UVI Darklight IIx is a Collection of Three Instruments Inspired by The Legendary Studio Icon.
Costing upwards of $100,000, the dream machine of the 80's was unattainable by most. Used by countless prominent artists including: Peter Gabriel, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Kate Bush, Herbie Hancock, Jean Michel Jarre, Thomas Dolby and many more, it remains a highly regarded and sought after instrument.
Suffering a fit of nostalgia as we often do, we decided to set about making a new instruments inspired by this legendary studio icon. We ended up making 3; a digital synth, digital drum machine, and multi-phraser. A unique hybrid approach was employed combining our rigid sampling process with the advanced digital processing algorithms and modeling capabilities of the UVI Engine. This approach allows us to capture the raw character of the original machine while facilitating a full array of modern controls. The result is an extremely flexible system that allows you to quickly call up the classic sounds or take the old voices into new sonic territory.
Powerful analog modeled filters, LFOs, envelopes and effects in a beautiful old-school interface await you in this tightly packed but massive sounding 2 GB UVI instrument.
Darklight IIx offers several 'Pages', each an instrument on its own:
Page P - "Organic" Digital Sound:
Page B - Digital Drum Machine:
Page U - Creative Multi-Phraser:
All of these combine to present you with the authentic sound and soul of this mythical machine. Packaged in an easy-to-use interface with modern controls for enhanced expression and musicality, Darklight IIx gives you control over one of the most coveted computer musical instruments ever.
*Fairlight, Fairlight Instruments are trademarks of their respective owners and are not affiliated, endorsed, connected or sponsored in any way to this website or any of our affiliate sites ; therefore do not be confused between UVI and Fairlight .
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Reviewed By vata44 [all]
May 1st, 2018
Version reviewed: 3 on Windows
I bought this after liking the demo audio and I must say I am pretty disappointed. The sounds all just sound like crappy samples ran through a bit crusher. I could have done a VERY similar thing with any number of plugins, such as a piano running through a bit crusher, or whatever.
Limited sounds and not much as far as sound design capabilities.
I would return it if I could.
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