Imaginando COLAPSO is an additive synthesizer that builds sounds from the measured emission spectra of 22 chemical elements, with an uncertainty-principle Observation control.
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Imaginando COLAPSO vs Vital
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9.0Essential
Vital is a spectral warping wavetable synthesizer by Matt Tytel for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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| Signal | Imaginando COLAPSO | Vital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 69 euros (intro, regular 89 euros) | $25 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 9.0 |
| Formats | Standalone, VST, VST3, Audio Unit (AU) | VST, VST3, AU (Audio Units), LV2, Standalone |
| Type | Additive (atomic emission) synthesizer | — |
| Sound source | 22 elements, 422 measured emission lines (NIST data) | — |
| Oscillators | 3 per voice, up to 16 partials each | — |
| Voices | Up to 8 (Poly, Mono, Unison) with detune, glide, legato | — |
| Filters | 9 circuits per voice (SVF, ladder, comb, formant) with drive and keytracking | — |
| Modulation | 4 drawable envelopes and 4 drawable LFOs (0.01 to 40 Hz or synced) | LFOs, envelopes and randomized sources with stereo modulation, remappable curves, audio-rate modulation, and keytracked LFOs |
| Effects | 2 series inserts (8 types) plus a send per oscillator; master glue compressor | — |
| Presets | Over 200 factory presets | — |
| Platforms | macOS 13+ (Apple Silicon native, ~333 MB), Windows 10+ 64-bit (~68 MB) | — |
| 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 |
| 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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