Pro Tools 101_ An Introduction to Pro Tools 11 ( PDFDrive )

Instrument track does not register a signal, verify that the MIDI
output has been assigned with the MIDI Output selector.
Using Xpand! 2
Xpand! 2 is an AIR virtual instrument designed to provide fast access to highquality
sounds directly from within Pro Tools. Xpand! 2 comes equipped with
more than 2,300 Patches (plug-in settings) and more than 1,200 combinable
Parts (sound presets). The Xpand! 2 sound library includes synth pads, leads,
acoustic and electric pianos, organs, strings, vocals, brass and woodwinds,
mallet percussion, ethnic instruments, loops, and more.
Xpand! 2 provides four synthesizer slots (A, B, C, and D), each with
individual MIDI Channel, Mix, Arpeggiator, Modulation, and Effects
settings. Each slot can hold one of the included preset Parts. Each Xpand! 2
Patch is composed of a blend of the individual Parts in slots A through D,
which can be layered together to produce a rich, dynamic texture.
To use the Xpand! 2 plug-in, add the plug-in to an Instrument track as
described in the “Placing a Virtual Instrument on an Instrument Track”
section earlier in this lesson. The Xpand! 2 user interface will open,
displaying selectors for each of the four parts.
Figure 6.14 The Xpand! 2 virtual instrument plug-in user interface