Air Music Technology 最初创建了 Xpand!，作为 Avid™ Pro Tools™ 所含的 Creative Collection 乐器插件的一部分。随着 Pro Tools 8 的发布，这个广受欢迎的工作站被赋予了新的控件、改进的功能、额外的 GB 声音和一个新名称：Xpand!2。随着 Pro Tools 的流行度不断增长，越来越多的音乐家和制作人开始依赖这个令人惊叹的工作站的惊人声音火力。Xpand!2 不断发展，需求不断增长。最后，Xpand!2 现在可以单独使用，任何渴望获得最佳声音的人都可以立即获得。
Four on the Floor
Xpand!2 是一个多音色工作站，每个补丁提供四个活动声音插槽或部分。每个部分都提供自己的 MIDI 通道、音符范围（区域）、混音、琶音、调制和效果设置 - 这是创建单个部分的绝佳方法。将四个部分组合在一起以构建一个令人惊叹的补丁是 Xpand!2 展现其真正力量的地方。每个部分的语音模式可以设置为复音或单音。复音部分最多可以有 64 个声音；单音部分提供第一、最后、最高或最低优先级，可轻松指定低音、主音或独奏乐器。
丰富的声音
Air Music Tech 的专业声音设计团队使用从波表和 FM 合成到样本播放的一切，精心制作了数千个随时可用的 Xpand!2 补丁。创建自己的补丁也很容易。可以快速浏览部分，并方便地将其分为 29 个类别，提供一条简单的路径来找到您正在寻找的内容。
智能旋钮和轻松编辑
提供六个智能旋钮，用于自定义调整您的 Xpand!2 声音。每个旋钮根据所选部分改变功能，提供对最关键声音元素的动手控制。选择简单模式，所有六个旋钮现在可同时控制补丁中的所有四个常用部分，以快速执行那些关键编辑。当然，您所有的编辑都可以保存，以便立即调用。
大调调制
使用强大的性能功能表达自己！可以为每个部分独立分配弯音轮和触后（压力）调制。调制速率可以是节奏同步或自由旋转。提供了许多调制目标，并且 WAVE 目标参数因部分而异，从而提供了独特的 Xpand!2 声音塑造功能。
高级琶音
使用高级琶音让一切动起来。只需设置速率（包括附点和三连音值），然后选择模式。使用闩锁开关可以让琶音器继续演奏，即使您的手离开键盘。每个 Xpand!2 部分都配有自己的琶音器。许多部分（如动作垫和循环）都会自动激活琶音器，因为它是声音不可或缺的一部分。
动态效果组合
Xpand!2 包含两个独立的效果处理器，具有 50 种录音室级效果，从丰富的混响到令人眼花缭乱的 Chaos Delay。选择新效果类型时，Xpand!2 将立即更改编辑旋钮功能，以提供对每种效果的精确控制。FX1 的输出可以输入到 FX2 的输入中，以创建高级"级联式"效果。
功能
四通道多音色操作
每个音色块最多四个立体声乐器部分
每个部分最多 64 个声音；单声道或复音模式
智能旋钮提供直观的声音编辑
简易编辑旋钮可同时控制整个音色块
两个数字效果处理器； 50 种可编辑效果类型
每个部分都有单独的琶音控制
多个声音生成引擎：
减法合成
FM 合成
音轮
样本播放
总共 2500 多个预设和部分，分为以下类别：
软垫
亮垫
超大垫
动作垫
氛围和 FX
复音合成器
合成铜管乐器
打击乐
简单琶音
多轨琶音
软主音
硬主音
原声钢琴
电子钢琴和古钢琴
风琴
弦乐
人声
铜管乐器和木管乐器
木槌
铃铛
吉他
民族音乐
打击乐
合成贝司
贝斯
鼓
打击乐
循环
多音色
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 in the following categories:
Soft Pads
Bright Pads
Huge Pads
Action Pads
Ambience and FX
Polysynths
Synth Brass
Percussive
Simple Arpeggios
Multitrack Arpeggios
Soft Leads
Hard Leads
Acoustic Piano
E-Pianos and Clavinet
Organs
Strings
Vocals
Brass and Woodwinds
Mallets
Bells
Guitars
Ethnic
Hits
Synth Basses
Basses
Drums
Percussion
Loops
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