Phaseburn One is a software synth built around a phase-locked-loop oscillator, with four oscillators, a probability sequencer, and a feedback patchbay.
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Phaseburn One 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 | Phaseburn One | Vital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €149 (free public beta until Oct 15, 2026) | $25 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 9.0 |
| Formats | VST3, CLAP, AU, Standalone | VST, VST3, AU (Audio Units), LV2, Standalone |
| Type | Software synthesizer (semi-modular) | — |
| Oscillators | PLL, Vector Phase Shaping, MORPH (12 waveform families), SUB | — |
| Sequencer | Probability sequencer, 3 timing grids, 152 slots, 17 scales | — |
| Routing | Patchbay with mixing inputs and feedback taps | — |
| Effects | Delay (frequency shifter in loop), Freezer, filter, chorus, reverb, distortion, bitcrusher | — |
| Modulation | 4 LFOs, 4 mod sequencers, envelopes with per-stage curves, aftertouch, velocity | LFOs, envelopes and randomized sources with stereo modulation, remappable curves, audio-rate modulation, and keytracked LFOs |
| Engine | 64-bit float DSP, true stereo, written in Rust | — |
| Formats | Standalone, VST3, CLAP, AU (macOS only) | — |
| Platforms | macOS 10.14+ (Apple Silicon and Intel); Windows 10 21H2+/11 (x86-64) | — |
| 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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