Run your whole band off the Quad Cortex

[@jamsscott]

The Dual Guitar and Bass tone is now upload and easy to use! Add my account Jamsscott and I’ll add you back so you can download it

[@shadowsfarofficial8469]

Hi , thank you for your video! Could you share presets of git and bass ?

[@jamsscott]

@@shadowsfarofficial8469add me on the cortex control app and it’ll let you download

[@shadowsfarofficial8469]

@@jamsscott hey there, I followed you on the cortex cloud. Could you grant me access ?

[@jamsscott]

@@shadowsfarofficial8469 what’s the account name?

[@shadowsfarofficial8469]

@@jamsscott bomatterb

[@jordan_harrisx]

THANK YOU. Seriously. I had tabled the quad cortex for my band thinking we'd have to get multiple to do what I wanted to do. You are truly a badass

[@jamsscott]

Glad you enjoyed it! Excited to be making more videos on the Saosin run I’ll be doing 🤙

[@MattstaGraham]

Oh shit, hey friend! Was curious about this and your video was the first to come up haha

[@jamsscott]

Aye! I’ll have more coming soon

[@Stephenoteroguitar]

Extremely helpful and thank you for the free download!

[@sebastiansegovia9866]

Thanks for the information. I'm comparing between Quad Cortex and Axe FX III, for my band. I think Quad Cortex will be the best option.

[@brogunallen6100]

This is sick! Thank you!

[@jamsscott]

Glad you liked it! Light video is up now too!

[@Kuziela]

Is there possibility to divide sends from one looped track? If I loop guitar and vocal on the one loop - do this gear sends each signal to the mix or to the different outs?

[@matetarr1908]

Sick video! How can you automate the changes for two guitars? For example while guitar 1 has rhythm tone guitar 2 clean and vice verse.

[@fallenlettersband]

You use scenes for that! So in your example, you create a new scene where the guitar 1 has rhythm and guitar 2 has clean, and you create another scene for vice versa. So in this video example let's start with 1st scene 1) ALL RHYTHM - This means that all guitars and bass has a particular scene which is used for Rhythm, the tones are set for that 2) JAMISON LEAD - This is a scene where everyone elses setting is same except Jamison whose tone changes to a lead tone (this can be changed by adding anything in the signal chain 3) ALL CLEAN - This is a scene where all guitars go to clean (maybe all overdrives are off) etc. So you can create different scenes for different sections of songs lets say. And you'll have to use MIDI switches or automation to know when to switch to a specific scene so it does get a bit tricky, but I think that's how it works. I don't have the CORTEX yet, but this is what I understood!

[@Skyrimguide2000]

I added you on cortex cloud for preset.

[@nerbuhc]

what do you guys use for monitoring? I have my QC on the way and idk what to use when i gig, play mostly bars or open floor venues

[@AndyGeroldMusic]

Are you switching presets or just scenes during your performence? The only reason i ask is cause i saw that it takes a minute to load presets

[@jamsscott]

Presets are switch for each songs Scenes are for while you’re playing the said song.

[@AndyGeroldMusic]

Did you update to the newest software version? Some people are complaining there's a latency issue while switching scenes via midi.

[@jamsscott]

@@AndyGeroldMusic yeah no issues

[@pierre-andrefournier-legen2149]

What are you using for your midi switching ??

[@-SILON]

Thanks, but would have been nice if you showed everyone how you set this up initially. Sounds great

[@-SILON]

@@jamsscott thanks!

[@jamsscott]

@@-SILON you can download it now just add me on the cortex app to receive it!

[@-SILON]

@@jamsscott great. I'll check it out!

[@VexxJam]

If you own one it would make sense just looking at what he put on screen. It would’ve made this 5 min. video 20 had he done otherwise.

[@AlterationProduction]

Do you run the cab sim to FOH and also power amps into cabs or no cabs on stage? If you run cabs on stage do you use an Fx loop send before the cab sim?

[@jjjjjjjjjjjhjjjjjhjj]

What is midi how does it work ?

[@angelofblood66]

nice sound, is this setup in the cortex cloud?

[@jamsscott]

Tone is up on the cloud now! Add me on the cortex app to get it

[@bexserver]

I'm also running our band the same way with a couple additions/differences. I have a laptop connected to the QC via USB as an interface and have our set in Reaper. From Reaper the backing track goes to Out 4 and a click track for the drummer to [USB 5 to Send 1] on the spare row (laptop can't send to the QC Sends directly but can send to USB 5), Reaper also does automatic midi switching for our scenes. Problem is that the click is bleeding into Out 3. Can you try sending an additional signal (metronome or something distinctly audible) to either Out 4 or Send 1/2 and see if it bleeds into Out 3? Oh, and you have to make sure the bass is plugged in and (i'm not making this up) the volume knob is turned up on the bass. Thanks!

