User Manual
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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
W
elcome and thank your for purchasing NEXUS2. You are now the owner of a
highquality product that includes a professional and comprehensive sound
library and an easy-to-use but powerful patch management system. The demands
placed on your computer’s CPU are surprisingly low.
NEXUS2 is a sample-ROM based synthesizer (often called a “rompler”). This means
that NEXUS2 accesses sampled waveforms from your hard disk to generate its
sounds. Apart from the low demands on your CPU mentioned above, this method
also has other benefits: It allowed us to sample several prohibitively
expensive analog hardware devices and make these quality sounds available to
you,the NEXUS2 user. Furthermore, the complex sound
architecture in NEXUS2 gives you extensive control over the most important
parameters to customize the sounds to suit your personal tastes. The internal
architecture lets you generate highly complex soundscapes, stacked sequences
and/ or extreme modulations – all with a depth and clarity you’ve never heard
before. Dive into the world of NEXUS2 and experience a totally new dimension of
sound. Specifications and features: a a a a a a a a a a Over 4
gigabyte library of high quality multisamples Eight alias-free classic
waveforms Over 890 factory presets covering all popular genres Four different
filter types with flexible envelopes Two freely editable master effects Freely
programmable 32-step arpeggiator with note transpose Freely programmable
32-step stereo trance gate Flexible delay with adjustable modulation
Production-quality reverb (licensed from ArtsAcoustic) Can be upgraded via
separately available expansions (27 already available)
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INSTALLATION
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INSTALLING NEXUS2 ON A WINDOWS PC
To install NEXUS2 on your Windows PC, please follow these simple steps:
1. Insert the NEXUS2 DVD into your DVD drive. 2. Double click the file “NEXUS2
Setup.exe” from within the “Windows Setup” folder on the DVD and follow the on
screen instructions. Continue with “DOWNLOADING THE LICENSE” on page 8
3.
MINIMUM PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
a a a a a a Pentium III @ 800MHz or better (or AMD equivalent)Minimum of
512Mb RAM (1Gb recommended) Hard drive space required: 4Gb Operation system:
Windows XP/Vista Graphics (minimum resolution): 16-bit 800x600 Host: Any
application supporting the VSTi standard (e.g. Cubase, FL Studio, Sonar etc.)
or Pro Tools 7.3 or better
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INSTALLING NEXUS2 ON A MAC
To install NEXUS2 on your Mac, please follow these simple steps:
1. Insert the NEXUS2 DVD into your DVD drive. 2. Double click the file “NEXUS2
Setup.dmg” from within the “OSX Setup” folder on the DVD and follow the on
screen instructions. Copy the folder “Nexus Content” from the DVD to any
location on one of your hard drives, but make sure that the hard drive has
enough space to fit the entire factory content (4 Gb)
and please also make sure there is enough space left for expansions you might
want to import in the future. Continue with “DOWNLOADING THE LICENSE” on page
8.
4.
MINIMAL MAC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
a a a a a a Mac G4 800MHz or better / Mac Intel 1.4 GHz or better Minimum
of 512Mb RAM (1Gb recommended) Hard drive space required: 4Gb Operating system:
OSX 10.4 / 10.5 Graphics (minimum resolution): 16-bit 800x600 Host: Any
application with VSTi support (e.g. Cubase, Nuendo, Live), AU (AudioUnit)
support (e.g. Logic, Garageband, Live) or RTAS support (Pro Tools 7.x & DP
5.x)
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DOWNLOADING THE LICENSE
NEXUS2 requires a valid license to be present on the USB eLicenser in order to
run. You have to download this licensefrom the internet using the activation
code you received via email when you ordered NEXUS2. To download your license
to a connected USB eLicenser, please follow these simple steps
1. 2. 3. 4.
Download the “License Control Center”
from https://www.elicenser.net/ Install the “License Control
Center”. In the “Wizards”
menu, choose the option “License Download”. Follow the on-screen instructions.
That’s it. The license has been stored on your USB eLicenser and the activation
code has become invalid.
a Please note that you do NOT need to download the license on the same
computer you plan to use NEXUS2 on. a You can use ANY Windows or Mac
compatible computer to download the license. a In case your music-computer
isn’t connect to the internet, simply use another one
to download the license to the USB eLicenser. a The computer that downloads
the license needs the “License
Control Center”
installed. a You can download the https://www.elicsense.net/ latest version of
the “License Control Center” from
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MANUAL INSTALLATION OF THE CONTENT
To install the NEXUS2 content manually, please follow these simple steps:
1. 2.
Insert the NEXUS2 DVD into your DVD drive. Copy the folder “Nexus Content” from
the DVD to any location on one of your hard drives, but make sure that the hard
drive has enough space to fit the entire factory content (4 Gb)
and please also make sure there is enough space left for expansions you might
want to import in the future.
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QUICK START
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QUICK START
ithin this section we will describe, step-by-step, how to load NEXUS2 into your
host application and how to open it within a Cubase or Logic project. If you
use neither Cubase nor Logic, or if you have other host-related questions,
please consult the manual that came with your specific host application. Please
make sure that NEXUS2 has been installed correctly before starting your host
application (see previous chapter).
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using NEXUS2 in Steinberg Cubase or Nuendo
Cubase and Nuendo have so-called Instrument Slots. Open your VST instrument
rack (in Cubase, the default shortcut for this is F11). Click on an empty slot
and a list of all your VST instruments should appear. Select “NEXUS” from this
list. An instance of NEXUS2 will be loaded and its name will appear in the
selected instrument slot. Now, create a MIDI track and route this track’s MIDI output to the instance of NEXUS2 you loaded earlier.
If your system has been configured correctly, you should now be able to hear a
sound when playing a key on your MIDI keyboard
(the patch “Saw Init” is loaded by default). To select a different
preset, open NEXUS2 (click on the “e” button within the instrument rack).
You’ll now be able to see the NEXUS2 preset browser (Library). Double-clicking
a preset name in the column to the right will load that particular preset.
Alternatively, you can use the cursor keys to select a preset. The up/downkeys
scroll through the presets in the currently selected category. Use the right
cursor key to load the currently highlighted preset.
