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Nexus 5

$249 Instrument RomplerPreset-driven
Nexus 5 plugin interface, reFX
About

A long-running trap staple for fast, polished presets. Recurs in shared FLPs and in the Gearspace trap preset threads.

Signature Sound
Finished, glossy, mix-ready presets. Reached when a producer wants a usable lead or bell in four seconds and will not program one.
In a session
Used for
Leads, Plucks, Bells
Subgenres
Melodic trap, Plugg
Chain position
Sound source
Producers who use it
Martin Garrix
Heard on
None listed
Pairs with
Gross Beat

Source Martin Garrix. His own tweet listing Nexus, Sylenth1, Massive and Gross Beat, plus an Instagram photo holding the Nexus 2 disc.

On WAVS
Sounds to go with Nexus 5

Presets from WAVS creators for the instruments Nexus 5 covers, cleared for commercial use.

Browse pluck presets
Video reviews
Nexus 5: The Ultimate Synthesizer (REVIEW)
Adrian Earnshaw Review
Nexus 5 - Deep Dive FEATURE Review! | reFX
WaveBits Official demo
ReFx Nexus 5 | First Look + 1.200 Free Factory Presets Review
Aries [Fl Studio & Fun With Music] Review
Specs
Type
Instrument
Engine
Sample, Subtractive, Wavetable, FM, Granular
Price
$249 · One-time
Free option
Not listed
Rent to own
Not offered
Formats
VST, VST3, AU, AAX
Systems
macOS, Windows
Apple Silicon
Native
Authorization
Online activation (reFX Cloud account)
Version
5 (2024)
First released
2006
Presets
5,454
CPU load
Moderate
Learning curve
Open the preset browser
MPE
Not listed
AI features
Not listed

$249 list. Discounted to $179 at time of checking. Price checked 4 September 2026. Mac: macOS 10.13 and later including macOS Tahoe; Apple Silicon M1 (native) or Intel 2.0 GHz processor with SSE 4.2 support. PC: Windows 10 and Windows 11; 2.0 GHz processor with SSE 4.2 support (any Intel/AMD CPU from 2010 or newer). 64-bit only. CPU load and learning curve summarise published reviews and user forums, not our own testing.

Links
Product page Manual Developer Price source
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