Great "normal guitarist" review and demo. I love my UA Lion but I can see capturing my presets off that into the Nano and dropping it off the board. Got mine on order.
Same. I love the lion but I only use 1 sound + boost the whole time and capturing a sound of that setting and then capturing the sound with the lion boost on would do it for me AND eliminate the biggest problem I have with the Lion (and the ANTI) is that you can't use a footswitch to toggle between 2 presets. It's pretty frustrating. But yeah, the lion is on my list to capture. I REALLLLLY wish I still had the Orange OR30 to capture. That amp was ridiculously good.
Unfortunately UAFX Lion is very hard to capture with QC for me. The compression vente into the amp modeling in Lion just doesn’t feel the same on the capture…
@@NO-TALK-GuitarPlugin Doesn't surprise me. That clean compression is really what makes the old JMP's unique and probably why I didn't think any of the kemper profiles of old marshalls felt right.
My nano landed Friday....stock sounds are great! I just captured all three channels of my JsX today. All three came out very accurate, the crunch channel cleans up nicely rolling off guitar volume. Nice vid .
Do you set your amp to a certain style (clean, slight break up, crunch, gain) and capture each time? Or do you simply capture it once? Trying to understand.
@steveohlssen5508 I do create multiple captures. The JSX is a 3 channel amp, so I will capture 2 levels of each channel. Maybe a 3rd capture in the crunch channel for "edge of breakup" tone.
It makes me feel like I need a real Quadcortex 😂😂😂😂😂... It's really good to see a none celebrity guitarist youtuber just selling me a piece of gear... This thing sounds really good... Thanks for your time bro
Wait until you hear the captures I've done of my Jubilee. They're amazing LOL. Literally zero difference between the DI signal from the nano compared to the real amp/cab/mics.
This thing is going to be that gateway drug to the full size QC. I think once Neural get the SLO and Petrucci plugins into the QC I may jump on one. I'll probably end up selling my FM3 though if I do that.
I tried one in the FX loop of my Tone Master Pro, just to use the Nano Cortex amp captures, the blend of the Nano captures and the TMP’s cabinets and effects sounded pretty good.
I tried that with a couple of amps running to a load box and then line out into the TMP to use effects and the cab sims. Worked really great. I'm going to be testing this running into my Universal audio OX Stomp for more control over the cab sounds and also to have the ability to run 1 output with cab sim enabled and another output with it bypassed to go to an amp and cabinet. I think eventually Neural will add the ability to do this but it's just one of the many "I hope they add this" wishlist items for me.
@@FastRedPonyCarI’d like to do this as well - a hybrid rig where I have a tube amp behind me on stage and run a line out from the Nano to FOH for the PA. I was thinking that I could just run a splitter after my last pedal, with one signal going to the Nano and one straight to my amp. It would mean that I use only my pedals for delay and verb, rather than than the Nano FX, but it might be an easy solution. Not sure that’s the best use of all the Nano features though…
@@onenotesolo256 There's a couple ways to look at it (at least from my perspective). For the time being, if you want to split the signal like that on stage, the most cost effective solution would be to grab a cheap IR loader pedal like the little sonicake or the Nux pulse if you want a bit more flexibility with that and then you would use a head-only capture from the Nano sending it out of the pedal to the IR loader would then feed the PA system your DI cab sound. Then you would just send the other output of the Nano into whatever amp on stage you are using. It doesn't solve the problem of not being able to easily footswitch the delay/chorus on or off with the Nano but it gets your signal split on stage. If you want to get fancier with the cab simulation, you could get something like the TwoNotes Cab M+ and use the dynamic cab stuff or (my preference) you could grab the Universal Audio OX Stomp and use that for cab simulation. They're all workarounds though to a problem that hopefully won't be around forever but once you introduce something like the Cab M+ or OX Stomp, you gain way more flexibility with the DI sound output than what the Nano offers (which is simply either the IR on or off).
