Is Xpand!2 Worth Getting? 

The sound critique is subjective. One man's "cheap and outdated" is another man's "minimalist or vintage & retro".

I didn't even know about the arp function until this video. Thank you!

Nice review. I picked this up for only $10 from Pluin Boutuque which is fantastic value for this 4 channel synth with very decent sounds. This came with Pro Tools at one stage so not a cheap VST. I wanted a simple rompler type of unit for easily testing melodies etc before swapping out the sounds with better gear, The two big limiting features I have found so far are as follows:- 1 - The 4 parts can only use MIDI channels 1 - 4 which is a shame. It would be easier if they would have supported 16 midi channels then you could have used 4 multiple instances of the VST in my DAW. 2 - The other drawback it seems is the drums. Of all the drum patches I'vve tried so far, none will give me a single GM drum kit split across one sound. It loads for example Kick, Snare, Hats and Toms on each of the 4 channels. But so far apart from this, pleased seeing it's so cheap

Bro just casually dropping the arp function like I knew it existed 🔥

Hey … thanks for creating this video. I have always been able to find sounds I like in Xpand but I have never looked at the Arp function. I will have to check it out. Also (I am not affiliated with them in any way) Plugin Boutique has a bundle that includes Xpand, an organ, and one other plugin on sale for $10.

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I know its been a while since the post, but just to let guys know that Plugin Boutique has a killer deal on this in a bundle, called "AIR Legends Pack", which includes DB-33 organ, Vacuum Vintage mono synth and Xpand!2 for just £10 UK so at that price its 3 decent vst instruments for a very low price, as of Feb 2024.

hi, love the video!! i have a question, I just recently bought Xpand!2 and one problem that I face is that I couldn't download because it says M1 not supported. is it true that it doesn't work on Mac M1? Thanks

At 6:07 you said its not Omnisphere. You are correct, it is also not $480 .

why would it not be worth it lol?