Vital tips for a Vital synth Vital is very intuitive to use and as your patch becomes more complex, the coloured visual feedback really comes into its own.

Sound-wise, Vital gives little away to its premium-priced competitors, delivering a rich and full-blooded a sound that's on par with the other synths we're looking at.

As Serum 2 shakes up the competition, we pit five of the most powerful, flexible and full-featured synth plugins against each other to find out who comes out on top in 2025 ...