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Published on 06/29/11 at 07:55No problems during the installation, but be sure to have a USB port available for the copy protection key.
SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE
My PC is a performance beast for 2010 standards (the configurations have changed, so there's no point in me detailing them), but I've seen the Nexus run perfectly well on more modest setups and even on laptops. It may be a bit resource-intensive, depending on the presets (it's a sampler).
In terms of sound, it is a real heavyweight, but very overused in a lot of current productions. The sounds are easily identifiable, but they nevertheless remain useful. VENGEANCE sees to it that the software is regularly supplied with diverse and varied libraries.
Don't expect a synthesizer but rather a sampler with a few knobs. It truly pushes the ready-to-play concept to the pinnacle. Browsing menus is not tedious and it would've been nice to have a supplementary edit menu, but don't forget that it's a sampler.
OVERALL OPINION
It is now almost a year since I've had it and I use it primarily to sketch ideas with powerful sounds right out of the plug. For more personality you will need to resort to a synth.
Nexus fulfills splendidly its role as a quality sampler that can be easily used within a song.
I use it primarily for electronic/techno music, but its sounds can also perfectly suit trance or drum 'n' bass.
+: sound quality, energy, easy to understand, ideal for electro house
- : the price might be a hindrance (especially considering that you need to add sound libraries to it), used on many current productions.
SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE
My PC is a performance beast for 2010 standards (the configurations have changed, so there's no point in me detailing them), but I've seen the Nexus run perfectly well on more modest setups and even on laptops. It may be a bit resource-intensive, depending on the presets (it's a sampler).
In terms of sound, it is a real heavyweight, but very overused in a lot of current productions. The sounds are easily identifiable, but they nevertheless remain useful. VENGEANCE sees to it that the software is regularly supplied with diverse and varied libraries.
Don't expect a synthesizer but rather a sampler with a few knobs. It truly pushes the ready-to-play concept to the pinnacle. Browsing menus is not tedious and it would've been nice to have a supplementary edit menu, but don't forget that it's a sampler.
OVERALL OPINION
It is now almost a year since I've had it and I use it primarily to sketch ideas with powerful sounds right out of the plug. For more personality you will need to resort to a synth.
Nexus fulfills splendidly its role as a quality sampler that can be easily used within a song.
I use it primarily for electronic/techno music, but its sounds can also perfectly suit trance or drum 'n' bass.
+: sound quality, energy, easy to understand, ideal for electro house
- : the price might be a hindrance (especially considering that you need to add sound libraries to it), used on many current productions.