[@jamsscott]

Yeah I separate all that so I don’t have to rely on the QC that heavily like I already do. Using an interface like a focusrite 8i6 will benefit you more since you can run tracks, midi, and click off that and have the QC just for tones and reading the midi sends

[@bexserver]

Thanks for the reply. I understand why you wouldn’t want to rely on the QC for backing tracks and clicks, but the manual says it’s an interface so I figure that’s how I’m going to use it. If you could be so kind, would you mind doing the test i mentioned in the original comment? Dig your tones on the QC too, sounds awesome

[@deadvelvetmtl]

What exactly did you mean at 1:00?

[@bencosgrave1744]

The QC has several operating modes. “Scene mode” lets you save a scene (capture a specific set and assign it to a foot switch. Eg: A-Lead Tone, B-Rhythm Tone, etc.). There are a few other modes like “Stomp Mode” which lets you use the QC as a “traditional” pedalboard, assigning each foot switch to a pedal (overdrive, reverb, delay, etc.) to switch it on or off. You also have “Preset Mode” which assigns different presets to different foot switches, etc. Hope this helped!

[@LuizMenezesJr]

is the Returns inputs HI-Z ? can you plug your guitar/bass direct on it??

[@SamanthaLee-u1p]

New to the Cortex but running both guitar and bass at the same time is what we’re after! Question - can we run multiple midi controller’s at the same time? I only see (1) midi in. Thanks

[@jamsscott]

You can’t

[@hackzide]

Hey man! Super great video! I just got my Quad, and planning to run 2 guitars and a bass, for each output just like you showed, what would be the best cabling? XLR to XLR for input 1/2, and 3 6.35 to XLR to the FOH snake? ( No need of DI boxes?)

[@chriswangtastic]

Nice Video, can both guitarists run stereo reverb and delay with this setup? thanks

[@jamsscott]

If you didn’t have a bass channel running through then you can run two stereo guitars through this

[@thales_stat]

can you send the guitar signal to an amp through the "send" output? I mean, youre sending to the mixer, but you also can send to an amplifier? Is that possible?

[@jamsscott]

Yes if you run only two guitars or one guitar you’d have enough processing to send to a amp head

[@4huge4]

If i use a send before the cab in the row ,can i send it to a power amp ? R the send return can only be in the out and in on the row

[@jamsscott]

With this type of setup there isn’t enough blocks to do that on the same line. But I haven’t tested that out, I’ll look into it!

[@ljubolukic172]

Hey man! Thanks for the video. How would you go about the tuner settings for each channel separately? Is that even possible?

[@donray8914]

I would imagine they all plug into a tuner before going into the quad. 3 tuners and one quad is a CRAZY low cost setup for a whole band.

[@szymonkosiba6071]

Can I put two guitars and one vocal microphone in to QC?

[@proequipments7210]

I own a quad ....Rack version would be good for studio or gig

[@jamsscott]

Totally get that

[@thales_stat]

Can i use the 4th line as an expansion of the guitars line? I mean, rhythm guitar 1st line. Bass 2nd line and Lead guitar would be 3rd and 4th line. is that possible?

[@thales_stat]

you use the MIDI changes through the USB port?

[@jamsscott]

You can but I use my focusrite to do it through 5-pin midi

[@michaelkadlez652]

Thats an awesome feature. I'm new to the QC so my question is: Is it possible to save the single channel strips for each path (git 1/2, ...) and to combine these later on for different scenes? Or do i have to create every single scene from scratch? Thanks a lot for your videos.

[@jamsscott]

Yes you can copy and paste them

[@danielortizdecaracas]

how many in/outs available?

[@HorstSchneider-dq6be]

Thanks for the video! But how do you tune your instruments live? Thank you!

[@jamsscott]

You can tune on the QC but we also have headstock tuners we will put on between songs. Our guitars are muted through the PA but in our ears we can hear it and we can make sure we are all tuned right.

[@AndyGeroldMusic]

How are you muting to the house but not to your ears?

[@hierrogm]

Really cool

[@danielortizdecaracas]

computer need it?

[@dylvn.klebold]

Whole band without vocals xD Ok bruh.

[@jamsscott]

Vocal mic direct to PA

[@jjjjjjjjjjjhjjjjjhjj]

What happens if I want to change the tone for one guitar does it change tone for all