Specifications

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Depth
This knob sets how much the signal is affected
by the pressure control signal. Depth is a bipolar
control, which means that it can be set to posi-
tive and negative values.
Inserting Xpand!
2
on a Track
To use one of the Avid Virtual Instruments to its
best advantage, insert it on a stereo Instrument
track in your Pro Tools session.
To insert an instrument plug-in on an Instrument
track:
1 Create a new stereo Instrument track (recom-
mended) in your Pro Tools session:
•Choose
Track > New.
• Select 1 new
Stereo Instrument track in
Ticks.
•Click
Create.
2 Click the Pro Tools Track Insert selector and
select an Avid Virtual Instruments.
3 If needed, you can now record-enable the in-
strument track to enable the use of a MIDI con-
troller to play the instrument and/or help in
creating MIDI sequences within the sequencer
in Pro Tools.
Using the MIDI Learn
Function on Avid Virtual
Instruments
In addition to pre-assigned MIDI controllers
(such as Sustain Pedal and Volume), you can as-
sign MIDI controllers to parameters within
Pro Tools Creative Collection’s instrument
plug-ins for automation or real-time control
from a MIDI keyboard or control surface. MIDI
assignments are saved with the session.
Pressure Depth control
For example, with destination set to Filter,
applying aftertouch increases (positive
Depth value) or decreases (negative Depth
value) the filter cutoff frequency.
See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for in-
structions on how to use the MIDI sequencer
in Pro Tools.