Avid Technology Xpand!, Manual

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Xpand! Plug-In Guide 8
Mix (Mixer) Page
This page is where you set up each Part’s vol-
ume, position in the stereo field and its send
amount to the built-in effects. There are also set-
tings for MIDI input transposition and key
range to set up split layers.
Select and Load Parts
Activate or deactivate the slot by clicking its
blue button.When the slot is activated the but-
ton is lit.
Click the area surrounding the On/Off button to
select the Part, so its Smart knobs are displayed.
To load a Part into the slot, click into the black
Name field and choose a Part from the pop-up
list. You can also browse through the Parts by
moving the mouse cursor above the Name field
and moving the scroll wheel up or down.
Level
Move the slider to set the Part’s volume level, in-
creasing volume to the right and decreasing to
the left. The blue meter shows the slot’s audio
output. The Level control appears on all four
pages—on Mix and Arp pages as a slider, on the
Mod and FX pages as a knob.
Pan (Panning)
Move to the right or left to set the Part’s position
in the stereo field. The Panning control appears
also on the Arpeggiator and the FX page.
FX1
This knob is the Part’s send amount to FX1. Ad-
just the Part’s feed into the effect by moving the
knob.
FX2
This knob is the Part’s send amount to FX2. Ad-
just the Part’s feed into the effect by moving the
knob.
See Appendix B for a list of all available
Parts.
On/Off button
Part selector Name field