New Neural DSP Nano Cortex - Unboxing and Reactions!

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  • @andertons
    @andertons  3 місяці тому +49

    Looking for Pete's Victory Deputy captures?? You'll find them in the "DanishPete" account in the Neural Cloud.
    No time for long videos? Check out the playing only video on Andertons 2 | ua-cam.com/video/zclTodFqCwI/v-deo.html

    • @JustinZak7
      @JustinZak7 3 місяці тому +1

      It’s not been made public.

    • @andertons
      @andertons  3 місяці тому +2

      @@JustinZak7 (he says it definately is!!)

    • @zeluizsn869
      @zeluizsn869 3 місяці тому

      There is nothing on that account.

    • @JustinZak7
      @JustinZak7 3 місяці тому

      @@andertons it wasn’t, but it is now.

    • @ZacharyRyanMusic89
      @ZacharyRyanMusic89 3 місяці тому

      @@JustinZak7 i see youu Justin

  • @caydespliff181
    @caydespliff181 3 місяці тому +92

    I am forever impressed with guitarists who can take the time to sit and tweak, and capture, and learn all of the ins-&-outs of a unit like this while still having any remaining attention span or creative inspiration to play guitar by the end of it. 😅

  • @PawlikJJP
    @PawlikJJP 3 місяці тому +232

    Wooow finally version for people who can't afford quad cortex. What a great thing they've added capture option. Now I can capture all the amps that I don't have...

    • @SteveC-h6o
      @SteveC-h6o 3 місяці тому +6

      LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @jaqb420
      @jaqb420 3 місяці тому +2

      gold!

    • @keleitas150
      @keleitas150 3 місяці тому +2

      You can still download other captures :D it's not that bad even if you don't have the gear
      It's a shame that it's not also a modeler

    • @sub-jec-tiv
      @sub-jec-tiv 3 місяці тому +1

      Modeling is DSP processing intensive. They’re watching profit margins. Not saying it’s right. Just explaining why they made this choice. Business decisions are made by business people.

    • @Scott__C
      @Scott__C 3 місяці тому +5

      @@sub-jec-tiv I think no screen at all is a miss.

  • @jorgeleonel6663
    @jorgeleonel6663 3 місяці тому +177

    Ok so in a nutshell : only captures (no modeling on the nano), ships with 25 captures, can store up to 256 neural captures, fixed signal chain with 7 virtual device slots, IR loader with 300 IRs (+ability to store additional 256), adaptive gate & transpose as pre- effects, chorus/analog delay/mind hall reverb as post- effects, boost switch to take captures sound up by up to 26dB, about 500£ price

    • @PudWud1
      @PudWud1 3 місяці тому +2

      So there isn’t a built in boost for the front end of the amp?

    • @ehiricccc
      @ehiricccc 3 місяці тому +21

      Thank you! Very precise for what i need to know. I'll still be on hxstomp for a while for that pro/cons/price

    • @DaviSiqueiraSilva
      @DaviSiqueiraSilva 3 місяці тому +6

      And no drive block.

    • @jasmith85
      @jasmith85 3 місяці тому +6

      @@DaviSiqueiraSilva no screen.

    • @PabPapp1
      @PabPapp1 3 місяці тому +14

      in a nutshell: modern day POD

  • @I.M.Guitar-Nerd
    @I.M.Guitar-Nerd 3 місяці тому +223

    I think I would have prefered this had modeling and no capture rather that having capture and no modeling.

    • @zipporaid
      @zipporaid 3 місяці тому +66

      1000%. Which budget players have a pile of bogners and plexis they're dying to profile????

    • @yb-g8015
      @yb-g8015 3 місяці тому

      Every on would have too.

    • @atithesnail
      @atithesnail 3 місяці тому +13

      @@zipporaid And which budget players have internet connection?

    • @klap00
      @klap00 3 місяці тому +12

      @@zipporaid Cortex Cloud has more than enough of the captures of boutique equipment. NQ can be a portable way to bring your home tone to the stage or travel for somebody who has hardware at home and a perfect gig rig for somebody who gets what they need from the free cloud.

    • @ihasatypo
      @ihasatypo 3 місяці тому +6

      Literally. Simple modelers turn out to be the best thing. I’ve got a hx stomp none of these new units seem to be able to replace or improve upon. Makes me wonder…

  • @MarcoAntonioVega
    @MarcoAntonioVega 3 місяці тому +44

    Everybody: we want a QC in smaller form factor.
    Neural DSP: Here is your capture device.

    • @wolfgangcordsen3430
      @wolfgangcordsen3430 3 місяці тому +2

      Good point

    • @FastRedPonyCar
      @FastRedPonyCar 3 місяці тому +1

      It’s literally everything I needed and really nothing more. Only thing I wish it had is the ability to connect a 2 button foot switch to toggle delay and chorus on and off.
      They should be able to do that with an update but I’m not holding my breath and I’ve got my own pedals I like better to handle those.

    • @mallninja9805
      @mallninja9805 3 місяці тому

      @@FastRedPonyCar So it's literally _not_ everything you needed...

    • @FastRedPonyCar
      @FastRedPonyCar 3 місяці тому +1

      @@mallninja9805 Nah I mean it would be nice but I bought it knowing what it couldn't do and didn't buy it with the hopes that they could add stuff later.

    • @Johnnycoretv
      @Johnnycoretv 2 місяці тому

      @@FastRedPonyCar there is! the MC6 Pro! very affordable too

  • @evansinger4714
    @evansinger4714 3 місяці тому +215

    i own a Quad Cortex and now feel bad for everyone who was waiting for a smaller version. What a let down in my opinion.

    • @jasmith85
      @jasmith85 3 місяці тому +14

      I just want it to be cheaper £1000+ pre-owned is way way too much for me.

    • @noodlehair6566
      @noodlehair6566 3 місяці тому +7

      I agree. For a smaller unit, I was expecting it to have the same power under the hood at a smaller footprint like the gt1k core

    • @mattpearce79
      @mattpearce79 3 місяці тому +15

      Just a slightly better Tone X isn't it?

    • @Techco1
      @Techco1 3 місяці тому +2

      I think the ease of captures would push a lot of people into the qc nano camp vs tonex just due to the complexity of getting usable captures. Sure there’s a price difference but this is more aimed at people that use like the boss IR pedals or even the pod express. Price is higher but I think QC’s capture quality/usability without a pc warrants the price.

    • @diegoos5202
      @diegoos5202 3 місяці тому +2

      Mod section should have the option to choose a tremolo and flanger in addition to the chorus, and pre effects at least one drive pedal. HX stomp uts a better buy

  • @kastnerr
    @kastnerr 3 місяці тому +42

    I was really hoping this was going to leverage their plugins. Give me the Neural version of the HX Stomp. Something that I can load presets from my Neural DSP plugin library. I don't need to capture my own amps, I'll let someone with a better prepared room, the rare and unicorn amps, and a lot more experience do that. Even in this video Rabea had one way he would mic the capture, Pete had another, and it was setup differently than either of them would have preferred.

