>IK Multimedia has launched a new desktop version of its Uno Synth Pro. Rather than being a simple keyboard-free port, however, the Uno Synth Pro X takes the analogue paraphonic synth engine of the original and gives it a significantly reworked interface that places extra emphasis on hands-on editing.
Under the hood, the Pro X has that same design that impressed us when we reviewed the original Pro back in 2021. There are three oscillators with continuously variable wave shapes, capable of sync, FM and ring modulation. Its secret weapon lies in the dual state variable filters, one OTA design, one SSI, which can be arranged in series or parallel to create a total of 24 different filter setups between them.
Alongside the core sound generation tools, the Uno Synth Pro X has a 16 slot modulation matrix, which can be fed with three ADSR envelopes – one more than on the standard Pro – and two multi-mode LFOs. There are three digital effect slots too, offering multiple varieties of digital modulation, reverb and delay effects. These have
