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“You go into a forest and you're like, ‘What am I going to see? What will be out here?’ That’s the same thing I try to put into the music”: Plini answers the call of the wild in search of instrumental guitar’s new frontier

The Australian virtuoso on dream collabs with John Mayer, high-BPM workouts, and what happened when he imagined “a cello player in a huge, empty concert hall playing this difficult arpeggio”

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"Who thought we’d look to the kings of gritty bass for silky neo-soul tones?" Neural DSP Darkglass Ultimate review

Neural revisits its origins with an expanded suite of Darkglass emulations that have the power to become your go-to bass plugin

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"It’s the full power of the Quad Cortex, just in a smaller box": Neural DSP Quad Cortex mini review

Neural DSP takes a different approach to a miniature modeller, but at a price point that may limit its uses

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“An incredibly powerful, immensely versatile pedal that crams gold-standard modeler experiences and sounds into the smallest form factor possible”: Neural DSP Quad Cortex mini review

Neural DSP's third hardware launch is the one everyone has been waiting for. But what does a stripped back control layout mean for the overall playing experience?

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"Makes the case that you might never need anything else": Neural DSP Quad Cortex review

Neural reaches the next frontier of amp modelling with a unit that might just change everything

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"The Quad Cortex has solidified itself as the modeler to beat": Neural DSP Quad Cortex review

Review update: Including long-term testing and an overview of the latest CorOS 3.3 release

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“A generational leap in modelling technology”: Neural DSP just gave your Quad Cortex and Nano Cortex an almighty power-up with “one of the largest virtual device expansions in the company’s history”

With the CorOS 3.3.0 Quad Cortex and NanOS 2.2.0 Nano Cortex updates, Neural DSP levels up its modelling game with cloud-trained tech, improving the units' sounds and performance

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“Huge sounds in the vein of an artist at the forefront of the progressive metal scene” Neural DSP Archetype: Misha Mansoor X review

Neural’s digital expertise combines with Misha Mansoor’s renowned ear for excellent tone to bring us a plugin that serves up everything a player may need to record epic, Periphery-inspired modern metal guitar tones

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“I wanted to design something that would not only be capable of but excel at any tone I might need”: Prog metal trailblazer Misha Mansoor teams up with Neural DSP for Archetype plugin suite that nails his Periphery tone – but does so much more

Neural DSP's most ambitious plugin yet? Archetype: Misha Mansoor X collects three amps, virtual stompboxes, from the everyday to exotic granular and pitch-shifting effects, CabSims, EQs and more

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“This update reflects everything we believe modern gear should be”: Neural DSP gives the Nano Cortex an almighty power-up with free NanOS 2.0.0 system update

NanOS 2.0.0 adds 47 new effects and utilities plus expands the compact amp and effects capture pedal's functionality – it's a full rig in a box

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“Our answer to everything players have asked for and more”: Neural DSP’s Nano Cortex had one major drawback – but now it’s been addressed with a huge free firmware update that takes on Kemper and TONEX

An expanded utilities list with 47 new effects and improved control over the signal chain headline the free update

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"We want to make our platform available to more people": Neural DSP's Francisco Cresp on what its new Nano Cortex means for the innovative company

"One of the main drivers of that for me to start making hardware and software was that I couldn't get the sounds that I wanted to get"

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Neural DSP Quad Cortex vs Nano Cortex: Which should you choose?

We put Neural’s flagship hardware units in a room together to deep dive into all the capabilities and features

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"The 2.0 firmware update has expanded its multi-effects versatility significantly": Neural DSP Nano Cortex review

Neural focuses on guitar amp and drive pedal capturing with its second piece of hardware – but does it get the recipe right?

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“This has been part of the vision for a long time – pretty much when the Quad Cortex came out”: Neural DSP takes the fight to TONEX and Kemper by unveiling the Nano Cortex – its vision of the ultimate compact all-in-one rig solution

The Quad Cortex's first sibling works as an amp modeler, effects processor and IR loader – and lets players model any amp, cab or drive pedal using Neural DSP's celebrated Capture tech

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Neural DSP is teasing a new release – could it be guitar hardware?

It looks to have LED-lit controls, but some reactions to the video Neural has filmed to promote it have not been kind

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“We’ve successfully removed all human intervention within the amplifier modelling process – ensuring an unparalleled level of precision”: Neural DSP has developed a robot named TINA to create the ultimate amp model

There is a whiff of Skynet about TINA's fusion of AI and robotics but in doing what humans can't, Neural DSP says it is this the future of modelling. Also, CorOS 3.0.0 is officially out now

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“It opens up a whole new world of possibilities for your sound”: Neural DSP confirms Quad Cortex plugin compatibility arriving 31 July– and there is a free plugin for all users upgrading to CorOS 3.0.0

Archetype: Plini X and Archetype: Gojira X will be the first to arrive with the operating system update, allowing players to create presets of devices from the plugin and the unit itself

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“Weirdly, I can’t seem to play on 22 frets. It’s this symmetry thing that freaks my mind out, so I need 24”: Meet Jack Gardiner, the Tom Quayle-taught virtuoso turning Baby Shark and Wheels on the Bus into blistering fusion guitar workouts

The Ibanez-toting, Neural DSP aficionado is one seriously gifted player, a bona fide virtuoso who just so happens to do a neat line in nursery rhymes

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NAMM 2024: “Able to capture the essence of what we bring to music” – Neural DSP crushed it with Archetype: Gojira. Now the go-to metal plugin is about to become Quad Cortex compatible

The Gojira signature plugin is the latest addition to the firm’s updated line of overhauled X plugins

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“The nuances and features of Morgan amps for anyone to access”: Neural DSP brings coveted modern boutique amp tones to its latest plugin

The amp modeling guru's new Morgan Amps Suite features replications of three classic Morgan amps along with a host of effects

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“I’ve gotten comments like ‘a guitar’s not supposed to do that’, but where’s the rulebook? Just because something is wild doesn’t mean people shouldn’t enjoy it”: Syncatto’s Charlie Robbins is pushing the boundaries of technique beyond belief

From crafting presets for Neural DSP to convincing the internet that his warp-speed selective picking riffs aren’t fake, the Syncatto mastermind is a technical and tonal trendsetter. He reveals how drum rudiments shaped his playing, and the secret to his trademark biting clean tone

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"The biggest challenge for the digital products is not the tone" – John Petrucci doesn't believe modelling can provide the kind of 'random' moments that tube amps can yet… but Neural DSP has got the closest to "the missing piece"

"It's the feel thing… it's all happening very randomly"

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Eric Johnson is experimenting with the Neural DSP Quad Cortex – but it hasn't replaced his current rig just yet

Despite dabbling with one of the most powerful profilers on the planet, Johnson maintains his stance that “the gear’s really secondary”

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Tom Morello’s guitar rig is now a Neural DSP plugin – watch the Rage Against the Machine firebrand demo his signature software… with a wrench

Archetype: Tom Morello crams the iconic pedalboard and long-serving Marshall JCM amp into your computer – but does it nail those trademark Whammy tones?

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