This Quad Cortex Metal Tone Took 5 Minutes (FREE DOWNLOAD)
Want to build a crushing metal guitar tone on your @NeuralDSP Neural DSP Quad Cortex in under 5 minutes? In this video, I show you how to dial in a heavy, tight, and mix-ready metal tone using only stock blocks… no third-party captures, no plugins, and no BS.
Using the Cortex Control app and a few simple steps, I walk you through setting up an amp block, cabinet , a noise gate, Tube Screamer-style boost, and parametric EQ. The tone is aggressive, clear, and ready for live use or recording right out of the gate.
Free preset download on Cortex Cloud (Username: RyanIsHeartless)
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Timestamps
0:00 – Intro
1:12 – Starting from a blank preset
2:00 – Adding the amp and cab for metal tone
2:39 – Eliminating hiss with input gate
3:31 – Boosting with Tube Screamer-style overdrive
4:28 – Fine-tuning with EQ block
7:11 – Download the free preset + final tone recap
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Originally posted by UCGBmZnwgMmdlO2BMaXBKbjw at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0nvu3zR-uA

What would you like me to demo next on the Quad Cortex??
Please make a classic Marshall preset tone for rhythm and solo, I would like to having the Marshall tone but in a such modern way
Would you advice buying QC or wait for a Helix stadium to be released?
awesome! can you do one on how to properly adjust input and output gain levels as well as using the qc as an interface and adjusting in daws?
that whole input increase to eliminate hiss is new to me and im sure lots of us dont understand those things
The EQ tips are pretty nice, I'll try to incorporate some in my presets!
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Following on Cortex Cloud lets gooooo
Badass!
1:57 Actually please do this video. I actually have wanted to start live streaming. I’ve been doing IG lives when writing at night and it’s been fun