I currently have the TMP and love everything about it but feel like I want better high gain tones. Thinking about adding the nano cortex or the UAFX anti with the TMP. What is your opinion with the tones from them all? I really like what I hear with the UAFX stuff. Is the nano as good?
I don't think that the high gain tones from the QC or Fractal are any better than the TMP. Just very very specific sounds when using captures and when using a capture, it's just a snapshot of the sound and doesn't really like being EQ'd too far from the original captured sound. The anti is a killer pedal but you sacrifice a ton of flexibility you get from modelers when using the anti. Also, the 5153 model in the TMP has already been shown to be very very accurate by SonicDrive studios. Once you ditch the modeling in the TMP, you're left with an expensive effects processor. For me personally, it would be all or nothing. Either I'd use the TMP with the models and effects and that be that or I would only use some other amp solution with a dedicated effects unit like the stompHX or that new Fractal thing. The other option though is using the ANTI in the loop of the TMP and setting it up like a second amp with the switches. You could add an FX loop block to the signal, connect the ANTI into that loop and then setup a switch to toggle off whatever amp model you're using in the TMP and also to engage the FX loop block. This would effectively flip from an amp in the TMP to the Anti pedal with 1 foot switch press. It's basically a 4 cable switching setup but all done internally with the TMP's (amazing) switching logic.
@ thanks for the advice I think that’s what I needed to hear. I really am enjoying the TMP it has amazing tones and is so easy and fun to dial in. Just hearing the nano and the anti and they sound so good too! I must just have GAS (gear acquisition syndrome) haha. I have got good high gain tones from the TMP and your video going through the high gain amps sound great! I’ve owned a Headrush, pod go, and boss gx100 and don’t connect with the units very much the TMP feels so much better and is just easy to use I think I need to just put more time into it and get off UA-cam lol. I also can’t wait to see what amps and updates they add in the future. I know it will only get better! That’s the only thing that worries me about getting into the nano cortex is then my TMP won’t be used and I like it to much. Who knows maybe I’ll try out the anti pedal just for fun. But like you said all in or nothing if I’m gonna go nano might as well just switch to neural dsp. Anyways sorry for rambling. Will you make any more TMP content? Your videos are awesome!
@@wstn7938 The nano is more of an amp in a box than anything else (for now). If you treat it like an amp then it makes a lot more sense. For what it's worth, I still think the TMP is an awesome unit just for the effects and cab simulation. The way they do the IR's with the point grid is really intuitive and has some of the best sounding IR's out there and being able to blend cabs is where you really unlock the great sounds (at least that's what I thought). Also, all it's I/O capabilities put it ahead of most other units. I'll hopefully get to do some more TMP content. I think once their next major update comes out, I'll ask the guys at ZZounds if they can send me another one to check out those updates. Honestly, the main reason I went with the quad cortex was to capture my amps and then use those sounds on stage with my FRFR but once I got my Mark VII, it basically immediately took over stage duty and the QC now is my effects processor for guitar and my vocal mic. Still very good for that but nothing the TMP can't do as well and the TMP is a better built unit than the QC. Having my profiles to use in case there is an issue with the amp though is nice. I usually keep my UAFX lion in my gig bag just in case. Are you using the TMP primarily on stage or at home?
@ I totally agree with what you said about the TMP cab section being good. I downloaded some third party IRS and although they sound good I can’t get over how good the stock cabs sound especially when you blend them like you did in your video. I think they sound better than any 3rd party IR I’ve tried. I don’t do any live playing. Just bedroom jamming and practice. Mainly learning cover songs and trying to recreate the tones of songs. Being a metal guy I’ve really been getting into clean tones and practicing more chord progressions, triads, improv and theory stuff which the TMP is amazing for! Also looking forward to getting better with the looper to make my own backing tracks for practice.
