PRPS
aka Joey Jeff Productions
i am going to be purchasing one of these two: Spectrasonics Omnisphere or the NEXUS2 in the near future. Has anyone had any experience with them? Pros/Cons
By the way i have a Macbook Pro....if that makes a difference
Spectrasonics Omnisphere
http://www.spectrasonics.net/instruments/omnisphere.php
Price $499(usd)
Total Sounds: 7,234
(4343 Patches + 2740 Soundsources + 152 Multis)
OMNISPHERE FEATURES
• Powerfully simple interface design makes key features accessible to every user
• Advanced users can "zoom" into deeper and deeper synthesis capabilities
• Sophisticated Browser with searching, sound attributes, descriptions and images
• 8 independent Arpeggiators
• World's first Arpeggiator with Groove Lock™ - which allows the Arpeggiators to match the feel of Stylus RMX and MIDI Files.
• Special performance-oriented Live Mode interface allows for seamless, interactive creative patch switching and layering on the fly
• Stack Mode interface allows for complex patch layering, splits, and crossfades (velocity/positional/controller)
• 8-part multitimbral with built-in Mixer, Aux FX and Mastering FX racks
• Advanced MIDI Learn and Automation parameter handling
• Comprehensive integrated Reference Guide
• Hours of free Tutorial Videos available online to registered users
• Windows native 64-bit support and Mac OSX Snow Leopard compatibility
SYNTHESIS FEATURES
• Oscillators can be sample-based or synth-based
• Up to 10 oscillators per patch with new Harmonia™ feature
• Flex-Mod™ modulation system allows powerful modular-style routing
• Dual Layer architecture
• High-definition streaming engine
• Variable DSP Oscillator Waveshapes
• Sophisticated Unison Detuning
• Variable Analog Feel
• Modulatable Hard Sync
• Granular Synthesis
• Innovative Chaos Envelopes
• Polyphonic Timbre Shifting
• Polyphonic Timbre Crushing
• Polyphonic Waveshaper
• Polyphonic Ring Modulation
• Polyphonic Glide
• FM Oscillators
• Dual Filter architecture per Layer
• Create filter combinations in series or parallel
• Arrange and blend more than 17 Filter algorithms
• Fully modulatable FX racks
• Alternate tuning scales supported
• 6 full-featured LFOs per patch
• 8 Advanced Multi-breakpoint looping Envelopes per patch
• Unique Dual Envelope interface - Simple ADSR-style or Advanced Graphic-style
• Sampled soundsources can be processed with synthesis features!
SOUND LIBRARY
• Vast Core Library - over 40GB with thousands of sounds
• Cutting-edge sounds from the renowned Spectrasonics sound design team
• Innovative "Psychoacoustic" soundsources for organic synthesis!
• Unique multisampled "Composite Morphing™ soundsources
• Integrates the award-winning, original Atmosphere® core library
• Integrates best of Spectrasonics highly-acclaimed sample libraries
• Massive variety of inspiring sounds for all types of music production
• Searchable by sound attributes (Timbre, Genre, Mood, Tonality, Source, etc)
• Expandable sound architecture
EFFECTS FEATURES
• Integrated, full-featured FX Racks
• Up to 12 simultaneous FX per patch
• Layer FX modulatable from any mod source
• Hundreds of FX presets included
• Over 32 original FX Processors covering the full spectrum of signal processing
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• 2GB RAM or higher
• Dual Layer compatible DVD-ROM drive
• 50GB of free hard drive space
Mac Recommendations
• 2.0 GHz or higher processor
• G5 PowerPC compatible - Intel Core2Duo or higher recommended
• OSX 10.4.9 or higher
• AudioUnit, VST 2.4 or RTAS capable host software
• Native Universal Binary for Intel Macs
vs
NEXUS2
Price $349.99
http://refx.com/?page=products/nexus/summary
Contents
DVD in Steelbook™
Empty USB-eLicenser
Electronic documentation (PDF)
1018 sound-presets divided into 18 categories
732 multi-samples (~6GB uncompressed, 4GB compressed)
119 arpeggiator-presets
95 effect-presets
52 trancegate-presets
Free shipping
Mac minimum system requirements
AudioUnit, VST or RTAS host software
Power Mac G5 1.8 GHz or Intel 1.5 GHz processor