    • @Johnnycoretv
      @Johnnycoretv 2 місяці тому

      just capture the plug in....... theres already loads of Neural plugin captures on the cloud.

    • @kastnerr
      @kastnerr 2 місяці тому

      Honestly, I want someone to build a vst loader for the pedal board, a "Stomp DAW" for the lack of a better term.i can set up and record at home, then export everything, amps, ir, effects, all pre configured and ready to be assigned to custom midi switching.

    • @Johnnycoretv
      @Johnnycoretv 2 місяці тому +1

      @@kastnerr well technically the cortex does this, especially with the MPC6 pro. as does the kemper.

    • @kastnerr
      @kastnerr 2 місяці тому

      @Jonthebard I'd never considered using a standalone MPC to load vst. Does this work 4 cable or just in the effects loop? Any links for more information?

  • @alfonsovai
    @alfonsovai 3 місяці тому +61

    Makes no sense to make a portable device which main feature is capture. Capturing a great amp is not like capturing Pokemons. I think a reduced DSP modeling and effects without the capture will have been a better option. Seems like a missed shot.

    • @Baneowo
      @Baneowo 3 місяці тому +1

      in my opinion, they should have promoted more how they can download any capture thats uploaded to the neural cloud

    • @zipporaid
      @zipporaid 3 місяці тому +5

      100%. I think a compressor would get more use, or maybe a couple more effects?
      Should have been a dual cortex with one path, keeping the same app. Fracturing the user base never works out well, and now they have multiple apps to maintain, which doesn't bode well considering the track record

    • @Baneowo
      @Baneowo 3 місяці тому

      @@zipporaid yeahh, ill get it and see how it is next month when i get my paycheck

    • @zipporaid
      @zipporaid 3 місяці тому +1

      @@Baneowo cool! how many amps you gonna capture? Maybe I'm wrong and y'all got piles of stuff around town to grab

    • @Baneowo
      @Baneowo 3 місяці тому

      @@zipporaid absolutely 0, but i will download and try out many of the preexisting captures made by people who know what they are doing :3

  • @747lch
    @747lch 3 місяці тому +1

    I love that table y'all have it on LOL. Thank god for these guys - it's hard to find a video right now where the people weren't very obviously paid by Neural and reciting what they were told to present

  • @TurntableBlues
    @TurntableBlues 3 місяці тому +76

    Lol that Anderton’s were “meh” over Tonex, but speak about Nanocortex as if it is a 2nd coming

    • @simpsimpson5175
      @simpsimpson5175 3 місяці тому

      yep they full of brown stuff

    • @DerSilvano
      @DerSilvano 3 місяці тому +11

      That's how marketing works

    • @Johnnycoretv
      @Johnnycoretv 2 місяці тому

      hardly anyone uses the tonex, so you can find more captures for the cortex.

    • @trevorD1156
      @trevorD1156 2 місяці тому

      But in the comparison tonex won and cortex sounded awful, lol. I use my tonex one all of the time as a portable battery powered practice amp with my amps in it. who cares about other people's captures? The entire point of these products are people with too many tube amps to capture their own. I captured two combo amps and traded them in on a better head that wasn't ridiculously heavy with a useless speaker attached when I always use a separate cab.

  • @frankiewalnuts
    @frankiewalnuts 3 місяці тому +64

    2:20 - this contains no modelling just for captures.... Closed video

    • @Baneowo
      @Baneowo 3 місяці тому +3

      keep watching, because you can still use all the things from the neural library, anything uploaded by people

    • @FEV369
      @FEV369 3 місяці тому +4

      @@Baneowo That sucks.

    • @Baneowo
      @Baneowo 3 місяці тому

      @@FEV369 ok? dont buy it, ez, for me thats awesome and i will be getting it,

    • @floriankunde6699
      @floriankunde6699 3 місяці тому +1

      What directly is the opposite? Could you explain more detailed?

    • @NamelessSmile
      @NamelessSmile 3 місяці тому +2

      @@Baneowo yes...captures

  • @MrJingles021
    @MrJingles021 3 місяці тому +78

    Man, I was hoping it would have models. I prefer them over captures/profiles.

    • @yb-g8015
      @yb-g8015 3 місяці тому +12

      Agree. So disappointing.

    • @anxiousnation3820
      @anxiousnation3820 3 місяці тому +9

      I am with you on this one. It makes me thing we won't be getting many new models like Fractal users.

  • @jjonesmdm9736
    @jjonesmdm9736 3 місяці тому +32

    This video felt like Rabea prefers his friends at NDSP and has outgrown Andertons. I love Rabea and have followed him for over a decade, but the fact he refuses to acknowledge any negative criticism about NDSP and shutting down Pete and Lee every time is frustrating. I own about 8 NDSP plugins and a QC, they’re the best thing to come out of the music tech industry, but they’re not 100% perfect. Pretty damn close but they do have a few minor flaws. It’s not a bad thing to acknowledge that

    • @zipporaid
      @zipporaid 3 місяці тому +3

      Probably an investor

    • @ryemill7787
      @ryemill7787 3 місяці тому +8

      @@zipporaid Well he already has his own plugin with them so he is on payroll

    • @jjonesmdm9736
      @jjonesmdm9736 3 місяці тому +1

      @@ryemill7787 he used to be on Andertons payroll and had a signature ML3 Chapman too. Don't forget who made you.

    • @benoitquinton
      @benoitquinton 3 місяці тому +1

      I think it's just bad casting for this video. Put Rabea and John only and it's a completely new ballgame.

    • @Rikk_Klaww777
      @Rikk_Klaww777 3 місяці тому

      Pete was acting like a dickhead though.🤔

  • @MrAntpre
    @MrAntpre 3 місяці тому +62

    At this price point was the capture feature the most needed ? I would have prefered more features (effects, pre, post /effect loop /modeling ) and no capture abilities... Like the kemper player i guess

    • @mirandazohran
      @mirandazohran 3 місяці тому +8

      seriously like the capture thing is so overdone now!

    • @jonseyrocks3226
      @jonseyrocks3226 3 місяці тому +2

      I think the capture/profiling ability is the most interesting part. There are so many options for modellers at this price range, but how many devices can do the profiling thing in the one unit? Tonex needs their separate ($250) "Tonex Capture" device which brings the cost to more than this thing (and apparently takes longer to do the job).

    • @martyshwaartz971
      @martyshwaartz971 3 місяці тому +3

      Especially when tonex is a decent amount cheaper right?

