2024年10月22日发(作者:乙志诚)
ENERGY XT2.5 PLUS
energyXT2.5
energyXT2.5 Plus
Digital Audio
Workstation
energyXT2.5
All you need to create music on your
PC or MAC
Perfect for composers, musicians, DJs,
vocalists, and producers of all styles
Complete “Studio On The Go” – take
the fully-portable energyXT2.5 and all
your songs with you on the included
USB fl ash drive
Smart and innovative audio and
MIDI sequencer
Minimal loading time, no need to
install. Record your inspiration on the
spur of the moment
Create, save, export and play your own
music on the included USB fl
on your PCs hard drive or any mobile
ash drive,
storage unit
High-performance 32bit/192kHz full-
duplex audio engine with low-latency
support, 32 I/O, WAV, AIF, MP3, REX2,
and MIDI fi le formats
Ultra-fl
supports time-stretching, automation
exible Audio/MIDI engine
and MIDI learn functions for
sequencer, mixer and plug-ins
Soft mixer with virtually unlimited
channels for audio, MIDI, eff
returns and subgroups
ects
Fully confi
rack, ideal for live performances,
gurable virtual FX/synth
including guitar and keyboard setups
Native drum machine and synth/
sampler plus full VSTi support
On-board FX processors for EQ, reverb,
chorus and more, with full support for
VST eff ects
Multi-track export function for
importing projects into other DAWs
Tabbed interface for docking VST
plug-in editors
Intuitive drag-and-drop operation
Multi-language quick start guide
VST ported – load energyXT2.5 as
a VST plug-in within any VST host
software (Windows only)
Skinnable, streamlined user interface
energyXT2.5 Plus
ReWire-Energizer function support
— neatly hosts and controls ReWire
compatible applications such as
Reason or Ableton Live
2 GB extra-high speed USB fl
drive included
ash
Computer Based Recording / Software
Ultra-Portable Music Production
and Recording Software for Windows,
Mac and Linux
Do We Really Need Another
Recording Program?
energyXT2.5 also features its own
Yes, when it’s this unique. In
bevy of synthesizers, including one that
the world of bloated, resource-
functions as a dedicated drum track.
hungry music production software,
With its top-quality sound and speed,
energyXT2.5 is like a breath of fresh air.
energyXT2.5 lets you Create Music Now!
Imagine a digital audio workstation energyXT2.5— everything you need
program that opens in mere seconds for digital recording
from a thumb drive that can be
transported from computer to
computer — even between Windows
(including Vista), Mac OSX, and Linux
operating systems. energyXT2.5 is a
compact, easy to learn and use “Studio
On-the-Go.” You can take it and your
project fi les to a friend’s house, or to a
professional recording studio on the
included USB drive. You can even
multi-track export your recording from
energyXT2.5 to all other DAWs.
Transferring music ideas from
your soul to an MP3 shouldn’t be
a Herculean task. And it shouldn’t
take weeks in the studio and wads
of cash to make your tunes a reality.
energyXT2.5 allows you to record
instruments and vocals directly to
your computer via a simple USB
interface. You are then free to copy
and paste tracks, as well as edit, add
eff ects and mix them to your heart’s
content, with stunningly professional
results. energyXT2.5 makes it easy to
take your music from a simple concept
to a high-quality, fi nished masterpiece
you can play, share and even upload
to your favorite music site.
energyXT2.5
energyXT2.5 Plus
Ultra-portable Studio with Intuitive
Workfl ow
energyXT2.5 opens
in seconds from
the included high-
speed USB stick. You
don’t even have to install
the soft- ware since it runs
directly from the USB drive.
With energyXT2.5, you can
bring your projects to colleagues
or friends on the stick and leave your valuable
equipment at home — just export your
projects to the DAW used wherever you go.
Built for musicians by musicians,
energyXT2.5 is easy to learn, logical to create
music in and, most importantly, is designed
to support your creativity. The way you make
music will feel diff erent with energyXT2.5,
because you won’t be bogged down in menus
— you’ll be able to focus your energy on music
creation. Put simply, energyXT2.5 unleashes
your creativity, letting your music fl ow.
