As an experienced recording engineer, the thought of a sampling plug-in having a "sound" would seem ridiculous to me before using Geist. Without question, I can pinpoint the sound of Geist, a very full and warm sound, the bus compressors and band pass filters sound great and the included sound banks and presets are very nice and a great way to get acquainted with the product.

This plug-in is all about the features. The level that you can edit, mix, and stack sounds is unparalleled. The sampler is wonderful, the automation lanes can create effects, automate sends, reverse/stutter sample edits and generally kick all sorts of butt on your audio. Sample and re sample until you have mangled your audio into a Frankenstein of awesome.

This program has many facets and features, on one hand it is a simple drum sampler and on the other is a very intuitive and complete sampling machine. This plug-in is for the intermediate producer/engineer looking for a high-powered sampler. Fxpansion has produced a very nice video serious, introducing one to the features and functionality of Geist.

Having recently purchased the product I was pleased to see there had already been 3 major updates to the software, addressing every problem I had read about on the forums. Software is stable,GUI is fantastic and the audio browser is major asset to this software.

The list price is fair for such a powerful piece of software. You could spend more on some of the other software samplers with bells and whistles but if you are looking for a professional grade sampler, with a solid GUI and a fantastic work flow this is your plug in.

I have not dealt with Fxpansion personally, but everything I have read on their forum site, from both customers and employees suggests the company has a deep commitment to customer service and technical related inquiries.

I saw someone use it on a session in the studio, I had to have it.

Too Long

Sounds.

Beat Composer

Experimental

Fxpansion has always been synonymous with amazing sound quality, This product is no different. I owned(key word) Motu BPM and it fell short of what i was looking for in a software drum machine/sampler. The sound of the filters and time-stretch flippin' rule!!!

Just a dvd with the program itself a very decent soundbank and since I was a early adopter it came with a free soundbank which is also awesome. The packaging was also not a waste of trees either.

Very easy if you have been producing for a bit or have used guru or an akai mpc. I can see it having a bit of a learning curve for a novice user.

Fxpansion does not disappoint and they have never put out a product that was not the epitome of rock solid performance and ease.

I think the initial price of 249.99 was a smart move on their part as it easily contends with NI's Maschine and the cost of a really decent pad controller will put you right at NI's price point. It's worth it. I don't see myself investing into another software drum machine/sampler in a long time!

The Fxpansion support forum always has the Fxpansion team (even the CEO!) answering your questions and addressing bugs/issues and they actually listen. Software DONE RIGHT!

The UI could be a tad (I do mean a tad) bit more polished but I do see they left a bit of real estate for new features to be added and it does not seem cluttered at all.

Producer, Label Owner

Hiphop, Dubstep, Drum N Bass