THE TRUTH ABOUT XPAND!2! IS THIS VST FOR YOU?!?!!Xpand!2 Review & Tutorial!!

[@SweetScaleTV]

The BEST EFFECTS EVER!!!- In my opinion haha -kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWfQhpKigNeBatE

[@sergekoffibeats]

I actually prefer this to omnisphere because I hate spending 3 hours looking for sounds that dont sound like a robot farting

[@taylornewton486]

🤣🤣

[@PresidentProductions]

Right!!! I hate that shit too!

[@emerydavis.]

Finding sounds on Omni is easy once you learn how to use it , I’m still learning myself

[@gamblescripts1753]

@@emerydavis. yeah but I don’t have $500 I may buy electra though

[@addyexo]

@@gamblescripts1753 Electra is amazing. Also uses way less CPU than Omnisphere. And there's tons of good banks for it.

[@beataddict5475]

Just a heads up for those who are on the fence of buying xpand 2. Lil baby has a song with millions of streams that you all love with xpand sounds used in the beat. Trust me it's worth every dollar and more. Stack them sounds ,the pads are great. The vst is just great.

[@VelvetJugganaut]

which track was it

[@beataddict5475]

@@VelvetJugganaut I forget the name but the producer is on youtube showing how he made the beat and where he got the sounds from and ect.

[@TrillCarteljay]

@@VelvetJugganaut Sum 2 Prove

[@wealthywop]

very dope

[@darrenhirst9900]

@@TrillCarteljay That is fire.

[@dmensah1]

Really appreciate you comparing the plugins! Funny you mention Drake - A number of his big hits were done using Xpand 2 by his producer/engineer 40. It was one of the best plugins to use for R&B in the late 2000s - 2010s. I traded my Motif ES for NI Komplete and Xpand 2 back then…it came with my Protools 8 rig so this thing is like 15 years old and still decent. I believe the guys who created Xpand 2 now built the plugins like Fabric XL for the MPC Key 61. Those sound really good and likely much closer quality wise to the VSTs like Omnisphere. The great thing about Xpand 2 is it takes up very little space and loads super quick. Purity was another that to my ears isn’t as realistic as Xpand 2 but for some artist’s music, that works well. DaBaby & NBA Youngboy records seem to have a bunch of Xpand and Purity presets in them.

[@MarcWeertsMusic]

Nice comparison video! Also - you're going to enjoy the Komplete Kontrol 61! I love mine, great keyboard (love the aftertouch) and really like how the double screens let me monitor my Live session when I'm playing live.

[@dylanbozeman52]

Lol the comparisons at the end are funny as hell, but so accurate. Love the video, man!

[@tom22333]

NBA analogy FTW. I like this guy!

[@SweetScaleTV]

hahaha BALL IS LIFE!!!

[@deeexcalibur8713]

Just found your channel, great video! Keep up the great work. 💯💪🏾

[@AltoMyProducer]

Also subscribe to this guy! Watching This man changed my game with this music stuff. Much love always appreciate you.

[@SweetScaleTV]

Im beyond honoured homie!

[@HazyJ28]

"You're not gunna produce a song with Drake using Xpand!2" You DO realize that 40 uses it, right? It was used on the Take Care album lol.

[@TheTonyTitan]

Have you checked out Vocal Finalizer?

[@SweetScaleTV]

nope never heard of it but i'll check it out homie!

[@prodneki]

can anyone help me i bought expand and need help downloading it i’m on mac book

[@__dynamit3661]

What song is that @ 3:05 ?

[@allupinyobuttguts2738]

Yo Cedric!!

[@BuckleHannah]

189 Chase Squares

[@princetigerbeatz9316]

*Absolutely don’t know what you talking about Xpand 2 sounds was used in Lil Baby songs that made millions.*

[@joaquingonzales7115]

not working on mac:(

[@russelledwards2405]

Downside of these plugins is that they don't update

[@robinbramlett110]

It is only compatible up to Mojave I believe. It won’t work with Catalina and definitely not Big Sur.

[@gags-villsounds5351]

Key scape is too mucb

[@jerzboybeats]

In all fairness you have to look at the age of Xpand. For years it was exclusive to Protools. You might have been still in high school or grade school. It’s probably 15 years old. So the software is like the grand father of plug-ins. So if you wanna talk Hall of Fame this should be there. It’s been out since 2006. Along with Hybrid which is still dope. Shout out to AIR for longevity.