Slow Computer, Fast Computer;
Old Computer, New Computer
Even if you don’t have the latest, greatest
computer, with truckloads of RAM and all the
“bells and whistles,” you can still lay down killer
tracks with energyXT2.5 Built-in professional
features like Freeze and Bounce to Audio Track
sip so lightly from your CPU, you’ll hardly know
they’re even running. You can create, mix
and record professional quality music with a
minimal amount of equipment and computing
horsepower with energyXT2.5.
energyXT2.5 runs on virtually ALL up-
to-date computers which meet the system
requirements, so it doesn’t matter if you use a
tower PC, laptop, MacBook or iMac. Operation
is independent of the OS, meaning it runs
equally well on Wndows XP, Vista,
Mac OS X or Linux systems, such as Ubuntu.
energyXT2.5 even runs on most netbooks!
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Electric Guitar
Bass Guitar
BEHRINGER
B-2 PRO
BEHRINGER
Keyboard
VT30FX
BEHRINGER
BX4500H
Bass Head
E-Drums
BEHRINGER
XENYX 2222FX Analog Mixer
BEHRINGER
UCA222 U-CONTROL
BEHRINGER
USB Interface
Laptop
XENYX 2222FX Analog Mixer
So Easy to Use
energyXT2.5
energyXT2.5 Plus
There is no huge manual to read with
energyXT2.5 — you’ll be tracking and
mixing in no time fl at, thanks to its easy-to-
understand interface and simple drag & drop
clip manipulation. One thing you’ll notice right
away is that energyXT2.5 is laid out in beats
and measures, just like music. energyXT2.5
gives you the tools to make music, without the
hassles and steep learning curve associated
with most recording and production software
packages.
energyXT2.5 is Supremely “Mobile”
Of course, depending on your hardware,
energyXT2.5 will run on nearly any mobile
device including external hard-drives, USB pen
drives, SD cards, and so on. You can even copy
the complete software program onto your MP3
player or the memory stick of your cell phone,
so you can always have energyXT2.5 with you!
energyXT2.5 Even Provides The Instruments
You don’t even need an instrument to
get started, thanks to energyXT2.5’s internal
synthesizer/sampler and drum machine. These
awesome tone generators build keyboard
parts, pads, bass lines, and more. You can either
step-write synthesizer parts or use an external
MIDI instrument for real-time recording —
and opt to use the onboard sounds or import
your own. If you have a DAW controller
at your disposal, you can use it to control
virtual instrument tracks, as well as many of
energyXT2.5’s mixer functions. And recording
live instruments with energyXT2.5 is a breeze;
just plug a guitar or microphone into a USB-
equipped mixer and lay down tracks to your
heart’s content.
Built-In FX
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Delay, reverb, phaser and chorus like drum-machine track, per audio
eff ects are built right into energyXT2.5, clip resample, elastic time-stretching
so you won’t need racks and racks and modeless editing for lightning
of outboard gear to sweeten your fast workfl ow. Tracks can be arranged
tracks. In addition to all of these user-into folders to save screen space and
addressable eff ects, energyXT2.5 is VST plug-in editors can be docked into
brimming with tonal enhancement, separate tabs.
including a 4-band EQ on every You can open as many sequencers
channel, each band of which can be or mixers inside energyXT2.5 as you
confi gured as LSH (low shelf), PEQ like. This allows you to run complex
(parametric), HSH (high shelf), LPF loops, which are always in sync with
(low pass fi lter) or HPF (high pass fi lter). the other, or “main” sequencer. You
And if that’s not enough, energyXT2.5 can even run the sequencers as two
supports industry standard VST eff ects. turntables! The energyXT2.5 VST
Try to fi nd that kind of versatility on a version also works as a plug-in, inside
hardware-style mixer! energyXT2.5 itself. And it doesn’t
Sequencer
matter if your host supports VST
eff ects, VST instruments, or both —
you can use energyXT as a plug-in
on any VST host. The possibilities are
virtually endless!
Synthesizer/Sampler
The sequencer inside energyXT2.5
works in much the same way as in
most DAWs and off ers everything you
have come to expect: audio recording,
diff erent track types, drum loops and
The built-in synth/sampler is a
clip-based automation of mixer/EQ and
phase modulation synthesizer and
VST plug-ins. It also has unique features
sample player in one. You can layer and
Continued on next page
BEHRINGER
CD Player
DI100
Electric Guitar
BEHRINGER TRUTH B3031A
BEHRINGER
B-2 PRO
BEHRINGER
XENYX 802
FCA202 FireWire Audio Interface
Laptop
energyXT2.5
energyXT2.5 Plus
split synthesized and sampled sounds any way
you want. There are all the standard features
like multi-mode fi lter, LFO’s, vibrato and glide.
