UJAM Finisher Retro

Full Description

A journey through time

Harking back to the golden age of analog recording, Retro is undoubtedly the easiest and most efficient solution for injecting your modern tracks with vintage tone. A tour throughout music production history, Retro combines 50 independent sounds, divided into decades spanning the '60s through to the '90s. Each sound has been meticulously crafted using any combination of 20 interconnected sound modules. Imagine having access to a full rack of pro-grade studio outboard equipment as well as a selection of boutique guitar amplifiers and a huge pedalboard, all perfectly dialled in without you ever needing to touch any buttons or dials. Perfect for guitarists, music producers and sound designers, Retro encompasses meticulous recreations of real-world equipment such as analog synthesizer filters combined with proprietary free-form designs to offer a wide sonic palette. From simple ageing of your signal for a classic tone to the highly experimental, anything is possible with Retro.

Classic sounds reimagined

Partitioned into decades, Retro lets you quickly and easily inject staple sounds of an era into your productions. Whether you're looking to add the saturated tape sound of the '60s or the polished and superimposed sound of the '90s, Retro has you covered. Compatible with just about any instrument you throw at it, the 50 unique onboard sounds span a huge tonal palette which can be explored in the 100+ professionally created presets. Pounding drums, crunching guitars, sharp synthesizer leads, powerful vocals, solo strings and piano are all ideal candidates for adding the signature vintage flair to your projects.

Contemporary recordings can often suffer from a sterile sound. Recorded through pristine and clean equipment using modern techniques may take away some of the character and soul of your recording. It's Retro's job to bring your track to life, giving it the authenticity to stand with heralded recordings of a specific era you're trying to emulate. Employing everything from real-world analog-modelled processers, a wealth of guitar amplifiers and pedal simulations to a slew of proprietary traditional mixing tools such as compression and reverb, Retro is the perfect partner for any modern producer or musician.

Complex processing under the hood

Plug-ins and hardware processors often all pose the same problem. Whenever more than one needs to be used at a time, complex and laborious routing is required for units to talk to each other. This is time spent away from what matters most in any project - creativity. With Retro, this complex routing is internally wired, meaning you don't even need to understand how the process works, Retro takes care of this for you. Ideal for producers, musicians and sound designers of any calibre to unlock production-ready tones fast, Retro is meticulously designed to deliver maximum sonic potential with little to no learning curve.

Remain focused with streamlined interface

Stripped back to only the necessities, Retro lets you see the bigger picture in your productions. Instead of hyper-focusing on details, Retro provides you with only the essential parameters to dial in the perfect sound for your project quickly. Centred around the main Finisher control, this blends in the level of the effect with your signal. Controlling multiple parameters simultaneously, this Finisher dial eliminates the need to load long lists of plug-ins all doing a small portion of the sound design and instead lets you make decisive choices for your sound to remain in the creative workflow. Customising your sound design couldn't be more straightforward. Four macro variation controls are custom-tuned per preset to offer the most interesting and unique ways to manipulate your sound in only a few turns. Fluctuating based on the preset selected, the variation controls control everything from traditional EQ and tone controls to the more experimental modulation, sample rate and much more. Don't break away from your creativity, let Retro take care of that for you.

The plug-in experts

Trusted by some of the world's biggest brands across a wide range of industries including BMW, Warner Bros, Sony, Universal, Ubisoft and many more, you're in the hands of professionals when choosing a UJAM product. Following a mission statement to make music more accessible, offering industry-leading sounds in a simple to use format, UJAM plug-ins are on hand to help you create music faster, better and easier. Originally starting with the landmark Virtual Guitarist release back in 2002, UJAM's vision was realised following years of development in all areas of music production products that you know today. Built for musicians by musicians, UJAM has products for all abilities, from bedroom producers to Hollywood composers. Each plug-in delivers authenticity, sound quality and ease of use to ensure that every time you open it, you will be inspired to create.

Features

• Includes 50 versatile multi-effect modes with decade-appropriate sounds from the '60s - '90s
• 100+ presets pre-categorized to maximize workflow and productivity
• Perfect for sound design for film, game, TV as well as music production
• Modes are organised in decades, each with a notes section to outline the character of the sound
• Stripped back interface with few parameters to prevent you from losing creative focus
• Central Finisher knob controls multiple parameters of your selected mode simultaneously
• The power and flexibility of a full rack of audio processors in one plug-in
• Four altering variety knob change with each preset, optimised and custom-tuned for the most interesting manipulation of your sound
• Take a tour throughout the history of sound treatment
• Vintage vibe and flavour to instantly add old-school character to your productions
• Each preset is a combination of 20 interconnected sound modules
• Discover a wealth of studio rack processors, guitar pedals and amplifiers all perfectly dialled in without touching a single knob
• Age your signals to add the signature sound of classic records to your productions
• Several saturation modes categorised into decades including classic tube and tape offer added harmonics and grit to your tone
• Includes meticulous models of real-world processor effects, indistinguishable from the original hardware alongside proprietary free-form designs
• Go beyond what was ever possible with hardware counterparts
• Perfect solution for guitarists with onboard electric guitar pedal, amplifier and cabinet modes
• Synthesizer-style analog-modelled filters provide perfect solution to smooth out sawtooth synth leads
• Access vintage sounds quickly with each mode performing the duties of several plug-ins simultaneously, inspiring new sounds without ever needing to know how to achieve them conventionally
• Includes conventional processing techniques such as reverbs, compression, stereo enhancement and sub-harmonics
• Capable of working with every instrument you throw at it, from strings, vocals, guitar, drums, piano and much more

Specifications

System requirements

• Operating Systems:
  • Mac: macOS X 10.1 or later - 64-bit
  • Windows: Windows 7 or later - 64-bit
• Format:
  • Mac: VST, AU2, AAX
  • Windows: VST, AAX
• RAM: 8GB
• Disk space: 0.35GB
• Display: 1280 x 768px

General

• Authorisation: Internet connection required
• Product code: FIN-RETRO