UVI Noctua | Walkthrough

Noctua by Venus Theory - Modern Cinematic Soundscape Synthesizer
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Discover Noctua, a powerful new cinematic instrument from the mind of renowned sound designer and KZbin creator, Venus Theory. Noctua combines the worlds of hardware synthesis and boutique effects to deliver an exquisite collection of sprawling soundscapes and evocative cinematic worlds. Now available for free.
Video credits: Venus Theory
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[@VenusTheory]

Wooooooo it finally lives! Really hope you all enjoy Noctua and make something awesome with it. HUGE thank you to the UVI team for all the help and support for this project - a massive team effort and we're so excited to see this hit the light of day!

[@SabastianWeaver]

Been following you since four thousand subscribers and I gotta say you’ve evolved and grew into one of the most smart, talented and humble sound designers, teachers and content creators ever! keep on making art and tools my friend!

[@F_E_U]

I found that at the beginning I was hoarding too much whatever free plugin I could find, but in the last year I narrowed pretty much to vital and spitfire labs on the instrument side. So I have learnt not to be too influenced by FOMO and look if a new plugin would fit my process or a specific need, and I must say this looks very tempting so I'll test it out. Good job!

[@MattChapman2000]

​@@GordonBBB123Lol. Why else would they make this free? UVI is not a charity...

[@tothefinlandstation]

bourbon (as you said in the other video) or Tennesse whiskey (like you say in this video)?

[@MACRONOne]

congrats to yourself as well as the team and thanks guys and gals and hims and hers and hirz ....and whatorwhomeva!

[@WilliamBannier]

My dude..... I will be honest- I created a UVI account and an iLock account then waited 3 hours for everything to to download, install and verify. The whole time I am thinking to myself, "all this for just a free plugin??" Then I listened to some of the sounds..... Absolutely amazing. The ambient sounds and the pads are so tasty! I can see this is going to get a good amount of use from me. Would I go through all that again for a free plugin? Probably not..... but I'm glad I did for this one. Your hard work and dedication to the craft shows in this magnificent tool. Congrats on the release and thank you for giving it to the world!

[@lesleybernard9277]

Just doing the same, waiting for the stuff to download and wondering what this UVI thingy is all about... Cameron's plug-in looks really nice though.

[@unstablesun8179]

Thanks for the heads up, I will not use an iLok product. Why a free product uses iLok is beyond me.

[@VyLoneReaz]

Yeah, startet the process and after downloading the 6th third party software and creating an account for each of them I just stopped and deleted all of my progress. But Yes thank you for creating an powerful vst for free. But the procedure is out of this world.

[@phill2mj]

I would absolutely never use this for a real project because of this :/ It doesn't matter how good the sound is, if this crappy iLok software breaks and i need a new machine, i'm screwed (and based on my impression as a software engineer, that software will 100% be broken in 2 years).

[@billsimpson1085]

The iLok thing just killed it for me. Sorry. Pain in the ass to get it to work.

[@AKAtAGG]

Said it before but say it again; you're a legend for giving away 11 months of your life for free.

[@3082frank]

Congratulations. VT. The generosity is truly appreciated. After the Arturia scam of paying 199$ for a dumb upgarde and total disregard to longterm clients, this news of Noctua is a blessing. Hardwork must be rewarded ❤. Looking forward to using your VST. 😊

[@KitCabaret]

Your commitment to making something this spectacular CANNOT be overstated, I am in awe at this entire library and how much work went into crafting it. And with it being free for anyone to use, I can't WAIT to hear all the different ways people will experiment with it in the coming year - 2024 is gonna be the Year of Noctua

[@k-Sal]

Thank you for this gracious gift. What you guys made is so exceptional. I've barely scratched the tip of the iceberg with this and am blown away!

[@patrickLee_born_again]

Thank you so much UVI and Cameron for your generosity! This is excellent work and the sounds are GREAT!

[@hal9000-b1i]

Madness. What a powerful creative tool. Thank you for your work and commitment. We will not disappoint you and create wonderful music with it. Thank you so much!

[@gesslr]

Very, VERY cool. The UI/UX looks fantastic. Love the three layer “locks” idea. Fantastic looking piece of kit Cameron. Bravo!

[@nicolasshouer7865]

This is by far one of the best, modern, easy to work with but with advanced enough qualities, beautiful sounding synthesizers I have ever worked with! THANK YOU for making it FREE!

[@kelvynification]

Dear Mr Theory, this is extremely generous of you. Thank you:) I could imagine that Mr Zimmer might have loved this for the Dune soundtrack.