    • @AndreasKingMedia
      @AndreasKingMedia 3 місяці тому

      For what I'd want it for I agree. I think it just depends on whether you want this instead of an amp for at home play, or if you have the amps you like but want to bring this out to gigs and recreate your tone without all the hassle. Clearly this targets that second group more.

    • @jonseyrocks3226
      @jonseyrocks3226 3 місяці тому

      @@martyshwaartz971 The Tonex is $400, but it can't capture by itself, you need the Tonex Capture at $250 to add that functionality, making it more expensive than the Nano Cortex ($650 vs 550 USD). Now, if you're not interested in the capture aspect, sure, the Tonex might be the better option, and is definitely the better priced option.

  • @Etienne.6329
    @Etienne.6329 3 місяці тому +29

    Oh wow, what a massive missed opportunity... a lot of people would've loved a smaller QC (but mono with less effect slots) here... it's just a kamper player/Ik ToneX... Why ? Why wouldn't they capitalise on what they are known for ?

    • @darthshaggy9970
      @darthshaggy9970 3 місяці тому +5

      People still wants a hardware unit for the neural dsp plugins to play live, thats the dream but they just did a shitty product

    • @WoutervanderMeulen
      @WoutervanderMeulen 3 місяці тому

      @@darthshaggy9970 They're porting all the NeuralDSP plugins to the QC, aren't they?

  • @MikaTarkela
    @MikaTarkela 3 місяці тому +20

    I was hoping they would've released new plugins for the Quad Cortex before coming up with a new device.

    • @ChaoticArtemis
      @ChaoticArtemis 3 місяці тому

      I mean it’s been years 🤣🤣🤣 they are already working on getting the plugins they’ve got compatible with QC. I literally just bought a QC and was horrified to learn initially of a new product but now I feel pretty good about my
      Purchase still 🤣🤣🤣

  • @BCarpenter2314
    @BCarpenter2314 3 місяці тому +8

    Was hoping for something more like an HX Stomp with easy on/off effects and a screen.
    My best compact/digital solution so far is a Boss IR-2 with a boost pedal and an HX One in its effects loop... everything you need

  • @mattg082
    @mattg082 3 місяці тому +1

    I never really wanted one outside a studio, or if I’m driving an hour to a friends house to jam that has a great PA and were just using drum machines. For its small footprint, stripped down format and very easy to capture your amps.
    I think I’d be a target audience. Play and dial my amps in at band practice. Lock in the amps, bring that sound home, bring it for simple jams to friends houses…great! Also would work with mu huge 16 pedal board.
    Another benefit is direct monitoring outside my DAW with how my setup is. Currently at home load box, vst IR having to monitor in DAW. Not to fond of that and latency. Then dragging my 60lb amps from my rental space home.
    But capturing my Sky King and Ampeg VT40 from my practice space would be awesome! I just didn’t want to dish out $1800 for something that’s a studio tool or cheap fill in for me.
    Currently using an old Tech21 Blonde and some pedals at home. Rental studio I have Sky King, Ampeg VT40, JCM 800 2204, Bassman 50, Twin, JC77. A bunch of old Peavey and some Traynor amps. Love to collect the entire studio to bring to the home studio to compose! I just love how quick and easy the capture is vs using a computer program, and wiring it all up to bring to a studio…it’s a lot of hassle vs this small box.

  • @racerx3065
    @racerx3065 3 місяці тому +35

    This is such a strange product, wouldn't we all rather if it had the flexibility of the quad but on a small scale? Lower power and one signal chain be fine. Ability to capture is the feature i could most live without.
    Also why they didn't put 3 footswitches on is beyond me, all the Darkglass stuff has 3 switches in a similar chassis.

    • @sub-jec-tiv
      @sub-jec-tiv 3 місяці тому +4

      They’re a business. They’re not going to offer the killer aspect of their expensive product at a much lower price point. That’s just not what a business does. That’s what you or i would do. But businesses are run by business people. They probably looked at the cost of the processor they would need to do modeling and said, ‘we could do it, but the profit margin is lower, and we’re also screwing the quad platform.’ I’m not saying i agree with this decision. Just explaining why it happened, probably

    • @matthewperry2767
      @matthewperry2767 3 місяці тому +1

      @@sub-jec-tivfractal does it?

    • @wk4958
      @wk4958 3 місяці тому +1

      plus no xlr output when it's really suited to live performance.

    • @hanktteotd
      @hanktteotd 3 місяці тому +3

      @@sub-jec-tiv just my 2 cents on the business side of things. There is a much larger audience of people who will buy a $600 unit than any flagship unit of any brand. It’s kind of like comparing how many Honda Civic’s you see on the road compared to a Ferrari or something similar.
      That being said, they have just released the most affordable hardware amp profiler to date. The only other one in that price range is the Headrush one, and I personally think Neural is leaps beyond the Headrush in the sound quality of their captures. You have the Tonex, but the capturing is all on the computer, which means you need an interface and a re-amp box. Other than that, if I’m not wrong, it’s just the Kemper Stage and the Quad Cortex coming close to $2,000 after taxes and everything. So in that regard, they definitely have something here.
      Obviously everyone who was hoping for a direct competition with an HX Stomp are going to be disappointed and I agree and disagree. I think if they did one, it would either be a huge hit or, again, a huge disappointment depending on the features, dsp, I/O, effects, etc. Line 6 is pretty hard to beat on features, flexibility and ease of use, so I understand why they went after a different market.

    • @Scott__C
      @Scott__C 3 місяці тому

      @@wk4958 XLR connectors chew up a lot more space internally and cost more.

  • @DalelCampbell
    @DalelCampbell 3 місяці тому +17

    Rebea works for Nerual DSP?

    • @kaekayyy2554
      @kaekayyy2554 3 місяці тому +1

      he has a partnership i think because of his plugin....probably gets stuff sent early.

    • @DerSilvano
      @DerSilvano 3 місяці тому

      Our boy's gotta eat

  • @radguitarist
    @radguitarist 3 місяці тому

    The tone is absolutely godly

  • @StratsRUs
    @StratsRUs 3 місяці тому

    Pete And His Cloud.
    What a great children's book that is gonna be !!

  • @colinmcdonald7591
    @colinmcdonald7591 3 місяці тому

    This is brilliant. Just what I've been waiting for. Totally simple and practical for the gigging musician. This sets the bar high for all the modelling stomp boxes that are currently out there like UA and Strymon. An easy to use device with amps and IR's on board that sound really really good. No compromise. Just what a guy needs and no more. The QC is fun, but it's a lot of stuff that gets in the way. This thing you load the stuff you want, you turn it on, it works, you get a good sound right away. You turn it off and forget about it until the next gig when you repeat...just like a guitar amp.

