Massive X vs Phase Plant
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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Specs compared
| Massive X | Phase Plant | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | — | $199 |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU, AAX | VST2, VST3, AU (Audio Unit), AAX |
| Wavetables | Over 170 wavetables | — |
| Oscillators | Two wavetable oscillators plus two phase modulation oscillators | — |
| Oscillator modes | 10 oscillator modes, each with their own sub-modes | — |
| Filters | Eight filters with multiple modes (low/high/band-pass, comb, parallel and serial dual filters) | — |
| Effects | Up to three insert effects in series or parallel, plus output Stereo FX | Three effects lanes; includes Kilohearts Essentials effects |
| Standalone | Plug-in only; does not run in standalone mode | — |
| System requirements | Intel processor with AVX or Apple Silicon; 64-bit only | — |
| Type | — | Semi-modular software synthesizer (softsynth) |
| Generators | — | Regular waveforms, wavetables, samples, and noise |
| FM/Modulation | — | Cross-modulate and self-modulate volume, frequency, and phase between all signal generators |
| MIDI | — | MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) support |
| Operating systems | — | Windows and macOS, 64-bit x86 with SSE3; macOS Apple M-series supported |
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