Neural DSP, only founded in 2017 have so quickly developed an identity based on a variety of genuinely good products by genuinely good people. _Neurol_-ogically speaking, they manage to tickle you in just the right parts of your brain. Art. Sleek visuals in plugins, simplistic operations that keep you in your creative lane longer. Sound. Collaborative with great artists known for dialing in incredible tones. Film great tutorials and product reviews, with sexy b-roll, answers your questions and let’s you have all this at a _genuinely_ good price point. I’m excited for the future. Good job.
Let's not forget....free 14 day trials of all plugins, confident that once that 2 weeks is over, musicians and producers alike will be running to the bank wondering which plugin they're gonna choose bahaha....honestly, Nolly is my DUDE, 4 amps. 4 cabs, decent pre and post pedal section and graphic EQ, amazing cabsim and mic choices, movable in a 3d matrix. Archetype: Nolly seems to be the most versatile that I've worked with, but im not lying when I say the Nameless Suite produces the most downright brutal tones I've ever heard anywhere! The NTS suite ive had longest. The girth and grind knobs separating low and high end distortion character is so perfect, seems that should be on every amp from here on out! The "kill" switch is insanely colorful though, and why Nameless has NTS beat...gain 1 and 2 on rhe Nameless essentially lets you dial in the "kill" switch instead of just flipping it. The variety is insane, even low input tones are brutal as fuck
@@douglascastro320 would QC be able to profile fuzzy amps, fuzz pedals, console/tape distortion and boxes like culture vulture? or doesn it have its limitations of having basic amp architecture(like the kemper)? would it be possible to use a couple of profiled blocks in series/parallel? thank you
I've been saying it for years. Put the Kemper into a Helix and you will blow up the market. If this thing sounds like my Kempers I am so totally sold to the bone like never before. Dying to get one of these under my fingers. So far kudos, Neural!
@Strange Encounter Yeah, but still, it would be an interesting result, since machine learning (what they are using) is based on patterns, obviously those patterns are frequency based but the result is still interesting hahaha
@@rohanahlawat5809 in reality, it competes with Axe Fx and Line 6 Helix, but because of the capture, it also competes with Kemper. So yes, it is bound to become the most advance and complete pedal on the market.
@@johnnyroberts8641 You're just as bad. You're the digital fanboy version of those same people. The truth is that we don't have to choose. I have two tube amps and a Kemper. Both sound great.
You're worse than both sides! Pick a side and quit wearing neutral gang colors, you weirdo. Tupac or Biggie, dogs or cats, OSU or Michigan, digital or analog, if you didn't choose option one for all these you can GIIIIIIT OUTTTT
Johnny Roberts Something tells me you’ve never recorded in a real studio with a large format analog console and tracked to analog tape. If you’ve only been exposed to the digital world using analog sim plug-ins then your opinion doesn’t hold any weight, because you have no experience to really compare the two. Analog and digital both have their place in music, and I’m sure some, if not, many of your favorite sounding records have been tracked/mixed in a purely analog domain or have been tracked to analog tape and then transferred into Pro Tools to be mixed in hybrid digital/analog setup.
I'll wait for the hype train to leave and more people have this. Who knows, it could be great! But with as much "omg so stoked!!!" as this product has gotten, I'm reserving any opinion.
Everyone keeps talking about how good it sounds, but we all already knew Neural sounded good. They had the software that everyone kept raving about for some time now. My worries are on the hardware side, and the real quesion is how long until something, hardware based, breaks in this thing. On paper it looks awesome, but only time will tell.
Well, the Kemper is kind of similar and there haven't been too many reports of hardware failures in the past 9 years, and the few I have heard about were quickly fixed by them. I don't think hardware is going to be an issue.
@@VortechBand The all in one switches/knobs is what I'm worried the most, plus the big LCD screen (I remember the reports of dying screens on headrush). But time will tell.
@@simpirx Yes, but the Cortex seems to be a far more advanced integration of hardware and software (and AI) than any other system Darkglass/Neural DSP have released. It's going to be a lot for them to test and support. But that said, it's looking super promising and I'm hoping it's rock solid from a hardware and software perspective.
