Is the Quad Cortex Mini the winner of NAMM 2026, or its biggest disappointment? @musicradar
Is the Quad Cortex Mini the winner of NAMM 2026, or its biggest disappointment?  @musicradar
Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Neural DSP has done its best to break the internet with what is being touted as one of the biggest releases of NAMM 2026.
The ubiquitous floor modeller has shrunk down to a new form factor with the new Quad Cortex Mini. Aside from the smaller size and fewer footswitch-encoders, who is it really for and is this what we all wanted?
Check out our first look video of the Quad Cortex Mini as we look to try and answer some of these questions... sort of!

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Is the Quad Cortex Mini the winner of NAMM 2026, or its biggest disappointment?

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