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using NEXUS in Apple Logic 8
Create a new song and then create a “Software
Instrument” track. When the newly created track is selected, you will see the
track inspector on the left hand side. Click on the gray button under the
letters “I/O” but above the button labeled “Out 1-2”. A big list of instruments
and plug-ins will appear. In this list, select “AU Instruments -> reFX ->
Nexus -> Stereo”.
To select a different preset, open NEXUS2 (click once on the same button you
used to load NEXUS2 in the inspector). You’ll now be able to see the NEXUS2
preset browser (Library). Double-clicking a preset name in the column to the
right will load that particular preset.
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QUICK START
general information
Because NEXUS2 receives on all 16 MIDI channels simultaneously, there is
no need to set its MIDI input channel
manually. If you’d like to add a second NEXUS2 sound (or more), simply load
another instance of NEXUS2 in your host and select another preset. NEXUS2 is
delivered with over 800 factory presets from all musical genres. We recommend
that you audition them first to gain an impression of the power and versatility
that NEXUS2 has to offer.
special features
NEXUS2 parameters can be automated via MIDI
continuous controller data. You’ll find a list of the supported continuouscontrollers
and their assignments in appendix A (at the end of this document). NEXUS2 is
also able to interpret automation data sent from your sequencer. For further
information about instrument automation, please refer to the manual that came
with your host application.
expansions
Your NEXUS2 sound library can be expanded with additional presets (and their
referenced samples). Each expansion holds a minimum of 128 new presets. To
learn how to import these expansions into NEXUS2, please read the section
“importing data” on page 44.
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NEXUS REFERENCE
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BASIC FUNCTIONS
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hen NEXUS2 is started for the very first time, it will
appear with its white skin (see “guiskin” on page 42). The central dot-matrix
area displays the NEXUS2 preset browser (“library”) by default.
The individual sections are (from top left to bottom right)
filter modifier
Provides simultaneous control over basic filter parameters for all four layers.
master filter
An extra filter applied to NEXUS2’s main output.
central display
Various functions (see “Central Display” on page 18).
delay
Master delay settings. Please refer to page 23 for more information.
amp modifier
Provides simultaneous control over volume and pan parameters for all four
layers.
reverb
Master reverb settings. Please refer to page 24 for more information.
output
Volume control and metering for NEXUS2 main output.
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theVengeance / reFX logos
If you click on these logos, the NEXUS2 “rear panel” will appear, giving you
access to several global settings and functions
overwrite warnings
This option allows you to deactivate the warnings usually seen when attempting
to overwrite data. The default setting for this option is “on”.
delete warnings
This option deactivates warnings when attempting to delete categories, presets
or patterns. The default setting for this option is “on”.
page speed
Allows you to change the speed with which the mouse-wheel scrolls through
lists. Please note that not all hosts have mousewheel support for their plug-in
windows. We’re working with these vendors to add this functionality in future
releases of their host software.
export with “ultra” quality
If this option is selected, NEXUS2 will always use the best possible audio
quality while exporting. The default setting for this option is “off”.
Currently only the Steinberg hosts such as Cubase & Nuendo support this
feature.
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CENTRAL DISPLAY
The NEXUS2 display has several distinct functions. These are selected using the
eight buttons you’ll find to either side of the display
library
Click on this button to show the preset browser. This is used for loading,
saving, renaming, deleting and managing your presets.
freq
Click on this button to display the scope / FFT frequency analyzer.
mix mod
Click on this button to access the modulation matrix, LFOs and their associated
parameters.Click on this button to access the Master Effects, Feature Matrix,
Oscillator mixer and Master EQ.
live arp
Click on this button to access the freely editable arpeggiator. News, updates,
expansions, skins and more the whole world of NEXUS2 is just one click away!
tg
Click on this button to access the NEXUS2 “Trance Gate”.
sys
System settings for this particular instance of NEXUS2. These settings are
stored with the current song/project i.e. they are not saved along with a
preset itself.
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SIGNAL FLOW
NEXUS2 is a pure ROM preset player. However, you can edit and change the
presets to your heart’s content. To use all control elements and fully
understand them, you should know all about the basic structure of a NEXUS2
preset … All sound starts out at the oscillator level. Up to four oscillators
generate the raw sound, and each of these can be either a multisample or a
classic waveform (sawtooth, square, sine etc.). A layer can contain all four,
just one, or no oscillator at all. Which layers, and how many of them are used
within a preset, can be seen in the Feature Matrix in the MIX section. Portamento
and/or the arpeggiator can be switched on or off for each layer along with
several other options. Each layer is then sent through its own filter (cutoff
is controlled by the filter envelope). Note that the filter section is very
similar to the one available in the main page - the Master Filter. After passing through the filter stage, the signal reachesthe
amplitude section (controlled by an amplitude envelope). Next, the
signal passes through up to two possible effect slots, each effect slot offering
eight possible effects (see the “Master Effects”). Each layer can optionally
pass through a Trance Gate as well as a Layer Delay. If Layer Delay is switched
on, the master delay effect (see “Delay”) is automatically disabled - and vice
versa. Only one of the two can be active per layer. The same rule applies to
the Trance Gate and to the Arpeggiator. Master Effects are the exception to
this rule, as these can be used in addition i.e. without affecting the
availability of layer effects. The mixed master-signal is then passed through a
limiter so the internal level will never exceed 0dB. The output-section
amplifies the signal to the level desired.
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FILTER MODIFIER
The two modifier sections require some explanation:
All modifier knobs have a neutral position by default (centered). If a knob is
set to this position, it will have absolutely no effect on the underlying
parameter, i.e. that parameter has precisely the same value as stored in the
preset. Setting a modifier to a negative position (by turning the knob
anticlockwise) lowers values proportionally for all four layers at the same
time. Similarly, turning a modifier knob up i.e. above the neutral position, will increase all values proportionally for all
four layers at the same time. Because these knobs work proportionally, the
minimum and maximumpositions will always set minimum or maximum values for all
four layers, irrespective of the original values.
on
Pressing this button switches the entire filter modifier section on or off.
