This NUX NES-1 is quite interesting in term of latest technologies (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, speaker, color screens and text display), which make approaching to Roland AE-30. But I am not sure about sound quality comparing to AE-30, AKAI EWI Solo or EWI5000,... and are 50 sounds enough? Can we wirelessly play MIDI sounds on computer [DAW] from NES-1? Also, we still hear too much the fingering noise, do we? Thanks for all info sharing!
Great review! Looks like a nice design, but what happened with those side keys?! Man I wish these windsynth makers would just give us a damn VA synth instead of lousy samples! Love the inclusion of the wireless audio, that’s a fairly unique feature (though I would also make more use of wireless MIDI than wireless audio). Also love that you don’t seem to need a neckstrap. Some nice design choices, apparently hurt by cheap implementation. Subscribed!
It's good there's finally a competitor to the Aerophone and a pity it falls so far short. My must haves are bite-sensor and buttons instead of Akai pads and that left one choice: Roland. The one thing where falling short is a plus is it looks like it would fit in airline carry-on. I would love a version of the AE-30 that fitted carry-on even if had to be packed diagonally.
How can they expect the musician to play this with different lag times between certain note combinations. That is absurd. Just save your money and get a properly designed Roland AE-20 from Patchman Music. The sounds are way better, there are hundreds of great sounds, and it is a far more professional instrument for not a whole lot more money.
@@julianbrezon It's been Akai's biggest problem. The EWI 5000S COULD have been a great device.....except it has a fixed number of samples you can use. I think the best EWI you can get is an Aerophone 20 or 30. It has an actual synth engine and can play great samples. I use one all the time to cover synth, string or brass patches in the band I play in.
@@julianbrezon Oh I could see that with headphones being better. Without them it reminds me of walking through a newsroom with all the reporters typing away .
That sounds nothing like a real instrument, sterov sampling VSTs sound 10x more realistic. This is nowhere close to a real instrument in terms of playability or realism.
I agree with you - but as a windsynth player, sounding like a “real instrument” is not all that interesting to me. I’m not sure I think “sounding like a real instrument” is the right way to judge a windsynth. Most keyboard-based synths sound nothing like a piano - and that’s fine, because they’re a synth, not a piano! 😁
@@bodhibeats8257 my noire piano i doubted seriously till I was able to match several recorded CFX grands sounding 99% similar to those with the editing options they give you. I matched it 100% to Ryuichi Sakamotos CFX grand, literally every small sound, detail, even noise floor is identical I've never been more impressed by a vst. The only things that's slightly different is the sound of the damper obviously as they all sound a little different, but seriously if I played the recording perfectly, and you do an Å B comparison, you COULD NOT tell the difference. The point of sounding like the real instrument is how beautiful it sounds and the art of music and fine sound it produces. I can't find an instrument enjoyable if it doesn't sound like the real thing, especially if you need to record. VSTs specifically from performance samples, are extremely close to a natural sounding Orchestra and it's insane. If you add your own reverb it can sound 1 to 1, the hardest thing to replicate are solo instruments, but the Guo Cello is a fantastic example of how good articulations can be.
@@JohnnyADi Agreed all around. If you want to reproduce acoustic sounds with your windsynth, have at it! A lot of joy to be hard there, and of course it can be done well. I like the SWAM physically modeled instruments - but there are good sampled-based ones as well. I was simply saying that *for me personally*, unnatural and novel sounds are more interesting. And, I was saying that synthesized sounds are themselves worthwhile - an instrument need not sound like a “real” instrument in order to be good or useful. I think a filtered saw wave is about the most beautiful sound on the planet - and there’s nothing real about it. 🤷♂️
@@JohnnyADi BTW, I also use Noire as my primary piano. It’s great. But it’s not a keyboard-based synth as I referred to. It’s a sampled piano library that can be used with a MIDI controller. If you buy a hardware synthesizer, most will not be capable of sounding anything like a real piano. And that is fine - the point of them is not to sound like a piano. I’m saying the same thing is true here - the point of windsynth is *not* to sound like a saxophone or flute. They’re synthesizers, that’s why they sound like synthesizers. I think it would be more fair to compare a windsynth against other sytnths, instead of acoustic instruments. (This particular one doesn’t seem to hold up very well against other synths, either. 😁)
This is a very well done and thought out review.
This NUX NES-1 is quite interesting in term of latest technologies (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, speaker, color screens and text display), which make approaching to Roland AE-30. But I am not sure about sound quality comparing to AE-30, AKAI EWI Solo or EWI5000,... and are 50 sounds enough? Can we wirelessly play MIDI sounds on computer [DAW] from NES-1? Also, we still hear too much the fingering noise, do we? Thanks for all info sharing!
