Reviewed By viraven8 [all]
November 5th, 2024
Version reviewed: 11/2024 on Windows
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.
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