Richard_G
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The Neural SLO plugin is fantastic!
Rumor mill: John Mayer plugin coming soon?
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The Neural SLO plugin is fantastic!
Jarick
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After a few days on it, it has a really cool vibe and sounds pretty good especially if you like warmer low gain tones. I was able though to get more or less the same sounds on the UA Paradise plugin which offers way more stuff at a lower price. I make that comparison because both plugins launched in the last few weeks and both plugins are heavily highlighting Dumble models.
I don't generally care about the looks of a plugin beyond how it impacts the usability, but I think the Mayer one looks pretty good, especially the amp visuals and controls. The semi transparent controls are neat looking. There's never a point where I'm staring at it trying to figure out how to make it work.
I don't generally care about the looks of a plugin beyond how it impacts the usability, but I think the Mayer one looks pretty good, especially the amp visuals and controls. The semi transparent controls are neat looking. There's never a point where I'm staring at it trying to figure out how to make it work.
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I actually own most of them already. The ones I don't, I just don't have much of an interest in. Mayyyyybbbeee the Rebea one.
The only thing I really wished is that the Quad Cortex hardware was as good as the Axe FX III or Helix Stadium. Their audio quality on hardware is significantly worse, and it massively limits the variety of ways you can use the thing.
Given how expensive it is, I was very disappointed by the signal to noise ratio of that thing.
Dom Mcsweeney
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Ah man, Rabea's plugin is fuckin great, I'm a huge fan of that one.
Ed DeGenaro
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Returning customer discount, use US address with order then it’s €119
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Dez
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NOCTURNAL code gets you 30% if anyone wants to know
While a plugin is great for when working within a DAW, it's not my favourite way of playing guitar. And you can't, easily, bring those sounds with you. But I stumbled across this video, and he highlighted something I didn't know. Is it true you can't stack the drives in the Neural plugin? That's a big part of his sound, imo, but I guess you could run more instances - seems a bit clunky.
Anyway, as expected, you can get close enough with the Stadium (and likely other hardware and software offerings). Interestingly, he said he couldn't get there with the OG Helix.
Anyway, as expected, you can get close enough with the Stadium (and likely other hardware and software offerings). Interestingly, he said he couldn't get there with the OG Helix.
Ed DeGenaro
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A bunch of the NDSP plugs have 2 drives a yes you can stack Koln into TS10 or Clone into Blues Breaker in the Mayer plug.
As for hardware it be eventually in the Quad Cortex.
He sometimes stacks the TS and the Bluesbreaker, so that’s what I was referring to.
I’m sure the QC will get the plugin “soon”, but thought it was interesting to see if you could get close with other hardware/software and avoid having to plunk down for this plugin if you liked the tones
Mongillo19
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Wouldn't it be the inverse? Pay $150 to get this tone or spend $2000 for hardware?
Hardware used to be the only way, the fact you can just use software for a fraction of the price is great!
Ed DeGenaro
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It’s either TS or BB those you can’t stackHe sometimes stacks the TS and the Bluesbreaker, so that’s what I was referring to.
I’m sure the QC will get the plugin “soon”, but thought it was interesting to see if you could get close with other hardware/software and avoid having to plunk down for this plugin if you liked the tones
Depends on your needs. As I mentioned, it’s fine for working within a daw. I don’t enjoy it as much for regular jamming, and you can’t easily bring it with you, which means you’re back to buying hardware anyway. Not to mentioned all the other stuff you get from that box.
I think NDSP has recognized that it’s not whether the sounds are there, it’s how accessible they are, and I’m sure this I’d already a homerun.
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Sascha Franck
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This is why I always loved the HX ecosystem and now the Tonex ecosystem as well.
deadpool_25
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Run two instances and you can.
Ed DeGenaro
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I guess. That said if they’d dealt with input and output impedances and gain staging of running two ODs inside the plug it likely isn’t the same running two instances.
Lysander
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Forget about drives - i was just watching Pete Thorn's demo, and apparently you cannot tweak amps individually if they run at the same time?!
It's either a single amp model, or a "3-in-1" mode with Mayer's settings baked in, essentially as a capture i presume.
Ed DeGenaro
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I dunno. I saw some vids where they tweaked each amp, and thought it made a difference only to sound the same and not realizing it. Lol
If your thing is SRV type of tones, the Vibroverb model alone would make this plugin worth it. It gets you that in no time, no fussing around, it just sounds right. The room reverb on the cab section is really good, it "places" the amp nicely, feels really natural playing through headphones. The usual cascading reverbs you get on most presets I think (spring+room+hall) sounds great, not overbearing, just makes the tone bigger in a really nice way.
Even with three amps and cabs, there's not a really big range of tones IMO. I could say it's a one trick pony, but it is indeed one really great trick. Trial expires in a few days, I think I'll end up buying it.
Even with three amps and cabs, there's not a really big range of tones IMO. I could say it's a one trick pony, but it is indeed one really great trick. Trial expires in a few days, I think I'll end up buying it.
