Vital

Insane plugin. Genuinely my go-to for sound design. The interface is so perfect for my workflow and the built-in fx, wavetables, and noise samples are super versatile. The spectral fx and warp modes are incredibly useful and make the possibilities basically endless.

The only thing I do prefer serum over vital for is the wavetable editor, but I'm slowly learning how to use it better.

I've been using Vital since it released and I can't see myself using any other synth as efficiently as it. Thank you Matt Tytel. Been here since Helm hahaha :D.

I am in awe of the programmers who create these heavy lifting synths. It is so rare to find one with good sound quality, and equally rare to find one with intuitive, efficient and granular controls. In my mind, Vital is the first all-encompassing hybrid synth which is usable without a steep learning curve. In minutes a new user will be using LFOs to modulate other controls in the waveforms and samples. Creates large and evolving sounds that just aren't possible with most synths. Little else to say: Sounds great, easy to learn, fun to use, beautiful to look at.

Beautiful free VST.

Basically does everything that Serum does but better (minus the filters, Serum filters are the main selling point difference).

Again a fabulous VST the basic free version is all you really need and as such it should be in the top of the best free VST chart here, for some reason that's not the case.

A must have VST in my opinion.

Plenty of addition presets to download as well :-).

Huge Synth with a lot of settings, effects and .... Linux support, which is not a standard in music plugins.

After trying free version, I've decided to subscibe it for monthly 5 bugs and convert earned money to Pro version and have a lot of fun with text to wavetable feature.

I'm satisfacted with it.