Our Infinite, Larger-Than-Life Synth that Always Sounds like a Record
Opal is our epic-sounding flagship synth that's perfect for producers, sound designers, and musicians. This analog-meets-wavetable synth gives you huge-sounding morphing filters and powerful UA effects — yet always keeps you close to album-ready sounds, no matter how deep you explore.
Fire Up a Super Synth
Opal's unique analog-meets-wavetable synth engine lets you create epic sounds and craft songs within minutes. With morphing filters, oscillators, LFOs, and noise, Opal is a modern soundscape maker with deep analog roots.
Create with World-Class UA Effects
With onboard studio-quality UA effects like ambience and vintage spring reverbs, tape delay, modulation, and authentic 1176 audio compression, Opal makes any production fuller, and more professional sounding.
Find Inspiration Fast with Album‑Ready Presets
Get just the right sound using Opal's gorgeous presets, lovingly crafted by the synth geeks deep within the halls of UA. Curated for fast use across genres, Opal's presets ensure you'll capture inspiration the moment it strikes.
What They Say
The creativity of the Opal Morphing Synth is mind-bending.
The Glitch Mob
Opal Morphing Synth is expressive, intuitive and versatile with sounds that feel alive.
Glass Animals
Opal Morphing Synth gives you warm, classic synth sounds but with tons of modern features and built-in UA effects that open up new dimensions with a couple of clicks.
Eric J Dubowsky
Flume, Odesza, Weezer
Frequently Asked Questions
No. These plug-ins run natively on your computer. No UA hardware is required.
We provide three activations per license. We support activation on your computer or on an iLok USB key.
Native plug-ins are supported on macOS and Windows systems. See our Native UAD System Requirements article for full system requirements. An iLok account is required for managing your native plug-in licenses. We support iLok USB keys for portability, but one is not required.