NDSP Quad Cortex

[TheTrueZoltan!]

It's not like it sounds bad - imho the production & mixing is awesome. The problem is that with all the tech going around nowadays, modern music feels a bit like a circle-jerk; everybody's trying too much to go down to drop Z and same-y style-wise. In all fairness, I think every period has these pitfalls though (80s and hair metal, 90s and grunge / nu-metal, 00s with metalcore etc.).

Exactly. Every trend eventually degenerates into a caricature of itself.

 

[mikah912]

It's not like it sounds bad - imho the production & mixing is awesome. The problem is that with all the tech going around nowadays, modern music feels a bit like a circle-jerk; everybody's trying too much to go down to drop Z and same-y style-wise. In all fairness, I think every period has these pitfalls though (80s and hair metal, 90s and grunge / nu-metal, 00s with metalcore etc.).

It's not "bad-sounding". It's just very...off the shelf? Just sounds like a bunch of presets and sample riffs thrown together.

And sadly, this is what a lot of studios ask for, so I'm not sure I can blame the guys of "Finishing Move" either.

 

[2dor]

It's not "bad-sounding". It's just very...off the shelf? Just sounds like a bunch of presets and sample riffs thrown together.

And sadly, this is what a lot of studios ask for, so I'm not sure I can blame the guys of "Finishing Move" either.

Movie trailers nowadays suffer from the same kinda stuff too & I suspect it's the same if you look in other areas. Social (and digital) media's kinda put its own print on creativity big-time.

 

[ian_dissonance]

That is pretty wild. I guess do they have a backup ready on another laptop or nah?

I don't really like having something I spent so much on like the QC on the floor at places if I'm being honest. Risking it all on a laptop tho ... that's still kinda nuts hahaha

How are they getting a midi signal for a floor controller? Or something else?

I'd hate to be like hold up can't start yet my laptop is having issues lololol but in theory it should work fine I guess until it doesn't lol

Tons of bands are running a laptop that controls all the preset changes, fx on/off, lights, video playback, tracks, clicks, sometimes even vocal FX automation. With a modestly powerful laptop that doesn’t have other jobs besides show control and playback it’s not a whole lot to do. And it’s not like you need a crazy powerful machine. I’ve been using a Yoga for ~12 years and have a 7-8 year old “gaming” laptop for a backup that I got on sale for like $650 and I trust both of them. Have never needed the backup, just keep em both operable and check the battery and drive health every once and awhile. As long as your drummer isn’t using it for torrenting clown porn between shows there really aren’t stability issues to worry about.

 

[Orvillain]

Tonight I played a show.

One bad had a bassist and guitarist using Helix LT's. Guitarist had a Orange Pedal Baby, into a Marshall 2x12. Bassist went into a small Hartke combo amp thing.

Other band had a Quad Cortex, plugged into the FX loop return of a Victory V30 with matching 2x12.

The Quad Cortex band sounded really good. A little mid humpy because of the 2x12 he was going through, but so much better than the first band. Still so astounding to me, how two different bands can sound so different in the same venue. Wild.

As well as the second band being really good, and having the exact right amount of ambience versus heavies... I also left their set thinking, man... kinda wish I'd kept my QC !

 

[Mongillo19]

kinda wish I'd kept my QC !

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