r/NeuralDSP

Hey

I am not really happy with my headset (DT 770 or HDB 630) or my speakers (logitech something, good for everything but that) when I have to use my QC. It is missing some rumble, some feeling, or something like that.

So I am looking for a good cabinet (ENGL C30 like, or something good for modern metal mostly) or a good FRFR cab (if there is any good cab, at least i'll be able to dial some IRs, but it will not be that good to work on a live-to-come tone) to play with a bedroom level

It is not tone related, I like my presets and stocks/plugins one, but I need more feeling !

Any idea for something that will give me good feeling for metalcore/modern metal, and avoiding to have my landlord to kick me out ?

Thanks !

I absolutely love this Plug-in!! What tones are yall using or really enjoying!?

I’m using a PRS CE-22 and I have dialed in a really fun George Lynch 1985 + sort of tone!

I liked it so much I even wrote about it in substack! I’m actually really surprised how easy it was to grab awesome tones out of it!

Is there is any suggestion friends?

I’m trying to spend more time playing and less time buying gear / toan hunting… my live rig is OK and I have the Mayer plugin on my laptop so I’m theory I’m getting by just fine. But I’m interested in being able to get the same sound at home and also when playing live.

That said, I’ve pretty much given myself every reason not to pull the trigger on a mini but I keep coming back to it. One thing I love about the Mayer plugin is that the artist presets are really stellar and I don’t really spend too much time tweaking after I select one I like. If the amps have presets, I think I have my reason to buy one.

Do the built in amps on QC’s have presets? For example, when I load a Princeton reverb, is it a blank slate or are there some ready to go settings?

Thanks!

Hello,

I've watched several reviews about interfaces and I've found that these 3 are the main but mostly goes to Motu M2 or audient id14.

Audient id14: Best for guitar sound Hi-Z input

Motu M2: Lowest latency; better with low impedance headphones (32ohm)

Can anyone with experience with it give some advice on wich one is the best?

The perfect one would have the lowest latency to play, with high quality guitar input and lowest output headphone jack, low USB hiss. But my budget is around 200€ - 300€

Thanks

I recently upgraded my pedal board and added a Nano Cortex to it. This is my first time ever using a modeler. Now, I’m confused how to run this into an Amp, Cab or even a PA system. With my captures I have some that are just amps and some that are amps + cabs. When do I run what and in what situation is what choice the best?

If you have any specific amps or cabs that you think would work will I would love to hear your opinions.

Hey guys,

I'm quite interested in buying a quad Cortex Mini! Just a quick question, does anyone know how I'd go about connecting it my Katana? Is it even advisable connecting to my Katana? Does it sound good running it through the Katana?

Thanks in advance!

I have to say, for a bedroom guitarist, the QC is the best piece of gear I ever bought. Recording has become so much easier. The flexibility is so convenient. In this cover I use the Nameless plugin in the QC that I boosted with my capture of the Evil Ned by Abominable Pedals. Bass tone is the Parallax. Hope you like!

Just got my mini delivered. Anyone else’s switches super squeaky/scratchy? Sort of drives me nuts every time I press down on it. Pretty loud too. Loud enough to hear from stage during quiet moments. Should I spray it with some WD-40?

I just uploaded 3 captures - clean, edge of breakup, and dimed - of my year 2000 Marshall 1962 JTM45 Handwired reissue head, #205/300.

Figured some of you might be into it.

Not sure if there’s a way to link them but I use the same username on cortex cloud as here!

Let me know what you think if you give them a try. I recommend the 4/12 Brit silver stereo cab block. Have not posted any presets for them yet, I take a lot of time with those.

Hello, I recently bought 4 Neural plugins: SLO, Archetype Gojira, Archetype Tim Henson, and Archetype Rabea.
I most of the times go for SLO. I use the others if I want specific textures or effects. Anyways, I just noticed the tuner feature SUCKS SO BAD.
Idk if this is a recent bug or what but every time I open the tuner it barely recognizes I am playing any note at all. The meter doesn’t even care to tell me what note I’m playing; maybe during the note tail it’ll show I’m playing the note A or E for a millisecond and then disappear, then it won’t recognize audio at all. It’s useless. The DI signal is good and clear, the plugins work just fine and I get the sound I want. I own 8 guitars and they all play more or less the same (excluding pickup tone differences). I also own Guitar Rig 6 and Helix and they both recognize the notes and their tuners work perfectly. There’s a Mute on and off button on the Neural DSP tuner feature I tried to switch but nothing changes.

Here’s what Ive tried with each plugin:

1. Turn the Mute button on/off.
2. Increasing the input in my interface (both in my scarlett focusrite and my SSL2+)
3. Increasing input with a gain plugin before anything else in my fx chain.
4. Increasing input inside the DSP plugins
5. Checking guitar’s volume knob (it’s always at max)
6. Checking for cable issues.
7. Checking if they’re demo versions. They’re not.

Thanks a lot in advance!

Been playing guitar for about 20 years, mostly with non-tube amps and even more with GUITAR > PEDALS/MULTIEFFECT/MIDI > INTERFACE > BIAS FX/OTHER SW > GENELEC 8330

Quad Cortex is on my shopping list, and I hope to replace Bias FX, Whammy DT and the tuner. Would prefer just 2 to 3 expression pedals (volume, wah, whammy) and maybe a MIDI pedal for 4 PC messages along with the QC.

Still kind of unclear how to deal with live. Would it be ok to just output the QC to the mixer/PA? Same with home recording, just plug the QC into the interface and set the gain right?

I just want a box that deals with the amp+cab+mic so I could just plug it in (with some tinkering obviously) and play/record. Is the QC right for me?

every couple of month I get error messages because I cant start my neural dsp plugins. it is always some problem with the iLok software. the only solution (on iLoks shitty website in the support section there is no solution) that i found is to delete the software and install it new. This sucks. Going to use tonex from now on instead of my neural dsp plugs.

EDIT: The exact error message is "Error 2001: background component unavailable"

EDIT EDIT: Apparently iLok errors happen, if you use other plugins like avid or UA, because iLok cant distinguish them. It mostly happens on mac with sequoia.

EDIT EDIT EDIT: I posted the (shortest) solution (without re-installing) in the comments, but it will probably get lost, so here I post it again:

1. Open Terminal (you can find it via Spotlight by pressing Cmd + Space and typing "Terminal").
2. Stop the PACE License Service by typing the following command in the terminal: 'sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist'
   • You’ll need to enter your admin password when prompted.
3. Restart the PACE License Service by typing this command: 'sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist'
4. Relaunch iLok License Manager and check if the error is resolved.