Add per sound phaser/chorus/fl anger and per
program reverb and delay eff ects, and you
have yourself a complete workstation, with
sound that’s extremely warm and clean.
You can easily drag & drop WAV fi les into the
synthesizer, create multi-layers with diff erent
key and velocity ranges and much more.
Here are just a few potential uses of this
powerful tool:
• Virtual-analog or phase-modulated
synthesizer
• Synthesizer with added FX-samples
(e.g. sampled noise eff ects or drumloops,
triggered via the synth engine)
• Multi-layer sound sampler (similar to the old-
fashioned hardware samplers of yesteryear)
• Use the multi-layering capability to create
your own Grand Piano layers!
Drum Track
The drum track feature in energyXT2.5
works just like a built-in drum sampler. The
drum editor looks like a real drum machine
and samples can be dragged and dropped
right into it for quick drum set construction.
The resulting drumsets can even be saved
as presets. To create a new drum track,
simply drag a drum set or a WAV fi le into the
sequencer, and the track is created for you
automatically. Want to make a drum loop
library? Just right-click any drum part in your
project and save it as a single fi le for use in
future projects.
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Podcast Setup
BEHRINGER
HPX4000
BEHRINGER
B-2 PRO
BEHRINGER
BEHRINGER
XENYX 502
UCA222 U-CONTROLLaptop
USB Interface
MixerenergyXT2.5 will auto-detect if you drop
a VST instrument into the sequencer,
create a new MIDI track and connect it to
the instruments automatically. The same
thing happens if you drop in a drum
sample—the drum track is created for
you, ready to play!
Modular Environment
energyXT2.5 off ers a modular
design feature. The Modular view
allows you to visualize all the VST
Most settings in the main mixer can
plug-ins, sequencers and audio inputs/
be automated from the sequencer,
outputs used in your project. In this
including volume, pan, mute, EQ and
view, you can easily set up energyXT2.5
eff ect parameters. There is no limit to
as a standalone eff ects processor. Just
how many insert and send eff ects you
drop a few eff ects into the Modular
can use in a project, except for your
view, route the audio input through
CPU. Group channels are available
the eff ect plug-ins and then to the
for sub mixing. These channels can
master out. And energyXT2.5 makes an
be automated just like normal mixer
outstanding eff ects processor for live
channels, and will support insert
guitar or keyboard setups.
and send eff ects as well. The mixer is
Built-in Arpeggiator
dockable, and presets for diff erent mixer
views can be customized.
Browser
An outstanding feature in
energyXT2.5 is the Arpeggiator,
which steps through the sequence of
notes you have played on your MIDI
VST plug-ins, samples and presets
keyboard (or are playing back from
can be dragged into the sequencer
a MIDI track), and plays them back
tracks and mixer eff ect slots.
in sync with the tempo of the song.
Arpeggios work great for everything
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energyXT2.5
energyXT2.5 Plus
from basslines to chords and background
melody lines, and are often played live from a
MIDI keyboard. And the Random and Swing
functions can be employed, giving these
arpeggiated parts a more unique, “human”
feel. The Arpeggiator is available on MIDI
tracks in the sequencer, as well as a Classic Arp
component in the Modular view.
energyXT2.5 also works with loops
Loops are MIDI, audio or drum parts that
have been saved as fi les. You can easily create
and manage your own loops library and re-use
the fi les in new projects. One of the best things
about loops is the ability to save VST patches
with it. This means that if you save a bass part
with your favorite VST instrument (or the built-
in synthesizer) and later drag the fi le into a new
project, not only does it load the bass pattern,
but it also loads the VST instrument and the
patch automatically.
Time–Stretching and Pitch-Shifting
The advanced thread-based audio engine
in energyXT2.5 lets you stretch, change
the pitch and reverse audio clips in real-
time. energyXT2.5 features the high-quality
elastique time-stretching algorithm from plane
development. With it you can resample audio
clips and choose between Normal, Re-pitch
and Stretch modes.