    • @johnbryan1049
      @johnbryan1049 3 місяці тому

      Will you be buying one? Is this something you’d use with a pedalboard full of amps? I’m trying to figure out why someone would buy this. To me the fixed signal chain with no compressor or overdrive is a huge turn off

  • @jamesatkinson4386
    @jamesatkinson4386 3 місяці тому +1

    I bought the Quad and spent a year trying to find the same FX and sounds as the Kemper. QC not for me, sold it in the end. I am not saying this is what everyone would be like, each to their own. As a live tool, the Kemper stage is hard to beat, solid and dependable. Maybe I am too old school to change. My other favourite is the Kemper powerhead, in my opinion no one has beaten it. Like I said, everyone has a different approach. Rigmanager is superb, easy to use and edit. I just wish I could turn the clock back not have spent on the Quad ......just my opinion and there are many Quad owners that are incredibly happy. I just love the choice we have.

  • @Ozman77
    @Ozman77 3 місяці тому +2

    FM9 user here. I might be odd man out, but I like this. I have a ToneX One in the loop of my FM9 for when I want a capture. I always loved the app interface on my QC when I had it, and the pitch shifter for Neural, while not perfect, is one of the few effects that’s better than Fractals in my opinion.
    Good stuff!

  • @bluematrix5001
    @bluematrix5001 3 місяці тому +2

    Awesome sound 33:30 I wish Rabea sounds are in the NC, then will buy one inmediatley

  • @dandyism7288
    @dandyism7288 3 місяці тому +15

    As a QC user I find this more appealing for people who already own a Cortex than new audiences (for what I’ve read in comments section)

    • @cuthbertgrichardsfuck7235
      @cuthbertgrichardsfuck7235 3 місяці тому

      @@dandyism7288 I own a quad cortex. I have no reason/idea why I would want or need to buy this thing.

  • @denverwalker9078
    @denverwalker9078 3 місяці тому +225

    When the app is dead and gone in 5 years this will be a brick

    • @gigsandguitars6921
      @gigsandguitars6921 3 місяці тому +34

      THANK YOU! Glad someone else thought this!

    • @sambrenton
      @sambrenton 3 місяці тому +41

      This is still my problem with expensive digital gear
      If you buy a tubescreamer, in 15 years time it's still a tubescreamer
      This in 15 years? ¯\(ツ)/¯

    • @ArtyShat
      @ArtyShat 3 місяці тому

      ​@@sambrenton that applies to any device, your phone, your computer, etc. things just get better and you dont need to hold on them forever, once something new comes out, you sell the old and buy the new? I have Quad Cortex, if version 2 comes out in the future, i will just sell my old one and get ver 2 :)

    • @albertalexander3095
      @albertalexander3095 3 місяці тому +25

      Why would it be dead thou? Plus - it is gear, people are hacking everything these days, so i bet even if the app would died - someone will come out with a solution.

    • @xxdr34m5xx_4
      @xxdr34m5xx_4 3 місяці тому +3

      ​@@sambrentoni mean standalone gear like the Tonemaster Pro, and other modelers are perfectly functional in 15 years, besides typical wear through usage. And it comes with so much more advantages over analogue gear, but a lot of that really depends on the player's perspective and background

  • @digitalchris6681
    @digitalchris6681 3 місяці тому +163

    Yet again, Neural DSP misreads its intended audience.

    • @MrJingles021
      @MrJingles021 3 місяці тому

      This has happened before?

    • @digitalchris6681
      @digitalchris6681 3 місяці тому +5

      @@MrJingles021 Oooh yes. Their QC was a case study of unfulfilled promises and overhype.

    • @MrJingles021
      @MrJingles021 3 місяці тому

      @digitalchris6681 I was not aware. When the QC launched I was justing getting back into guitar and would have been from the era where digital modelers were bad.

    • @MrJingles021
      @MrJingles021 3 місяці тому +3

      @Necca_UK at this point I've probably seen 100 comments of people saying they don't like it, for every person saying this is exactly what they needed.

    • @digitalchris6681
      @digitalchris6681 3 місяці тому

      @@Necca_UK Fair enough, and good for you. But I so doubt you'll be in the majority.

  • @TONEWARSgearshow
    @TONEWARSgearshow 3 місяці тому +7

    No overdrive slot?

    • @DerSilvano
      @DerSilvano 3 місяці тому

      No, it doesn't need that. Apparently

  • @ricardod123
    @ricardod123 3 місяці тому +28

    After years of changing gear from tubes, to Kempers and finally Fractal, seeing stuff like this come out and still being totally happy with the AxeFX makes me feel warm and fuzzy that Fractal is king and I've finally got what is right for me. This feels so constricting. I flipped my Source Audio stuff because it relies on an app and the H9 I use is dangerously close to going on ebay.

    • @metallaholic
      @metallaholic 3 місяці тому

      All hail Cliff

    • @therapturousnothing7546
      @therapturousnothing7546 Місяць тому

      To be fair I went from Fractal Axe 3 to Neural QC .. I love the tech from most parties and despite working on different principals, most deliver a great sound.. but buying something for £2500 only to find a “mark 2” or “turbo” model coming out after a few years which then makes my product slightly inferior is a big fat middle finger. The fact they can’t commit to a good 10 years without releasing something superior makes me feel “warm and fuzzy!” Yeah.. all hail business. That’s what it is.. drip feeding the consumer new fractal tech to keep the income consistent!! Fair play to them but that is a principal I won’t support. Yeah they’re awesome but the anxiety that it’s outdated and then the newest release marketed and sold as “the closest we’ve ever come to the real thing” with shiny new shampoo advert gimmicks is what drove me away. So fair play to Kemper and Helix for trying to keep their existing customers updated and content and not deliberatly selling something with the intention of being obsolete in a very short period of time for the colossal financial layout! Hopefully QC will follow the route of longevity. In comparison to the flagship products, they’re not as awesome however this is pretty cheap and offers a lot to someone who may be newer to modelling or looking to make a fly rig. I also sold my H90 because it’s just not necessary 😉

  • @koshomannheim
    @koshomannheim 2 місяці тому

    One thing's for sure: all the criticism is lamenting on high level. ;-) I've bought a QC a few weeks ago and I love it for what it is and what it can do: for example being able to take in the two channels of my acoustic guitar, feed one of them with 48V and give me enough effects for a dreamlike, yet punchy acoustic sound which can even be controlled in separate outputs. Yet I still love my Kemper Stage for electric AND (one channel-) acoustic and I can't wait to load my Player with the new upgrades (Morphing! Reverbs! Delays!) and carry that little thing around with me when I'm on the train to play almost any gig. Freedom can be a very hard thing to deal with though, I do know.

  • @aurexlive
    @aurexlive 3 місяці тому +3

    So what happens when your phone's OS doesn't support the app anymore?