Yeah I'm going to be capturing my SLO, Nitro, the UA Lion pedal and I did a test capture last night at low volume just to see how it works and it's about 95% accurate when A/B'ing between the real amp and cab vs the capture. It's shockingly accurate. I've got the Friedman Plex, JCM800, 5153, etc (among many others) all on my list of amps for Zzounds to send me.
I love the Nano but using it in rehearsal revealed there is a noticeable and inconvenient lag when switching presets. Such a shame, as I thought I had found my perfect solution. Unless they fix this issue, this is only good if you stay on one preset and use other devices to manipulate your sound when using it in a live or rehearsal situation. So disappointing.
It's metal and smooth I guess. Feels solid. This and the QC are a notch below the build/material quality that Fender used in the tonemaster pro but it still feels solid and my band's bassist and singer have both been using QC's on stage about mid 2021 with no issues.
I stopped right away when I heard all the string noise overtop the factory settings examples. You can’t be serious about thinking you’re giving an accurate example with that recording process. Direct to the computer.
Great "normal guitarist" review and demo. I love my UA Lion but I can see capturing my presets off that into the Nano and dropping it off the board. Got mine on order.
Same. I love the lion but I only use 1 sound + boost the whole time and capturing a sound of that setting and then capturing the sound with the lion boost on would do it for me AND eliminate the biggest problem I have with the Lion (and the ANTI) is that you can't use a footswitch to toggle between 2 presets. It's pretty frustrating.
But yeah, the lion is on my list to capture. I REALLLLLY wish I still had the Orange OR30 to capture. That amp was ridiculously good.
Unfortunately UAFX Lion is very hard to capture with QC for me. The compression vente into the amp modeling in Lion just doesn’t feel the same on the capture…
@@NO-TALK-GuitarPlugin Doesn't surprise me. That clean compression is really what makes the old JMP's unique and probably why I didn't think any of the kemper profiles of old marshalls felt right.
My nano landed Friday....stock sounds are great! I just captured all three channels of my JsX today. All three came out very accurate, the crunch channel cleans up nicely rolling off guitar volume. Nice vid .
Do you set your amp to a certain style (clean, slight break up, crunch, gain) and capture each time? Or do you simply capture it once? Trying to understand.
@steveohlssen5508 I do create multiple captures. The JSX is a 3 channel amp, so I will capture 2 levels of each channel. Maybe a 3rd capture in the crunch channel for "edge of breakup" tone.
Thank fore the demo.I wish someone can showcase some of the tones on that are on the Cloud.
It makes me feel like I need a real Quadcortex 😂😂😂😂😂... It's really good to see a none celebrity guitarist youtuber just selling me a piece of gear... This thing sounds really good... Thanks for your time bro
Wait until you hear the captures I've done of my Jubilee. They're amazing LOL. Literally zero difference between the DI signal from the nano compared to the real amp/cab/mics.
Sounds awesome man! Btw that Golden boy sounds really really good.
I'm celebrate you spent your own loot. Tell it like it is!!!!
sounds so good! wish I could get one... sold out everywhere
Sweetwater sold out? Now I know why the damn things are being listed on Reverb for like $800. Don't pay that much. It's a nice unit but dont overpay.
@@FastRedPonyCar The Guitar sanctuary, which is local to me, said they are expected late october, possibly early november
Great tones
This thing is going to be that gateway drug to the full size QC. I think once Neural get the SLO and Petrucci plugins into the QC I may jump on one. I'll probably end up selling my FM3 though if I do that.
Great video. I’d love to see a shootout with your opinion between the Nano Cortex and the Tonex.
Tone X is on my list. My buddy (fellow youtube guitarist) Lucas Fowler swears by his ToneX and has convinced me to give it a shot.
Can the USB C port be used to stream a backing track? This would take it from really useful to super useful
I tried one in the FX loop of my Tone Master Pro, just to use the Nano Cortex amp captures, the blend of the Nano captures and the TMP’s cabinets and effects sounded pretty good.
