Falcon includes 15 oscillators covering a wide range of modern synthesis methods from basic sample playback to more advanced generators like Pluck, Wavetable and IRCAM Multi Granular.

One of Falcon's greatest strengths is its ability to freely layer oscillators to create elaborate hybrid instruments that capitalize on the unique features of both sample-based and algorithmic sound creation. There are no preset limits on the quantity or type of oscillators you can use, you're limited only by your computers processing power and imagination.

SYNTHESIS

ANALOG
A virtual analog oscillator outfitted with a traditional selection of waveforms including Sine, Saw, Square, Triangle, Noise and Pulse. Includes pulse width modulation, sync control and a robust unison section supporting phase, tuning and spread control on up to 8 voices.

 

ANALOG STACK
An 8-voice implementation of the Analog oscillator designed to facilitate the rapid layering. Each voice utilizes the same basic engine found in the Analog oscillator, substituting the Unison and Sync sections for Pan and Gain to facilitate spatial and level mixing and a pitch section for subtle to extreme voice detuning.

 

DRUM
Designed for the creation of rhythmic and percussive sounds, DRUM utilizes both a pitched oscillator and noise generator. Both pitched and noise oscillators sport discrete AD amplitude envelopes with the former providing pitch modulation. EQ and distortion are available in the master section for broad shape control.

 

FM
A four operator FM oscillator applied with phase modulation rather than frequency modulation. Operators provide discrete level and frequency ratio controls and can be arranged in one of 11 configurations.

 

NOISE
A robust noise oscillator offers 15 unique noise shapes including Band, S&H, Static I, Static II, Violet, Blue, White, Pink, Brown, Lorenz, Rossler, Crackle, Logistic, Dust and Velvet. Dynamic shapes provide additional control such as Static Density and Logistic Chaos.

 

SAMPLING

At the heart of Falcon’s sample oscillators is a full-fledged sample editor allowing you to quickly make changes to your samples without moving to an external application. Crop, normalize, silence, reverse, add fades, or even bounce Falcon’s effects to your sample in place. Additionally, you can select multiple files and batch them all at once.

SAMPLE
A no-frills workhorse sample oscillator, ideal for basic soundboards and traditional sample playback. The Sample display can be interactively resized and provides editing functions such as crop, normalize, silence, reverse and fade in/out along with the ability to apply any of Falcon's effects in-place. Due to Falcon’s ability to efficiently stream samples from disk you can manage tens of thousands of samples at once without a massive RAM footprint.

 

Falcon includes over 80 high-quality effects, categorized for easy navigation: Delays, Reverbs, Modulation, Filters, Equalizers, Amps and Stereo, Drive and Distortions, Dynamics, Analysis and more. With effects suited for nearly every need from creative mangling to precise sound sculpting, mixing and analysis, Falcon provides a tremendous sound design facility.

Effects within Falcon can be instanced as sends on effect busses, at the program, layer or note level and allow for extensive control of your signal and an unrestricted approach to sound and instrument design. Additionally, effects can be racked in an EffectRack for parallel and multi-band processing, or as a central, reusable multi-effect with macro-driven controls.

DELAYS

Analog Tape Delay

An all-purpose delay effect inspired by classic analog delays using tape loops.

Dual Delay

A versatile delay module with with discrete channel controls for creating time-based effects. A sophisticated display visualizes changes to time, stereo and phase.

REVERBS

Diffusion

Spreads the signal over time, creating a simple yet versatile decay with reverb-like results.

IReverb

A highly-optimized convolution-based reverb module. Includes a large library of factory impulses with support for user samples.

Sparkverb

A versatile algorithmic reverb capable of producing an extremely broad range of spaces with a minimal control footprint. Uses the same engine as the stand-alone effect plugin.

MODULATION

FILTERS

EQUALIZERS

AMP/ STEREO

Autopan

A classic autopanner, varies the stereo pan with an LFO.

Gain

A typical level-adjustment module, boost or cut the input signal level.

Gain Matrix

Sets the gain level and phase of each channel allowing for simple per-channel adjustments and specialized gain/phase transformations such as decoding M/S to stereo.

Tremolo

A classic tremolo effect, varies amplitude with an LFO.

UVI Wide

A specialized stereo width enhancer.

DRIVE/DISTORTION

DYNAMICS

ANALYSIS

Phase Meter

Displays the input signals phase correlation. Mono signal is represented by a vertical bar. Out of phase stereo signal is represented by a horizontal bar.

Spectrum Analyzer

Displays the frequency content of the input signal. Frequency is mapped across the X-axis, amplitude along the Y-axis.

