It’s really a heady all-rounder, and the sky’s the limit once you kick in the Neural Capture capabilities. It does ’60s classic-rock crunch, chimey AC30 jangle, glassy blackface-combo bite and twang, and much more. Neural DSP has predisposed several of the presets, and much of the marketing so far, to the metal and heavy-rock crowd, but don’t think for a moment that it’s limited to those genres. The results never left me thinking, Okay, but if I plugged into a real Plexi., the way such adventures did 20 or even 10 years ago.
Overall, the unit’s DSP presented a “bigness” of soundscape, plenty of air and depth around the notes, and excellent dynamics that enabled a great playing feel and superb touch sensitivity. Often the best results require some digging into the presets and tweaking several parameters by ear, which I certainly did, but I also found many of the factory slots extremely pleasing just as they sat. The unit immediately delivered appealing and expressive sounds and was extremely easy to use in the process.ĭeep into 2021, we’re way beyond discussing whether the better modeling products sound like real amps, so there’s little point of making any good/better/best comparisons on the sonic front.
#Display maestro 2.0.8 portable#
Speakers included a pair of Mackie HR824 studio monitors for recording and a portable powered PA rig. I tested the Quad Cortex with a Gibson 1958 Les Paul Reissue, a K-Line Springfield (with three single-coil Strat pickups), and a Novo Serus J with P-90s. For that matter, Neural DSP has set up a cloud app for users to share personal presets.
Third-party IRs can quickly bulk up the already respectable cabinet selection, and the effects include all the basic building blocks you’d expect.Īll that said, the Neural Capture function is about as easy to use as one could hope and allows you to capture not only your own amps, cabs, and pedals but also those of other users.
#Display maestro 2.0.8 plus#
Connectivity is comprehensive (see the spec chart for details), and the guitar and bass amp emulations include a wide variety of the most popular contestants – subtly renamed renditions of Marshalls, Dumbles, Friedmans, Mesas, Soldanos, Voxes, Fenders, Ampegs, and so on, plus a range of creative composites.
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