I hope the dry sounds are a bit better than their last dsp pedal. I was tempted to buy one from demos online, but in person I quickly realized why they all kept a wet tone with delay and verb.





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“Released”? Maybe an early working prototype. Release is hopefully in 9 months, but if they’re anything like Fractal, it might be September 2021. So I guess the bonus is you’ll have a lot of time to save.

 

Slapping together hardware is the easy part. Getting software that sounds good and is nice to use is a much harder task. Guitar players tend to be a bit 'traditionalist', a hurdle that even the big players struggle with regularly.

 

Neat unit! Looks like they have a lot planned for it. I can see they have the hardware down and set. The software though is going to be something for this. I wonder if they will meet that september deadline for the first rounders.

 

Slapping together hardware is the easy part. Getting software that sounds good and is nice to use is a much harder task. Guitar players tend to be a bit 'traditionalist', a hurdle that even the big players struggle with regularly.

In terms of the software you're both wondering about, Neural has already released quite a few amp/pedal plugins and cab sims, and lots of people who like digital gear and use them say they're the closest thing to 'real amp sounds' they've ever heard; even going as far as to contest that it's better than Line 6/Fractal amps sims. That's just some people's opinions though, and everyone has one of those.. hahah!

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I don't like getting the 1st versions. They always come out with a fixed version shortly after.

 

Hopefully there's no issues with the hardware - bug patches usually come fast with these kinds of things.

 

Power doesn’t equal practicality though. Will wait and see how it goes at NAMM on the 16th.

 

In modellers it does lol.

 

No protection bar boggles my brain. There's pros and cons to this like everything else.

NAMM will be abuzz.

 

No protection bar boggles my brain. There's pros and cons to this like everything else.
NAMM will be abuzz.

Yeah it does look a little dicey, but I think that the slightly higher position of the footswitches will make it less likely that a foot comes down on the screen, plus they say it's been chemically treated to be reinforced substantially.

I don't like getting the 1st versions. They always come out with a fixed version shortly after.

I'm usually with you on that, but I don't know this one just tickled my curiosity too much, plus again, there's no real risk because if by September I decide it isn't worth it I just don't pay the rest and get my full refund.

Hopefully there's no issues with the hardware - bug patches usually come fast with these kinds of things.

The hardware already looks pretty insane, the processors are quite a bit more hefty than something like a Helix, which sound great in their own right (had an HX Stomp and loved it). Plus it seems that, even though they're currently known as a software company, the ranks of employees are full of people with a lot of experience in the hardware realm. The current CEO alone is the former CEO of Darkglass, which are known for being very built very sturdy.
I know this is all world's coming from the company themselves, and companies lie, but I'm just being hopeful I guess.
Lastly, I'm more inclined to believe that they want to do well and meet their own promises because with this preorder they're only going to get a total of $200,000 in funding before the ohysical launch in September, which for a company of this size and stature, isn't enough money for them to ruin their brands name over.

 

Quad Cortex - Neural DSP Technologies

They're boasting that this will apparently the most powerful modeller currently in existence, with the ability to plug in and run 4 separate signal paths all at once with any mix of guitars, bass, vocals, etc... plus it has a very cool control center.

I pre-ordered it. I figure for $270 (after conversion) right now, and having until September to make up the rest ($1400usd), why not get in line. If I end up not being able to grab it, then there's a full refund and the availability moves to someone in the eventual queue that will build up.

This popped up as a YouTube ad and I was wondering what it was exactly. When I read $270.00, I got all excited. Then I read further on and became somewhat less enthused. Still, it’s in the ballpark of what these should cost for those capabilities. Will take a lot to get me to give up my GT-1000 though.

 

Wow! If it's half what they claim you have found your answer.

Sorry I have not made any attempt to record samples of the LP Super Standard. Every time I touch it I am doing something new. Being all analog makes it a great studio piece, but I think it would be a real PITA if you need a lot of different settings on stage.

Enjoy the QUAD!

 

That looks amazing. Really. That price looks amazing too lol. Evidently good value, too bad I’m a proud cheap-ass. Lol