What are you triggering the VST with? A MIDI file, a keyboard controller, or the Sonar virtual keyboard?
Let's test the audio output from the VST. Unfortunately, this instrument has no virtual keyboard on it's interface. So let's use Sonar's! Set the MIDI/Instrument track input to Virtual Controller MIDI ch1. Set MIDI/Instrument track output to Xpand!2 ch 1. Go to Sonar Views Virtual Controller/Keyboard.Make sure the track is selected and has MIDI echo enabled. Make sure no other track has 'Solo' enabled.
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Try playing Xpand!2 with the virtual keyboard. TheMaartian Here's my test setup. The Input field on the MIDI track shows All Inputs MIDI as a source (my Nektar P6 included) after I did an edit (following the screen capture). Either way, playing on my P6 produces the desired sound.
Clicking on the patch name field at the bottom of the GUI brings up the patch list.My setup looks just like yours except my audio output is going to my master bus. I have an organ selected, too. My question: three files came with my download, 1.
AIR Music Technology 2. XPand!22.2.7setup 3. XPand!2 FactoryContent. All files reside in my VST folder with my other synths. The first and third files seem to contain nothing.
When I click on FactoryContent, it asks me to install, which I do, but nothing happens. Am I missing something here? Lynn TheMaartian Here's my test setup. The Input field on the MIDI track shows All Inputs MIDI as a source (my Nektar P6 included) after I did an edit (following the screen capture). Either way, playing on my P6 produces the desired sound.
Clicking on the patch name field at the bottom of the GUI brings up the patch list.My setup looks just like yours except my audio output is going to my master bus. I have an organ selected, too.
My question: three files came with my download, 1. AIR Music Technology 2. XPand!22.2.7setup 3.
XPand!2 FactoryContent. All files reside in my VST folder with my other synths. The first and third files seem to contain nothing. When I click on FactoryContent, it asks me to install, which I do, but nothing happens.
Am I missing something here?Those 3 files you described are downloaded in a zip file archive Xpand!22.2.7Setup.zip. You should have extracted them to a new folder Xpand!22.2.7Setup, then run the Xpand!22.2.7Setup.exe file from there. I'm thinking if you don't extract first, then the installer cannot access the content.
I would expect some error message, though. Abacab What are you triggering the VST with? A MIDI file, a keyboard controller, or the Sonar virtual keyboard? Let's test the audio output from the VST.
Unfortunately, this instrument has no virtual keyboard on it's interface. So let's use Sonar's! Set the MIDI/Instrument track input to Virtual Controller MIDI ch1. Set MIDI/Instrument track output to Xpand!2 ch 1. Go to Sonar Views Virtual Controller/Keyboard.Make sure the track is selected and has MIDI echo enabled.
Make sure no other track has 'Solo' enabled. Try playing Xpand!2 with the virtual keyboard.OK, this works. I want to use a Korg Triton for the controller. Shouldn't I be able to select omni (or none) in the input and be able to control it with the Korg? This is how I use all my other VST's with no problem.
At least, I'm glad to know that I can get sound. Lynn abacab What are you triggering the VST with? A MIDI file, a keyboard controller, or the Sonar virtual keyboard? Let's test the audio output from the VST. Unfortunately, this instrument has no virtual keyboard on it's interface.
So let's use Sonar's! Set the MIDI/Instrument track input to Virtual Controller MIDI ch1. Set MIDI/Instrument track output to Xpand!2 ch 1. Go to Sonar Views Virtual Controller/Keyboard.Make sure the track is selected and has MIDI echo enabled. Make sure no other track has 'Solo' enabled. Try playing Xpand!2 with the virtual keyboard.OK, this works. I want to use a Korg Triton for the controller.
Shouldn't I be able to select omni (or none) in the input and be able to control it with the Korg? This is how I use all my other VST's with no problem. At least, I'm glad to know that I can get sound.+1 Glad to hear you have sound! Crank it up to 11+ The Xpand!2 is 4 part multi-timbral, as you can see each part has it's MIDI channel number 1-4 (default is 1, layering all 4 parts). Just match up the channel your controller is transmitting and the respective parts in Xpand!2 should respond. Just like any rack synth with a multi part setup. Lynn John, thanks so much for your help.
I got it figured out, but I must say, of the 15 or so VST's in my arsenal, this is the only one that gave me trouble. I only paid a buck for it, and it has a ton of sounds, so I'll be happy. I'm calling this one solved.Awesome! I'm surprised that this one was the troublemaker, but you never know, it's the computer thing, right? I've just gotta add, this thing has become my new go to sound source.
The 2500+ sounds are very good, and it's obvious that the sound designers took care to make most of the presets usable. My Roland JV1080 and XP-30 sit in the closet these days. The Xpand!2 synth is the ultimate rack rompler synth, replacing $1000 hardware, LOL! For a buck, ha!