I tried that with a couple of amps running to a load box and then line out into the TMP to use effects and the cab sims. Worked really great. I'm going to be testing this running into my Universal audio OX Stomp for more control over the cab sounds and also to have the ability to run 1 output with cab sim enabled and another output with it bypassed to go to an amp and cabinet. I think eventually Neural will add the ability to do this but it's just one of the many "I hope they add this" wishlist items for me.
@@FastRedPonyCarI’d like to do this as well - a hybrid rig where I have a tube amp behind me on stage and run a line out from the Nano to FOH for the PA. I was thinking that I could just run a splitter after my last pedal, with one signal going to the Nano and one straight to my amp. It would mean that I use only my pedals for delay and verb, rather than than the Nano FX, but it might be an easy solution. Not sure that’s the best use of all the Nano features though…
@@onenotesolo256 There's a couple ways to look at it (at least from my perspective). For the time being, if you want to split the signal like that on stage, the most cost effective solution would be to grab a cheap IR loader pedal like the little sonicake or the Nux pulse if you want a bit more flexibility with that and then you would use a head-only capture from the Nano sending it out of the pedal to the IR loader would then feed the PA system your DI cab sound.
Then you would just send the other output of the Nano into whatever amp on stage you are using.
It doesn't solve the problem of not being able to easily footswitch the delay/chorus on or off with the Nano but it gets your signal split on stage.
If you want to get fancier with the cab simulation, you could get something like the TwoNotes Cab M+ and use the dynamic cab stuff or (my preference) you could grab the Universal Audio OX Stomp and use that for cab simulation.
They're all workarounds though to a problem that hopefully won't be around forever but once you introduce something like the Cab M+ or OX Stomp, you gain way more flexibility with the DI sound output than what the Nano offers (which is simply either the IR on or off).
Liquid Profiles on the Kemper Player....let's see that review. 🥇🙂👍
I currently have the TMP and love everything about it but feel like I want better high gain tones. Thinking about adding the nano cortex or the UAFX anti with the TMP. What is your opinion with the tones from them all? I really like what I hear with the UAFX stuff. Is the nano as good?
I don't think that the high gain tones from the QC or Fractal are any better than the TMP. Just very very specific sounds when using captures and when using a capture, it's just a snapshot of the sound and doesn't really like being EQ'd too far from the original captured sound.
The anti is a killer pedal but you sacrifice a ton of flexibility you get from modelers when using the anti. Also, the 5153 model in the TMP has already been shown to be very very accurate by SonicDrive studios.
Once you ditch the modeling in the TMP, you're left with an expensive effects processor. For me personally, it would be all or nothing. Either I'd use the TMP with the models and effects and that be that or I would only use some other amp solution with a dedicated effects unit like the stompHX or that new Fractal thing.
The other option though is using the ANTI in the loop of the TMP and setting it up like a second amp with the switches. You could add an FX loop block to the signal, connect the ANTI into that loop and then setup a switch to toggle off whatever amp model you're using in the TMP and also to engage the FX loop block. This would effectively flip from an amp in the TMP to the Anti pedal with 1 foot switch press. It's basically a 4 cable switching setup but all done internally with the TMP's (amazing) switching logic.
@ thanks for the advice I think that’s what I needed to hear. I really am enjoying the TMP it has amazing tones and is so easy and fun to dial in. Just hearing the nano and the anti and they sound so good too! I must just have GAS (gear acquisition syndrome) haha. I have got good high gain tones from the TMP and your video going through the high gain amps sound great! I’ve owned a Headrush, pod go, and boss gx100 and don’t connect with the units very much the TMP feels so much better and is just easy to use I think I need to just put more time into it and get off UA-cam lol. I also can’t wait to see what amps and updates they add in the future. I know it will only get better! That’s the only thing that worries me about getting into the nano cortex is then my TMP won’t be used and I like it to much. Who knows maybe I’ll try out the anti pedal just for fun. But like you said all in or nothing if I’m gonna go nano might as well just switch to neural dsp. Anyways sorry for rambling. Will you make any more TMP content? Your videos are awesome!
