Hello. I’m sure this may be a super common question. I’ve recently sold by pedalboard to go for a cortex of some kind. I mostly playing at home through headphones, occasionally jam. I just don’t know whether to go for the nano cortex or the quad cortex. The price difference is really appealing. I’m just looking for advice really. I mostly also play through headphones. Is a nano cortex and a midi controller going to get me most of the way there? And save the money for plug ins? Essentially is the nano and a bunch of plug ins better than a quad cortex as standard? Especially for someone who would mostly play at home and cycle through 5-6 key sounds
Hi, if you’re satisfied with a normal setup , Dist, Amp , Mod , Delay the nano is great, especially with a midi pedal. one feature I would love to have is a second capure slot, and that’s the reason I will get a QC.The quad has more of everything and is maybe to much for your needs.
The nano will definitely stay at my house . Sound quality is top notch
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Hi, I had the same choice and opted for the Nano. It gives me everything I need because I only really use up to 4 sounds playing live and at home I can fiddle around with the app. The Nano is great, cheaper, smaller, lighter and the tones are the same. Hope this helps.
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Hello. For home it’s ok. For shows and gigs there are problems that you can find in some posts.
I bought it as a backup for my QC. However, since I got it, I’ve been using it every day! To me, it sounds just as good as the QC. It’s a fun little pedal that could easily become a primary rig, especially if you pair it with a foot controller.
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Hello, I haven’t used a QC. But if you have an IPad you can really take advantage of the Nano cortex functionality as a low latency USB compliant soundcard. Add a couple of FX for much less than the desktop versions- IMO Eventide Spring and FabFilter Timeless and Pro R IOS apps are as good as Neural DSP - then set up some virtual buttons in Loopy Pro so you can turn on/off those FX or the NC FX from a single page. I have two Boss Bluetooth controllers but I only use one of these for lopping; select next track; play/record/undo. The other one stands by. I find IPad more than fine for preset changes. Cheers Ben
I’d just like to add to this answer. I wouldn’t pair the Nano with Neural plugins as you will be doubling up on where the amp sim should sit. If you are going to use a computer anyway, for sound quality in this config I was running a Babyface Pro FS into IMac M1 into Ableton with Neural plug ins before I bought my Nano. The benefit of Nano is simplicity and great core sounds, like pick a great base and one or two great effects! Audio wise I would say the NC sound is more than adequate for live use and practice and some music listening. However, something like a Moto interface would beat it on sound specs for less dollar bux…obviously as less features. See Audio Science review if you want to be a hifi DAC nerd.