UVI Falcon - v4 = 2026 released - rumors, ads, praise, kindergarden, auto-sampling and off-topic inside!

[bmanic]

So.. anybody know if there is a way to change the loop type for a sample without destroying the loop points? So far the only way I found how to change it is through the right click menu by destroying the previous loop and setting it all up again. When you first enable a loop it gives you an option of either forward or alternating.. but I can't find a way to switch between these?

It's awfully ineffective if you have to do it all over again for every sample through the menu. Surely I'm missing something, right?

[bmanic]

Anybody else run into problems with clicks and pops with Falcon when running out of polyphony on a part/program? Looks like there is some bad or buggy behavior with the envelopes. I'll try to investigate further what causes it but simple playing any of the Arp programs in Synth Anthology 3 and going over the polyphony limit a lot will not retrigger things properly and thus causes clicks and pops.

For instance, set the ARP to be in chord mode, then set polyphony of the program to 12 notes.. then hold sustain pedal and just start adding more and more notes so you go vastly over the polyphony limit. You'll soon start hearing massive clicks and crackles. Feels like some part of the preset doesn't understand how to limit itself and ignore new notes and thus tries to trigger something like envelopes, causing clicks. This is regardless of how you setup attack and release of the program.

[Genetic_Junk]

Anybody else run into problems with clicks and pops with Falcon when running out of polyphony on a part/program? Looks like there is some bad or buggy behavior with the envelopes. I'll try to investigate further what causes it but simple playing any of the Arp programs in Synth Anthology 3 and going over the polyphony limit a lot will not retrigger things properly and thus causes clicks and pops.

For instance, set the ARP to be in chord mode, then set polyphony of the program to 12 notes.. then hold sustain pedal and just start adding more and more notes so you go vastly over the polyphony limit. You'll soon start hearing massive clicks and crackles. Feels like some part of the preset doesn't understand how to limit itself and ignore new notes and thus tries to trigger something like envelopes, causing clicks. This is regardless of how you setup attack and release of the program.

I'm not hearing anything like that on my system. In the render below from a patch in synth anthology 3, it was around 20 voices over the 24 voice limit: https://archive.org/download/km-1-imagi ... ginarp.wav

[WatchTheGuitar]

Could be CPU spiking causing the pops bmanic is hearing?

[bmanic]

Could be CPU spiking causing the pops bmanic is hearing?

Nope. CPU isn't even remotely close to maxing out (mac m1). Once the polyphony is limited, the CPU doesn't go much higher but something is still retriggering. It's really weird. Sometimes I can get it to happen and sometimes not. I'll try to reproduce it and post audio and file a bug report.

[SoftSynthLover99]

Anybody else run into problems with clicks and pops with Falcon when running out of polyphony on a part/program?

Just ran into this using arps in the update from Digital Synsations 1. After a while the ARP would simply stop and only trigger clicks and pops. I think it's something with the sustain pedal because once I pushed the sustain pedal down and released it the arp came back as normal. Something weird going on with Falcon for sure.

And can confrim it's nothing to do with CPU as the meter in Logic isn't spiking or even remotely high. I've had a lot of issues with Falcon since moving to the M1 Max chip, hanging notes and sustain pedal issues. I wonder if this issue with the arps isn't just a different manifestation of that. Hopefully the devs can see if they can reproduce the issues!

[Rompler 29]

You can resize the instrument gui for a year now. But a useless rant makes more fun, I know.

He might not have known.

Still trying to figure how you do this with falcoln as the host
All tips appreciated
Thanks

[Rompler 29]

Ok I have read a later post all sorted and thanks
Good to share knowledge especially as it’s a beast and I’m scratching the surface

[E_Anderson]

So, hypothetically, you are an MSoundFactory / Phase Plant / U-he synth (and Kontakt) owner here, and you like making synthetic/sample manipulation patches for commercial sound banks and the odd sample library.

Why do you elect to buy Falcon, or give it a pass?

Thanks for any responses!

[Dirtgrain]

So, hypothetically, you are an MSoundFactory / Phase Plant / U-he synth (and Kontakt) owner here, and you like making synthetic/sample manipulation patches for commercial sound banks and the odd sample library.

Why do you elect to buy Falcon, or give it a pass?

Thanks for any responses!

You have plenty of functionality that is also covered by Falcon. Some of Falcon's components are quite nifty, and you might like them better than those from Melda, and even more likely better than Kilohearts components--but they have some nifty things too, and Uhe for sure does.

Money-wise, getting Falcon when you have what you have is maybe not the best choice when there are other plugins you might want. But if you have the bones, it is neat to use, powerful, versatile, and deep, although it takes some learning.

[serge]

So, hypothetically, you are an MSoundFactory / Phase Plant / U-he synth (and Kontakt) owner here, and you like making synthetic/sample manipulation patches for commercial sound banks and the odd sample library.

Why do you elect to buy Falcon, or give it a pass?

Thanks for any responses!

Falcon’s scripting ability, with LUA (https://www.uvi.net/uviscript/) and the ability to lock it down with a password. If you’re a commercial sound bank designer, this may allow you to create your interface and protect some of your IP.

[E_Anderson]

Thanks. I can say for sure the midi/granular effects would be an upgrade. I'm happy with what I have, so it's less about saving for another VST but more whether Falcon could actually be an investment for commercial soundbanks, and how viable that is next to commercial banks for the other synths. I'd want to take a look at the modulation and layering workflow/architecture before buying it, but I trust the effects and interesting filters all good. I'm hoping it has some kind of internal hosting capability for e.g. comb filter banks with macros.

It's difficult to find people who've worked very extensively in either synth let alone both who have any understanding of how large the audience is / if there's some reason building patches on one platform edges out the others. Maybe everyone just uses pigments?

[Hanz Meyzer]

Hi, is there a way to exactly keyfollow the frequency of the redux module? 100% clearly is not a proper keyfollowing. Might be that it need to be mapped logarithmically? Any idea?

[trusampler]

Where are users at as a collective in terms of what's the most important new features for their next big release?

I personally would love to see:

Global Midi CC parameters ( lock option )
Midi CC learn for user midi controllers for browsing presets etc.
Better browser / tagging user patches

[Jac459]

I would prefer quality of life features like better resizable UI, vector graphics like avenger, zooms, ...