1GB of RAM (2GB or more highly recommended)
Display with 1024-by-768 or higher resolution
Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
DVD drive for installation
Free USB-port for eLicenser
Internet connection to download license
Available disk space
4GB to install the plugin and factory content
Approx. 1GB per installed expansion
Approx. 20GB to install all expansions
The Arpeggiator
You know it, and so do we: Dance music would not exist without those magical arpeggios that bounce around in your head weeks after you heard “that track” at the club. So we didn’t skimp on NEXUS 2’s redesigned Arpeggiator. A 32-step sequencer, note and octave transposition, and adjustable loop start position are just a few of the controls you’ll want to go deep with as you build up your tracks. Apply some of the dedicated Arpeggiator presets to NEXUS 2 sounds to create a raging, punishing barrage of sound, or an uplifting, magnetic melody. If you hear it in your head, NEXUS 2’s Arpeggiator can do it.
The TranceGate
Add hypnotic, goosebump-inducing rhythmic effects to your sound with NEXUS 2’s redesigned TranceGate. Work with the intuitive, freely adjustable 32-step sequencer to nail the exact rhythm you hear in your head. Use the tempo-synced delay and fade-in controls to add spaced-out delays and subtle, gradual floods of sound. Change the loop start position, and pan gated sounds between right and left channels to create an enveloping stereo image. Or turn to the store of dedicated TranceGate presets, which allow you to convert any NEXUS 2 sound into a pulsating wave of sonic bliss.
The Mixer/FX
As with all other parts of NEXUS 2, we’ve made the fusion of power and simplicity the basis of the Mixer/FX section. You want an intuitive, flexible, and above all, premium-grade set of tools when it’s time to add finishing touches to your NEXUS 2 sounds. Dedicated FX presets help you add gloss and sheen in just the right places. A reverb and analog phaser from Arts Acoustic, a stereo enhancer, and two FX slots are just three ways we’ve sweetened the deal in the NEXUS 2’s Mixer/FX section.
The Modulation
NEXUS 2 provides nearly endless modulation possibilities; whether you want to use “traditional” LFO pitch modulation or go completely out there and tweak phaser feedback, for example. Let your imagination run wild: Just choose your source and your destination and let NEXUS 2 make it happen.
The Mother Lode of Sound
NEXUS 2 redefines the term “factory presets” with a massive 6 GB library of more than 1000 pristine, high-resolution sounds that have been painstakingly crafted by sound-design wunderkind Manuel Schleis. These are the sounds—not sound-a-likes—that grace top productions from every corner of the electronic music world. Magnetic, uplifting leads, spine-tingling arpeggios; flooding, glowing, ethereal pads; deep, cone-rattling basses... all here, waiting to light up your productions. As if that weren’t enough, NEXUS 2 also includes the acclaimed Dance, Vol. 2 and ROM Expansions—both bursting at the seams with dancefloor-destroying sounds—free. And when you’re ready to take your sound in new directions, you won't have to look far: Check out our collection of 40 NEXUS 2 Expansions—covering every genre you're passionate about—all created by the world’s top sound designers.
Beauty and Brains
If you’ve ever stared vacantly at an incomprehensibly complex GUI—wondering how to get the sound you want—we’ve got you covered: NEXUS 2 puts the producer’s experience at the heart of its library system, closing the distance between you and the sound you’re after. Never again scratch your head trying to remember the name of that sound you loved so much, simply do a search and let NEXUS 2 do the remembering for you. Create favorites folders with go-to sounds for all your different projects, so that they are right at your fingertips when inspiration strikes, and create categories of sounds to speed up and streamline your production work.
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discuss.....
