Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Contenders
Sightlines is Aqeel Aadam's playable harmonic filter and resonator: tuned bandpass bank, MIDI or fixed, noise or samples. $30 desktop, iOS AUv3 $7.99.
Portal is a granular synthesis FX plugin from Output that transforms any audio input into playable, musical granular effects.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Aqeel Aadam Sightlines | Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $30 | $149 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 8.4 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX, AUv3 | VST, VST3, AU, AAX |
| Type | Playable harmonic filter / resonator | — |
| Modes | Instrument or audio FX | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU (macOS), AAX, AUv3 (iOS) | — |
| System | macOS 10.13+ Intel and Apple Silicon, Windows 10+ 64-bit | — |
| Trial | 1 week, no preset save | — |
| Price | $30 desktop; iOS AUv3 $7.99 | — |
| Presets | — | 250+ presets for instant playability |
| Control | — | Circular XY control linked to granular parameters |
| Built-in FX | — | 7 built-in FX plus a master compressor and filter |
| Time manipulation | — | Powerful time manipulation engine with tempo-synced grain delay |
| Modulation | — | Scale-based pitch modulation, Time Stretch, Pitch Shift, and Humanize controls |
| Apple Silicon | — | Native Apple Silicon compatibility (M1, M2 and beyond) as of v1.2.0 |
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