SoOOoN (Neural DSP Nano Cortex)

[Sedaxel]

For $150 more you get:

(Probably) a better gate
Transpose
Delay
Modulation
Expression Pedal
Onboard capturing
MIDI over USB
etc.

(Also: I don't know if you've ever used a ToneX pedal, but NDSP would have needed to try really hard to make the Nano less pleasant.)

And built-in capturing. No gain guessing.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Not sure if it's quite comparable, but you can buy a new ToneX One + ToneX Capture for less than a Nano Cortex.

Well, you need a computer for that to work.

Actually, the fact that you can capture an amp with a device powered by a USB brick or such, is quite something, especially in case you're fine with amp-only captures. Find running amp, connect DI box between speaker out and cab, run two cables from the NC, start capturing. Not bad, really.

 

[the swede]

Ok. I think this was all very fun! But it’s enough. I had a short new geargazm and now it’s done. I’ll leave yall to it.
I will spend three hours this evening comparing OD-3 and the SD-2 to wich fits me the best.

 

[Achilles]

Not sure if it's quite comparable, but you can buy a new ToneX One + ToneX Capture for less than a Nano Cortex.

Not to be anal but $250 + $400 = $100 more than a Nano.

 

[PorcinePicker]

You can have any modulation effect (as long as it's Chorus), any delay effect (as long as it's Analog Delay) and any Reverb (as long as it's Mind Hall). What year is this? I'm being completely serious here...it would have been less insulting if they had made this a pure amp device.

 

[Mongillo19]

And I have struggled with high gain amps in Tone X. They seem to have an inherent fuzz to them. Never had that issue with the QC.

 

[Mongillo19]

You can have any modulation effect (as long as it's Chorus), any delay effect (as long as it's Analog Delay) and any Reverb (as long as it's Mind Hall). What year is this? I'm being completely serious here...it would have been less insulting if they had made this a pure amp device.

I have to imagine it's a DSP issue? Not that it's an excuse but it's comical (in a good way) how compact this thing isn

 

[Sascha Franck]

t would have been less insulting if they had made this a pure amp device.

Said so already: 2-3 captures simultaneously instead of the limited FX and I'd have to start thinking seriously.

 

[Mongillo19]

Also, imagine if fractal is launching an effects only unit. It would pair so well with the Nano

 

[mbenigni]

USB-C is almost as common place as USB these days. I got a few extra adapters lying around the house if anyone needs one.

You pay postage, of course.

Dude. You're gonna send a PSU for a Nano Cortex to a TGF member? Have you forgotten what they did to NDSP??

 

[yeky83]

Not to be anal but $250 + $400 = $100 more than a Nano.

You gotta be better at anal, ToneX One $180 + ToneX Capture $250 = $430.

 

[mbenigni]

Yeah the QC is portable enough as is that scaling down is going to really have to be "buy it just because you want one" or you have some super-niche case where your footprint has to be as microscopic as possible. Losing that touchscreen when you are used to it would suck I'd think.

The biggest red flag for me was looking at the FX list... seeing first that it was a fixed order... then noting that none of the blocks were utility blocks, e.g. Loop Send/ Return. And oh by the way, there's no FX loop in first place. This is probably going to throw a wrench in for most of my guitar synth shenanigans.

 

[Achilles]

You can have any modulation effect (as long as it's Chorus), any delay effect (as long as it's Analog Delay) and any Reverb (as long as it's Mind Hall). What year is this? I'm being completely serious here...it would have been less insulting if they had made this a pure amp device.

Glass half empty kinda person, eh?

It's $550 and contains the same tones and capturing ability as its $1,700 big brother.
A decent delay, verb, and chorus w/vibrato is all you need for most people.
It's meant, I assume, for jamming, rehearsals, and gigs - not tone sculpting an album.



Also, it's only $550.

 

[mbenigni]

That’s not very helpful for a live pedalboard rig.

Unless it will also provide bus power to the USB midi controller

USB-C almost certainly will. But I acknowledge that you might have to make some changes in your choice of controller(s).

 

[Elric]

Prediction: Massive hit, whether folks here like it or not.

 

[Achilles]

You gotta be better at anal, ToneX One $180 + ToneX Capture $250 = $430.

FUCK ME! Missed the 'ONE' part.

Also, I'll get to working on my anal right away.....

 

[Los-D]

GAME CHANGER

At this point I am hating the players AND the game.

 

[GTR37]

I've gotta catch up with this thread so I can actually skim through the Owner's Manual.

I assume you can supplement the Factory Captures with User Captures downloaded from the cloud? Isn't that half the point of the app?

Definitely
I would be looking at grabbing some from that Hotrats and Headfirst guys for sure
There are some great ones on cloud

 

[PorcinePicker]

Glass half empty kinda person, eh?

It's $550 and contains the same tones and capturing ability as its $1,700 big brother.
A decent delay, verb, and a CE-2 chorus is all you need for most people.
It's meant, I assume, for jamming, rehearsals, and gigs - not tone sculpting an album.



Also, it's only $550.

It would be pretty easy to HX Stomp all over that argument.

 

[GTR37]

The biggest red flag for me was looking at the FX list... seeing first that it was a fixed order... then noting that none of the blocks were utility blocks, e.g. Loop Send/ Return. And oh by the way, there's no FX loop in first place. This is probably going to throw a wrench in for most of my guitar synth shenanigans.

F!$$ Tim’s out