Quad Cortex Mini

[Jkist7]

Man I'm still waiting on mine to ship :/

 

[Whizzinby]

How's everyone doing with this now? Honeymoon period still going strong or do you think you've settled in with it?

 

[Whizzinby]

I am loving mine. No tweaking and just getting some great sounds and am getting there in a bunch of different ways. Amp models, captures-some free and some paid-big fan of Matt Fig's V2 DI captures and the SLO plug in. I have about 5 or 6 different core amp tones set and am just enjoying playing. Modellers have always been a challenge for me as it was just constant tweaking not with the QC now.

Nice. Being quick and simple to use on-device is a real bonus.

I haven’t made it past about 5-6 models and test driving effects.

Really digging the Dumble and 2203 atm.

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Made it to the synth today which is deceptively cool. I need to go back and rewatch LT’s video on tweaking it. Anyone know what, if anything else, will be in the full Rabea version of it?

I’m itching like crazy to get the Misha microcosm/laser stuff in the device, but I’ve been down the path of expectation with Neural before, so not doing that again. Whenever that arrives, it will be cool as hell.

Only thing I wish was a little better is parallel routing. It’s easy to get a dry + parallel delay & reverb on FAS, which you can kill dry and use output level to taste in the blocks. It’s tricky on the QC because you have to route out path 1/2 for dry, and create a split before that output to route to 3, then drop parrallel reverbs and delays in rows 3/4. But not all delays and reverbs have output levels in the block… so it’s tricky. I’m sure I need to throw in a mixer block after the delays/verbs. This is one of those things where the infinite grid of FAS pays off.

 

[deadpool_25]

Only thing I wish was a little better is parallel routing. It’s easy to get a dry + parallel delay & reverb on FAS, which you can kill dry and use output level to taste in the blocks. It’s tricky on the QC because you have to route out path 1/2 for dry, and create a split before that output to route to 3, then drop parrallel reverbs and delays in rows 3/4. But not all delays and reverbs have output levels in the block… so it’s tricky. I’m sure I need to throw in a mixer block after the delays/verbs. This is one of those things where the infinite grid of FAS pays off.

Yeah parallel routing is extremely limited in comparison to the FAS grid.

FWIW, you don’t really need to create an actual split. You can route row 1 to multi out or your output of choice. Don’t put anything on the input of another row, but put a transparent blend block first in that row with its source being the last block in row 1 (or another block in row 1 if desired). I think you can add that block to rows 2-4 so you could have up to 3 parallel paths. Put a mixer block in the last block of the parallel paths to control the levels (or just use the output section’s controls). I know that works with two parallel rows; it should work with three as long as you don’t run out of DSP.

 

[laxu]

Yeah parallel routing is extremely limited in comparison to the FAS grid.

That's what you get when you copy Line6's homework!

But realistically, how much crap do people want to put in parallel? Most of the time it's just a delay+reverb for example.

 

[Whizzinby]

That's what you get when you copy Line6's homework!

Yamaha shareholder identified.

But realistically, how much crap do people want to put in parallel?

Good question.

Most of the time it's just a delay+reverb for example.

Good answer!

 

[Whizzinby]

Yeah parallel routing is extremely limited in comparison to the FAS grid.

FWIW, you don’t really need to create an actual split. You can route row 1 to multi out or your output of choice. Don’t put anything on the input of another row, but put a transparent blend block first in that row with its source being the last block in row 1 (or another block in row 1 if desired). I think you can add that block to rows 2-4 so you could have up to 3 parallel paths. Put a mixer block in the last block of the parallel paths to control the levels (or just use the output section’s controls). I know that works with two parallel rows; it should work with three as long as you don’t run out of DSP.

That’s what I was aiming for, dry (everything through the cab) + delay + reverb, w/ all three in parallel.

Interestingly, multi-out doesn’t include all USB audio. I looked around on-device for a way to include all USB channels, but haven’t found it.

I need to mess around with the Transparent blend blocks. I had forgotten about those, but that could be cool for clever blending ops.

I think mixer blocks would help the preset I have, then I’ll just save that as a parrallel template.

 

[deadpool_25]

That's what you get when you copy Line6's homework!

But realistically, how much crap do people want to put in parallel? Most of the time it's just a delay+reverb for example.

For me, delay, reverb, pitch (and/or chorus)

 

[Whizzinby]

@deadpool_25 The transparent blend block is badass!

