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PolyMAX Synth

PolyMAX Synth

4.5 (77)

Retro sounds to shock your mind‑brain.

  • Get rich, sit-in-the-mix analog sounds from an inspiring polyphonic wonder synth
  • Use fat-sounding analog modeled oscillators and filters to demolish creative barriers
  • Add studio-quality UA effects like vintage spring reverb, tape delay, and modulation textures
  • Dive into lush poly synth sounds with album‑ready presets and simple, intuitive controls

Runs natively on your macOS or Windows computer without UA hardware. View full system requirements.

PolyMAX Synth

$199

$199

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Retro Sounds to Blow your Mind

PolyMAX is our vintage-inspired synth that gives producers, sound designers, and musicians fat analog tones from the golden age of polysynthesis. PolyMAX's warm, analog-modeled oscillators and filters, professional UA effects, and curated presets easily fit into any genre — with album‑ready sounds instantly.

Your New Wonder Synth

PolyMAX's analog bona fides pull from the golden age of polysynthesis. Think early Jupiters, Oberheims, and Prophets with fat sounds that sit perfectly in any mix.* A modern synth with retro roots, PolyMAX takes you from celestial to cinematic and beyond.

Experience Magic with Premium UA Effects

With onboard studio-quality UA effects like legendary digital "Hall B" reverb and analog phasers, flangers, and tape delay, PolyMAX makes any production shine with old‑school synth cool.

Get Instant Inspiration with Album‑Ready Presets

Discover the perfect sound using PolyMAX's curated presets, handcrafted by the synth nerds at UA. Designed for fast use across genres, PolyMAX presets and intuitive knob‑per‑function layout means no menu diving, ensuring you'll get the right sound, right away.

What They Say

I thrive when things are easy. PolyMax is very much that. From pads and keys to wonky leads, it’s a great-sounding instrument.

Grieves

I love getting weird with PolyMAX. I use the built-in arpeggiator and onboard effects to craft sounds that are all my own. The sky's the limit!

Primo The Alien

Reviews

4.5
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
Based on 77 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 62 Total 4 star reviews: 4 Total 3 star reviews: 2 Total 2 star reviews: 5 Total 1 star reviews: 4
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77 reviews
  • PD
    P. D.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 month ago
    Best synth for me

    A very very versatile synth ! I love it !

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  • US
    U. S.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 month ago
    ANALOG SOUNDING SYNTH!

    I LUV THE SOUND OF THIS SYNTH. IT'S VERY RETRO, ANALOG SOUNDING TYPE OF SYNTH. ALL THE PRESETS ARE SO USEFUL!!!

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  • RW
    R. W.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    3 months ago
    Poly Max to the max

    This is a synth that cuts it in the live domain as well as in the studio. It is superb.

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  • JK
    J. K.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    4 months ago
    The one to beat.

    As of this writing, this is the software synth to beat. It has Incredible sound and amazing presets. It has become my starter synth for inspiration and brainstorming. Perfect for those new to synths as well as seasoned players.

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  • CH
    C. H.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    5 months ago
    absolutely amazing

    i love the sound and easy to use, its great and intuitive to use and sounds amazing. also i think its perfect for starters to learn how a synth works, because of its rather simple and straightforward conception.

    the only thing i dislike is that you cannot customize the midi cc for the parameters though, which is a pretty basic functionality for a virtual instrument nowadays.

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Frequently Asked Questions

No. These plug-ins run natively on your computer. No UA hardware is required.

Yes, 14-day plug-in demos are available. Find eligible plug‑ins

We provide three activations per license. We support activation on your computer or on an iLok USB key.

Native plug-ins are supported on macOS and Windows systems. See our Native UAD System Requirements article for full system requirements. An iLok account is required for managing your native plug-in licenses. We support iLok USB keys for portability, but one is not required.

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