When switched off, the original sound is not affected. This switch can
therefore be quite handy for A/B comparison while adjusting the filter modifier
knobs.
res
This knob modifies the resonance parameters for all four layers simultaneously.
atk, dec, sus, rel
These four knobs modify the corresponding filter envelope parameters of all
four layers simultaneously. Again, you should remember that values are added or
subtracted as percentages of the original values.
env
This knob determines the strength of the filter envelope modulation. The
envelope amount set here is added to all filters in all layers.
cutoff
This knob modifies the cutoff frequencies of all four layers simultaneously.
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AMP MODIFIER
The amp modifier knobs behave in exactly the same way
as the filter modifiers. See the first paragraph about “Filter Modifier” on the
previous page for a general explanation of how the modifier knobs work.
on
Pressing this button switches the entire amp modifier section on or off. When
switched off, the original amplitude settings are not affected. This switch can
therefore be quite handy for A/B comparison while adjusting the amp modifier
knobs.
spread
The spread knob modifies the width of an alternating (“ping-pong”) panning of
the signal. The pan position willswitch between left and right for each note
you play.
atk, dec, sus, rel
These four knobs modify the corresponding amp envelope parameters of all four
layers simultaneously. As is always the case for modifiers, values are added or
subtracted as percentages of the original values.
pan
This knob modifies the pan positions (left/ right balance) of all layers.
spike
This knob modifies the Spike value. Spike increases the amplitude during the
first 3 milliseconds of a note, resulting in a noticeably more
percussive/punchy sound.
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MASTER FILTER
The Master Filter is applied to the entire output signal and is typically used
for filter-fades where the cutoff is slowly increased or decreased during
intros or breaks.
on
This button activates/deactivates the Master Filter. By default, the Master
Filter is switched off.
type
This button cycles through several different filter types: a a a a LP: Low
pass filter HP: High pass filter BP: Band pass filter NTCH: Notch filter
cutoff
Controls the cutoff frequency - the most important parameter in any filter.
res
Adjusts the amount of resonance at the cutoff frequency. High values will often
result in a “whistling” sound, depending on the “Type” and “Slope” settings.
You can also click directly on a filter-type name to select it.
slope
Selects the steepness of the chosen filter type. NEXUS2 offers three slopes: a
6db/Octave rolloff a 12db/Octave rolloff a 24db/Octave rolloff You can alsoclick directly on a filter-slope name to select
it.
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DELAY
The delay in NEXUS2 offers a variety of delay-types and a delay-time modulation
to remove digital perfection from the feedbacks. So to avoid robotic delays,
always remember to dial in a bit of ‘mod’ for that extra warmth.
on
This button activates/deactivates the master delay effect. Whether or not this
is active by default depends on the loaded preset.
mod
Controls the amount that an integrated LFO modulates the Delay Time (see
below), resulting in a slight pitch modulation of the delayed signal.
type
This button lets you select one of four different types of delay: a mono:
Simple mono delay a stereo: Simple stereo delay a cross: The left and right
channels are swapped at each iteration. a pngpg: “Ping-pong” delay. The delayed signal bounces between left and right
channels - for extremely wide stereo effects. You can also click directly on a
delay-type name to select it.
time
This knob adjusts the delay time. The available values are standard note
lengths (synchronized to your host application), triplets or dotted notes.
f-back
This knob adjusts the amount of delay feedback, effectively the number of
repetitions before the delay fades into silence.
lo-cut
The amount of highpass filtering applied to the feedback signal.
mix
Used to adjust the dry/wet ratio of the signal i.e. the amount of delay applied
to the currently loaded preset.
hi-cut
The amount of lowpass filteringapplied to the feedback signal.
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REVERB
NEXUS2 includes a professional quality reverb effect licensed from
ArtsAcoustic. It is unsurpassed in the software sector - no other software
synth has such a high quality reverb “built in”. Now there’s no need add
external reverb effects to your synth sounds.
on
Activates/deactivates the reverb. Whether or not reverb is active by default
depends on the currently loaded.
mod
The MOD knob controls the amount of reverb time modulation, resulting in a
softer and warmer sound.
type
Use this button to select one of three reverb algorithms: a room: small rooms
/ gated reverbs a hall: larger halls a arena: very wide, long and deep You
can also click directly on a reverb-type name to select it.
pre-dly
Adjusts the time it takes before the reverb signal appears, affecting the
perceived size of the room.
dec
Adjusts the reverb signal’s decay i.e. how long it takes to fade into silence.
lo-cut
The amount of highpass filtering applied to the reverb signal.
mix
Used to adjust the dry/wet ratio of the signal i.e. the amount of reverb
applied.
hi-cut
The amount of lowpass filtering applied to the reverb signal.
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LIBRARIAN
The library browser in NEXUS2 is divided into two main parts. The column on the
left displays a list of sound categories, these can be
compared to folders. Highlighting a category here will display its contents in
the right hand column. There are threemethods of loading presets: 1.
Double-click on the preset name in the right column. 2. Using the previous/next
button in the topright corner of the preset-name. 3. Using the cursor-keys to
select a preset and using right cursor-key to load. The bottom of the library
browser displays useful information about the currently loaded preset. Click on
the right hand header (info by default) to display different types of info: It
cycles through “info”, “mem”, “rating” and “author”.
The rating system lets you rate individual presets while using NEXUS2. Your
ratings are stored and can be used later as a search criterion. For example:
You can display all presets that you’ve rated with five stars. By default, all
presets are unrated and thus have zero stars. Directly to the left of the
“info” section are two small arrows pointing left/right. These are used to
select the next or previous presets in the currently selected category and are
useful for mouse only operation of NEXUS2. These arrows also allow speedy
preset navigation in hosts that don’t support the forwarding of key presses to
VST instruments.
