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unbox to first gig, in order
Ten lessons, in order. Gain staging comes early: set levels before you judge the amp models.
learn · 10 lessons · 73 min
- 01what you actually boughtthirty-two slots, two parallel paths, and a touchscreen that is the entire interface. what that buys you and what it costs.6 min
- 02your first 15 minutespower, cable, input level, then a sound. the shortest path from box to playing, with the two things that stop most first sessions: the power supply and the USB cable.7 min
- 03gain staging, properlyfive stages in order, and how the two common pieces of advice, “0 dB” and “just below clipping”, fit together as one procedure.9 min
- 04the Gridfour rows, two paths, 32 slots. how routing works, and the first build to learn.8 min
- 05the DSP budgetwhy a second reverb will not load while the CPU meter shows a third, and why deleting things does not help.7 min
- 06modes, scenes and setlistsa preset is a rig and a scene is a snapshot of it. the mode sets which one your feet switch between.8 min
- 07playing through a real ampwhich output, which jack on the amp, and the switch that saves editing every preset by hand.6 min
- 08your first capturethe two level controls and their different jobs, and the numbers that make your captures sit alongside Neural's own models.9 min
- 09Cortex Control and backupsthe free desktop editor, what it does that the modeler cannot, and how to back up three thousand presets.6 min
- 10playing livegig View, per-preset expression assignments, Wi-Fi that works in a venue, and a checklist for the door.7 min
real amps, each read from its schematic, ready for your Quad Cortex.