UVI has announced the release of an update to its creative and customizable footstep foley designer for film, video and post-production. Featuring a redesigned workflow with new presets and new creative possibilities, Walker 2 includes 22 shoe/foot types, 32 surfaces, 24 clothing materials, and sub-layers.

Walker 2 is a comprehensive, flexible and easy to use sound design tool that delivers everything you need to create realistic or completely fantastical footsteps and movement sounds. Built on a massive and all-new sample library, Walker 2 delivers an epic collection of shoe and feet options, surfaces, and clothing materials, customizable sub-layers, user sample support, effects and more to help you dial-in the perfect sound for your production.

Deep, flexible, well organized, and supremely easy to use, Walker 2 is an indispensable tool for post facilities and sound designers.

Changes in Walker 2

  • All new engine.
  • New recordings (45,000+ samples).
  • Completely redesigned interface.
  • 14 types of shoes.
  • 8 types of animal feet including paws, hooves, and talons.
  • Designed steps, for creatures, robots, and more.
  • 32 surfaces including stairs.
  • 24 clothing options.
  • Discrete sub-layers for steps, surface, and clothing.
  • Reverb with 46 IRs.
  • Limiter effect.
  • User sample support (via Falcon).
  • New presets.

Walker 2 for the free UVI Workstation and Falcon is on sale for the intro price of 129 USD/EUR through September 5th, 2022 (regular 199 USD/EUR). Users of the original Walker can upgrade at a discounted price from their UVI account, and Walker 2 is also included in SonicPass.

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