Resolution is not an issue either, as you can set steps as fine as 64th note triplets.Įach pattern has the industry-standard 16 pads (lower middle), and Geist has a 2GB library (mostly of dance-oriented sounds) for filling up those pads, or you can choose from various kits all of this is accessible via a browser (far left). Simple enough, but this grid goes up to 1,024 steps, not just 16, so you can create really loooooooong patterns. Whether used as a plug-in or standalone, Geist starts with the basic drum machine formula: A grid where you can deposit beats to create a pattern (upper right). Still, I think you'll be able to make out the important bits. Geist isn't shy about taking up screen real estate unless you hide elements, so any images will need to be reduced if I want to show everything at once. But, let's give a thumbnail description before forging onward into installation and such.īear in mind that the following is all the result of me just playing around and clicking on things, so the fact that I've been able to get as far as I have tells you something right there. With hardware pro reviews, I usually start with a photo tour but in this case, it probably makes more sense for those interested in Geist to check out FXpansion's landing page on their web site.

Geist is a drum machine/sampler/slicer/dicer/remixer kinda program, and I'm not only into that type of music, but also, the processes involved in making it. I also thought Guru was pretty clever, and as FXpansion considers Geist the 'spiritual successor' to Guru, it sounds like the next evolutionary step.Ģ. Their DCAM Synth Squad synths are outstandingly 'analog' in character, and BFD is a hip drum module. In fact, I have a couple reasons for being interested in it from more than a reviewer's standpoint.ġ.

Well it looks I'll be spending more time in the pro reviews part of the site for a while, as there's a lot going on right now! But I haven't done a purely software one in quite a while, so I'm really looking forward to doing Geist.

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