7:25 i'm so happy that they did this feature, because if you have a very large collections of expansions, you can delve into these sound sources and see if you can pick something that you heard in the presets, that would be a base for a good new patch, especially when you have the breaks & risers exp, you can sift through all the elements etc ...
100%! I definitely plan to grab a few expansions, especially the vintage synth ones which I like to imagine are full of great vintage synth samples. I kind of see it as the equivalent of the Vintage Synth exp board for the JD-990. good way to beef up your sample ROM
I recommend FM, FM2, Analog, Analog 2, Analog 3, Vintage Synths, Vintage Synths 2. Those were among the first ones I tried. Right now there is a sale, and you get up to 25% discount if you buy multiple expansions. They are pricier alone, and during the rest of the year. There is also an Analog Drums expansion if you want those. Definitely has some retro drum machine vibes. For full disclosure, some of that stuff is sampled, and some loops are not arpeggiated but are recorded already as loops/arpeggios, but you do get a lot of starting inspiration. I know there will always be the INI synth patch die-hard fans, but if you can afford it, it is easier and more fun to at least have a decent collection of starters. Everyone can vote with a wallet, right?
Korg M1... Excellent vibes! Greetings to a fellow Korg fan! You definitely nailed this one. You get the idea of dissecting the presets, and looking under the hood. I was just making the comment earlier, that I have the same excitement about Nexus 5 as I had about my Korg Triton Rack back in the day. A bunch of good sounds out of the box that can fit in songs very easily. For all the preset haters and ROMpler claimers, now you can create your own presets or tweak the existing ones. There is not a whole lot of excuses not to have some music making fun with this one.
Love it my fellow Korg fan! The joy experienced when firing up a Triton can now be experienced by many in a "modern" package. This thing is a TON of fun in version 5
How many VSTs have had 4 versions that are "locked down", then the 5th version.. it's completely opened up with full accessability to previous patches to look under the hood? Doesn't happen that often I'd imagine. Looks like a great piece of software!
Feel like it was only a matter of time as VSTs evolved over the years - and seriously, can't reiterate how cool it is to look under the hood and see how they created a lot of these classic sounds. Really solid update!
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@@Thought-Forms can't wait to see what next gen omnisphere and serum look like with this as competition
Version 4 already allowed of lot of editing, but it was harder to reach. It had a very similar routing page, and when you clicked on an osc or layer, it would open an inspector and allow you to tweak everything. Version 5 goes a lot further though, allows to add new elements, and the editing is much easier.
I always knew they were samples. When people made custom expansions from what they called it. It would rely on the official refx expansion to be installed to use the presets. Synthesis doesnt normally work like that unless were talking about wavetables...but even then the expansions are like 3 GB, wavetables are usually a couple kb. Also if you're a deep diver it was just stuff you couldn't reproduce without the right sample to start with, because all the normal synth stuff is not there. Glad they did this update with 5.
@Jukau It was not always official that it was. It was a lot of speculation about why it sounds the way it does and why does it require so much space. Debates on it vs vanguard. I was around when the first nexus was released. So you are right I do talk like it was not always official that it was a rompler 🤷🏽♂️
@@Jukau That is actually a false statement, when you open existing patches, you can see the oscillators, operators, LFOs, modulation, amps, matrixes, etc. Yes, there are plenty of samples, but it is simply not true that there is no synthesis going on. Hard drive space alone is not a proof of complete lack of synthesis.
For those, who, just like author, deeply impressed about sample layers, voice stacking, drawing your own LFOs and other pretty basic regular modern vst synth features - welcome to 2024 and please take a look at Arturia Pigments 5, PhasePlant and UVI Falcon, it will blow your mind.
No, people DO know what synths do, they just are impressed with the fact that Nexus finally offers this. Interesting enough, I got PhasePlant, Pigments, SynthMaster and even Vital vibes from the Nexus 5 UI.