@@Bonedriven1984 There's a photo of Doug giving someone a piggyback ride while standing with their entire weight on the unit, stepping on both the switches and the screen: nothing broke. This has been Neural's primary RnD project for three years, so seeing a spate of unforeseen issues after the release is highly doubtful.
I'm very excited about the future of plugins, simulators, and profilers. Even with the rising popularity of digital options, you still have new pedal and amp companies popping up and creating sounds that people want in their digital gear.
Guys if you do the plugin of this, with hardware as a dongle, you’d bank on this unit for sure. We have waited for a quality software kemper for a decade! We need a plugin so there’s no hassle with cables and reamping.
I cannot wait for this stuff to be road tested, if the durability and reliability holds up to the test, I'm 100% selling my Kemper setup for this. This is like a semi-pro dream setup.
7:04 If anyone doubted this is going to be game changing, here's the proof. Only two options: - This guy is a great actor. or -This guy is tremendously happy and relieved after months and months of hard work.
same here mate!! I've been checking out the fm3 to replace my helix, but this seems like a product worth to wait! such a great time to be a guitar player
There's a weird thing going on with the higher midrange or hi-end that makes able to hear which is the modeling and which is not without fail, but it sounds like you're on the right path guys, great job! Of course we're only talking about that last 5-10% and it sounds like another great tool that non-pro's could never distinguish in the mix. I look forward to hearing the real clean & lower gain pushed tones because that's where I always find the modeling struggle. Keep it up!
Will there be a Bass presets demo on the next weeks?... 😱 Ii would be nice an “effects” demo also, which is a point that Fractal mastered and Kemper failed a little... Great job dudes!
Hey Neural folks this looks very promising I was just wondering wether the capture feature works like the Kemper one with a mic or more like Mooer ge 300 version with basically capturing the direct signal? Could I run my amp through a load box instead of a mic and then capture the raw signal from the loadbox with any IR and then add the IR later with the quad cortex?
5:23 real 5:26 capture Why? Less meat and harsh frequencies. BUT I CAN BE WRONG. Please Doug tell me I’m wrong. Maybe it’s some interferences while mixing direct output with sound in the room too can make some highs sound waves adding strangely with phase effect
no talk I think you have it backwards ,where he says "seriously" that was the capture at 5:26 he is switching back . Listen to his last lead tapping run it switches 2 or 3 times can you find it?
@@johnnyroberts8641 I dont really care about that part. I dont have any dsp plugins. I mainly wanted it for the real amp sounds. Hopefully I can just get rid of the kemper if its better.
Qcortex produces a smoother, refined sound, with less pronounced attacks in the upper middle, and significantly less "roughness" and bulge. But wider to the bottom. You can hear it even through the iPad speakers, which is amazing for me. It may be less audible in the Studio, less noticeable when playing an instrument, because physical sensations interfere. Of the undoubted advantages of the Cortex sound in relation to other top-end devices of this class: clean, open top, no boxiness. In general, great user interface is the most important factor when choosing the «all in one” device.
I've been exclusively using Fortin NTS and Nameless Suite to make metal the past 6 months...I can't imagine a world without Neural DSP tech! the Quad Cortex is unbelievable, can't believe the scope of possibilities with this thing.
SVEN they changed the screen that was one of the big things at Namm people said it was slow to react , kind of sluggish They fixed that now and also how easy it is to turn the encoder/ footswitches
@@douglascastro320 it's very hard to capture the nonlinearity of gain and dynamic response. When you change (30%+/-) input gain on Kemper, the profile loose the "truth" of real amps.
