NUX Cerberus Review (2020) - The BEST Multi-Effects Pedal for Under $300!?
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@csharpminorseven 3 жыл бұрын
Very good informative & useful review Aaron - thanks for all you put into it, much appreciated.
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@blessedheavyelements8544 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Thank you a simple, no-nonsense/fake enthusiasm review. If I didn't have 2 other NU-X boxes I would jump on this. Wish I had known of it before purchasing :). Best Regards and Best Wishes!
@aaronshortmusic 2 жыл бұрын
It’s a really great pedal!
@stescot1969 5 ай бұрын
Very clear & concise review. I'm gigging with the NUX Amp academy & wanted an upgrade and the Cerberus ticks all the boxes as I'm going straight into a 2K P.A. without a guitar amp. Loved the review and bought the pedal 👍
@aaronshortmusic 5 ай бұрын
There are no amps in the Cerberus. I would look at the Trident which is basically the same thing but with amp models.
@jimmydunn8517 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. I also love the sound of your guitar. Beautiful full clean tone.
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jimmy!
@zonne193 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Aaron, thank for your depth review, You convinced me buying a NUX Cerberus.I was looking some modulation and reverb/delay on my pedalboard and i think that this will do the job
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
That’s great! The Cerberus is a very cool and versatile pedal.
@taurushamilton2739 3 жыл бұрын
This pedal is the gott damn 💣!!! Great for a stand alone fly rig or wonderful addition to a full pedal board w other pedals. Killer routing options, killer Distortion/ drive which u can stack 3 ways! Killer mods... I can’t speak well enuff of this bad boy. Not hard to make presets or use in manual mode... it has a bunch of banks I haven’t even used yet or messed with and I’m awesomely satisfied. Get this unit!🎸🔥🔥🔥
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you and I agree. This is a KILLER pedal!
@hanovergreen4091 3 жыл бұрын
Wow man. Was not expecting to appreciate this device, but due to your great style, enthusiasm and obvious knowledge, I now see the market and genius behind this device. If you need MIDI, this a great gateway to modellers OR stand alone. I see how it slots into the MG- family. It's the same price as an Ampero One but the One doesn't do MIDI. Using the (great) NU-X software with the ability to store presets, very slick. So yeah, I get it ... thanks to you. Best Wishes/Regards. Subscribed BTW ;)
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@MichaelBogomolny 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, finally someone answered whether or not it sends midi pc :)
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@chrissteffers6931 3 жыл бұрын
I share your enthousiasm. I like this unit a lot. The only thing i'm missing is to dial in an exact BPM. Once you touch the Time knob (even after using TAP) it will go to msec. I hope NUX will continue to support this unit because a lot of guys out there would be thrilled if they only knew.
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Chris and I agree. This unit is highly underrated in my opinion.
@Bob-jl2oe Жыл бұрын
@chris- why do you need bpm? It’s all relative. 1 sec=1000 ms. 1 minute=60,000 ms. You can calculate in your head. Chart out ms to bpm conversion. Ex. 120 bpm = 300 ms. Divide 60000 by bpm to get ms if you really need that conversion. (60000/120bpm=500 ms) if you are that concerned, you should already know how to do the conversion.
@JTMUSICCREATIVE 2 жыл бұрын
Great review!
@aaronshortmusic 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@andyracksthecams 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you.
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andy!
@swmorgan515 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for confirming / showing the MIDI send functions. I couldn't find this in any other video. What patch numbers get sent out via MIDI when the Cerberus changes patches? The Cerberus seems like a great option for pairing with my analog Tech 21 preamp (PSA 2.0). Seems like the lack of a noise gate at the beginning of the digital effects section (so your amp's drive would also be gated) was a big miss though. I'll probably have to put a separate noise gate pedal in there. The darkness / lack of treble in the sound with the IR direct to PC is because once you took your amp out of the chain, you're now not using any preamp. So if someone's main use for this pedal is direct then a preamp pedal in the place of where an amp would go in four-cable makes sense (Joyo American Sound, Sansamp etc.)
