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XO Review – a Revolutionary Intercosmic Way of Beatmaking by XLN Audio
XO by XLN Audio Review
Under review is a smart and helpful beat creating a tool called XO (Affiliate Link) developed by XLN Audio. We did look as well as a similar product like Atlas. Different to Atlas XO follows a different approach and both can co-exist in parallel and be helpful to you as a beatmaker or producer. XLN Audio did send a review copy with no strings attached.
Installation
The XLN Audio Online Installer makes installing and updating your products super easy.
XLN Audio actively tests on the host applications listed below:
- Ableton Live 9 & 10
- Apple Logic Pro 9 & 10
- Avid Pro Tools 11 or later (Pro Tools First is not supported)
- Cakewalk by Bandlab
- Propellerhead Reason 10.3 or later
- Reaper 4 & 5
- Steinberg Cubase 8 or later
Sound
Starting in 2018 and continued in 2019 we do see new ways on how to sort and categorize the never-ending and always growing the catalog of sounds, loops, and one-shots. XO has a new and unique approach as it allows you to browse through your complete collection of one-shot samples. Similar instruments are grouped together and XO assists you to switch a single drum/percussion if it does not fit the vibe you are looking for.
Beside sorting and browsing your samples XO offers tools to create beats with an inherent sequencer. The sequencer includes the needed fundamental effects and productive transformers.
XO (Affiliate Link) was designed to bring “Ordnung” to the drum one-shot samples on you different hard drives it can safely add new samples. XLN XO comes with further 8000 meticulously curated samples, and now you can manage that with XO without a headache. You have to try the demo to fully appreciate the power and usefulness of this excellent drum browser at the highest feature level.
Crucial features like the similar option which enables XO to find you a comparable drum instrument sound to replace the current one-shot with a new option. Never it has been so easy to adjust a drum set.
User interface & Usability
You need to invest some time, especially when you enter the sequencer space. This is as expected as you can grow with your sequences and XO will be on par with your needs. The UI reminded me of a bit of The Infinite Drum Machine which was built by Kyle McDonald, Manny Tan, Yotam Mann, and friends at Google Creative Lab. Moving around the XO space is support with normal shorts cuts and mouse support.
The UI supports you after selecting a midi to play to swap out the different drums playing along. This is excellent when you need to settle on a beat and swap out a sound for a better fitting one.
Scaling the UI is possible as well which is a must-have in today’s world with the widely used 5K Monitors. This feature for MAC OS was introduced with Release 1.0.2 and supports UI Scaling (from 50% —> 200%)
Rating: Five out of five stars
XO (Affiliate Link) by XLN Audio is a very advanced new way to deal with your large collection of drum sounds. On top of that XO includes an amazing collection of included drum sounds. The innovative way to quickly swap sounds out for similar sounding with the help of machine learning. Next, to audition the collection to confirm if it fits your needs and then drag-and-drop your midi pattern into the DAW is a huge time saver when you want to be creative and productive. XO (Affiliate Link) is worth the investment of any professional beatmaker and producer to allow us to move as fast as possible to keep up with the creativity flow. XO is the next generation for Drum Machine Synth and Drum Sequencing.
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XLN Audio Black Friday Sale
XLN Audio Black Friday Sale
XLN Audio is behind award-winning instruments XO, RC-20 Retro Colour, Addictive Drums & Addictive Keys.
This is a great opportunity to save up to 50% off some great software (Affiliate Link).
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RC-20 Retro Color now on Splice Rent-to-Own
RC-20 Retro Color now on Splice Rent-to-Own
Stockholm-based XLN Audio, a music software company co-owned by legendary hitmaker Max Martin, has partnered with leading music production platform Splice to make one of its most popular production tools available at a more musician-friendly price point for the first time.
RC-20’s six unique FX modules can replicate everything from vinyl records to VHS machines, adding noise, wobble and dropouts to a track. Its raw distortion and crunchy bit reduction will add grit to bass and drums. The Space and chorus effects can make guitars sing like never before, and the filtering effects fit right into the most modern club track.
XLN’s RC-20 Retro Color is now available to producers for the introductory rate of $4.99/month (for 20 months) through Splice Rent-to-Own, a unique, musician-friendly distribution model that makes world-class production tools more financially accessible. With Rent-to-Own, creators get instant access to creation software and pay off the retail price over time in small monthly installments with no interest. Splice is proud to provide musicians with a path to ownership of their software, unlike traditional subscription models that do not enable musicians to build equity by owning their tools.
RC-20 Retro Color is a creative effect plugin that adds life and texture to any recording.
It has become a staple for a new generation of producers and musicians worldwide for its ability to recreate the warm, cozy feeling of vintage recording equipment, while still syncing perfectly with any modern production setting.
