Vital - Released
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- KVRian
- 729 posts since 3 May, 2018
Makes one wonder doesn't it... a nothingburger to me.
But hey, each to their own. Plenty other synths out there that cost far more with less accessible workflows, and if their default SAW sounds better to them, great!
Have you tried Vital?
- KVRAF
- 25458 posts since 3 Feb, 2005 from in the wilds
Vital sounds fine. If you use the FM, then upping the oversampling gives a clearer result. Otherwise 2X (default) is generally sufficient.
The high end is brighter and less rolled off than a number of other synths, but that is so easy to attend to. That is not an issue imo. For me, the sound of Vital is on the bland side. Just doesn't, by default, have a lot of character. Because it has a fairly unique set of tools, I use it regularly and put in the effort to juice up the sound a bit.
The high end is brighter and less rolled off than a number of other synths, but that is so easy to attend to. That is not an issue imo. For me, the sound of Vital is on the bland side. Just doesn't, by default, have a lot of character. Because it has a fairly unique set of tools, I use it regularly and put in the effort to juice up the sound a bit.
- KVRAF
- 2244 posts since 21 Nov, 2015
El°HYM wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:56 am I have to agree that Vital does indeed sound super harsh in the upper register. Also the Tips already mentioned here can help, like setting OS to 4x or even 8x, higher SR in your Daw and not to forget to set Hi-res Wavetable active. Without those Tweaks, which cause quite some Cpu consumption, Vital is actually a pretty terrible sounding Synth.
So whats your point here, that Vital sounds better with no Oversampling and Eco Wavetable - mode? Or just uselessly trolling around to get some urgently needed Applause.
The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.
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- KVRAF
- 3735 posts since 17 Sep, 2016
Hey, relax a bit! That's just a joke. Where's your sense of humor?El°HYM wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 6:03 pmEl°HYM wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:56 am I have to agree that Vital does indeed sound super harsh in the upper register. Also the Tips already mentioned here can help, like setting OS to 4x or even 8x, higher SR in your Daw and not to forget to set Hi-res Wavetable active. Without those Tweaks, which cause quite some Cpu consumption, Vital is actually a pretty terrible sounding Synth.So whats your point here, that Vital sounds better with no Oversampling and Eco Wavetable - mode? Or just uselessly trolling around to get some urgently needed Applause.
Windows 10 and too many plugins
- KVRAF
- 4970 posts since 26 Apr, 2007 from Noosphere
Uninstalled. Formatted the C drive. Burned the laptop on fire. Fixed.
Jokes aside, as has been suggested, you can always use orher saw samples (In the Internet you can find much mellower saw waveforms extracted from many vintage synths). Or use a filter, or use a spectral filter. Honestly, to me, Vital sounds silkier than any Jupiter emulation. Any "mojo" is just a dirt (in good or bad way) than I can add later with plugins.
Jokes aside, as has been suggested, you can always use orher saw samples (In the Internet you can find much mellower saw waveforms extracted from many vintage synths). Or use a filter, or use a spectral filter. Honestly, to me, Vital sounds silkier than any Jupiter emulation. Any "mojo" is just a dirt (in good or bad way) than I can add later with plugins.
- KVRian
- 1124 posts since 21 Jul, 2012
El°HYM wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:56 am I have to agree that Vital does indeed sound super harsh in the upper register. Also the Tips already mentioned here can help, like setting OS to 4x or even 8x, higher SR in your Daw and not to forget to set Hi-res Wavetable active. Without those Tweaks, which cause quite some Cpu consumption, Vital is actually a pretty terrible sounding Synth.
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- KVRAF
- 2244 posts since 21 Nov, 2015
I mostly use the Abbysun #preset for testing in Vital and there is significant change in Audio - Quality from 4x or even above that. Also using the Hi-res mode does slightly improve. But I agree, maybe I should just use different kind of Saw - Waveforms.
Jokes aside, the Kazrog Synth Warmer can do wonders in taming that harsh top end, that Vital definitely has and in a pretty musical way.
Jokes aside, the Kazrog Synth Warmer can do wonders in taming that harsh top end, that Vital definitely has and in a pretty musical way.
The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.
- KVRAF
- 25458 posts since 3 Feb, 2005 from in the wilds
I just checked 5 synths, one of them Vital (others are Dune, Hive, Bazille and Bitwig's Grid). Filters bypassed. The saw waves on all of them are nearly identical, both to the ear and spectrum display. There is no meaningful difference except for Bazille which rolls off the high end a bit.
Vital doesn't sound harsh or really in any way different from Dune, Hive or the Grid.
- KVRAF
- 2244 posts since 21 Nov, 2015
Why not test a Sine - Wave?
The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.
- KVRAF
- 2244 posts since 21 Nov, 2015
Actually every VST sounds exact the same, its just zeros & ones in the end of the day.
The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.
- KVRAF
- 2864 posts since 8 Dec, 2008 from Global Cowboy
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- Banned
- 361 posts since 30 Jun, 2019