NDSP Quad Cortex

[mbenigni]

Welp, I'm back in the Cortex camp.

Needed something that could be easy to edit on the fly & accommodate 2 guitars & vocal.

The FM3 I got recently proved too tough to edit on the fly & I could only model 1 full signal path through it (1 amp block limit).

Spent ~40 minutes with the thing and shot 3 direct (using a loadbox) Neural Captures of my Ceriatone King Kong 100W.

While not as good as NAM, they turned out pretty darn good & serviceable. Missing just a smidge of lowend but I can make up for it easily with the EQ after the fact.

Cortex Control is pretty good too - I like how it behaves & that I can finally use the QC on the floor and edit on the desktop.

Gonna take it to loud band practice this evening & put it through its paces.

100% re: multiple signal paths. It would be more fair to compare QC with FM9 on this point (as well as price), but then there’s the question of form factor.

 

[2dor]

100% re: multiple signal paths. It would be more fair to compare QC with FM9 on this point (as well as price), but then there’s the question of form factor.

In all fairness, the QC is better in that instance as it can do 4 paths.
Form-factor is where it's at - best there is in a modeler atm.

 

[Baba]

About a week ago, I filled in with another band, the guitarist/singer was using a QC, and had a stereo mix of it, in my IEMs. Sounded awesome.

 

[laxu]

This many positive things about the QC in a few pages? Quick, someone find some controversy!

 

[GTR37]

This many positive things about the QC in a few pages? Quick, someone find some controversy!

Give them time , right now I am just waiting to see if the hit that June 30th update deadline
That will actually be a milestone because I don’t think they have ever been on time or without problems yet
So I am staying cautiously optimistic

 

[Mongillo19]

This many positive things about the QC in a few pages? Quick, someone find some controversy!

I HEARD DOUG CAN ONLY BENCH 400LBS INSTEAD OF 425LBS

 

[came the rain]

This many positive things about the QC in a few pages? Quick, someone find some controversy!

Perhaps 6 months worth of post release development within 4 years worth of post release time.

Spoiler

 

[Los-D]

Welp, I'm back in the Cortex camp.

Needed something that could be easy to edit on the fly & accommodate 2 guitars & vocal.

The FM3 I got recently proved too tough to edit on the fly & I could only model 1 full signal path through it (1 amp block limit).

Spent ~40 minutes with the thing and shot 3 direct (using a loadbox) Neural Captures of my Ceriatone King Kong 100W.

While not as good as NAM, they turned out pretty darn good & serviceable. Missing just a smidge of lowend but I can make up for it easily with the EQ after the fact.

Cortex Control is pretty good too - I like how it behaves & that I can finally use the QC on the floor and edit on the desktop.

Gonna take it to loud band practice this evening & put it through its paces.

Nice. Are you sharing it?

 

[Los-D]

This many positive things about the QC in a few pages? Quick, someone find some controversy!

#NeverForget

 

[2dor]

Nice. Are you sharing it?

Will do, yes but in a few hours

 

[Whizzinby]

 

[mbenigni]

So, I'm back in love with the QC. I tried making some captures of my Lichtlaerm Audio Prometheus both through my real ENGL 4x12 XXL and direct with a loadbox and I was blown away by the accuracy. Since I have 65 amps or so I'm now definitely planning on doing more amps soon. Anyway, you can hear the results /clips in this video:

Damn, that amp sounds amazing.

 

[mbenigni]

This many positive things about the QC in a few pages? Quick, someone find some controversy!

Blah blah flimsy power supply blah.

 

[Mongillo19]

Blah blah flimsy power supply blah.

You're going to run out of yawning cat gifs

 

[Mongillo19]

Damn, that amp sounds amazing.

Someone is selling theirs in a FB group for $3k if your pockets are feeling deep

Sounds like they run 4k new? I'm sure it's an awesome amp but that's a chunk of change

 

[mbenigni]

 

[mbenigni]

Someone is selling theirs in a FB group for $3k if your pockets are feeling deep

Sounds like they run 4k new? I'm sure it's an awesome amp but that's a chunk of change

That is a bit... But if I'm being honest, I get sticker shock looking at just about any decent tube amp these days.

 

[Mongillo19]

That is a bit... But if I'm being honest, I get sticker shock looking at just about any decent tube amp these days.

Oh definitely. It's not cheap.

Honestly my biggest concern would be where do I take this amp if it malfunctions? I don't want to make it seem like it's not a tube amp at heart but it isn't your run of the mill 5150.

And shipping it overseas? Ehhhhh

 

[2dor]

Nice. Are you sharing it?

cloud.neuraldsp.com/cloud/p/b2168fe3-c41a-46f9-a894-0fcc326502f9
cloud.neuraldsp.com/cloud/p/0d7cac80-1fda-44a3-87af-23ccd76410f6
cloud.neuraldsp.com/cloud/p/310d6a2e-086b-4f1c-9bac-e497a44d6af0

 

[Achilles]

I get sticker shock looking at just about any decent tube amp these days.

This and a bit of patience grasshopper!