Nano Cortex - First Impressions from a Quad Cortex User

I picked up one of the new Nano Cortex devices. Let's hook it up and see how it sounds.

You can find all my presets under my Neural account (davlavMusic).

0:00 - Intro
1:42 - Power and Inputs/Outputs
2:36 - Preloaded Presets and Hardware Controls
7:34 - Using the Mobile App
10:48 - More to Come?
12:02 - Comparison w/ Tonex
13:34 - Loading My Captures
19:24 - Final Thoughts

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[StupidGuitar]

Good stuff as always. Still way too many people can’t wrap their head around the use for this device and you managed to articulate it beautifully in the intro section

[TheRealChetManley]

I got this device the day it was released. It's a great little device. So much hate on the internet about it. It's like people are personally offended by it. They want it to be something It's not. Its not an all in one device like the QC. It captures and loads captures. And it is really good at that. I captured a few of my amps already and it sounds amazing, damn near identical. And no extra hardware or computer needed. Not to mention the cortex cloud which has so many great captures. It's more than I would ever use. And if you really want you could just capture your entire signal chain into a preset and use it like that.

I have a fractal FM9 as well. I can setup presets on the fractal and capture them to the NC and have all of my presets in a small format and take them anywhere easily. Heck would be great for traveling.

[andrewfink]

Great video! One of the better ones out there on the Nano Cortex. Would love it if in a future update, they allowed you to hold the foot switch down on the side you are running a capture, to engage a tap tempo, in the event you are using the delay block. Similar to how the Halo Delay functions. I really feel that without a tap tempo, a delay effect, sometimes end up being useless. And if they added different effects overtime, it would be great if you would be able to swap out certain effects for another, within the app. I currently use a quad cortex as my main rig. I have another smaller board I use for smaller shows and gigs, but use the Tonex on the smaller board. I would definitely upgrade to the NC at some point!

[robyates]

I think they've done an excellent job of aiming this device at certain parts of the market and all the complaints are from those that look at the device without context. Do I have lots of drive pedals - yes. Do I have an ampless setup - yes (UA Lion, Solar CHUG/Mooer Radar). Would I like to expand the number of amps available to me - yes. Would a device that can "do everything" yet fit in my pocket help me reduce the friction of going to make music with other people? - yes. Would pitch shifting reduce the friction of retuning / having multiple guitars in different tunings - yes. All the internet complaints seem to point to issues that I don't have or don't bother me. Suggests Neural DSP have done their homework for a large market segment not represented by many YouTube reviewers. My Nano is on order - it will drop into my setup easily.

[GearStuffandThings]

Thank you for having a fair and balanced approach

[mmarchi]

I would love to see you do a new DI capture with both the QC and Nano Cortex to see if there any improvement with the Nano. While I also use captures (some purchased), I find that my DI captures handle pedals better so I rely mostly on my own captures.

[Gitarnerden]

Have you tried comparing Tonex vs. Neural captures (of the same amp)? It seems the general consensus is that Tonex are slightly better/more accurate? Thanks for the vid, very informative as always :)

[duncancartledge]

Very well thought out review.
I’m a Tonex user myself but interested in the Nano Cortex.
Have you tried the capture process in Nano Cortex yet? How does it compare to Tonex in terms of setting levels ( especially the send to amp level)?

[tsouknosflwrina]

So you used it as an audio interface?
And how it sounds compared to a midrange audio interface?
Thanks great demo!

[tendingtropic]

thanks, but you can also get OD pedals and put one before it right? the main miss here is an fx loop

[TheRealChetManley]

You don't have to replace the presets. Go to show all presets and create a new one there. You don't have to assign it to a bank if you don't want. I think the device can hold like 60 presets or something. It'll store lots of captures, just don't assign them to a preset or bank. You can use them anytime by creating a preset and optionally assigning it to a bank. I can store up to 256 captures. You're getting confused between captures and banks. Lots of bad information in this video tbh, lol

[Sillatrybarn]

Is it possible to make a capture of a preset from the quad cortex and download it to the nano?

[mrhelpnow]

Ive had many issue conecting via Bluetooth 😢

[tonepilot]

This unit is screaming for a screen above the nameplate.

[Terrysoddy]

Does this unit haft to be powered by a power amp