Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

EXPLAINED: 2 - The Real Truth

“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

MusicRadar

“It doesn’t exactly behave like Neural DSP’s other plugins, and that is both its potential weakness and saving grace” – Neural DSP Archetype: Misha Mansoor X review

The Finnish firm’s new signature plugin for Periphery’s chief riffer is its most feature-packed to date, and it serves up utilitarianism and uncanny weirdness in equal measure

Guitar World

“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

MusicRadar

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

“If you can’t beat them, join them”: Mark Tremonti’s love for Dumbles and tube amps is well-documented – but he’s brought a Neural DSP Quad Cortex on tour

He’s previously said that nothing beats the PRS/Dumble doubt-act, but now the guitarist is embracing digital modelling tech

Guitar World

“Introduces several highly requested features”: Neural DSP answers players’ prayers with new Nano Cortex update

The modeler has been made fully gig-proof with a new update that introduces perhaps its most highly requested feature yet

Guitar World

“Provides a quick solution for a wide range of vocal processing and beyond”: Neural DSP Mantra review

Vocal processing often deploys a complex blend of tools and this plugin aims to provide them all. Let’s see if it succeeds

MusicRadar

“A new type of product”: Line 6 ushers in a bold new era of amp modelers with the Helix Stadium – an extensively upgraded family of touchscreen-equipped floorboards that take the term ‘all-in-one rig’ to unprecedented heights

Brand new modeling tech, gear capturing capabilities, an overhauled interface, and the ability to control your entire live performance with your feet – the Helix Stadium has set a new benchmark in the amp modeler arms race

Guitar World

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

“I rarely do straight down strokes. I haven't played Metallica in a while”: Tosin Abasi and Plini give a masterclass in virtuosity after writing and recording a song in a day

Having recently partnered with Kiko Loureiro and Matteus Asato, it seems the Aussie has met his match as Neural DSP challenges the elite shredders to fuse their talents together

Guitar World

“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

MusicRadar

“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

Guitar World

“I’m inspired”: John Mayer has been spotted playing a Neural DSP Quad Cortex live for the first time – could this be his new amp modeler of choice?

Mayer swapped his usual Fractal for a Quad Cortex for his guest performance with Zedd at Coachella

Guitar World

NAMM 2025: “Guitarists can fully capture the essence of their favorite guitar gear without owning the physical hardware” – Has Mooer captured the amp profiling market with the GS1000?

Mooer Audio harnesses the power of AI and its MNRS profiling tech to take on on Neural DSP, Kemper and IK Multimedia head-on

MusicRadar

“I don’t care if all guitar internet hates me. I cannot wait for this pendulum to swing back. Mark my words, it will”: Why Rhett Shull thinks amp modelers will fall out of favor in the future

While Reverb’s 21 best-selling amps of 2024 were all bereft of tubes, Shull is convinced that tube amps will make an inevitable comeback

Guitar World

“We thought they were quite fun and funny. We weren’t thinking, ‘Oh, people are gonna hate this’”: Neural DSP co-founders reflect on the negative response to their Nano Cortex video campaign – which went viral for all the wrong reasons

Co-founders Francisco Cresp and Doug Castro shed light on Neural DSP's off-kilter promotional videos that stirred up the guitar community

Guitar World

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

MusicRadar

“CorOS 3.1.0 and Cortex Control 1.2.0 showcase our relentless drive to keep the Quad Cortex at the leading edge of possibilities for the guitar”: Neural DSP gives Quad Cortex functionality a juicy power-up, adding two new compatible plugins

Fortin Nameless Suite X and Soldano SLO-100 X plugins are now officially compatible with your Quad Cortex – and Dimebag's Cry Baby From Hell joins expanded device library

MusicRadar

Neural DSP at Recording Week 2024: Discover Nano Cortex – An infinite number of amps and pedals on your pedalboard

Neural DSP's latest is an ultra-powerful digital amp, cab, and effects processor that fits in the palm of your hand

MusicRadar

"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?

MusicRadar

The ultimate portable guitar and bass rig? Neural DSP reveals the Nano Cortex – its portable follow-up to the Quad Cortex

Amp and effects capture, with USB-C power – "With its simplicity, Nano Cortex is made to be integrated into a pedalboard as the driving engine of your sound"

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Guitar World

“As a compact amp modeler/cab simulator/Capture device, this is perhaps the best option out there, screen or no screen”: Neural DSP Nano Cortex review

Review update: includes NanOS 2.2.0 firmware update and long-term live testing

Guitar World

“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

Guitar World

“Fender mentioned that for the Tone Master Pro it takes about 3 months to model a channel. With TINA, we've got that down to hours”: How Neural DSP changed the digital guitar gear game with the help of a robot called TINA

Since its inception, Neural DSP has innovated a new approach to amp modeling and produced a game-changing multi-effects floorboard in record time – they explain how TINA has helped them do it

Guitar World

“If you talk about rare unicorns, that's the amp. To have something that John Mayer himself couldn't distinguish from the real thing, that’s something we would love to do”: The Neural DSP team reveal the vintage amp they dream of one day modeling

With the help of its TINA modeling robot, Neural DSP has assembled a huge archive of vintage amp sims – but there’s one it desperately wants to add to the collection

MusicRadar

“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

Guitar World

“Faster, smarter and more accurate than any human”: Neural DSP unveils TINA – a robot that promises to revolutionize the digital amp modeling world forever

TINA connects to guitar amps via actuator arms, and collects data that will help faithfully and authentically model source material with unprecedented accuracy

MusicRadar

“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

1 2 3

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Internet

10,470 stories

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.