@@brandonlamb8 its just marketing, I don't want anything to influence my judjement. ideally it would be the same DI reamped through both systems. it would give a perfect idea of how good this sounds. even better to include a kemper aswell. which is its main and well established competitor
kimseniorb are you expecting non-marketing material from the Neural DSP channel? Just wait, there will be like 100 RUclips videos comparing it to the Kemper and real amps
i know everyone just wants to hear fanboy comments but to me, the high gain sample in this video was a bit squishy and fizzy in the top end. similar to line6 products. perhaps it is just going to be inherent factor in all digital modelers that engineers never quite figure out how to eliminate or cant eliminate and will always have to be dialed out in production with multiband compressors or eq. I think this thing is going to be a great tool none the less and look forward to having one. Besides top end I think modelers are a bit sterile and lack that room air quality in the cab sims are mic sims. it would be cool if someone made a pedal in these things that just added air qualities that are present in real amp, cab and mic recordings that you could drop in the chain. it would maybe give these things a bit more life and less sterile. its like a hot fudge sundae. already good but just that much better with the whipcream. just my 2 cents. Lastly :) Someone needs to get josh middleton to do some profile captures for this thing. his kemper profiles are some of the best out there.
Roman if its there you have amazing ears because I can't hear it , listen to that tapping run at the end , he switches 2 or 3 times and I can't hear any interruption , there is no way in a mix or live anyone would be able to guess between those 2 sounds
Sean Page well I can hear it, only on the high gain example tho, and the argument about being able to notice in a mix, that’s the case with any of the rest of the high end modelers like helix, kemper or axefx. Right now I’m an axefx3 user and I’m waiting for a floor version compact solution with no limitations so I’m definitely rooting for this Guys to pull it off! But I honestly hear it. I wanna hear comparisons when users have it.
@@rata1983 fair enough I have the FM3 , so I dig the fractal for sure , One question are you sure which is the amp > and which is their capture , I I had to watch it a few times
Doug says there will be, it just wont be finalized in time to make the unit until a later firmware update and thats why it is no longer listed on the amp list.
You can do both. But cortex does not have speaker input, so if u want capture head-only, you’ll need a load box. I like this idea best because I can then use the onboard virtual IR sim. I dont have the hardware to mic my amps as good as the IR’s so that will be more useful than capturing my cabinets.
Can we capture a tone from RUclips by example to have fun on an album tone from whatever artist? (Hope I’m not deaf and blind and it has not been showed on the video)
Question... I have a Mesa Mark V with rectifier cabinet. Can I capture the rig but then add a tube screamer effect in front and delay and reverb after within the quad cortex or do those have to be part of the capture?
I've read that you can capture such pedals also independently to use them as blocks in the cortex signal chain, but I can't find it atm so take that with a grain of salt. I m for sure will be waiting til this thing is officially released so I can get my hands onto one to try and watch some reviews, but I'm very interested so far the thing sounds pretty good to me :)
That is really stuning ! Beside the fact it seems really amazing in terme of sound capture, I have a question : The capture will be like a snapshot of the captured amp without any modification (general EQ, gain etc) or will the capture allow to tweak some parmeters ? BTW i am really exited to see more of it !! Good job guys !
I agree Content ,I think its going to be just a Static capture of the amp setting BUT if you can actually add bass cut mids etc and it still retains the sound of the amp that would be different to the Kemper static approach and limitations
Specs as audio interface: Hi I mailed to SWEETWATER and got the following information: "Yes, the Quad Cortex can function as a two channel audio interface with a fixed sample rate of 48kHz/24-bit." I think this is quit poor for such an costy device!? SO NO REPLACEMENT FOR YOUR AUDIO INTERFACE!!! Is there a update for THIS DEVICE with BETTTER VALUES planed in the future?? Greets Jan
I’m a fan og the neural dsp plug-ins, which sound great. however, I’m greatly disappointed that quad cortex lacks scribble strips. This could be a dealbreaker for me.
Calm down everybody. Yes, this thing sounds like a near perfect copy of a RECORDED amp with mics. For a guitar player that’s used to hear a real tube amp in the room, I don’t think this thing can perform as good with an frfr or monitor speakers. It will still sound like a great microphone recorded tone, but not the real thing beside you.
The 1st wave was postponed i heard, the 2nd wave and its release date will be close enough im sure anyone who pre-ordered will just get some extra shit for the troubles. COVID fuckin everything up, i swear man......all because some weird man wanted to have sex with a duck in a bat cave next to a rotten banana or whatever.