• Normal – the audio clip is played back using
the sample rate of the fi le. You can alter the
speed of the playback by modifying the
coarse and fi ne-tuning controls.
• Re-pitch – the playback speed of the audio
clip is locked to tempo. Slowing down
the tempo will play the sample slower.
The length of the audio clips can still be
changed, and can create some very
interesting grooves.
• Stretch – the playback is locked to
tempo, just like in Re-pitch mode,
but the pitch of the sample will not
change when tempo is changed.
In addition, you have coarse and
fi ne-tune for pitch-shifting the audio
clips without changing the playback
speed.
Output Options
When you’ve fi nished creating
and mixing your masterpiece, all
you need do is select File/Export
Project to WAV, and choose the
format you wish to use. Files can be
exported as mono/stereo WAV or
AIF, with sample rates ranging from
16-bit/22.050 kHz to 32-bit/192.000
kHz. When exported, a 3-minute song’s
fi le size can range from under 8 MB
for 16-bit mono/22.050 kHz to 270
MB (32-bit stereo/192 kHz). The same
3-minute song, rendered at 24-bit/
44.1 kHz stereo (CD quality) would be
about 46 MB, and only 4.6 MB when
formatted for mp3.
Note: MP3 fi les can also be imported
(drag & drop) and exported if is
installed to the energyXT folder. (
is not included with energyXT2.5, however
it is available as a free download).
energyXT2.5 PLUS kicks it up a
notch…
The energyXT2.5 PLUS edition
includes technology to expand
ReWire compatible devices (such as
Reason Virtual Studio Rack) with audio
recording, VST instruments and eff ects.
Use energyXT2.5 PLUS as the fastest-
launching ReWire master solution for
your favorite ReWire software, with
super-fl exible audio and MIDI routing
of ReWire instruments, support for
multi-channel audio, and up to 128
MIDI to bus/channel mapping. You get
the option of synchronizing playback
of both applications, or only using the
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fully-fl edged sequencer inside
energyXT2.5 PLUS.
Sometimes Bigger
Because of its expanded
functionality, energyXT2.5 PLUS comes
with an extra gigabyte of storage
space on the included high-speed
USB fl ash drive, for a total of 2 GB. That
should give you more than enough
room for even the largest project fi les.
Of course, energyXT2.5 PLUS is already
installed on the USB drive and ready
for deployment on whatever computer
you choose.
State-of-the-Industry Support
As we alluded to before, you won’t
get bogged down in massive, mind-
numbing manuals with energyXT2.5.
There is however, a Quick Start Guide,
a small, well thought-out User’s Guide
and the online XT User Community to
help you sort things out, if you do get
stuck. The XT User Community is
a tremendous resource, with tons of
information about virtually any
situation you might run into. Go ahead,
just try to stump them; those folks live
for a challenge!
energyXT2.5
energyXT2.5 Plus
Don’t like the skin that comes
with energyXT2.5?
Modular View
shows signal
chain and allows
free routing of all
synths, audio I/O,
audio channels and
eff ects.
File Navigation.
Browser provides
quick drag &
drop access to
sound samples,
instruments, eff ects
and presets.
Sequencer View
button shows MIDI
and audio track
information.
Mixer View shows
all audio signals as
separate channels.
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Transport controls.
Track Timeline
displays track
information in
measures and
beats.
Create your own color scheme or
check out the energyXT community at
/,
which off ers a tremendous variety of skins from
other users. The user’s forum is also an
excellent place to share your discoveries,
and to suggest new features you’d like to see
incorporated into energyXT. Post your music,
skins, samples, projects and mp3’s. You never
know what might happen—you could become
our next “Featured Artist.”
energyXT2.5 provides serious tools for serious
artists, giving you the power to Create Music
Now! Visit /download
today to test-drive the demo.
Windows 1.4 GHz, 512 RAM
Mac OS X (Intel or PowerPC) 10.4.x, 512 RAM
Linux 1.4 GHz, 512 RAM
10 MB free space
XT Software is constantly striving to maintain the highest professional stan-
dards. As a result of these eff orts, modifi cations may be made from time to
time to existing products without prior notice. Specifi cations and appearance
may diff er from those listed or illustrated.
Instrument tracks.
