QUAD CORTEX VIDEO 2 - USING IT LIVE - SEAMLESS PATCH SWITCHING
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- So I've worked more with the Quad Cortex, and in this video I'm showing the incredible CPU possibilities with the unit, like running 2 guitars and an amplifier at once, also showing a way to switch sounds seamless without any hiccups or pauses.
DISCLAIMER : I did get this Quad Cortex for free from Neural as a "demo unit" however it won't affect my opinion about it. They won't see the video before or have a saying on how I make my video. I would have to try it out more to take a decision if it's something I'm gonna continue to use or not or send it back to pick up one of my own units.
0:00 Intro
0:19 Using the Quad Cortex for a full band
4:00 Seamless patch switching
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So another Quad Cortex video showcasing it in a live situation, or how I would use it live.
Legend \m/
this things insane man im defo gonna invest in this
Record video with a fight between FM3 and Quad Cortex - which unit will win in your use cases? :D
Ola, can you please upload a full version of the intro song? it's so fu****g good ! PLEASE !
Hey Ola, can you do a demo with the quad cortex through a power cab? With a power cab, you dont need a power amp to power it right? I know if you hook the quad cortex up through a guitar cab a power amp is needed
But what about a power cab?
This is the best demo of the Quad Cortex or one of its features I've seen so far.
Yes, I finally understand how it works. It has cool features.
Michael Angelo Batio can run both of his guitars at once. Nice.
Wow. Ola. This is the video I wanted and needed to see. I was honestly so close canceling my preorder. But you definitely nailed it when it came to showcasing how powerful and how functional this unit is live. Thank you for this video. 🙏🏽
Fantastic demo Ola. Probably one of the best practical use cases I've seen. Thank you
I love how much money you save in the long run.
No more paying Shipping costs for heads, cabs or pedal boards.
Literally just run this to the mixer and you're good to go.
Everything is now in the carry-on.
Excellent breakdown. The seamless switching is what I was concerned about for live use. This puts my worries to rest. Thanks!
Okay. This video explaining all of that is brilliant.
Thank you Ola! Finally a video showing multiple amp/cab/fx scenes in one preset and the seamless switching between scenes.
Amazing!!!! I love when Ola gets serious and dig deeply into whatever he's demoing :) Now I'd like to see some tone comparisons between QC, Fractal etc! :)
loading a lot of amps, showing cpu percentage and changing between scenes. The most important thing any demo of any modeler should have. THANK YOU!
I don't know if you'll ever read this but you and Miguel Sequiera have got me back into guitar. I'm suating off and re furbishing my old guitars and I have even placed an order for your v. Re learning thrash, black, heavy metal all over again. Thank you! 🤘🥲
I recently acquired a QC for home recording and last week my live amp, a Bogner Ecstacy 101B, blew a tube so I needed a quick replacement to get through the next couple of shows. I decided to try the QC direct to the PA using some of the factory amp captures it came loaded with and it worked out really well. I had a lot of friends at the gig who said they wouldn't have even noticed I was running direct if I hadn't told them. I did however have this glitching issue during patch changes which this video addresses. Thanks for this video as it will save me some time troubleshooting and resolving that problem in the future. Besides the glitchiness between patch changes, there were some challenges with achieving a good tone through both the FOH speakers and my monitor. I'm not terribly worried about that as I'm confident I'll be able to dial in the tones a bit more to my liking over time. At the moment, I can say I definitely prefer my tube head to the QC for my live tone. That being said, the QC sounded pretty damn good especially considering how little time I had to throw the patches together. Going forward I plan to fine tune my QC live performance patches and I'll always keep it with me as a backup rig for live shows.
Outstanding Ola, love your playing and videos as always mate 👍
Hey man i just purchased one of your guitars and I must say it definitely lived up to expectations an awesome guitar to play
Keep up the good work many thanks
Bought one a month ago and still waiting for it to come in thanks again for the great video my dude
A month? Some of us have been waiting over a year. LOL.
@klesh I can’t wait to get one
Ha. Settle in Klesh. I placed my order in Feb 2020.
I preordered one yesterday from Sweetwater and they already presold 1800 units alone and aren't expecting to get in till around November 2021
@@ridfitd This is not great news. Did a rep from Sweetwater tell you this? I know a few people who ordered via SW and they are expecting what is up currently, being "late March". Thanks for any info.
Its freakin amazing how much technology evolved over the last couple of years.
Imagine putting this in a rack, with a sampler (+ click for the drummer + midi switching the channels/presets) + wireless for the guitars and basses and have your power + XLRs for the FOH in one multicore. (maybe even an inear-mixing-console + the transmitters etc.)
You basically show up at a gig and be ready to rock in less than a minute.
