8.4Great
Aqeel Aadam Sightlines is a playable harmonic filter for Mac, Windows and iOS: eight resonant bandpass filters tuned to the harmonic series, playable as an instrument or an effect.
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Aqeel Aadam Sightlines vs Portal
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8.4Great
Portal is a granular synthesis FX plugin from Output that transforms any audio input into playable, musical granular effects.
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| Signal | Aqeel Aadam Sightlines | Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 20 USD intro / 30 USD regular, 7.99 USD iOS | $149 |
| Dubspot Score | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX, AUv3 (iOS) | VST, VST3, AU, AAX |
| Type | Harmonic filter, playable as instrument or effect | — |
| Engine | Up to 8 resonant bandpass filters tuned to the harmonic series | — |
| Voice modes | Noise generator, sample player with repitch, waveshaper synth | — |
| Tuning | Per-band volume, harmonic warp, scale quantize, resonance, feedback | — |
| Modulation | Multiple LFOs, sequencers, smooth random sources, full matrix | Scale-based pitch modulation, Time Stretch, Pitch Shift, and Humanize controls |
| OS requirements | macOS 10.13+ (Intel/Apple Silicon), Windows 10+ (64-bit), iOS | — |
| Presets | — | 250+ presets for instant playability |
| Control | — | Circular XY control linked to granular parameters |
| Built-in FX | — | 7 built-in FX plus a master compressor and filter |
| Time manipulation | — | Powerful time manipulation engine with tempo-synced grain delay |
| Apple Silicon | — | Native Apple Silicon compatibility (M1, M2 and beyond) as of v1.2.0 |
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