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LIBRARIAN
Right-clicking on a category will open a context menu in which you can (from
top to bottom) delete, rename or create a new category. You can also create a
new “favorites” folder into which you can create links to your favorite
presets. To do this, simply right-click on the desired preset and then select “add to favorites” from the context menu. It’s possibleto have up to eight “favorites” folders, for
example to sort different types of your favorite sounds. The option “new
search” creates a new “virtual” folder and the search function looks for all
sounds that fit your criteria, then displays the
results in this new folder. You can also search according to ratings. Simply
enter “***” (for instance) as your search criterion. This would find all
presets that you’ve rated with at least three stars. If you’d like to perform a
“fuzzy” search, enter your search criteria in quotation marks. An example: With
the search criterion “bass” (include the quotation marks!) you’ll also find
presets that contain “brass” as part of their names. Letters and ratings can be
combined e.g. “bass ***” will find all presets that contain the letters “bass”
(in that order) with a three-star rating or higher. The search criterion “-”
allows you to search for characters that must be at the beginning of each name.
This effectively makes it possible to support sound categories as prefixes,
such as “SY” for “synth” sounds or “BA” for bass sounds. If your search is
shorter than three characters, this criterion is enabled automatically. A list
of category-prefixes we used for the factory-content and the expansions can be
found in the appendices-chapter of this manual. If you’ve edited a preset and
would like to save it, right-click on the name of the preset at the bottom of
the NEXUS2 library and a context menu will appear. Simply select “save preset”
from this menu. Ifyou’ve changed the preset name beforehand (by double-clicking
on the name itself ), a new preset is created and
saved into the currently selected category. Remember, if you’d like to save an
edited preset into a different category, the destination category must be
selected first.
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vib-source
The MIDI source used to control vibrato depth: modulation wheel, aftertouch, or
both.
pb-rangeThe amount (in semitones) that pitch is
lowered when the pitchbender is at its minimum position.
vib-speed
This slider adjusts the vibrato speed i.e. the rate of an LFO dedicated to
pitch modulation.
vel-volume
This parameter is biploar and can therefore be set to both positive and
negative values (default is 0). When set to a positive value, notes played with
a high velocity have a high volume and notes played with a low velocity have a
lower volume. When set to a negative value this operation is reversed – high
velocity notes are lower in volume and low velocity notes are higher in volume.
The volume of notes in relation their velocity depends upon the value set here.
Most presets have velocity information embedded into them, so changing this
value in these presets simply accentuates any velocity differences.
vib-depth
Maximum vibrato depth. Data from the vibrato source (see vib-source above) is
modulated with this amount.
pb-range+
The amount (in semitones) that pitch is increased when the pitchbender is at
its maximum position.
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status
These four buttons select the type of portamento (gliding pitch between notes)
as well as determining whether the sound will be polyphonic or monophonic: a
off: Polyphonic, no portamento. a ply: Polyphonic, with portamento. a trg:
Monophonic, re-triggered envelopes. a lgt: Monophonic, legato envelopes,
legato portamento (i.e. portamento is only applied between “overlapping”
notes).
speed
Determines the portamento rate. The available values are standard note lengths
(synchronized to your host application), triplets or dotted notes.
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MOD MATRIX
The right half of the MOD screen is used for the
mod-matrix and editing the two LFOs. In the mod-matrix, click
on the left row of fields to select from a list of modulation sources, and on
the right row to select targets. The slider in-between adjusts
modulation depth, which is bipolar i.e. values can be either positive or
negative. Available modulation sources are: Modwheel (MW+, -MW), Aftertouch
(AT+, -AT), Pitch Bend (PB), Midi CC (control change), host-automation (an
alternative to Midi CC) and the two LFOs. Available modulation destinations
are:
filter modifier
a a a a fltEnv – Filter Envelope fltCut – Filter Cutoff fltRes – Filter
Resonance fltSat - Filter Saturation
oscillators
a oscVol – Oscillator Volume a oscPan - Oscillator Panning a oscUp -
Sub-Oscillator Volume
arpeggiator output
a volume – Output Volume* a arpgate – Arpeggiator Gate a arpShf -
Arpeggiator Shuffleamp modifier
a a a a a a a pan - Panning spread – Amplitude Spread spike – Amplitude
Spike attack – Amplitude Attack decay – Amplitude Decay sustain – Amplitude
Sustain release – Amplitude Release
trance gate
a a a a tgMix – Trance Gate Mix tgCont – Trance Gate Contour tgWidth –
Trance Gate Width tgShf - Trance Gate Shuffle
master filter
a mstCut – Master Cutoff a mstRes – Master Resonance
other
a a a a rndPch – Random Pitch pitch - Pitch of all voices lfo1Spd - Speed
of LFO1 lfo2Spd - Speed of LFO2
delay
a a a a a dlyMix – Delay Mix dlyMod – Delay Modulation dlyFbk – Delay
Feedback dlyLo – Delay Lo-Cut dlyHi – Delay Hi-Cut
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reverb
a a a a a revMix – Reverb Mix revMod – Reverb Modulation revDec – Reverb
Decay revLo – Reverb Lo-Cut revHi – Reverb Hi-Cut Random Pitch is the only
other non selfexplanatory modulation destination you can choose here. This
parameter affects how much each note is randomized in pitch. Some presets
(pianos etc.) use this feature very subtly so that each note sounds unique.
This helps them appear more natural and less “digital”. Using this feature on a
normal synthesizer sound can produce some interesting and unique results.
*Although the slider for “volume” could actually be set to a positive value,
this will always have a negative impact on the sound itself as this parameter
can only be affected negatively. This is because you cannot get any louder than
the volume knob itself, only softer.tmaster effects
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a fxDry –
Effects Dry Level fxWet – Effects Wet Level chSpd - Chorus speed flSpd -
Flanger speed flDpt - Flanger depth flFbk - Flanger feedback phSpd - Phaser
speed degRt - Degrader rate degBit - Degrader bits degDst - Degrader distortion
disFrq - Distortion frequency disDrv- Distortion drive disGn - Distortion gain
apFlt - Analog phaser pre-filter apLow - Analog phaser lower apFbk - Analog
phaser feedback stWdt - stereo enhancer width stGn - stereo enhancer gain rmDpt
- ringmod-depth rmFrq - ringmod-frequency rmPhs - ringmod-phase offset rmTmb -
ringmod-timbre
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LFO 1 & 2
The two global LFOs are accessible by clicking on the “lfo”-tab. These two LFOs
can be used as modulation sources in the mod-matrix. Their speed can be
modulated from the mod-matrix as well, so prepare for some weird effects.
