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    Large As Life

    Jun 25, 2021 4 minutes
    Words Trevor Curwen
    Photography
    Olly Curtis

    NEURAL DSP QUAD CORTEX £1,449

    CONTACT Neural DSP WEB www.neuraldsp.com

    Digital signal processing (DSP) in a hardware unit (providing a whole modelled signal chain of amp and cab simulation plus effects) is becoming increasingly popular, with many players opting for the likes of the Line 6 Helix or similar over a conventional amp-plus-pedals rig. New to the genre – and the subject of much buzz since its reveal at the 2020 NAMM Show – is the Quad Cortex, which manufacturer Neural is promoting as “the most powerful floor modeller on the planet”.

    Not only does the unit possess enormous

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