Record a song from scratch on Korg Nautilus (MiDI, Audio, FX and bounce to stereo)

Looking to see in real-time how easy or hard it would be to write and record a song from scratch in the Korg Nautilus. Just got it, just turned it on to explore. Hopefully this will help someone. I will do the same song on the Roland Fantom 0 in a following video and then on the Yamaha MODX. Eddie-G.com

[@followyourpassion8378]

This is a great format, comparing workstations like this with a real use case. Not just noodling around with a couple of sounds like almost every other channel does. Well done!

[@eugenm]

Indeed. In many videos, workstations are not presented as complex instruments, but as sound banks only, as if they are just Stage Pianos. This is a good video, showing what any of us also might encounter in our first test of the instrument. Search and possible errors.

[@SOPM2007]

This is a nice little phrase you have there :) Remember on my nightmare with the Nautilus, crashing the system several times during my first recordings.

[@MartinGallagher1]

Although a long video, it was your first time on the Nautilus (I’m new to Nautilus myself) I did learn something from you. Good job! On a side note, I was shouting at my phone to turn the effects on haha! Many thanks Ed!!! Bravo

[@katiegodwin4044]

Thank you for this video! Straightforward and very informative. I really appreciate it

[@edgaba]

Glad it was helpful!

[@markallcock440]

Thank you, a great video for me. It's so helpful listening to your thought processes as you figure this out. I just need to watch it a few more times with my finger on the pause button lol.

[@yamahamotifxs]

If you don't want to deal with adding effects, you should choose Copy From Program in the drop-down menu in the upper right corner. There you can add all the effect settings for the sound as the sound uses the originally assigned effect. If this doesn't suit your taste, it's still a good starting point, because you only need to modify the effect.

[@edgaba]

Thanks! So… does it copy the entire combination or just one program?

[@yamahamotifxs]

@@edgaba You can also copy entire Combi. It's also there in the drop-down menu.

[@behaviorman1]

Thank you so much for making this video...I have searched high and low for a tutorial video on how to do recording with the Nautilus from start to finish...a recording engineer friend ofmine has been pushing me to just buy Logic and an interface but that is $400 that I do not have at the moment....so for the time being, this will do what I need.

[@edgaba]

Yes it will do. I also use Logic and it’s an awesome program specially with the right plugins like Omnisphere etc. however, Mac updates the OS often and sometimes things stop working till all the updates are ready (from other companies) it can be frustrating. Another route you could go is an iPad with Cubasis. By the way, you do t need an audio interface the Nautilus is already an audio interface, the USB port sends audio and midi. The only reason to get interface would be that you want the XLR input. I hope this helps

[@blacktempo77]

Thanks for sharing brother from Ypsilanti Michigan 😊

[@edgaba]

My pleasure

[@chillwalker]

Exactly the video series I am looking for, cause I wanna buy a new workstation for DAWless composing. Thanks a lot!

[@edgaba]

I think for DAWless composition, specially if you’ll be recording audio,the most complete workstation is the Nautilus. However it also depends on what workflow you prefer and the genre you compose the most. The Fantom offers a very easy sequencer loop based like the Ablenton Live and decent sampling with the ability to use them in the recordings as a track but for a more traditional integrated audio recorder the Nautilus is the way to go. Better pianos excellent FX and a better build.

[@chillwalker]

Thanks for your reply, and you are right: The Nautilus will be my choice. I have a MODX and a Roland Verselab. Both Sequencers are limited...but a Nautilus (Or a Kurzweil PC4) would be the ultimate combi ;-) I was a long term Roland Fan, but...even with the new Zencore, the Sounds are outdatet in my Opinion and just...dont catch me ;-) I will go to my Store and will do a little Songscetch on Nautilus and Kurzweil ("its (really) the Sound" that impressed me when I got a PC3LE a few years ago@@edgaba

[@edgaba]

Yes. And the Nautilus has a better build is not plastic, feels more solid and it has better keyboard action/feel . I wish it had an XLR input haha but oh well the 1/4” works. I hope you enjoy playing it.

[@edgaba]

@@chillwalker since you mentioned that you had a MODX and if for some reason you want to sequence in it, I made a video that simplifies the process. Yamaha didn’t provide any steps or manuals for the sequencer so… anyway, ironically the steps were inspired after using the Nautilus sequencer haha! Here is the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6TTmoKKmcijh5osi=taIVyFkF4bVihe9s

[@chillwalker]

Thats dope!!@@edgaba

[@andreavitali5768]

Thank you

[@edgaba]

You are welcome I hope it helps.

[@followyourpassion8378]

Has a little Santana feel to it, especially with the e.piano..

[@EdgyNumber1]

I came from a Yamaha QY70 sequencer (don't laugh) to this and one really useful feature was recording 'parts' to assemble together in order to make a full song (eg., intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, verse, chorus, outro) is it possible to do this here?

[@eugenm]

Yes, it is possible to make a full song with new compositions for the Intro, Verse, etc. This is what a workstation does. Including the Kross and the Krome, which are cheaper than the Nautilus. The only difference from an Arranger is that you can't recall those parts at will, in the Combination mode. You can only make them each as a Combination, and then assemble them in the Sequencer. Moreover, some say that workstations have a different level of sound quality vs the Arrangers.

[@funguy29]

Is it possible to drag and drop the audio tracks into a DAW like ableton ? Thanks

[@edgaba]

Yes it is but is very slow. You cannot bounce all the tracks as separate stems you have to do it one by one. I’m hoping for them to write an update.

[@suntowers1178]

can anybody tell me how to record midi tracks to an audio track?

[@edgaba]

I don’t understand the question. What exactly are you trying to do?

[@eugenm]

You probably find it in the Menu of the corresponding page, in the Sequencer. Record as MIDI ... or Record as Audio. Or maybe it has a command like : "Record the MIDI Sequence" or "Transfer MIDI to Audio". Or search in the PDF manual for similar commands.

[@edgaba]

Edson Themen @Edsonthemen kzbin.info/www/bejne/joGzpqB-ZZtnlbcsi=5C9DTe2eHS_upXHc

[@johnmontana4898]

It's not impressive. It's only a 2 chord song. Those songs are easy to write.

[@edgaba]

Haha of course it’s not a song. The video is not about the music is to quickly show what can a person expect using the sequencer in the Nautilus. Thanks for watching, I hope it helped.

[@followyourpassion8378]

This video series makes it very easy to understand the different workflows of these workstations. I don't understand your comment at all. There are plenty of tutorials on song structures/ composition. Of course, some techniques or features, like shifting around or transposing parts of the song, only are needed, when the song is longer. But that is beyond the scope of this video.