mode
Selects the sync- and trigger-mode a free: the speed is set as a numerical
value and does not sync to the host. a syn: the speed is synced to the host.
a syTr: the speed is synced to the host and the LFO is re-started whenever a
midi-note is received and no midi-notes are held down.
shape
Here you can set the shape of the LFO: a sine: sine waveform a tri: triangle
waveform a saw: sawtooth (falling) waveform a ramp: a ramp (rising) waveform
a sqr: square waveform a chaos: a new random value is generated every cycle.
speed
Sets the speed of the LFO. In “free”-mode this is a numerical value between
0and 127. In “sync”-mode the speed can be set to standard note length,
including triplets and dotted notes.
granular
This value makes the LFO-waveform less precise, more granular or coarse. It
limits the resolution of the internal calculations to create more digital
versions of the shapes, e.g. instead of a smooth ramp you will hear bigger
steps, less often.
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ARPEGGIATOR
mode
Selects how the arpeggiator plays back any notes you play on your keyboard: a
up: lowest to highest note. a down: highest to lowest note. a alter: lowest
to highest and back. a order: same order as keys played. a random: random key
held down. a poly: all notes are played simultaneously with the ryhtm-pattern
of the arpeggiator.
speed
Arpeggio rate. Available values are standard note lengths (synchronized to your
host application), triplets or dotted notes.
gate
This value determines how long notes are held by the arpeggiator. For legato
portamento within an arpeggio, you must set the gate to 127 and make sure that
notes in the step sequencer are contiguous.
octaves
Determines the range of the arpeggio i.e. arpeggios can be transposed (in
octaves) after each iteration.
length
Here you can change the length of the arpeggio-pattern. The pattern-display
zooms accordingly.
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filter
Defines how the notes are filtered by the arpeggiator each time a new step is
reached: a none: notes are not filtered a lowest: only the lowest notepasses
a highest: only the highest note passes a first: only the first note held
passes a last: only the last note held passes a fixed C0-C4: a fixed note is
played
strum
Only when the mode is set to “poly” will this have any effect. The chords you
play will spread out the notes in time. The higher the value,
the looser and slower the strum.
shuffle
Also called ‘swing’ by some, delays every second note in a 1/16th-speed pattern
by this amount. This is a global parameter that affects ALL arpeggiators, even
the ones played by the individual layers.
editing patterns
Notes can be entered at any position with a simple left-mouse-click. Each note
can be adjusted in length: Simply left-click on the right edge of a note and
drag it to the desired length. You can also hold down ALT and use the left
mouse-button to adjust the notes’ velocity. Notes can be transposed up and down
(+/- four octaves max.) – try entering notes anywhere in the grid. The small
box under each set note is used to display and adjust the semi-tone transpose
of the respective note. A right click deletes existing notes.
arp-librarian
In the top right hand corner of this page you can toggle between the full view
and a reduced one. The extra parameters are replaced with a small browser with
which you can manage arpeggio presets. This works in a similar way to the
library browser described earlier. Simply double-click on a preset to load it.
saving presets
Right-clicking on the currently loaded arpeggio presetname brings up a menu
similar to when you save other presets. This works in exactly the same way. To
rename the currently selected arpeggio preset, simply double-click on its name
and make your changes.
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mode
Selects whether the Trance Gate works in mono or stereo mode. If you switch it
to stereo, a thin line appears in the center of the pattern editor, effectively
seperating the left (top) and right (bottom) channels.
contour
If you find that the resulting sound is too “choppy” for your taste, you can
adjust its smoothness by increasing the value of contour (actually the attack
and release times of an envelope). Higher values make the Trance Gate softer.
speed
Should you want to change the speed in which the pattern is played back, you
can do it here.
width
This slider determines the stereo width of the trance gate.
length
Determines the total length of the trance gate pattern. The pattern-display
zooms accordingly.
delay
This delays the ‘wet’ level of the trance gate, so first you’ll only hear the
ungated signal and as soon as the delay-time has elapsed, the gated one.
mix
This slider determines the dry/wet mix i.e. the relative levels of non-gated
and gated signal.
fadein
Lets the gated signal fade-in over the designated amount of time.
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editing patterns
The bottom half of this screen controls/displays the
currently selected Trance Gate pattern. The blocks can be switchedon or off by
simply clicking on the steps in the grid (“filled” boxes are on, “empty” boxes
are off ). A left-click sets a box,
a right-click clears it.
tg-librarian
In the top right hand corner of this page you can toggle between the full view
and a reduced one. The extra parameters are replaced with a small browser with
which you can manage trance gate presets. This works in a similar way to the
library browser described earlier. Simply double-click on a preset to load it.
saving presets
Right-clicking on the currently loaded Trance Gate preset name brings up a menu
similar to when you save other presets. This works in exactly the same way. To
rename the currently selected Trance Gate preset, simply double-click on its
name and make your changes.
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freeze
This button freezes the current waveform display, in effect, taking a snapshot
of the current frequencies being output by NEXUS2.
scope / FFT
This button switches the display mode between waveform (Scope) and “Fast
Fourier Transform” i.e. frequency analysis.
clear
Lets you delete the current display and start from scratch.
L+R
This button switches the display mode to show both
channels (L+R), Left only (L) or Right only (R).
filled
Changes the waveform appearance. Switches between solid and line display.
zoom x / zoom y
Use these sliders to change the horizontal and vertical zoom factors of the
display. Zoom X controls the vertical zoom and Zoom Y controlsthe horizontal
zoom. Only Zoom Y (vertical) is available in FFT mode.
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The left column of this page is used for controlling the two master effects.