Synthesizer (electric
guitar in this case)
phase-modulation
synthesizer for creating
complex sound layers.
energyXT’s Drum
Track features built-
in drum sampler
and powerful drum
machine-like editor.
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ENERGY XT2.5 PLUS
2024年10月22日发(作者:乙志诚)
ENERGY XT2.5 PLUS
energyXT2.5
energyXT2.5 Plus
Digital Audio
Workstation
energyXT2.5
All you need to create music on your
PC or MAC
Perfect for composers, musicians, DJs,
vocalists, and producers of all styles
Complete “Studio On The Go” – take
the fully-portable energyXT2.5 and all
your songs with you on the included
USB fl ash drive
Smart and innovative audio and
MIDI sequencer
Minimal loading time, no need to
install. Record your inspiration on the
spur of the moment
Create, save, export and play your own
music on the included USB fl
on your PCs hard drive or any mobile
ash drive,
storage unit
High-performance 32bit/192kHz full-
duplex audio engine with low-latency
support, 32 I/O, WAV, AIF, MP3, REX2,
and MIDI fi le formats
Ultra-fl
supports time-stretching, automation
exible Audio/MIDI engine
and MIDI learn functions for
sequencer, mixer and plug-ins
Soft mixer with virtually unlimited
channels for audio, MIDI, eff
returns and subgroups
ects
Fully confi
rack, ideal for live performances,
gurable virtual FX/synth
including guitar and keyboard setups
Native drum machine and synth/
sampler plus full VSTi support
On-board FX processors for EQ, reverb,
chorus and more, with full support for
VST eff ects
Multi-track export function for
importing projects into other DAWs
Tabbed interface for docking VST
plug-in editors
Intuitive drag-and-drop operation
Multi-language quick start guide
VST ported – load energyXT2.5 as
a VST plug-in within any VST host
software (Windows only)
Skinnable, streamlined user interface
energyXT2.5 Plus
ReWire-Energizer function support
— neatly hosts and controls ReWire
compatible applications such as
Reason or Ableton Live
2 GB extra-high speed USB fl
drive included
ash
Computer Based Recording / Software
Ultra-Portable Music Production
and Recording Software for Windows,
Mac and Linux
Do We Really Need Another
Recording Program?
energyXT2.5 also features its own
Yes, when it’s this unique. In
bevy of synthesizers, including one that
the world of bloated, resource-
functions as a dedicated drum track.
hungry music production software,
With its top-quality sound and speed,
energyXT2.5 is like a breath of fresh air.
energyXT2.5 lets you Create Music Now!
Imagine a digital audio workstation energyXT2.5— everything you need
program that opens in mere seconds for digital recording
from a thumb drive that can be
transported from computer to
computer — even between Windows
(including Vista), Mac OSX, and Linux
operating systems. energyXT2.5 is a
compact, easy to learn and use “Studio
On-the-Go.” You can take it and your
project fi les to a friend’s house, or to a
professional recording studio on the
included USB drive. You can even
multi-track export your recording from
energyXT2.5 to all other DAWs.
Transferring music ideas from
your soul to an MP3 shouldn’t be
a Herculean task. And it shouldn’t
take weeks in the studio and wads
of cash to make your tunes a reality.
energyXT2.5 allows you to record
instruments and vocals directly to
your computer via a simple USB
interface. You are then free to copy
and paste tracks, as well as edit, add
eff ects and mix them to your heart’s
content, with stunningly professional
results. energyXT2.5 makes it easy to
take your music from a simple concept
to a high-quality, fi nished masterpiece
you can play, share and even upload
to your favorite music site.
energyXT2.5
energyXT2.5 Plus
Ultra-portable Studio with Intuitive
Workfl ow
energyXT2.5 opens
in seconds from
the included high-
speed USB stick. You
don’t even have to install
the soft- ware since it runs
directly from the USB drive.
With energyXT2.5, you can
bring your projects to colleagues
or friends on the stick and leave your valuable
equipment at home — just export your
projects to the DAW used wherever you go.
Built for musicians by musicians,
energyXT2.5 is easy to learn, logical to create
music in and, most importantly, is designed
to support your creativity. The way you make
music will feel diff erent with energyXT2.5,
because you won’t be bogged down in menus
— you’ll be able to focus your energy on music
creation. Put simply, energyXT2.5 unleashes
your creativity, letting your music fl ow.