Have a Kemper and always had a huge preference for profiling over modeling. Also had the AxefxIII for one year and finally sold it. This cortex is apparently better than Fractal stuff in everyway... (sound wise)
Don’t get me wrong, I really really want this to be good- and from this video it looks and sounds really accurate; but for some reason I am not fully convinced yet. I guess I just have to wait until the product is officially released, but I am still hyped for this!
Guessing you wont release a VST format to let people download and insert amps into say Cubase? That would be awesome, but assuming just to play recorded amps you'll need the hardware. I'm tired of hardware, I like just plugging into my laptop and have it all there. No additional units or things that require power to run.
Neural DSP, only founded in 2017 have so quickly developed an identity based on a variety of genuinely good products by genuinely good people. _Neurol_-ogically speaking, they manage to tickle you in just the right parts of your brain. Art. Sleek visuals in plugins, simplistic operations that keep you in your creative lane longer. Sound. Collaborative with great artists known for dialing in incredible tones. Film great tutorials and product reviews, with sexy b-roll, answers your questions and let’s you have all this at a _genuinely_ good price point. I’m excited for the future. Good job.
Let's not forget....free 14 day trials of all plugins, confident that once that 2 weeks is over, musicians and producers alike will be running to the bank wondering which plugin they're gonna choose bahaha....honestly, Nolly is my DUDE, 4 amps. 4 cabs, decent pre and post pedal section and graphic EQ, amazing cabsim and mic choices, movable in a 3d matrix. Archetype: Nolly seems to be the most versatile that I've worked with, but im not lying when I say the Nameless Suite produces the most downright brutal tones I've ever heard anywhere! The NTS suite ive had longest. The girth and grind knobs separating low and high end distortion character is so perfect, seems that should be on every amp from here on out! The "kill" switch is insanely colorful though, and why Nameless has NTS beat...gain 1 and 2 on rhe Nameless essentially lets you dial in the "kill" switch instead of just flipping it. The variety is insane, even low input tones are brutal as fuck
Nokia of amp modelling technology. :)
@@m4ssee it chirps and everything!
@@douglascastro320 would QC be able to profile fuzzy amps, fuzz pedals, console/tape distortion and boxes like culture vulture? or doesn it have its limitations of having basic amp architecture(like the kemper)? would it be possible to use a couple of profiled blocks in series/parallel? thank you
I've been saying it for years. Put the Kemper into a Helix and you will blow up the market. If this thing sounds like my Kempers I am so totally sold to the bone like never before. Dying to get one of these under my fingers. So far kudos, Neural!
The kemper is old..It needs a major DSP and converters update..
same dude same
Neural Capture Miku pedal!! Do it Ola!!!
THIS!
@Strange Encounter Yeah, but still, it would be an interesting result, since machine learning (what they are using) is based on patterns, obviously those patterns are frequency based but the result is still interesting hahaha
I had my Miku pedal with me and even played a little with it in this session. But they didn’t try to capture that one tone, obviously!!! 😂
@@MikaFastfinger Why you guys didn't capture it for the memes? :(
Francisco Berríos That’s simply something you can’t capture!
in a controlled ambient sound great i need to see in action live with a full band cut through the mix. but impressive by now.
This should be the most superior multi effects pedal in the market atm.
Can't wait.
This isn't an effects pedal, this thing is built to compete with the axe fx lineup.
@@rohanahlawat5809 in reality, it competes with Axe Fx and Line 6 Helix, but because of the capture, it also competes with Kemper. So yes, it is bound to become the most advance and complete pedal on the market.
Can’t wait for real A/B testing by independent dudes ;)
The scales have been tipped. All those elitist analog ball fondlers can now be shut down with the objective truth: digital is better than analog ;)
@@johnnyroberts8641 You're just as bad. You're the digital fanboy version of those same people. The truth is that we don't have to choose. I have two tube amps and a Kemper. Both sound great.
You're worse than both sides! Pick a side and quit wearing neutral gang colors, you weirdo. Tupac or Biggie, dogs or cats, OSU or Michigan, digital or analog, if you didn't choose option one for all these you can GIIIIIIT OUTTTT
Dude, digital is awesome. Analog is awesome. But when you say digital is better than analog, than you don’t now what your talking about.
