A row of 27 keys at the bottom allow the inputting of notes, but as these buttons are not velocity sensitive, hooking up a MIDI controller of some kind is necessary to tap into the full scope of the UNO’s sonic abilities. 7 knobs sit atop the unit, which is angled for maximum playability. Similar to Novation’s Circuit Mono Station, the UNO holds more complexity within its grey plastic body than you may think upon first glance.
A pairing this deft was bound to produce intriguing results, as the UNO’s unique feature set proves. The UNO Synth, which arrived earlier this summer, is the company’s first synthesizer offering, and was designed in conjunction with Erik Norlander (one of the brains behind the Alesis Andromeda). Case in point: their ubiquitous iRig series, with which IK saw the rise of iOS apps in music production and leapt quickly to develop a solution. Into that milieu arrives the latest offering from IK Multimedia, an Italian brand with a history of forward-thinking products that always aim to serve unique and specific needs. These days, that is no longer the case, as the market for modern desktop synths continues to expand.īut that variety of choice also means that music equipment manufacturers are taking this small but mighty slice of the market very seriously, as it not only includes professional touring musicians looking for gear to spice up their live rig, but amateurs and hobbyists as well, who have only heard analog synths processed and recorded. Marking their first foray into the synthesizer world, IK Multimedia debuts the ultra-portable, true analog UNO Synth.Ī decade ago, if you were in the market for a new dual-oscillator analog synthesizer, your choices were likely dictated by what was listed on eBay at the moment.
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