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NEXUS
polyphonic ROM Synthesizer

A reFX / Vengeance software synthesizer

reFX Lanzelhohl 49 55128 Mainz Germany email:support@refx.net www.refx.net Vengeance Am Rundacker 3 65366 Geisenheim email:info@vengeance-sound.com www.vengeance-sound.com

Version 1.0, released December 1st, 2006 Copyright 2006 by reFX All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced ortransmitted in any form, including photocopying or recording, without the written permission of the copyright holder, application for which should be made to the publisher at the above address. Such written permission must also be obtained before any part of this publication is stored in an information retrieval system of any kind. The information in this document is subject to change withoutnotice and does not represent a commitment on the part of reFX. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to any other media unless specifically allowed in the License Agreement.

Concept and design: Michael Kleps & Manuel Schleis Programming: Michael Kleps / www.reFX.net Library and presets: Manuel Schleis / www.vengeance-sound.com GUIdesign: Shaun Elwood / www.decoderdesign.com Additional programming: Marc Kamradt Manual: Manuel Schleis & Michael Kleps English translation: Oliver Imseng / Howard Scarr

VST PlugIn Technology by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.

NEXUS Manual

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Table of contents
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................. 4 Specifications and features:................................................... 4 2. INSTALLATION ................................................................... 5 Minimum PC system requirements .......................................... 5 Installing NEXUS on a Windows PC.......................................... 5 Minimal Mac system requirements .......................................... 5 Installing NEXUS on a MAC.................................................... 5 3. QUICK START..................................................................... 6 Using NEXUS in Steinberg Cubase SX or Nuendo ....................... 6 Using NEXUS in Apple Logic ................................................... 7 General information ............................................................. 7 ExpansionSets.................................................................... 7 Special features................................................................... 8 4. NEXUS REFERENCE ............................................................. 9 Basic features ..................................................................... 9 The Display section ............................................................ 11Signal flow........................................................................ 12 The Filter Modifier section.................................................... 13 The Amp Modifier section .................................................... 14 The Master Filter section ..................................................... 15 The Delay section.............................................................. 16 The Reverb section............................................................. 17 The Library browser ........................................................... 18 Saving presets .................................................................. 19 Modulation........................................................................ 20 MODMatrix....................................................................... 21 Portamento....................................................................... 21 ARP – The Arpeggiator ........................................................ 22 The Step Sequencer ........................................................... 23 Loading arpeggio presets .................................................... 23 The Trance Gate...