old factory library rev2 is 1.11 GB before, and 1.27 GB after being replaced.

 

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i was comparing them at full price; i dont understand the difference between "falcon 2026" and "sonic bundle"; since (i think) some of us have the "i want it all" syndrome, i think its fair to compare what both companies offer at their full price. They could have made a simple table with what one has over the other... Also, if you buy the $300 version, dont you have to pay extra for extra instruments; because if its that, than idk man... seems like a kontakt clone but with a limited pool of choice.

This is the type of answer i was looking for; even tho i have installed the trial 4 life version of the previous falcon, i never got curious about it post install... and that's probably because i was brainwashed by native instruments to just open kontakt every time i need some kind of instrument

 

@SingularPremises, Comparing Falcon libraries with Kontakt is not even apples and apples. Many of the UVI expansions for Falcon are not like Kontakt libraries at all. Kontakt libraries are strongest for real acoustic instruments, strange things cooked up by someone trying to make something that hasn't already been done. They are great for orchestral, film, tv, and other such work. The amount of great Kontakt libraries is extremely small if you want high quality content made with synthesizers. Many of the synth-based Kontakt libraries are made by small developers, or are homemade userland creations. Sure, UVI make the same kind of instrument libraries as NI; but they are clearly not their focus. You do have way more choice for those with Kontakt. There is overlap between them, but not as much as you would expect.

When it comes to actually altering and manipulating the sounds beyond those in the library, is where Kontakt doesn't even compete. Falcon is far closer to a Nexus 5 product than it is to Kontakt.

Sonic Pass is everything they make and all the content published. I do not have it, but you might want to tack on the cost of a new external SSD to it. Everything from UVI is iLok licensed software and content. If you are buying everything legit, then yes it is not cheap. Neither is Kontakt and all its content. You can read between the lines here.

 

Definitely not a kontakt clone, not even close. More like a complete modular system on steroids.

Most people who use Kontak just want production ready libraries. Falcon has this as well but in addition it also has an insane amount of synths/ samplers/effects/script modules built in to create just about anything you want. Like a Frankenstein'ed version of Kontakt and Reaktor put together. In that respect, Kontakt doesn't really hold a candle to it.

The problem with Falcon is that its deep, REALLY deep, so it can be very intimidating because the UI isnt exactly intuitive to wrap your head around. That would be the only flaw it has IMO. Outside of this, it's incredible and easily has the most powerful synth architecture and environment I've ever used.

Benn Jordan has a great video explaining just how insane Falcon really is... and this is from 7 years ago lol:

 

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Also for anyone that's interested, Venus Theory made a couple of really useful reference videos for navigating and creating patches in Falcon:

 

@aymat
Totally correct, Falcon is a synth, I'd never describe it as a rompler but ofc it has gotten way more advanced over the years and can now function as a rompler too.
I can't stand Omnis sorry, it doesnt look good and that gives me the feeling it's sluggish and poorly engineered. Maybe it's not, and I know it has world-class libs (Persing is a true guru I know). But I also know that Falcon has the edge synth-feature-wise, with good margin, and that's far more interesting to me.

 

I dont think its a fair comparison, similar in somethings but drastically different in others. They're both great IMO but it really boils down to what you vibe with.

Personally, I love how Falcon sounds... not just for its libraries but for the overall tonality it imparts. I find it very practical because it simplifies the mixing process of a track without over adjusting eq or compression. A lot of old romplers were set up the same way... its part of the reason I still use my Intergra7 and Motif racks. Makes it so much faster to get things to sit in a mix, even with very dense mixes. Basically the sound is mix ready, at least to me.

 

Full Reciew is here: https://musictech.com/reviews/uvi-falcon-review

UVI Falcon by Failed Muso – Review --> www.failedmuso.com/uvi-falcon-review

 

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Guess I’ll have to have an instance of Falcon open on my two computers, go through each category and click on presets not on the windows list, as it is still on 3, not 2026

 

You need the " UVI Portal " --> www.uvi.net/uvi-portal

 

To me, Omnisphere over the years transformed into "ambient/cinematic/pad/atmosphere ..." machine.
I just don't care about elevator/game/film ... "music".

PS : sorry about using "ROMpler" for Falcon ... it is clearly not, even if i use it mainly like this

 

I only use my own presets; anyone who wants can download them for free; repurchase is prohibited.

