I’m like you Joe, I got Battery, Guru, Live Drum Racks etc. While Poise doesn’t do anything these can’t, it sure cuts to the chase quicker. I remember using the beta demo awhile back, but this one has a much nicer GUI.

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Truth be told I was gonna get it but just forgot all about it. Quicken for pc or mac. I just went to get the demo, but got the bandwith exceeded message. I think your review might have something to do with that (haha) I hope you find more independent software like Poise to feature here as these small developers usually ‘get it’ like you said. Also they’re going against corporations so they need the exposure. Thanks for another solid review.

Whasup tecknah you can’t use this with Reason, you need a vst host like flstudio, ableton, sonar, cubase, reaper, etc. Maschine is dope, I love it and I’m an old mpc headI also plan on rockin with the beat thang hardware once it dropsI think they are two different tools, one you can take with you the other requires the computer. If you’re trying to decide between Maschine and beat thang virtual it depends on what you want to do.

The prices for btv is definitely attractive, but Maschine has that hands on feel that many hardware cats like myself crave. I have both, and use them for different reasons, btv gives me a different vibe than when working in other apps. That saidI don’t think anything on the market at the moment is really touching Maschine. Tried it out, it works pretty cooit’s still alot of steps involved to get in and tweak your sounds. You gotta alt + drag, then open the device chains, not badbut definitely not as quick and simple as Poise. But it’s def good to know that tip for ableton, may have to do a video on it. I just like how you can just drag stuff into poise pretty much without even thinking about it or having to remember any keystrokes to do it, and it automatically layers it for you.

The settings for each layer and everything is all right up front, no menus to expand or anything. It doesn’t do anything revolutionary, it just does something we love, in a simple way.

Drum racks are still dope tho in their own way, you can do some freaky stuff with em. Thanks for the response yo, gonna have to explore some more. Hi, SaintJoe, I’m back in the drum sampler search again. I’ve tried Geist (kinda liked v1 but not v2).

I’ve tried Poise. While I like it’s ease of use, I still feel some sort of “lack” due to the absence of some features. Here’s my breakdown: I’m a Reaper user (reasons: CPU efficiency, customizability, VST bridging, great layered midi editing, great community of scripters [only 2nd to Ableton’s Max4live], it’s pretty sterile in regards to workflow philosophy, etc.) I believe you know all of that about the DAW already, and that it is also very lacking in regards to instruments. This requires me to look for 3rd party instruments, effects, and tools, but that’s cool. Sometimes, 3rd party plugins is the best way to go when it comes to focused engineering, although tight integration with the DAW might be a factor (e.g.

Reaper + Poise vs. Ableton’s Drum Racks or FL Studio’s Sampler/Step Sequencer). Anyways, overall, I like Poise, but it does seem a little antiquated. There’s no window resizing, no note repeat, only one effect can be used on pads, etc.

Overall, it’s great but it could be expanded to be even better. Do you have any recommendations for folks like me, who like the ease usage of Poise, but desire the in-depth features of similar tools (like Geist and Battery)?

I’m going to be trying Battery soon. I don’t know why, but I’ve kinda stayed away from it throughout the years.

Much thanks •.