---------- Post added at 09:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:51 AM ----------
At this point in time,......im leaning toward the NEXUS 2
By the way i have a Macbook Pro....if that makes a difference
Spectrasonics Omnisphere
http://www.spectrasonics.net/instruments/omnisphere.php
Price $499(usd)
Total Sounds: 7,234
(4343 Patches + 2740 Soundsources + 152 Multis)
OMNISPHERE FEATURES
• Powerfully simple interface design makes key features accessible to every user
• Advanced users can "zoom" into deeper and deeper synthesis capabilities
• Sophisticated Browser with searching, sound attributes, descriptions and images
• 8 independent Arpeggiators
• World's first Arpeggiator with Groove Lock™ - which allows the Arpeggiators to match the feel of Stylus RMX and MIDI Files.
• Special performance-oriented Live Mode interface allows for seamless, interactive creative patch switching and layering on the fly
• Stack Mode interface allows for complex patch layering, splits, and crossfades (velocity/positional/controller)
• 8-part multitimbral with built-in Mixer, Aux FX and Mastering FX racks
• Advanced MIDI Learn and Automation parameter handling
• Comprehensive integrated Reference Guide
• Hours of free Tutorial Videos available online to registered users
• Windows native 64-bit support and Mac OSX Snow Leopard compatibility
SYNTHESIS FEATURES
• Oscillators can be sample-based or synth-based
• Up to 10 oscillators per patch with new Harmonia™ feature
• Flex-Mod™ modulation system allows powerful modular-style routing
• Dual Layer architecture
• High-definition streaming engine
• Variable DSP Oscillator Waveshapes
• Sophisticated Unison Detuning
• Variable Analog Feel
• Modulatable Hard Sync
• Granular Synthesis
• Innovative Chaos Envelopes
• Polyphonic Timbre Shifting
• Polyphonic Timbre Crushing
• Polyphonic Waveshaper
• Polyphonic Ring Modulation
• Polyphonic Glide
• FM Oscillators
• Dual Filter architecture per Layer
• Create filter combinations in series or parallel
• Arrange and blend more than 17 Filter algorithms
• Fully modulatable FX racks
• Alternate tuning scales supported
• 6 full-featured LFOs per patch
• 8 Advanced Multi-breakpoint looping Envelopes per patch
• Unique Dual Envelope interface - Simple ADSR-style or Advanced Graphic-style
• Sampled soundsources can be processed with synthesis features!
SOUND LIBRARY
• Vast Core Library - over 40GB with thousands of sounds
• Cutting-edge sounds from the renowned Spectrasonics sound design team
• Innovative "Psychoacoustic" soundsources for organic synthesis!
• Unique multisampled "Composite Morphing™ soundsources
• Integrates the award-winning, original Atmosphere® core library
• Integrates best of Spectrasonics highly-acclaimed sample libraries
• Massive variety of inspiring sounds for all types of music production
• Searchable by sound attributes (Timbre, Genre, Mood, Tonality, Source, etc)
• Expandable sound architecture
EFFECTS FEATURES
• Integrated, full-featured FX Racks
• Up to 12 simultaneous FX per patch
• Layer FX modulatable from any mod source
• Hundreds of FX presets included
• Over 32 original FX Processors covering the full spectrum of signal processing
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• 2GB RAM or higher
• Dual Layer compatible DVD-ROM drive
• 50GB of free hard drive space
Mac Recommendations
• 2.0 GHz or higher processor
• G5 PowerPC compatible - Intel Core2Duo or higher recommended
• OSX 10.4.9 or higher
• AudioUnit, VST 2.4 or RTAS capable host software
• Native Universal Binary for Intel Macs
vs
NEXUS2
Price $349.99
http://refx.com/?page=products/nexus/summary
Contents
DVD in Steelbook™
Empty USB-eLicenser
Electronic documentation (PDF)
1018 sound-presets divided into 18 categories
732 multi-samples (~6GB uncompressed, 4GB compressed)
119 arpeggiator-presets
95 effect-presets
52 trancegate-presets
Free shipping
Mac minimum system requirements
AudioUnit, VST or RTAS host software
Power Mac G5 1.8 GHz or Intel 1.5 GHz processor
1GB of RAM (2GB or more highly recommended)
Display with 1024-by-768 or higher resolution
Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
DVD drive for installation
Free USB-port for eLicenser
Internet connection to download license
Available disk space
4GB to install the plugin and factory content
Approx. 1GB per installed expansion
Approx. 20GB to install all expansions
The Arpeggiator
You know it, and so do we: Dance music would not exist without those magical arpeggios that bounce around in your head weeks after you heard “that track” at the club. So we didn’t skimp on NEXUS 2’s redesigned Arpeggiator. A 32-step sequencer, note and octave transposition, and adjustable loop start position are just a few of the controls you’ll want to go deep with as you build up your tracks. Apply some of the dedicated Arpeggiator presets to NEXUS 2 sounds to create a raging, punishing barrage of sound, or an uplifting, magnetic melody. If you hear it in your head, NEXUS 2’s Arpeggiator can do it.
