UJAM Usynth BOUNCE is a preset-driven Y2K club and R&B synthesizer inspired by digital workstations like the Korg Triton and Roland JV-1080, with 100 patches and smart-knob macros.
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UJAM Usynth BOUNCE 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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| Signal | UJAM Usynth BOUNCE | Vital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 49 dollars (20 percent launch discount at time of writing) | $25 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 9.0 |
| Formats | VST, VST3, Audio Unit (AU), AAX | VST, VST3, AU (Audio Units), LV2, Standalone |
| Type | Y2K club and R&B synthesizer (preset ROMpler) | — |
| Content | 100 synth patches plus 100 global presets | — |
| Sound categories | Leads and plucks, basses, pianos and keys, world, strings and brass, pads, drums and hits | — |
| Controls | 2 global and 3 patch-specific smart knobs per patch, plus deeper parameters | — |
| Sequencing | Built-in sequencer and arpeggiator for arps, basslines, and chords | — |
| Effects | Multi-effects section with delay and reverb, over 100 effect settings | — |
| Formats | VST2, VST3, AU2, AAX (64-bit) | — |
| Platforms | macOS 12 to 26 (Intel and Apple Silicon), Windows 10 to 11 | — |
| Install | UJAM App, 8 GB RAM, 0.7 GB disk | — |
| 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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