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UVI Falcon

Details

Manufacturer UVI

Price €349 (£268 - based on current exchange rate)

Contact via website

Web www.uvi.net

Key Features

Complex virtual synthesiser

Plenty of synth capability and modulation possibilities

Mac/PC versions

AU/VST/AAX plug-in formats available

Standalone version also available

Expandable through expansion packs

Ability to import samples and audio

Authorised through iLok

Purchase includes €100 voucher for expansion packs

In my experience, virtual or soft synths (call them what you will) tend to fall into two camps. There are those that set out to be virtual soundalikes of classics; then you have synths which are cutting edge and attempt to offer new and enticing ways of creating interesting sounds. The Falcon most definitely falls into the latter camp.

The download and install

My review copy arrived as a download which, in line with many synths of this kind, is a two-part affair consisting of the application and the much larger factory bank of sounds. Thanks to the file hierarchy, it’s

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