Temecula DSP NIBBI is a free seven-voice sampler plugin that ports the open-sourced CHOMPI TAPE engine to the DAW, with factory MELO and HITKIT banks, a tape looper and single-knob effects.
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Temecula DSP NIBBI vs Vital
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Vital is a spectral warping wavetable synthesizer by Matt Tytel for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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Specs compared
| Signal | Temecula DSP NIBBI | Vital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $25 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 9.0 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST, VST3, AU (Audio Units), LV2, Standalone |
| Type | Lo-fi character sampler (CHOMPI TAPE engine port) | — |
| Polyphony | Seven voices | — |
| Factory content | MELO and HITKIT banks (Banks A to C: 42 + 42 recordings), Banks D to E empty | — |
| Live buffer | Approximately 165 seconds | — |
| Effects | Space (delay + reverb), Saturation (drive + tape warble), Filter (LP/HP + resonance) | — |
| Playback | Varispeed, fixed start/end, forward/reverse, AD envelope, tape looper | — |
| Formats | macOS: AU, VST3, AAX; Windows: VST3, AAX | — |
| Synthesis type | — | Spectral warping wavetable synthesis |
| Operating systems | — | Windows 10+, macOS 10.15+ (Intel or Apple Silicon), Ubuntu Linux 18.04+; 64-bit only, OpenGL 3+ |
| Wavetable tools | — | Pitch-splice and vocode wavetable converters, plus text-to-wavetable generation |
| Modulation | — | LFOs, envelopes and randomized sources with stereo modulation, remappable curves, audio-rate modulation, and keytracked LFOs |
| Tuning and MPE | — | Microtonal support (.tun, .scl, .kbd files) and full MPE support |
| Included content | — | Basic: 75 presets / 25 wavetables; Plus: 250 / 70; Pro: 400+ / 150 |
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