Sightlines is Aqeel Aadam's playable harmonic filter and resonator: tuned bandpass bank, MIDI or fixed, noise or samples. $20 / $30 desktop, iOS AUv3 $7.99.
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Aqeel Aadam Sightlines vs FabFilter Volcano 3
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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8.6Great
Volcano 3 is FabFilter's creative filter plug-in with four analog-style filters, flexible routing, and extensive modulation.
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| Signal | Aqeel Aadam Sightlines | FabFilter Volcano 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $20 sale / $30 | $149 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 8.6 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX, AUv3 | VST, VST3, Audio Units (AU), CLAP, AAX Native, AudioSuite |
| Type | Playable harmonic filter / resonator | — |
| Modes | Instrument or audio FX | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU (macOS), AAX, AUv3 (iOS) | — |
| System | macOS 10.13+ Intel and Apple Silicon, Windows 10+ 64-bit | — |
| Trial | 1 week, no preset save | — |
| Price | $20 sale / $30 list; iOS AUv3 $7.99 | — |
| Filters | — | Four analog-sounding filters with flexible routing |
| Filter shapes | — | Includes non-linear bell, shelf, notch and all-pass filters |
| Per-filter drive | — | Internal saturation control on each filter |
| Modulation sources | — | 16-step XLFOs, XY controllers, envelope generators, envelope followers and MIDI sources |
| Routing | — | Per-channel and mid/side routing modes; stereo and mono versions |
| Quality | — | High Quality oversampling mode |
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