Neural DSP details Hybrid Mode for Quad Cortex in CorOS 2.0.0

September 29, 2022 · 1 sources

Neural DSP published Quad Cortex Development Update #28 on September 29, 2022, describing Hybrid Mode, a feature it said is coming in CorOS 2.0.0. The update also covers the new Modes configuration screen, reordering and removing Modes, and how MIDI CC values behave when Modes are moved.

Hybrid Mode is set up through the new "Modes configuration" option on the Main Menu. Dragging one Mode on top of another creates a Hybrid Mode, and the screen then shows the footswitch configuration; tapping the Hybrid Mode block flips that configuration. On The Grid, a Hybrid Mode appears in the top-right corner with the two Mode icons and a "HYB" indicator. Modes can still be reordered or removed after a Hybrid Mode has been configured.

The same screen lets players reorder Modes, which changes their order when cycling through Modes on The Grid. Dragging a Mode to the top-right corner removes it from the cycle, and a removed Mode can be added back with the add button. The update states that all three Modes cannot be removed. Reordering does not change MIDI CC values: by default Preset Mode sits in Mode Slot 1 and is recalled via CC#47 value 0, and if Stomp Mode is moved to Slot 1, that same value recalls Stomp Mode.

When a Hybrid Mode includes Preset Mode, the banks in the Preset Directory are split in two, because the top or bottom four footswitches are assigned to the other Mode and no longer recall Presets. The Up/Down footswitches then move through banks of four Presets rather than eight. The update gives an example: without Hybrid Mode, bank 1 runs from 1A to 1H; with Hybrid Mode, the first four Presets stay at 1A to 1D and the next four move to 2A to 2D.

Neural DSP did not give a release date or price for CorOS 2.0.0. The update said the firmware was nearing completion: "CorOS 2.0.0 is nearing completion and we hope we can share it with you very soon."¹