Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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Contenders
Baby Audio Atoms by Baby Audio. A physical-modeling synth for organic, evolving textures. Baby Audio's most experimental instrument.
Vital is a spectral warping wavetable synthesizer by Matt Tytel for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Score verdict
On the Dubspot Score, Vital comes out ahead (9.0). That said, the right pick depends on your workflow and budget — read both reviews before deciding.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Baby Audio Atoms | Vital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99 | $25 |
| Dubspot Score | 8.3 | 9.0 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST, VST3, AU (Audio Units), LV2, Standalone |
| Type | Physical modeling synthesizer | — |
| Formats | VST, AU, AAX | — |
| Developer | Baby Audio | — |
| 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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