Corrected: You basically show up at a gig and the sound guy hates you in less than a minute.
@@foosinn Why should he hate you? Elaborate...
It’s a must have in the studio, nice to see it in your hands!
Okay this is an awesome video. This is exactly what I was hoping you would show, could be really useful for a 4 or 5 piece band
Exactly how I want to use it along with capturing. Thanks for sharing!
Very good demo! I was really thinking about using one for my whole band
Curious to see when it’s out.
Really looking forward to playing through this thing!
This is the most useful QC demo yet!
Awesome video. Great information on what the QC can do.
A live simultaneous reamping of three separate DI signals... and it's still in time with the synth. Can it run Warzone too?
To be honest, if it had a graphics hard it for sure could…
this is exactly what i asked for under your last video. Thanx
Fantastic video Ola!!!!!! Thank you!! 🤘🎸⚡️💚
this sounds amazing!
You sound amazing.
@@ricksanchezito8972 thanks!
Thank you! This is a game changer along with the hybrid scene/stomp mode. Now if they had an option where you could plug your guitar and mic into it and use it as a talk box I'd be really happy.
Thanks so much for another great video. would be nice to see a video on running the quad cortex through a power amp and a cabinet of your choice as there is not always a PA available for day-to-day practicing.
Just the video I wanted to see. Definitely interested in the idea of using this live. No more amps, no more cabs. More efficient touring.
Basically like Line 6 Helix Snapshots. We've been able to do this for years. It works the same way. You stick a bunch of amps on the signal paths. They don't even need to be on separate paths. But if you want, you also have four paths on the Helix. Then you just set up snapshots to turn amps, cabs, pedals on and off per prefix. So you can set up stomps to switch amps, cabs, etc just like on the QC.
What's cool w/ the Helix is that I can also control the Variax guitars. So I can also control tuning (per-string, not just dropping the entire signal by x intervals, so I can go between a drop tuning and a "standard " tuning, to an open tuning with a stomp of a switch), guitar model, any variax setting, with snapshots. I can say, go from a Les Paul to a Strat, to a Banjo, to a 12-string electric or acoustic with a stomp. They can also send midi commands to other devices when a snap is selected through command-center, change inputs/outputs, etc. So you can also control outside devices. Pretty insane.
YES!! About time someone reviewed this thing doing multi instruments!!!! \m/ Cheers Ola!
nice ola. just ordered my solar A2.7 ^^ cant wait to get it. peace
Great info. on the quadcortex Thanx Ola
saving up for it - need to replace my Zoom G3x
I need to replace my Boss GT-8....
I would be upgrading from g2.1u lol
Me too lol
I'm impressed with the polyphonic pitch shifting. I'm sure it's been said in the comments, but Kemper Performance Mode can actually give you 5 completely separate rigs with no gap switching in between and morphing (like a single scene or snapshot) in each rig.
Helix just added Polyphonic effects to the latest firmware, although they take a lot of DSP and limit the number of items you can have on your signal path. I only really use the poly wham pedal though, because I typically play with my Variax JTV-89F (Ibanez style w/ floyd), which lets me do all the tuning stuff per string. I even have a patch that turns my guitar into a four, five or six string bass through an emulated SVT. :p
Just imagine how more convenient this would make gigging. In 10 years time on-stage amps will be rare. I still prefer the (analogue) AmpX though.
Bought one yesterday. Still haven't stopped playing it yet.
Sounds great I used the line 6 pod xt since 2005 aside from using seperate pedals at times because the switching on that has always been seemless when I tried using a blackstar TVP id 100 head that has a prominent glitch between switching channels but this seem's like a great step forward in technology
I knew you'd get into this thing alot more. I'm sure it's only gonna get deeper under your skin. I think you're already hooked for good.
o.k . Ola, I'm over whelmed by technology augh! Good Job. Seamless switching, cool.
Wow ... that's a more than mighty machine. 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
Hey Ola, i bought a Hagstrom Ultra Swede and i named the Guitar Ola 🤘🙂 btw... I also bought Strenght in Numbers on CD! Great stuff! Have a nice day. Greetings from Germany.
Fantastic tool.
cant wait to get mine end of march !!!!
A real game changer for travelling bands. If your tech guy knows a thing or two about drums, you only need one tech for the whole band. This translates into savings worth many times the investment.
Awesome video bro 🤘🤘🤘
Thanks for doing this Ola, Much appreciated...!! No we just need a QC video with it running through a power amp and into your Mesa oversize cab....
Ola sure can dwelve into a topic like nobody else can!
It sounds wonderful.
Badass Ola, make us chuggggg!!🤘❤
For a normal metal band with 2 guitarists and 1 bassist, buying this and getting on the road seems to be an extremely convenient and comfy scenario. I'll talk about it with my pals haha
What if it craps out mid show with multiple people relying on it?
