Quad Cortex Guitar Tones

[@kikoloureiroofficial]

Game changer! No other way to describe it. My advice? Start selling your gear to get one ...:)

[@Nghilifa]

I already put my Marshall AFD100 for sale, LOL

[@nivo6379]

I was planning to get a 5150 that this came out... Hard to decide :))

[@slash196]

How does it feel to play?

[@baumansound]

Aeeee Kiko! Ai sim! Can't wait to get one... wasn't available to pre-order and just waiting for one once available

[@RapttorX]

yes... start selling all your stuff BEFORE testing the new unit. I wonder what can go wrong with that

[@pedropete52]

I am so happy Kiko is finally getting the recognition and exposure he deserves. Fantastic guitarist and composer!

[@MATCHLESS789]

I knew him from Angra for many years but I relatively recently discovered his solo stuff and DAMN, everything from jazzy, funky, fusiony stuff from the earlier records to more proggy stuff from the latest album is extremely tasteful & measured and he has insane chops on top of that! True mastery is being able to perform at the highest level but having enough restraint to know when to unleash it.

[@Bubelmanen]

Never heard of him before except now, I just thought it was a random guitarist. But when reading the comments I saw something else xD totally gona chek him out after this playing!! It's sick!

[@brettshawver2983]

@Brett C Dude Megadeth is just insane! Definitely my favorite!

[@SpiritboxOfficial]

Can't wait to try one out!!

[@NicholasGreenwood]

Development on the Quad Cortex has come a long way. The "edge of breakup" tones are really honed in here. Fantastic job, Neural DSP!

[@1337engman]

Holy shit those clean tones are superb as well. The hype is real

[@WantedPeak]

Man, with every new Quad Cortex video, I get even more excited for it. Can’t wait for those tier 1 units to ship!

[@xchump]

Clean to Edge of breakup tones are make or break for me when it comes to modellers....and I must say this is sounding very promising! Look forward to more demos.

[@culturedpersonality]

Seeing Kiko hit the EVH was just perfect.

[@kimseniorb]

Would be even better if it sounded half decent

[@MaestroJericho]

Sounds like a zoom pedal.

[@joshsmith7033]

That was a freedman. Not an EVH

[@joshsmith7033]

​@@kimseniorb Don't be jealous because you can't afford one or bought a shitty kemper or ax effects 3.

[@joshsmith7033]

​​@@MaestroJericho lol. You know it doesn't. Just because daddy won't buy you one doesn't mean you need to be jealous.

[@DoveSimon]

Please start shipping soon! Wait, no please take all the time you need to make this perfect. It sounds sublime! I literally cannot wait. This may be the one thing that saves 2020

[@rahulbasu659]

Kiko starts playing and the world seems like a better place :D

[@JonGUK]

Loving the sounds and the playing of Timo. Truly excellent

[@-jk-2580]

Oh man, Timo’s playing is just top notch!

[@benzakonium]

I'm listening to this demo on Genelec speakers too and it sounds incredible. I can't wait to get my hands on one of these.

[@CharlieRobbins]

CAN'T WAIT

[@somersby64]

The engineering team on this has done a fantastic job, congrats and making a killer pedal!

[@thorestey]

It’s not a pedal, it’s an „eierlegende Wollmilchsau“, and that’s fantastic!

[@joshuabenton3785]

@@thorestey egg laying wooly milk?

[@thorestey]

@@joshuabenton3785 a German term for a jack-of-all-trades device, or Swiss army knife. Thee direct translation would be an egg-laying wool-milk-sow.

[@joshuabenton3785]

@@thorestey wow. google translate utterly failed me.

[@NikolausBrocke]

These clean and crunchy tone nearly are more than perfect.

[@Slayer670]

listening through studio monitors, this is the most impressive modeler/profiler i've ever heard. It's no longer a question of "is it good enough to get by with". I'm finally sold on both the concept and the implementation.

[@Maillon]

Cool, that painter knows how to play guitar ^^

[@isaacferguson8241]

EXACTLY what was going through my mind ahah

[@maschoff69]

Lol, maybe he missed his calling

[@redstripe41j]

Hilarious lol!

[@teardownthesun]

😂

[@D20band]

Stoked for this!!! Can't wait to get mine from Sweetwater! Thanks for sharing this video guys!!!

[@melomantn]

Beautiful demo. Glad you guys chose the right players ( without the too enthousiastic fakery ) and focused on clean tones. Bravo!

[@mlentwojt]

Sitting on the sofa, watching the video and listening to the sound on my MacBook and wife said: "Wow, THAT sounds good!" No more words to say....

[@EricJamesVideo]

I need to find more music by Timo! Wow. No knock Kiko, I already have most of your solo albums, ha! Can't wait for the release of the Quad!