@@antsa169 Yeah, I think it will take a bit of time, but people will start seeing that it is definitely a huge step. Many people just got used to it being a preset player, but with RUclips videos popping up about it quickly, eventually the word will get out. Since it costs the same as its predecessors, but has a lot more features, everyone wins. I also think there is some advantage of dissecting existing library presets, because people will learn how some of these sounds are created and how sound design works.
lol, no need for the attitude. nexus has been one of the industry standard VSTs for over 20 years and its cool to have more sound design features when its been primarily used as a ROMpler over its lifespan
Dang, this looks SUPER nice. I just got korg modwave native which also has some sample layering features but this looks like it can go a fair bit further than modwave.
@ yup it’s super similar. You do have to use an external software to set them up into “packs” that you import but it’s overall the same, load the sample in as oscillator and you have 2 layers that each have two oscillators.
Seems not to be possible for 100% this way with complete layers including signal flow and Arp etc. from different presets, and that was my wish too. But with the new design there is surely a workaround possible. But we'll have to check (I'll get my V5 this week).
Did you just get Triton, or the entire Korg Collection? With the Wavestation and the M1, it is a banger. I also use Electribe in there a lot. I remember getting the original Triton Rack IN 2001... And now the whole thing sits inside a VST plugin! Gotta love it! I hope they will one day do the M3, the Oasys, or maybe even the Kronos...
Did you only import one sound?! But can you import a multisamples from the Kontact? Or for example can you drag 30 wav and Nexus the map automatically?.. Love korg sound.. I have 2 M1, Trinity, 01WFD, Radias 😉
Nexus has become our Top-Dog "go to" SOUND DESIGNED, software. Tutorials have always determined who survived on the Internet... This is why Serum Xfer is still around and FL Studio is Top-Dog!..
I'm fairly certain you can - but candidly, I would just get starter & stick with it. then get any expansion a la carte. think value gives u the most RECENT 10 expansions, you cant pick which ones (I may be wrong)
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it looks great, but ive already maxed out my black friday vst budget
A lot of people mention Avenger as well. All I can say is this is good. More consumer choice. More options. Competition drives innovation. I really love Falcon's diverse selection of expansions. They are not only additional sounds, but also different creative interfaces specific to the expansion. I wish there was a way to purchase their entire line of products in a bundle, but right now you either spend a LOT, or do the subscription.
hang on a minute. so we should be able to do phase modulation/distortion, like kevin saundersons, reece-just want another chance bass apella a3 sound. interesting stuff man.
Hmm… I never got into Nexus. I own Halion 7 and Falcon 3 licenses. I am not hearing or seeing anything that would convince me to buy into this one as well. If I owned an earlier version and it was my primary, then I would upgrade for sure, though. Some of my budget this BF sales season went to upgrading Korg Collection from 4 to 5; like your Triton vids.
Genuine question is there anything in there that can’t be done in the polygrid. Granted more polished but £188 more polished. Yes that is gong to cover the patch creation
I think Polygrid generally has you covered...outside of the polish. Certainly there is some nuance depending on what's important to you - but no need to drop the $$$ if you're deep in the polygrid world
@@michaelhartmann4088 Please add a light skin if possible. Long time Nexus user here and some of us prefer light skins instead of the trendy dark skins. Thanks!
@@jamesforteze1282 we're evaluating skins for the non-retro N5 skin. Due to time-constrains, some colors are hard-coded, etc. so we have to start doing some test-skins and see where we need to change the code, etc. it could be a while before we can release N5 non-retro skins.
What was the purpose of showing the Korg Triton? The device had a 16-track MIDI sequencer. Where is the 16-track MIDI sequencer in Nexus 5? Nexus 5 has nothing to do with a workstation because Nexus 5 is missing the most important thing that makes a workstation: the sequencer.
NEXUS 5 has 16-arps. Each one can be switched to "sequencer" mode, where you can even import midi-files. Now, you can play 16 polyphonic sequences at the same time.
