S1gns Of L1fe Tranquility is a 20 dollar hybrid analog and wavetable synth built for ambient, with three oscillators, dual filters and onboard chord and sequencing tools.
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S1gns Of L1fe Tranquility 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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| Signal | S1gns Of L1fe Tranquility | Vital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $20 | $25 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 9.0 |
| Formats | VST3, AU | VST, VST3, AU (Audio Units), LV2, Standalone |
| Type | Hybrid analog and wavetable synthesizer | — |
| Oscillators | 3 main sources plus a sub | — |
| Source material | Analog waveforms, wavetables and samples | — |
| Unison | Up to 8 voices per source | — |
| Filters | 2 multimode filters, flexible routing | — |
| Modulation | Deep modulation for evolving movement | LFOs, envelopes and randomized sources with stereo modulation, remappable curves, audio-rate modulation, and keytracked LFOs |
| Extras | Chord tools, sequencing, onboard effects | — |
| Included | Plugin, factory sounds and user manual | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU (macOS and Windows) | — |
| 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 |
| 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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