SonicProjects has unveiled its latest product, the OP-X PRO-3, a 12-voice semi-modular virtual analog synth. This new synth is based on the OP-X PRO-II, incorporating all its features and sounds while also introducing new and extended features based on user feedback collected over the years.
The OP-X PRO-3 offers 12 independent voices on separate tunable voice-boards and a newly arranged logically structured interface. It boasts improved audio quality while preserving the beloved character of its predecessor. The synth features 10 filter types with seamless morphing, 5 envelopes (4 poly, 1 mono), and 4 LFOs (3 global, 1 per-voice, so x12).
Additional features include a Modulation Matrix offering 5 slots (2 poly, 3 mono), sample & hold and sampled vibrato, hard-wired key tracking for pulse width modulation, and 2 Oscillators offering Sawtooth, Pulse, Sine, and Triangle. Users can seamlessly blend DCO or VCO behaviour and have access to Sync, X-Mod, Ringmod, and Sine-FM.
The synth provides inside access to the 12 voice boards and linked units, with voice-boards resettable on song start. It also includes reverb and syncable Delay (normal, triolic, dotted), and a modulation unit (Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Ensemble) adopted from Stringer. A new patch browser offering search, favourites, and tagging is also part of the package.
Other features include an arpeggiator offering 32 modes and a new always-on digital display, preset Chords, Chord Hold, 8-Step Sequencer, and switchable off hands-free hold by pedal. The synth also offers Unison with last, lowest, and highest note priority, MIDI Learn now offering one source to multiple destinations, and relative or fetched CC processing for jump-free operation.
The OP-X PRO-3 includes an alphabetic library of 475 famous 80s sounds and 3’000 first-class patches with an estimated value of $600. SonicProjects explains, “The same as its predecessors did since 2006 the synth engine of OP-X PRO-3 exactly clones the inner workings of real voltage controlled polyphonic analog synths of the late 70s and 80s in every tiny detail which includes fully independent separate tunable voices featuring tuning trimpots with a linked voice allocation and autotune unit.”
The OP-X PRO-3 is available at an introductory price of €99 (Regular price €119). The upgrade price from OP-X PRO-II is €35. The synth is compatible with Mac (AU, VST3, native M1 universal with minimum macOS 10.15) and Windows (VST3 64-bit with minimum Windows 10). A non-upgrade license includes OP-X PRO-II, so both can be obtained by purchasing OP-X PRO-3. OP-X PRO-3 doesn’t replace OP-X PRO-II, which will continue to be available at a lower price.
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