KVR Audio

o_imseng · Post by **o_imseng** » Thu Apr 16, 2026 10:55 pm

Hi all

Introduction offer 20% off with coupon code: i7efuxc
or directly with link: https://oliverimseng.gumroad.com/l/lungg/i7efuxc

as this is still new and we are not yet used to nexus 5 geniunly supported user Expansions.
If your into trance maybe my first expansion is just the right spark of mee ideas for you.

I am a Swiss Trance artist & sound designer, signed with Pure Trance by Solarstone and with appearances on countless compilations like Dream Dance, Street Parade, Tunnel Trance, D.Trance.

I have worked in sound design for Reason Studios (iOS), Novation Launchpad (iOS) and Audanika SoundPrism (iOS).

My first mini Expansion for refx - Nexus 5 is available on gumroad:
https://oliverimseng.gumroad.com/l/lungg

Start Your Trance Productions With An Exciting Foundation, The Basslines.

Looking to inspire new tracks or ideas quickly, this mini expansion Trance Basslines Vol. 1 for reFX's Nexus 5 flagship synthesizer get's you going in no time. Ready to use presets to lay down the foundation of a track without any hassle and drive your inspiration to create that next banger inspired by artists like DJ Phalanx, Paul Van Dyk, Solarstone, Yves De Reuyter, Anjunabeats and many more.

https://soundcloud.com/oliverimsengoffi ... ines_vol_1

Would love your thoughts on it and if you would like to support this work I would highly appreciate it.

o_imseng · Post by **o_imseng** » Sun May 03, 2026 10:45 pm

Hi there,

introduction offer still active and there is a new video of Simon Le Grec showcasing the mini expansion.
Best regards, Oliver

FigBug · Post by **FigBug** » Sun Jun 14, 2026 2:27 pm

Hi all, Vaporwave has been released. Check out our YouTube channel, it's more active than in the past with tutorials, track builds, etc.

Also summer sale is on now. Owners of NEXUS can now also upgrade to the complete bundle at a reduced price. Make sure you are logged in to refx.com to see your custom upgrade price.

Caine123 · Post by **Caine123** » Sun Jun 14, 2026 3:15 pm

hmmmm kinda tempting, the price for complete upgrade is a few bucks cheaper per XP than the 10 bundle pack. does anyone know if the xmas sale is the same discount or maybe cheaper?

Vlades41 · Post by **Vlades41** » Sat Jul 11, 2026 12:29 pm

Fellow developers, consider releasing the "EURODANCE" extension for the Nexus 5.
This style is still in fashion.
VPS Avenger has this extension.

BJ · Post by BJ » Mon Jul 13, 2026 8:19 pm

FigBug wrote: Sun Jun 14, 2026 2:27 pm Hi all, Vaporwave has been released. Check out our YouTube channel, it's more active than in the past with tutorials, track builds, etc.

Also summer sale is on now. Owners of NEXUS can now also upgrade to the complete bundle at a reduced price. Make sure you are logged in to refx.com to see your custom upgrade price.

Vaporwave is really good.

I'm kind of hoping there might one day be a funk expansion, maybe 80s synth funk. We already have sounds of the 70s but that one was kind of hit or miss for me. I do realise the market for that would be smaller but it would be something different for the palette.

5Lives · Post by **5Lives** » Wed Jul 15, 2026 7:28 pm

I'm thinking of getting either Avenger 2 or Nexus 5 during the summer sale, leaning towards Nexus 5 due to the more spacious interface for creating patches, but also because I like to start most things with presets and edit from there. Any opinions on which is the better synth and platform?

Trancit · Post by **Trancit** » Thu Jul 16, 2026 8:09 am

5Lives wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2026 7:28 pm I'm thinking of getting either Avenger 2 or Nexus 5 during the summer sale, leaning towards Nexus 5 due to the more spacious interface for creating patches, but also because I like to start most things with presets and edit from there. Any opinions on which is the better synth and platform?

I have both...

in my opinion Avenger is far more powerful (if needed) and editable (i.e. in Nexus you cannot edit factory wavetables) but that comes at a price of high RAM and CPU usage...

I bought Nexus to have a "production machine" to have access to similar (editable) quality presets but with low CPU and RAM demands

So for me Nexus for a greater amount of stuff and Avenger where I need something "special"

If it´s just about taking presets and edit them a bit to your taste I personally would go with Nexus...
More lightweigted, much more presets from the beginning on and much cheaper preset packs with all of those "legacy" stuff which is still very useable...

Caine123 · Post by **Caine123** » Thu Jul 16, 2026 8:31 am

Nexus finally opened up its system so you can edit the patches etc. which is awesome. I personally like Avenger 2 more than Nexus, somehow Nexus 5 is still too convoluted in my opinion to edit and is not much fun as Avenger 2, if you want many presets and dont want to edit much/make your own presets i would recommend Nexus 5 but if you want to do also your own sounds and dive deeper I recommend Avenger 2

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Thu Jul 16, 2026 2:15 pm

Caine123 wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2026 8:31 am somehow Nexus 5 is still too convoluted in my opinion to edit and is not much fun as Avenger 2, if you want many presets and dont want to edit much/make your own presets i would recommend Nexus 5 but if you want to do also your own sounds and dive deeper I recommend Avenger 2

I have to disagree. While I love both Avenger 2 and Nexus 5 equally, Nexus is a far more powerful synth due to its open architecture. Nearly unlimited Layers and Oscs, etc.

If you spend just a little time with N5 the workflow becomes not at all "convoluted" and it's a joy to program. The possibilities are endless.

Again I love Avenger. It is very powerful, great sounding, and is fun to program but saying N5 is not for making your own patches is misguided in my opinion.

I'd hate for someone to read that it's "convoluted" and pass on buying Nexus since it is one of the most powerful and great sounding synths on the market.

SamDi · Post by **SamDi** » Thu Jul 16, 2026 3:03 pm

Teksonik wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2026 2:15 pm I'd hate for someone to read that it's "convoluted" and pass on buying Nexus since it is one of the most powerful and great sounding synths on the market.

Avenger (1) never clicked with me. Didn't like the 90ies-looking GUI nor the sound, which alway has some specific plasticky to my ears. Also it did everytime my fan bring to the highest BPM in opposite to all other synths, I had at this time. Also I was very pissed, when they introduced Codemeter in mid of a major version. So I am restrained on the Schleis-Imperium

How does Nexus 5 compare to that? Don't mean the Presets, which seem to be similar, but rather the core-sound.

How does Nexus compare to Falcon&Omnisphere or , Serum&Pigments(w/o layering capabilities) soundwise? I am still not shure, if it's worth considering it, when I have already most of the other supersynths.

Would it bring some new or better to my table compared to the named synths?

reFX NEXUS5 is out now!