Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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Contenders
Phase Plant is a semi-modular software synthesizer combining wavetable, sample, and noise generators with modular modulation and built-in effects.
Phaseburn One is a software synth built around a phase-locked-loop oscillator, with four oscillators, a probability sequencer, and a feedback patchbay.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Phase Plant | Phaseburn One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $199 | €149 |
| Dubspot Score | 8.7 | — |
| Formats | VST2, VST3, AU (Audio Unit), AAX | VST3, CLAP, AU, Standalone |
| Type | Semi-modular software synthesizer (softsynth) | Software synthesizer (semi-modular) |
| Generators | Regular waveforms, wavetables, samples, and noise | — |
| FM/Modulation | Cross-modulate and self-modulate volume, frequency, and phase between all signal generators | — |
| Effects | Three effects lanes; includes Kilohearts Essentials effects | Delay (frequency shifter in loop), Freezer, filter, chorus, reverb, distortion, bitcrusher |
| MIDI | MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) support | — |
| Operating systems | Windows and macOS, 64-bit x86 with SSE3; macOS Apple M-series supported | — |
| 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 |
| Modulation | — | 4 LFOs, 4 mod sequencers, envelopes with per-stage curves, aftertouch, velocity |
| 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) |
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