Johnny Roberts Something tells me you’ve never recorded in a real studio with a large format analog console and tracked to analog tape. If you’ve only been exposed to the digital world using analog sim plug-ins then your opinion doesn’t hold any weight, because you have no experience to really compare the two. Analog and digital both have their place in music, and I’m sure some, if not, many of your favorite sounding records have been tracked/mixed in a purely analog domain or have been tracked to analog tape and then transferred into Pro Tools to be mixed in hybrid digital/analog setup.
This video made me super happy that I preordered. I had faith in the plugins, now I have faith in the hardware. Can't wait!
Sounds like a dream, can't wait until november ❤️
cant nut
I'll wait for the hype train to leave and more people have this. Who knows, it could be great! But with as much "omg so stoked!!!" as this product has gotten, I'm reserving any opinion.
This sounds promising holy crap
Exciting to see Mr. Fast finger getting his sound captured!! Hope they make one available!
Every capture is bang on perfect to the source. The hype is real
Everyone keeps talking about how good it sounds, but we all already knew Neural sounded good. They had the software that everyone kept raving about for some time now. My worries are on the hardware side, and the real quesion is how long until something, hardware based, breaks in this thing. On paper it looks awesome, but only time will tell.
I mean.. neural literally originated from darkglass so there’s that..
Well, the Kemper is kind of similar and there haven't been too many reports of hardware failures in the past 9 years, and the few I have heard about were quickly fixed by them. I don't think hardware is going to be an issue.
@@VortechBand The all in one switches/knobs is what I'm worried the most, plus the big LCD screen (I remember the reports of dying screens on headrush). But time will tell.
@@simpirx Yes, but the Cortex seems to be a far more advanced integration of hardware and software (and AI) than any other system Darkglass/Neural DSP have released. It's going to be a lot for them to test and support. But that said, it's looking super promising and I'm hoping it's rock solid from a hardware and software perspective.
@@Bonedriven1984 There's a photo of Doug giving someone a piggyback ride while standing with their entire weight on the unit, stepping on both the switches and the screen: nothing broke.
This has been Neural's primary RnD project for three years, so seeing a spate of unforeseen issues after the release is highly doubtful.
I'm very excited about the future of plugins, simulators, and profilers. Even with the rising popularity of digital options, you still have new pedal and amp companies popping up and creating sounds that people want in their digital gear.
This is exciting starting to feel like it's a real thing.
Guys if you do the plugin of this, with hardware as a dongle, you’d bank on this unit for sure. We have waited for a quality software kemper for a decade! We need a plugin so there’s no hassle with cables and reamping.
Clean tone sounds good for the first time. Bravo
I can't wait to get my unit. This was the best preorder I ever did. Fantastic to see Pancho having so much fun, too!! Much love, everyone. 💜
I cannot wait for this stuff to be road tested, if the durability and reliability holds up to the test, I'm 100% selling my Kemper setup for this. This is like a semi-pro dream setup.
Ok now I understand the retail price being similar to the the kemper
Congratulations! Man, I can't await my unit! So super cool! Blessing to the Neural DSP team! So cool!!!
OMG.. This is a great time to be alive!!
Those tones at 6:35 and 6:45 are flawless!
The trick is good mics, pres, and mic placement.
Heeeey Mr. Fastfinger IN DA HOUSE!! Awesome player :)
Only watched it 5 times now wow... Just wow
Edit i need to watch it again :p, this is very very promising!
@Odell Mateo what
@Odell Mateo yes
Sounds fantastic. Im on tier 1 pre- order. Can't wait for my qaud cortex !!!
Guys today is my birthday and I’m in tier 1 so... thanks a bunch just for releasing this today! ❤️ even more excited to play with my QC!
Happy birthday, Diego!
Bhargav Sarma thanks dude!
IHMEELLISTÄ! Amazing! Any acoustic guitar varieties?
7:04 If anyone doubted this is going to be game changing, here's the proof. Only two options:
- This guy is a great actor.
or
-This guy is tremendously happy and relieved after months and months of hard work.
