KORG Collection vs Vital
KORG Collection
korg.com
Vital
vital.audioSide by side
| Figure | KORG Collection | Vital |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $15.99/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 5 |
| Spec score · Virtual Instruments | 7.9 (#8) | 8.6 (#3) |
| System requirements | KORG lists an Intel Core i5 or better, 8 GB RAM, 25 GB free storage, and an internet connection; 16 GB RAM and an SSD are recommended. | Supported systems are Windows 10+, macOS 10.15+ on Intel or Apple Silicon, and Ubuntu Linux 18.04+; 64-bit and OpenGL 3+ are required. |
| What it does | KORG Collection is a suite of software instruments that recreates the sound and behavior of legendary KORG synthesizers. | Vital is a spectral-warping wavetable synthesizer that changes waveform harmonics to create new timbres. |
Plans
KORG Collection
- KORG Collection 6 via Splice Rent-To-Own$15.99 a month
- KORG Collection 6$399, paid once
Vital
- BasicFree
- Subscription$5 a month
- Subscription$5 a month
- Plus$25, paid once
- Pro$80, paid once
In their own words
KORG Collection
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Vital
Vital is a spectral warping wavetable synthesizer for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Its oscillators reshape wavetable harmonics through stretching, shifting, smearing, and skewing to create timbres. Users can make wavetables by converting samples with pitch-splice or vocode, editing tables, or generating them from text. Modulation includes drag-and-drop assignment, audio-rate modulation, stereo-splittable and keytracked LFOs, and custom envelope curves. Sound tools include two routable voice filters, eight routable effects, an oscilloscope, and a spectrum viewer. Vital supports MPE and microtonal tuning files, with VST, VST3, AU, and LV2 plugin formats listed. Requirements include 64-bit operation and OpenGL 3 or higher; the listed systems are Windows 10+, macOS 10.15+, and Ubuntu Linux 18.04+. The free Basic plan costs nothing and includes 75 presets, 25 wavetables, and full synth features. Plus costs $25, paid once and includes 250 presets and 70 wavetables. Text-to-wavetable requests are limited to five per day unless a plan unlocks unlimited requests.