Xpand!2
Xpand!2 is an AAX audio plugin for Avid Pro Tools that provides wavetable synthesis and sound design capabilities. It is a synthesizer instrument plugin used by music producers, composers, and sound designers working in Pro Tools for creating, editing, and layering synthesised sounds. The plugin uses iLok copy-protection licensing and has been distributed by Wizoo and AIR Music Technology for many years.
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1 suggestionXpand!2 is an AAX plugin for Pro Tools and does not exist as a standalone application — it can only be updated by updating either Pro Tools itself or through the plugin vendor's installer. The search results indicate that as of 2023, Xpand!2 has not been updated to run natively on Apple Silicon and is only tested under Rosetta 2 emulation. Since Apple is removing Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028), this plugin will stop working on that macOS release unless the vendor ships a native build before then. Contact Wizoo or AIR Music Technology directly to ask whether a native Apple Silicon version of Xpand!2 is planned. If the vendor confirms no native build is coming, you will need to transition to an alternative synthesizer plugin that has native Apple Silicon support — popular options include Native Instruments Massive X, FabFilter Volcano, Serum (by Xfer Records), or Sylenth1 (LennarDigital), all of which run natively on Pro Tools 2023.6 or later on M-series Macs. Be sure your copy of Pro Tools itself is updated to version 2023.6 or newer, as older versions of Pro Tools do not support native Apple Silicon and native AAX plugins require a native host.
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