PUSHING DSP LIMITS with 3 Tests | Quad Cortex vs FM9

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5 ай бұрын

Three tests (for fun) that push the DSP of these units, to see which unit is "more powerful".
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@TheGooseChaseMusic 5 ай бұрын

Just noting here, my FM9 is a Turbo.

@rayknox4726 2 ай бұрын

Kudos for truly nerding out. This is an mazing comparison. I have been using a QC for a few months and an Axe III before that. I have decided to grab a FM9 and keep the QC as well. It’s not practical but I am a fan of both and I am not sure if I can choose. Perhaps I will capture the FM9 with the QC!

@Muzick 4 ай бұрын

If you can afford the FM9, it's by far the better unit. If it's outside of your price range then the Quad Cortex is still an amazing tool to make music!

@spawn302 3 ай бұрын

Gotta disagree like the video said it's reakly dependent on what you are doing. Overall regardless of tweakability the end tone pretty much winds up being identical.

@randymccoy2527 26 күн бұрын

Better is subjective. I find the UI on QC superior and the tones are nearly identical. The QC lacks the nitty gritty depth I would love to be able to dive into sometimes, but for the ease of use - I will dial my tones in in other ways using the QC environment.

@steviesedge 5 ай бұрын

Having owned both, I much much preferred the FM9 which I have kept and I use more than my amps. The QC, out of the box sounded inferior and even with a deep dive, it just doesn't have the same quality as the Fractal.

@spawn302 3 ай бұрын

Having tried both i disagree. "Quality" was imperceptible. Different models (factory captures) performed similarly and traded blows. It worked out better for you, but there is no real metric for one being better other than the different features of rach. It really comes down to preference as guaranteed no one could pick out the fm9 vs a quad cortex in a blind sound comparison

@flips220 5 ай бұрын

Still using my AX8. Still sounds good, but yeah the biggest weakness is how quickly you use up the CPU. The ceiling is stupid low. Every now and then I consider upgrading, but I always wind up getting new guitars instead. 💀💀

@TheGooseChaseMusic 5 ай бұрын

I was on the waitlist for my FM9 for so long, I was almost tempted to just get an AX8. One of my favorite guitarists still uses it, absolutely still relevant in 2024.

@JimsMusicJourney Ай бұрын

I ha an Axe Fx 3 and now a QC. The QC is better for amp tone because of the capture technology. The Axe Fx 3 is better for soundscapes. My current rig is QC and H90. It works for my situation. If fractal gets capture technology, nothing will compare.

@irishRocker1 5 ай бұрын

I'm also torn between both of these. I get that the FM9 is way more tweakable, but the QC is a bit more user friendly. How would you compare them in useability? E.g. footswitch control/navigation during a gig? While the FM9 is more tweakable...I am more of a set and forget type. Or more precisely....I hate tweaking tones and prefer to just download presets. So from that perspective, if I want to say, get a similar tone from say....Marty Friedman Rust In Peace lead sound....how much more likely or how much closer am I likely to get from QC/FM9? Like can you say the FM9 has enough tweakability that someone with the patience could nail it and upload a preset? Or, can someone do a capture on the QC that would get just as close and because I dont plan to tweak it, it would also take less DSP etc?

@tonykennedy8483 2 ай бұрын

If you can use a smartphone or a modern computer you'll have no issue with a Fractal.

@hartlee1160 5 ай бұрын

I wish fractal had a mic input. It would be perfect. Some play guitar and sing. I bet fractal woulf process vocals so superb too

@TheGooseChaseMusic 5 ай бұрын

vocals would sound fantastic with their reverbs, it is 100% a missed opportunity to not have a mic pre.

@DanielBellezza89 5 ай бұрын

i've mixed bands that used their fm9 as an IEM system with a return line...it was pretty interesting utilizing the fm9 as a personal mixer as well.

@aaronthomas7790 5 ай бұрын

I'm running a mic pre > balanced input into the fm9. Really great unit for home studio. You can then record completely dry, processed with eq and compression, and with effects all to seperate paths over USB. I do wish it had a mic input built in though.

@irishRocker1 5 ай бұрын

I have an eleven rack that has a mic pre and it was useful for recording acoustic guitar. But I often wonder if that mic pre is any good and if a better quality external mic pre would be better. But yes, better to have it there as an option for sure.

