Vital is a spectral warping wavetable synthesizer for Linux, macOS and Windows. Its oscillators reshape wavetable harmonics through stretching, shifting, smearing and skewing to create new timbres. Users can build wavetables by converting samples with pitch-splice or vocode, editing them, or generating them from text. Modulation features include drag-and-drop assignment, audio-rate modulation, stereo-splittable and keytracked LFOs, and custom envelope curves. Sound tools include two routable voice filters, eight routable effects, an oscilloscope and a spectrum viewer. Vital supports MPE and microtonal tuning files. Listed plugin formats are VST, VST3, AU and LV2. The site specifies 64-bit operation and OpenGL 3 or higher, with Windows 10+, macOS 10.15+ and Ubuntu Linux 18.04+ supported. The free Basic plan includes 75 presets and 25 wavetables with full synth features. Plus costs 25.00 USD per once and includes 250 presets and 70 wavetables; Pro costs 80.00 USD per once. Text-to-wavetable is limited to five requests daily unless a plan unlocks unlimited requests.
Who it is for
Vital suits sound designers and musicians looking for a wavetable synthesizer with extensive modulation options. It is also relevant to users working with MPE or microtonal tuning files.
What is good
- Free Basic plan includes full synth features.
- Supports sample conversion, wavetable editing and text generation.
- Includes two routable filters and eight routable effects.
- Supports MPE and microtonal tuning files.
- Available for Linux, macOS and Windows.
What to know first
- Text-to-wavetable is limited to five daily requests without an unlocking plan.
- Requires 64-bit operation and OpenGL 3 or higher.
- Listed system requirements specify newer Windows, macOS and Ubuntu versions.
Verdict
Vital offers wavetable creation, modulation and sound-shaping tools across three desktop operating systems. The free plan includes full synth features, though text-based wavetable requests have a daily limit unless unlocked by a plan.
Vital plans and pricing
All plansCompared on software synthesizers
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 25 one-time
- Plugin formats
- vst3, au
- Included presets
- 250 presets
- MPE support
- Yes