[@suntanbear4763]

Awesome, thank you for making this available for free. I'm already embedded in the UVI ecosystem so can't wait to try this.

[@avgust1ne424]

That horn sound is incredible. And well done on the instrument and sounds altogether. And thanks for all your work on this, really great job! Normally one starts with a preset and tinkers with it to improve it, but these are "final products", they're so good!

[@basspartout]

This is how every arp/sequencer should be!! Thanks!

[@Brendan-Black]

Good to see that Cameron is working with UVI again. What an amazing free holiday gift, this software is fantastic. Many thanks to UVI and Cameron. 🥂

[@murphyia1980]

Genuinely amazing and absolutely inspiring. Congratulations to you, Cameron, and the UVI team.

[@DJSockmonkeyMusic]

Man, I'm actually excited about a plugin. I'm really looking forward to loading this up. Thanks so much for releasing it for free. I'm quite excited by the morphing and rhythmic sequencing possibilities, and also the layers upon layers of atmospherics combined with my quite hectic drum patterns and my strong love of triplets, glitch and reversed drums (its not for everyone...) Seriously, when I first heard about this I was like "ugh youtuber plugin" but hearing and seeing what it is and what it can do, I'm really impressed. This is cool as hell. So thanks for the lesson, thanks for the plugin, thanks for not making a "song generator" like certain other youtubers may have, thank you for something genuinely new and exciting. (I think you finally figured out what granular synthesis is "for" in terms of music outside of drones/noise. Like we know how, and we know what, we just didn't have any real way to USE it before now. You made granular melodic? WTactualF!)

[@nicebluejay]

already downloaded, thanks homie!! uvi is the best, they were the first sound library i bought in 2004 and i am glad they are still going strong AND that first library i bought still loads perfectly in the workstation and falcon. amazing!!

[@pHrenetikMUSIC]

You have now left the realm of "unique cool sound design apps" and entered a new plane previously only inhabited by Reznor & Atticus. But they kept their dark arts to themselves, while you have birthed a masterpiece of cinematic/ambient sound exploration, encased it within a gorgeous minimalist GUI, and then threw it down in front of the artist community like a fallow gauntlet. And you know we would have eagerly bought this. But in unleashing this demon box for free, you have not only created untold rabid fans and devoted followers, but also immeasurably improved the actual creation of powerful, bespoke audio artistry, across our species, forever. So, like...thanks.

[@incaroads001]

This is fun. I'm listening to this on a train and, every now and then, I hear a horn which I keep thinking is part of your sounds. This kind of free thing used to come from the minds and cluttered bedrooms of nascent amateur producers. And, often, they weren't good. It's amazing to have something of this depth made by a pro and still free. Thank you.

[@freefeatureslasoff]

Diverse, intuitive, exciting, evocative. This Soundscape Synthesizer is a masterwork. Thank you for giving it all to us! This last half year I've become a big fan of your sound libraries and your insights about music, work and life. All of it totally inspiring. Keep going strong!!!

[@leighrussell8908]

Over-powered offering!

[@dr.deborahkatharinestevens318]

🎉 How wonderful! What an inspiring and creative instrument. Thank you Cameron (et UVI).💖

[@bridude2001]

Thanks for making this creative and unique instrument. Just downloaded it and am looking forwards to making something with it and incorporating it into some of my existing work. Great job. Clean interface - cool sounds. I wouldn’t expect any less from you. Many thanks to Cameron and UVI for this awesome Christmas gift.

[@DJazium]

This is amazing. As soon as the UVI plugin works again I'm excited to use it lol

[@jarroddiffley981]

Wow. Hard work appreciated would be an understatement. Thank you !! I cannot wait to dig in

[@hhal9000]

Just got this.Amazing!Thanks so much. Absolutely love the Epoch lead, it sounds very reminiscient of the sound used for UVI's rather good Falcon ad. which I admit to humming along to(it's that good). Anyway will hopefully put this to good use,it certainly more than deserves it.

[@dgsoundCA]

Thank you Cam for never stop encouraging us to start making something awesome!

[@nathanmarshallmusic]

Awesome! You're the best! Thanks for all you do for the people. Off to make something awesome.

[@hmfddawg]

Congrats Cameron! Looks amazing and I can’t wait to check it out.

[@stickster]

Incredibly cool that you gave this away. The sounds in Noctua are just next level genius. UVI should have you as their spokesperson pretty much forever. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@joelcarloaymat]

It sounds great, thank you! One suggestion I would offer is increasing the resolution of the GUI in a future update. On my 4k monitor it is incredibly difficult to read. Thank you again!

