BloXpander 1.3.0

BloXpander - A VST host for musicians and sound engineers.

A VST host for musicians and sound engineers.

BloXpander is a music application originally designed to meet the requirements of musicians and engineers in “live” situations.

This VST plugin was meant to bring together the power of a computer with the efficiency of a specialized device.

Its interface has been designed to match this basic specification. It is visually attractive and clear, the construction of projects and the access to prepared instruments and effects is very fast. The plugins manipulation is direct (especially when BloXpander is coupled to an external MIDI controller).

BloXpander features:

ASIO Host for VST plugins:
- 24 channels
- 4 Auxiliary bus + 1 Master bus
- 6 inserts per channels (theoretical 174 Instruments / FX slots)

Advanced routing:
- Global management of MIDI and Audio streams (MIDI VST Fx supported)
- Advanced user-defined MIDI Inputs filtering and routing (per channel and per user-defined link settings)
- Assign the same MIDI input port to several channels (MIDI Split)
- Assign the same Audio inputs to several channels (Audio Split)
- Assign any available audio and/or MIDI output or the Master bus to any channel
- Pre/Post fader selector (aux sends)
- Specific routing solutions for “multi out” and “sidechain capable” plugins
- Audio inputs monitoring
- Outputs Solo and Mute functions
- Inserts Bypass function.

Full screen friendly and fast interface:
- Designed as the panel of a hardware unit
- Touchscreen friendly (for critical functionalities)
- No main menu and no massive amount of overlapping windows
- Auto-created visual representation of your plugins (GUI screenshots)
- "Drag 'n Drop" your plugins and their states from insert to insert (copy / move)
- Supports multi-screens
- Netbook friendly

Requirements:

- Processor speed : 1.5 GHz (minimum)
- RAM : 1 Go (minimum) (the necessary memory amount depends on the loaded plugins)
- Screen Resolution : 1024x600 pixels (minimum)
- Plugins format : VST only
- BloXpander requires an audio interface with ASIO drivers.

BloXpander 1.3.0 is licensed as Shareware for the Windows operating system / platform. BloXpander is provided as a free to try download for all software users (Shareware).