[@SweetScaleTV]

Yea they were good and are decent now maybe they need to update!! But hey I respect them!

[@jerzboybeats]

@@SweetScaleTV that’s one of the gripes I had. Omnisphere is the GOAT. It was way before it’s time. Spectrasonic set the standard. I used to have the Stylus RMX. Hey what controller you using now I saw they sent you new Komplete. That’s gonna be my next investment. I’m currently using the new 37 key Novation because of space.

[@SweetScaleTV]

I'm using the novation sl 61 mk2

[@NickCageDrippp]

Damn, shits older than me

[@plusone.network]

thanks for the history lesson! I was thoroughly edumacated! +1

[@bubbabeats11]

Xpand2 is dope, most people who have it, actually don't utilize it properly...The presets are one thing, but the fact, you can layer, multiple sounds, and edit those sounds within the plugin, and then edit it even further in your DAW...and all the internal knobs are fully assignable to any midi controls...like sheesh...i dont care how old the plugin is, you know a thing or 2 about sound design, you can constantly use those sounds, and make good music.

[@SweetScaleTV]

i hear u bro!

[@MrFree-vj8qj]

If you want to edit sounds all day go become a sound designer bro, composers compose. Besides youd get better reuslts with oneshots & layering than xpand. So many clueless clowns defending this 1998 vst hypocrite dont even use it seriously

[@Reggi_Sample]

@@MrFree-vj8qjnot everybody paying for keyscape. The snobbery on sounds is all good until you realise how much classic songs have been made using cheap sounds from 80s keyboards

[@TheMinimalWizard]

@@MrFree-vj8qj LMAO are you fr or trolling?

[@v.k5417]

Only 10 dollars right now on pluginboutique definitely worth

[@rayfordreed9304]

I don't understand why people call Xpand the "poor man's Omnisphere." The only thing they have in common is that they're plugins that have sounds.

[@SweetScaleTV]

its a really really poor mans OMNI haha but its ok.. like i said good bench player!

[@A_Class216]

Yea its actually more comparable to Nexus or Korg Triton vst. I do think xpand2 is really underrated. One of the drawbacks is it will not work on new windows 10 version.

[@infergnojinn7745]

@@A_Class216 it does work. On windows 10 . Just uninstall it and try to reinstall it.

[@A_Class216]

@@infergnojinn7745 not on newer versions of windows 10. Its due to the old Pace installer. It will definitely give you the Blue Screen of Death. Now if you have a older version of windows with it installed and upgrade you'll be cool.

[@beatplug4715]

@@A_Class216 will it work on windows 10 version 1909? It's a version updated in 2019

[@cbriggs1720]

Is it just me, or does the Xpand piano sound better than the heat up 3 piano🤔

[@SweetScaleTV]

don't blame you for thinking so.... like I said its a good plugin!

[@TheSpeedyr6]

Heat up 3 piano sounds shitty

[@prohdusah]

it did. that heat up 3 sounded like piano on an sp1200

[@mainealonzo]

Not to mention the fact that its 3 different presets from 3 different vst’s so of course they are gonna sound differently its not like you picked the very best presets from all 3

[@dugnice]

It's somewhat subjective, but the Heat Up 3 piano sounded a little better to me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@SanCheeZy613]

Yooooo homie making big moves in 2021!!! Native instruments sending you gear 🤩🤩🤩!

[@SweetScaleTV]

MAMA WE MADE IT!!

[@idesel]

The difference is really big. Kontakt, Keyscape, and Omnisphere sound way richer than Xpand. As you said, it stacks up dollar for dollar, I got it for free with a Midi Controller purchase. Just not sure if I should invest in Omnisphere already or if I should wait to be decent enough. Have been producing for like 9 months now.

[@SweetScaleTV]

take your time homie... do research and invest when the time is right!

[@hectormacedo4822]

@@SweetScaleTV I got it the same way but is it possible to install it on Reaper?

