Air Music Technology originally created Xpand! as part of the Creative Collection of instrument plug-ins included as part of Avid™ Pro Tools™. With the release of Pro Tools 8, this widely popular workstation was given new controls, improved features, an additional Gigabyte of sounds, and a new name: Xpand!2. As the popularity of Pro Tools grew, more and more musicians and producers came to rely on the incredible sonic firepower of this amazing workstation. Xpand!2 continued to evolve, and demand grew. Finally, Xpand!2 is now available on its own, available to anyone who hungers for the finest sounds—instantly. Four on the Floor Xpand!2 is a multitimbral workstation offering four active sound slots, or parts, per patch. Each part is provided with its own MIDI channel, Note Range (Zone), Mix, Arpeggiation, Modulation, and Effects settings—an excellent method for creating individual parts. Harnessing the four parts together to build one amazing Patch is where Xpand!2 reveals its true power. The Voice Mode for each part can be set to polyphonic or monophonic. Polyphonic parts can have up to 64 voices; monophonic parts offer First, Last, Highest, or Lowest priority making it easy to designate a bass, lead, or solo instrument. Sounds Galore Using everything from wavetables and FM synthesis to sample playback, the expert sound design team at Air Music Tech has carefully created thousands of ready-to-play Xpand!2 patches. Creating your own is easy, too. Parts can be quickly browsed and are conveniently sorted into 29 categories, offering a simple path to find just what you’re looking for. Smart Knobs and Easy Edits Six smart knobs are provided for custom-tweaking your Xpand!2 sounds. Each knob changes function depending on the part selected, offering hands-on control of the most critical sound elements. Select the Easy mode, and all six knobs now control all four of the common parts in a patch simultaneously for quickly performing those crucial edits. And of course, all of your edits can be saved for instant recall. Major Modulation Express yourself with powerful performance features! Pitch Bend wheel and Aftertouch (pressure) modulation assignments can be made independently for each part. Modulation rates can be tempo sync’d or free-wheeling. Numerous modulation destinations are provided, and the WAVE destination parameters are different from part to part, providing unique Xpand!2 sound-shaping capabilities. Advanced Arpeggiation Keep things moving with advanced arpeggiation. Simply set the Rate—including dotted and triplet values—and then select the Mode. Using the Latch switch allows the arpeggiator to continue to play, even when your hands leave the keyboard. Each Xpand!2 part is provided with its own arpeggiator. Many parts such as Action Pads and Loops will automatically activate the Arpeggiator, as it forms an integral part of the sound. Dynamic Effects Duo Xpand!2 includes two independent effect processors with fifty studio-grade effects, ranging from rich reverbs to the mind-bending Chaos Delay. When selecting a new effect type, Xpand!2 will instantly change the edit knob functions to provide accurate control of every effect. The output of FX1 can be fed into the input of FX2 to create advanced “cascade-style” effects. Features Four-channel multitimbral operation Up to four stereo instrument parts per patch Up to 64 voices per part; Mono or Poly voice modes Smart Knobs provide intuitive sound editing Easy Edit Knobs control the entire patch at once Two digital effects processors; 50 editable effect types Individual arpeggiation control for each part Multiple sound generation engines: Subtractive Synthesis FM Synthesis Tonewheels Sample Playback 2500+ Total Presets and Parts Soft, Bright, Huge & Action Pads Ambience & FX Polysynths & Synth Brass Simple & Multitrack Arpeggios Soft & Hard Leads Acoustic Piano E-Pianos & Clavinet Organs Strings Vocals Brass & Woodwinds Mallets & Bells Guitars Ethnic Hits Basses Drums & Percussion Loops Multitimbral System Requirements Mac Mac OS X 10.8.5-10.11; Core Duo Processor (Core i5 or i7 Recommended) VST64 is qualified for Cubase 6 (64-bit) and Ableton Live 9 (64-bit). AU64 is qualified for Logic X (64-bit) PC Windows 10, Windows 8 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate edition with Windows 7 Service Pack 1; Minimum Dual Core 2GHz (Intel Core i5 or i7 Recommended) VST64 is qualified for Cubase 6 (64-bit) and Ableton Live 9 (64-bit) Formats Compatible with AU and VST only. Please Note Minimum RAM 1GB (2GB or more Recommended) 1GB free hard drive space required (Download and Installation) A 64-bit compatible host application is required* Internet access required (Download and Authorization) iLok dongle is not required for use (iLok account only)
