Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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Contenders
AAS Player 2.0 is a free plugin that bundles six Applied Acoustics Systems physical-modeling engines with 650+ sounds, a rebuilt browser, Play-view macros and NKS support.
Chromaphone 3 is a two-voice acoustic object synthesizer using physically modeled acoustic resonators by Applied Acoustics Systems.
Technical matrix
| Signal | AAS Player 2.0 | Chromaphone 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $199 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 8.4 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX, Standalone | VST2, VST3, AU, AAX Native, NKS, Standalone |
| Type | Free multi-engine physical-modeling sound player | — |
| Engines | Chromaphone 3, Strum GS-2, Ultra Analog VA-3, String Studio VS-3, Lounge Lizard EP-5, Multiphonics CV-3 | — |
| Sounds | 650+ starter presets (eight free from every pack) | — |
| New in 2.0 | Rebuilt browser, Play-view macros, built-in effects, NKS support | — |
| Extras | Plays owned AAS sound packs without the full instruments | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX Native, standalone | — |
| System | macOS 10.13+ (Intel or Apple Silicon), Windows 10+ 64-bit | — |
| 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 |
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