@heut4384 3 ай бұрын

No!! Any good powerful guitar system pedal should not have Mic. If you want a mic, plug a PA.

@-SILON 4 ай бұрын

I really wish that the quad cortex came in the FM 9 chassis, with the FM 9 power supply , the FM 9 effects, and the FM 9 button spacing, lol! Still Loving the quad cortex, but it has some quirks.

@DimKAt21 5 ай бұрын

Thanx for that video friend, I'm currently trying to decide between the two. The QC's dimensions and price tag tempt me but still...

@TheGooseChaseMusic 5 ай бұрын

You can't go wrong with either, but the QC is definitely much easier to carry than the FM9.

@peterrooter70 5 ай бұрын

QC easily

@willmims3859 5 ай бұрын

Do like I did... get an Axe FX III, FM9 Turbo, and a Quad Cortex... the gig determines who goes out to dance....

@irishRocker1 5 ай бұрын

@@willmims3859 sounds like a pita to be honest. Much rather pick one unit and let the gig determine the presets. Specially if you are talking about switching between Fractal/Neural units. FX III for studio and FM9 for gigs makes sense but bring a floor unit to one gig, and a rack unit to the next, where you prob need to also bring an FCB etc.

@r.llynch4124 5 ай бұрын

QC is about the same price with much less as far as amps, cabs, effects and the BIG one... lack of customer support with upgrades. FAS is the king of upgrades imo FM9 has high quality effects, QC not so much. I had a QC but comparing it to my FM9 it wasn't even close so I sold it.

@petersimpson3450 Ай бұрын

You can run 2 guitars a bass and vocal through the Fm9 at the same time.

@r.llynch4124 5 ай бұрын

If the FM9 is good enough for Neil Schon it's good enough for me. That pretty much tells you how great it is. Had a QC BUT lack of customer support sucked, sold it. FAS updates every few months and also has the highest quality effects from any modeler. Maybe some day QC will get there but they found out the bar is very high at this price point. FAS has been doing this for a few decades now!

@spawn302 3 ай бұрын

If the qc is good enough for Nolly, Rabea, and Plini. Then its good enough for me. Not to mention Gojira coming

@CloudyNoodling 4 ай бұрын

I'm owning FM3, want to switch to FM9, but prices in EU are wild. If you can afford it - you definitely should give it a try.

@TheGooseChaseMusic 3 ай бұрын

It's always crazy hearing how much more the FM9 goes for in EU

@Wizzerman95 5 ай бұрын

Ah, the Angus Young test.

@TheGooseChaseMusic 5 ай бұрын

HAHAHA totally.

@CorpseChords 5 ай бұрын

currently own the QC I often miss my FM3.

@TheGooseChaseMusic 5 ай бұрын

I totally wish I could combine features of both together.

@thomasfokas 4 ай бұрын

Quad has a great amount of DSP, but it’s very limited in FX and amp models. Fractal kills it in terms of tone tweaking and shit tons of FX.

@XSUFFOKATEX 5 ай бұрын

Lol. The QC can't even hold a flame to the FM3 Turbo. I've had 3 QCs because I wanted to convince myself that it was "the most powerful". I've had two FM3s. The first one I didn't know what I was doing so I sold it and got a QC, and my second one because I sold the QC and got a FM3 Turbo. Fractal kills all modellers! Fight me

@irishRocker1 5 ай бұрын

Not gonna listen to the advice of a guy who had to buy these things 5 times, FIVE TIMES, to make a decision. lol you sound full of shit to be honest. Sounds like a "didn't happen"

@matthewearl9824 5 ай бұрын

You can have all the power in the world but if it doesn't do the thing..then it doesn't matter. Quad Cortex and FA are not even in the same ballpark, but I would take fractals emulation over QC's profiling anyday. And I own both.

@misterringer Ай бұрын

Whatever DSP advantage the QC has is negated by the gapless switching recently implemented on the FM9. In my opinion the FM9 is far superior.

@TheGooseChaseMusic Ай бұрын

Eh, you still can't run more than 2 amp blocks at once, so if you're running a whole band with one floor unit, QC still wins. But yeah, for one musician, the FM9 can do a lot more.

@misterringer Ай бұрын

@@TheGooseChaseMusic That's fair. That's the only use case to me where QC would make sense, but most users aren't doing that as it's very limiting in what a full band can do. If QC managed to get gapless switching like fractal has, then that use case becomes a lot more compelling to me.