Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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Contenders
Chromaphone 3 is a two-voice acoustic object synthesizer using physically modeled acoustic resonators by Applied Acoustics Systems.
Modartt Airteq is a €99 / $99 physically modelled sound-design instrument that generates airflow through virtual pipes in real time, with MPE and breath support.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Chromaphone 3 | Modartt Airteq |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $199 | €99 / $99 |
| Dubspot Score | 8.4 | — |
| Formats | VST2, VST3, AU, AAX Native, NKS, Standalone | Standalone, VST3, AU, AAX, LV2 |
| Synthesis | Two-voice multitimbral, based on physically modeled acoustic resonators | — |
| Resonator types | Eight: beam, marimba, open tubes, closed tubes, string, drumhead, plate, membrane | — |
| Factory library | 1,090+ presets (421 new plus 676 remastered Chromaphone 2 sounds) | — |
| Effects | Reverb, delay, distortion, phaser, chorus, flanger, filters, equalizer, compressor, guitar amplifier, tremolo across three independent racks | — |
| Tuning | Supports Scala scale file format and reference note frequency tuning for microtonal music | — |
| RAM | Less than 256 MB per instance | — |
| Type | — | Physically modelled sound-design instrument (Dynamic Aerophone Modeling) |
| Released | — | 15 September 2026 |
| Price | — | €99 / $99 perpetual, free trial |
| Pipe families | — | Flutes, reeds, mixtures |
| Modulation | — | Air envelope plus two additional ADSRs, three LFOs, macros |
| Expression | — | Velocity, pitch bend, aftertouch, MPE, CCs, breath/wind |
| Presets | — | More than 170 |
| Formats | — | Standalone, VST3, AU, AAX, LV2 |
| Operating systems | — | macOS, Windows, Linux |
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