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. Combine that with my unhealthy obsession with drum software in general, I could not pass up the two new products reviewed here. 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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