@RobCmusic 3 жыл бұрын
I recently got a hardly-used Cerberus on Ebay. I'm glad I did. It took me some time to dial it in and find some setting that work for my uses, but wow, do they work. It sounds superb with my Hotone Britwind pedalboard amp (another dark horse and much better than it has any right to be). It's a serious-sounding rig for a very low budget.
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@TheElrondo 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Nice review, even in 2020. I got a used one in mint condition last week for 100 $. So i can get rid of some pedals in thr family living room and make my my wife happy 😎
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
That’s an incredible deal. Wow!
@dansca72 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Still trying to get the best out of this unit. This video can help! Please, more :-)
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Do you have any specific questions or areas that you need help with?
@dansca72 3 жыл бұрын
@@aaronshortmusic I'm using Cerberus with a preamp in the loop, in stompbox (manual) mode, suffering the lack of noise gate and compressor, with firmware 3.1 (the newst firmware I don't like it so much at present... maybe in the future... it's more for presets...). 1) Do you thik it can go straight to p.a. without a pre? 2) for volume control do you prefer to use a volume pedal, or the expression pedal? 3) I don't like the position of the phaser, after the drives. How would you set it? Thanx in advance!
@tootory9506 2 жыл бұрын
LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT STRAT! What Model Is That? ?? ?(year and info ect.) Great DEMO!
@johngeorgiadis3339 2 жыл бұрын
Nice presentation !!!! i've just got nux cerberus but i cannot setup midi to control my amp channels so to switch from clean to dirty . could you please tell us how you did that !!!
@CGCEifel 3 жыл бұрын
Love that thing, got mine in spring. I use it in front of my little Laney tube amp (4 cable) as portable solution and for recording at home with Cakewalk by BandLab (direct into scarlett). No complaints of any kind yet. I really like the Univibe, you don't see this too often in compact units. Bought it B- Stock for 189,- €!
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
It’s an awesome pedal!
@CGCEifel 3 жыл бұрын
@@aaronshortmusic Thx for the Review! I didn't know about the Reverb Update and learned about it because of you. Installed it yesterday and now i don't have to miss the Shimmer from my large Pedalboard / TC HoF anymore. Yes!
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
CGCEifel Glad I could help!
@julienjolivet733 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Have you experienced any tone suck when using 4 cable method with your amp? I used to have the Helix FX and my tone was very thin and compressed, even when bypassed. Not transparent at all, huge loss of dynamics. I got rid of it eventually.
@aaronshortmusic 2 жыл бұрын
I found that with the Helix too. I didn’t notice it with the NUX. It can also depend on your amps effects loop…
@CarlosFerreiraOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Aaron, I'm thinking in adding the Cerberus to a very crowded pedal board and I'm afraid I might accidentally touch a knob with my feet when turning on/off other pedals. What happens when you accidentally rotate a knob when the unity is in preset mode? Will it change the sound of the preset?
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
If you are in preset mode then you will be fine. I have not accidentally triggered a knob myself. It’s pretty well laid out.
@nachoworld2722 2 жыл бұрын
I would like to ask you a question: through the software we can add effects that are not in the cerberus or it only gives us the option to combine the cerberus own ?
@aaronshortmusic 2 жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly you can switch a couple out but only a couple. It doesn’t have multiple options hidden away.
@hankguitar7190 3 жыл бұрын
Hi, what's the cerberus download link for iMac for setting up software on the Mac? and you have all the led's blinkinking at top right of pedal, reverb,mod xetc how do i get that? Great video tho
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
Download the latest firmware and the editor. www.nuxefx.com/support.html
@AngelMartinez-qs3cf 3 жыл бұрын
Hey this is cool. This is great! What model Strat is that? An American Player Series?
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It’s an American Pro Strat in a custom sonic blue color from Sweetwater.
@felixrusconi3014 11 ай бұрын
Hola! no encuentro forma de variar el volumen del boost pvb (+3 db default) en el modo manual. Intente cambiarlo del soft pero no se puede guardar en modo manual. cuando reinicias el equpo vuelve a +3 db
@aaronshortmusic 11 ай бұрын
I’m not sure. Try reaching out to NUX.
