgrain]

And there is a problem with ilok cloud right now--some systems are down. So Opal will not load properly. Blech.

[Dirtgrain]

And there is a problem with ilok cloud right now--some systems are down. So Opal will not load properly. Blech.

And ilok cloud server is working again. Still, blech.

[zerocrossing]

And there is a problem with ilok cloud right now--some systems are down. So Opal will not load properly. Blech.

And ilok cloud server is working again. Still, blech.

They announced last week they could shut it down for maintenance. That’s why I just use the dongle.

[zvenx]

And there is a problem with ilok cloud right now--some systems are down. So Opal will not load properly. Blech.

And ilok cloud server is working again. Still, blech.

They announced last week they could shut it down for maintenance. That’s why I just use the dongle.

Yes they did.
But yeah even before that I only use their dongle.. you couldn't pay me to use their hardware authorisation or cloud..
been using the dongle for decades now with nary a problem.
rsp

[Uncle E]

Are dongle or machine licensing available with UA Connect?

[idoru97214]

After playing with this for a couple of days I definitely have buyer's remorse. Even at $50. Gorgeous filters, yes. Really nice sound. Completely un-inspired sound banks. PIA to program. All IMO, of course. It is so boring. So boring. But sounds amazing for how boring it is... weird.

Yesterday I went out for Japanese. One dish was just raw tuna encrusted with sesame seeds in a yuzu and soy sauce marinade. Out of all the things we ate, it was the hands down favorite of both me and my wife. Sure, the Godzilla rolls were good too, but sometimes something simple that’s super high quality just hits the spot. Not everything needs to have every option possible. Go make something in VCV Rack Pro if you want everything possible.

I just don't like it. Not saying you can't. I appreciate the life coaching. Rethinking everything now.

Your life is a lie.

That hits so close to home. He he. For reference, when I go to sushi, I just want Hamachi nigiri and a spicy dynamite roll. Or scallop roll. Hmmmm

I'm sure I'll use the opal. But it's my first purchase from UAD. So what was really sad was watching my expectations hit the modulation interface.

[zvenx]

Are dongle or machine licensing available with UA Connect?

For sure dongle is, that is how I use it.
rsp

[Uncle E]

Guys, "Godzilla" and "Dynamite" are not sushi.

[oneshotdeal]

Are dongle or machine licensing available with UA Connect?

Dongle and cloud.

[vurt]

Guys, "Godzilla" and "Dynamite" are not sushi.

rice isnt it?

[zerocrossing]

After playing with this for a couple of days I definitely have buyer's remorse. Even at $50. Gorgeous filters, yes. Really nice sound. Completely un-inspired sound banks. PIA to program. All IMO, of course. It is so boring. So boring. But sounds amazing for how boring it is... weird.

Yesterday I went out for Japanese. One dish was just raw tuna encrusted with sesame seeds in a yuzu and soy sauce marinade. Out of all the things we ate, it was the hands down favorite of both me and my wife. Sure, the Godzilla rolls were good too, but sometimes something simple that’s super high quality just hits the spot. Not everything needs to have every option possible. Go make something in VCV Rack Pro if you want everything possible.

I just don't like it. Not saying you can't. I appreciate the life coaching. Rethinking everything now.

Your life is a lie.

That hits so close to home. He he. For reference, when I go to sushi, I just want Hamachi nigiri and a spicy dynamite roll. Or scallop roll. Hmmmm

I'm sure I'll use the opal. But it's my first purchase from UAD. So what was really sad was watching my expectations hit the modulation interface.

Yeah, the mod matrix… could use a redo, that’s for sure, but it’s usable and fairly flexible. It would be better if they let you use oscillators as mod sources, or even polyphonic aftertouch and MPE…. Yeah. It’s not perfect, but what really sold me is the two filter setup with the distortion abilities. That and the pole morphing. Oh, and AM/FM between the oscillators. It’s supreme for making aggressive sounds and pads that are usually what I associate with only being possible with hardware synths.

[zerocrossing]

Guys, "Godzilla" and "Dynamite" are not sushi.

No, they go on sushi.

[vitocorleone123]

After playing with this for a couple of days I definitely have buyer's remorse. Even at $50. Gorgeous filters, yes. Really nice sound. Completely un-inspired sound banks. PIA to program. All IMO, of course. It is so boring. So boring. But sounds amazing for how boring it is... weird.

Yesterday I went out for Japanese. One dish was just raw tuna encrusted with sesame seeds in a yuzu and soy sauce marinade. Out of all the things we ate, it was the hands down favorite of both me and my wife. Sure, the Godzilla rolls were good too, but sometimes something simple that’s super high quality just hits the spot. Not everything needs to have every option possible. Go make something in VCV Rack Pro if you want everything possible.

I just don't like it. Not saying you can't. I appreciate the life coaching. Rethinking everything now.

Your life is a lie.

That hits so close to home. He he. For reference, when I go to sushi, I just want Hamachi nigiri and a spicy dynamite roll. Or scallop roll. Hmmmm

I'm sure I'll use the opal. But it's my first purchase from UAD. So what was really sad was watching my expectations hit the modulation interface.

Yeah, the mod matrix… could use a redo, that’s for sure, but it’s usable and fairly flexible. It would be better if they let you use oscillators as mod sources, or even polyphonic aftertouch and MPE…. Yeah. It’s not perfect, but what really sold me is the two filter setup with the distortion abilities. That and the pole morphing. Oh, and AM/FM between the oscillators. It’s supreme for making aggressive sounds and pads that are usually what I associate with only being possible with hardware synths.

I bought it in the end for $55 with tax.