Korg Nautilus AT / Aftertouch (88 keys)

Following in the footsteps of the titans, the KORG NAUTILUS uses the legendary nine sound engines of the KORG KRONOS and guarantees a completely new and very clear operating concept. The simple and elegant design of the synthesizer workstation guarantees an excellent overview of all areas, quick access to excellent sounds and flexible functions with maximum ease of use.

In contrast to the standard model, the NAUTILUS AT is equipped with an additional aftertouch function, which allows lively modulations to be added to the sounds being played by pressing the keys again. In order to support this particularly expressive playing style, all sound programs of the NAUTILUS AT have been optimized for their aftertouch functionality, allowing the full potential of its nine powerful sound engines to unfold.

The sounds of the Japanese-made synthesizer are divided into three important categories and give the instrument “standard”, “current” and “unique” Sounds an unmistakable character. The latest processor generation gets far more out of the nine further developed sound engines than was ever possible before. The SGX-2 piano sound engine known from the KRONOS has been expanded in the NAUTILUS with additional grand piano sounds and, in addition to the desired setting of string resonances and a gradation in 12 different velocity levels, also offers the possibility of to change the hall acoustics of the respective instrument. The SGX-2 and all other sound engines like the EP-1 Electric Piano Engine, the CX-3 Drawbar Engine, the HD-1 PCM Engine, the MS-20EX Analog Modeling Engine, the PolysixEX Modeling Engine, AL-1 Analog Modeling Engine, MOD-7 VPM/FM Sound Engine and STR-1 Physical Modeling Engine and all related parameters can be controlled via the 7” large TouchView display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels or via the retractable rotary controls in the control panel.

If you ever need help locating the relevant sound in the instrument, the search and preview function makes it easy to comb through all the sounds, which are based on over 1,770 multisamples. Your own favorite sounds and combinations, which you often need, can be marked with “asterisk” save to a favorites list. So you have your favorite sounds at hand in a flash. The NAUTILUS also offers six freely programmable quick access buttons that can lead directly to specific menus or functions. Four preset settings and four user assignments are available here.

A polyphonic arpeggiator with over 1,500 presets, a drum track with over 1,200 patterns and a step sequencer are available in every mode and evaluate your performances in combination with the new sounds in a contemporary way. on. All settings can be perfectly configured for live use, saved and recalled later in Set List mode. An indispensable function in live operation.

The 16 effect processors and the 3-band EQ for each individual track are also easy to access thanks to the new operating concept. The expressiveness of a sound can also be perfectly adjusted to the respective requirement with the separate Dynamics controller in the control panel. In this way, sounds can be played in no time either very dynamically and elegantly or powerfully with less dynamic range in order to assert oneself better.

In addition, the instrument comes with a download code for a comprehensive range of additional software free of charge. The KORG Software Bundle includes the software “Ozone Elements” by iZotope, a trial subscription to the online piano school “Skoove” as well as software synthesizers from KORG and other manufacturers.