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jancivil · Post by **jancivil** » Sat May 20, 2023 10:17 pm

Well, one hopes they continue with synth creation. TBH Equator 2 was stunning, albeit the things I picked and tweaked were so loaded about everything else had to be rendered, it was taking a very robust machine to its knees. Massive complexity, a true beast.

JBlongz · Post by **JBlongz** » Sun Jun 04, 2023 2:17 pm

Today I was remembering Geist (v1). It was definitely the best drum, groove, and sampling software on the market. It has some very annoying UX issue, but they could have been solved. Somehow, the developer vision was more along the UX of Geist v2, which was many steps backwards. If v1 was properly maintained, it would still be the best selling solution for today's large market of producers. I have all the best alternatives (Maschine, Battery, Push, XO, MPC, etc) - none of them offered the creative workflow of Geist 1. RIP

Maybe if Angus and Skot are reading this and still have the legal right to develop Geist....V3 should really resemble v1. It didn't need more features. It just needed UI/UX improvements. All the new software alternatives are still catching up to v1. That says a lot about why Geist should be properly revived.

Bombadil · Post by **Bombadil** » Sun Jun 04, 2023 2:49 pm

It just smells funny.

Aiynzahev · Post by **Aiynzahev** » Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:10 pm

Strobe and Cypher are fantastic. I wonder how much longer I’ll be able to use them on Mac OS.

achtnullacht · Post by **achtnullacht** » Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:34 pm

i use geist 2 and it's a great tool!

harryupbabble · Post by **harryupbabble** » Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:09 pm

but was it even this...
https://youtu.be/0VkrUG3OrPc?si=6gJ5AJPgKWFkPwj9

mholloway · Post by **mholloway** » Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:01 pm

JBlongz wrote: ↑Sun Jun 04, 2023 2:17 pm Today I was remembering Geist (v1). It was definitely the best drum, groove, and sampling software on the market. It has some very annoying UX issue, but they could have been solved. Somehow, the developer vision was more along the UX of Geist v2, which was many steps backwards. If v1 was properly maintained, it would still be the best selling solution for today's large market of producers. I have all the best alternatives (Maschine, Battery, Push, XO, MPC, etc) - none of them offered the creative workflow of Geist 1. RIP

Maybe if Angus and Skot are reading this and still have the legal right to develop Geist....V3 should really resemble v1. It didn't need more features. It just needed UI/UX improvements. All the new software alternatives are still catching up to v1. That says a lot about why Geist should be properly revived.

Angus works for Image Line now. There will never be a Geist 3, that's just dreaming.

As for Geist 1 being better than Geist 2, it's all subjective. Your "many steps backwards" is my "many steps forward." I didn't like like Geist 1 at all, could barely use it for my purposes. Geist 2 otoh is the best drum sampler + sequencer ever conceived, imo.

Winstontaneous · Post by **Winstontaneous** » Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:12 am

I love Geist 1 & 2 equally.
Geist 1 with an Akai MPD32 16-pad controller was great!
v2 was definitely more complex, basically a rhythm-focused mini-DAW...
Wish FXPansion had kept developing this & Tremor - a fantastic drum synth!

SHall1000 · Post by **SHall1000** » Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:43 am

Maul, Bloom and Etch were some of my favourite effects plugins.

masterhiggins · Post by **masterhiggins** » Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:13 pm

Bloom and etch were unique in both their quality, but mostly the modulation. Xmod was the best mod system I’ve ever used.

masterhiggins · Post by **masterhiggins** » Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:17 pm

I don’t get how bankruptcies work with software. I guess they’re not allowed to sell the IP to repay the debt? You figure that’d be desired by everyone.

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:15 am

Aiynzahev wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:10 pm Strobe and Cypher are fantastic. I wonder how much longer I’ll be able to use them on Mac OS.

Well, they’re helping Roli push it’s hardware MPE controllers, so I imagine they will want to maintain them.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:53 am

zerocrossing wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:15 am
Aiynzahev wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:10 pm Strobe and Cypher are fantastic. I wonder how much longer I’ll be able to use them on Mac OS.
Well, they’re helping Roli push it’s hardware MPE controllers, so I imagine they will want to maintain them.

They need to develop Apple Silicon native VST3 versions then

eLawnMust · Post by **eLawnMust** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:38 am

FXpansion Guru/Geist were Devine creations... They were watered down versions of Devine Machine 5 X-Incarn 2.0 but with a more generic GUI... Devine Machine 5 X-Incarn 2.0 then became Devine Machine VST which was virtually the same thing just VSTi instead of standalone...

It was FAR MORE than Guru or Geist but many were turned off by the alien GUI....

Truly a case where older is better>>>

Greenstorm33 · Post by **Greenstorm33** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:18 pm

That looks like a children's PC game from 1998

Did FXpansion die?