I've been using the QC for a couple of months now and this video includes basic parameters that I have not seen anywhere else. Thanks for putting this together! 🤘
I have just got the Quad Cortex and tried it for the first time last night, absolutely amazing unit. I have been watching your videos for quite sometime now and finally bought one after watching these. I had a Pod Go but the QC is such a step up. Thank you for all your videos, much appreciated.
This is a great walkthrough. Thanks for posting, I can't think of questions now, but will come back if I anything comes up between now and watching the second video. There's too many videos out on how to use the quad cortex UI, but it's pretty intuitive, you broke down the parts I needed help on.
You know what would be really helpful to a lot of us, would be a video on file management. Downloading presets and impulses from the cloud, and how to manage all of that. I know that CorOS 3.0 is supposed to improve on file management, so might be a good idea to wait until that is released. I always struggle when I download stuff from the cloud to get the exact process down. I eventually figure it out, but it would be great to see it all spelled out in a nice concise way, and then a good way to organize the downloads. Just a thought...
Great video! You say "the levels are fine", would you generally say that getting close to 0 dB is the way to go, or do you usually reside around -10 dB and a little hotter for solos etc..? Of course we use our ears but I want to make sure the sound engineer is happy too (especially for large-scale productions where there's not much time for me to mess with this stuff).
Generally, I try to keep the loudest scene (usually a lead) passing at 0dB. I have found that in bringing down the output levels when using output 3/4 rather than the XLR out.
Thanks you for the great tutorials, I learnt a lot! Is there any way when you adding a button to two amps to have it toggle between them or is the only way to create scenes for each amp and use the hybrid view?
You can do that in stomp mode, too. Turn one amp on, the other off, then sign them both to the same stomp button. Then when you hit that button it will switch between them. You can even label the button if you want on the gig view.
Hi! I’ve been fighting the urge to resist what may be another flavor of Kool-Aid, but the Quad Cortex seems to hold my interest. I have a Boss GX100 that I’m not completely satisfied with. You seem to really like the unit, I’m wondering if you’ve ever done a stock play through of the tones so that someone knows what they’re going to get out of the box. That information seems difficult to find.
I'm not sure what you mean by stock tones? Do you mean the stock presets that Neural ships the device with? I don't think I've looked at those much since I first bought the device over 2 years ago. But I use the stock amp models and effects all the time and they are great. You can pretty much do whatever you might want without ever using the captures, IMO.
@ thank you, yes. You got it right. I just wish somebody would do a play through of all of the tones out of the box, especially for people like me who aren’t going to spend a lot of time witch brewing my own sounds.
Hi Davlav , Thank you for all youre beautifull videos. I have a question . When i use the effect loop in my quad cortex to use with the tonex one and bypass the effectloop i still hear the tonex pedal through the chosen amp in the quad cortex. Can you help me with that please. Gr ,Harry
If you've disabled the FX Loop block there should not be any signal going to the Tonex. But if the Trails is turned on in the FX Loop you would still get any signal that the Tonex is creating into the QC.
I don't have that issue much. The Lonestar can get that way, but I just turn the bass down. Captures can get boomy and in those instances I use a high pass filter. But each amp/capture is different so I just do that within the presets not in the global EQ.
@@samaitcheson7057 Typically I use an HSS guitar. So more single coil tones. But I don't boost the input signal at all currently. Haven't had a chance to try this tonepilot's suggestion yet.
Hi Davlav , one more question please. when my guitar is in input 1 and output 1 and 2 and everything is disabled i stil hear a clean sound trough my speakers . Hoew is thar possible?
The line level for the guitar will still flow through unless you mute it in some way. With the blocks off they are not affecting the tone but they would not stop the signal.
just set it as high as it can go without the signal clipping. When you go 0db or you lower the gain of the input stage you're reducing the amount of information and bandwidth the input DSP receives to process and change your signal. It also makes the input signal closer to the base white noise every digital/electric signal has, so it will effectively make your original signal muddier at the QCs input stage.
Ghost Note Audio did a really good video explaining this. Give it a look if you want. Also, I've been using a couple of your cloud presets without knowing. Thank you for that, your presets are very nice (I really like the Andy Timmons one)
@@thegrimreaper7 I've seen Ghost Audio's video and I get the concept, but my understanding was that he was referring to the use of interfaces w/ plugins. I would expect that a device like the QC (which basically is an interface and PC plugin all in one) would come optimized for an input guitar signal without tweaking the gain too much. In fact, even using my strat I can't really push the input gain more than 1.5dB without being able to get it to clip.
@@thegrimreaper7 When you change your input level what approach do you use for then pulling the signal down to the original guitar level? Do you just drop the gain on the input block for the preset the same as you are pushing it in the global settings?
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I've been using the QC for a couple of months now and this video includes basic parameters that I have not seen anywhere else. Thanks for putting this together! 🤘
I have just got the Quad Cortex and tried it for the first time last night, absolutely amazing unit. I have been watching your videos for quite sometime now and finally bought one after watching these. I had a Pod Go but the QC is such a step up. Thank you for all your videos, much appreciated.
Welcome to the QC!
Just got my QC yesterday. I already saw a lot of video’s, but this is a great ‘how to get started’ overview. Thanks!
Great to hear! That's what I was shooting for. Welcome to the QC!
this was super helpful . thank you so much
Great intro for new users like myself.
Thanks!
Great tutorial - good mix of low/high level detail, was really useful. Thank you!
This is a great walkthrough. Thanks for posting, I can't think of questions now, but will come back if I anything comes up between now and watching the second video. There's too many videos out on how to use the quad cortex UI, but it's pretty intuitive, you broke down the parts I needed help on.