@@michaelhartmann4088 Wow, thank you, Michael. I didn´t know that. Sounds promising. How many bars long can an arp be? Can I chain arps to build a song? Song mode is crucial. It would have to be able to do that to be called a real workstation. I would like to work only in Nexus 5 or only in Avenger 2. Not as an instance in a DAW. In Korg Gadget for Mac or PC I can work completely standalone. Maybe a song mode is possible in an update. Your work is really great. Vielen Dank!
@@michaelhartmann4088 Michael, you write that you can play 16 polyphonic sequences at the same time. If there is no Song Mode, my question is: Is it possible to change these 16 sequences as a kind of scene set during play? So, there are 16 sequences playing as, let´s say, Set 1. While they are playing, I type in "Set 2" and at the end of the bar of the sequences of Set 1, Set 2 starts automatically with other 16 sequences, without a pause being audible. Is this workflow possible, meaning manual switching of sequence sets on the fly? Thank you.
@@AdamElteto No, not at all. I really like using the arps in my Yamaha Montage. But they are old and don't sound very modern. No, I would use three or four preset sequences with Nexus 5 (mainly drums) and then record the remaining sequences myself until I have 16 tracks/sequences together. I'm just concerned with the chaining of these sequences. If that is possible, one can speak of a real workstation. Then I can sell my Yamaha Montage. Regards.
@@davidlandrum RUclips is cucking me hard with these comments. I don't have anything up publicly but I put some tracks in my channel blurb if you're interested in hearing.
Between this and your Triton content, my wallet's sweating every time I open one of your videos!
Apologies dude LOL - but think of all the great sounds you'll be able to make for years to come!
sooooo true😂
can't believe they finally made nexus good
I love the old-school V2 skin, brings back memories of when I knew nothing about synthesis
7:25 i'm so happy that they did this feature, because if you have a very large collections of expansions, you can delve into these sound sources and see if you can pick something that you heard in the presets, that would be a base for a good new patch, especially when you have the breaks & risers exp, you can sift through all the elements etc ...
Yeah, also a nice move from them. As I'd be more likely to pick up some older expansions now, gives them new life.
100%! I definitely plan to grab a few expansions, especially the vintage synth ones which I like to imagine are full of great vintage synth samples. I kind of see it as the equivalent of the Vintage Synth exp board for the JD-990. good way to beef up your sample ROM
also 3rd party expansions are possible now
I recommend FM, FM2, Analog, Analog 2, Analog 3, Vintage Synths, Vintage Synths 2. Those were among the first ones I tried. Right now there is a sale, and you get up to 25% discount if you buy multiple expansions. They are pricier alone, and during the rest of the year. There is also an Analog Drums expansion if you want those. Definitely has some retro drum machine vibes. For full disclosure, some of that stuff is sampled, and some loops are not arpeggiated but are recorded already as loops/arpeggios, but you do get a lot of starting inspiration.
I know there will always be the INI synth patch die-hard fans, but if you can afford it, it is easier and more fun to at least have a decent collection of starters.
Everyone can vote with a wallet, right?
Korg M1... Excellent vibes! Greetings to a fellow Korg fan!
You definitely nailed this one. You get the idea of dissecting the presets, and looking under the hood.
I was just making the comment earlier, that I have the same excitement about Nexus 5 as I had about my Korg Triton Rack back in the day. A bunch of good sounds out of the box that can fit in songs very easily.
For all the preset haters and ROMpler claimers, now you can create your own presets or tweak the existing ones. There is not a whole lot of excuses not to have some music making fun with this one.
Love it my fellow Korg fan! The joy experienced when firing up a Triton can now be experienced by many in a "modern" package. This thing is a TON of fun in version 5
You just made my upgrade from Nexus 4, you bastard, you.
swap to the nexus 2 skin and bask in the glory of your excellent purchase
@Thought-Forms the main reason I upgraded haha
I enjoyed the video as well as the on slot of comments and answers. Well done Nexus well done.
This is freaking amazing, I want it.
do it!!
@@Thought-Forms You are such an enabler, haha!
loved your review and the final pad sounds that you made, such an amazing vst, definitely i'll try it
hey thanks samus, definitely give it a go, its a lot of fun! hope you enjoy it
Amazing! They are really doing the right thing from a business perspective. That's to stay relevant.
it took you 11m 29 sec to find your korg M1 vocal sample. you're slipping' bud LOL. great tut on this amazing tool. ambient pads for life!