Slow Computer, Fast Computer;
Old Computer, New Computer
Even if you don’t have the latest, greatest
computer, with truckloads of RAM and all the
“bells and whistles,” you can still lay down killer
tracks with energyXT2.5 Built-in professional
features like Freeze and Bounce to Audio Track
sip so lightly from your CPU, you’ll hardly know
they’re even running. You can create, mix
and record professional quality music with a
minimal amount of equipment and computing
horsepower with energyXT2.5.
energyXT2.5 runs on virtually ALL up-
to-date computers which meet the system
requirements, so it doesn’t matter if you use a
tower PC, laptop, MacBook or iMac. Operation
is independent of the OS, meaning it runs
equally well on Wndows XP, Vista,
Mac OS X or Linux systems, such as Ubuntu.
energyXT2.5 even runs on most netbooks!
Page 2 of 6
Electric Guitar
Bass Guitar
BEHRINGER
B-2 PRO
BEHRINGER
Keyboard
VT30FX
BEHRINGER
BX4500H
Bass Head
E-Drums
BEHRINGER
XENYX 2222FX Analog Mixer
BEHRINGER
UCA222 U-CONTROL
BEHRINGER
USB Interface
Laptop
XENYX 2222FX Analog Mixer
So Easy to Use
energyXT2.5
energyXT2.5 Plus
There is no huge manual to read with
energyXT2.5 — you’ll be tracking and
mixing in no time fl at, thanks to its easy-to-
understand interface and simple drag & drop
clip manipulation. One thing you’ll notice right
away is that energyXT2.5 is laid out in beats
and measures, just like music. energyXT2.5
gives you the tools to make music, without the
hassles and steep learning curve associated
with most recording and production software
packages.
energyXT2.5 is Supremely “Mobile”
Of course, depending on your hardware,
energyXT2.5 will run on nearly any mobile
device including external hard-drives, USB pen
drives, SD cards, and so on. You can even copy
the complete software program onto your MP3
player or the memory stick of your cell phone,
so you can always have energyXT2.5 with you!
energyXT2.5 Even Provides The Instruments
You don’t even need an instrument to
get started, thanks to energyXT2.5’s internal
synthesizer/sampler and drum machine. These
awesome tone generators build keyboard
parts, pads, bass lines, and more. You can either
step-write synthesizer parts or use an external
MIDI instrument for real-time recording —
and opt to use the onboard sounds or import
your own. If you have a DAW controller
at your disposal, you can use it to control
virtual instrument tracks, as well as many of
energyXT2.5’s mixer functions. And recording
live instruments with energyXT2.5 is a breeze;
just plug a guitar or microphone into a USB-
equipped mixer and lay down tracks to your
heart’s content.
Built-In FX
Page 3 of 6
Delay, reverb, phaser and chorus like drum-machine track, per audio
eff ects are built right into energyXT2.5, clip resample, elastic time-stretching
so you won’t need racks and racks and modeless editing for lightning
of outboard gear to sweeten your fast workfl ow. Tracks can be arranged
tracks. In addition to all of these user-into folders to save screen space and
addressable eff ects, energyXT2.5 is VST plug-in editors can be docked into
brimming with tonal enhancement, separate tabs.
including a 4-band EQ on every You can open as many sequencers
channel, each band of which can be or mixers inside energyXT2.5 as you
confi gured as LSH (low shelf), PEQ like. This allows you to run complex
(parametric), HSH (high shelf), LPF loops, which are always in sync with
(low pass fi lter) or HPF (high pass fi lter). the other, or “main” sequencer. You
And if that’s not enough, energyXT2.5 can even run the sequencers as two
supports industry standard VST eff ects. turntables! The energyXT2.5 VST
Try to fi nd that kind of versatility on a version also works as a plug-in, inside
hardware-style mixer! energyXT2.5 itself. And it doesn’t
Sequencer
matter if your host supports VST
eff ects, VST instruments, or both —
you can use energyXT as a plug-in
on any VST host. The possibilities are
virtually endless!