[@big0553]

which midi controller did you buy

[@tylerrobblee8038]

FOR ANYONE READING THIS if you’re not sure if you want/need omnisphere, then you don’t need it. Just keep learning and getting better :D

[@branwithoutclaws]

@@tylerrobblee8038to me, this makes little sense. Omnisphere is great and anyone can benefit from using it. Only so much polishing turds can be done with cheap plugins. Although, I am a fan of limitations and digging deep and using what is available to you.

[@WilPowerVideoLog]

I love xpand2!! I've used this plugin in all sorts of situations. Yes it's not as good as omnisphere but it's not meant to be. It doesn't take a boatload of space and if you know what you're doing, it'll sound better than you think. It's not my favorite Kontakt is, but if space is an issue snd you like simplicity..get it!!

[@SweetScaleTV]

Thanks for sharing Wil!

[@WilPowerVideoLog]

@@SweetScaleTV Respect brother.

[@emmittluckey8570]

It's good. It's about what works best for your production. I don't get caught up in the name game. Some people have made hits with the cheapest equipment ever.

[@AltoMyProducer]

When he took that corny beat and made it madonna’s new hit! Omg so fire! Lol 😂

[@SweetScaleTV]

hahaha it aint all that bad!

[@alchemistrpm82]

@@SweetScaleTV That sweet 80's nostalgia had me in my feels, ngl

[@lukewood2662]

I just started producing in january and this was my first paid plugin ever, it came on the Air Legends Bundle(just bought Hybrid 3 hours ago for $4 tho, mad excited to try it). It saved me from not having the sounds I thought for my experiments (that's how I see my productions as I'm not getting any views for them, I'm experiment to improve). The instrumentals I released after getting Xpand just got a raise in quality. I hope to get the same effect with Xpand+Hybrid.

[@kxdet1]

Got xpand2 for 5$, for this pric is absolutely valuable, for 75$ (common price i guess) i dont know... it’s definitely a fire vst, the only thing i miss about it is that you cant make presets from scratch like omni o serum, only stack them together.

[@SweetScaleTV]

yea homie you can't complain based on price!! its decent for sure!!

[@prodlvx]

bruh I'd like to buy it for 7 but it now costs around 50

[@Yahreignsforever]

@@prodlvx $50 where?

[@ReinSap]

Great Review BRO!! I only have XPand 2 to work with and I can't afford Omnisphere, hope I can produce Great beats with Xpand 2

[@russelledwards2405]

You can. Great beats have been made with less.

[@BillyBlaze4Christ]

@@russelledwards2405 Very well said and encouraging

[@SweetScaleTV]

you're def off to a great start!!! keep working Omni is an option but there are other great options too!! good luck!

[@prodlvx]

the fact that expand 2 now costs 40-60 dollars makes it so painful

[@Liu_Baang]

I made bangers with Xpand, like you mentioned run it through amps and different processing and it's that much better. You ever go into Omnisphere and take off the effects and you notice the importance of them.

[@smallfrieswithoutsauce9139]

imagine paying 120€ for expand 2

[@stevejnobaptiste4608]

I use Xpand to layer with other tones, to add some effect to my main sound. It sounds kind of thin to me. If I am using a tone from Xpand by itself I usually add some lows & mids to give it some punch. Pro: It's hands on. Cons: It lacks program change and cant really edit sounds, other than the 6 smart controls which are usually adsr.

[@t-momusic]

I have heard good things from this plugin and it’s only 5 dollars I’m just a kid and I think this I should buy this. I wanna continue with my sound design skills and this help me make melody packs for my viewers on KZbin. Thank you man this video was helpful.

[@SweetScaleTV]

ok young buck! Yea its def a good place to start!! Good luck!

[@nikou9999]

Dam where is it for $5? I've only seen $100 for this vst.

[@t-momusic]

@@nikou9999it was a limited time offer I think

[@t-momusic]

@@nikou9999 I think it was a limited time offer

[@Frontier2000AnoDomin]

If ypu ever used the Roland JV-1080 you'll recognise what this plugin is. In theory, anything you could do in a studio, back in the day, using a 1080 as the backbone of the track, you can now do with a decent DAW and Xpand. In fact I've tried recreating various 1080 patches in Xpand and many of those iconic sounds can be recreated pretty authenticity. Xpand doesn't cover all the ground that the 1080 expansions do, but does cover what comes built into the 1080, and more. The sound quality doesn't compare to Omnisphere or dedicated instrument libraries (especially acoustic), but neither does the 1080 any longer. 100s of top 10 huts were written using the 1080... no reason why Xpand can't be used as creatively now. Add a good saturation plugin and a desk emulation for EQ and you can recreate the 80s and 90s sound and quality. If you're after a more modern quality Xpand is still really useful for "thickening" up sounds... beefung up pads, bass and leads etc. The 1080 is still being bought and sold and used in studios for what it's good at. Xpand is a really cheap and reliable alternative to getting your hands on a 1080.