Haha exactly my thoughts not only cresp but also Mike fast finger and the others
@@douglascastro320 yeah, years, definitely!!!
I have complete trust in Neural DSP that this will be a great product. I own the Nolly and Cory Wong presets and those sound amazing.
Nice demo guys, I love the vibes!
As soon as these are available in the actual stores im buying one. The software alone sells me
I was interested in the FM3, but i think i will wait for the Quad Cortex. Maybe it will replace my Kemper.
same here mate!! I've been checking out the fm3 to replace my helix, but this seems like a product worth to wait! such a great time to be a guitar player
Been waiting for this demo for a long time
Phenomenal! Keep the demos coming
Sounds great
It’s cool that you bring real rock stars for your videos and not just youtube nerds :D
There's a weird thing going on with the higher midrange or hi-end that makes able to hear which is the modeling and which is not without fail, but it sounds like you're on the right path guys, great job! Of course we're only talking about that last 5-10% and it sounds like another great tool that non-pro's could never distinguish in the mix. I look forward to hearing the real clean & lower gain pushed tones because that's where I always find the modeling struggle. Keep it up!
Yes more mids and harsh high end each time
The godfather of modelers 💙 release it soon
Will there be a Bass presets demo on the next weeks?... 😱
Ii would be nice an “effects” demo also, which is a point that Fractal mastered and Kemper failed a little... Great job dudes!
This is endgame
Once again )
Found ya!
Te sigo en insta xd
Could you do a demo where you neural capture different pedals?
Hey Neural folks this looks very promising I was just wondering wether the capture feature works like the Kemper one with a mic or more like Mooer ge 300 version with basically capturing the direct signal? Could I run my amp through a load box instead of a mic and then capture the raw signal from the loadbox with any IR and then add the IR later with the quad cortex?
Oh man, that's incredible!
No, the Kemper Profiler did this in 2012 😁😁😁
@@SoundFriendly you can't carry your Kemper with a guitar case :)
BARIS BENICE have a look at the Kemper Stage. Not in a guitar case but a bag will suffice.
Can you plug it into a guitar cabinet? I do with the other “similar” stuff.
You would need a powered speaker OR a power amp and guitar cabinet but yes, you can easily do it.
5:23 real
5:26 capture
Why? Less meat and harsh frequencies.
BUT I CAN BE WRONG. Please Doug tell me I’m wrong. Maybe it’s some interferences while mixing direct output with sound in the room too can make some highs sound waves adding strangely with phase effect
no talk I think you have it backwards ,where he says "seriously" that was the capture at 5:26 he is switching back . Listen to his last lead tapping run it switches 2 or 3 times can you find it?
Thats why wee need a proper ab test not just mindlessly switching and getting all wet about it
Finally something we have all been waiting for! This is the most important part of the quad cortex for me.
#2 ....any purchased Neural DSP plugins available and on deck in the Quad Cortex. Neural DSP planning a worldwide takeover!
@@johnnyroberts8641 I dont really care about that part. I dont have any dsp plugins. I mainly wanted it for the real amp sounds. Hopefully I can just get rid of the kemper if its better.
encryptor I doubt it but hard to say yet, need a proper a b test from the real user preferably
It appears to have more mids and something sterile and harsh in the top end
CAPTURE ALL THE DUMBLES
Qcortex produces a smoother, refined sound, with less pronounced attacks in the upper middle, and significantly less "roughness" and bulge. But wider to the bottom. You can hear it even through the iPad speakers, which is amazing for me. It may be less audible in the Studio, less noticeable when playing an instrument, because physical sensations interfere. Of the undoubted advantages of the Cortex sound in relation to other top-end devices of this class: clean, open top, no boxiness. In general, great user interface is the most important factor when choosing the «all in one” device.
I've been exclusively using Fortin NTS and Nameless Suite to make metal the past 6 months...I can't imagine a world without Neural DSP tech! the Quad Cortex is unbelievable, can't believe the scope of possibilities with this thing.
Woah, this looks amazing...
The touchscreen seems to react much better now than in the prototype videos earlier this year.
