Tiny box, mighty tones: Neural DSP's Quad Cortex mini brings desktop amp modeling to the palm
Neural DSP's Quad Cortex mini packs hundreds of amps, cabs, and effects into a palm-sized floor unit for $1,400, with Neural Capture options, Cortex Cloud, and a 7-inch touchscreen; while its grid-based, rectangle-driven interface can be fiddly and steeper to learn, the sound is exceptionally high-quality for home studios, live rigs, and recording, making it a strong contender against larger hardware rigs and software alternatives like Nano Cortex and Tonex pedals.