Took me a minute to realize I had to go into settings and enable this feature. I kept trying to push the two buttons and it wouldn’t work!
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thinking the same- there was a LOT going on behind the scenes.
Add to that list:
- entering all that Factory capture settings data into the CLoud.
- Developing and creating V2 caps
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Oh shoot I forgot one of the BIGGEST things they did last year.
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That one really came out of nowhere too. Not expecting it at all
QC rocking it with the new reverbs - the bloom thing sounds amazing!
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I was really hoping for the new archetypes to be ported to hardware, but alas, my expectations were not met. The next update will probably involve a new nano-mini cortex, the size of a pack of cigarettes.
I think the mini is great, I love the fact that is not a pair down version like HX stomp is for Helix I can see it on my acoustic pedalboard instead of the Stomp. And as many have said it’s good that since it’s the same as QC it looks like we have a few more years of updates before an hardware upgrade.
Also since it has only a few foot switches it makes me hopeful that a deeper MIDI integration might be coming.
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Agreed! These new reverbs sound amazing! Love the plate and the blossom sounds very Strymon-like to me!
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I was one of Neural’s fiercest critics for the delay in 2025, so much so that I was banned here, which was reversed and censored here and on Instagram, where it still remains.
Let’s move on to update 4.0.0:
Gig View Footswitch Access: finally arrived, it’s perfect!
Blossom (ST): wonderful!
Boot time: at least here it decreased by 20 seconds!
Hold Timing: very good feature, I just think it should be extended by scenes and not by preset.
Congratulations to Neural for the work, and I’m less worried because I know that the Quad Cortex will still have some good support time due to the release of the Mini.
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I noticed that the power requirements for the mini are 12V @ 1.2A …versus 12V @ 3.0A for the full blown QC. I suspect that the new ESS chip is the main reason for the difference.
I was impatient with the pace of updates in 2024 and 2025 for the Quad Cortex. Now I see what they have been working on and it’s impressive.
I am very happy about the pace and the added new features of the two last updates!
I would have not been happy with the Quad Cortex Mini if it made the Quad Cortex obsolete, but since it’s running the same operating system as the QC mini, it’s actually guarantying that the Quad Cortex is getting many more updates and I have a lot of hope for 2026!
I’m really hoping for an implementation of the most wished for features in this thread.
My personal Quad Cortex dream would be:
- to have the possibility to map different FX parameters to the knobs and the possibility to adjust them live
- to have knobs that trigger one effect when you press them once and another when you press them twice quickly
- a tuner that can mute the four inputs (not just two)
- a metronome that can go up to 500 and that I can adjust for quick 7/8, 9/8 and 11/8
- a new gig view where I can put a scene or a pedal next to each other like I desire (not only in two rows)
Hoping for new SOONs! 
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Looking at the connector, it’s actually 1.2A for the mini. And the full QC is marked as 3.0A but from extensive power supply testing, we know it really only needs 1.8A so 1.2A is a much more realistic spec than the OG, and about what I’d expect for the an simplified version of the hardware.
A metronome at 500bpm? I wish I had that kind of energy! 
9/8 and 11/8? I assume you’re not playing in a Tylor Swift tribute band. 
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Kudos to NDSP! Nice updates recently (especially the Dumble models & captures), and the QC Mini is a nice addition to their hardware offerings.
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Wonder if my Cioks SOL will be able to run the Mini when combining two 500 mA outputs with a currrent doubler cable. As you point out, pedals often need way below specs, so maybe 1A will do …
There is a good chance that the 1.2A is an excessive rating, given the large difference between the 3.0A rating on the QC and the actual current draw. But you really need to test it to be sure. I started looking into this because I had a VooDoo Lab Pedal Power 3+ that has 2.0A of pass through power and VooDoo Lab states that you can run a QC off of it. But I wanted to be sure so I patched an old daisy chain cable between the QC and the power cord, sliced open the sheathing, and clipped in my multimeter to measure the draw of the QC. There is a whole posting string about it. Here is the specific post where I detail the QC power requirements:
If you want to do it, I followed what another guy did in this YT video and it worked just fine. You do need a spare daisy chain power cable that you don’t mind butchering a little.
Wonder if something like this would work the same?
Hahaha even though it has happened to me to cover Taylor Swift, I’m playing a lot of odd rhythms. If you want your metronome to mark specific subdivisions of odd rhythms, you’ll need to put it very fast.
Here’s an example of 9/8, which shows how I use metronomes in these use cases
Interesting device, that Watt Meter. One of the settings is for current (Amp) so maybe it would show the amperage being drawn just like I did with the multimeter. I might have to get one of those and see how consistent it is with the readings I got with the multimeter. Would be a much more seamless way to measure the current draw. Any my previous readings would povide a good control.
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Does the QC mini have the same boot time and SD card setup? Would be interested in seeing the internals.