One Synth Challenge #3

The WaveFrame AudioFrame is a digital audio sampler and workstation marketed in the 80s when this technology was still rare and expensive, similar to the famous Fairlight CMI, for example. UVI sells the plugin "PX WaveFrame" featuring sounds based on samples from this now extinct and relatively unknown instrument. It works just as well with the free UVI Workstation as with Falcon.

I decided to use this machine to take on a different challenge from the previous two. I wasn't aiming for a particularly analog sound; instead, I asked myself the following question: "How would I have made this track sound if I had access to the digital technology of the early 80s?"

What I think about this synth

PX WaveFrame is a rather distinctive synth that is unlikely to become your "do-it-all synth," but it offers atypical, original, and dated sounds, making it a good complement to more universal plugins or modules. It's very appealing and, as is often the case with UVI, it comes with good presets that are very usable as they are or can serve as a foundation for easily creating more personalized sounds.

In any case, it is an interesting addition to the Falcon ecosystem, which I particularly appreciate. I discovered UVI's platform when the production of "The Journey" was already well underway, but it quickly became absolutely essential for me. It is even the "foundation" for most of the tracks in "Lostblood," chapter 2 of the musical adventures, which will be released later this year.

Backstage

The Studio One session includes 15 instances of the WaveFrame. As with the virtual analog plugins from the previous two challenges, I used some presets but also crafted a few sounds from scratch. I should note that the instances run with Falcon, but I didn't use the customization options offered by this platform. The result would have been the same with the UVI Workstation.

Only the PX WaveFrame internal effects were used on the tracks of the session.

In any case, it was a very fun experience!