Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is a very cursory comparison of some wavetable VCOs. I was curious to see if there were any dramatic differences in sound quality between the various units. Keep in mind that with the exception of the Plaits and Erica Synths VCOs, you can load new wavetables on them and make them sound similar. In fact there's actually a Piston Honda wavetable somebody made for the E352. I imagine there's a Plaits table as well.
So to a certain extent this is just a listen at overall character, and some of the features that are close at hand. On that note: the E352 has a ton of features I don't try to showcase here, partially because of their number and partially because they require menu diving. Note deep menu diving, but diving nonetheless. Same for the Piston Honda. Unlike the Osiris, for example, where everything is under a knob.
So your phrase of the day is "with a grain of salt..."
00:00 Intro
00:20 E352
03:20 Plaits
07:08 Piston Honda
11:33 Erica Synths
17:20 Osiris
This is a very cursory comparison of some wavetable VCOs. I was curious to see if there were any dramatic differences in sound quality between the various units. Keep in mind that with the exception of the Plaits and Erica Synths VCOs, you can load new wavetables on them and make them sound similar. In fact there's actually a Piston Honda wavetable somebody made for the E352. I imagine there's a Plaits table as well.
So to a certain extent this is just a listen at overall character, and some of the features that are close at hand. On that note: the E352 has a ton of features I don't try to showcase here, partially because of their number and partially because they require menu diving. Note deep menu diving, but diving nonetheless. Same for the Piston Honda. Unlike the Osiris, for example, where everything is under a knob.
So your phrase of the day is "with a grain of salt..."
00:00 Intro
00:20 E352
03:20 Plaits
07:08 Piston Honda
11:33 Erica Synths
17:20 Osiris
