Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Contenders
Thenatan DIAL is a radio-signal designer with seven stations, four radio models, and speaker rattle. $10 at Plugin Boutique to 19 Nov 2026, $50 list.
Thenatan VYBZ 2 is a lofi multi-effect with texture, three reverbs, echo, six drives, era aging, width and EQ in one window. $10 at Plugin Boutique to 19 Nov.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Thenatan DIAL | Thenatan VYBZ 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $10 to 19 Nov 2026 (list $50) | $10 to 19 Nov 2026 (list $89) |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU | VST, VST3, AU, macOS, Windows |
| Type | Radio-signal designer | Lofi and character multi-effect |
| Price | $10 at Plugin Boutique to 19 Nov 2026 / $50 list | — |
| Thenatan store | $9.50 to 19 November 2026 | — |
| Plugin Boutique | $10 from $50, 80% off until 19 November 2026 | — |
| Tuner | Seven stations, SEARCH, AM and FM | — |
| Radios | Warm Tube, Transistor, Shortwave, Cheap Speaker | — |
| Interference | Noise, Crackle, Morse, Drift, Dropout, Blend | — |
| Speaker | Rattle, two detuned wobbles | — |
| Presets | 64 across eight categories | 256 in 16 categories (nine expansions with 900 more available) |
| Latency | Zero | — |
| Download | 61.0 MB on the Thenatan store | — |
| Activation | Serial number. No iLok | — |
| Windows | 7 or later, 64-bit. VST and VST3 | — |
| macOS | AU, VST, VST3, 64-bit. Native Apple Silicon | — |
| Not included | AAX / Pro Tools | — |
| Effects | — | Texture, III Verb, Echo, Damage, Time Machine, Motion, II Band, Envolution (12 devices) |
| Reverb | — | Three algorithms plus 25 impulse responses |
| Drive | — | Tape, Valve, Drive, Amp, Fuzz, Octave Fuzz; reducer and bitcrusher |
| Formats | — | macOS: AU, VST, VST3. Windows: VST, VST3. 64-bit, Apple Silicon native |
| Systems | — | macOS 10.9.5+, Windows 7+, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB disk |
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