IK Multimedia UNO Synth Pro from £399

CONTACT WHO: IK Multimedia WEB: ikmultimedia.com KEY FEATURES Desktop or keyboard variants, Analogue oscillators and filters, onboard stereo effects, paraphonic synth, either touch or semi weighted Fatar keyboard PRICING: Pro, £649 Pro Desktop, £399

IK Multimedia’s latest synth offering comes in two flavours; the desktop version with its touch sensitive keyboard, pitch and mod strips, and the full version, which has a full size, semi-weighted Fatar keyboard. The keyboard is larger, sporting a heavy duty metal enclosure, as well as physical wheels for pitch and mod. Those differences – and the keyboard version’s power socket – aside, the two are identical. The user interface and innards are exactly the same, so choosing which to get becomes a matter of which ergonomics you prefer, rather than any capabilities of the two.

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With that in mind, it’s worth noting that while the desktop’s keyboard is