IK Multimedia UNO Synth True Analog Synthesizer

You don’t have to go big to sound huge

True analog synthesizer. Easily programmable. Ultra-portable.

The ultimate real analog synth for everyone

UNO Synth is the ultimate portable, monophonic, true analog

synthesizer and IK Multimedia’s entry in the hardware synthesizer

world.

We combined our two decades of experience in software and hardware

development with the expertise of Italian boutique synth-maker

Soundmachines and IK’s synth guru, Erik Norlander (one of the brains

behind acclaimed synths like the Alesis Andromeda). The result is a

no-compromise instrument with massive analog sound that’s also easy

to use with hands-on programmability and advanced features at an

unbeatable price.

The days of compromise are over. Now everyone can own a real analog

synth with professional sound.

And UNO Synth is proudly made in IK’s own Italian manufacturing

facility to ensure the highest quality standards. Like the majority

of IK hardware products, UNO Synth is built using a combination of

IK’s state-of-the-art, automated mounting machines and test systems

and fine, renowned Italian craftsmanship.

Seasoned synth professionals and beginners alike will love UNO

Synth’s high-quality, pure analog audio path and its ultra-compact

form factor. With both classic and modern synth sounds instantly at

hand, UNO will put a smile on the face of synth fans of every

musical genre. All this in a synth module that can be easily carried

anywhere.

Electronic music lovers or first-time synth users will get instant

satisfaction from this affordable, easy-to-use instrument even if

they are new to analog synths or synth programming. Thanks to its

onboard presets and easy-to-play keyboard with selectable scales and

arpeggiator, UNO Synth is the perfect gateway into the synthesizer

world.

Great sounding true-analog audio path

Beneath its miniature exterior, UNO Synth packs a powerful, fat and

rich-sounding synthesis engine with a full analog audio path on par

with professional synthesizers costing much more.

All-analog audio path with 2 VCOs, noise generator, resonant

multimode VCF and VCA

2 independent VCOs with Saw, Triangle, Pulse waveforms with

continuously variable shape including PWM of the square wave plus a

separate white noise generator

A 2-pole OTA-based analog resonant sweepable multimode filter with

LPF, HPF and BPF

Custom-designed, dual-stage overdrive that provides filter input

overdrive for classic synth saturation tone, from subtle warming to

aggressive distortion

LFO with Sine, Triangle, Square, Up Saw, Down Saw, Random and

Sample-and-Hold to modulate Pitch, Filter, Amp and continuous

oscillator wave shapes including PWM

This highly flexible synthesis engine not only excels in producing

the rich, warm, punchy, deep bass sounds that are the core of a

high-quality monophonic synth, it’s also perfectly designed to bring

a wide sonic palette of leads, drones, arps, sequences, sweeps and

effects.

While UNO Synth is monophonic nature, its two independent

oscillators can be tuned differently to also generate interesting

pad-like interval sounds as well as octaves. Pulse width modulation

of each oscillator provides the ability for a single oscillator to

sound like two while the second oscillator can be tuned to an octave

or interval for advanced modular-style timbres from the greatest

classic synths.

The pure analog filter brings all the warmth, depth and fatness

you’d expect from a real analog synth. The multimode resonant filter

can be used for subtle tonal modification or screaming aggressive

resonant sweeps. A custom-designed overdrive circuit lets you easily

dial in modern saturated tones. And of course, you can modulate the

filter with the filter envelope, LFO and performance buttons, as

well as automate it in the sequencer and via external MIDI

controllers.

The built-in delay effect, synchronized with UNO Synth tempo

settings, further expands its sonic palette and the type of sounds

it can generate, adding depth to repeating arpeggio or sequence

patterns as filter and oscillator parameters are modulated and

adjusted on the fly.

And thanks to its precision controlled self-tuning circuit, UNO

Synth will always be ready for any performance, avoiding the hassle

of manual tuning.

Ease-of-use with powerful programming

UNO Synth comes with 100 grab-and-go presets (80 fully rewritable),

making it ready to play right out of the box. Each preset not only

includes the sound programming, it also includes an associated

arpeggio and sequence for even greater musical expression and

portable sonic power.

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This makes it easy for everyone to find the perfect sound, and

beginners and professional producers alike will have great

inspirational starting points to make working with the UNO Synth

faster, more productive and more enjoyable.

Over 40 onboard controls are available on the UNO Synth’s top panel

to give direct real-time access to its synth engine parameters, for

immediate sound sculpting capability, with no deep menus to scroll

through. for added power, a Mac/PC editor is available to fully

control UNO Synth with a computer and program, store and manage an

unlimited number of presets.

The UNO Synth’s generous 27-note on-board multi-touch keyboard

offers over two octaves of sound control as both a chromatic

keyboard or as a predefined scale keyboard. With a selection of 13

available scales, you can always be in tune with your performance

with ease, or take inspiration from scales in a new style. The

multimode built-in arpeggiator with 10 different arpeggio modes and

a 4-octave range makes UNO Synth a joy to play for keyboardists and

non-keyboardists alike.

