Advice for getting a QC
Hi everyone,
I've decided to go for a Quad Cortex. I am having a bit of trouble deciding whether to get an OG or a Mini. I thought I'd ask you for your experiences with one or another, and maybe if you've been in a similar situation to me where one use case is better justified than the other.
So here I am voicing some of my concerns, excited what your input will be. I realize that this might have been done to death, but I apricate all takes and inputs either way.
I did some research and found people saying that the OG has some noise problems due to an ungrounded output, which is said to be better on the Mini. I am also a bit skeptical towards the power supply cord and input on the OG, which I read is really flimsy and comes out quickly (supposedly fixed by the lock-in plug on the Mini).
Our shows currently is fully automated with patch and snapshot changes on a different unit (which is not mine and I don't enjoy a lot), so it would make sense to get the Mini, but I am curious if anyone ever had a setup like this, went for the Mini and then regretted not going for the big one later. I am afraid of losing out on the footswitches for other use-cases.
Lastly, how is the UX on the Mini? I saw that on the OG each knob gets assigned to a parameter, which seems intuitive. Is the Mini lacking in this department, is it more difficult to dial in tones?
The Mini sounds better put together, according to forums, but not sure about the UX and the lack of footswitches (I also read there are no momentary switches on it).
I am not looking for a push in either way, just if you have some experiences with gaining or missing some "features" by switching either way. I would like to make sure to get as much of the possible use-cases covered as possible, it is a big spending after all.
Thanks all in advance.