Vital
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Pros
- Instead, consider https://vital.audio/ . There's a free tier available that can load all the content of the paid one.
- Judging from my experience with soft synths so far, I like how versatile Dexed and Vital are, and how "complete" they feel to me.
- Serum or Vital as soft synths - wavetable-based synths that I think are quite well-equipped. It should be able to recreate gamelan instruments with attention and effort
- Once you feel comfortable with them, consider moving forward to an analog emulation like PG8X or a wavetable synth like Vital.
- Vital is good too if you want to learn wavetable stuff.
Cons
- I have Vital and Dexed an my computer, I just wish I weren't a few clicks or taps away from doomscrolling or doomposting.
- But it sounds a bit worse than Serum or Pigments.
- the Peak might sound better than vital but it's not as powerful and convenient for DAW integration.
Sentiment
17 positive (85%) · 2 mixed (10%) · 1 negative (5%)
Trust + time weighted score: +77% · raw score 80%
What redditors said (10 of 20)
Instead, consider https://vital.audio/ . There's a free tier available that can load all the content of the paid one.
I have Vital and Dexed an my computer, I just wish I weren't a few clicks or taps away from doomscrolling or doomposting.
Judging from my experience with soft synths so far, I like how versatile Dexed and Vital are, and how "complete" they feel to me.
Serum or Vital as soft synths - wavetable-based synths that I think are quite well-equipped. It should be able to recreate gamelan instruments with attention and effort
Once you feel comfortable with them, consider moving forward to an analog emulation like PG8X or a wavetable synth like Vital.
Vital is good too if you want to learn wavetable stuff.
Easiest to use, but feature rich? Vital (and it’s free). I always go to Vital when I want to quickly test ideas.
But it sounds a bit worse than Serum or Pigments.
You can set things up to use the built in synths in MainStage/logic or you can get a third party one like Vital. This setup lets you make ANY sound imaginable.
you can get a huge amount of variety from something like Vital alone where some basic synths could be a bit underwhelming if you're expecting to make a bunch of different kinds of sounds.
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