@@wstn7938 The nano is more of an amp in a box than anything else (for now). If you treat it like an amp then it makes a lot more sense. For what it's worth, I still think the TMP is an awesome unit just for the effects and cab simulation. The way they do the IR's with the point grid is really intuitive and has some of the best sounding IR's out there and being able to blend cabs is where you really unlock the great sounds (at least that's what I thought). Also, all it's I/O capabilities put it ahead of most other units.
I'll hopefully get to do some more TMP content. I think once their next major update comes out, I'll ask the guys at ZZounds if they can send me another one to check out those updates. Honestly, the main reason I went with the quad cortex was to capture my amps and then use those sounds on stage with my FRFR but once I got my Mark VII, it basically immediately took over stage duty and the QC now is my effects processor for guitar and my vocal mic. Still very good for that but nothing the TMP can't do as well and the TMP is a better built unit than the QC. Having my profiles to use in case there is an issue with the amp though is nice. I usually keep my UAFX lion in my gig bag just in case.
Are you using the TMP primarily on stage or at home?
@ I totally agree with what you said about the TMP cab section being good. I downloaded some third party IRS and although they sound good I can’t get over how good the stock cabs sound especially when you blend them like you did in your video. I think they sound better than any 3rd party IR I’ve tried. I don’t do any live playing. Just bedroom jamming and practice. Mainly learning cover songs and trying to recreate the tones of songs. Being a metal guy I’ve really been getting into clean tones and practicing more chord progressions, triads, improv and theory stuff which the TMP is amazing for! Also looking forward to getting better with the looper to make my own backing tracks for practice.
Melhor vídeo até agora, acompanhando aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷
Obrigado!
If you do a capture pack a '65 Deluxe, Marsh 59 modded circuit, maybe AC 30 ish. Great video!
Yeah I'm going to be capturing my SLO, Nitro, the UA Lion pedal and I did a test capture last night at low volume just to see how it works and it's about 95% accurate when A/B'ing between the real amp and cab vs the capture. It's shockingly accurate.
I've got the Friedman Plex, JCM800, 5153, etc (among many others) all on my list of amps for Zzounds to send me.
what cab or frfr or monitor do you use to play at home?
at home, I just use my adam A7 studio monitors. on stage, I use an EV ZLX FRFR
no one has answered this question anywhere. where is the presence knob? is it on the app or is it non existent like a peavey xxx?
No presence or depth on the nano. An EQ pedal after it would do a much better job at fine tuning the sound if that's what you're after.
@@FastRedPonyCar thank you for the quick reply
I love the Nano but using it in rehearsal revealed there is a noticeable and inconvenient lag when switching presets. Such a shame, as I thought I had found my perfect solution. Unless they fix this issue, this is only good if you stay on one preset and use other devices to manipulate your sound when using it in a live or rehearsal situation. So disappointing.
That stinks. I didn't notice much lag on mine. I wonder if using midi to switch presets gets around this.
Why does no one reviewing this thing tell us what the case is made of. "Oh it's like the Quad..." I don't have a quad.
It's metal and smooth I guess. Feels solid. This and the QC are a notch below the build/material quality that Fender used in the tonemaster pro but it still feels solid and my band's bassist and singer have both been using QC's on stage about mid 2021 with no issues.
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Finally a non-djent review. 😂
Blessed with the inability to erase 80's and 90's rock/metal from my brain 😆
I stopped right away when I heard all the string noise overtop the factory settings examples. You can’t be serious about thinking you’re giving an accurate example with that recording process. Direct to the computer.
So you stopped before I got the levels set properly? The 99% rest of the video is DI signal only.
The attention span of a drunk nat.😂
Bro you need meditation and patience in life. The DI signal came right after you dropped off. lol. What an idiot.