Detunicorn is UJAM's free single-purpose hypersaw synth, with two supersaw oscillators, a sub, up to four unison layers and six macro controls, given away for 666 hours.
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Detunicorn 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 | Detunicorn | Vital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free (limited 666-hour download window) | $25 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 9.0 |
| Formats | VST2, VST3, AU, AAX | VST, VST3, AU (Audio Units), LV2, Standalone |
| Developer | UJAM | — |
| Type | Single-purpose hypersaw synth | — |
| Oscillators | 2 supersaw plus sub oscillator | — |
| Unison | Up to 4 layers | — |
| Controls | Big, Detune, Sub, Bend, Bite, Infinity (reverb) | — |
| Formats | VST2, VST3, AU2, AAX (64-bit) | — |
| Systems | Windows 10-11; macOS Big Sur 11 to Tahoe 26 (Intel and Apple silicon) | — |
| Requirements | 8 GB RAM, 0.3 GB disk, UJAM App | — |
| Price | Free during the 666-hour promotion; yours to keep once activated | — |
| 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 |
| Modulation | — | LFOs, envelopes and randomized sources with stereo modulation, remappable curves, audio-rate modulation, and keytracked LFOs |
| 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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