SVEN they changed the screen that was one of the big things at Namm people said it was slow to react , kind of sluggish They fixed that now and also how easy it is to turn the encoder/ footswitches
Does it come with a built in buffer or is it optional to switch it on and off?. Thanks in advance for the reply.
Thats it then. Job done.
Why should this be a surprise to anyone, Kempers been doing this for years now.
@@douglascastro320 I don't record much,I want to hear this thru an amps return or a power amp with a 4x12.
@@douglascastro320 it's very hard to capture the nonlinearity of gain and dynamic response. When you change (30%+/-) input gain on Kemper, the profile loose the "truth" of real amps.
@@cast390 I just want to hear it thru a 1x12 cabinet and my order will go in ASAP.
Holy shit this is amazing
Real deal is a bit wider and fuller.. but that's back to back. On a record or live, who cares, it will sound incredible.
incredible...totally indiscernable
3:48 the My desktop started vibrating. Didn't know my 30€ speaker could do that.
Can we have a more straightforward A/B please. Its really hard to tell this way
I don’t think we’ll hear any difference through RUclips
I think that’s the point
@@lucacox3589 we certainly do hear some difference. youtube quality is more than enough
@@brandonlamb8 its just marketing, I don't want anything to influence my judjement. ideally it would be the same DI reamped through both systems. it would give a perfect idea of how good this sounds. even better to include a kemper aswell. which is its main and well established competitor
kimseniorb are you expecting non-marketing material from the Neural DSP channel? Just wait, there will be like 100 RUclips videos comparing it to the Kemper and real amps
i know everyone just wants to hear fanboy comments but to me, the high gain sample in this video was a bit squishy and fizzy in the top end. similar to line6 products. perhaps it is just going to be inherent factor in all digital modelers that engineers never quite figure out how to eliminate or cant eliminate and will always have to be dialed out in production with multiband compressors or eq. I think this thing is going to be a great tool none the less and look forward to having one. Besides top end I think modelers are a bit sterile and lack that room air quality in the cab sims are mic sims. it would be cool if someone made a pedal in these things that just added air qualities that are present in real amp, cab and mic recordings that you could drop in the chain. it would maybe give these things a bit more life and less sterile. its like a hot fudge sundae. already good but just that much better with the whipcream. just my 2 cents. Lastly :) Someone needs to get josh middleton to do some profile captures for this thing. his kemper profiles are some of the best out there.
excited
Now I have to write a letter to Santa.
Is it posible to make this sound not that harsh? Seems like a cool device but it is bright to the point it doesn't sound like an amp at all
GG tube amps!
I recognize Matias Kupiainen from Stratovarius. Is this mean he gonna use this modeler in future?
sounds promising but i did hear a difference on the high gain sounds, something on the high registers...
Roman if its there you have amazing ears because I can't hear it , listen to that tapping run at the end , he switches 2 or 3 times and I can't hear any interruption , there is no way in a mix or live anyone would be able to guess between those 2 sounds
Sean Page well I can hear it, only on the high gain example tho, and the argument about being able to notice in a mix, that’s the case with any of the rest of the high end modelers like helix, kemper or axefx. Right now I’m an axefx3 user and I’m waiting for a floor version compact solution with no limitations so I’m definitely rooting for this Guys to pull it off! But I honestly hear it. I wanna hear comparisons when users have it.
@@rata1983 fair enough I have the FM3 , so I dig the fractal for sure , One question are you sure which is the amp > and which is their capture , I I had to watch it a few times
The engineer who recorded this said the difference in the upper frequencies was the real amp’s hiss.
is there a dumble amp ?
Doug says there will be, it just wont be finalized in time to make the unit until a later firmware update and thats why it is no longer listed on the amp list.
Can you run this into a power amp and cancel out the cabinet block?
Great. W Suomi
The HYPE is building 🔥
for capturing do you need microphone like Kemper or with some different way?
You can do both. But cortex does not have speaker input, so if u want capture head-only, you’ll need a load box. I like this idea best because I can then use the onboard virtual IR sim. I dont have the hardware to mic my amps as good as the IR’s so that will be more useful than capturing my cabinets.
Great amp modeling..........but what about all the Fx pedals that rival products have?
