You want total integration with hardware and a DAW and be strong by itself.
The machine's sounds first and my original sounds later. Sounds/kits are also subject to the same growing pains. You want easy stretching of loops, slicing, sequencing and with all of that some really great sounds.erm, in every genre. Next you want more control and begin to program so you want all kinds of Swing/Shuffle/Groove help + templates. You click on some boxes and you got a beat going. At first you want something that's super easy. I don't know if it's skin-able, but they could have gone with a totally different color scheme to show separation between product lines.Īt any rate, there will never be a perfect product because our needs change over time. And if I already know the general opinion on GURU, then hearing about a new version will only make me think they added more and it's even more complicated. If Geist strips away ANY features, then it can't follow GURU. Sure, it can do anything and pretty much everything in regard to a groove, but there was a steep learning curve. Guru is super powerful and super complicated and some have trouble with the interface.Įven the talk of "Engines" confused many from the jump. Maschine is 2x as much, but you get an integrated MIDI controller. As far as drums/loops/grooveboxes etc are concerned, you have plenty of choices and there are choices between Deluxe, Large, Medium and Small. If you ask about the top ones in any category, you get the same 5 responses. 8 billion VSTs sure, but most arent very good.