NDSP Quad Cortex

[Orvillain]

This is really cool.

 

[Achilles]

You don’t honestly think the complaints about the power supply were all FAS users who felt threatened do you?

Of course not. And you know that so I'm not sure why you asked.

The company told us they were researching better power supply options and started suggesting people use a Cioks in the mean time.

Yes, that was within the first few months out of the gate when the grumblings were loudest.
Then what happened? The issue fell by the wayside because they knew it was a good PS and the rumbling went away.

IF THE PS WAS TRULY A QC ISSUE THE MANUFACTURER WOULD HAVE BEGUN REPLACING IT ASAP.

They didn't and the unit still sells like hot cakes. Checked Reverb yesterday and there was only 8 used ones listed.
This would not be the case if there was an issue with the PS. Plain and simple. Same goes for the screen.

 

[Mongillo19]

This is really cool.

Tbh Orv, I think you would genuinely enjoy RD2 with the QC. However, I fail to see how you would necessarily gain anything given your current situation with the Axe III.

I know I brought up you trying the QC again but thinking more on it, not sure how much it would add or change your current situation

 

[metropolis_4]

Of course not. And you know that so I'm not sure why you asked.

It's mostly just a portion of the FAS user base that feels threatened by NDSP so they have to run around with their hair on fire
screaming about awful power supplies

 

[Orvillain]

Tbh Orv, I think you would genuinely enjoy RD2 with the QC. However, I fail to see how you would necessarily gain anything given your current situation with the Axe III.

I know I brought up you trying the QC again but thinking more on it, not sure how much it would add or change your current situation

I'm slightly buying into the workflow hype, I guess that is what it is.

 

[Achilles]

You said ALL.
I said MOSTLY.

Your ALL, I believe, was in reference to the QC's early days.
My MOSTLY refers to present day.

 

[GTR37]

Statistically, current gen Fractal has honestly been the least reliable for me out of all modelers I've owned.

I had situations where my FM3 would boot and have no audio or garbled, low volume audio. Sometimes I had a footswitch fail where it would no longer display or do anything. Had these problems around 2021 when I bought the unit. But Fractal fixed all this stuff with firmware updates, so nowadays I'd trust it just fine. Still, major issues a couple of years after release.

I managed to make my Axe-Fx 3 crash the first week when I bought one in 2022. That was the only time though, I think it was related to scrolling presets or amp models too fast in the onboard UI and again was fixed in a fw update.

Helix Floor, managed to crash it once or twice.

I'm not saying this to defend the QC. I'm saying other brands aren't foolproof either.

We are talking about a few incidents over several years of use so ultimately it doesn't matter. I'd be worrying if these units were failing left and right and there certainly seem to be more QCs going back for repairs out there. But this can also be a case of a lot of QCs being sold.

It sucks if a modeler fails out of the blue and it isn't something you can solve by just rebooting the unit. I see this as the same thing as tube amp reliability. Something blows up out of the blue, and you use whatever backup you have prepared.

I'd still be interested to try that rumored Nano Cortex, unless it's something like the Tonex One.

Yep I will buy the Nano if it comes out even if it can’t do the plug-in stuff or make captures
If they get a similar GUI
Can load captures and has the same amps fx for $1000
I would be in

ToneX capture loader w no screen and IOS editor unless its was like $300 /400 that’s a pass

 

[Orvillain]

This is bad.

 

[mbenigni]

Maybe I misunderstand….afaik..those are triggered by “hold” instead of double taps.

Only double tap I’m aware of is on/off of blocks from the mainstreen….or did I miss a bunch of functionality still ?:)

There are no double taps. But there are cases where you need to tap once to close, for instance, an effect’s editing window before you can tap on a control outside that window, despite that control being visible. This can result in that “tap… nada… tap… ok” feeling, even though it’s working as specified. It’s a software design issue rather than a hardware “screen sucks” issue.

 

[mbenigni]

But I loved this UI… ahem, UI/UX.

 

[Jynx]

Bit late to this argument but the screen experience was improved in one update after they adjusted some sensitivity and hit box parameters etc.

 

[deadpool_25]

* I don't consider having to occasionally repeat a tap or swipe as an issue with the unit.

But surely you can understand that some people would, and that that would be just as reasonable as your opinion.

 

[Aleksi]

The biggest issue I had with the screen was trying to hit a tiny UI element when looking at it at an angle. It would also often feel sluggish like last year's iPhone. It's not bad but not great either.

 

[deadpool_25]

This is bad.

I use a DC7 and Crux. Wonder if I'd have the same issue. I'd test it but am right in the middle of a move so everything is all packed up and/or in a state of chaos. No idea where my headphones are.

 

[namathan_zirwir]

This is bad.

mine doesn't do that. LOL, Uh, he has his phone on top of the headphones.

 

[deadpool_25]

mine doesn't do that. LOL, Uh, he has his phone on top of the headphones.

My impression was he was using the phone to record the noise he was hearing while using his headphones. Presumably without his phone sitting on his head or on the QC

 

[namathan_zirwir]

My impression was he was using the phone to record the noise he was hearing while using his headphones. Presumably without his phone sitting on his head or on the QC

oh maybe. mine doesnt do that, so dunno what is going on.

 

[Lysander]

I use a DC7 and Crux. Wonder if I'd have the same issue. I'd test it but am right in the middle of a move so everything is all packed up and/or in a state of chaos. No idea where my headphones are.

It's a well known issue, as far as i know - people were complaning about ground loops right after the QC first launched.

I never experienced it on mine, but i had a USB cable connected to the device at all times (yes, i was expecting the editor to launch soon...)

 

[Achilles]

But surely you can understand that some people would, and that that would be just as reasonable as your opinion.

Of course. We all got valid POV's.

For the record mine's based on having way too much time on my hands to read the internet.

 

[Orvillain]

mine doesn't do that. LOL, Uh, he has his phone on top of the headphones.

He clearly says in the video that he's using his phone to record the sound coming from the headphones.