You can toggle between the two effect slots by clicking on their title. The
two-arrow-symbol swaps the two effect slots with each other. The type option
lets you select one of eight different effect types: a chorus: Generally
thickens and widens the sound by adding time-modulated, very short delays to
the original signal. a flanger: A very popular effect similar to chorus except
that a portion of the delayed signal is mixed back into its own input
(feedback), causing complex resonance. a phaser: The classic
phase-cancellation effect, the sound of which is comparable to a LFO-modulated
notch filter. a ensemble: A more complex variation of the chorus effect. The
ensemble effect sounds more dense because it uses more
delay and more modulation. a degrader: Reduces the samplerate and or bit-depth
of the signal. Can also add additional distortion. a
distortion: Adds non-linear distortion around a selectable frequency. Very good to simulate electric guitars. a analog phaser: A
much more advanced and smoother sounding version than the standard phaser. When
the speed is set to “0”, the lower-freq value sets the LFO-phase directly. a
stereo enhancer: Widens or narrows the stereo-field. You can set affected the
frequency range.
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feature matrix
At the top right of the MIX screen isthe Feature Matrix.
It shows the structure i.e. the signal flow of the currently selected preset.
The numbers to the left (14) show the used layers. The 6 slots on the lines
show you which modules/effects are activated for each layer. You can
activate/deactivate single elements by clicking on them. However, these
modules/effects cannot be changed - only enabled or disabled as they’re
embedded into the preset itself. You can toggle the entire layer on/off by
clicking on their respective numbers. The abbreviations stand for the
following: a prt: Portamento is active for this layer. a arp:
Arpeggiator is active for this layer. a chr, fla, pha, ens, deg, dst,
aph, sth: The same effects as the master effect (see previous page), but used
as individual layer effects. a tg: The Trance Gate is
active for this layer. a dly: Layer delay. As soon as the master delay is
activated, all layer delay settings of a preset are automatically deactivated.
Only one delay can be active at a time (either layer or master delay) for
obvious reasons.
oscillator matrix
He you can adjust the volume, panning, transpose and detune parameter for each
of the four available oscillators. You can also toggle the oscillators on/off
by clicking on their respective numbers. When there are two volume-sliders for
one oscillator (see the third slot in this example) then that oscillator uses a
slave-oscillator to play the same sound, but pitched one octave higher than the
master. The volume of that slave-oscillator can
beadjusted with that second slider.
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output-eq
Here you’ll find a fully fledged, freely adjustable, four band parametric
equalizer
freq
Frequency the eq-band affects.
gain
Cut (negative values) or boost (positive values) for each band.
type
One of eight selectable eq-band-types. Every type allows the signal to be
shaped a different way.
q
Defines the steepness of each band.
fx librarian
In the top right hand corner of this page you can toggle between the mix view,
the output-eq view and the FX-browser. This works exactly like the other preset
browsers described previously. Simply double-click on a preset to load it.
saving presets
Right-clicking on the FX slot name brings up a context-menu similar to the
other preset browsers. You can save the currently visible FX slot (FX preset)
or both slots (XFX preset) only. To rename the currently selected FX slot,
simply double-click on its name and make your changes. The browser displays the
FX names with a category prefix. You don’t need to edit them manually. The prefix
is added automatically during save and removed during load.
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reFX LIVE
Open this page for information about the latest NEXUS2 developments as well as
new expansions and skins (see “gui-skin” on page 42). A left click on the information
will start your standard web browser, taking you directly to the appropriate
web-page. A right click in this area offers a context menu allowing you
to“refresh” the page. The page is automatically refreshed once per minute.
On each launch of NEXUS2, the reFX Live system checks
for NEXUS2 updates, which can be automatically saved to your desktop. This way
you’ll never miss a NEXUS2 update and you will always be using the latest
version.
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SYSTEM
The following settings only affect the currently active instance of NEXUS2
within the current project. They’re not stored per preset but are
instead saved inside the project file of your host application (when saved).
mst tuning
Fine-tunes NEXUS2 globally (in steps of 1Hz). Standard tuning for the root key
A is 440Hz.
voices
This slider lets you limit the maximum number of voices that NEXUS2 can play
back simultaneously. Especially older and slower computers can benefit from a
lower value. By default the slider is set to 32 voices and can be increased up
to 128 voices. Please remember, though, that the more voices that sound and
play simultaneously, the more strain this puts on your CPU. The default of 32
voices should be adequate for most users.
transpose
This slider lets you transpose the incoming midi data of NEXUS2 up or down in
octave steps. Especially owners of smaller MIDI
keyboards without transpose buttons will welcome this feature, which
effectively increases the range of their keyboard.
vel-curve
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arpvelsrc
Arpeggiator velocity source. Establishes whether the
first note or the most recently played note determines the velocity of the
arpeggio.
gui-skin
NEXUS2 allows you to change the overall appearance of the plug-in (the GUI).
You can even change the current skin while NEXUS2 is open - it doesn’t need to
be reloaded. Please read the “import data”-section to learn how to import
skins.
outgain
Output gain. Should you find that the output level of NEXUS2 is generally too
loud or too soft, you can change the output gain from –3 to +3 db
expansions
The right hand column displays all currently installed expansions. To learn how
to import newly purchased expansions, please read “import data”-section on page
44.
quality
Quality setting for the interpolation algorithm. Especially older or slower
systems will benefit from the “low” setting. Otherwise, we recommend keeping
the default “high” setting. The third option, “ultra”, should only be necessary
if you’re listening on high-end audio monitors.
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importing data
There are two ways to import data into NEXUS2: The
first way is to copy the data you wish to import onto the desktop. Then simply
click on the button labeled “desktop”, which you can find in the system-page of
NEXUS2. All licenses, skins and expansions that are found on the desktop will
be imported automatically. The second way isto click on the button labeled
“import data” on the system-page of NEXUS2. A file-selector will open. You can
navigate this file selector to any location you like and select several files
to be imported. No matter which of the two ways you choose, there are several
things to consider before importing.
1. 2.
You can only import skins and expansions for which you have licenses. Licenses
have to be imported the same way as skins and expansions. You can select as
many licenses, skins and expansions in the file-selector as you like. They are
all imported automatically in the right order. It is recommended to leave the
license-files exactly the way they were delivered via email: in zIP-format. It
is NOT necessary to unpack them. The files contained within the zIP-archive are
NOT readable by ANY other application. The import process can take some time
depending on the speed of your computer. During the import process NEXUS2
displays a small progress bar. This should update as the import process is
working.
