Dear Neural-DSP team,
since it may take a bit longer to have a full desktop app to connect to the Quad Cortex, could it be a short-term solution to enable us to access the file system via USB (MTP or whatever protocol fits)?
Then we could access our presets and IRs through a file explorer on PC or Mac.
Download, local backup, upload, etc.
For me, this would fulfill most my needs and would make the waiting time for a full desktop app much easier.
Or is it already possible and I missed it?
Personally I believe 2.0 will resolve some of those requirements but as far as local backup of ‘individual’ presets/captures etc., I believe NDSP has indicated that is not in the works currently and will be controlled via the cloud. Regardless, MTP is a good suggestion!
While I’m a fan of having direct access to the files on my devices, I think there might be a reason why NDSP has been avoiding this option. For example, avoiding direct access to capture files helps to avoid piracy when it comes to paid captures. On the Kemper, if you buy a profile pack, you can easily send the files to anyone else who didn’t pay for it. I imagine, on the QC any purchases would be allocated to your cloud account without any possibility to share them.
You’re right, copyright protection may be a reason against full file access, but I think you could probably also limit the access somehow to your own stuff, presets and IRs.
Let’s see, maybe someone from NDSP can check.
Old discussion here, but I want to bring it back to life.
If any copyrights obstacles may occur, I will agree to not have the option to store on my computers any factory settings/captures.
But…
Everything I am creating - presets, captures, IRs shall be accessible to me, so I can easily make backup/changes without the need to log in into any cloud storages.
I mentioned somewhere - my wife bought me Headrush Prime. As I do not like the device self (simply too big and too heavy for me), the simplicity of having it as a drive connected to my computer is astonishing.
So yes! NDSP, give me quick and easy access to my files stored on Quad Cortex I paid for and own.
Fk me, if in emergency situation I will look for someone knowing local wifi password, or run backstage to bring my phone and create hotspot, just to restore my QC from backup.
(yes, I am one of those poor musicians that cannot afford to have multiple QCs sitting and waiting as backup)
Best!