Version # used & List Price:
Phase Plant 1.7.3: $169 - $349
GUI (very subjective):
Phase Plant: Dark gray and neon blue theme. Big waveforms that update on modulation. One-screen interface without tabs. Some pop-out editors.
Number of Factory Wavetables:
Phase Plant: ≈ 200
3rd Party & DIY Wavetables:
Phase Plant: Loads common wavetable formats. Include your own wt-folder. Loads WAVs. Full import/convert editor. Has full WT editor to modify or create new.
Wavetable Organization:
Phase Plant: Uses the folder structure on your computer, so however you like.
Number of Wavetable Oscs:
Phase Plant: Up to 32. (Doesn't have to be WT-generators. Can be Analog/Sampler/Noise)
Wavetable Modulations:
Phase Plant: Custom linear or Spectral Morphs. No pre-defined Bend-modes, but you can set them up through the extensive FM/PMing capabilities. The WT editor offers many morhpable effects such as Automatic EQing, Comb Filtering, Dispersing, Phase Offset, "Power Sync", Rectify, Self-FM e.t.c. And many other tools.
Number of additional audible Oscs:
Phase Plant: Does not apply.
Noise oscs:
Phase Plant: Up to 32 (as said before) parametric Noice generators. Also comes with a bunch of noise WTs.
Non-WT osc engines:
Phase Plant: Classic subtractive analog osc, Sampler that can be bullied into some grain stuff.
Unison:
Phase Plant: Each generator can have up to 8 voices. There is up to 8 global unison, and there are several FX modules that create even more voices. Current record is close to 2000 simultaneous voices I think
Able to add distortion before or between filters:
Phase Plant: Yes. Put them anywhere you like in your routing. Either in the generator stack, or in the FX lanes.
ARP/ Sequencer:
Phase Plant: No midi effects, if that's what you are asking? You can create simple arpeggios and sequences with the freeform LFOs if you like.
Total LFO/Mseg/Envelope Modulators:
Phase Plant: Any number of each.
LFOs:
Phase Plant: Any number. Custom editor for shapes.
Envelopes:
Phase Plant: Any Number. Each group that is to make a sound needs an output module and it has an ENV built in. On top of that you can add any number of extras in the modulator lane.
MSEG
Phase Plant: The custom LFOs double as MSEGs.
Macros:
Phase Plant: 8 Macro knobs. Because of the modular nature many parameters are not available for automation, but have to be routed through a macro first.
CPU Usage:
Phase Plant: I can't recreate your test in a reliable manner, so you might want to download the trial and do it yourself.
Midi Support:
Phase Plant: Note, Pressure/Aftertouch, Velocity. Midi-bind on macros.
Screen resolution at 100%:
Phase Plant: 1247px wide initially. Height freely resizable.
Resizeable:
Phase Plant: Yes, in 5% increments up to 500%, or as big as your screen. High-DPI compatible.
Hardware accelerated:
Phase Plant: No
Visualisation (is there a modulation depth preview)?
Phase Plant: Yes.
How many GUI themes are included by the vendor? Dark/Bright/Color?
Phase Plant: 0
Drag and Drop modulation?
Phase Plant: Yes
