First impressions of Falcon 3:
Wow, it sounds AMAZING!!! Presets are mostly tasteful as well!
UI - so far - has been a bit of a pain. I‘m reading the manual to get to grips with it…I thought it would be more drag n drop. But happy to go through the learning curve considering what this VST is capable of.
Overall I‘m really happy I bought this!
Any new opinions on Falcon? Seriously considering picking this up. On sale for $149 ends today.
Is it good or even great? Yes. But, like most things, it’s about what you’re willing to put into it. Falcon can be huge and complex if that’s what you want, and if we’re being real, that’s where you’ll get the most out of it. I’m not afraid to admit I use it as largely a preset machine and tweak it, which, is vastly short-selling what it’s capable of. I got it for a great price and have enjoyed it, so it was ‘worth it’ in that regard.
Think about how you’d really use it and whether you’re willing to invest the time into getting the most out of it. Also, consider whether you’re willing to spend $150 for a preset machine and likely some instrument add-ons (which will likely also be on sale) in the future.
Thanks for this. It gives me something to think about. I do quite often like a preset machine. But also something that I can really dig into when the mood strikes. I don’t really purchase a lot of software and tend to use the same stuff for years. So I would have plenty of time to learn.
What I’ve heard is it’s massively powerful but not super easy to use.
So it’s great if you like awesome presets or advanced sound design.
Been using Falcon since version 3 was released and out of the competition I prefer it to the rest. By competition I am referring to Kontakt and HALion in this case. My use case also differs from the general preset-surfing one might be accustomed to with any of these options.
Kontakt still has much more robust scripting available, but UVI keeps expanding the LUA implementation of Falcon steadily and I can do what I want to with what is available. I also no longer have to suffer through KSP and that is a massive plus. If you are interested in diving deep into making your own stuff, it’s much easier to get somewhere with Falcon.
Buying Falcon makes sense if you’re intending to design your own instruments or just want an extremely robust workstation synthesizer. The GUI takes getting used to but is generally speaking fine for anything you’d want to do. Plenty of menus and clicking to be done however. Would wholeheartedly recommend.
Agree, it has a certain logic to it but it makes sense most of the time. Most of the included devices are very high quality.
I’ve been using Falcon for quite a few years. Haven’t really dug into the synthesis side, but it’s a far better alternative to Kontakt, especially with the IRCAM stretch algorithms.