Do you change the amp's settings during capturing or you should dial the amp first and then capture?
I have the Archetype : Plini purchased. Can I get the presets/tones of the plugin with inside the quad cortex?
Can we capture a tone from RUclips by example to have fun on an album tone from whatever artist? (Hope I’m not deaf and blind and it has not been showed on the video)
Is it possible to capture from a record/CD?
Question... I have a Mesa Mark V with rectifier cabinet. Can I capture the rig but then add a tube screamer effect in front and delay and reverb after within the quad cortex or do those have to be part of the capture?
I've read that you can capture such pedals also independently to use them as blocks in the cortex signal chain, but I can't find it atm so take that with a grain of salt.
I m for sure will be waiting til this thing is officially released so I can get my hands onto one to try and watch some reviews, but I'm very interested so far the thing sounds pretty good to me :)
That is really stuning ! Beside the fact it seems really amazing in terme of sound capture, I have a question : The capture will be like a snapshot of the captured amp without any modification (general EQ, gain etc) or will the capture allow to tweak some parmeters ? BTW i am really exited to see more of it !! Good job guys !
I agree Content ,I think its going to be just a Static capture of the amp setting BUT if you can actually add bass cut mids etc and it still retains the sound of the amp that would be different to the Kemper static approach and limitations
Tuomas ❣️
Matias Kupiainen
Specs as audio interface:
Hi I mailed to SWEETWATER and got the following information:
"Yes, the Quad Cortex can function as a two channel audio interface with a fixed sample rate of 48kHz/24-bit."
I think this is quit poor for such an costy device!? SO NO REPLACEMENT FOR YOUR AUDIO INTERFACE!!!
Is there a update for THIS DEVICE with BETTTER VALUES planed in the future??
Greets Jan
I’m a fan og the neural dsp plug-ins, which sound great. however, I’m greatly disappointed that quad cortex lacks scribble strips. This could be a dealbreaker for me.
Waiting for them to announce retailers
When is it being released in the U.K.??
c'est ça qu'il faut acheter pour etre au top ? quelle tristitude du son de guitare !!
Herdy gerdy herdy gerdy
hold your guns, lads. this has been done many times for the last 10 years.
Hyvin tehty!
Calm down everybody. Yes, this thing sounds like a near perfect copy of a RECORDED amp with mics. For a guitar player that’s used to hear a real tube amp in the room, I don’t think this thing can perform as good with an frfr or monitor speakers. It will still sound like a great microphone recorded tone, but not the real thing beside you.
Will there be a preorder for the next wave of orders?
The 1st wave was postponed i heard, the 2nd wave and its release date will be close enough im sure anyone who pre-ordered will just get some extra shit for the troubles. COVID fuckin everything up, i swear man......all because some weird man wanted to have sex with a duck in a bat cave next to a rotten banana or whatever.
@@johnnyroberts8641 hilarious :)
Its obvious they’re going to postpone it. I don’t think it would get into the stores this year
How does something like this capture dynamics? Are they similar as with real amps?
Getting there slowly but not completely.
Did I see the CEO of Darkglass Electronics on the couch for a split second or am I hallucinating?
Well he is the one behind it so... Most likely.
Wondering if I should get this or an Axe FX 3....
Have a Kemper and always had a huge preference for profiling over modeling. Also had the AxefxIII for one year and finally sold it.
This cortex is apparently better than Fractal stuff in everyway... (sound wise)
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Don’t get me wrong, I really really want this to be good- and from this video it looks and sounds really accurate; but for some reason I am not fully convinced yet. I guess I just have to wait until the product is officially released, but I am still hyped for this!
Hey neural this looks intriguing but I’m not sure how I feel about twisting knobs that I step on. Looking good!
tone capture vst or naw
Guessing you wont release a VST format to let people download and insert amps into say Cubase? That would be awesome, but assuming just to play recorded amps you'll need the hardware. I'm tired of hardware, I like just plugging into my laptop and have it all there. No additional units or things that require power to run.
Same. Would be fine if software ran with hardware acting as a dongle. I’m tired of reamping and cables