Excellent product, easy to use (pro and beginner) with professionell sounding audio quality. I have stopped to buy plugin as I have everything I need but Phil tools are always better side of magic.... See more
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Hi, I'm Phil Speiser - Music Producer & Software Developer After 20 years of making music professionally (I've been lucky enough to reach 400+ million streams and tour the world), I was constantly frustrated by how unintuitive music production tools often are. So I started building the solutions I wished existed. Today, I'm grateful that over 100,000 producers trust my tools to make their music creation easier and more fun. My main project is THE_CIRCLE - where my goal is clear - make it the best music production subscription / membership out there. It's basically Netflix for music makers, giving you access to everything I create. The current highlight is THE_INSTRUMENT 2, my best VST plugin and virtual instrument that includes an AI chord generator and AI melody generator. No music theory degree needed - just play and create! THE_CIRCLE also includes 20+ other plugins and AI music tools, plus a web app with features like stem separation and an AI production assistant. Everything is designed to remove the technical headaches so you can focus on being creative. I'm honestly blown away by the 2,237 5-star reviews from this amazing community. Users tell me they're finishing tracks 90% faster, which makes all the late-night coding worth it! I still produce music daily, so I'm constantly improving these AI music plugins based on real studio needs. If you ever felt overwhelmed by music production, I built these tools for you. Let's make music fun again! Join me in THE_CIRCLE - I'd love to help you create something amazing.
Music production should be fun and smart
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- Built by a producer, for producers
- After 20 years and 400M+ streams, I know the struggle. Every tool I create solves a real problem I faced in the studio. No corporate BS, no bloated features - just smart tools that work. Join 100,000+ producers who've rediscovered the joy of creating.
- Your creativity matters, not the tech
- AI that helps, never replaces. I believe technology should remove barriers, not create them. My AI music tools handle the technical stuff so you can focus on what matters - your unique sound. Real producers need real solutions. That's what I build.
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Jacquingasse, 1030, Vienna, Austria
- philspeiser@philspeiser.com
- philspeiser.com
Everything you need to create pro tracks
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The Payment Process was easy and the…
The Payment Process was easy and the Plug In works like a charm. I would recommend it and im looking into other Apps from hin as well.
Great Product
Broken plugins. Refund requested. No support. Super disappointing experience.
UPDATE: Eventually received a response and have received a refund for the faulty plugin.
The Instrument, and, The Build, won't work. The fixes suggested on the website do not help. The error message suggests that I moved the data, but I never did, so this is a software fault.
I requested support and received no reply for over 2 weeks. I requested support again and received 1 email suggesting the same fixes as stated on the website - which I mentioned in my email I had tried and had not worked.
It's now been another 10 days with no reply. I requested a refund (via email and instagram) and, unsurprisingly, I've had no reply to that request either.
Super disappointing because people seem to vibe with the products. However, I'm not willing to stick with a developer that offers such poor customer support, especially when the bug that needs fixing is due to software error - not client error.
So...please, would you reply to me now? And ideally give me a refund for the faulty products that you've charged for, but which I can't even use? I would prefer to take my money to a different brand that looks after it's clients.
Still Figuring It Out
Seems pretty good so far. Stay tuned for more.
Excellent Sample Pack
It’s an excellent sample pack. Lots of fun and took many of my EDM tracks to the next level.
Worth EVERY Penny!
I love the ease of the plugins and they sound great for any style of music.
Excellent product, top tools, time saver
Excellent product, easy to use (pro and beginner) with professionell sounding audio quality.
I have stopped to buy plugin as I have everything I need but Phil tools are always better side of magic.
Only thing that I don't like (and probably my mistake) its very small on 4K monitore
aaah, YES!
aaah, I was recommended to try the Smoother, and YES~. I am loving it so far! Appreciate the tutorial video, too!!!!
:D
I bought Granulator and the Balance…
I bought Granulator and the Balance from
Phil Speiser.
I'll give you my first impression:
Granulator is a good plugin for changing samples, something like chopper that I have but I liked this one better.
I used the Balance on my vocal and I liked the result of it as well.
My personal opinion is that these plugins are useful and worth to have them in my toolbox.
Slick website worth a visit.
Slick website worth a visit.
The Granulator worked just as described in Phil's videos. I like it a lot .
I bought The Instrument 2 and Granular…
I bought The Instrument 2 and Granular and they are absolutely amazing. Super intuitive to use and always inspiring. They really help me when I’m stuck and make it easy to get new ideas flowing. Love these plugins!
Great tutorial videos
Great tutorial videos, reaches out by email with helpful information, is affordable with great sales and deals frequently
Granulator simple and powerful
The website and control center are very well done. The Granulator is a really well-made plugin, simple and intuitive but with great potential for unique sound design.
Polish and tweak your software
Seems like there are small bugs with granulator vst , when you try to load a sound the window of the software disappears, and you need to minimize Ableton to be able to add you sound , also seems like the looks and design can have some
Work , very noob looking , last thing seems like the company is so driven to make sales , it feels
Very commercialized and not so not making
Sales feeling , I don’t
Know seem
One of pushey .
All good!
UPDATE:
Phil reached out to me, it seems there was a problem with the support ticket. We still don't know what the problem was, but the plugins are running now and I enjoy using them!
FIRST 1-STAR REVIEW:
I bought two plugins and installed them correctly, but FL Studio just can't find them. I have reached out to the company via their support page, by email and even on Instagram, but I haven't received a response. I don't actually think the company is a scam, but I can't use my purchased plugins and I'm not getting any help. IT'S FRUSTRATING!
easy to use cool plug ins at a very…
easy to use cool plug ins at a very good price
It's been 4 days since I ordered a VST
It's been 4 days since I ordered a VST, yet to receive the product. I contacted support a few hours after not received a response. Still waiting on a refund or download to the product, simply unacceptable to wait that long for a digital download.
EDIT: This was resolved after directly emailing Phil, the form seems to be unmonitored

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Easy checkout and good price on…
Easy checkout and good price on products. Vst themselves are simple and effective
I deal mostly with avant-garde
I deal mostly with avant-garde, alternative music and this week I've found The Granulator to be a great experimental devise. I just wish that an actual user manual existed so I could get into the nitty gritty of this plugin.
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