[@nomindseye]

You can resize UVI gui, if I remember correctly. It's same as Arturia stuff, you need to find a menu option. Can't check it right now. But I think it's possible.

[@joelcarloaymat]

@@nomindseye unfortunately only the container resizes, not the gui itself

[@straechav]

@@joelcarloaymat Really? [Hamburger Menu -> Preferences -> UI Scaling]? I just got home and installed Noctua, and it does resize everything, at least on Bitwig and Reaper. Also, as an aside, UVI Workstation seems to scale the UI nicer than Falcon itself. Like significantly... Or maybe it was a graphical glitch that would have resolved with some closing and re-opening of the Falcon, but I was just testing the UI scaling quickly.

[@joelcarloaymat]

@@straechav thanks for following up. I reinstalled Falcon yesterday and sorted it out. Falcon tends to do weird stuff sometimes in Maschine and I figured a fresh install might fix it. Cheers!

[@straechav]

@@joelcarloaymat Great that it worked out. Have a good one!

[@DEADLINETV]

Thanks Cameron and UVI! Looks like a great plugin! Can't wait to start using it!

[@Rudomest]

Sounds amazing

[@ezeparanoiac1462]

Thanks man… it’s THE tool I was really needing since long ago… Big and deep hugs ❤

[@misternoizetrack]

This is really awesome! You are so devoted and generous! Thank you so much!!

[@roy4286]

❤ THANK YOU FOR THIS . WE APPRECIATE IT. I SPEAK FOR ALL WHO WANTED TO COMMENT BUT DID NOT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. !!

[@harrybee3093]

Wooooo, Cameron, what a spectacular Christmas gift! Thanks so much for this.

[@seipstudio]

hahahaha @VenusTheory you broke the UVI Portal! I think A LOT of people are trying to get it now :) Can't wait to try it out

[@VenusTheory]

I'd be lying if I said that wasn't part of my goal with this release haha

[@zeenagual1962]

This SYNTH/WOW is a work of a GENIUS ! Year well spent .

[@DarkSideofSynth]

Wonderful! My cup of tea. Thanks a bunch!

[@robmlisanti]

Congrats Cameron!! sounds fantastic!

[@mannyj8190]

Amazing... 👏🙌 Can't wait to try it! Thank you so much! 💖

[@dcal0216]

TY so much Cameron for producing this wonderful Noctua!!! I am using it on a new project of mine and will find a home in many more of my future compositions. I am so grateful for your pursuit, perseverance, and hard work of your dream coming true Cameron.

[@pthomas36]

Congratulations Cameron. What a cool, and very useful instrument. Looking forward to messing with it.

[@GarotMichaelConklin]

This thing is really sick man, excellent work, I will for sure use this in my soundscapes. Thank you !

[@richardridings7511]

Awesome. Kudos cubed to both you Cameron and UVI. Stunning sounds. Thank you......and Free!! FFS.

[@jellycoding]

This quality and free makes me want to use it to praise it.

[@Annunaki_0517]

Ok UVI, because you did this with Cameron, you’ve earned a new subscriber. Let’s hear some more from you guys.

[@sachamerzian6640]

You are the perfect fit for promotion at UVI could listen to all day. and often i do. best wishes

[@BrianBrayMedia]

So well designed! I can't believe it's free. Thank you!

[@bblas5199]

You had me at Free. Can't wait to try it out, thank you 👍

[@andrelefebvre5453]

Bravo!!! Et merci!!! 😊Fascinating sounds and possibilities, and I love that GUI! 👍

[@frankfriessnegg1303]

Congratulations. Better than a lot of products I actually bought (and thought, the were cool). Thanks. And thank you for your ongoing journey through the you tube universe.

[@Gadget_Magnet]

Loving everything you do, say and play.

[@lucidraaga]

absolutely spectacular! thank you!

[@alanballardmusic]

Very cool, Thank you for your time and effort in creating this awesome plugin. Way cool. Merry Christmas.

[@tutubeos]

Super cool! Congrats and thank you 🙏

[@catsandsound]

💯 Excellent plugin and beautifully designed. Anyone thinking of trying this it well worth your time.

[@rossfarrell1534]

I'm guessing the bandwidth issues are because everyone is rushing to get it and the site wasnt expecting the traffic but God Damn its taking ages to connect at every stage. Looking forward to actually listening to what it can do when the site, the portal and the uvi workstation finally let me in to download the thing itself. Sounds great on the youtube

[@larsthomasdenstad9082]

This sounds great. Not sure what to say, I will be downloading it later. Thanks to you all for making it free.

[@AeGeR97]

Looking forward to checking it out!

