Products of Music

Author: Adam Wakeling

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How Neural DSP Became a Leader in Digital Modeling
Episode 2
Tuesday, 3 March, 2026

Welcome to Products of Music, a podcast sharing Inside stories and expert insights on product innovation in music technology.In this episode:Host Adam Wakeling speaks with Francisco Cresp, co-founder and CPO at Neural DSP, about his founder journey, how the company approaches product development and inside stories from one of the leading names in digital modeling for guitar and other instruments.Chapters:00:00 Preview01:15 Intro02:36 Francisco's founder story09:00 Working with Doug Castro11:00 Neural DSP's product development16:03 Chase Bliss sponsor section16:47 User feedback mechanisms19:05 John Mayer X development23:02 Plugin compatibility challenges26:10 How Neural DSP prioritises27:42 Why a vocal plugin?31:30 Quad Cortex for vocals33:10 Analog versus digital debate34:48 Tom Morello JCM800 differences37:40 Love of analog synths38:52 Synth in the Quad Cortex39:08 Neural DSP as a target40:36 Latest research projects41:21 Gen AI in the Quad Cortex?42:50 Challenges of capturing fuzz46:06 Noise floors in capture tech47:33 Quick-fire questions51:30 FX captures?53:52 When PCOM for Petrucci?55:22 Interface gain at 0?58:24 Software for Nano Cortex?59:04 Outro🌐 Subscribe for free on Substack🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts🎧 Listen on Spotify🌐 Follow the host on LinkedIn🌐 Follow the host on X