Ultra Audio - Ultra (A fancy Vital-style synth that popped up out of nowhere)

[wagtunes]

What can this new synth offer, for someone who has almost all big name synths like serum, sylenth, vital, halion, falcon, avenger, omnisphere, korg collection, zebra, diva, repro, massive , current etc ?

Whatever you want it to do. Tell me, why would anybody need all those synths anyway. Doesn't Falcon do everything you want it to do?

[_leras]

Assuming the OP's post is accurate, then a two-dimensional wave table would be something unique and potentially quite exciting. I have not such a thing in any other synth.

Yes, you're right. Sorry, I didn't mean that as a slight.

That's perhaps not a gimmick though, just a feature.

Different waves for pitch is already a standard optimisation for wavetables, higher as each octave play a wave twice as fast.

I'm not totally sure how a dimension for velocity would bring, but this is used for real instrument samples so I guess has some potential for wavetables...

[Benjamin923]

I mean, the major novelty of this synth are its velocity and pitch mapping/blending of wave tables made from sample sources. That and whether some of its UI conveniences are liked.

It’s very valid and honest feedback to get input from consumers on pricing given the market. Not everyone can just own everything. Those who own everything are typically collectors moreso than driven by utility or novelty, so redundancy and comparisons are to some degree besides the point to them.

It’s a new wavetable type synth in a market that has been heavily saturated with wavetable power synths and it’s pricing itself alongside the absolute most expensive products in the industry. I do think it may not be the smartest business decision honestly, even though it seems like nice software.

[dune_rave]

What can this new synth offer, for someone who has almost all big name synths like serum, sylenth, vital, halion, falcon, avenger, omnisphere, korg collection, zebra, diva, repro, massive , current etc ?

Whatever you want it to do. Tell me, why would anybody need all those synths anyway. Doesn't Falcon do everything you want it to do?

No, Falcon cant do everything!
For example Vital does TEXT TO WAVETABLE , and Falcon not.
Falcon has unique sequencers and Vital don't.
Omnisphere has hardware integration and Sound match - many others don't have.
Halion has FMLab, a superb fm synth, many others don't have.
....
So back to my original question: Is there something unique feature in this new synth?

[VariKusBrainZ]

2D wavetables synths arent new

[Benjamin923]

What can this new synth offer, for someone who has almost all big name synths like serum, sylenth, vital, halion, falcon, avenger, omnisphere, korg collection, zebra, diva, repro, massive , current etc ?

Whatever you want it to do. Tell me, why would anybody need all those synths anyway. Doesn't Falcon do everything you want it to do?

No, Falcon cant do everything!
For example Vital does TEXT TO WAVETABLE , and Falcon not.
Falcon has unique sequencers and Vital don't.
Omnisphere has hardware integration and Sound match - many others don't have.
Halion has FMLab, a superb fm synth, many others don't have.
....
So back to my original question: Is there something unique feature in this new synth?

It’s mostly what I said in my post. The velocity and pitch mapping/blending. You can watch their YouTube videos to see them explained a bit more.

[ultra_audio]

What can this new synth offer, for someone who has almost all big name synths like serum, sylenth, vital, halion, falcon, avenger, omnisphere, korg collection, zebra, diva, repro, massive , current etc ?

The UltraWave oscillator is something that no other synth has. I'm hesitant to link to this video because the UI has been updated a lot since I made it, but this is a good explanation

[wagtunes]

What can this new synth offer, for someone who has almost all big name synths like serum, sylenth, vital, halion, falcon, avenger, omnisphere, korg collection, zebra, diva, repro, massive , current etc ?

Whatever you want it to do. Tell me, why would anybody need all those synths anyway. Doesn't Falcon do everything you want it to do?

No, Falcon cant do everything!
For example Vital does TEXT TO WAVETABLE , and Falcon not.
Falcon has unique sequencers and Vital don't.
Omnisphere has hardware integration and Sound match - many others don't have.
Halion has FMLab, a superb fm synth, many others don't have.
....
So back to my original question: Is there something unique feature in this new synth?

In other words, does this synth have a feature that all those other synths combined don't have? Nobody can answer that question because I seriously doubt that anybody here knows every single feature in all of those synths and every feature in this synth. So your question essentially can't be answered.

This is the only answer I can give you. When I heard the synth, it had a sound quality I liked so I got it.

Do with that what you will.

[Benjamin923]

You really don’t need to know every possible feature in every possible synthesizer combined to answer that question, it’s not an unanswerable question. The major novelty of the synth is the so called UltraWave oscillator.

You like the synth and got it, that’s good. You like to collect synths and nobody is criticizing you for it. We’re just chatting about a new product release, this is kind of what KVR made for

[wagtunes]

You really don’t need to know every possible feature in every possible synthesizer combined to answer that question, it’s not an unanswerable question. The major novelty of the synth is the so called UltraWave oscillator.

You like the synth and got it, that’s good. You like to collect synths and nobody is criticizing you for it. We’re just chatting about a new product release, this is kind of what KVR made for

Well, if an Ultrawave Oscillator is enough for this guy to buy the synth then great. But only HE knows the answer to that question. He wants to know why he should get this synth when he has all those other synths. You think that's a good enough reason? Great. The question is, does he?

[Uncle E]

The UltraWave oscillator is something that no other synth has. I'm hesitant to link to this video because the UI has been updated a lot since I made it, but this is a good explanation

Very cool! The kick drum example is killer!

FWIW, you might be better off lowering the initial cost and not offering lifetime upgrades. Upgrades are a significant source of income for most companies.

[whassup]

The UltraWave oscillator is something that no other synth has. I'm hesitant to link to this video because the UI has been updated a lot since I made it, but this is a good explanation

Very cool! The kick drum example is killer!

FWIW, you might be better off lowering the initial cost and not offering lifetime upgrades. Upgrades are a significant source of income for most companies.

This!

[whassup]

What's your copy protection?
Can it be used on a 100% offline computer?

[ultra_audio]

What's your copy protection?
Can it be used on a 100% offline computer?

You need to be online to sign in to it once.
Once you're signed in, you can just use it offline.

[ultra_audio]

FWIW, you might be better off lowering the initial cost and not offering lifetime upgrades. Upgrades are a significant source of income for most companies.

I personally like the Arturia Pigments model, where all the upgrades are free - and Serum really made a big call making version 2 free, even though it's a very different synth.

On the other end of the spectrum, Omnisphere upgraded to version 3 and it cost quite a bit.

I personally think making the product better and better over time will make it more attractive to new users, and is probably better for us in the long run than any extra income we might have received. I love this synth so I think this is the way to go.