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Open Source Spectral warping wavetable synth

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Re: Open Source Spectral warping wavetable synth

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Post by danbolt »

thanatos519 wrote: post #10

Wait, open source but I have to make an account to get anything? Public git repo or GTFO.

I found the source code for the synth here on GitHub[1], but it doesn't look like they advertise it on their site?

It seems to be compiling/linking fine on Pop!_OS, but I had to do some apt trial/error to ensure the right packages were installed.

[1] https://github.com/mtytel/vital

Re: Open Source Spectral warping wavetable synth

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Post by sideshowb »

ace2358 wrote: post #3

Great synth! Huge sound possibilities and the visual aspect is great for visual learners who are learning synths for the first time! I love seeing this stuff posted here. Does anyone have any other similar plugins for synths/effects. I know that Valhalla does amazing work and there is VCV or whatever but I remember there being a bit of community issues with that one.

Surge vst?

Re: Open Source Spectral warping wavetable synth

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Post by vollmond »

EarlKing wrote: post #6

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Vital and Helm are easily the most-recommended free synths I've seen in a couple years of learning music production. I think this might be the first negative/"meh" response I've seen to Vital.

What are your preferred free synth plugins?

Re: Open Source Spectral warping wavetable synth

#15

Post by vollmond »

ghostly_s wrote: post #13
thanatos519 wrote: post #10

Wait, open source but I have to make an account to get anything? Public git repo or GTFO.

In fact they seem to require a paid subscription.

The synth is free. Paid levels seem to be mostly for skins/presets/support. There are more wavetables in the paid version, though I don't know enough about wavetable synthesis to know how much that matters.

Re: Open Source Spectral warping wavetable synth

#16

Post by jrajav »

EarlKing wrote: post #6

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Its modulation system, wavetable engine, voice synthesis features are all innovative in certain ways. In addition, you can't ignore the UX, being tied to creativity even if it's not part of the sound. Vital has shed the traditional skeuomorphic approach that dominates software synthesizers and proven a lot of new ideas for connecting its features, visualizing its processes, and streamlining user workflow. Similar to what Arturia is doing with Pigments, though Pigments still paints inside the lines a little more.

But it doesn't necessarily have to be innovative to be worthwhile, anyway. Vital has a comprehensive breadth of features for a digital wavetable synth and is often being compared to Serum, historically the marketplace leader in the space.

Re: Open Source Spectral warping wavetable synth

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Post by joe_the_user »

vollmond wrote: post #15
ghostly_s wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In fact they seem to require a paid subscription.

The synth is free. Paid levels seem to be mostly for skins/presets/support. There are more wavetables in the paid version, though I don't know enough about wavetable synthesis to know how much that matters.

I'm at the free download and it's demanding I register. Which might still be "free" but isn't part of the terms of things considered "open source".

Re: Open Source Spectral warping wavetable synth

#18

Post by joe_the_user »

danbolt wrote: post #11
thanatos519 wrote: post #10

Wait, open source but I have to make an account to get anything? Public git repo or GTFO.

I found the source code for the synth here on GitHub[1], but it doesn't look like they advertise it on their site? It seems to be compiling/linking fine on Pop!_OS, but I had to do some apt trial/error to ensure the right packages were installed. [1] https://github.com/mtytel/vital

Let us know if you get enough for a usable system once you're done.

Re: Open Source Spectral warping wavetable synth

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Post by tomtheelder »

joe_the_user wrote: post #17
vollmond wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The synth is free. Paid levels seem to be mostly for skins/presets/support. There are more wavetables in the paid version, though I don't know enough about wavetable synthesis to know how much that matters.

I'm at the free download and it's demanding I register. Which might still be "free" but isn't part of the terms of things considered "open source".

It's OSS they just aren't that up front about it. They want you to make an account. I feel like that's okay.

https://github.com/mtytel/vital

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