A questionable setlist. A packed dancefloor. We’ve got the tones required for the job in this week’s Staff Picks: The Function Band 💃🕺

Here are 8 community-created presets for the songs that make every wedding, party, and corporate gig feel strangely familiar. From sparkling ng choruses, there’s plenty here to keep the party going. 🪩

Plug in and avoid the drunk uncles requesting “Sweet Caroline”. Search “The Function Band” on Cortex Cloud and try all 8 presets out on your Quad Cortex! 🧠☁️

What did John just say?! 😂

Coburn and @JohnConnearn trading slang, tones, and jams at NAMM 2026. 🎛️

Full video: youtu.be/PdR79WhvdvI

Let’s keep things clean, in this week’s Staff Picks: Nano Cleans 🧼

No high-gain mayhem this time. We’ve rounded up 8 clean captures from the Cortex Cloud community, bringing a fresh selection of sounds to your Nano Cortex. From warm and mellow to bright and articulate, there’s o get these spotless tones, search for “Nano Cleans” on cloud.neuraldsp.com and try all 8 captures for yourself! 🧠☁️

Some riffs are just ridiculously fun to play. 🤷‍♂️

David shows Scottie one of his favorites, and sometimes that’s all a riff needs to be: fun! 🙌

Watch the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=wfWXTG…

Introducing Morgan Amps Suite X 🔥

Classic roots. A character of their own.

Explore the new X features and get 30% off until November 9th. Start your 14-day free trial or learn more at neuraldsp.com.

Morgan Amps Suite X is a free update for customers who already own ded ➕
➕ Two new skins: Carolina Blue and Surf Green
➕ Undo/Redo.
➕ Preset Explorer.
➕ Tooltips.

Changed ⚙️
⚙️ Revamped plugin UI.
⚙️ Morgan Amps Suite X is installed separately from Morgan Amps Suite 1.1.1 (Legacy), preserving compatibility with existing sessions.
⚙️ Legacy user presets are automatically imported into the Morgan Amps Suite X user preset folder during installation.

Josh Middleton and Conor Marshall tear through @Sylosis’ “Lacerations.” 🔥

Every guitar tone you hear is coming straight from their Quad Cortex and Nano Cortex. 🎛️

Full playthrough: youtu.be/iRMFU_iPLLY

Mantra version 1.2.1 is now available! 🎙️

This update includes minor bug fixes and improvements. ⚙️

Added ➕
- Added missing tooltips.

Fixed 🧑‍🔧
- Fixed an issue where the Harmonies Section was deactivated when restarting playback in certain DAWs.
- Fixed an issue where the played in Windows Installed Apps.
- Fixed an issue where the Windows installer displayed an incorrect application version.

Get the latest installer at neuraldsp.com/downloads 🖥️

Soundcheck’s over. Time to put on a show, in this week’s Staff Picks: Pop Tones. ✨

We’ve picked 8 presets from the Cortex Cloud community to give your Quad Cortex a fresh collection of versatile guitar sounds. From subtle textures to sounds that cut right through the mix, your next pop gig. 🪩

Play your part. Search “Pop Tones” on cloud.neuraldsp.com and try all 8 presets on your Quad Cortex. 🧠☁️

ICYMI: Tone King Imperial MKII X is available now! 🆕

A free update for existing customers of Tone King Imperial MKII. Download the latest installer and explore the new X features that we’ve added. If you haven’t tried it yet, start your 14-day free trial or learn more at neuraldsp.com 💡

Straight from the man who dialed them in. 🎛️

@JoeyLandreth shows us what his presets in Archetype: John Mayer X can do, bringing each tone to life through his playing. ✨

Full showcase: youtu.be/WcoJkVi7xZo

We caught up with Wu-Tang Clan’s live band at RZA’s studio during rehearsals for The Final Chamber tour. 👐

Three improvised jams, all recorded live, with guitars, bass, and violin running through Quad Cortex. 🎛️

Full performance: youtube.com/watch?v=XFO3eC…

Things are about to get deep in this week’s Staff Picks: Nano Cortex Bass Tones Vol. 1 🌊

We’ve rounded up 8 bass captures from the Cortex Cloud community, bringing you a fresh selection of sounds for whatever groove comes next. ⏭️

Dive into Cortex Cloud and try all 8 /lBRCcX1LWY 🧠☁️

Introducing Tone King Imperial MKII X

American clarity. Tweed grit. The Imperial, evolved.

To celebrate the launch, we teamed up with Mustafa Khan to bring the sounds of Tone King Imperial MKII X to life in this video.

Explore the new X features and get 30% off until October free trial or learn more at neuraldsp.com

This is what the songwriting process really looks like. 👀

Ariel Posen and Joseph Anidjar experiment with different chord changes, figuring out what feels right as they shape “Best Take So Far.” 💡

Full episode: youtu.be/7ClGO8g_0es

Quite a big one indeed 😳

@JohnConnearn takes on the challenge of blending the styles of John Mayer, John Petrucci, Misha Mansoor, Rabea Massaad, and Tim Henson into a single track to celebrate the release of CorOS 4.1.0 🚀

There’s a method to the madness, in this week’s Staff Picks: Mathcore Tones 🧮

Dissonance, frantic rhythms, crushing riffs, and just enough order to hold it all together. These 8 presets are made for players who like their heavy tones a little unpredictable. 🌀

Embrace the Tones” on neuraldsp.com/cloud and try all 8 presets on your Quad Cortex. 🧠☁️

John’s reaction says it all. 😅

Mike Dawes takes us through his approach to building a beautiful acoustic guitar tone on Quad Cortex. ✨

Watch the full breakdown: youtube.com/watch?v=MUd1sj…

Mantra 1.2.0 is now available. 🎙️

This update brings greater flexibility alongside some quality-of-life improvements and fixes. For a closer look at what’s new, visit neuraldsp.com/news 👀

It’s a free update for all Mantra users. Grab the latest installer from neuraldsp.com/downloads 💻

Time to get glitchy. 🫨

How have you worked the Glitch pedal from Archetype: Misha Mansoor X into your sound? 👀

Celebrating 3 years of Archetype: Mateus Asato 🎊