UVI Falcon Explained

In these in-depth training videos studio wiz Eli Krantzberg teaches you how to make your productions soar with Falcon, UVI’s comprehensive hybrid software synthesizer. Featuring a dizzying amount of processors, modulators, and effects, in addition to deep scripting capabilities, you will not long for another synth!

Videos

• General Concepts (03:37) - Learn about the main concepts and terminology used when working in the various parts of Falcons hierarchy.

• Getting to Know the GUI (10:05) - Explore the various areas of Falcon’s interface, including the toolbar, status bar, main edit view, parts list, tree list, list view, the three file browsers, mixer view, and performance view.

• Programs & Presets (11:03) - Learn how to work with and modify programs in the various browsers, how to create and modify layers and keygroups; and how to save custom FX, multiFX, and Oscillator presets.

• Synthesis Oscillators Pt. 1 (10:53) - Learn about the parameters for the analog, analog stack, and drum oscillators, and see how simple patches are enhanced with the addition of some basic modulation and effects.

• Synthesis Oscillators Pt. 2 (14:21) - Explore the parameters and sounds of the FM, Organ, Pluck, and Wavetable oscillator types, and see how the oscillator editor settings work.

• The Mapping Editor & Sample Oscillator (07:21) - See how this is used to load multiple samples, and edit layer and keygroup pitch and velocity ranges.

• Slice Mode (07:49) - Explore the loop slicing, playback, and exporting features available in this sample oscillator mode.

• The Sample Editor, Stretch Modes & Keygroup Controls (12:41) - Learn how to edit sample start, end & loop points, how to use the two stretch modes to keep the speed of samples constant when triggered at different pitches, and how to use the Keygroup controls to lock trigger notes to the host DAW’s timeline.

• Granular Synthesis (09:35) - Explore Falcon’s IRCAM Granular, Multi Granular, and Scrub modes, combined with various envelope, effects & event processor settings.

• Modulation, Arpeggiator & Layer Controls (11:06) - Learn how to set up secondary modulations, use performance gestures like velocity and aftertouch, control the arpeggiator, and work with the various layer based playback modes.

• Advanced Modulation, Macros, Mixer & Performance Mode (17:50) - Explore the use of sub modulation routings, random modulation sources, custom multi stage envelopes, macros, internal mixer routings, and the Performance view.