  • @hardtobearit
    @hardtobearit 3 місяці тому +16

    That not having the modeling is a misstep, honestly. Captures still mean you need to own a good amp and at that point it's still a paywall.

    • @FastRedPonyCar
      @FastRedPonyCar 3 місяці тому +2

      No there are hundreds of great profiles for this thing for free.

  • @richardfoskett8903
    @richardfoskett8903 3 місяці тому +2

    “I can’t…” “Don’t call me that!” … Pete - never stop giving! 😂

  • @Pulse2AM
    @Pulse2AM 3 місяці тому +2

    Sounds good. I'm hoping ToneX V2 allows Amplitube 5's full suite of effects, cabs, rooms, amps as one rig in a stereo set up and then a capture for the other rig with ability to use Amplitubes effects etc. on the capture which I can do at home on my desktop. You have endless possibilities for rigs with that set up. You can use two captures or mix and match. I think I would buy that.

  • @TheUncleshoes
    @TheUncleshoes 3 місяці тому +3

    Holding out for the Cortex 1.

  • @MarkGardner66Bonnie
    @MarkGardner66Bonnie 3 місяці тому +2

    WOW... This is such a great time to be alive and be a musician... this thing is absolutely AWESOME!

  • @jaydawg
    @jaydawg 2 місяці тому +1

    I'm wondering what the best way is to capture just the preamp of an amp head. Live I always put my pedalboard through the power amp of my ENGL Fireball. I just got the Nano Cortex and so I want to capture just the preamp of the Fireball. I have a Two Notes Captor, but I probably won't need that right? Here's what I was thinking:
    Guitar > Nano Cortex input
    Nano Cortex Capture Out > Fireball input
    Fireball FX Send > Nano Cortex Capture Input
    Nano Cortex Output 1L > Fireball FX Return
    Fireball speaker out > ENGL cab
    Would this work? Hopefully this will capture the Fireball preamp without breaking anything and will allow me to A/B the capture when it's done.

  • @jamesion989
    @jamesion989 3 місяці тому +4

    okay yes thats great but why wouldnt i just get a tonex and a plethora x3/5? same price same stuff?

  • @happybenjful
    @happybenjful 3 місяці тому +5

    Im happy with the tonex one to be honest

  • @noodlehair6566
    @noodlehair6566 3 місяці тому +58

    Neural DSP: Our plugins will be available on a floor unit!
    People: That's cool!
    *Years later*
    People: So where are the plugins on my Quad Cortex?
    Neural DSP: Here's 2 plugins and a new floor unit
    People: Okay. But where are the plugins?
    Neural DSP: *inhales* S O O N

    • @spencergill848
      @spencergill848 3 місяці тому +1

      FWIW the plugins are now supported on the Quad Cortex.

    • @Allann-yi2cp
      @Allann-yi2cp 3 місяці тому

      what a shame bro... it wont be posible

    • @SteveC-h6o
      @SteveC-h6o 3 місяці тому +3

      @@spencergill848 Only a couple at this point. He mentioned the two.

    • @wolfgangcordsen3430
      @wolfgangcordsen3430 3 місяці тому

      😂😂

    • @johnmclaughlin9971
      @johnmclaughlin9971 3 місяці тому +1

      @@spencergill848only 2 are: Pliny and Gojira… at their current speed they should have them all out by 2075…

  • @marcherwig8060
    @marcherwig8060 3 місяці тому +1

    I can do basically the same thing with my $110 Mooer Preamp Model X2. I can't capture, but I can download other people's captures online, which is better for me because I don't have any expensive amps at home. With the Mooer Preamp Model X and a Mooer Baby Bomb Power Amp ($90) I can run it through my 4x12 cab and it sounds amazing. I put my modulation between the preamp and poweramp and my overdrives in front. Tonight, I'm playing an SLO100 and it sounds awesome. If I want to play through headphones, it also has an IR loader you can assign to your channels. Highly recommended for those looking to get into something like this but still don't want to pay $500.

  • @kenjiwhe
    @kenjiwhe 3 місяці тому

    My view is that everybody can comment whatever they like, as long as everyone stays polite. Which is not always the case. Now that I understand the unit better, all I can say is well done Neural DSP. But now back to improving the Quad Cortex please 🎉

  • @darthgibsonlp6631
    @darthgibsonlp6631 3 місяці тому +358

    Prepare yourself for people who've never played a single note outside their bedroom to start telling you why this unit not having X, Y or Z features is a "dealbreaker" for them

    • @Paroketh
      @Paroketh 3 місяці тому +55

      What's wrong with this, everyone can buy what suit them better...

    • @nfrankiksa4596
      @nfrankiksa4596 3 місяці тому +14

      Sure but if their arguments are silly they must be called out ​@@Paroketh

    • @Paroketh
      @Paroketh 3 місяці тому +49

      @@nfrankiksa4596 but how can you say they're silly even before reading them...and still, everyone can be silly with their money as they want to: if I want to spend 20k on a rig to play only for myself in my headphones why should someone else care about it? If I prefer another product just because I like screens (just an example of something missing here) why should you care? Chill out guys, anyone has his preferences and can spend his money as he wants to...

    • @jamesmoses4066
      @jamesmoses4066 3 місяці тому +21

      Not being able to do modeling is a deal breaker

    • @darthgibsonlp6631
      @darthgibsonlp6631 3 місяці тому +10

      ​@@jamesmoses4066 Looking forward to your new album bro

  • @ces69
    @ces69 3 місяці тому +1

    Hey! Another new Rolex Lee?
    Nice!

  • @stephenwares8317
    @stephenwares8317 3 місяці тому +1

    Good to see Pete struggle to play that 'last chord' in Purple Rain LOL I thought it was just me!

  • @xlilxillx
    @xlilxillx 3 місяці тому +77

    Why would anyone buy this over the tonex?

    • @stenmartens7179
      @stenmartens7179 3 місяці тому +8

      i believe tonex is just captures, this contains slots for fx as well? so it can be a one-stop solution instead of the tonex only covering the amp/cab part of the sound.
      edit: only postfx, no overdrives

    • @neurocosm
      @neurocosm 3 місяці тому +4

      Great question.

    • @xlilxillx
      @xlilxillx 3 місяці тому +3

      @@stenmartens7179tonex pedal has a gate compressor & reverb. There’s not enough switches for this to be useful for anything other than switching between clean and boost. If it had the modeling as well it would be much more compelling

    • @Anfera236
      @Anfera236 3 місяці тому +5

      Get tonex one with a Valeton GP200lt. You can have the tonex on the fx loop and that’s it.