Synthesizer/Sampler
The sequencer inside energyXT2.5
works in much the same way as in
most DAWs and off ers everything you
have come to expect: audio recording,
diff erent track types, drum loops and
The built-in synth/sampler is a
clip-based automation of mixer/EQ and
phase modulation synthesizer and
VST plug-ins. It also has unique features
sample player in one. You can layer and
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BEHRINGER
CD Player
DI100
Electric Guitar
BEHRINGER TRUTH B3031A
BEHRINGER
B-2 PRO
BEHRINGER
XENYX 802
FCA202 FireWire Audio Interface
Laptop
energyXT2.5
energyXT2.5 Plus
split synthesized and sampled sounds any way
you want. There are all the standard features
like multi-mode fi lter, LFO’s, vibrato and glide.
Add per sound phaser/chorus/fl anger and per
program reverb and delay eff ects, and you
have yourself a complete workstation, with
sound that’s extremely warm and clean.
You can easily drag & drop WAV fi les into the
synthesizer, create multi-layers with diff erent
key and velocity ranges and much more.
Here are just a few potential uses of this
powerful tool:
• Virtual-analog or phase-modulated
synthesizer
• Synthesizer with added FX-samples
(e.g. sampled noise eff ects or drumloops,
triggered via the synth engine)
• Multi-layer sound sampler (similar to the old-
fashioned hardware samplers of yesteryear)
• Use the multi-layering capability to create
your own Grand Piano layers!
Drum Track
The drum track feature in energyXT2.5
works just like a built-in drum sampler. The
drum editor looks like a real drum machine
and samples can be dragged and dropped
right into it for quick drum set construction.
The resulting drumsets can even be saved
as presets. To create a new drum track,
simply drag a drum set or a WAV fi le into the
sequencer, and the track is created for you
automatically. Want to make a drum loop
library? Just right-click any drum part in your
project and save it as a single fi le for use in
future projects.
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Podcast Setup
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HPX4000
BEHRINGER
B-2 PRO
BEHRINGER
BEHRINGER
XENYX 502
UCA222 U-CONTROLLaptop
USB Interface
MixerenergyXT2.5 will auto-detect if you drop
a VST instrument into the sequencer,
create a new MIDI track and connect it to
the instruments automatically. The same
thing happens if you drop in a drum
sample—the drum track is created for
you, ready to play!
Modular Environment
energyXT2.5 off ers a modular
design feature. The Modular view
allows you to visualize all the VST
Most settings in the main mixer can
plug-ins, sequencers and audio inputs/
be automated from the sequencer,
outputs used in your project. In this
including volume, pan, mute, EQ and
view, you can easily set up energyXT2.5
eff ect parameters. There is no limit to
as a standalone eff ects processor. Just
how many insert and send eff ects you
drop a few eff ects into the Modular
can use in a project, except for your
view, route the audio input through
CPU. Group channels are available
the eff ect plug-ins and then to the
for sub mixing. These channels can
master out. And energyXT2.5 makes an
be automated just like normal mixer
outstanding eff ects processor for live
channels, and will support insert
guitar or keyboard setups.
and send eff ects as well. The mixer is
Built-in Arpeggiator
dockable, and presets for diff erent mixer
views can be customized.
Browser
An outstanding feature in
energyXT2.5 is the Arpeggiator,
which steps through the sequence of
notes you have played on your MIDI
VST plug-ins, samples and presets
keyboard (or are playing back from
can be dragged into the sequencer
a MIDI track), and plays them back
tracks and mixer eff ect slots.
in sync with the tempo of the song.
Arpeggios work great for everything
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energyXT2.5 Plus
from basslines to chords and background
melody lines, and are often played live from a
MIDI keyboard. And the Random and Swing
functions can be employed, giving these
arpeggiated parts a more unique, “human”
feel. The Arpeggiator is available on MIDI
tracks in the sequencer, as well as a Classic Arp
component in the Modular view.
energyXT2.5 also works with loops
Loops are MIDI, audio or drum parts that
have been saved as fi les. You can easily create
and manage your own loops library and re-use
the fi les in new projects. One of the best things
about loops is the ability to save VST patches
with it. This means that if you save a bass part
with your favorite VST instrument (or the built-
in synthesizer) and later drag the fi le into a new
project, not only does it load the bass pattern,
but it also loads the VST instrument and the
patch automatically.
