Vital Software Synthesizer
Vital User Guide
Introduction
Vital User Guide Introduction
Vital is a "spectral warping wavetable synthesizer," meaning it generates sound using
wavetables
and offers advanced tools for manipulating their harmonic content. One of Vital's most distinctive features is its
Wavetable Editor
, which provides a unique and powerful way to shape wavetables.
This guide aims to be a comprehensive resource for learning how to use Vital. It is divided into the following sections:
Global Controls & Header Bar
: Covers global keyboard shortcuts, the header bar, and the preset system.
Modulation
: Covers Vital's modulation capabilities, including the Matrix tab.
Oscillators and Sampler
: Covers the oscillators and sampler found in the Voice tab.
Wavetable Editor
: Covers the Wavetable Editor, which allows you to create and edit wavetables used by the oscillators.
Filters
: Covers the various filters available in the Voice tab.
Envelopes & LFOs
: Covers the Envelopes and Low-Frequency Oscillators (LFOs) in the main UI.
Effects
: Covers the effects chain available in the Effects tab.
Advanced
: Covers the Advanced tab which provides additional global and oscillator settings.