[@krispybowgod9656]

If you haven’t subscribed yet... you are doing life wrong

[@SweetScaleTV]

Haha thanks my BRO!!

[@michaelheath1194]

Appreciate the video. Xpand!2 is great for the price, but doesn't stack up well against more premium VSTs. I want to know what the person who claimed Xpand!2 stacks up to Omnisphere is smoking XD

[@XDizzleMusic]

😅Me too

[@SweetScaleTV]

bro those nice but confused ppl will remain nameless.. God Bless them LOL

[@leaningtower73]

Xpand is a very good value for the low price it costs. But cmon Omnisphere, Serum, Diva, Pigments, Kontakt libraries are on a different level

[@garyanadolph8836]

Xpand 2 is very low on the CPU and with a bit of tweaking sounds amazing...its my go-to vst...Omnisphere is as overhyped as the Trap genre

[@SEONNTHAPRODUCER]

Haven’t heard of Xpandi, so it was a great to see the plugin in action. Wonder how large it was? Lots of libraries too.

[@DaRza17]

Honestly, I'm so picky with presets I hate 95 out of 100 no matter which synth.

[@maxjars3057]

You grew up playing keyboard in church? If so I can hear it you blessed w the gift fr bro🤟🏾💯

[@GodsPoetryProductions]

People forget that expand 2 was a protools plugin that was used in a lot of hit records. Just because now we have omni ect... it doesn't mean that you can't make great music with expand.

[@jnthom7]

Great review! I picked up the Xpand2! it's decent. like for the sound design and blending of sounds. I come up with some unique sounds! As Always fam Great vid Ced!

[@SweetScaleTV]

JT!!! Yea its cool for blending sounds you def need effects on its iight hahaha take care bro!

[@iknowyouknowleeknow09]

I think as a beginner i should go with xpand2 coz it's cheaper and have less sounds than omnisphere (more sounds can be overwhelming) and is simple to use. And it give good amt of sounds to work with so I'd go with it;)

[@beverly007ful]

its good for layering

[@SweetScaleTV]

true dat!

[@bigboyfinesse8310]

Whoever is here right now watching this video, you should be ashamed to watch my bro ced‘s videos without being subbed ! Lmao. One of the best on yt. Love u bro keep it going ! Im gonna be up there very soon too.

[@SweetScaleTV]

I appreciate that my G!!! Get it!!

[@bigboyfinesse8310]

@@SweetScaleTV ♥️🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@bdean8585]

I really like XPand2! It came with my Pro Tools software for free. The synths are awesome. I like layering different instruments. But you are right, if it were to cost more money, I just wouldn't buy it. Great tool to have. I do like it a lot. The drum loops are way too old school though. Yea, they take me back. But it's not 1991 anymore. The loops are useless unless you're trying to re-produce something from a different era. The synths, percussion, basses, etc. are great. And like I said, the loops make me nostalgic. But I can't use them in anything I am producing.

[@ProdByWretched]

how did you get it to work I downloaded from avid and I have protools and there is no factory data folder or anything just a .big file...

[@bdean8585]

@@ProdByWretched I wouldn't be able to help without seeing what's on your computer.

[@JerryAnimations]

i was gonna buy this and i was hoping u had a tutorial and of course u do

[@SweetScaleTV]

I got you big homie!

[@tA_aT287]

Hey man, great tutorial! Agree about omnisphere...you really can't compare the two. (omnisphere and xpand)...but xpand is aok!

[@SweetScaleTV]

💯👊🏾

[@gabedestellano]

Dude, you got a couple keyboards huh? How do you decide what to use for whichever project and then what sounds to use? You must have hundreds of thousands of sounds...

