# Gigging with the Cortex **URL:** \ **Category:** Quad Cortex\ **Created:** [July 31, 2022, 8:17am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/gigging-with-the-cortex/7755 "2022-07-31T08:17:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jonhollis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/jonhollis/32/3002_2.png) [@jonhollis](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/jonhollis)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 8:17am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/gigging-with-the-cortex/7755/1 "2022-07-31T08:17:49Z")
So ive done three gigs now with the Cortex instead of my normal tube amps, and im impressed, sounds very good and much more stable - every gig it sounds the same, as a tube amp player this is a revelation! im so used to the same amp with the same settings sounding good some gigs and terrible others! so nice to have some consistency! Only real problems I have for performance are the lack of hybrid mode, the tuner not being quick enough and the gig view preset mode not being to up and down banks properly without leaving the gig view display. but otherwise this is the first modeller I like! ---
**Author:** ![2342](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/2342/32/3098_2.png) [@2342](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/2342)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/gigging-with-the-cortex/7755/2 "2022-07-31T19:05:49Z")
Regarding the tuner, I’ve always wondered why so few modelers have polyphonic tuners. It was already available on the BOSS GT-100 and those clip-on polytune tuners obviously don’t need a ton of processing power. So why don’t we see polyphonic tuners on today’s most powerful modelers already? ---
**Author:** ![antoinevg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/antoinevg/32/2611_2.png) [@antoinevg](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/antoinevg)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/gigging-with-the-cortex/7755/3 "2022-07-31T19:19:47Z")
It could be everyone’s a little spooked by all the patents? - [US8338683B2 - Music Group IP Ltd](https://patents.google.com/patent/US8338683B2/en) - [US8334449B2 - Music Group IP Ltd](https://patents.google.com/patent/US8334449B2/en) - [US8373053B2 - T/C Group AS, Music Group IP Ltd](https://patents.google.com/patent/US8373053B2/en) - [US8592670B2 - Apple Inc](https://patents.google.com/patent/US8592670B2/) - … ---
**Author:** ![jonhollis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/jonhollis/32/3002_2.png) [@jonhollis](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/jonhollis)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/gigging-with-the-cortex/7755/4 "2022-07-31T19:48:09Z")
I can see why! I haven’t got a problem with the tuner. I just think its a bit slow and a bit drifty! ---
**Author:** ![danimaetrix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/danimaetrix/32/2658_2.png) [@danimaetrix](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/danimaetrix)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/gigging-with-the-cortex/7755/5 "2022-07-31T21:01:24Z")
it helps if you hit the note many times in a row - it works a lot better this way ---
**Author:** ![MP\_Mod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@MP\_Mod](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/MP_Mod)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/gigging-with-the-cortex/7755/6 "2022-08-01T13:11:47Z")
I agree. I use a Peterson strobe tuner and it works similar for me where it locks on perfectly by simply continuously plucking the string while tuning. The last updates seem to have fixed the drifting (for me) and it’s every bit as accurate as my Peterson now. Also make sure your QC is updated to the newest firmware. ---
**Author:** ![jonhollis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/jonhollis/32/3002_2.png) [@jonhollis](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/jonhollis)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/gigging-with-the-cortex/7755/7 "2022-08-01T13:22:46Z")
yeh im on the latest firmware. ---
**Author:** ![TonePilot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/tonepilot/32/1722_2.png) [@TonePilot](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/TonePilot)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/gigging-with-the-cortex/7755/8 "2022-08-04T18:04:52Z")
I’ve switched to an external tuner and have a feature request from a while back to allow a one-tap access to the tuner and the ability to turn off the tap tempo.