UJAM Usynth BOUNCE is the melodic half of UJAM's BOUNCE release, a preset-driven synthesizer aimed squarely at the turn-of-the-2000s R&B and club sound. Rather than a blank oscillator and filter, it hands you 100 patches plus 100 global presets organized by role, from leads and plucks to basses, keys, pads, and hits. The reference points are the digital workstations that defined the era, with the Korg Triton and Roland JV-1080 cited directly.
The workflow is built for speed. Each patch exposes two global and three patch-specific smart knobs, macro controls mapped to the parameters that matter for that sound, so you can reshape a patch without any synthesis experience. A built-in sequencer and arpeggiator generate arps, basslines, and chord sequences, and a multi-effects section with its own delay and reverb adds the gloss and space that the style depends on, with over 100 effect settings on tap.
Usynth BOUNCE is designed to pair with Beatmaker BOUNCE for drums, since both follow the host tempo. If you want deeper, modeled vintage hardware instead, Syntronik 2 covers far more ground, and Vital is the go-to for building sounds from scratch. Read our full UJAM BOUNCE first look for specs, pricing, and comparisons.