[@AmbitusFIN]

Timo is one the top players in Finland. He has a solo project called ”Ihana Leijona”. open.spotify.com/artist/414IWJ2jio7BXuWOuKouO2?si=0Haxz47XR-qxAGS9bro7JA

[@Jazzrappcat]

Check out Ihana Leijona, his alter-ego and also his solo album Pulpae. For this kinda folk progressive rock type of thing I highly recommend Juha Kujanpää's albums on which Timo is featured.

[@purplewound]

Check out the Medley with his earlier project Toot Toot. Only 2 guys literally destroying, what a sound! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX3PgZ13pLh3mas

[@svenzia]

@@Jazzrappcat Thanks man.

[@MarcelloBarile]

Alright, now there is no doubt... Quad Cortex will be a game changer.

[@SirKoltran]

It will!

[@kimseniorb]

We don’t know yet. Evh sounded mediocre. The jaguar dude rocked but we need more details about the sounds

[@kristofferleecampbell4103]

I'm seriously worries it won't be as good as the plugins.. at least the amps that are not the plugins you purchase and load into it. I am hoping and I am really looking forward to it but we need more sound samples.

[@gustavomazonave8536]

@@kimseniorb Strange. If you compare the sound to any video with the real amp it is identical. At least for my ears

[@kimseniorb]

@@gustavomazonave8536 I own a real 5150, it sounds way chunkier

[@splix85]

I'm sorry Helix, it's not you, it's me. I need something different.

[@tperry5839]

🤣😂right

[@idanshahar]

Did you really see something that makes it better?

[@splix85]

@@idanshahar 2x the DSP. Better modeling. Knowing Neural, the modeling will be on point.

[@tp6636]

@@idanshahar helix is an opp compared to this absolute g unit of a machine

[@BaldingElephant]

@@idanshahar Well they sure are promising the moon. Lets see if it lives up to the hype. Every Digital rig that comes out promises its the best. It will have the most DSP of anything out there...until winter NAMM when someone else announces something bigger and better.

[@Mendelian]

I really can’t wait to get my hands on this

[@TomCouture]

Saaaame! 🤗

[@dominikh9526]

Hey Mendel, please do some presets and captures ;)

[@SirKoltran]

I'm expecting good stuff of that mix between this powerful modeler and skillful guitar players as Mendel... Good vibes coming!!

[@encryptor6710]

Next month!

[@frnk0907]

Never heard of Timo before, he’s got a cool style!

[@OL-Electric]

Timo is such a master of tone and so many styles of guitar playing! You can get a glimpse of his variety if you search for his pedal board demo in youtube "Timo Kämäräinen with Custom Boards pedalboard (in English)". He plays in variety of Finnish bands but mainly "Olavi Uusivirta" and his own "Ihana Leijona". I'd also recommend his live studio take "Loista vain livenä studiossa" if you are not afraid of finnish singing :D

[@telecastersRthebest]

I love Neural DSP plugins and the sounds from the Cortex sound really good! I was really going back and forth between a Helix and Headrush but this is a serious contender as well.

[@randalljax]

Great tones and players all around , nice array of lead tones , cleans , edge of breakup and some cool fx , it a killer unit so stoked for this , Nice work Neural

[@mikeyg00]

Best sounds so far by a wide margin, compared with previous demos. Particularly towards the end with those edge of breakup tones, wow

[@aaronshortmusic]

So excited for this. Excellent video!

[@Anonymous.android]

I recently bought the archetype plini which really makes me want to get one of these

[@RachEspinosa]

That lick at 4:13 destroyed all my dreams and hopes.

[@joelyates3199]

Lol. Yeah that is some serious speed and clean playing. You can get there!

[@angrybalkon1471]

Amazing guitar players and fantastic sound!! This video convinced me that I need QC! Great Christmas present for me in this year!))

[@coreyharen24]

So glad we saw some octaver stuff! I think this will work perfect with my hybrid guitar setup! I CANT WAIT!!!!!!

Holy moly, you guys have outdone yourselves! Congratulations to the fine master software craftsmen! I can and will absolutely wait for this magnificent contraption to arrive at my door. 😍

[@Polletross]

After playing the free trials of Neural DSP including Abasi, Plini, and Gojira I know exactly what these guys are capable of. Absolutely insane.

[@WJWinstonOficial]

Congrats Kiko.Master of guitar!

[@douglascasey3486]

Watching demos all day. Got to update!

[@ELECTRICSCARS]

First time a brand worked out the Pitch Shift without fluttering, Good Work and Congrats to your first Floorboard Neural DSP

[@melruddy1]

Just "Kiko" takes backseat to nobody. His styles are all Kiko. His hunger to be better (notice I didn't say 'be the best) does not waver. Like all of us we strive to be the best WE can be without better than or sounds like. Just "Kiko" is a huge influence on anyone who listens and represents his homeland very well. Thank you Kiko for being "Just Kiko" playing to your own drum beat. As far as I can tell Kiko is doing quite well and stands behind no guitarist. He spreads love wherever he goes. Just a real cool dude!