    • @romanf9672
      @romanf9672 3 місяці тому +2

      Because it's more expensive

  • @sunhead-x
    @sunhead-x 3 місяці тому +3

    Did i get it right that this won´t be able to "play" most of the Neural DSP plugin TEMPLATES, as it does not support e.g. overdrives etc (most presets have several effects running)?

  • @Crackshot729
    @Crackshot729 3 місяці тому +18

    If it had the modeling, I'd buy it. Missed opportunity.

    • @mimetype
      @mimetype 3 місяці тому

      Isn't a capture a model?

    • @J.D....
      @J.D.... 3 місяці тому +1

      @@mimetype nope. A capture is a static snapshot of an amp. A model is a dynamic "recreation" of an amp and its circuit. Captures cant be changed on the fly, while models can.

  • @steverolfeca
    @steverolfeca 3 місяці тому

    Even if this is just a case of Neural loading nicer presets than other manufacturers choose, this is REALLY interesting- including the simplified interface.

  • @guitartoneSA
    @guitartoneSA 3 місяці тому +2

    I'm not understanding things.
    So you can only scroll/select between two Captures/Rigs if you're setup for a gig?
    There's no type of performance mode of Banks/Songs and Rigs per bank?
    And you only have one Chorus and one Reverb and one Delay?
    You can't load different FX presets?...and you can't turn FX slots on and off with a footswitch?

  • @shorerocks
    @shorerocks 3 місяці тому

    I couldn't care less about the Nano Cortex, but the capture sequence alone was worth watching. Love the Andertons videos, ha ha.

  • @WutipongWongsakuldej
    @WutipongWongsakuldej 3 місяці тому

    I think .... some prefers time-based effects in the effect loop. When you put the effect in the loop the overall effects sound is affected by the speaker+microphone, it will sound darker, more mellow. When putting the effect after the speaker+microphone, it will act more like studio effects which the effect sound will be clearer and brighter.
    I prefer the latter but many would go for the one in the loop.
    I think this unit capture the whole amplifier (preamp, poweramp, and speakers) + microphone as a unit. With this the effect loop might not be possible. Each component needs to be capture separately so we could put the effects loop in between the pre-amp and the power amp section.
    It's possible to capture the preamp part separately from the rest of the system like ... send signal to the input jack and capture the output from the effect send, and then send the signal to the return input and capture it with microphone at the speaker. We would need 2 playback blocks instead of one though.

  • @TheRealChetManley
    @TheRealChetManley 3 місяці тому +3

    Just ordered one, I have Fractal FM9 which is awesome. This will be my first capture device. Looks awesome...
    I am in the US, so I ordered from Sweetwater, but the Captain, Rabea and Pete did the sales work here. As always, the Andertons team does great work promoting and demoing the products.

    • @PabPapp1
      @PabPapp1 3 місяці тому +4

      stop waste money bro

  • @astrofreq
    @astrofreq 3 місяці тому +12

    Rabea's shoes are my favorite thing in this video! Dope!

    • @sub-jec-tiv
      @sub-jec-tiv 3 місяці тому +2

      You can really hear them in his tone!

  • @GaryDGuitar
    @GaryDGuitar 3 місяці тому +29

    HX Stomp is better.

    • @keshabdk
      @keshabdk 3 місяці тому +1

      exactly

    • @FastRedPonyCar
      @FastRedPonyCar 3 місяці тому +2

      I’ve owned the stomp for years and spent a month setting up our singers QC and the moderate to high gain sounds from the QC are much better than what the stomp or my helix LT can do.
      That said, this unit is lacking a lot of other capabilities the stomp has that I think it SHOULD have but I only bought one to capture my amps and other amps that come through my studio for me to review on my channel.

  • @dscataglini
    @dscataglini 3 місяці тому

    It's definitely an interesting offering. It gives you all the basic ingredients you'd need for a gig.
    It's the same price as the Tonex with Capture bundle. Gives you chorus/delay/transpose (the last two are very appealing, as they'll save you easily $250 even on the used market). The tonex bundle wins on being able to capture an amp head by itself, which doesn't seem to be possible here, but it's an extra thing to carry around. Nano cortex by itself seems to allows you to capture only a pedal or amp with cabinet mike. If you want to get an amp head capture you'll have to download one.

  • @paulw6126
    @paulw6126 3 місяці тому +8

    I’m too old and thick for this stuff. I’ve tried Boss multi, line 6 Helix etc and always end up back at my JTM45 where it feels like I got back home after sleeping in too many Travellodges. Appreciate how clever these things are though.

    • @pads-zr9ln
      @pads-zr9ln 3 місяці тому +1

      @@paulw6126 same, I'm very much a set and forget, I'd rather be playing than creating patches

    • @kennethlinton4432
      @kennethlinton4432 3 місяці тому +2

      Hard to beat the sound of a Les Paul into a JTM45.

  • @jordanberrymusic
    @jordanberrymusic 3 місяці тому

    I'm like the captain on this one, three steps behind the two teenagers 🤯😂

  • @stoneysdead689
    @stoneysdead689 3 місяці тому +2

    Hmm- if this were modeling and didn't depend on a phone app- I would be into it. But- not like this- not for me. I could see professional musicians who have access to lots of amps and different gear using it a lot though. If they could capture the finished tones they use to record- they could then use them live and greatly simplify their touring rig.
    Edit: I feel validated- Pete and I use the same mic setup- Royer 121 in the center and a SM57 off to one side at the edge of the cone. It sounds amazing- you should try it if you haven't.

  • @bluematrix5001
    @bluematrix5001 3 місяці тому

    I do not know if is me but the Nano sounds so bold, so good and big... seems that sounds better than any others like the Tonex or the line 6 stuff etc

  • @carwynvan
    @carwynvan 3 місяці тому

    Ultimate gigging/travel board. QC Nano and a SD Power Stage 🙂

  • @captainobvious254
    @captainobvious254 3 місяці тому +10

    Kemper Player seems like a much better device. Time will tell though. I still don’t like that neither one has any type of screen.

  • @nickvareymusic
    @nickvareymusic 3 місяці тому

    Firstly, this is such a fascinating video with (what feels like) thousands of incredible tones flying at you - I love it! Secondly, I'm curious, are you guys using speakers in the studio to hear yourself back?

  • @roryt1985
    @roryt1985 3 місяці тому +7

    No amp block, no drive block…so this is only for people with actual amps to capture ? I was hoping this would basically be a smaller cortex with a single signal chain as opposed to four. Better keep saving then…

    • @Zarphag
      @Zarphag 3 місяці тому

      most people would just download from the cloud, but for 500 notes?

  • @Paul-D
    @Paul-D 3 місяці тому +1

    Well i thought i was being a stick in the mud being disappointed by this release (whilst totally understanding it with a business greed head on) but judging by so many comments, lots of us feel the same!

