AAS Player 2.0 is a free plugin that bundles six Applied Acoustics Systems physical-modeling engines with 650+ sounds, a rebuilt browser, Play-view macros and NKS support.
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AAS Player 2.0 vs Vital
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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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 | AAS Player 2.0 | Vital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $25 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 9.0 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX, Standalone | VST, VST3, AU (Audio Units), LV2, Standalone |
| Type | Free multi-engine physical-modeling sound player | — |
| Engines | Chromaphone 3, Strum GS-2, Ultra Analog VA-3, String Studio VS-3, Lounge Lizard EP-5, Multiphonics CV-3 | — |
| Sounds | 650+ starter presets (eight free from every pack) | — |
| New in 2.0 | Rebuilt browser, Play-view macros, built-in effects, NKS support | — |
| Extras | Plays owned AAS sound packs without the full instruments | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX Native, standalone | — |
| System | macOS 10.13+ (Intel or Apple Silicon), Windows 10+ 64-bit | — |
| 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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