Opal Morphing Synthesizer
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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.
Included Version
UAD Native
Runs on your Mac or PC without UA hardware.UAD Native plug-ins run on both macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer and Windows 10 and 11. Go to our UA Support page for system requirements.
- Get giant, inspiring sounds from the world's best-sounding analog‑meets‑wavetable super synth
- Use morphing filters, oscillators, LFOs, and noise to unlock new creative paths
- Add studio-quality UA effects like vintage spring reverb, tape delay, modulation, and authentic 1176 compression
- Go deep into synthesis without getting lost, thanks to impeccably crafted presets
TAKE A LISTEN
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.
“Opal Morphing Synth is expressive, intuitive and versatile with sounds that feel alive.”
– Glass Animals
“The creativity of the Opal Morphing Synth is mind‑bending.”
– The Glitch Mob
“Opal is super inspiring. I love the individual oscillator to filter routings!”
– Tycho
“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)Customer Reviews
H. Fivelsdal
January 16, 2024
Great Synth
Nice sound from just the presets. I am looking forward to tweaking the settings and combining it with the Mini Moog. Easy to use interface. As usual fine quality from UAD.
Read MoreP. Beullens
January 16, 2024
Love it more day by day
Can do various synth styles with ease. Find it easy to generate good sounds that sit well in the mix. Morphs well with others... just beautiful....
Read Moren. else
January 15, 2024
Opal Morphing Synthesizer
Very impressed with the understated unit. Was previously impressed with the presets of the Polymax and decided to take the plunge...
Read MoreA. FREDERIC
January 15, 2024
Opal Morphing Synthesizer
Loud / Clear / Versatile...comparing to an another virtual synth company from France, UAD Opal has no artefact and no noise in its sounds.
Read MoreS. Walles
January 11, 2024
Analog Fat!
Love this synth! Great when you get under the hood FX-wise. Can get some real analog grit out of this one! Knocks most softsynths for 6!
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Customer Reviews
Opal Morphing Synthesizer
A. Shell
Opal Morphing Synthesizer
very cool and powerful
thank you !H. Fivelsdal
Great Synth
Nice sound from just the presets. I am looking forward to tweaking the settings and combining it with the Mini Moog. Easy to use interface. As usual fine quality from UAD.
P. Beullens
Love it more day by day
Can do various synth styles with ease. Find it easy to generate good sounds that sit well in the mix. Morphs well with others... just beautiful.
n. else
Opal Morphing Synthesizer
Very impressed with the understated unit. Was previously impressed with the presets of the Polymax and decided to take the plunge during the holiday season. Like what I hear so far
A. FREDERIC
Opal Morphing Synthesizer
Loud / Clear / Versatile...comparing to an another virtual synth company from France, UAD Opal has no artefact and no noise in its sounds.
S. Walles
Analog Fat!
Love this synth! Great when you get under the hood FX-wise. Can get some real analog grit out of this one! Knocks most softsynths for 6!
Z. Netz
Versatile, easy, big sound, excellent presets
It’s the most straightforward wavetable/VA synth with excellent sound quality and filters. It feels like hardware, so very easy to program, packed with a lot of features, and has thick sound and immediately usable presets. The best balance between versatility and usability, if you want a synth with very good presets but also the easiest workflow for sound design, you found it.
A. FREDERIC
Opal Morphing Synthesizer
That synth has the dynamic and versatility with rich texture that can be tweaked with "no limits".
F. Mateos
Increíblemente versátil
Como todos los productos de UA, no deja de sorprender la calidad de sonido que ofrece Opal, la facilidad de uso es una de las cosas que encuentro maravillosa, simplemente calidad asegurada! Muchas gracias UA!
L. Kagenaar
Smooth sailing
Smooth sailing the waves is guaranteed with this wavetable morphing synthesizer, recommended !
L. Kagenaar
Smooth sailing
Smooth sailing the waves is guaranteed with this wavetable morphing synthesizer, recommended !
L. Kagenaar
Smooth sailing
Smooth sailing the waves is guaranteed with this wavetable morphing synthesizer, recommended !
L. Kagenaar
Smooth sailing
Smooth sailing the waves is guaranteed with this wavetable morphing synthesizer, recommended !
E. Reynolds
Opal Morphing Synthesizer — Rich noise generators
UA nailed this synth. I was shocked by the oscillators and how good the filters were. The wave tables are top notch and the modulation, mod matrix, and visual cues provide excellent workflow while designing patches. For this price you get something that sounds like a dedicated hardware unit! Rich and powerful tones plus good depth of configuration. You can even get musicality from the resonance filter and fold square waves. I love it. Perfect for EDM and sound design. The effects are remarkable and of quality— very well designed.
G. Lion
Simply Beautiful
Be warned, if you install this you're writing off the weekend! You won't want to leave it alone. The word "lush" occurred to me most often. It's pretty much everything in an analogue-esque synth you could want with the "morphing" front and centre. If you need some superior leads/poly as well as GORGEOUS pads this has got what you're after in spades. Excellent piece of software.
j. briere
total rave synth
super sounding rave synth, dark sounds , powerfull morphing bass noises
s. bosewicht
Triple awesome sonic deliciousness
I own almost every decent software synth out there and Opal is as legit as can be. Luscious complex sounds that are captivating. Just scratching the surface of all this synth can do.
I. Kumpel
Top synthesizer.
Top synthesizer. Above all praise.
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Possibilities and a great sound
There is depths to exploring the sound, and the sound itself is high quality. Presets show what it is capable of and it is alot, though it will benefit from QOL updates.
W. Manke
DX-Heaven
Great Filters! Amazing OSC. Superb effects. BUT....
It's the interface that is what makes Opal stand out. It's so easy to morph from sound to sound and make big changes. And not only hear but SEE the changes you are making. That's how I want to learn about wavetable synthesis. The wavetable sounds themselves are very inspiring, and mixed with the "analog" filter getting great sounds is a snap. This is a perfect pairing with my Prophet 10 and JX synths. The way the UX is designed I don't miss having knobs to tweak, and I love getting to dive into the secondary menus. I'm starting to mess with the matrix and it feels decently easy to navigate to add life to performances. Not just a techno machine like the video, its a great basic to very advanced synth. It makes the speakers jump and its the best synth purchase you will ever make.