@MarshallAmpMan 2 жыл бұрын
Can you show how to connect the pedal to the amp. I know its a stupid question but i see that you have several cables connected in the back, what are they connected to besides the amp and the guitar
@aaronshortmusic 2 жыл бұрын
I am connecting via the 4-cable method. If you search for photos of that then you will find some diagrams that will help you.
@gregsterc5294 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a great video! Could you compare this to the NUX MG 30 and the NUX MG-300? Thanks a lot!
@aaronshortmusic 2 жыл бұрын
Hi there! I have not tried those but they have a different layout. They are more like digital multi-FX pedals and the Cerberus is more like a conventional analog style pedalboard.
@grrrahg 7 ай бұрын
Great demo of an excellent unit. Do you know of a way of controlling the headphone volume? My rock damaged ears find the volume way too much! Cheers
@aaronshortmusic 7 ай бұрын
Thank you I do not sorry. I don’t often use it with headphones.
@grrrahg 7 ай бұрын
@@aaronshortmusic thanks for your answer. Following your video I shall try altering an IR on a preset for nighttime practice. I have not used IRs but am intrigued. You have another subscriber. Thanks.
@aaronshortmusic 7 ай бұрын
@@grrrahg Thank you for your support.
@tornadoluke 3 жыл бұрын
What if... you don't use 4 CM and place a Plethora X5 in the Cerberus Fx loop and connect it via Midi (PC messages). This would definitely Super charge the Cerberus with Noise gate, Compressor, larger Tuner, Editor Bluetooth controled fx, large looper in the next Software update, all in programmable order, Hold function on all the X5 fx where the Cerberus is limited in such as Flanger, special delays, etc. Extra tip: put a Volume pedal in the fx loop before the X5 and kill only the guitar sound and not cut the reverb/delay trails off unnaturally. How about that!
@tornadoluke 3 жыл бұрын
I'm now saving up for that X5. I can basically sell all my other pedals except the Wah.
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
That would be interesting but the Cerberus has enough time based effects for what I do and I have heard that the app can be confusing and it is still missing some firmware features. I would like the check the Plethora out but I feel that an al in one digital pedal would be better for me. I like the Cerberus for its simplicity. Some days I like to just play and not tweak too much lol.
@CamposCaster Жыл бұрын
How about make some leslie or rotary with the chorus? you tried this?
@aaronshortmusic Жыл бұрын
I have not.
@paulhenshaw1 2 жыл бұрын
can I use the boost function of the control switch when in preset mode
@aaronshortmusic 2 жыл бұрын
I believe so yes.
@ezequielgavio157 2 жыл бұрын
I can put the shimer and change it for a chorus instead of changing it for a revebr ??? a hug from Argentina
@aaronshortmusic 2 жыл бұрын
Hi I’m not sure what you mean but if you download the computer editor you can see what is possible there.
@scottbecker3485 3 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed (and was enriched by) this review! Was ever-so-hopeful this unit might work for my budget and needs with regard to being an acoustic performer wanting to integrate a bit of electric guitar into my set. Waited till the end of the review hoping you would touch on an amp simulator, for I have no amp and don‘t want to buy one. So maybe better for me to get a different pedal.
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Scott. Actually I think it sounds really good direct, despite not having an amp simulator! NUX just released a digital pedal that includes effects and amp simulations as well. That may be more suited to your needs.
@chrissteffers6931 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe look at the MG-300. This is a great multiFX with onboard amp modelling and IR's. And it's cheaper too! Negative side is that you only can work with presets and not in stompbox mode like the Cerberus has.
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
Chris Steffers I agree Chris. I may still pick the Cerberus but I’m going to check out the MG-300. I just love the Cerberus layout.