@@unleashthefury111 an amplifier can also die in the middle of the gig, you can cut strings, etc. This stuff shouldn't fail but if does, it does. Shit Happens
@@ItsNotaTuhmah yeah, not the same. None of the scenarios your described eliminates every stringed instrument from the performance.
@@ChainsawChristmas Still, there's nothing that's 100% bulletproof. The risks are there, so it's a matter if you have the balls to take them or not.
@@ItsNotaTuhmah Yes, and in fact, you can have two ready to switch. Because I doubt the three people have no gear at their home, so you'll end up buying two anyway. This have anyway less chances to happen than an amplified dying or a pedalboard.
I really want another dual rect but damn this thing is getting more and more tempting
Great video. Damn thing is hella powerful \,,/
Sounds pretty awesome
Going to get one of those for my band.
Helix got a seamless switching recently (not for Stomp though), but you have to sacrifice one DSP path. Still, for live use 8 blocks is quite a lot, plus you don't have to tinker with snapshots or anything, just make a bunch of presets. You even can program all the 12 footswitches to switch to a different preset if needed just have everything one switch away.
Amazing!
Pretty sick it can do all that
Technology keeps a going!
Excellent!
Dude that thing is insane.
Amazing piece of gear
Ola you can have multiple amps/settings in the Helix floor per Preset. You can then use snapshots to change from one amp to another without drop out.
Daaaayuuuum ! I can't wait to have mine !!!!!!
Marvelous!
But the Quad Cortex is not the only one to achieve that.
That's just what I've done on my Mod Device pedal. My guitar input goes in a plugin called ToggleSwitch that can go up to 4 different path. So I can have 4 completly different sounds with different preset for each sound with different Amp simulator, cabs, many reverb, delay and looper for each path. Nothing beat Mod Device in term of routing capabilities.
Ok Quad cortex has more in and out but Mod Device have 2 in and 2 out so you can use it for 2 guitars. And you can connect as many midi switcher or expression pedal as you want so each guitarist can control his sound! Marvelous!
And all that for half the price of a Quad cortex!
I hope one day you'll do a review of a Mod Device. Those pedals are really powerfull and sounds great if you take your time to tweak the sound.
Helix snapshots are by far its best feature!
Geez!!! I can't wait to get mine! I wants it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My precious
@@jasonjohnson4170 The real Jayson Johnson approves
I like the sounds to, not just the power.
I’ve never played with a group of guys I trust enough to push my effects pedals at the right time for me. That’s a lot of extra pressure on one guy in the band. Haha. The processing power of the unit is definitely impressive though!
Set up a computer running to a click track and then program MIDI scene changes, then no one has to change them :)
@@AdamDallas Excellent!
@@AdamDallas can the Cortex actually do scene switches over midi? That's great
Ola, please consider making an A/B test of one amp/preset with same IR between your FM3 and the QC, including your personal opinion of the "feeling" while playing. It would also be interesting making a comparison between a Neural plugin like Plini or Gojira and the QC. Especially the Gojira Plugin has a grinding growly "feeling" in the lower mids that I cannot get out of my FM3.
The more practical application is for processing guitar and vocals at the same time. I want to hear some vocals through this with some reverb or maybe growling with a pitch shift
Hey Ola, you can have multiple amps in FM3. the FM3 has channels , so yes you can have multiple amps per patch. A B C D. Hope this helps , or I hope I didnt misunderstand.
just a side-note, I love seeing your left arm tattoo grow ;)
Hey Ola! I'm looking for a new live rig and you, as always, help me a lot with your awesome videos. I've tried the AX8 but, as you mentioned, there is a small lag between presets. I've switch to the Kemper, but I prefer the Fractal interface and the option to create tones from scratch. I'm looking for the AXE FX3, but I'm not sure if there is stil this lag between presets and its pretty expensive to buy without knowing that. Any advice? Thx a lot!!
I actually use this feature for lessons. I teach bass guitar & music production/recording, this thing is actually VERY convenient for all of that. I can have bass rigs and two different guitar rigs ready at any given time and even plug any students into it at the same time I'm playing if I need to. Oh, and the looper can record for a little less than 5 minutes
A shame of the pandemic, would love to see all the members of the haunted jamming to a song using this, that would be killer to watch.
You can run the entire band trough it!? OK, this is a game changer.
Great video Ola - nice unit no doubt - seems pretty user friendly almost fun huh yes , no ,maybe kinda. Subject change waiting on the solar headless 6 & 7 string guitars with trem systems. It's a market you should jump on (in my opinion) why let Kiesel & Strandberg take it all your guitars would appeal to the metal market I know I would get a Solar. The time is now.