5.
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expansions
Your NEXUS2 sound library can be expanded with additional presets (and their
referenced samples). Each expansion holds a minimum of 128 new presets. There
are 27 expansions already available for purchase on reFX.com and more are
released in regular intervals.
available expansions
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
Analog Bass Bigtone Signature 1 Bigtone Signature 2 Crank Dance Drums
DanceOrchestra Dance Vol.1 Dance Vol.2 (included in NEXUS2) Dance Vol.3 Guitars
HandsUp Bass Hardstyle House Vol.1 Minimal House Minimal House 2 NuElectro
Perpetual Motion Peter Siedlaczek’s Total Piano Pop Psytrance Rauschwerk SID
Store’n’Forward Stratosphere Vocoder
to be released soon
a Crank 2 a Vintage Drums
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skins
NEXUS2 allows you to change the overall appearance of the plug-in (the GUI).
You can even change the current skin while NEXUS2 is open - it doesn’t need to
be reloaded. Each loaded NEXUS2 instance within a song remembers which skin it
used, so you can use different skins for different tracks (e.g. Cobalt for
Bass, Black for Drums etc.) and it will all be saved and restored with your
song. NEXUS2 already includes four different skins (“White” Black (good)”, ”Black (evil)” and ”Cobalt”) and there are three
additional skins packs available on reFX.com, each containing three new skins.
available skin packs
color a “Bill Killed” - stark yellow a “Killer Tomato” - dark red a “Lime” -
strong lime precious metal a “Gold” a “Silver” a “Bronze” themed a “C64” -
just like the brown box a “T-Bee” - silver with red display a “Vengeance” -
grayish purple
White
Black (good)
Black (evil)
Cobalt
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TIPS & TRICKS
ere you will find some tips & tricks that help you get the most of your
NEXUS2 experience. Remember always to experiment and try new ways toaccomplish
your goals. It’s very rewarding to find new, easier ways to do things you have
done differently in the past. Sometimes it’s just a small, but still important
change that makes all the difference.
H
1.
saving a preset into another category
Do you want to save a preset that you’ve tweaked into another category? No
problem, just follow these easy steps
Rename the preset by double-clicking on the preset name and entering your own
description. *This step is optional - you can in fact save the preset with its
original file name if you wish to do so, but in most cases you’d probably like
to distinguish between the old and the new presets with a different name. Click
on the category in the category list that you’d like to save your new preset into.
Right-click on the preset name and choose “save preset”. Your preset will now
be saved into the category that you selected, with its new name (if you chose
one).
3.
quickly resetting a knob back to its optimal value
Would you like to quickly reset a knob that you’ve changed the position of back
to its default value, without having to reload the preset? That’s easy, simply
hold down the CTRL key and left click on the knob in question. Voila! Its back
to its optimal position (centered). This works for all sections, except for the
“delay” and “reverb” sections which behave a little differently. Try this in
these sections and you’ll find that the knob actually jumps to a pre-defined
value (the same for each preset). This isuseful if you’d like to apply a quick
“nice sounding” delay/reverb to a sound that doesn’t already have one.
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using locks to keep certain settings
Have you wondered what these small padlock symbols in
most sections mean? Once you’ve ‘locked’ an area, it will retain it’s current settings even when you load another preset.
This is really helpful if you, for example, found the perfect arpeggio-pattern
for your track, but want to experiment with different sound. You simply ‘lock’
the arp-section and proceed to load other presets. The arp-section will retain it’s settings (and thus the pattern).
‘hidden’ features
All main sections (filter-modifier, amp-modifier, master filter, delay and
reverb) have a small context-menu (try right-clicking on them) which allows you
to ‘lock’ them (as mentioned in “Using locks to keep certain settings”) and/or
switch them off “global off”.
importing expansions and skins real easy
Just purchased the latest expansion and want to use it right away? Simply put
the expansion and the license-file for it on the desktop and hit the “desktop”
button on the sys-page. That’s it. The license and expansion gets imported
automatically and, once the import process finished,
can be used right away. This also works with more than one expansion and also
with skins. It was never easier.
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setting a knob to a precise value
Are the knobs not sensitive enough to set a particular
valuefor a certain parameter? Just hold down the Shift key while making your
changes and the knob values should update in increments of one, allowing you to
set an exact value.
moving the NEXUS2 content folder
Has your hard disk filled up and now you don’t have enough free space to import
the latest superfresh NEXUS2 expansion? Or have you just bought a new,
super-fast external hard disk and you’d like to move the NEXUS2 content onto
there? No problem, just follow these easy steps and it’ll be safe in its new
location in an instant.
1. Find the current location of the NEXUS2 content folder. On Windows this
located in “C:/Program Files/VstPlugins/Nexus/Nexus Content” by default. On the
Mac, you’ll have manually chosen a location when you first installed NEXUS2 -
find this folder. 2. Once you’ve located the “Nexus Content” folder, simply
move it to its desired new location as you would with any other file/folder.
Now open up your host application and load up an instance of NEXUS2 which will
now proceed to search for the new location of the “Nexus Content” folder
automatically. This may take several minutes, depending on the amount of drives
and their sizes.
That’s all there is to it! From now on, each time you use NEXUS2, your presets
will be loaded from/ saved to the new location.
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sharing NEXUS2 presets
Have you made a fat lead sound super-fat? Or have you
put together a Trance Gate rhythm that even some African tribes would be
proudof? Would you like to share this newly created preset with your production
partner or friends? That’s easy, just follow these simple steps.
Make sure that your friend has a fully licensed and working version of NEXUS2.
