Year/Date of Issue: 03.2020
Version: 1.0.3
Developer: Soundspot
Developer site: soundspot
Format: VSTi, VSTi3, AAX, AUi
Bit depth: 32bit, 64bit
Tabletka: present
System requirements: Mac 10.12 – 10.14 (older OS versions may work but are not tested). PC Windows 32 & 64-bit, versions 7, 8 or 10. RAM 8 GB RAM or more is recommended. Plus at least 8 GB hard disk space for installation. Processor Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or newer.
Description: Saturated and fat sounding thanks to the non-standard scheme of work from three oscillators.
The developers from the SoundSpot studio have released a new synthesizer SoundSpot UNION. According to the creators, UNION is “the next generation wavetable synthesizer”. Today, every second plug-in calls itself a next-generation instrument, but the developers from SoundSpot justify their big words with a non-standard UNION workflow.
The synthesizer is equipped with a table-wave generator, which allows you to harmonically enrich the sets of tables at the outputs of the main oscillators. At the heart of the synthesizer is a pair of analog modeling oscillators with six waveforms and 32 voices. By mixing the signals of both oscillators, users generate new waveforms that can be used on the third oscillator.
The two oscillators have their own filtering, modulation and ADSR envelope sections. Sections received a graphical interface that simplifies interaction with them. In addition to this, both oscillators received four effects: phaser, delay, distortion and reverb. Users can work with oscillators both simultaneously and separately.
The third oscillator combines the signals of the first two, combines them with effects and generates a special wave table. You can process the resulting signal in the modulation and ADSR envelope sections, as well as in a special morphing section. The final sound of the three oscillators can be mixed in any proportion to create a unique sound. The final signal can be processed again in a separate section of nine output effects.
SoundSpot UNION does not suffer from a lack of opportunities. Despite this, using the synthesizer is simple – the interface is clean and understandable, nothing more. For the first study of the tool, the developers have provided a set of dozens of different presets that demonstrate all the features of UNION. Presets sound juicy and fat, easily fit into existing mixes.