[@gabedestellano]

I got it free with my Alesis V25... Guess they ain't giving away anything incredible for free. LOL

[@mageprometheus]

Hope your creative mojo reaches new highs in 2021 my friend

[@SweetScaleTV]

same to you MP!!

[@mrbelle8760]

I'm sorry but I don't think Heatup 3 is all that good.

[@SweetScaleTV]

to each their on.. no need to apologies bro!

[@SWEESH.OFFICIAL]

I just bought it and all the download links are not working. Any who has faced this or knows how to operate it? I use a Mac

[@zaronxx_]

everybody want/got omni an got zero placements

[@SweetScaleTV]

everybody? i doubt that

[@Officially_BeatsbytheBale]

This man said something about to heat up three 11,000 times heat up three don’t even have a lot of sounds lol😂

[@foadahadi]

I see Chadwick Aaron Boseman on the back

[@itsrelativ3967]

What people don't don't understand is that you can add 3rd party FX VST plugins to give the presets more character.

[@ronitzhaky4641]

Hey bro, which vst do you recommend for hiphop/r&b/soul?I saved some cash for it and I’m leaning toward Omnisphere 2, I would love to hear from you I’m going with your opinion for sure!

[@prodchefff]

Make a piano course or some sort of video do more teaching in playing the piano u want to play like that just don’t know where to start

[@TheStevemiami]

im with u on this

[@achalacoengineeringg8463]

I bought IT for a Million Yen back in the 2000s

[@SweetScaleTV]

sheesh its all good though!

[@achalacoengineeringg8463]

@@SweetScaleTV 😁

[@teamendless2770]

can somebody help me, i bought n downloaded dis plug-in n it stopped my hard drive from booting, i did it twice n it jus stops my hard drive from booting

[@timfunk2493]

Have you tried Amplesound Guitars? Those are Great!!

[@8thLife]

Haha I was thinking pure Whitney at 2:29 as well!

[@SweetScaleTV]

you heard it to haha

[@DZTaTheDash]

Maybe you've done on and I've never seen it BUT what about a Heat Up 3 versus Analog Lab 5?

[@SweetScaleTV]

I havent but i did do a Heat up 3 review!

[@DZTaTheDash]

True

[@VanishingPiano]

When you played Mood, I got so annoyed because you used different chords... Great video, man!

[@ikeaman7247]

To be fair for the guitar there is a couple guitar presets that are pretty good. Kontakt are the best as far as realism.

[@SweetScaleTV]

I checked out a few prestes 🤷🏾‍♂️😕

[@thephoebuscartel]

helllo I've bought Xpand 2 but can't install it on my MacBook Pro m1:/ ->

[@SweetScaleTV]

honestly it was so hard i cant remember now

[@Swar-Saptak]

This is my starter plugin in any music projects as it is simple, low resource and low cpu with decent sounds. Once my idea is laid out I can replace tracks with better sounds one-by-one at a time without worrying about latency, glitches and other issues. So great plugin in my view.

[@Stuup1dTheProducer]

Its dope but I think vacuum pro has better sounds neither is omnisphere lol

[@SweetScaleTV]

word?! yea omni is fire my G! respect!

[@thefapboy1850]

Xpand best cheap plugin imo

[@SweetScaleTV]

yea this is true!

[@geraldmzazankhata9493]

@@SweetScaleTV How can I buy Xpand!2

[@joestarx3363]

@@geraldmzazankhata9493 buy it from ADSR Sounds I just bought it for $15 it’s on sale right now, also check out my beats?

[@bigmattofficial1620]

Just copped today for 15 dollars 🔥

[@thefapboy1850]

@@bigmattofficial1620 🔥🔥🔥

[@MrFree-vj8qj]

Its only great if you want to make music for age of empires 1 & 2 its rather niche

[@pixelbender5897]

Why are there clips of Kontakt mixed in here? thank you!

[@WelderB1Family]

This is 5$ on pluginboutique right now...about to cop it

[@gmax2006]

Wrong homie!!! Once again it depends how you use it in ur game!!! Almost took my subscription back with that comparison, I have omniphere but yet I use xpand2 just as much, but I'm still gonna roll with you

[@SweetScaleTV]

hahah bro u got rolling with the subscription back.... like i ALWAYS say this my opinion..ur talking a producer with PLENTY of VST's and Keyboards and effects.. thats just how i feel, but hey you're aloud to disagree and feel different!! Glad you're still apart of the gang though i need ppl like you!!