ABOUT XLN AUDIO
XLN Audio is a music software company located in Stockholm, Sweden. Since the company was founded in 2005, XLN Audio’s main goal has been to develop market-leading music creation tools that are inspiring, powerful, and easy to use. XLN Audio makes the award-winning virtual instruments Addictive Drums, Addictive Keys, and XO, covering all musical needs from the smoothest jazz to the hardest metal. XLN Audio’s products are the go-to tools for both today’s biggest producers and home users just starting out. The company is co-owned by Max Martin, one of the most successful music producers and songwriters in history.
ABOUT SPLICE
Splice is evolving the way people create, connect, and collaborate. Our products power the creativity of today’s musicians, from our pioneering Rent-to-Own payment model for creating software to Splice Sounds, a browsable library of royalty-free samples, loops and presets that has paid over $25 million to the artists who’ve distributed their samples on it. Over three million musicians — from Top 40 hitmakers to bedroom producers — come to Splice to get started or unstuck, move forward and make progress on their music. Splice was founded in 2013 by Steve Martocci and Matt Aimonetti with a belief that an open music ecosystem will empower musicians to realize their creative potential.
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XLN Audio Launching XO Lite
XO Lite by XLN Audio
XO Lite which will be released on December 10th, offers the core XO features: You can import your own samples into the plugin and quickly find them in the XO space. The sequencing and editing possibilities are the same. You can edit, create, browse, and organize your beats fast and easy.
Differences between XO and XO Lite
- Factory content – XO Lite comes with an essential selection of factory samples and presets
- Export – XO Lite will only export unprocessed one-shots as WAV and beat as MIDI
- Output – XO Lite has only 1 stereo master output bus
- File formats – XO Lite only supports the most commonly used file formats, WAV, and AIFF
About XO
XO by XLN Audio is a unique beat-making & drum sample exploration tool. See our XO Review – a Revolutionary Intercosmic Way of Beatmaking by XLN Audio, “XO (Affiliate Link) by XLN Audio is a very advanced new way to deal with your large collection of drum sounds. On top of that XO includes an amazing collection of included drum sounds. The innovative way to quickly swap sounds out for similar sounding with the help of machine learning. Next, to audition the collection to confirm if it fits your needs and then drag-and-drop your midi pattern into the DAW is a huge time saver when you want to be creative and productive. XO (Affiliate Link) is worth the investment of any professional beatmaker and producer to allow us to move as fast as possible to keep up with the creativity flow. XO is the next generation for Drum Machine Synth and Drum Sequencing.”
XO collects all your one-shot drum samples and sorts them by similarity. Every single sample is represented by a colored dot in XO’s Space interface. Here you can sweep through your sounds seamlessly, regardless of file format or where they are stored. When you find something you like, XO allows you to browse similar-sounding samples easily.
XO comes with its own integrated sequencer and sound editor. Any sound you find in XO Space quickly loads into and updates your beat. Quickly tweak individual samples or the whole kit with built-in features like Sample Edit, Pan, Envelope, Pitch and EQ, and effects like Distortion, Delay, and Reverb. XO’s groove templates and accentuation tools allow you to modify and tweak your beats to perfection quickly. When you have created a groove or set of samples, drag & drop with ease straight into your DAW or OS as WAV or MIDI.
About XLN Audio
XLN Audio is a music software company located in Stockholm, Sweden, best known for its plug-ins Addictive Drums 2 and RC-20 Retro Color. Ever since its foundation in 2005, XLN Audio’s primary goal has been to develop market-leading music creation tools that are inspiring, powerful, and easy to use.
Comparison sheet
Comparison sheet | XO Lite | XO |
XO Space | ✔ | ✔ |
XO Sequencer | ✔ | ✔ |
Multiple outputs | ✔ (8 Additional buses) | |
Factory content | ||
Samples | 2000+ | 8000+ |
Presets | 100+ | 200+ |
File Formats | ||
WAV | ✔ | ✔ |
AIFF | ✔ | ✔ |
FLAC | ✔ | |
MP3 | ✔ | |
OGG | ✔ | |
WMA | ✔ | |
Export | ||
Beat as MID I | ✔ | ✔ |
Raw one-shots as WAV | ✔ | ✔ |
Beat as WAV | ✔ | |
Beat stems as WAV | ✔ | |
Processed one-shots as WAV | ✔ | |
Raw Kit as WAV | ✔ | |
Processed Kit as WAV | ✔ | |
Misc features | ||
Live Filter mode | ✔ | |
Live File System Monitor | ✔ | |
Samples Shortlist | ✔ | |
Price | €/$119 | €/$179 |
Availibility and Pricing
XO Lite is $119 and available on our site and through retail. Upgrade to XO is $69 and only available at xlnaudio.com. XO is $179 and available on our website and through retail.
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