8.4Great
Aqeel Aadam Sightlines is a playable harmonic filter for Mac, Windows and iOS: eight resonant bandpass filters tuned to the harmonic series, playable as an instrument or an effect.
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Aqeel Aadam Sightlines vs Chromaphone 3
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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8.4Great
Chromaphone 3 is a two-voice acoustic object synthesizer using physically modeled acoustic resonators by Applied Acoustics Systems.
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| Signal | Aqeel Aadam Sightlines | Chromaphone 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 20 USD intro / 30 USD regular, 7.99 USD iOS | $199 |
| Dubspot Score | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX, AUv3 (iOS) | VST2, VST3, AU, AAX Native, NKS, Standalone |
| Type | Harmonic filter, playable as instrument or effect | — |
| Engine | Up to 8 resonant bandpass filters tuned to the harmonic series | — |
| Voice modes | Noise generator, sample player with repitch, waveshaper synth | — |
| Tuning | Per-band volume, harmonic warp, scale quantize, resonance, feedback | Supports Scala scale file format and reference note frequency tuning for microtonal music |
| Modulation | Multiple LFOs, sequencers, smooth random sources, full matrix | — |
| OS requirements | macOS 10.13+ (Intel/Apple Silicon), Windows 10+ (64-bit), iOS | — |
| 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 |
| RAM | — | Less than 256 MB per instance |
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