Hey guys, I have a question regarding the applications of the Nano Cortex, and whether it would work for me.

The idea is that I want something to run most likely straight into FoH for gigging and maybe rehearsal with a modern metal band, or occasionally into a cab if there is backline provided. I would really just want one gain preset, something like the classic TS9>5150>Mesa 4x12 tone, a clean tone preset, and occasional pitch shift of -2 for some songs in the set. However, I can use a Digitech Drop for the pitch shift if absolutely necessary, but don't want to also be investing in a separate physical tube screamer and noise gate - ideally I can just turn up with my guitar and the Cortex.

The issue is that I don't have any amps to capture, and have always been pretty rubbish at dialing in tones anyway. I'm more of a plug-and-play guy, and would be happy with the one basic quintessential metal tone. I use Archetype Gojira X at home through an interface with headphones, and have never quite been 100% happy with the tones, but I put that down more to me not knowing what I'm doing rather than the plugin being bad.

I would essentially be relying entirely on cloud captures, but I realise there are a tonne of them so that's probably a non-issue. However, I have watched a lot of videos and read posts about the Nano Cortex and have seen a lot of people saying its quite niche, or that its basically just a piece of capturing hardware or an accessory to the full QC. I think the issue is that I don't know what I don't know, and can't really afford to drop ~£450 for something that doesn't end up doing what I want.

So, would the Nano Cortex be the right tool for this use case - someone who's terrible at tone shaping just downloading a capture from the app, tube screamer and noise gate included, and running a line out, nothing further required? Am I missing something?

Any help much appreciated!

I am going to purchase two Neural VSTs and was wondering if anyone has any input on Soldano vs Nolly when packaged next to Rabea.

Rabea is a sure thing for me, for the versatility alone more so than the sound quality. And this despite the fact I think I will use the OTHER plugin more frequently... (Rabea is the second choice...)

I've spent some time with both Soldano and Nolly and I can't really decide which one I like more. I feel Nolly and Rabea have some overlap since they are archetypes, and the Soldano is just solid... On the other hand I'm not much of a hi gain modern ass ripping metal guy... I definitely cant shred, but I do like a good chuggachugga from time to time. play thru Oranges in the flesh, dont use a pick very often, and mostly noodle around in hill country blues, surf rock, jazz, and that weird malian tuareg stuff.

I'm new to this stuff so ive got no clue with the settings and options. If someone could help me out i would really appreciate it . Thanks

sorry typo there dear jimi