The UNO Synth keyboard also doubles as a step-edit control for its

built-in sequencer. Sequences can be programmed both in real-time or

in steps and include up to 20 synth parameters for every step,

making the UNO Synth sequencer among the most powerful in its class.

Five instant performance modulations are also available (Dive,

Scoop, Vibrato, Wah and Tremolo) to further enhance UNO Synth’s

real-time playability. These provide instant dynamic expression to

bring your analog synth performances to life just like the most

advanced players.

Ultra-portable, battery-powered, to make music everywhere

UNO Synth’s ultra-compact dimensions make it among the smallest

monophonic synth available. With its light weight (only 400g) and

its battery-power supply (4xAA included) or USB power-supply (for

battery power banks), UNO Synth gives musicians of all kinds the

freedom to make music everywhere without being tied to a location!

Fully untethered, it’s the ideal analog synth to carry around all

the time.

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Use it standalone, live with your keyboard or with your DAW

Electronic music lovers or DJs can make music with UNO Synth

whenever and wherever the inspiration strikes. The built-in audio

input also allows for daisy chaining other external audio device

(like drum machines) so they can be used together with UNO Synth

without the need for an additional mixer, keeping the set up at

minimum for the greatest portability.

Keyboard players and producers can connect it to their preferred

master keyboard or any MIDI gear using the built-in MIDI In and Out

ports and integrate UNO Synth into their live or studio rigs as a

very powerful and versatile analog synth sound module. With the

built-in USB MIDI port, UNO Synth also integrates directly with a

DAW or other audio tools running on Mac/PC computers or mobile

devices, without needing additional hardware such as MIDI

interfaces. Specifications:

ŸAll-analog audio path with 2 VCOs with

continuously variable waveshape, noise generator, resonant multimode VCF and VCA

2 independent analog VCOs with Saw, Triangle and Pulse waveforms with

continuously variable shape including PWM of the square wave and a separate

white noise generator

A 2-pole multimode OTA-based sweepable analog resonant multimode filter with LPF,

HPF, BPF

LFO with Sine, Triangle, Square, Up Saw, Down Saw, Random and Sample-and-Hold to

modulate Pitch, Filter and Amp

AD (Filter) + AR (Amp) envelopes (full ADSR control available via MIDI CC or

software editor)

40 onboard controls and LED display

10 mode, 4-octave arpeggiator

Real-time and step edit 16-step sequencer with 20 automatable parameters

Onboard multi-touch 27-note chromatic and scale keyboard with 13 scales

Sync Delay audio effect and 5 performance effects

Self-tuning with auto-tune calibration

USB MIDI and 2.5 mm jack MIDI IN/OUT (cables included)

Audio In to daisy chain other audio devices with no need for a mixer

Mac/PC software Editor/librarian

Complete MIDI implementation with all parameters and clock can be controlled via

MIDI CC

Battery (4xAA) or USB powered

Ultra-portable and lightweight

Designed and made in Italy

Synthesis

Type: Analog

Polyphony: 1 voice

Synthesis structure: 2 VCO, Noise generator, 1 VCF, 1 VCA, 2 EG, 1 LFO

VCO variable shape waveforms: Triangle, Sawtooth, Pulse with variable pulse

width

VCF: 2-pole resonant multimode filter with Cutoff, Resonance, Env Amount, Drive

LFO: 7 shapes (Sine, Triangle, Square, Saw Up, Saw Down, Random, Sample & Hold),

Rate

Modulation Destinations: Amp, Pitch, Filter, PWM, Waveshape (PWM and Waveshape

via MIDI CC)

EG: 2 for Filter and Amplitude (full ADSR is available via MIDI)

Preset

100 Presets (20 factory non-writable, 80 user)

Keyboard and controls

7 Knobs (4 matrix, 3 fixed)

13 Selectable scales (Chromatic, Major, Minor, Major Pentatonic, Minor

Pentatonic, Major Blues, Minor Blues, Harmonic Minor, Mixolydian, Dorian,

Klezmer, Hungarian Gypsy, Spanish Gypsy, Japanese, South-East Asian)

Sequencer

16-step sequencer

Real-time and step recording with parameter recording

Real-time parameter recording per-step

3 directions: Forward, Backward, Forward and Backward

Selectable length between 1 and 16 steps

Arpeggiator

10 Mode Arpeggiator

4 octave range

Hold control

Effects

Delay

Dive, Scoop, Vibrato, Wah, Tremolo

Connections

Audio Out: Mini-jack 3.5mm stereo (mono summed)

Audio In: Mini-jack 3.5mm stereo (mono summed)

2 x MIDI 2.5mm mini-jack to DIN cables (IN/OUT)

1 Micro USB

Power

4x AA Batteries

Micro USB connector

Package includes

UNO Synth

1x Micro USB to USB cable

2x MIDI jack 2.5mm to DIN cables

4x AA batteries

Dimensions

Size: 25.6cm/10.1" x 15cm/8.9" x 4.9cm/1.93"

Weight: 400g/14.1oz (batteries excluded)