Quad Cortex with Amps? Rabea Massaad Talks Hybrid Sound & Live Performance

Neural DSP debuted the Quad Cortex to critical acclaim, instantly illustrating to the diverse worlds of tone crafting and sound design that a groundbreaking new way to sculpt and refine your guitar’s sonic profile had emerged. But how might you go about blending your Quad Cortex sounds with physical amps? Following the realization that his mother-ship pedalboard was too large and unwieldly to keep shipping around the world, Rabea Massaad envisioned a new avenue that blended control, sound, and form factor into a backpack-friendly arrangement. Rabea drops by Sweetwater to show you firsthand how to merge the two worlds into a hybrid sound setup greater than the sum of its parts, including MIDI control of his Victory amp via the Quad Cortex, advanced tone crafting, and more. Check it out!

00:00 — Play-in01:02 — The Backstory: What This Video Is & Why02:32 — Preset #1: Pre-effects & Post-effects03:01 — The 4-cable Method Becomes the 12-cable Method!03:58 — Clean Channel Setup04:41 — Crunch Channel Setup05:43 — Overdrive Channel Setup06:08 — Solo Boost Setup06:52 — Hybrid Mode for Extra Flexibility09:21 — Preset #2: MIDI Control & More09:36 — Backstory: Preset #210:35 — Routing Breakdown11:33 — Sounds: Miked Cabs vs. IRs to FOH11:41 — Clean12:07 — Crunch12:44 — Overdrive13:13 — Solo Boost13:51 — Recap & Summary14:43 — Sign-off & Play-out

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