The Korg Nautilus 73 (Black) is a 73-Note Music Workstation which revisits the idea of what a modern synthesiser 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" touchscreen. 6x knobs and buttons each can be configured by the user according to his or her own needs; depending on the mode, these are predefined and fulfill a fixed task, such as setting the arpeggiator or the filter. The velocity-sensitive, lightly-weighted keyboard provides a comfortable playing feel. Closely connected to this is the dynamics control, which changes the keyboard's touch behaviour. The range of expressivity is so wide 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, 9x different tone generation models are among the highlights of the Korg Nautilus. Here, the musician is given a number of in-house classics such as the MS-20, CX-3, Polysix and Prophecy, but also high-quality electric and grand piano sounds as well as string Instruments and ultra-modern synthesizer sounds.
The sound engine of the Nautilus contains 9x different sound generation methods, covering just about everything from high-quality pianos and wacky synthesiser sounds to selected instruments for orchestral music or the tried-and-tested sound requirements for Rock and Pop. The Nautilus is also equipped with around 760MB of PCM sounds ex works, and this selection can be expanded by the user to up to 2GB. A total of 2560x sounds and 104x drum kits are pre-installed.
SGX-2: Piano, EP-1: Electric Piano, CX-3: Drawbar Organ, HD-1: Digital Synthesizer, MS-20EX: Synthesizer, PolysixEX: 1981 Synthesiser, AL-1: Analogue Synthesiser, MOD-7: Korg Prophecy/Z-1, STR-1: Physical Modelling/String Instruments
Effects can be counted as part of the sound production; the Korg Nautilus has 16x effect processors that can be used to give your sounds the final touch. The 12x insert effects can be placed with one sound, one combination or even chained to another in the virtual mixer. Further effects are available to refine the sum. These effects can even be used on the stereo audio input, which makes Nautilus just as good as a lush effects unit.
With the Open Sampling System, Korg has implemented an uncomplicated possibility to record samples from external audio sources and process them in the unit, even resampling is possible. The maximum sampling time depends on the amount of memory remaining in the PCM or a maximum of 80 minutes of stereo in Disc 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 via a USB Ethernet adapter, which speeds up the exchange of data between the instrument and a computer considerably.
Of course, a comprehensively equipped Synthesiser Workstation must not be without a sequencer. 16x note and 16x audio tracks each are available to support the musician in all their actions and to record ideas. In addition, a new mode for entering drums has been implemented, which you might know from most drum computers and Groove Boxes. Like most functions, it can be accessed via the touch display. An adjustable arpeggiator is also on-board, and can be applied to any note track. Some of the control elements can be adapted to your own needs, so that, for example, you always have the filter menu of a sound or the Start/Stop button at your fingertips. The touch dsplay can be set to an eye-friendly Night Mode. Musicians who are working on several projects at the same time, for example, will appreciate the directly accessible set lists.
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