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There is no reliance on emulating classic or hardware interfaces, and this will be a brave new world for many, although Geist 1 users will have a distinct advantage using Geist 2, while Maschine users will have an edge with Drum Direktor.
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A little playing around (with the well written PDF manuals at hand) is required to understand the workflow, routing and the general “WTF is this” of the GUI (especially for Geist 2). This is truer for Geist 2 but Drum Direktor’s interface is pretty impressive in its own right. Once the interface opens up, your jaw will hit the floor with the number of options right there on the welcome window. In essence, both downloaded and installed without any issues at all and I was up and running in a surprisingly short time.
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Installation and authorization for Geist 2 followed the standard conventions laid down by FXpansion, including the separate license manager utility for downloading and installing/authorizing in one go.ĭrum Direktor was a standard download followed by authorization through the Native Instruments’ Service Center. collections/plugins/products/drum-direktor-fnk-4 collections/plugins/products/drum-direktor-cinematik Normally, I give the product links at the end of a review but in this case it would be better if the user took a detour to the respective web pages at this point, to read what the companies say as well as the quite illustrative videos available for both: The other thing is the sheer number of options, effects and loops/samples in Geist 2 are going to result in me spending slightly more words on it. The biggest difference in this regard is that Geist 2 allows user loops to be imported/sliced/manipulated while Drum Direktor does not. One seeks to be the be-all-end-all of slicers/loop-manipulators, while the other hopes to be a nifty little loop tool in your arsenal. I must state (before the critics chime in) that it is definitely an unfair comparison. You can both as a bundle for $149 which is pretty good bang for your buck. There are 2 versions available (FNK-4 and Cinematik), which differ only in terms of loop content, while the interface and capabilities remain the same for both.
What makes it an interesting contender is that it harnesses the power of Kontakt, yet even at $99, it works with Kontakt Player. It is a relatively new entry (but the company has been providing excellent drum and instrument loops for a while). In the other corner, weighing in at $99 USD, is Loop Loft’s Drum Direktor, a fast and efficient groove/loop/drum instrument. This is one company that does not believe in half measures. Yes, just like BFD3 is for virtual acoustic drum software. It is a behemoth of functionality and content, and maybe the final world in beat-slicers/loop-manipulators.
Weighing in at $199 USD we have FXpansion’s Geist 2, an eagerly awaited successor to their original (and quite popular) Geist from a few years back. This is going to be an interesting review as it juxtaposes two extremes in terms of beat slicing / loops, both in terms of capability and price.
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Combine that with my unhealthy obsession with drum software in general, I could not pass up the two new products reviewed here.
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That includes everything from basic samplers to beat slicers, glitchers/manglers and full on production suites. What makes or breaks your loops is what interface and functionality is available to you in terms of manipulation (as well as that crazy little thing called “talent”). Now, I view loops and samplers as an essential part of any self-respecting music producer’s arsenal. That all changed quickly when I heard artists like Aphex Twin and Venetian Snares as well as the third wave of industrial related genres coming out of Europe.
It seemed (for me at that naive age) to be a shortcut designed for people with zero musical talent, and pissed off a lot of musicians because now these Johnny-come-lately-s could easily produce semi-professional sounding tracks (based on stolen motifs) without any headaches involving mic-ing, DI-ing and the other numerous pains involved in recording real instruments. It’s 2016 and beat slicing and sequencing has two new heroes Loop Loft’s Drum Direktor and FXpansion’s Geist 2.Īt a certain point in my youth, I actually frowned upon loops/sampling and all that they stood for.
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