Tuner

A chromatic tuner with needle-style meter, accurate to 1 cent increments. A helpful tool when adjust a sample's pitch with its keygroup Fine Tune parameter.

MISCELLANEOUS

Effect Rack

Creates a discrete, inline effect path. Has a customizable macro-driven interface. Supports multiple chains.

Redux

A resampling effect useful for emulating the lo-fidelity sound of various hardware units or extreme bit reduction.

UVInyl

A typical vinyl simulation effect outfitted with year, speed, wear, electrical and mechanical noise, dust and scratch simulations.

LEGACY FX

Falcon includes 8 modulation generators including AHD, Analog ADSR, Attack Decay, DAHDSR, Drunk, LFO, Multi Envelope and Step Envelope. Modulation generators can be instanced at any level in a patch allowing them to control nearly any parameter, be it on an oscillator, effect or even on another modulator. This system allows you to paint motion into your sounds almost effortlessly, from subtle variation over time to complex on-demand sequences.

Every modulation generator in Falcon can store presets, providing a quick way to save and reuse configurations that you find useful. Falcon ships with over a thousand preset wave shapes for the Multi Envelope generator alone.

MODULATION GENERATORS

AHD

[Attack, Hold, Decay] envelope, a simpler variant of the DAHDSR envelope found on some classic synthesizers.

ANALOG ADSR

[Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release] envelope, emulates the decay characteristics of vintage hardware synthesizers and provides handy remapping tools to modulate attack with incoming note velocity or decay with note pitch.

ATTACK DECAY

[Attack, Decay] envelope, the most basic envelope in Falcon, useful for percussion and other sounds that don't require a sustain or release phase.

DAHDSR

[Delay, Attack, Hold, Delay, Sustain, Release] envelope, an extension of the more common ADSR envelope, adds an additional Delay phase at the beginning and a Hold phase between Attack and Decay.

DRUNK

Generates a random walk signal which simulates the natural randomness of pitch and amplitude drift found in sustained notes.

LFO

[Low Frequency Oscillator] generates a cyclical modulation in one of the following waveshapes: sine, square, triangle, ramp up, ramp down, analog square, random s&h, chaos lorenz, chaos rossier. You can also draw your own custom wave shapes for precise control.

MULTI ENVELOPE

A user-definable envelope that can be created with any number of points and interactive curve shapes. Allows for long and highly-expressive modulation sequences. Can also be looped for LFO-like behavior.

STEP ENVELOPE

A programmable pattern sequencer, can be tempo-synced to steps of musical division or set to discrete time values.

Falcon's Event section provides control over pre-synthesis data, namely the manipulation, analysis or generation of MIDI. Event processors can do anything from arpeggiating incoming notes or strumming them like a guitar to applying micro tunings, playing back MIDI files or creating generative sequences.

Script Processors are custom Events which allow Falcon's functionality to be extended with the Lua language. Factory Script Processors include the Chorder, Harmonizer, Unison, Ensemble and many more. Load any Script Processor and click the 'Edit Script' button to take a look at how they work. Experiment with modifying them or write your own, Script Processors provide both an extremely powerful way to interact with existing instruments and a sophisticated code-driven approach to sound design.

Falcon's UI is presented in a single, flexible window that can comfortably operate on both small portable screens and massive desktop displays. A full-screen view is also available that optimizes editing of complex waveforms and detailed envelopes.

Editing is primarily done through the MAIN viewport, which is divided into 3 columns that facilitate navigation, editing and file/preset browsing.

EDIT

The central columns EDIT tab provides a comprehensive visual representation of your entire instrument split into varying levels of detail from the Program (instrument) level all the way down to the keygroup (note) level. A Layer level resides between the two that lets you easily organize and modify selections of keygroups. Quickly focus your view with global and level-specific filters, collapse sections as needed and easily tab through modules for editing.

TREE and LIST

For a more data-driven approach the TREE and LIST tabs provide a perfect hierarchical view of your project, allowing for surgical editing of individual components or broad stroke editing of large selections.

MACROS

Nearly every parameter in your instrument can be assigned to a macro. Macros live in a dedicated tab and can be freely arranged with an interactive graphical editor. Quickly create custom UIs for your instruments that suit your needs without any scripting knowledge. Macros can target as many parameters within your instrument as you like, allowing for the creation of powerful and unique controls.

BROWSER

The browser gives you immediate access to files, soundbanks, oscillators, effects, multi effects, modulators and events through dedicated tabs. Browse traditionally or use the search command to instantly call up relevant results.

MIXER

Falcon's mixer offers a typical mixing desk view of your project. Monitor and adjust channel gain, pan, mute, solo and effects and configure Aux channels. Quickly focus your view with channel and component-level filters.