[@barebones3892]

Wtf you just destroyed the marketplace with this engineering masterpiece

[@guitarsimon1]

Watching this in the bathroom in case my Helix sees me watching it and murders me Detroit Become Human style before I can replace it.

[@eloysuopunki7926]

Very good sounding tones here.

[@basstadaeus]

Very nice sounding! Will there by any chance be a video, were bassists are trying different sounds and styles? Would really love to see something like this :)

[@ivandemchenko2889]

Very serious jams right here! Thanks Neural DSP

[@Bubelmanen]

Wow, this is magical...

[@Tiger1016.]

The anticipation continues to build!

[@RichardLainegard]

Sounds stellar! And so fun to see Timo again! Did a clinic with him in Helsinki years ago back when we were both Flaxwood endorsees, good times :)

[@obicross]

3:06 man dat tone. thats enough for convincing me. so crunchy and warm and responsive. thats a hyperion pickup isnt it? that sounded great

[@commanderinsleep2779]

I have fm3 and axe fx 3 this seems easy getting and dialing in a tone with that touch screen!

[@josephgrant9615]

are they kickass? do you regret them? jm either buying axfx3 or this man what do u think i like clean crunchy tones i guess if that even means anything specific lol

[@commanderinsleep2779]

@@josephgrant9615 I’m still waiting to get the quad cortex from Sweetwater ordered 3 months ago! The Fractal shit is kick ass but there’s a lot of fishing around in the parameters I just want to find a killer sound and have fun playing guitar! Fractal has so much though it’s freaking overwhelming!

[@AbdullahSalehMuhammed]

aaand then I discovered Timo Kämäräinen ! THANK YOU !!

[@Loudmouth69]

Try watching 11:53 - 12:00 without sound :D The quad Cortex sounds amazing btw... Will be getting one!

[@alienlovesecrets9379]

The Reverbs and and Delays are superb. Don't you hear this? I thought I was only after the capture function but I instantly thought the amp sounds are not bad. Not bad at least.

[@GiuseppeNegri95]

Wow that's breathtaking

[@woodward_alan]

Get demo! Happy to see Kiko give it a try.

[@dan_dias]

Kiko Loureiro + Neural DSP =

[@pablom2274]

weird how brazil and chile meet in Finland lol

[@Questioneverythingx]

5:28 That's the look when I played a tube amp for the first time. This thing is killer

[@juliandelrio]

I think this is a an interesting video. Nice players and good stuff. Not the best video in terms of sound quality but we're waiting this amazing piece of gear.... Thanks for sharing

[@FourierMetal]

That 3:18 groove is pure gold

[@slash196]

For me the most important thing will be how it FEELS. What I love about my Kemper is the way it feels to play compared to a Helix. I don't really know what determines that but I don't think you can hear it.

[@juanvaldez5422]

@juna wood where you intoxicated when you left that comment?

[@VapnFagan]

Sometimes with these gear demos i wonder if they are demoing the hardware or the guitar player.... Need to see and hear more...

[@douglascasey3486]

I believe this processor is the real deal.

[@kingfisher7960]

Then go play one somewhere now that everyone hates guitar center too.....good luck

[@VapnFagan]

@@kingfisher7960 shut your mouth

[@barisbenice]

Cannot wait 🤘🏼

[@expansivo]

Digital emulations will never feel and sound like real tube am.... OH MY GOD!!!... 😱 Congrats Neural!... 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@fsdjgygsdsdhuw]

as virtual woman , for virtual guitarist ... sad

[@expansivo]

@The Wolverine I heard demos and reviews of the AXE III. Can’t feel this kind of “organic” or “living” sound at all. And well, they could have done much more advance with the UI. But they didn’t (and the price was/is ridicoulous compared to it competition). The Headrush was better with the UI area, but the Quad Cortex takes it to a whole another level (both: sound quality and user interface). Is like it is stolen from the future!

[@peterlloyd4447]

Thank you. I really appreciate the time and experience. I am a bit of a loner with music.

[@bronson4204]

Man!! So awesome. I plan on getting one. Just recently in the past few months I got all the basic PC equipment I need to start recording music. Then I was thinking about what amp and few pedals I should get for my tones. But then I come across Neaural DSP and am just blown away. I literally had no idea what a plug in was until I heard of Neaural DSP and the Plini Archetype. Its such a mystery to me how this stuff works but it does and I'm glad.

[@AM-fp1jc]

Vocal effects processing demo please! 🙏🏼

[@davidwoods358]

I really like what I am hearing and seeing. I'm looking for something I won't have to replace next year because it became outdated. If it actually feels like playing an actual amp then I may be all in.

