Geist Cheap (in case you didn't know)

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musikmachine
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Re: Geist Cheap (in case you didn't know)

Post by musikmachine » Fri Apr 11, 2014 12:00 am

Machinesworking wrote:
musikmachine wrote:Geist is great. Hsven't been using it much since i got komplete but i realized today that it can be used in a similar way to Ultraloop which is cool, wonder if it was the inspiration.
Pretty sure Geist in it's earlier form as Guru, has been around a lot longer than Ultraloop. Bought Guru in about 2006. They do seem like a good pairing for certain things. :)
No i meant Ultraloop was inspired by Geist. :)

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Re: Geist Cheap (in case you didn't know)

Post by Machinesworking » Fri Apr 11, 2014 7:17 am

musikmachine wrote:
Machinesworking wrote:
musikmachine wrote:Geist is great. Hsven't been using it much since i got komplete but i realized today that it can be used in a similar way to Ultraloop which is cool, wonder if it was the inspiration.
Pretty sure Geist in it's earlier form as Guru, has been around a lot longer than Ultraloop. Bought Guru in about 2006. They do seem like a good pairing for certain things. :)
No i meant Ultraloop was inspired by Geist. :)
Ah! read that backwards then, apologies. What do you think of Ultraloop?

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Re: Geist Cheap (in case you didn't know)

Post by musikmachine » Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:03 pm

I've only tried the demo but it's a lot of fun, great for coming up with new ideas and fresh inspiration. Great way of working with loops with the sequencers, haven't really come across anything quite like it.

At first i wanted to see if Geist could cover the same ground but after firing it up and dusting it off i'll probably stick to using it for building loops and then loading them into UL to remix, that's why i was mentioning it. UL rocks anyway, one of TTs best plugins to date IMO. There's a few mods for it and it's easy to set up and control as well. :)

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Re: Geist Cheap (in case you didn't know)

Post by beats me » Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:46 pm

I hope they come up with more expansion packs for UL because the ones they have rock, are cheap, and I’m too lazy to roll my own. And they’re so quickly customizable that nobody is going to go “Ultraloop preset!!”

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Re: Geist Cheap (in case you didn't know)

Post by UncleAge » Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:00 pm

Tracking number link says they are out for delivery with my package. My girl is out of town so I have plenty of time to play this weekend...sweet :mrgreen:

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Re: Geist Cheap (in case you didn't know)

Post by eyeknow » Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:04 pm

:evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

I want mine, I'm tired of not being able to save stuff

:evil:

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Re: Geist Cheap (in case you didn't know)

Post by musikmachine » Sat Apr 12, 2014 12:47 am

@beats me that's why i thought to use Geist, well that and i didn't want to just use the factory sounds cause of that issue of saminess but every time i use it i get some fresh sounds out of the same loops but the demo's really short so it's hard to get into it and there's only a limited number of preset.

Anyway, love the simplicity of Geist even with the small GUI. Great way to browse and preview rex loops. Oh yeah there's a free strobe drum expansion and check out Butch Techno Percussion and analog stabs fron fingerpushers. :)

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Re: Geist Cheap (in case you didn't know)

Post by dazzer » Sat Apr 12, 2014 1:22 am

It is with heavy heart I read of forumties soon to own Geist for much a much reduced outlay. I got it -relatively- cheap but this is insane.

So sad to hear you all can't save stuff while you're waiting. Ha.

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Re: Geist Cheap (in case you didn't know)

Post by eyeknow » Sat Apr 12, 2014 1:43 am

:lol:

Reminds me of this:

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Re: Geist Cheap (in case you didn't know)

Post by dazzer » Sat Apr 12, 2014 1:45 am

:P

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Re: Geist Cheap (in case you didn't know)

Post by UncleAge » Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:12 am

Mine arrived. I've been downloading/updating everything for a while. The version on the dvd was from 2010. Next I have to ask if I am eligible to receive the Guru expansion stuff for free since I still have my Guru license.

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Re: Geist Cheap (in case you didn't know)

Post by eyeknow » Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:48 am

Hey BTW uncle, which "expansion" pack is included?

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Re: Geist Cheap (in case you didn't know)

Post by UncleAge » Sat Apr 12, 2014 3:17 am

eyeknow wrote:Hey BTW uncle, which "expansion" pack is included?
BFD Remix

[edit] I should clarify that it is not on the dvd. They give you a code to use in your account to make it available to download.

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Re: Geist Cheap (in case you didn't know)

Post by eyeknow » Sat Apr 12, 2014 3:47 am

Thanks, that's cool.

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Re: Geist Cheap (in case you didn't know)

Post by jazzmik » Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:26 pm

Picked it up for $40 (had a $10 credit) so figured why not.

Don't know much about it and not many videos integrating with Live that I can find.

Does it work well with Push? Are there any posts, tips, templates?

Really want info on how it integrates with Push especially.

thx

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