  • @loickeredan
    @loickeredan 3 місяці тому +1

    Hi, how the nano Cortex react to the différent input levels (modulated by your volume and tone Guitar pots) ? (Same as an amplifier ?)

  • @charlesford8692
    @charlesford8692 3 місяці тому

    As someone who has been keeping an eye on the Quad Cortex, I love this. I have a pedalboard already, I just want the captures.
    My only frustration is I cannot capture my overdrives and add them in front of the captured amp. If I had that it would be a game changer
    But regardless, this is on my list🤘🏼

    • @Yelbomsirhc1
      @Yelbomsirhc1 Місяць тому

      You could create a capture of your amp with the overdrive off, and then capture it again with the overdrive on. Then you could toggle between the two presets and it would be just like kicking your O/D pedal on and off.

  • @themaninthesuitcase
    @themaninthesuitcase 3 місяці тому

    I was looking at the tonex last week and whilst this is more it’s looking promising.

  • @dannydelacruzguitar6519
    @dannydelacruzguitar6519 3 місяці тому

    Awesome! Can’t wait to get stuck into one of these

  • @joshtorresfdu6621
    @joshtorresfdu6621 3 місяці тому

    I only use captures on my QC so not a deal breaker for me, will use this as a backup to my QC.

  • @Sanjiocom
    @Sanjiocom 3 місяці тому +1

    How does it compare with something like the Kemper Player?

  • @mikeellis4345
    @mikeellis4345 3 місяці тому

    I would love to see Mike Dawes get his hands on that unit …. Imagine that!! 😮 I would spend a very long time playing with that unit… hours of frustrating fun I reckon !

  • @studioruangsvara
    @studioruangsvara 3 місяці тому

    So this is the ‘small thing’ that took over their website. Great tone for everyone now

  • @Riley880
    @Riley880 3 місяці тому +4

    I really don't understand why you would not buy a tonex instead. If the captures is all your going for you could buy 3 tone one pedals seems like Tonex really beat them to the market.

  • @jakubpodesva9802
    @jakubpodesva9802 3 місяці тому

    Does anyone know, if you can turn off the Capture and IR slots? To use only with acoustic DI instrument with added reverb...?

  • @dumble_wood
    @dumble_wood 2 місяці тому

    Nano Cortex does not have aux in. Is it possible to switch on the backingtrack via bluetooth connection?

  • @QuickSticks8771
    @QuickSticks8771 3 місяці тому +4

    If you already have a pedal board and power supply, all the drive effect pedals I’d want , an audio interface , monitor speakers and microphone then this will sound almost as good as the amp you already have !!

  • @nathansantos.n8
    @nathansantos.n8 3 місяці тому

    if this had an fx loop function so you could use it as the beggining and end of your pedal board and add in a line of your fave physical pedals that arent in the nano cortex (such as analog octavers and such), it wouldve been perfect

  • @sp0rtbilly77
    @sp0rtbilly77 3 місяці тому

    having two guitarist review products is awesome

  • @lifeasinterns
    @lifeasinterns 3 місяці тому

    I like that Lee has personalized picks. Pete’s better be purple!

  • @Holtenstein
    @Holtenstein 3 місяці тому +1

    I'm more familiar with the TONEX capture process. The TONEX , although slower to capture, can include the Amp, the Cab, dual microphones, outboard preamps, and EQs. So it seems to me the TONEX is actually more advanced as you can get full studio captures Vs. just the amp, cab, and single mic! Now, my question, does the Quad Cortex actually capture more than the Nano Cortex?

  • @MichaelIrons-d5v
    @MichaelIrons-d5v 3 місяці тому +1

    very interesting vid boys.

  • @trevorjohnson8142
    @trevorjohnson8142 3 місяці тому +57

    This is a pretty terrible video from people who are great content creators.
    The direction was aimless. Rabea sounded tired. He WAS getting tired of getting walked on and talked over by Pete and Lee (mostly Pete). In turn, they were talking over Rabea, I think, because every time he spoke, he sounded like an absolute shill. Which is something they do a pretty good job of papering over at Andertons.
    It's pretty obvious the device is a letdown in the face of the cheaper ToneX, so hearing them talk so sweetly about it really just screamed that money is involved.
    The whole thing just made me sad.
    I like all of these guys, but this was not a good showing.

    • @DarthV506
      @DarthV506 3 місяці тому +9

      Well Bea has a financial tie to NDSP, so this is no different than a marketing video. Then again, vids done by stores already are.

    • @simatbirch
      @simatbirch 3 місяці тому +5

      They’re a shop, not an impartial review channel.

    • @zynthio
      @zynthio 3 місяці тому +2

      they are literally a music shop?? Every single video they make is to push something they are trying to sell, it would be pretty stupid to talk bad about the product. No crap there’s money involved, they need to sell all the units they ordered

    • @trevorjohnson8142
      @trevorjohnson8142 3 місяці тому

      @zynthio I have a feeling you haven't watched much of this channel over the years.
      This is not representative of their typical behavior, especially towards digital gear.
      If you want proof of my claims, go check out their initial review of Tonex. It WAS NOT favorable.
      Also, I'm not dense; I watch a fair but of Andertons content. I know they're a shop, and I understand what that entails. However, there's a big difference between the monetary incentive a shop owner has to present products in a favorable light - which he/she must always juxtapose with buyer trust - and a true shill, which in this case would be accepting money from a company to ensure favorable outcomes regardless of flaws.
      I'll just saw, everyone got really uncomfortable when Lee mentioned ToneX at all; it really seemed like he wasn't supposed to, but I think Lee knew that would be weird because it's the obvious comparison.
      NDSP make some great products, and I owned the Quad Cortex, but listen to John Nathan Cordy, and you'll get a sense of how they treat anyone with a dissenting opinion.
      TL;DR - It's not as simple as: they're a shop trying to make money. This video was not consistent with anyone's previous behavior, and, when viewed in comparison to their original ToneX review, looks a least a little suspicious. There was definitely something abnormal at play.

    • @parmeshgurung
      @parmeshgurung 3 місяці тому +1

      They literally sell gear for living. Rabea ties with neural products is out in open. He is not bashing fractal or helix, just promoting neural.

  • @mixodorians12
    @mixodorians12 3 місяці тому +78

    Rabea looks like he is about to hit someone.

    • @mrchrisbeaver
      @mrchrisbeaver 3 місяці тому

      He looks like he genuinely doesn't like Captain and Pete, I've noticed it on some other videos of them too

    • @DDPAV
      @DDPAV 3 місяці тому +16

      Almost like he was thinking "I DO NOT want to be here with these guys, now I remember why I left in the first place".....

    • @user-pm7pw1tl3t
      @user-pm7pw1tl3t 3 місяці тому +1

      @@DDPAV context?