I’m glad you demoed this capability! This is definitely how I’ve been intending to use it live. Make use of all that horsepower.
What parameter are you actually changing between scenes to operate the signal chains independently via the same inputs and outputs? I don’t see any blocks toggling on or off. Are you just muting input at the front of the path for the inactive signal chains?
This could be a game changer for us! As a touring band logistics are always a challenge! Does anyone know if you can run MIDI program changes on each track independently? can you also have stereo delays?
Great video, btw looks like I dont need to sell my helix still 😅 It works fine with scenes with 2 amps.
makes sense, you're running all 4 paths constantly, never loading anything in or out. imo every modeler should have a way to buffer in several presets for quick switching like this
The fact this sounds amazing through my very recycled iPhone 8 Plus...says a hell of lot!
That feature is amazing, so, would I be able to use my guitar in one line and plug a mic for vocals in other line to have some reverb, compressor etc? If it works like that I'll be surely buying it!
One of the things I saw on another video was that you can't assign the bypass of multiple stomps to the same button, so in your four rig scenario you have the four scenes that run lead, clean, rhythm and rhythm you may want to use the same button to toggle the overdrive pedals on all channels. Do you know if that is something that has or is going to be changed? Also, do you know if you can have the bottom row of buttons switch scenes and the top row in stomp mode?
thank you!
that's awesome.
Hi Ola, For the FM3 using different channels for the amp block and also dont use hold function for the footswitch removed the switching gap for me. Removing the hold function will immediate switch when you kick down instead of tapping, which will switch when you relaese the switch. The gap is not noticable for me anymore. Regards Thomas
Quad CorDex......but on a serious note: great video Ola 👍
Also, on Helix, you can set up 4 paths with 4 amps in a single patch and use snapshots to do what you're doing in this video.
Fast fwd. You can do scenes in this just like snapshots. I have both this and the helix and this feels like an amp and sounds better. Same thing re the Kemper. I’ll take this over both. Buy my amps will always come first. But I love adding different pedals to the quad. I don’t care to capture them. I like using them externally. No latency with scenes here. .
Thanks man.
Ha! I love the direct only version!
Yo Ola, i use a Helix and it also has those glitches while switchin presets, but, i can use 2 amps in one preset and control them with snapshots.
This means i build my presets like that:
(Simple)
Ovd amp -> clean amp -> cab ir
Then the preset has like 2 snapshots, these snapshots control the bypass of the amp.
So if i hit the first, it bypasses the clean amp an i play with overdrive. If if press the second it bypasses the overdrive amp and i play clean.
So what i wanted to say is, that the helix is capable of doing those things and its really mighty.
Ola I’d love to see a video on you playing with the toxic synth preset
Hi Ola!
1. You forgott Boss Gt-1000
2. When you review Boss Gt-1000, you said the patch changes were seamless, and they are indeed.
Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹
You can change amps in the FM3 with scenes using the channel’s feature. You have 4 per preset.
Does it glitch while switching?
@@athmaid I don’t notice a glitch.
I notice a hiccup in the sound on the FM3 when switching channels in the amp block. I use a preset with just an amp block and no cab: IN1 -> AMP -> OUT1. Instead of a CAB block, I'm using an external solid state amp (Boss WAZA TAE) with a real VOX AC30 cabinet + speakers. In the Amp block on the FM3, I use the amp type "CLASS-A 30W" for one channel and "CLASS-A 30W TB" for the second channel. Scenes 1 and 2 switch between these two channels. Compared to just stomping an analog drive pedal on/off which feels instant, there is definitely a gap, and I find it to be very awkward when switching in the middle of playing. See my reply to Billy Repko a couple of posts above to read about why I think this gap happens.
Still, 90% of the buyers will play alone in their bedroom.🤣
99% and that applies to any guitar gear
Metal undies bro
@@irishRocker1 so true! Yet still hilarious to see people getting crazy about the fact that you can plug many guitars in the QC.
@@mathieupelletier4392 Aye, I’d be happy if they did a version with just one guitar input at a time, it makes sense to all the weekend warriors out there.
@@irishRocker1 So no need for the QC, pc or mac is enough to play in bedroom
Here's an idea for a video. A blind test for fretwraps. People claim they can hear the difference in overtones and therefore they need the wrap even for plain riff scenarios. Put that to the test for science! Scenarios with a backing track and without one would be cool. Loved your previous blind tests.
Fretwraps are for people who wanna look cool, They serve no other purpose.
There are some that claim they can hear the difference in their tone when a fly lands on their headstocks, too. LOL
Can you go for stereo on when switching from rythm to lead in this setup? That would be nice!