[@nikou9999]

Why are people saying it cost $5? I see it on the site for $100

[@MikeBeatzcom]

This is my go-to plugin. Thanks for the video!

[@jonathankeith6186]

Bro, check out that new Diablo that just dropped yesterday fam.👍👍

[@SweetScaleTV]

On it got a video dropping on it REALLY SOON!

[@jonathankeith6186]

@@SweetScaleTV Cool bro 👍👍

[@Goldgorilla_]

R.i.P Whitney Houston & Tupac Amaru Shakur

[@big0553]

Where did you get it for 10 dollars? i could only find it for 33 dollars

[@dagalost1949]

Heat Up 3 sucks. ZERO ETHNIC INSTRUMENT.

[@retrin-o]

its only 30 dollaz and its free if ya crack it why not buy it

[@Joseph_mix]

Lmao I got this for free with a midi keyboard

[@SweetScaleTV]

get it!!

[@ALTSProductions]

Do you if Xpand2 is work on the Mac M1 processors?

[@germondnetterville5083]

I tried finding this online it says the plugin is $99.99 not $9.99. Maybe I am looking on wrong website?

[@SweetScaleTV]

i have a link in the description homie!

[@najinelson6742]

Expand!2 is in top10 of best plugins ever

[@prodchefff]

Which heat up expansions are ur favorite as well

[@SweetScaleTV]

good question there are way to many to name but i will in a future episode!

[@EnnisSmith]

I was given this plugin along with Velvet and Mini Grand, when I purchased my M-Audio Keystation. I absolutely LOVE this plugin. I was using Serum exclusively, until I got a hold of this.

[@chadwaldron3594]

The problem is, McDonalds is junk.

[@mopobeatz7450]

Do you know when there will be on discount again?

[@SweetScaleTV]

it'll be back soon if not its $9.99 my G!

[@mopobeatz7450]

@@SweetScaleTV aight thanks man

[@DICACIO1]

I have tons of VSTs, been collecting them for years ..I use Xpand bcuz I get bored using the same ass plugins. THE MAIN THING is making dope music and REAL MUSIC. it doesn't matter which VST you wanna be a cheerleader for... just write some good songs man, damn! lol

[@Keroser1983]

This is a very very very good plugin with a ridicilous price. Dont ever miss it!!!!

[@SweetScaleTV]

i like but dont love it!! and yes the price is soo cheap that you might as well get it!

[@cameobelafonte4975]

The pac “changes” beat was tight

[@HRLDmusic]

I got XPand2, Mini Grand, and Creative FX Collection for free because it is an included software when I purchase M-Audio Air 192 | 4.

[@WycliffStudios]

Xpand 2 is much better cause its super cheap and has all the basic sounds that you would need as a budding producer

[@Aharshreality9281]

Its a great VST for beginners . I got it for free though . Keep in mind that VST is mad old and can still rep in the mix .

[@SweetScaleTV]

yes sir i agree!

[@electropocalypse5877]

I'm at that starting point and I couldn't be happier! I got this for free with my first ever MIDI controller (Akai MPK249). It will take time and effort to get exceptional sounds yet it's in that process of learning that make an artist. Tools don't make the art, the artist makes the art. There's also nothing wrong with downsampled presets depending on what you create.

[@synapticflow]

Doesn't this take iLok? That's why I never used it.

[@SweetScaleTV]

it took sooo long for me to figure it out now I cant remember haha

[@obamatypebeat]

pls do a "in depth" video covering the KORG triton! i just got the korg collection last week and loving the triton. You should also do a 'hardware' overview/review, im looking for a better MIDI keyboard, i just got a nektar impactLX 61 but im looking for something with higher quality keys. Whats the main midi keyboard your using? whats your go-to midi keyboard? Thanks for what your doing for us!

[@SweetScaleTV]

i can do that!! and im doing reviews on 3 midi keyboards in the next few episodes so i got you covered!!

[@leaningtower73]

Especially Triton strings are superb and blend in almost any mix

[@DesiprideRecords]

Is this 64 bit or 32bit