    • @DeepFriedHallelujah
      @DeepFriedHallelujah 3 місяці тому +9

      I feel like Danish Pete is probably really annoying in person so you could be right. No shade at DP just a hunch

    • @bruunm1975
      @bruunm1975 3 місяці тому +5

      @@DDPAV Yep, exactly what I thought.... I am here, its my job. Seemingly no interest in this crew anymore. Or he just had a crappo day. Who knows.

  • @rasmusbilow615
    @rasmusbilow615 3 місяці тому +2

    You need to make a comparison video of the Kemper Profiler Player and Neural DSP Nano Cortex, their features as well as capturing the same rig on both devices!

  • @chrismataran
    @chrismataran 3 місяці тому

    Hi, this is probably a great device, but it's not an amp modeler contrary to what is stated in the video description . I'm very satisfied with my IK Multimedia ToneX One pedal, which offers most of the same features at a quarter of the price. I don't share your enthusiasm, but everyone is free to choose the product they prefer. Cheers!

  • @thierry18
    @thierry18 3 місяці тому +7

    Boss gt1000 core is still on top

  • @anthonynewcomb1069
    @anthonynewcomb1069 3 місяці тому

    Bought this to test on my pedal board against my Tone-X. I don’t need a huge amount of captures/presets, I’ve got pre and post pedals for the rest. I just want great tones, and a simple app interface that doesn’t make me feel fatigued…like Tone-X. I also find that when I sample the sounds on the Tone-X software, when I load them onto my pedal for whatever reason they just sound darker.? Strangest thing. Hoping to be able to test the pedal this weekend or after I get back from vacation.

  • @basiltiffani8850
    @basiltiffani8850 3 місяці тому +2

    While I am very interested in these kind of pedalboard friendly units, I'm only interested in that/boss gt1000core/hx stomp form factor w/ a screen or the UAFX single pedal format. I recognize this is an incredible offering, though.

  • @adamcogan211
    @adamcogan211 3 місяці тому +4

    Am I the only one hyped for this?? I don’t have a laptop/pc and I’ve needed to upgrade my amp for a while so this sounds great to me. Yes it’s not modelling but that would have doubled the price at least tbh. The fact I can have a bunch of captures of more expensive amps/rigs and save them all to this sounds amazing!

  • @otfan522botjournalismisdea2
    @otfan522botjournalismisdea2 3 місяці тому +2

    Why can’t anyone make an HX stomp style pedal that can load captures?
    Full featured and configurable signal path. Plenty of IO for stereo signal paths…. Is it really impossible to make an improved HX stomp style pedal that can load captures and run stereo?

  • @The_Audio_Phoenix
    @The_Audio_Phoenix 3 місяці тому

    NGL I was completely expecting this to come in at a flat £1000 just for the Neural badge on it (and with a little bit more I/O it would have been worth it) But this blows me away. 100% going on my pedals to consider list.

  • @rsuarezc229
    @rsuarezc229 3 місяці тому

    Wow, i have the QC but this... So small, i love it

  • @PaulLembo
    @PaulLembo 3 місяці тому +70

    No screen at all, in 2024, for 500 pounds? Phone apps are a special hell. Sorry friends.

    • @twangman-5224
      @twangman-5224 3 місяці тому +7

      Hmm - no display AND no proper MIDI I/O (just a jack input for a MIDI expression pedal). I think I'll stick with my Tonex pedal.

    • @SomeDudeDan
      @SomeDudeDan 3 місяці тому +2

      Agreed, it is cool and fast, but I will stay with my QC and Axe-FX III Turbo 🤘🎩

    • @mthao1832
      @mthao1832 3 місяці тому +2

      Umm yea it’s 2024 rent is 1500 for a decent one bedroom these days too lol 599 is cheap

    • @PaulLembo
      @PaulLembo 3 місяці тому

      @@mthao1832 How did IK Multimedia do it for less money then?

    • @parmeshgurung
      @parmeshgurung 3 місяці тому

      @@SomeDudeDandude you got best of both worlds. No need to watch baby QC 😅😅.

  • @rmp5s
    @rmp5s 3 місяці тому +16

    People complain about the Axe-FX screen...imagine playing a gig and having to whip out your phone mid-song to make a quick tweak. 🤣🤣
    Seems pretty cool but it will definitely not be replacing my Axe-FX III.

    • @DoctorMcFarlandStudios
      @DoctorMcFarlandStudios 3 місяці тому +1

      You really should have all that figured out before the gig. The knobs on top are for quick tweaks. If you get to the gig and decide you need less reverb I think that is what the Amount knob is for. Keep it simple.

    • @rmp5s
      @rmp5s 3 місяці тому +2

      @@DoctorMcFarlandStudios I agree, but people's #1 complaint about the fractal stuff is the screen/UI...how making quick changes is hard or whatever. I don't really agree, and I do think you should have the vast majority of it sorted out ahead of time, but this is what they whine about.

    • @solvirgo9372
      @solvirgo9372 3 місяці тому

      for £500 its a pretty strong fight

    • @DoctorMcFarlandStudios
      @DoctorMcFarlandStudios 3 місяці тому +2

      @@rmp5s I can use the Fractal UI just fine. Its called learning the unit and its not rocket science. Its not that Rhett Shull can't figure it out but maybe he just doesn't want to.

    • @rmp5s
      @rmp5s 3 місяці тому +1

      @@DoctorMcFarlandStudios Yup. Same here. Once you're used to it, it's not that bad for doing little tweaks and stuff. Honestly, I never touch the friggin thing, anyway. Axe-Edit for the win.

  • @forytvanz8493
    @forytvanz8493 3 місяці тому +5

    I was interested at first but you cannot stream bluetooth audio to the device so it can be use for practice or playing with backing tracks. this cost 550 USD and does not have that feature that most recently released modelers and units have. what a let down

    • @andreas5606
      @andreas5606 3 місяці тому

      How about connecting your computer?

    • @forytvanz8493
      @forytvanz8493 3 місяці тому

      @@andreas5606 you can connect the Nano Cortex to your computer and use it as an Audio Interface, but you still need a phone in order to have a UI for maximized control. There is no available desktop controller as written in their website.
      In short you need a laptop and a phone to fully utilized Nano Cortex.
      It is marketed as on-the-go rig. IMHO not having bluetooth audio streaming using only the phone loses all the potential of gigging solo, solo rehearsal, or light weight busking.

    • @andreas5606
      @andreas5606 3 місяці тому

      @@forytvanz8493 yeah, tweaking on the app seems troublesome. But I will probably give it a try.

  • @matthewlaw8268
    @matthewlaw8268 3 місяці тому

    Would love them to do a dummies/newbie guide to all these things as I have just got a guitar plugged into my amp, never used any pedals and don’t have a clue what all these things do.