Being able to set the source to any input or block on the grid, on a per instance basis is This def beats using splitters for parralel effect routing.

I was also able to add a third one, (for science) so you can technically run 4 stereo pairs concurrently in parallel.

Thanks for the heads up!!!

 

[Desertdweller]

That's what you get when you copy Line6's homework!

But realistically, how much crap do people want to put in parallel? Most of the time it's just a delay+reverb for example.

One thing I like to do is run a separate line for delays, that way I can put a flanger or phaser after the delay but not in the mix of the main guitar. It’s nice to have flanged or phased delays behind the guitar.

 

[mbenigni]

@deadpool_25 The transparent blend block is badass!

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Being able to set the source to any input or block on the grid, on a per instance basis is This def beats using splitters for parralel effect routing.

I was also able to add a third one, (for science) so you can technically run 4 stereo pairs concurrently in parallel.

Thanks for the heads up!!!

I'm dead serious when I say that one little (weirdly named) utility block was the most important update to happen to QC after v1.0.

By the way, that source setting can be long-pressed so that it's changeable per Scene. Very powerful.

 

[Whizzinby]

One thing I like to do is run a separate line for delays, that way I can put a flanger or phaser after the delay but not in the mix of the main guitar. It’s nice to have flanged or phased delays behind the guitar.

Yeah, I started running parralel effects almost exclusively with FAS, not because I’m doing soundscape shit, but because it a great way to get more granular control of each component. Sometimes it’s cool to mix it all up in serial, but sometimes it’s nice to isolate things to determine how much each is affecting the signal or what specifically is running in to the effect.

 

[mbenigni]

Yeah, I started running parralel effects almost exclusively with FAS, not because I’m doing soundscape shit, but because it a great way to get more granular control of each component. Sometimes it’s cool to mix it all up in serial, but sometimes it’s nice to isolate things to determine how much each is affecting the signal or what specifically is running in to the effect.

Transparent Blend is going to make your routing even more serial, but the payoff is that presets with complex routing (e.g. for multiple instruments) become much more "readable" and easier to duplicate/ maintain.

 

[Whizzinby]

I'm dead serious when I say that one little (weirdly named) utility block was the most important update to happen to QC after v1.0.

By the way, that source setting can be long-pressed so that it's changeable per Scene. Very powerful.

Damn, that’s slick. So basically you can disengage the blends entirely per scene.

Really powerful block. It has me scheming different ways to use it.

 

[mbenigni]

Damn, that’s slick. So basically you can disengage the blends entirely per scene.

Yes, although that much can just as easily be done with the block's bypass or mix parameter.

The power of making the source scene-enabled is that you can essentially rewire the routing itself, flying different audio sources (anything from inputs, to returns, to USB audio, to any amp/FX block in the preset) on a scene by scene basis.

 

[Shask]

That's what you get when you copy Line6's homework!

But realistically, how much crap do people want to put in parallel? Most of the time it's just a delay+reverb for example.

Analog dry through, Chorus, pitch detune, delay, and Reverb, so 5 paths.

 

[SonicBlue]

Have you tried the Matt fig Plex?

To update I played around with some of the Fig captures with Cabs and honestly they sound great too. With my monitors the Plex sound a bit too lean and honest-they probably track well but think I prefer his other Friedman options.

 

[SonicBlue]

Surprised no one has chimed in over the past almost two weeks. Maybe people are waiting on shipments? I continue to be very impressed with mine. Drives are just ok. Like the Xotic and BD 2 not sure I love the Klon. Would like to find some drive captures-anyone have any recs? My plan is a board with the QC and Verbera with Michael Nielsens rack captures for Reverb and the PCM 70 pan delays. I will add a drive pedal if I dont find a better solve with a capture. A board with two or three pedals that does a ton and is super flexible. BTW the reverbs are good I just think the Michael Nielsen stuff and convolution reverb format is really on a different level.

 

[Mongillo19]

Surprised no one has chimed in over the past almost two weeks.

I know of only 2 people (maybe 3) on here that have one. I think it's just a numbers thing

 

[SonicBlue]

I know of only 2 people (maybe 3) on here that have one. I think it's just a numbers thing

oof. Ok will keep my mouth shut-got lucky on timing and sorry for those who are waiting. I thought these were shipping regularly now.