Finally a reason to return to Nexus. :)
3:44 Silent Hill :) aka Bizarre Guitar sounding
I'm loving this upgrade, made this old workhorse a gem again
Silent Hill ！！！
How many VSTs have had 4 versions that are "locked down", then the 5th version.. it's completely opened up with full accessability to previous patches to look under the hood?
Doesn't happen that often I'd imagine. Looks like a great piece of software!
Feel like it was only a matter of time as VSTs evolved over the years - and seriously, can't reiterate how cool it is to look under the hood and see how they created a lot of these classic sounds. Really solid update!
@@Thought-Forms can't wait to see what next gen omnisphere and serum look like with this as competition
Version 4 already allowed of lot of editing, but it was harder to reach. It had a very similar routing page, and when you clicked on an osc or layer, it would open an inspector and allow you to tweak everything. Version 5 goes a lot further though, allows to add new elements, and the editing is much easier.
love your videos bro
thank you g 💪
I always knew they were samples. When people made custom expansions from what they called it. It would rely on the official refx expansion to be installed to use the presets. Synthesis doesnt normally work like that unless were talking about wavetables...but even then the expansions are like 3 GB, wavetables are usually a couple kb. Also if you're a deep diver it was just stuff you couldn't reproduce without the right sample to start with, because all the normal synth stuff is not there. Glad they did this update with 5.
You talk like it was not official that this is and always was a romsampler
@Jukau It was not always official that it was. It was a lot of speculation about why it sounds the way it does and why does it require so much space. Debates on it vs vanguard. I was around when the first nexus was released. So you are right I do talk like it was not always official that it was a rompler 🤷🏽♂️
@@THA-REAPER i remember that the First Version was advertised as a rompler
And its obious with that harddrive space that No Synthesis is going on whatsoever
@@Jukau That is actually a false statement, when you open existing patches, you can see the oscillators, operators, LFOs, modulation, amps, matrixes, etc. Yes, there are plenty of samples, but it is simply not true that there is no synthesis going on.
Hard drive space alone is not a proof of complete lack of synthesis.
For those, who, just like author, deeply impressed about sample layers, voice stacking, drawing your own LFOs and other pretty basic regular modern vst synth features - welcome to 2024 and please take a look at Arturia Pigments 5, PhasePlant and UVI Falcon, it will blow your mind.
No, people DO know what synths do, they just are impressed with the fact that Nexus finally offers this. Interesting enough, I got PhasePlant, Pigments, SynthMaster and even Vital vibes from the Nexus 5 UI.
@@AdamElteto Ah, now I get it. IIRC Nexus 4 been released in 2021 and sounds like Nexus 5 is a huge leap comparing to his older brother.
@@antsa169 Yeah, I think it will take a bit of time, but people will start seeing that it is definitely a huge step. Many people just got used to it being a preset player, but with RUclips videos popping up about it quickly, eventually the word will get out.
Since it costs the same as its predecessors, but has a lot more features, everyone wins. I also think there is some advantage of dissecting existing library presets, because people will learn how some of these sounds are created and how sound design works.
lol, no need for the attitude. nexus has been one of the industry standard VSTs for over 20 years and its cool to have more sound design features when its been primarily used as a ROMpler over its lifespan
Dang, this looks SUPER nice. I just got korg modwave native which also has some sample layering features but this looks like it can go a fair bit further than modwave.
It's pretty slick! I think On the Modwave do u just load samples in and use them as oscillators similar to Nexus?
@ yup it’s super similar. You do have to use an external software to set them up into “packs” that you import but it’s overall the same, load the sample in as oscillator and you have 2 layers that each have two oscillators.
@@LifeOrbPlusle got it! sounds capable, ill need to finally add that thing to my list. want to like modern korg stuff so bad LOL. thank you orb
What's the name of the Roland 5080 sample/preset you used at 3:41? I kinda know them all by heart and don't remember one sounding exactly like this.