Time–Stretching and Pitch-Shifting
The advanced thread-based audio engine
in energyXT2.5 lets you stretch, change
the pitch and reverse audio clips in real-
time. energyXT2.5 features the high-quality
elastique time-stretching algorithm from plane
development. With it you can resample audio
clips and choose between Normal, Re-pitch
and Stretch modes.
• Normal – the audio clip is played back using
the sample rate of the fi le. You can alter the
speed of the playback by modifying the
coarse and fi ne-tuning controls.
• Re-pitch – the playback speed of the audio
clip is locked to tempo. Slowing down
the tempo will play the sample slower.
The length of the audio clips can still be
changed, and can create some very
interesting grooves.
• Stretch – the playback is locked to
tempo, just like in Re-pitch mode,
but the pitch of the sample will not
change when tempo is changed.
In addition, you have coarse and
fi ne-tune for pitch-shifting the audio
clips without changing the playback
speed.
Output Options
When you’ve fi nished creating
and mixing your masterpiece, all
you need do is select File/Export
Project to WAV, and choose the
format you wish to use. Files can be
exported as mono/stereo WAV or
AIF, with sample rates ranging from
16-bit/22.050 kHz to 32-bit/192.000
kHz. When exported, a 3-minute song’s
fi le size can range from under 8 MB
for 16-bit mono/22.050 kHz to 270
MB (32-bit stereo/192 kHz). The same
3-minute song, rendered at 24-bit/
44.1 kHz stereo (CD quality) would be
about 46 MB, and only 4.6 MB when
formatted for mp3.
Note: MP3 fi les can also be imported
(drag & drop) and exported if is
installed to the energyXT folder. (
is not included with energyXT2.5, however
it is available as a free download).
energyXT2.5 PLUS kicks it up a
notch…
The energyXT2.5 PLUS edition
includes technology to expand
ReWire compatible devices (such as
Reason Virtual Studio Rack) with audio
recording, VST instruments and eff ects.
Use energyXT2.5 PLUS as the fastest-
launching ReWire master solution for
your favorite ReWire software, with
super-fl exible audio and MIDI routing
of ReWire instruments, support for
multi-channel audio, and up to 128
MIDI to bus/channel mapping. You get
the option of synchronizing playback
of both applications, or only using the
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fully-fl edged sequencer inside
energyXT2.5 PLUS.
Sometimes Bigger
Because of its expanded
functionality, energyXT2.5 PLUS comes
with an extra gigabyte of storage
space on the included high-speed
USB fl ash drive, for a total of 2 GB. That
should give you more than enough
room for even the largest project fi les.
Of course, energyXT2.5 PLUS is already
installed on the USB drive and ready
for deployment on whatever computer
you choose.
State-of-the-Industry Support
As we alluded to before, you won’t
get bogged down in massive, mind-
numbing manuals with energyXT2.5.
There is however, a Quick Start Guide,
a small, well thought-out User’s Guide
and the online XT User Community to
help you sort things out, if you do get
stuck. The XT User Community is
a tremendous resource, with tons of
information about virtually any
situation you might run into. Go ahead,
just try to stump them; those folks live
for a challenge!
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energyXT2.5 Plus
Don’t like the skin that comes
with energyXT2.5?
Modular View
shows signal
chain and allows
free routing of all
synths, audio I/O,
audio channels and
eff ects.
File Navigation.
Browser provides
quick drag &
drop access to
sound samples,
instruments, eff ects
and presets.
Sequencer View
button shows MIDI
and audio track
information.
Mixer View shows
all audio signals as
separate channels.
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Transport controls.
Track Timeline
displays track
information in
measures and
beats.
Create your own color scheme or
check out the energyXT community at
/,
which off ers a tremendous variety of skins from
other users. The user’s forum is also an
excellent place to share your discoveries,
and to suggest new features you’d like to see
incorporated into energyXT. Post your music,
skins, samples, projects and mp3’s. You never
know what might happen—you could become
our next “Featured Artist.”
energyXT2.5 provides serious tools for serious
artists, giving you the power to Create Music
Now! Visit /download
today to test-drive the demo.
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time to existing products without prior notice. Specifi cations and appearance
may diff er from those listed or illustrated.
Instrument tracks.
Synthesizer (electric
guitar in this case)
phase-modulation
synthesizer for creating
complex sound layers.
energyXT’s Drum
Track features built-
in drum sampler
and powerful drum
machine-like editor.
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