FXpansion Geist

Geist is FXpansion's next-generation sampling instrument. It integrates a suite of powerful beat production features into a unified, slick interface designed to free you from the limits of pre-packaged loops and inspire your beatmaking to new levels of creativity.

Real-time sampling, resampling and slicing
 Geist lets you cut up loops and breaks and send them to pads with a single click! It delivers the flexibility you crave for really involved slicing operations, and an intelligent classify system to build kits from loops in seconds.

Geist can resample its output or sample external input. Record multiple takes and exact loops, sending them to the slicer with a few clicks. Whether you dig in crates or play synths, guitar or bass, Geist lets you inject sounds onto pads fast.

 Sonic sculpture and sequencing
Geist's sound sculpting tools include stunning FX with DCAM modelled compression, filtering and drive. The pattern sequencer includes step-automation for parameters, real-time recording and retro capture, for laying down takes without pressing record first!

 An integrated song mode lets you build complex, evolving pattern arrangements in a musical and fun way. Record pattern and scene triggers live, draw and edit parts directly on the linear timeline, or just jam away and capture your performance afterwards.

High-performance browsing and DAW integration
 Geist's browser is built to make it faster than ever to find your sounds! Set up favourites, save searches, compare files from different folders in shortlists. You can even send previews through a discrete output, perfect for building beats in live scenarios.

With full MIDI and audio export, a variety of plugin formats and a standalone version, Geist is a complete rhythm production environment, primed to streamline your workflow and reawaken your love of making beats! 

Highlights 
  
 Sampling & resampling
 
 Dirac3 (TM) time-stretch/pitch-shift
 
 Powerful full-featured slicing and detection/classification
 
 30 effect types inc. DCAM circuit-modeled filters/dynamics/drive & Overloud Breverb algorithms
 
 Pattern sequencing
 
 Scene switching
 
 Integrated song mode
 
 Real-time record & retro capture
 
 Step-automation for parameters
 
 Intuitive and powerful browser
 
 Full MIDI and audio export
 
 Standalone / VST / AU / RTAS
 
 Exclusive sounds and presets from Goldbaby, Groove Criminals, Armin Van Buuren, D. Ramirez, Dom Kane, KJ Sawka, portion control and more 

Geist: sample, slice, sequence, mix, arrange, effect, resample
  
Sample, slice, sequence, mix, arrange, effect, resample. Geist is FXpansion's next-generation sampling drum machine, designed to create evolved, custom beats and grooves, freeing you from the limits of pre-packaged loops and over-complicated DAWs.

Geist fuses creative sample-sculpting tools with fast pattern step-sequencing and arrangement. Browse through sounds with lightning speed, slice and assign loops to pads with a single click; sample, resample and build beats in a slick unified environment. Geist makes fiddly tasks with multiple apps a thing of the past.

Geist runs as a plugin and as a standalone application, perfect for laptop beatmaking. Export creations as audio clips or load sessions back into the plugin to resample, reslice, remix, rearrange and transform your beats even further. Geist is a complete, integrated rhythm production sandbox for the studio, the tourbus or the stage!

Specifications:
 Windows XP SP2, or Windows 7 (Windows) 
 OSX 10.5.8, or OSX 10.6.2 and above (Mac) 
 Intel Core 2 Duo 1.86ghz (minimum) 
 2GB DDR2 RAM (minimum) 
 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53ghz and higher (recommended) 
 2GB DDR3 RAM (recommended)