No the wireless is only audio. And I think the sounds are not great
@@julianbrezon Thanks for the info :)
Very thorough review. Thanks !
Great review! Looks like a nice design, but what happened with those side keys?! Man I wish these windsynth makers would just give us a damn VA synth instead of lousy samples! Love the inclusion of the wireless audio, that’s a fairly unique feature (though I would also make more use of wireless MIDI than wireless audio). Also love that you don’t seem to need a neckstrap. Some nice design choices, apparently hurt by cheap implementation. Subscribed!
Agreed!
It's good there's finally a competitor to the Aerophone and a pity it falls so far short. My must haves are bite-sensor and buttons instead of Akai pads and that left one choice: Roland.
The one thing where falling short is a plus is it looks like it would fit in airline carry-on. I would love a version of the AE-30 that fitted carry-on even if had to be packed diagonally.
I'm think to buy this, is it worth it to buy? Compare to Yamaha YDS-150?
I would probably go with a different model because of the key issues I mentioned in the video. This is a copy of the Roland Aero phone
is that a vape?
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How can they expect the musician to play this with different lag times between certain note combinations. That is absurd. Just save your money and get a properly designed Roland AE-20 from Patchman Music. The sounds are way better, there are hundreds of great sounds, and it is a far more professional instrument for not a whole lot more money.
price?
$649 USD on the only retailer I've found
@@julianbrezon similar price point to roland ae-go then
I wish they would stop these stupid "emulated" sounds, and just put in a synth engine.
That's my biggest issue with this style of sampler.
@@julianbrezon It's been Akai's biggest problem. The EWI 5000S COULD have been a great device.....except it has a fixed number of samples you can use.
I think the best EWI you can get is an Aerophone 20 or 30. It has an actual synth engine and can play great samples. I use one all the time to cover synth, string or brass patches in the band I play in.
@@ericdano do you have any issues with the C-Eb pinky lack of rollers?
@@julianbrezon Nope
💯 Give me just about any simple digital VA synth over lousy acoustic sample-based synthesis.
Don't like the sound of the keys at all, distracts from the music.
That is less of an issue with headphones or when plugged in but they are pretty loud
@@julianbrezon Oh I could see that with headphones being better. Without them it reminds me of walking through a newsroom with all the reporters typing away .
That sounds nothing like a real instrument, sterov sampling VSTs sound 10x more realistic. This is nowhere close to a real instrument in terms of playability or realism.
Agreed. I like to use it with softsynths
I agree with you - but as a windsynth player, sounding like a “real instrument” is not all that interesting to me. I’m not sure I think “sounding like a real instrument” is the right way to judge a windsynth. Most keyboard-based synths sound nothing like a piano - and that’s fine, because they’re a synth, not a piano! 😁
@@bodhibeats8257 my noire piano i doubted seriously till I was able to match several recorded CFX grands sounding 99% similar to those with the editing options they give you. I matched it 100% to Ryuichi Sakamotos CFX grand, literally every small sound, detail, even noise floor is identical I've never been more impressed by a vst. The only things that's slightly different is the sound of the damper obviously as they all sound a little different, but seriously if I played the recording perfectly, and you do an Å B comparison, you COULD NOT tell the difference.
The point of sounding like the real instrument is how beautiful it sounds and the art of music and fine sound it produces. I can't find an instrument enjoyable if it doesn't sound like the real thing, especially if you need to record. VSTs specifically from performance samples, are extremely close to a natural sounding Orchestra and it's insane. If you add your own reverb it can sound 1 to 1, the hardest thing to replicate are solo instruments, but the Guo Cello is a fantastic example of how good articulations can be.
@@JohnnyADi Agreed all around. If you want to reproduce acoustic sounds with your windsynth, have at it! A lot of joy to be hard there, and of course it can be done well. I like the SWAM physically modeled instruments - but there are good sampled-based ones as well. I was simply saying that *for me personally*, unnatural and novel sounds are more interesting. And, I was saying that synthesized sounds are themselves worthwhile - an instrument need not sound like a “real” instrument in order to be good or useful. I think a filtered saw wave is about the most beautiful sound on the planet - and there’s nothing real about it. 🤷♂️
@@JohnnyADi BTW, I also use Noire as my primary piano. It’s great. But it’s not a keyboard-based synth as I referred to. It’s a sampled piano library that can be used with a MIDI controller. If you buy a hardware synthesizer, most will not be capable of sounding anything like a real piano. And that is fine - the point of them is not to sound like a piano. I’m saying the same thing is true here - the point of windsynth is *not* to sound like a saxophone or flute. They’re synthesizers, that’s why they sound like synthesizers. I think it would be more fair to compare a windsynth against other sytnths, instead of acoustic instruments.
(This particular one doesn’t seem to hold up very well against other synths, either. 😁)
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