Unique
by Sugar Bytes · Synth · Virtual analog synth
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A two-oscillator virtual analog synth modeled on the sound of vintage analog keyboards, with a formant-based Vowel Filter.
A duophonic arpeggiator, two effect sections, an X/Y pad with recording and 300+ presets keep it quick to play.
Best for: Keys & Synths, Bass, Sound Design. Genres: Electronic & EDM, Pop, Hip-Hop & Trap.
Keywords: analog, arpeggiator, preset-driven, analog-sounding, polyphonic, AUv3/iOS, basses, FM, hardware emulation, leads, monophonic, plucks, sound design, subtractive, vintage, virtual analog.
What it does
Unique ("The Name says it all") is Sugar Bytes' analog-style synth, aimed at the sound of the golden age of analog keyboards, with a vowel filter for talking, vocal-like tones.
- Oscillators: two oscillators with six waveforms: sawtooth, triple saw, pulse, triple FM, noise with tonal filter, and sub sine.
- Filters: five filters, each with five modulators, including a formant-based Vowel Filter.
- Movement: polyphonic auto-panning per oscillator, polyphonic portamento and LFO fade.
- Performance: a duophonic arpeggiator, an X/Y pad with recording, MIDI learn and host automation.
- Effects and presets: two chained effect sections and 300+ presets from various artists.
Source: Sugar Bytes product page
When to use it
Unique is the pick when you want a simple two-oscillator analog sound with a vowel filter for vocal, talking textures that Diva, TAL-U-NO-LX and Retrologue 2 don't offer directly. It models analog circuits less closely than Diva and TAL-U-NO-LX, and it is narrower than Retrologue 2, a broader virtual analog synth.
- Best for: analog-style basses, leads and plucks, and vowel-filtered sounds.
- Genres: electronic, pop and hip-hop.
- Look elsewhere if: you need a big modulation matrix, wavetables or large polyphonic pads.
- Standout: the Vowel Filter, which gives the analog tones a vocal, formant character.
What producers say
Reviewers find it fun, approachable and analog-sounding.
- KVR user (2007) rated it 5/5 and called it the softsynth that "kept me up well into the night."
- Sound On Sound (2017, iOS version) said it does "a pretty decent impression of an analogue synth" and found the vowel filtering "very accessible."
Where to buy
- Best Service: $99
- Sugar Bytes: $99
- Plugin Boutique: $99
- PluginFox: $99
- AudioDeluxe: $99
Tutorials and reviews
- Unique (Sugar Bytes)
- Sugar-Bytes UNIQUE | Part 1 (Music Marketing TV)
- Sugar Bytes - Unique
- Sugar Bytes Unique Synthesizer Demo
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