![]() The String Machines 2 package, for example, offers an enormous 62 string-machine types, while the OB Legacy package provides six Oberheim instruments. In most cases, an instrument consists of a family of synths. There’s a sizable amount of audio content here, all designed to offer realistic jumping-off points for each instrument element. In this update to the UVI synth series, Vintage Vault 3 features all the relevant synth-based packs, past and present, including the String Machines 2 and FM Suite, and JP Legacy, which welcomes the Roland Jupiter range into the UVI family. Given how polished and adaptable its sounds tend to be, the Parisians’ libraries represent real value for money. Planetarium by Tom Avatars is available now for 49€ and requires UVI Falcon 2.5 Synthesizer.UVI libraries have always been impressive, with their slew of instrumental toys and acoustic keyboard instruments, array of whooshes and rises, and broad collection of String Machines and Yamaha-style FM synthesisers. Particularly interesting for those who want to quickly build granular sounds with Falcon from the available or own samples. It is a fully featured multi-layer granular Synthesizer with full control. Because it allows you to load your own samples, Tom Avatar’s new release is more than just a sound expansion that you load into Falcon. Planetarium is certainly one of the wildest and most experimental “unofficial” expansions available for the Falcon Synthesizer. Again, all hidden under very mysterious and cosmic names. From a delay, reverb, tremolo, filters, and more. The engine also features a number of Falcon-powered effect processors hidden under the H2O and Electromagnetism knobs. It travels through four different filters (digital low pass, phasor, comb, VCF-20 dual) and a noise peak. The Radition knob lets you manipulate the jitter, and the variation of the position and pitch with a twist. Mass controls the duration of the grains (size) as well as the density of the granular engine. There are also smaller parameters that complement this macro. For example, the yellow “coordinates” knob controls the position of the playhead and the fading between the four samples in order from samples 1 to 4. Hidden beneath the solar system design is a macro engine that tweaks multiple logically related parameters simultaneously. The unique point about this virtual instrument is the operation. Plus, you get a fun arpeggiator for creating instant melodies. ![]() You also get an ADSR envelope on most of the parameters. Then, you get six powerful LFOs including classic LFOs, step sequencers and random generators. Sounds can be manipulated with a full set of granular parameters accessible on diverse knobs and menus. Planetarium ships with a set of samples, but it also gives you the option to import and tweak your own content. It consists of four granular layers powered by samples manipulated by the Falcon granular engine. I particularly emphasizes the special user interface, which has a solar system-like structure. Parameters can also be edited in this way, which looks very beautiful. Planetarium is a virtual instrument based on the mighty Falcon engine. When it comes to granular, I always prick up my ears. It’s called Planetarium and takes the musicians on a granular space journey. The developer Tom Avatars recently contacted me and informed me about his new virtual instrument release for Falcon 2.5. It is significantly smaller but not less interesting. As with Native Instruments’ Kontakt sampler plugin, there is also a market for third-party Falcon libraries. ![]() UVI Falcon is a powerful multi-engine Synthesizer that offers multiple forms of synthesis (VA, wavetable, FM, additive…) as well as stereo sample manipulation (stereo granular…). Developer Tom Avatars has released Planetarium, a new Falcon-based virtual instrument packed with a multi-layer granular engine for “space opera” soundscapes.
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