With the Nautilus 61 AT, Korg is rethinking what a modern synthesizer workstation should be able to do. The clearly arranged control panel quickly makes it clear that most operations are carried out on the large, color 7" touch screen. Six knobs and buttons can be configured by the user according to their own requirements; depending on the mode, these are predefined and fulfill a fixed task such as eg. Setting the arpeggiator or the filter. The velocity-sensitive, semi-weighted keyboard with 61 keys shines with aftertouch and conveys a good playing feel. Closely linked to this is the Dynamics control, which changes the touch behavior of the keyboard. The range of expressivity is so high that it is sometimes hard to believe that you are still playing the same selected sound. In addition to numerous PCM sounds and Drum kits, nine different sound generation models are among the highlights of the Nautilus 61 AT. Here the musician is offered a number of in-house classics such as eg. MS-20, CX-3, Polysix and Prophecy, but also high-quality Electric piano and grand piano sounds as well as string instruments and ultra-modern synthesizer sounds.
Extensive sound generation
The sound engine of the Nautilus AT contains nine different sound generation methods, covering just about everything from high-quality pianos and wicked synthesizer sounds to selected sounds for orchestral music or the tried and tested sound requirements for rock and pop. The instrument is also equipped with around 760 MB of PCM sounds ex works, and this selection can be expanded by the user to up to 2 GB. A total of 2560 sounds and 104 drum kits are pre-installed.
SGX-2: high-quality piano
EP-1: various electric piano models
CX-3: simulation of the CX-3 drawbar organ
HD-1: digital synthesizer with powerful, crystal-clear sounds
MS-20EX: Simulation of the MS-20 synthesizer with extended possibilities
PolysixEX: reincarnation of the Polysix synthesizer from 1981
AL-1: good cross-section of analog synthesizer sounds
MOD-7: masters the iconic Korg Prophecy / Z-1 sounds and even FM
STR-1: the physical modeling specialist for string instruments of all kinds
Effects power
The effects can certainly be counted as part of the sound generation; the Nautilus 61 AT has 16 effect processors that can be used to add the finishing touches to your sounds. Each track also has its own 3-band EQ. The twelve insert effects can be placed with a sound, a combination or even linked to another position in the virtual mixer. Further final effects are available to enhance the sum. The effects can even be used on the stereo audio input, which means that Nautilus also cuts a fine figure as a lush effects unit.
Sampler!
With the Open sampling system, Korg has implemented an uncomplicated way of recording samples from external audio sources and processing them in the device, even resampling is possible. The maximum sampling time depends on the amount of memory remaining in the PCM sounds memory, i.e. a maximum of 80 minutes in Stereo in disk mode. Various sample formats such as AIFF, WAV, SoundFont 2.0 and AKAI S1000/3000 can be loaded via a USB stick. Nautilus can be connected to a computer network using a USB Ethernet adapter, which significantly speeds up data exchange between the instrument and a computer.
Sequencer and live functions
A comprehensively equipped synthesizer workstation must of course include a sequencer. There are 16 note and 16 audio tracks each to support the musician in all his actions and to record ideas. In addition, a new mode for entering drums has been implemented, which is familiar from most drum computers and grooveboxes. Like most functions, this can be accessed via the touch display. There is also an extensively adjustable Arpeggiator with 1500 presets on board, which can be applied to any note track. Some control elements can be customized to suit your own needs, so that you always have the filter menu of a sound or the start/stop button to hand at the touch of a button, for example. The touch Display can also be set to an eye-friendly night mode. Musicians who work on several projects at the same time will appreciate the directly accessible set lists.
Free music software
Korg provides a comprehensive software package as a free download for the Nautilus AT. Please refer to the Korg homepage for changes and operability on Windows and Mac systems.
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