Dawn 2 Dusk under Soft Pads category, dm9 chord
Thanks!
Is it possible to take an existing preset and mess it up, i.e change some of the layers and make them your own?
Seems not to be possible for 100% this way with complete layers including signal flow and Arp etc. from different presets, and that was my wish too. But with the new design there is surely a workaround possible. But we'll have to check (I'll get my V5 this week).
I will get this next year black friday...already bought Triton, Analog Lab V bundle and soundtoys 5 bundle!
I’ll get it next next year Black Friday I already owe to much money in school 😂
Did you just get Triton, or the entire Korg Collection? With the Wavestation and the M1, it is a banger. I also use Electribe in there a lot.
I remember getting the original Triton Rack IN 2001... And now the whole thing sits inside a VST plugin! Gotta love it! I hope they will one day do the M3, the Oasys, or maybe even the Kronos...
@@AdamElteto just the triton, since i got the analog lab bundle, i couldnt afford the whole korg bundle 😭
That is a suprise: A ROMpler that uses samples
Looks like something Kurzweil VAST could do from long time ago (mixing analog modelling with samples)
Did you only import one sound?! But can you import a multisamples from the Kontact? Or for example can you drag 30 wav and Nexus the map automatically?.. Love korg sound.. I have 2 M1, Trinity, 01WFD, Radias 😉
Serum is still the king. I don’t think that’s going to change for a long time.
Try making a realistic piano on Serum.
is there light theme skin? this is kinda too dark and some options we can't see....???
Nexus has become our Top-Dog "go to" SOUND DESIGNED, software. Tutorials have always determined who survived on the Internet... This is why Serum Xfer is still around and FL Studio is Top-Dog!..
12:23 You were thiiiis close to playing the Temple of Time theme
Your right, I heard it aswell, at least the first 3 notes from the theme, nice one. Great content as always, thanks TF.
Peace!
LOL didn't event notice that...
Is there any way to use Nexus as an FX plugin, similar to SerumFX?
Hello..Thanks for this video...How can i make my own preset with wav sample... ? best regards
Do you know if we can upgrade from Nexus 5 starter to nexus 5 value 10 if we want? I want to try the nexus 5 without spending all my money.
I'm fairly certain you can - but candidly, I would just get starter & stick with it. then get any expansion a la carte. think value gives u the most RECENT 10 expansions, you cant pick which ones (I may be wrong)
it looks great, but ive already maxed out my black friday vst budget
gotta stay in budget! always next year 💪
Manuel Schleis is a legend
Genius sound designer!
Nexus 5 Falcon crossover nobody saw coming?
A lot of people mention Avenger as well. All I can say is this is good. More consumer choice. More options. Competition drives innovation.
I really love Falcon's diverse selection of expansions. They are not only additional sounds, but also different creative interfaces specific to the expansion. I wish there was a way to purchase their entire line of products in a bundle, but right now you either spend a LOT, or do the subscription.
hang on a minute. so we should be able to do phase modulation/distortion, like kevin saundersons, reece-just want another chance bass apella a3 sound.
interesting stuff man.
Hmm… I never got into Nexus. I own Halion 7 and Falcon 3 licenses. I am not hearing or seeing anything that would convince me to buy into this one as well. If I owned an earlier version and it was my primary, then I would upgrade for sure, though. Some of my budget this BF sales season went to upgrading Korg Collection from 4 to 5; like your Triton vids.
Pretty sure you could access layers in Nexus 4.
very cool.... thought forms preset pack for this incoming :)??
????!!!!
Can you edit samples from refx expansions in the editor, or is it restricted to only user samples that can be edited in the editor?
You can't edit expansion samples. Their cross-fades are baked in and thus we consider them "final".
reminds me of omnisphere and falcon
exactly what I thought. I have both and other synths like Serum Analog Lab so I don't feel this thing at all.
Question to anyone
Is there a way to have notes cut themselves in nexus..the 808s are creating phase issues..pleas help!!