The following steps won’t work without it, nor will they work with the demo
version (for obvious reasons). Ensure that you’ve already saved your sound-,
arp-, trance-gate or fx-preset. If not, then save it now with a name you’ll
remember. Browse to your “Nexus Content” folder and you’ll see, amongst others,
four folders: “Arp Presets”, “FX Presets”, “Presets”, and “TG Presets”. The
folder names are pretty self-explanatory (see below for info). If you’d like to
share a normal “sound” preset, then open up the folder named “Presets”. Inside
you’ll find all of your current categories. Simply browse into the category
that you saved your preset into and you’ll find all of the presets that you’d
normally see within the NEXUS2 GUI. Copy the preset(s) that you’d like to share
into a temporary location which you’ll be able to find later. e.g. the desktop. Now you can share these files via e-mail,
instant messaging or any other means without affecting your original preset
files (these are just temporary copies - you can delete them when you’re done).
3.
5.
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tutorial 1: perfect pitch-bass
OK, so you’re into hands-up/trance and you love the bass-line in the factory
preset “Two Finger Madness 1”, but would likeit even more without the added
kick drum? Don’t fear, here we’ll show you how to make the perfect “solo”
Pitch-Bass with NEXUS2 for use in your next production. First, we start with
the arpeggiator (yes the arpeggiator!). What we need to do here is to create
our own, new arpeggiator preset. Start by setting up the step sequencer in the
“arp” section like in the picture, then save the preset. Name the preset Pitch-Bass
Down, as that’s what it’s doing - bending down the
notes. We’ll come back to this and use it later.
Next, we need to find a suitable bass sound to use with our arpeggiator preset.
“Trancebass 13” in the “Bass” category is ideal, so go ahead and load up this
preset. Now, your thinking, where is this tutorial going? Here’s where it all
comes together. Click back on the “arp” section and load up the arpeggiator
preset that we saved earlier (Pitch-Bass Down). You’re probably playing some
notes by now but it still doesn’t sound very good does it? Here’s the final
step. Click on the “mod” button and take a look in the “portamento” section.
Set the status parameter to “lgt” (legato) and the speed parameter to 1/16.
Now, play some keys on your midi keyboard/sequencer. Sounds fat doesn’t it? All
that’s left to do now is to draw some notes into your sequencer like in the
example. Add your favorite kick drum on each beat and you’ll be rocking in your
chair… That’s all there is to it! This trick works for any sound you apply
these settings to, of course bass sounds work best.
Trythis technique out on any of the NEXUS2 presets. Who knows, you might even
come up with something better!
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tutorial 2: the NEXUS2 hoover
Here we’ll try and emulate the famous “Hoover” sound using
NEXUS2. First off, we’ll start with the arpeggiator (been here before right?).
Create a new arpeggio pattern like in the picture and save it with a name of “Hoover”. Now, load up the
preset “German Trumpet 1” from within the “Dance Leads” category and apply your
newly created arpeggio pattern to it by double-clicking on the “Hoover” preset in the
“arp” section. Next, we need to look at the portamento settings in the “mod”
section. Here, you should set the status to “lgt” (legato) and the speed to
1/4. You’re probably playing some notes by now and can hear that we’re almost
done. All that’s left to do now is to increase the amp modifier’s attack (atk)
parameter a little. A setting of around 34 gives the sound an
authentic “Rotterdam”
feel. There’s no real playing technique to this sound. Simply press and
hold a key and you should get the desired result. Try applying your arpeggio
preset and portamento settings to other NEXUS2 sounds for an alternative
result. You’ll probably find that detuned or extremely wide sounds work best.
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tutorial 3: the “uplifter” effect
Here we’ll show you how to create an uplifting pitch
effect with NEXUS2 - perfect to create tension in a track just before the
break. This one isreally simple and can be applied to almost all NEXUS2 sounds
for different variations of the effect. We’ll use the preset “Dutch Style 2”
from the “Dance Leads” category for this tutorial, so go ahead and load it up.
Now, we’ll dive straight into the “mod” section and make some changes to the
portamento settings. Set the status and speed parameters to the values shown in
the picture.
You’re probably still wondering how on earth this is going to work? Well, the
finale happens in your sequencer. Draw some notes into the piano roll of your
sequencer like in the picture. We’ve filled 32 bars in exactly the same way.
The next note is always one semitone higher than the last. Once you’ve input
all the notes into your sequencer, go ahead and play it back. You should get
that famous, rising pitch effect that you normally hear just before a track
explodes. Go ahead, experiment and apply this technique to other sounds. You
could also position the first note in the sequence one octave higher/lower or
span the notes further apart to increase the effect’s range.
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appendix A – MIDI implementation chart Function
Basic Channel Default: Change: Default messages Sound range Note On: Note Off:
Key: Channels
Txd
x x x x x x x x x x o Actual No. x x Song Pos: Song Sel: Tune: Clock: Commands:
Local On/Off All Sound Off All Notes Off Act. Sensing Reset: x x x x x x x x x
x
Rxd
1-16 1-16 Mode 1 x 0-127 o o x o o o x x x x xx x x o o x x
Remarks
Messages are always received on all channels OMNI Mode is always on
Mode
Note number Velocity
Aftertouch
Pitchbend Control Change Program Change System Exclusive System Common
System Realtime
Aux Messages
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appendix B – MIDI continuous controller support
In addition to the messages specified in the MIDI implementation chart on the
previous page, the following MIDI continuous controller messages are
recognized, affecting the parameters listed below. By sending MIDI-CC messages
from your host application, you can change or even automate these parameters at
any time.
CC#
7 8 10 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 44 45 46 71 72 73 74 75 91 94 120 123
Name
Volume AMP Spread AMP Pan AMP Sustain Delay Feedback Delay Highcut Reverb Decay
FLT Attack FLT Decay FLT Sustain FLT Release FLT Envelope FLT Cutoff FLT
Resonance Master Filter Resonance AMP Release AMP Attack Master Filter Cutoff
AMP Decay Reverb Mix Delay Mix All Sound Off All Notes Off
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appendix C – category prefixes
This is a list of prefixes used by us to categorize the factory content and
expansions:
Prefix
AR AT BA BR CL DL DR FX GT LD OR PD PL PN SQ ST SY TG VO WW
Category
Arpeggio Atmosphere Bass Brass Classical Instrument Drumloop Drum FX Sound
Guitar Lead Organ Pads Plucked Piano Sequence Strings Synth Trancegate Vocal /
Choir Woodwinds
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