@scottbecker3485 3 жыл бұрын
Aaron Short Music Thanks, Aaron, for the Nux nudge! I checked out the new MG-300 on their website and it certainly looks like a killer unit, though the Cerberus has the kind of simplicity that I crave. I‘m done with menus and rabbit holes. Minimal tweaking, OK, but then plug&play, please. Digital boxes requiring me to remember what switches do (and often they do more than one thing) distracts me from actually making music. Hence my recent purchase of the Carl Martin Acoustic Gig for my acoustics, despite having a fantastic and relatively easy-to-use Zoom A1 Four. I‘m done with presets that require me to spend even a few hours setting things up before I can play. If the Cerberus had amp sim, it would be perfect for my electric needs (sigh). Perhaps I‘ll go with the Simplifier amp/cab simulator, which has killer sound (though no effects) and a pedal or two from my analogue pedal collection (Russian Big Muff Pi, Univibe, etc.)
@scottbecker3485 3 жыл бұрын
Chris Steffers Thanks very much, Chris. Aaron had referred to exactly that pedal above (see my response there). Presets just aren‘t my thing any more.
@nickyliebenberg2511 3 ай бұрын
Would this work for acoustic guitar?
@aaronshortmusic 3 ай бұрын
Yes.
@nickyliebenberg2511 3 ай бұрын
@@aaronshortmusic thx
@elishajohndangat3740 2 жыл бұрын
this unit doesn’t have an amp simulator? only cab sim?
@aaronshortmusic 2 жыл бұрын
That is correct.
@elishajohndangat3740 2 жыл бұрын
@@aaronshortmusic if i go directly to the mixer/pa system with just this unit, will it work given there’s no amp sim just cab sim?
@aaronshortmusic 2 жыл бұрын
@@elishajohndangat3740 If you have EQ at the desk then it works but it is better if you have an amp or amp simulator pedal as well.
@killnoni5032 3 жыл бұрын
im in between Mooer Ge200 and this. i've a practice marshall amp, audio interface and 2 yamaha hs8s.
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
The Mooer probably has more options but the Cerberus just works.
@killnoni5032 3 жыл бұрын
Aaron Short Music many thanks for the quickest reply ever, can i use cerberus within my setup?? I mean it is not an amp modeler i know but i kinda like it way more than ge200..
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
Killnoni Yes! Use it with your amp and run an IR out to your studio monitors. If you use your amp in 4 cable method you will have the preamp going out to your studio monitors as well as the IR from output 2.
@killnoni5032 3 жыл бұрын
@@aaronshortmusic oooh actually never thought of that. Many thanks! What if i don't use my amp? Can i get a good sound through my audio interface?
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
Killnoni Check the end of my video. I think it sounds great!
@CamposCaster Жыл бұрын
maybe some "pop" on speakers when switch on?
@aaronshortmusic Жыл бұрын
I always turn on the pedal before I turn on the speakers.
@CamposCaster Жыл бұрын
@@aaronshortmusic you say that the first time you switch, you have "pop" but then no?
@aaronshortmusic Жыл бұрын
@@CamposCaster Oh from the switches. I don’t remember. Maybe it was just static.
@Noeman2009 2 жыл бұрын
This or Boss ME 80?
@aaronshortmusic 2 жыл бұрын
They are quite different. The ME-80 is digital and will have a lot more options and customization. This one is simpler and takes an ‘analog’ approach. I would personally go with this.
@Noeman2009 2 жыл бұрын
@@aaronshortmusic Ok. Thanks for taking the time to reply. I'll watch some other reviews then, it's for my daughter, this NuX and Boss are good candidates they look easier to use compare with orher multi effects.
@longdongbongchong 3 жыл бұрын
Can this be used for bass?
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
I have not tried it but I don’t see why not!
@longdongbongchong 3 жыл бұрын
@@aaronshortmusic thank you for your response! One of the only things I've heard is that certain effects don't track as well for bass...like octaver. And that certain effects would benefit from more "bass like" frequency design/focus. Opinions? I really like this pedal, but i don't want to be dissapointed.
@aaronshortmusic 3 жыл бұрын
@@longdongbongchong That is true of some effects but this pedal does not have an octaver. If you need those kind of effects then I would check out the Line 6 HX Stomp.
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