King - Go to MOD and under MISC change VOICES to 1. that what you looking for?
@Thought-Forms Yes that was a big help..Thanks bro bro! 🔥
Genuine question is there anything in there that can’t be done in the polygrid. Granted more polished but £188 more polished. Yes that is gong to cover the patch creation
I think Polygrid generally has you covered...outside of the polish. Certainly there is some nuance depending on what's important to you - but no need to drop the $$$ if you're deep in the polygrid world
@@Thought-Forms Too much faff in the Polygrid :) Back to KiSS and the good old Instrument layer
I want them to add an option where you can load the plugin with the nexus 2 mode as default they must also add all nexus 2 skins then i will buy it
All skins are prepared and will be added in the coming weeks. A default start-page is a good idea. Will be added in one of the next updates.
@michaelhartmann4088 I hope these updates are added soon even though i have avenger 2 they would make nexus 5 my go to synth
love the quick response to feedback & willingness to implement🙏 this is a great idea from jaysmoke. grats on the release, michael. loving it
@@michaelhartmann4088 Please add a light skin if possible. Long time Nexus user here and some of us prefer light skins instead of the trendy dark skins. Thanks!
@@jamesforteze1282 we're evaluating skins for the non-retro N5 skin. Due to time-constrains, some colors are hard-coded, etc. so we have to start doing some test-skins and see where we need to change the code, etc. it could be a while before we can release N5 non-retro skins.
is it cracked yet
Nexus 5 is a little UVI Falcon + a little Avenger 2 to me.
For sure, I can see it
I purchased Waldorf Iridium and I'm more then happy and it was cheaper then Nexus
You got an Iridium for cheaper than Nexus?????? Please share your source LOL
@@Thought-Forms Iridium cost about 1600 GBP, Nexus 5 Complete 1900 GBP on Black Friday.
An Iridium for less than $200?
What was the purpose of showing the Korg Triton? The device had a 16-track MIDI sequencer. Where is the 16-track MIDI sequencer in Nexus 5? Nexus 5 has nothing to do with a workstation because Nexus 5 is missing the most important thing that makes a workstation: the sequencer.
NEXUS 5 has 16-arps. Each one can be switched to "sequencer" mode, where you can even import midi-files. Now, you can play 16 polyphonic sequences at the same time.
@@michaelhartmann4088 Wow, thank you, Michael. I didn´t know that. Sounds promising. How many bars long can an arp be? Can I chain arps to build a song? Song mode is crucial. It would have to be able to do that to be called a real workstation. I would like to work only in Nexus 5 or only in Avenger 2. Not as an instance in a DAW. In Korg Gadget for Mac or PC I can work completely standalone. Maybe a song mode is possible in an update. Your work is really great. Vielen Dank!
@@michaelhartmann4088 Michael, you write that you can play 16 polyphonic sequences at the same time. If there is no Song Mode, my question is: Is it possible to change these 16 sequences as a kind of scene set during play? So, there are 16 sequences playing as, let´s say, Set 1. While they are playing, I type in "Set 2" and at the end of the bar of the sequences of Set 1, Set 2 starts automatically with other 16 sequences, without a pause being audible. Is this workflow possible, meaning manual switching of sequence sets on the fly? Thank you.
@@Klaas-g3t It sounds like you are looking for an arranger/accompaniment workstation. That is something different.
@@AdamElteto No, not at all. I really like using the arps in my Yamaha Montage. But they are old and don't sound very modern. No, I would use three or four preset sequences with Nexus 5 (mainly drums) and then record the remaining sequences myself until I have 16 tracks/sequences together. I'm just concerned with the chaining of these sequences. If that is possible, one can speak of a real workstation. Then I can sell my Yamaha Montage. Regards.
There are so many powerful free synths, I can't understand how you'd ever justify spending $200+ on one
What’s your Band Camp page?
@@davidlandrum RUclips is cucking me hard with these comments. I don't have anything up publicly but I put some tracks in my channel blurb if you're interested in hearing.