THE PRINCE (FRANK DUKES) ALTERNATIVE · VST3 / AU
An alternative to The Prince for producers who want to stack their own sounds.
The Prince by Cradle is built from Frank Dukes' own vintage synth collection: 130+ sampled sources, 250+ presets he curated, two layers and studio FX, for $179. If you want his sound, that's the one. If you want to build yours, MUTANT. gives you four-layer stacks, 300+ presets made from scratch, your own one-shots rebuilt as synths and a Rubik's cube FX engine, for $39 on pre-order.
Hear it.
Straight from the MUTANT. library, nothing added. Tap a sound.
More sounds, the stacks and the cube on the MUTANT. page.
The Prince vs MUTANT.
| THE PRINCE | MUTANT. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sound source | Frank Dukes' vintage synths (sampled) | Made from scratch + your one-shots |
| Presets | 250+ | 300+ (2,950+ more in the store) |
| Layers | 2 | 4 |
| FX | ✓ studio FX | ✓ cube FX + 6 pocket FX |
| Drag in your own one-shot, play it as a synth | – | ✓ up to 4 at once |
| Rubik's cube FX (43 quintillion chains) | – | ✓ |
| Pro Tools (AAX) | ✓ | – |
| Price | $179 | $39 pre-order · $69 after Dec 15 |
The Prince is a product of Cradle made with Frank Dukes. SCRAMBLE isn't affiliated with Cradle or Frank Dukes. Facts from cradle.app, Nov 2026. MUTANT. facts are for the Dec 15 release.
Vintage warmth, your way.
Keys + tape
Warm keys, tape and pad beds with real wobble kept in tune.
Stacks
Four layers per sound, so a soft key, a pad, a bell and a sub can live in one patch.
Your one-shots
Got a dusty sample you love? Drag it in and play it in every key.
Cube FX
Twist for a new chain, solve to get back.
When The Prince is the better pick
- You want Frank Dukes' exact synth collection and his curated presets.
- You work in Pro Tools (AAX).
- You want sampled vintage hardware rather than made-from-scratch sounds.
We'd rather you buy the right synth. If that's The Prince, go for it.
No two stacks the same.
43,252,003,274,489,856,000
Built on a real Rubik's cube, MUTANT.'s FX engine has 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 positions, and each one is a different FX chain. To get through just 1% of them you'd have to make 10,000 presets a day for 118 billion years. That's over 8 times the age of the universe.
MUTANT. is out December 15. Pre-order it for $39.
$69 after launch. Own the SCRAMBLE. Bundle? Yours is $29. One-time payment, key and download emailed on launch day.
Questions
Is MUTANT. made with Frank Dukes?
No. MUTANT. is made by SCRAMBLE. (Jordon Lumley). It isn't affiliated with Frank Dukes or Cradle.
Does it sound like The Prince?
It isn't a copy. Both do warm, layered, vintage-leaning sounds, but MUTANT.'s are its own, and you can bring your own one-shots in.
What does it cost?
$39 on pre-order, then $69. Bundle owners pay $29.
When does MUTANT. come out?
Tuesday, December 15. Pre-order now for $39 (it goes to $69 at launch) and you get your key and download by email that day. Bundle owners pay $29.
What does it run on?
VST3 and AU on Mac, VST3 on Windows, in any DAW that loads them: FL Studio, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Studio One, Reaper and the rest. It plays from MIDI like any synth.