Neural DSP redesigns Quad Cortex Cabsim block, adds Cab/IR loading to Neural Capture

February 28, 2023 · 1 sources

Neural DSP published Quad Cortex Development Update #33 on February 28, 2023, detailing a redesigned Cabsim block and a change to the Neural Capture creation screen. Both changes are described in the update, which covers the forthcoming CorOS 2.0.1 and CorOS 2.1.0 firmware.

The Cabsim block has been redesigned, the maker says, "to improve the user experience when adjusting the microphone positions and giving easier access to other parameters"¹. The order of the parameters now mimics the order of the Quad Cortex's footswitches, and tapping the selected microphone opens a list of available microphones¹. On the same screen, the Impulse Response icon opens the IRs loaded on the unit, for players who use the Cabsim block to load IRs instead of the IR Loader block; these can be sorted and filtered as in the Directory¹.

In the Neural Capture creation screen it is now possible to add a Cabsim or IR Loader block, so a Capture can be auditioned with a cabinet or IR without adding it to The Grid¹. The Cab/IR Loader block behaves as it does on The Grid and can be bypassed for A/B comparison against another output source¹.

Neural DSP said it hopes "to wrap it up and launch soon"¹. CorOS 2.1.0, the update says, focuses on new device models and quality of life improvements while the team works on the desktop controller and plugin compatibility, which the maker says will arrive in future releases¹. Neural DSP said it hopes to show a beta of the desktop controller at the NAMM show in April 2023¹. No prices or release dates for the firmware were given.

The update follows the company's work on cabinet and speaker simulation, a category covered in our guide to speaker simulation pedals.