UADx PolyMAX Synthesizer

Wtf KVR.... better make this synth free to download, it's part of the free UAD explore bundle on plugin boutique! The price range it actually used to have is outrageous. The synth on it's own isn't all that interresting to me either.

Do you like Diva but don't want to spend $179? This is the closest analog synth to the Fat and Saturated sounds of Diva, absolutely worth the sale if you get it for $25

PolyMax is a very fast + simple + low CPU Analog emulator. The emulation is based on Oberheim filters, but I would say the sound is closer to Moog/ Diva. The oscillators are very clean, rich, and fat. The 2 Oscillators include smooth transition for PWM/ triangle to saw waveshape/ FM/ and sync. The compactness allows for very quick workflow for creating smooth analog patches. Additionally, a lot of Analog synths tend not to have a deep-sounding Notch filter (Diva included), yet Polymax has both 2 pole and 4 pole settings for deep-notch sounds. The FX section is very limited, but uses the high quality FX in-house from UAD. The Spring/Hall reverb is very lushous, there is also a JP chorus/flanger and tape delay. The Arpeggiator is also very easy to use, just turn it on and jam.

Despite owning just about every popular Analog VST (Diva/ Repro/ luSH/ etc), I still use Polymax for it's timbre. All analog synths are not created equal, and they produce different timbres and overall feelings (just like real acoustic instruments). Polymax's main flavor of timbre is Bright/ Punchy, while also having the fat analog saturation in its algorithm.

Its another mediocre analog-sounding synth, and I got it inside a larger Pluginboutique bundle where I was forced to accept it along with other products. I think this was inside the bundle to force me to give UAD my email address and install their product portal.

I honestly didnt need or want any more analog synths, and this UAD PolyMAX synth is extremely regular & extremely mundane. The presets included arent numbered- for good reason. There are roughly 100 presets, and they are all sounds Ive heard 1000x by now and can create myself on my dozens of other synths.

If you are all about that analog sound and have no analog hard or soft synths, this can be acquired for $29 along with 8 other products inside a pluginboutique bundle they just put out. The free synth 'Vital' and also 'SurgeXT' have comparable analog sounds if you dont want to spend $, and there are dozens of other higher quality multi synths out there that do these sounds plus a lot more for your money.