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So, my QC Mini arrived this afternoon. I have to say, Neural did a really great job with the design. It looks very classy, and let me tell you...
I like the form factor and it suits my needs.
But seriously, I can't make a direct comparison now, but I think I can say with reasonable certainty that the Mini is significantly less noisy than the original QC. I sent that one back because I had a significantly lower noise level when playing the plugins on my Mac than with the same plugin components on the QC. So now I've just done a direct comparison between the Nolly X ‘Engage the Curse’ preset (without noise gate) on the QC Mini and as a plugin. The result: practically no difference, the noise level is almost identical.
Really happy with my purchase so far!
I like the form factor and it suits my needs.
But seriously, I can't make a direct comparison now, but I think I can say with reasonable certainty that the Mini is significantly less noisy than the original QC. I sent that one back because I had a significantly lower noise level when playing the plugins on my Mac than with the same plugin components on the QC. So now I've just done a direct comparison between the Nolly X ‘Engage the Curse’ preset (without noise gate) on the QC Mini and as a plugin. The result: practically no difference, the noise level is almost identical.
Really happy with my purchase so far!
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Thanks. Order cancelled.
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It really is the most attractive device in music gear right now.So, my QC Mini arrived this afternoon. I have to say, Neural did a really great job with the design. It looks very classy, and let me tell you...
I like the form factor and it suits my needs.
But seriously, I can't make a direct comparison now, but I think I can say with reasonable certainty that the Mini is significantly less noisy than the original QC. I sent that one back because I had a significantly lower noise level when playing the plugins on my Mac than with the same plugin components on the QC. So now I've just done a direct comparison between the Nolly X ‘Engage the Curse’ preset (without noise gate) on the QC Mini and as a plugin. The result: practically no difference, the noise level is almost identical.
Really happy with my purchase so far!
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I guess SW was temporarily the exclusive QC retailer? Maybe for the first year or two? There's no way I would have just spontaneously invented this idea.
Anyway, glad to hear there are some other options now.
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The really tiny (and really annoying) little “boutique” “custom curated collection for fellow gear lovers” shop in my tiny Maine town is a NDSP hardware dealer - apparently not too hard to get.I thought SW was the exclusive US retailer for NDSP hardware, too. But Geartree looks legit.
(Late April, though...)
So, my QC Mini arrived this afternoon. I have to say, Neural did a really great job with the design. It looks very classy, and let me tell you...
I like the form factor and it suits my needs.
But seriously, I can't make a direct comparison now, but I think I can say with reasonable certainty that the Mini is significantly less noisy than the original QC. I sent that one back because I had a significantly lower noise level when playing the plugins on my Mac than with the same plugin components on the QC. So now I've just done a direct comparison between the Nolly X ‘Engage the Curse’ preset (without noise gate) on the QC Mini and as a plugin. The result: practically no difference, the noise level is almost identical.
Really happy with my purchase so far!
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I haven't gotten Plini because I have Nolly and Gojira, but do you know what model 5150 Plini is based on? Nolly is a modded old block letter, Gojira's a 5153So, my QC Mini arrived this afternoon. I have to say, Neural did a really great job with the design. It looks very classy, and let me tell you...
I like the form factor and it suits my needs.
But seriously, I can't make a direct comparison now, but I think I can say with reasonable certainty that the Mini is significantly less noisy than the original QC. I sent that one back because I had a significantly lower noise level when playing the plugins on my Mac than with the same plugin components on the QC. So now I've just done a direct comparison between the Nolly X ‘Engage the Curse’ preset (without noise gate) on the QC Mini and as a plugin. The result: practically no difference, the noise level is almost identical.
Really happy with my purchase so far!
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So I launched Cortex Control, for maybe the second time ever, the other night. (The first time would have been just to confirm that it worked.) I wanted to try weeding out and organizing my old presets and captures. OMG I think it may be too late. I'm just completely overwhelmed with the amount of detritus I've accumulated on this thing. And for some reason I feel even more disoriented looking at it in the app than I do on the QC itself.
But what I really wasn't prepared for was how depressing this process might be. At the beginning of each year, I'll typically start a new setlist named for that year, e.g. "2026". Spending an hour poking around and thinking, "Wow you had a really promising idea here in... oy, 2023..." is not exactly uplifting LOL.
Wipe it and start cleanSo I launched Cortex Control, for maybe the second time ever, the other night. (The first time would have been just to confirm that it worked.) I wanted to try weeding out and organizing my old presets and captures. OMG I think it may be too late. I'm just completely overwhelmed with the amount of detritus I've accumulated on this thing. And for some reason I feel even more disoriented looking at it in the app than I do on the QC itself.
But what I really wasn't prepared for was how depressing this process might be. At the beginning of each year, I'll typically start a new setlist named for that year, e.g. "2026". Spending an hour poking around and thinking, "Wow you had a really promising idea here in... oy, 2023..." is not exactly uplifting LOL.
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Plini
- Amp 1 (Clean): Unique, hi-fi design with high headroom and a blend control.
- Amp 2 (Crunch): Based on a Friedman BE-100 (British-style).
- Amp 3 (Lead): A blend of a Friedman HBE-100 and a Peavey 5150.
other info:
- Archetype: Plini X: Includes amps based on a Roland JC120 (Clean), a Friedman BE100 (Crunch), and a 5150-style amp (Lead).
- Archetype: Gojira X: Based on a modified EVH 5150 III with EL34 tubes, featuring custom Clean, Rust (Rhythm), and Hot (Lead) channels.
- Archetype: Nolly X: Features four amps modeled after Nolly's own modified amps: Bogner Shiva (Clean), Marshall JCM800 2203 (Crunch), Peavey 5150 (Rhythm), and Victory Kraken (Lead).
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