Darkglass Anagram

[krispn]

 

5 hours ago, MrDinsdale said:

Yeah totally get that, especially with big screens and air vents but there’s some great protectors you can get to minimise risk. I remember when the cat knocked a guitar neck off a shelf and it landed headstock down about an inch from my QC, nearly needed to change my trousers. 
 

Our guitarist uses a nano cortex for his new metal cover band into the return on his JCM800, he was comparing the capture with the amp at practice and aside from slight level differences it was practically perfect. I still think they dropped the ball by missing out an FX loop, makes the pitch stuff pretty useless if you want a drive pedal on your board.

 

The anagram is a hell of a lot more power though if you need it. And the I/O is incredible. 

 

There’s a nano cortex at a good price near me on a local FB group and I’d be tempted as a way to capture my core sound and shirk my board down but then I think well I can just bring my board and save £300ish quid. I’ve a couple of core  pedals (mostly my tube preamp) and I’d hate anything to happen on a gig but we’re reasonable  well protected from the masses but some doofus managed to drop a pint on the ‘stage area’ last gig and it got me thinking. 

 

I do think the NC is a tidy wee box and as I’m only really using clean or drive tones and some IR it would be a nice addition. 

[woodyratm]

I bought the NC recently and it had weird problems getting stuff working. Capturing failed, captures not loading, failing to connect often, Controlling everything via phone was slightly awkward too. When it behaved, it sounded okay. But it was so flakey that I returned. Maybe mines was just gammy. 
 

Baffled me since I’ve had a QC for donkeys but the NC just felt awkward

for me. 
 

YMMV obvs.

[Chadu25]

I sent a new FX block proposal to Ivan from Darkglass proposing a synth fx block idea. It's basically the same blueprint of Entropia but synth engine where you can play around with LFO, Filters, Dirt, Sine waves to achieve classic synth tones. Just like how Entropia has different templates, same with Synthropia where you can achieve song ready synth tones like what you hear on Stevie's boogie on reggae woman, PYT, 24k Magic , moog related sounds and then tweak parameters to further improve your desired tone. The icon I made is just a quick render during my break at work. I just matched the same design elements in the Anagram's fx block icons. I really hope they have something synth related lined up in the future.

 

[LukeFRC]

28 minutes ago, Chadu25 said:

I sent a new FX block proposal to Ivan from Darkglass proposing a synth fx block idea. It's basically the same blueprint of Entropia but synth engine where you can play around with LFO, Filters, Dirt, Sine waves to achieve classic synth tones. Just like how Entropia has different templates, same with Synthropia where you can achieve song ready synth tones like what you hear on Stevie's boogie on reggae woman, PYT, 24k Magic , moog related sounds and then tweak parameters to further improve your desired tone. The icon I made is just a quick render during my break at work. I just matched the same design elements in the Anagram's fx block icons. I really hope they have something synth related lined up in the future.

 

I wonder how much trouble you could cause by taking your professional looking image and sticking on the other bass forum and Facebook groups with "have you seen this - so looking forward to it" type comments ....

 

[Chadu25]

42 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

I wonder how much trouble you could cause by taking your professional looking image and sticking on the other bass forum and Facebook groups with "have you seen this - so looking forward to it" type comments ....

 

Willing to go through the trouble if it will be an opportunity for me to be hired as a graphic designer or UI artist in their team! Ivan did reply and said he will forward it to the team but no promises. Still hopeful like how Q started the Origin Effects B15 petition which have been already in development.

Edited November 19 by Chadu25

[tayste_2000]

I believe Subdecay contacted them as most of his new pedals (Noise Theory, Pixelwave, M3000) are basically software in a stomp.

 

So I’m hoping they could be ported and be the first they add to an “app store” style system.

[Greg Edwards69]

I’ve just seen this case on Thomann. Thought it could be useful to a few of us who don’t use the supplied PSU.

 

https://www.thomann.co.uk/thomann_bag_darkglass_anagram.htm

 

  

[tayste_2000]

52 minutes ago, Greg Edwards69 said:

I’ve just seen this case on Thomann. Thought it could be useful to a few of us who don’t use the supplied PSU.

 

https://www.thomann.co.uk/thomann_bag_darkglass_anagram.htm

 

  

Nice, I might give that a go, could have done without the extra pocket though, wonder be fitting it in the gigbag with that I fear.

[visog]

Liking the Entropia sounds...
 

 

[markbunney]

On 13/11/2025 at 16:23, markbunney said:

Am currently leaning towards the Nano (but will probably have changed my mind again by tomorrow!!!!)

 

the thing that puts me most off the Anagram (and the full size QC) is having something so expensive on the floor, at great risk of being stepped on by the punters and having drink spilled on it.

 

my Shure wireless pedal was almost taken out by a glass of wine at Saturdays gig, and even my brand new amp got a soaking!

 

Well I ordered a Nano in the end, but then have returned it.

 

it arrived just after the launch of the new V2 captures, and it did sound great, but ultimately I found only being able to have 1 capture per preset quite limiting.

 

Also I found it annoying not being able to turn an effect on and off, and having to have two different presets, one with the effect and one without it.

 

I was very impressed with the sound quality of the captures, especially the Tech 21 GED 2112. Aside from a Boss Katana Go, this was my first foray into digital effects, and I liked them a lot. I also found the app quite easy to use, and set up presets etc.

 

Its a shame that Neural dont have a device that sits between the Nano and the full size QC, but I guess this is where the Anagram fills the gap.

 

When I used the Nano powered by a USB battery pack, there was quite a lot of interference, which is something to watch out for. It was fine through headphones with the battery pack, and fine with the power supply through the amp, just not the battery pack.