Spectrasonics - Omnisphere & Omnisphere 2 VSTi

- The ' Science Fiction ' Soundset by CHE for the Spectrasonics - Omnisphere VSTi
- The ' Atmosphere ' Soundset by CHE for the Spectrasonics - Omnisphere VSTi
- The ' Universe ' Soundset by CHE for the Spectrasonics - Omnisphere VSTi
- The ‘ Alien Beat Club ‘ Soundset by CHE for the Spectrasonics - Omnsiphere 2 VSTi
- The ‘ Rhythm ‘ Soundset by CHE for the Spectrasonics - Omnisphere 2 VSTi

The Rhythm Soundset by Che for the Spectrasonics - Omnisphere 2 VSTi

The Alien Beat Club Soundbank by Che for the Spectrasonics - Omnisphere 2 VSTi

Sonic Sirius Sound Design: https://ohlenbostelhelge.wixsite.com/sonic-sirius-sound-d
Free Download: https://mega.nz/file/Huw1BaqK#yAYYsrWX-nsLK71XqPqle_HFI7zrGmMb-ACKCwz0Mt4

 

I have the uvi portal, I just have to load Falcon and compare the libraries to find the new patches, they will be on my Mac while my windows laptop has the previous Falcon 3 factory library without the 100 extra presets.

 

You do not need it. If you go on the site, click My UVI, manage my products, it will try to get you to download it. At the bottom of the graphics, there is a little fine print line that says: You can also register and download your UVI products at uvi.net/my-products
or go directly to the page. You can download any update you have on your account, and anything else.

You do not need their Portal software on your computer at all. Only iLok manager. I even keep it firewalled too, until something actually stops working; which despite what many people say, is close to never for anything but Softube and UAD for me. You can't even install the Portal software on either High Sierra or Mojave; I forget which. After finding that out, I have never installed it again. I hate these helper/manager programs. All of them suck.

You can click the Script button after loading most presets and then hit the I icon in the top right of most presets. Many of them will show you what version number they got included to the factory library for. Some older ones from v1 and v2 show it on the front panel of the "instrument". Not sure why this is important...

 

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Tell me 10 reason why Falcon better then nexus

 

Better or worse is the wrong question. Please don't think in black and white, but in shades of gray. So please think more nuanced. Both virtual instruments have their place and are very high-quality instruments and an enrichment to the music world.

I have created presets for the Falcon and the Nexus 3, which you can download for free here:
https://ohlenbostelhelge.wixsite.com/sonic-sirius-sound-d

Like the Nexus 3, the Falcon has very good sound quality, among the best on the market. Both are hybrid synths, meaning they both have a complete synthesizer for custom sound design and a rompler that plays ready-made sound banks/libraries, which you can purchase separately.

You don't have to be a sound designer to make music with either device; the Nexus 2 used to be just a rompler before a synthesizer was added with the Nexus 3. UVI itself invented a low-resource engine that allows you to load your sounds very quickly.

You can read the UVI story here: www.attackmagazine.com/features/long-read/analysis-iteration-the-uvi-development-story

The third in the group is Spectrasonics - Omnisphere, which plays in the same league as UVI and reFX.
Just read their website to see what you can do with the devices.

 

10 is tough. Other people can add more.

1) Lighter on CPU.

2) pricing...

2a) Nexus 5 Complete with every expansion is something like $5,000, and maybe you can find a deal on it sometimes. It is just about 200gb for all of the expansions.

2b) UVI Sonic Bundle, while maybe not everything they have ever made; is $799 and you need 772 GB for Soundbanks and Falcon Expansions for it. I'm not sure if this means that is actually double the space being stated for install process or not. SonicBundle includes all 116 products released before March 2025. Click, Percussion Factory 2, Bloom, Prisma, Augmented Choirs, Escapism, Afropop, Atmospherics 2 and Modular Waves are not included in SonicBundle.

3) Falcon is updated very infrequently to fix random annoying bugs, and gets mostly bigger new ideas with each new version. N5 keeps getting updates to fix bugs, but they do add more new little features with each minor update. Coin flip here.

4) Falcon can be as rompler-simple, if you want; or a deeper rabbit hole vs. N5.

 

i'll add..

More oscillator types, many more.

Better quality FX

Many different types of modulators

More advanced sequencing / midi

 

Falcon proposal is much more generous you simply get more.
To the above, I would also add Lua scripting, IRCAM’s advanced sample-mangling tools and event processors (sequencers, arps, diffrent midi tools) - some really crazy helpers.
In contrast, Nexus’s patch structure is fixed, regardless of the choice of modules or the number of layers, you work in one synth architecture and you are limited in the amount of modulation.
Falcon on the other hand, imposes no restrictions on anything, your only limit is your processor.

 

Yeah, I go to the my products page to download my libraries, but for this falcon update I already had portal so I just updated it that way, and updated the factory library. When and if I get two new expansions I will most likely not use the portal to install them for every version cause they will be sent to a backup drive and Mac can just use the portal.