reFX has announced the release of Nexus 2 which comes with loads of new features plus the added bonus of the Dance Vol.2 expansion included for free. Two more expansions have also been released: Dance Vol.3 and SID.
NEXUS2 comes with over 70 new features and improvements.
The most important ones:
- Expansion Dance Vol.2 included: 128 new presets, 500 MB of new samples.
- Three skins (Black 'evil', Black 'good' and Cobalt) included.
- New FX: analog phaser from Arts Acoustic - up to 16 stages.
- New FX: stereo enhancer - widen or narrow the stereo field.
- Feature Matrix: layers can be switched on/off separately.
- New section: oscillator mix level.
- Oscillators can be switched on/off separately.
- Volume- and pan-control for each oscillator.
The complete list:
- Expansion Dance Vol.2 already included.
- Feature Matrix: layers can be switched on/off separately.
- Oscillator mix (new section):
- Oscillators can be switched on/off separately.
- volume control for single oscillators.
- volume control for 1up oscillators (when used by preset).
- panning control for single oscillators.
- free transposing of single oscillators (+/- 36 semitones).
- free detuning of single oscillators (centwise up to +/- 1 semitone).
- Trancegate:
- new trancegate presets.
- clear via right-click.
- length freely adjustable between 2-32 steps.
- graphical zoom when pattern length is changed.
- delay (tempo-synced).
- fade in (tempo-synced).
- graphical markers on every beat.
- adjustable loop-start.
- graphical marker on play-position.
- shuffle-factor + graphical representation of shuffle-factor.
- librarian uses the full height now, making it much easier to use.
- Arpeggiator:
- new arpeggio presets.
- maximum length increased to 32 steps.
- graphical zoom when pattern length is changed.
- graphical marker on every beat.
- newly created steps have default settings now.
- steps can be transposed note* and octave-wise.
- while holding shift, step-lengths can be adjusted smoothly.
- adjustable loop-start.
- graphical position marker.
- shuffle factor + graphical representation of shuffle-factor.
- expanded arpeggiator filter (incl. drum modes).
- librarian uses the full height now, making it much easier to use.
- FX:
- new: analog phaser from Arts Acoustic.
- new: stereo enhancer.
- two FX slots instead of just one.
- FX slots can be swapped.
- preset librarian.
- multi-FX can be saved in one file (XFX).
- 70 new FX presets sorted by effects-categories.
- 25 new XFX presets.
- EQ:
- EQ now has four bands.
- new EQ types: lowpass, highpass, bandpass, bandpass2, notch, peak, lowShelf, highShelf.
- Q factor for each band.
- free frequency (20-18000hz) for each band.
- separate gain (-/+24db) for each band.
- on/off switch for each band.
- Modulation:
- Portamento: trigger mode fixed.
- Pitchbend: Range increased to +/- 48 semitones.
- Mod-matrix:
- more logical sort order.
- separate destinations for FX-slot 1 and FX-slot 2.
- new mod destination flanger feedback.
- new mod destination flanger depth.
- new mod destination flanger speed.
- new mod destination degrader distortion.
- new mod destination distortion gain.
- new mod destination analog phaser pre-filter.
- new mod destination analog phaser lower freq.
- new mod destination analog phaser feedback +/-.
- new mod destination stereo enhancer width.
- new mod destination stereo enhancer gain.
- new mod destination phaser speed.
- new mod destination chorus speed.
- new mod destination EQ1-4 freq.
- new mod destination EQ1-4 Q factor.
- new mod destination EQ1-4 gain.
- new mod destination OSC1-4 volume.
- new mod destination OSC1-4 pan.
- new mod destination OSC1-4 1up volume.
- Librarian:
- can be sorted by name, regardless of the category-prefix.
- Global:
- auto-import-from-desktop function for expansions, skins, and licenses.
- "Nexus Content" is detected automatically after installation (required on OSX only).
- scroll-speed of mouse-wheel in lists freely adjustable.
Pricing & Availability
Nexus 2 is available now for Windows and Mac OS X in VST, AU and RTAS plug-in formats priced at €299.99 / $349.99. Upgrades are available. A Syncrosoft eLicenser (dongle) is now required and can be purchased from reFX if you don't already have one.
