NDSP Quad Cortex

[Orvillain]

reducing the output volume

Along with your signal. Noise floor doesn't change its relative position when turning down the output volume. So it isn't really useful to do and in 4-cable-method can be even more detrimental, because then you need to turn up your amp louder, which then adds in more of the amps noise floor itself.

or using a noise gate

Yep. But a noise gate should be optional in most cases, not required. With Helix and AxeIII, in 4-cable-method clean tones don't need a noise gate. With the QC, they do.

 

[Elric]

I got off the complaint train a good ways back. And this is sort of hypocritically popping in to say hi to that train in it's own way; but they should have never promised plug-in porting. Imagine if they didn't have that still hanging around their neck.

Yup. That was my take when they announced it, that it was going to be a rat hole for development. That was before it was even clear that Neural's development pace was going to be well behind compared to its peers. Doug should have told people they'd research it rather than just committing to it with no scoping on the technical side.