Hey. I have bought a quad cortex. But seriously need some very basic videos to get the most out of it. Thankyou so much. Please upload more of these
I will be. Part 2 will be soon.
That it great! Thanks! Looking forward to see more.
Yes finally thank you so so much
You know what would be really helpful to a lot of us, would be a video on file management. Downloading presets and impulses from the cloud, and how to manage all of that. I know that CorOS 3.0 is supposed to improve on file management, so might be a good idea to wait until that is released. I always struggle when I download stuff from the cloud to get the exact process down. I eventually figure it out, but it would be great to see it all spelled out in a nice concise way, and then a good way to organize the downloads. Just a thought...
Thx got your efforts!
Fucking Awesome! Fast Simple Effective! I am seasoned but new to QC.
Great video! You say "the levels are fine", would you generally say that getting close to 0 dB is the way to go, or do you usually reside around -10 dB and a little hotter for solos etc..? Of course we use our ears but I want to make sure the sound engineer is happy too (especially for large-scale productions where there's not much time for me to mess with this stuff).
Generally, I try to keep the loudest scene (usually a lead) passing at 0dB. I have found that in bringing down the output levels when using output 3/4 rather than the XLR out.
Thanks you for the great tutorials, I learnt a lot! Is there any way when you adding a button to two amps to have it toggle between them or is the only way to create scenes for each amp and use the hybrid view?
You can do that in stomp mode, too. Turn one amp on, the other off, then sign them both to the same stomp button. Then when you hit that button it will switch between them. You can even label the button if you want on the gig view.
@@davlavmusic7070 oh thanks, i just realised i had managed to set it up that way but didn't realise it haha! Thanks again!
Hi! I’ve been fighting the urge to resist what may be another flavor of Kool-Aid, but the Quad Cortex seems to hold my interest. I have a Boss GX100 that I’m not completely satisfied with. You seem to really like the unit, I’m wondering if you’ve ever done a stock play through of the tones so that someone knows what they’re going to get out of the box. That information seems difficult to find.
I'm not sure what you mean by stock tones? Do you mean the stock presets that Neural ships the device with? I don't think I've looked at those much since I first bought the device over 2 years ago. But I use the stock amp models and effects all the time and they are great. You can pretty much do whatever you might want without ever using the captures, IMO.
@ thank you, yes. You got it right. I just wish somebody would do a play through of all of the tones out of the box, especially for people like me who aren’t going to spend a lot of time witch brewing my own sounds.
Hi Davlav ,
Thank you for all youre beautifull videos.
I have a question .
When i use the effect loop in my quad cortex to use with the tonex one and bypass the effectloop i still hear the tonex pedal through the chosen amp in the quad cortex.
Can you help me with that please.
Gr ,Harry
If you've disabled the FX Loop block there should not be any signal going to the Tonex. But if the Trails is turned on in the FX Loop you would still get any signal that the Tonex is creating into the QC.
Maybe i do something wrong.
When i use input 1 and output 1 and 2 and disable everything i still hear a clean soun coming thru the speakers.
Try upping your In 1 LEVEL (in global) to say +6. I find the amps sound more like tube amps that way.
I'll give it a shot
I boost my input levels between +2 and +3 depending on the guitar I'm using. How you do you stop amp models being too boomy? Global EQ?
I don't have that issue much. The Lonestar can get that way, but I just turn the bass down. Captures can get boomy and in those instances I use a high pass filter. But each amp/capture is different so I just do that within the presets not in the global EQ.
@@davlavmusic7070 6+ feels a bit too much for me. Are you using single coil or humbucker based pickups?
@@samaitcheson7057 Typically I use an HSS guitar. So more single coil tones. But I don't boost the input signal at all currently. Haven't had a chance to try this tonepilot's suggestion yet.
Hi Davlav ,
one more question please.
when my guitar is in input 1 and output 1 and 2 and everything is disabled i stil hear a clean sound trough my speakers .
Hoew is thar possible?
The line level for the guitar will still flow through unless you mute it in some way. With the blocks off they are not affecting the tone but they would not stop the signal.
@@davlavmusic7070 Thank you so much
i appreciate all of youre effort.
Thank you
Had it a while but don’t have or use a computer , help
If you check out some of my older videos linked in the description, I just use the device screen. The app and the device interfaces are very similar.
input gain on 0db is a mistake
I've seen varying info on this. I've never had any issues at 0dB and, I think, gotten pretty good results. What do you set it at?
just set it as high as it can go without the signal clipping. When you go 0db or you lower the gain of the input stage you're reducing the amount of information and bandwidth the input DSP receives to process and change your signal. It also makes the input signal closer to the base white noise every digital/electric signal has, so it will effectively make your original signal muddier at the QCs input stage.
Ghost Note Audio did a really good video explaining this. Give it a look if you want. Also, I've been using a couple of your cloud presets without knowing. Thank you for that, your presets are very nice (I really like the Andy Timmons one)
@@thegrimreaper7 I've seen Ghost Audio's video and I get the concept, but my understanding was that he was referring to the use of interfaces w/ plugins. I would expect that a device like the QC (which basically is an interface and PC plugin all in one) would come optimized for an input guitar signal without tweaking the gain too much. In fact, even using my strat I can't really push the input gain more than 1.5dB without being able to get it to clip.
@@thegrimreaper7 When you change your input level what approach do you use for then pulling the signal down to the original guitar level? Do you just drop the gain on the input block for the preset the same as you are pushing it in the global settings?
Democrats have to unite under a candidate who can destroy MAGA at the ballot box. Harris would be good however, see doesn't have the best optics. Newsome will overwhelm Trump