[@rayderrich]

Fantastic work, Cameron. Thank you and thanks to UVI who keep giving us the goods.

[@randypiano11]

Awesome Cameron!! Appreciate all your hard work to benefit us!

[@JesusArmasOficial]

Such an amazing library/VST! I'm looking forward to it and get it once the UVI website works again. UVI is one of those brands that are always delivering quality. Congratulations on this release. I'd be down to buy you a new library when you release another one.

[@Barkosaur]

I can't believe you made this free, I mean, you're amazing so I Can believe it, but wow!

[@wizmos74]

Awesome,thank you UVI n Cameron

[@1Systems]

thank you for a WONDERFUL tool !!! love it!

[@truthisinfinite]

Wow! Noctua, the work and creativity that went into this plugin is not only amazing but truly inspiring. 👍

[@PaulSpades]

I know you're not expecting this, but. It's damn good. Everybody should use it.

[@ZE_Real_Spacepadrille]

You really did a great job there ! Love the thing, so well designed and sounding awesome. Bravo ! Will this stay free ? Hope so.

[@Krompulos]

Thank you so much for this. I greatly appreciate all the work and attention to detail that went into this project. 😮

[@CCL1603]

Never been so hyped for a sound library before

[@KingDemitri]

It's here!

[@touchcircle22]

well done glad to pick it up and looking forward to using it : } it sounds wicked......well done : }

[@ActualKaktus]

It looks like your release broke UVI's website. Nice!

[@jenstornell]

Yes, I had trouble as well.

[@dustyhill9379]

This has quickly become a favorite of mine! Thank you so much 😊

[@TheBeardsShow]

Started using this tonight. It is really excellent. The fact that it is free is superb

[@jeffrobinson6145]

Sounds very cool! Thanks Venus Theory and UVI!

[@Rafael_Paul]

thank you so much for this gift, we really appreciate it🙂

[@thesaint7380]

thank you for this ! Super tastefull and inspring !

[@markhensonguitarist-composer]

This sounds fantastic, and it's available for free ! Great job Cameron and UVI

[@libertybeatzuk]

Thank you very much to yourself and UVI for this, especially as it is free! ❤

[@efrenhei4902]

Great, UVI Noctua is incredible, very good job!

[@WhistlebirdInfinity]

Wow! This looks amazing. Great work, also I like your way of presenting things in general. You have a good way of drawing the listener/viewer in.

[@joecantdance494]

There are so many great free resources now and this is very near the top. Outstanding

[@brennuvargr4638]

Man, this looks sick as fuck. You and UVI are legends for making this and releasing it for free. Thanks so much!

[@Djentisnotagenre371]

Thank you so much Venus for this. I'm am stupidly kiddy to give this a whirl.

[@maxpecas2]

Really excellent stuffs. You reached legend level. Making it free is really really cool.

[@Unibabble]

Looking forward to trying this out - thank you!

[@vimaxtube]

Great many thanks for your job! Your devotion is incredible and definitely inspires lots of musical ideas. To give such a work for free, you need to be a gentleman and a scholar. Best wishes, sir.🙏

[@dr.gregoryf.maassen2637]

UVI's Portal is down. It must be the traffic VT's Noctua is generating. They are super lucky to have you. I hope they gave you stock options, some profit sharing, and quality French wine. The sounds may end up in some of my productions. There are great sounds in the video. Great marketing. Will check it out once UVI is online again.

[@leonfriedemann9151]

Very excited to get my hands on this later today 😮. Thanks for all the hard work doing that 🙏🏻

[@Dreamamine_THE_ONLY_REAL_ONE]

SO what I realize very quickly is that I have spent BIG BUCKS this year alone on instruments that are not one whit better, or even as good for that matter, as this free one. THAAAAAAAANK YOUUUUUUUUUU VT! And Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours sir! I think I'll make a track with this instrument over the break.

[@buckycore]

WOW! DUDE!!!! WOWOWOW. I would have bought it because... Cameron Fan boy. But FREE???? THANK YOU DUDE AND UVI PEOPLE!!!

[@avalonpractice]

Thank you for being so giving and for all your hard work

[@jeancollot]

Thanks a million for this great sounding plugin. I can't wait to get home, try it out and make something really awesome! 🎉❤

[@DavidSmith-ne1zp]

Wow, so excited to take this one for a spin!

[@MrChrister123]

Hi! Love the instrument, thanks!! One question though... How the heck do I change the pitch bend range??

[@JoeJohnston-taskboy]

Thanks for making this at all. Thanks again for setting the price to free. This should be fun to use.