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focusrite · Post by **focusrite** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 12:43 pm

crickey13 wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 12:01 pm 70 wavetables in the Plus version are more than enough with all the spectral and FM capabilities this synth has. Now that I think about it, I think I will go with the Plus version after all. I mostly stay offline while making music, so I won't be needing the unlimited TTS stuff. More wavetables from the Pro version would be nice, but then again, it's not really that necessary with the nice wavetable editor onboard. I can always upgrade later down the road I guess. I really like the pricing scheme, very generous and reasonable.

Plus easy import of all your existing wavetables

crickey13 · Post by **crickey13** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 12:44 pm

Yes, I can't wait to see what other synths Matt plans on creating. I wish he would make an advanced FM/AM/Phase Distortion synth with a customizable FM matrix, something like Sytrus, that would be just awesome.

Autobot · Post by **Autobot** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 12:50 pm

Is the manual somewhere to find? If not only could someone upload it here maybe?

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 12:54 pm

The manual is still being written.
rsp

Vortifex · Post by **Vortifex** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 12:57 pm

Edited

PieBerger · Post by **PieBerger** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 12:58 pm

focusrite wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 12:43 pm
crickey13 wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 12:01 pm 70 wavetables in the Plus version are more than enough with all the spectral and FM capabilities this synth has. Now that I think about it, I think I will go with the Plus version after all. I mostly stay offline while making music, so I won't be needing the unlimited TTS stuff. More wavetables from the Pro version would be nice, but then again, it's not really that necessary with the nice wavetable editor onboard. I can always upgrade later down the road I guess. I really like the pricing scheme, very generous and reasonable.
Plus easy import of all your existing wavetables

This is the perfect opportunity and motivation for me to better organise my wavetable library to have everything in one place and have all of my compatible synths point to the same directory!

Caine123 · Post by **Caine123** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:17 pm

ok that sounds really great, hope it is sonically also nice, i like Serum's sound. and the price is really crazy. when is a sale? i wanna spend not more than 5 bucks *irony*

dionenoid · Post by **dionenoid** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:29 pm

v1o wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 6:35 am I don't want to spoil the party. I've spent an hour on the Discord and listened to the user patches being posted. And I have watched the YouTube videos. Somehow the sound doesn't wow me at all. It all sounds a little plastic to me. Listen to the MX demos if you want to hear a WT synth with impressive sound. What's interesting about this synth is the amount of features, the great visual design and unique 60 fps GPU rendered GUI. Guess I will wait for the free version. I would have liked to join the early bird party but I can't do it.

I bought the early access, and after a few days of playing with it i can only confirm your thoughts. It is a fun synth to program, but soundwise it really doesn't hold up to the synths it's trying to imitate.

3qO · Post by **3qO** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 2:09 pm

PieBerger wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:18 am
3qO wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:16 am Does anybody know what means "Unlimited text-to-wavetable" in the Pro version? I mean, what is the difference between Plus and Basic?
You get 5 TTWT per day with Plus vs unlimited in Pro. More factory wavetables and presets in Pro and prioritised/premium support. Bug fixes will still be pushed to Free and Plus users.

Great, thanks!

Buckster · Post by **Buckster** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 2:11 pm

I'm surprised at some of the comments I think it sounds great even without taking into account the price !

Igro · Post by **Igro** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 2:29 pm

dionenoid wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:29 pm
v1o wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 6:35 am I don't want to spoil the party. I've spent an hour on the Discord and listened to the user patches being posted. And I have watched the YouTube videos. Somehow the sound doesn't wow me at all. It all sounds a little plastic to me. Listen to the MX demos if you want to hear a WT synth with impressive sound. What's interesting about this synth is the amount of features, the great visual design and unique 60 fps GPU rendered GUI. Guess I will wait for the free version. I would have liked to join the early bird party but I can't do it.
I bought the early access, and after a few days of playing with it i can only confirm your thoughts. It is a fun synth to program, but soundwise it really doesn't hold up to the synths it's trying to imitate.

Do you mean Serum?

Sinisterbr · Post by **Sinisterbr** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 2:49 pm

Does anyone know what exactly means 2x oversampling? I'm running my DAW at 96k, does it mean Vital is therefore at 192k?

focusrite · Post by **focusrite** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 2:51 pm

Sinisterbr wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 2:49 pm Does anyone know what exactly means 2x oversampling? I'm running my DAW at 96k, does it mean Vital is therefore at 192k?

That's what it usually means, but you'd have to ask support directly for a definitive answer for vital

focusrite · Post by **focusrite** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 2:55 pm

dionenoid wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:29 pm
v1o wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 6:35 am I don't want to spoil the party. I've spent an hour on the Discord and listened to the user patches being posted. And I have watched the YouTube videos. Somehow the sound doesn't wow me at all. It all sounds a little plastic to me. Listen to the MX demos if you want to hear a WT synth with impressive sound. What's interesting about this synth is the amount of features, the great visual design and unique 60 fps GPU rendered GUI. Guess I will wait for the free version. I would have liked to join the early bird party but I can't do it.
I bought the early access, and after a few days of playing with it i can only confirm your thoughts. It is a fun synth to program, but soundwise it really doesn't hold up to the synths it's trying to imitate.

In your opinion what's it trying to imitate? Please provide dentical preset renders (as a blind test) from the synrhs you don't mention....

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 3:08 pm

I think everyone needs to step back and take a deep breath. At the very top level this synth only costs $80 and you get some nice amenities with that level.

The synth we're all using now only cost $20 and there will be a free version.

To ask it to "kill Serum" which costs far more than twice as much would be a little unfair.

I will admit that after spending quite some time making patches for Vital yesterday I took a break and called up Hive 2 and was surprised by how much better its core sound is for the types of patches I make.

But that doesn't mean Vital won't find its niche. I think it's far too early on to fully judge what Vital is capable of doing. We're all just poking along with what is basically a pre-release without a manual to reference so I think in time Vital will find its place.

For those fretting over spending $20 it's basically the price of a pizza that will be gone in a couple of hours. If Vital just entertains you for a few days then you're well ahead of the game and you've got a synth that most likely has a bright future.

Vital - Released