Poise Percussion Sampler by One Small Clue VS Ableton Drum Rack


which is better

 

I believe this device is the best emulation of the Akai MPC Drum sampler in VST format.

User Interface:
Its' based on the Akai MPC series, If MPC style programming is your cup of tea then you shouldn't have any problems figuring out the basic functions of Poise.

Sound:
What does it sound like? Awesome !
Sounds like the real deal, the LP/HP Filters, distortion F/X, modulation, and amplitude/pitch enveloping are great tools to edit drums/samples.

Features:
These are my fav. features of this plug in:
16 Drum Pads.
8 Samples per Drum Pad.
Multiple Sample switching modes:
Round Robin.
Random.
Trigger All (for layering multiple samples).
Support for velocity splits.
Inbuilt sample browser with preview.
Drag and Drop sample loading.
2 - 16 stereo outputs.
Comprehensive Pad and Sample editing with:
Amplitude + Pitch Envelopes.
Volume + Balance + Pitch.
A user assignable FX module, and humanization.

Documentation:
The manual is handy when you want to look at the more advanced features of Poise

Presets:
One Small Clue has free drums available on the forum, check them out!
Poise is also skinnable !

Customer Support:
I contacted customer support and received a response immediately.
Since I purchased Poise there have been numerous updates!

Value For Money:

Under 50 bucks, really ?

Order it now you won't be sorry!

Stability:
This drum machine is rock solid[/QUOTE]

 

http://onesmallclue.com/

 

I love Poise. One huge benefit it has over the drum rack is you can move the sample start/end points via a simple midi learn, and it remembers every time you open the plugin or a project containing it.

Ableton is on version 10 and you still cannot map a generic midi controller to sample start and end points. You can only midi-learn the loop start/end. The only way you can change the sample start and end points from a midi controller is with Push 2. Ridiculously huge investment for something Maschine's been able to do perfectly since version 1.0 (2009).

Poise is much bigger too, so you get a good visual on what's on each pad. I only wish it was scalable as I often want to see everything just a little bigger.

I think it's a phenomenal plugin and worth every penny. Drum Rack is fine for most purposes but Poise is perfect.

 

Poise is perfect in all ways. nuff said!