The TranceGate
Add hypnotic, goosebump-inducing rhythmic effects to your sound with NEXUS 2’s redesigned TranceGate. Work with the intuitive, freely adjustable 32-step sequencer to nail the exact rhythm you hear in your head. Use the tempo-synced delay and fade-in controls to add spaced-out delays and subtle, gradual floods of sound. Change the loop start position, and pan gated sounds between right and left channels to create an enveloping stereo image. Or turn to the store of dedicated TranceGate presets, which allow you to convert any NEXUS 2 sound into a pulsating wave of sonic bliss.
The Mixer/FX
As with all other parts of NEXUS 2, we’ve made the fusion of power and simplicity the basis of the Mixer/FX section. You want an intuitive, flexible, and above all, premium-grade set of tools when it’s time to add finishing touches to your NEXUS 2 sounds. Dedicated FX presets help you add gloss and sheen in just the right places. A reverb and analog phaser from Arts Acoustic, a stereo enhancer, and two FX slots are just three ways we’ve sweetened the deal in the NEXUS 2’s Mixer/FX section.
The Modulation
NEXUS 2 provides nearly endless modulation possibilities; whether you want to use “traditional” LFO pitch modulation or go completely out there and tweak phaser feedback, for example. Let your imagination run wild: Just choose your source and your destination and let NEXUS 2 make it happen.
The Mother Lode of Sound
NEXUS 2 redefines the term “factory presets” with a massive 6 GB library of more than 1000 pristine, high-resolution sounds that have been painstakingly crafted by sound-design wunderkind Manuel Schleis. These are the sounds—not sound-a-likes—that grace top productions from every corner of the electronic music world. Magnetic, uplifting leads, spine-tingling arpeggios; flooding, glowing, ethereal pads; deep, cone-rattling basses... all here, waiting to light up your productions. As if that weren’t enough, NEXUS 2 also includes the acclaimed Dance, Vol. 2 and ROM Expansions—both bursting at the seams with dancefloor-destroying sounds—free. And when you’re ready to take your sound in new directions, you won't have to look far: Check out our collection of 40 NEXUS 2 Expansions—covering every genre you're passionate about—all created by the world’s top sound designers.
Beauty and Brains
If you’ve ever stared vacantly at an incomprehensibly complex GUI—wondering how to get the sound you want—we’ve got you covered: NEXUS 2 puts the producer’s experience at the heart of its library system, closing the distance between you and the sound you’re after. Never again scratch your head trying to remember the name of that sound you loved so much, simply do a search and let NEXUS 2 do the remembering for you. Create favorites folders with go-to sounds for all your different projects, so that they are right at your fingertips when inspiration strikes, and create categories of sounds to speed up and streamline your production work.
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discuss.....
---------- Post added at 09:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:51 AM ----------
At this point in time,......im leaning toward the NEXUS 2
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