[@davidwoods358]

@juna wood I'm using a Boss GT6 .... now that's out dated!

[@davidwoods358]

@juna wood Sadly, it's no longer working properly ... It's time for me to find a (new) product.

[@andreacolella8115]

I think you're doing a very nice job! Congrats.

[@DJ33]

This looks like the next big thing...gotta love the Hapas shirt!

[@peterlloyd4447]

I will flick back n fourth. See yas live before long I hope. Cheers, I love the sound. clean n smoothe

[@XxTRIPPINGxxGUITARxX]

looking forward to this!

[@stevennaismith6289]

Can’t wait for this to be released.

[@joeynone]

I can’t wait to be In the minority here. CAN I PLEASE GET A BASS DEMO?! Metal, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Hip Hop... a little of everything. I know this will be great for metal bass but I wanna hear everything else it can do

neuraldsp.com/blogs/news/quad-cortex-october-development-update: "We hope to follow up with a similar video focusing on bass tones very soon."

[@joeynone]

@ ohhhhhh baby!

[@ccherryii]

Agreed! Bass players get no love when it comes to this stuff.

[@johnhajewski1343]

But what is the Cortex playing through? Direct into the board? Any preamp or interface in between?

[@peterlloyd4447]

Thanks for making it happen. Its a good thing im live too.

[@Kammoflars]

Cool! I’ll use it live as a foot switch for the KPA and back up!

[@blue_mountains28]

I'd love to see a modern blues player capture their rig and test it in the QC, someone like Josh Smith, Philip sauces, Joey landerth or even john Mayer... I'd love dearly to heat their opinion on the qc. I'm personally back on the thomann waiting waiting list but this time I'm determined to get a qc. I'm hoping it with replace my live and recording set up. Really looking forward to getting it.

[@TheChicagoTodd]

Wow...just watched this again....not sure if its really the tones from the QC, but the NDSP team chose these guys wisely....this is Phenomenal!

[@alejandroquezada8665]

It's been a long wait... but finally happening. Just a few more weeks!

[@rowanwhile]

It was Timo Kämäräinen's jam here that sold me on the QC.... Still one of the best investments I have made :)

[@pranavphx]

A new buyer here, do you have any pbms dialling out hiss for high gain tones? Anything i should watch out for

[@rowanwhile]

@@pranavphx I just use a gate.. Works perfectly

[@endtyme1345]

Kiko looks humble, kind and curious. The other two guys on the other hand, behave like Divas.

[@ultracello]

Super! November... Yes!

[@tarrue]

WOW, Amazing sounds.

[@ricardopinzon549]

Timo's playing though, incredible good.

[@hushhog1]

This is gonna kill. Can’t wait for all the reviews when released.

[@PhiLikeFlying]

I have a Kemper Stage which i love, but this thing sounds incredible! Looks like my Kemper may end up on Ebay, though if money wasn't an issue i'd keep it and still get the Quad Cortex :)

[@reiniervanzwieten7092]

Sounds absolutely superb imo but can we please get a bass demo. I kinda want to buy one but i wanna hear the bass sounds first.

[@boutiqueinstruments]

Hi, loving the sounds that timo was getting. What standard preset was he using in this demo

[@giacomogori5507]

Beautiful Machine! I have a parallel question: what's the neck pick up used by Timo Kämäräinen in this video? It's amazing in my opinion. Thank you

[@lancepage1914]

Looks like a DiMazio of some description.

[@johnnymegabyte]

Kiki was also affiliated with Zoom and his signature processor Zoom G1Xon-K which was only $75

[@JorisGriffioen]

You know what sells it most of all? Kiko won't stop playing :D

[@jan_rad_chug4725]

Holy moly it sounds amazing! Can't wait to play the crap out of it...

[@jeremysikkema9716]

awesome! can't wait!!

[@Polletross]

Was Timo one of the original members of Clockwork Orange?

[@robertpalomaki]

Timo!

[@azlakki]

Timo is not on this planet 🌌

[@robertpalomaki]

True. Too good.

[@jeremyversusjazz]

That timo guy really sells the clean to breakup tones with minimal delay or verb. That’s where these high-end digital music-toys always flop. This one sounds very good-at least in this vid.

[@danielradke7119]

Nice Hapas Shirt. Their Guitars rule.

[@tele4tone]

First usable tone heard @ 5.25 even if the verb is a little extra

[@sqlb3rn]

Wish it had an expression pedal. Not having one means it cannot be a single unit for a gig... gotta have a separate expression pedal and patch cable and power supply and a pedalboard to mount it all.

[@flashbackshape]

I’m stoked to buy this just so I can run the Abasi and Nameless plugins. Holy shit.