You might use a complete DAW to record your music, but when you are in front of your audience, it may be easier to use something dedicated to live situations. And during live situations, the access to your instruments and effects must be fast and intuitive. The adjustment of these must be done efficiently, and the necessary software sub layers running on your computer should not be your concern when it comes to play or produce music.
BloXpander has been designed with in mind, the obsession to provide an easy to use “machine” powered by advanced features. It was important that both the beginner and the professional easily find the features they need, without being visually swamped with what is unnecessary during a session.
Nowadays, the musical possibilities offered by our computers are far more than what I could have expected 15 years ago. However, some of us do not have the desire to disperse their time in a lot of “computer geeks” activities, because they are just passionate about music.
In the past, the access to audio hardware wasn’t that easy because of its price. Today, we have an easier access to an arsenal of powerful tools but we usually don’t use every available thing on a daily basis.
This is why you might always have your laptop with you and regard this machine as a fully-fledged musical instrument.
Still you want a piece of software that combines the power of a computer and the efficiency of a dedicated device.
The interface of BloXpander has been designed to match this basis 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).
In a live situation, switching from a complete “scene” to another is done with a double-click.