NUX NME-3 Cerberus Integrated Effects & Controller

The NUX Cerberus has been replaced by the even more powerful Trident, but for straight-up value and ease of use, the Cerberus remains an awesome multi-effects unit and controller—whether you’re running into an amp or going direct to a board or DAW.

The Cerberus is fully functional from its tactile controls: no scrolling, menu diving, or endless parameter tweaking. The Drive and Distortion sections are 100% analog, while the Chorus, Delay, and Reverb sections are based on NUX’s excellent Verdugo series effects. With the included effects loop, you can also integrate your existing pedals into the rig.

Few multi-effects pedals deliver this blend of sound quality and ease of use. As a one-piece core system, direct rig, or fly-away board, the Cerberus is hard to beat.

Brand new complete with box and manual.

In the words of NUX:

Cerberus is a multi-functional effects pedal that can be used either as a standaloneunit or integrated into your rig via the 4-cable method. It’s packed with powerfulfeatures, including internal signal routing, an IR loader, analog overdrive & distortion, anddigital effects.

You can use Cerberus as a standalone stompbox to build and control your signal chain. It allows you to save any combination of effects and routing as presets, which can be recalled instantly with a single click.

Thanks to its 4-cable method compatibility, you can seamlessly integrate youressential external gear regardless of the equipment you’re using – into your Cerberus setup. Additionally, Cerberus also offers MIDI control to organize your own effect pedals and improve your effects control at the same time.

We’ve put together 2 selected analog Drive / Distortion pedals, modulation effects and delay & reverb effects. All these sounds and effects were improvised both from the all-time-classic and newly most-liked gears.

Overdrive (Blues Breaker): Cerberus Overdrive sound is a tribute to the 70’s Little Wing / Hendrix playing-style. The technology is only about 10 years ago but it quickly became one of the most-preferred overdrive sounds on the market. The Overdrive Channel simply takes your guitar tone to the next level without adding mid-frequencies or any other unwanted characteristics inherent in “Tube Screamer Style” circuits, and provides a transparent overdrive sound. Any pedal can sound amazing but when you create an effect chain, harmonizing the sound is critical for maximum efficiency.

Distortion (Brown Anger): If you prefer high gain distortion with a Classic British flavor, rich bass responses, thick mid-frequencies and a balanced treble response, Cerberus Distortion will soon become one of your all-time-favorite sounds. We’ve also considered compatibility in respect to the Overdrive and Distortion channels. Whether you use distortion standalone or combine with overdrive, when you hit your distortion switch, you’ll feel the classic JCM touch on your sound.

Drive section has analog circuitry with digital control parameters and it remains analog (AD/DA converter starts from the MOD FX section).

Modulation Effects:

Tremolo: Cerberus Tremolo creates authentic vintage tremolo guitar sounds and it is an easy-to-use compact effect but it offers wide parameters for precise effect tailoring.

Phaser: Warm, organic, rarely harsh – this burnt-orange phaser moves fromsubtle warmth to richly melodic modulation. Sleepy psychedelic swirls meet harmonically vibrant highs, making Cerberus’s phaser an absolute joy to use.

U-vibe: For guitarists who really dig the swirling vibes sound– especially in “vintage” mode, Cerberus’s U-Vibe offers a massive swirl, that’s true, it’s more than “feeling the U-Vibe” sound, you can jump on it. We made sure our U-Vibe effect included the classic favorites, and Cerberus has them ready.

Chorus (CE-Analog, SC-Digital, ST-Modern)

CE Chorus: This chorus type is from early years of Chorus effect. There is no any other vintage sound without an analog chorus touch.

SC Chorus: SC Chorus adds a dreamy chorus sound and creates an ambient guitar tone. That’s another alternative chorus if you like a digital touch and to create and ensemble chorus effect.

ST Chorus: This is the most common chorus effect. From clean arpeggios or strumming and fat-drive power chords to sparkling distortion killer solos, Cerberus ST Chorus fills in the gaps to complete your sound.

Delay (60's, 70's and 80's)

60’s Delay (Tape Delay) 55ms – 550ms: Tape delay effects that never get old. We picked a heavy-lift tape echo and shrunk it to add one of the delay modes in Cerberus. In 60’s Delay mode you can create aged over-saturated repeats — the way tape does!

70’s Delay (BBD) 40ms – 400ms: This mode can handle all of your performance needs if you prefer to use analog-style repeats. It has a decreased modulation so you really feel  the popular analog-like BBD sound repeats.

80’s Delay (Digital Delay) 80ms – 800ms: 80’s Delay sounds fantastic is super easy to use. Its simplicity makes it the best mode if you are already using modulation effects, and all you want are crystal clear repeats.

All of the Delay effects provide an original sound and each one has its own delay speed range. When TAP TEMPO is activated, the Time Knob controls the repeat quantize and TAP TEMPO delay range is 125ms – 1500ms for all delay types.  And while you tweak the Time Knob, it still allows you to have the original delay time range to emerge infinite feedback, run-away/oscillation as physical tape echo and BBD delay.

Reverb (Plate, Hall and Spring)

Plate Reverb: Plate reverb helps you to have the touch of reverb. If you are in need of a deep ambiance, long decay parameters will give you the deepest but also versatile and organic reverb sound.

Hall Reverb: It offers the spacious feeling of a well-architected performance hall with natural reflections in a studio quality reverb effect.

Spring Reverb: Based on a tank sound, get the warmth and richness of a vintage reverb unit with Cerberus’s Spring Reverb function.

Cerberus has stereo outputs: one is a dedicated Output with speaker simulation for direct connection to the mixer or your audio interface. When using both Outputs, you can activate or deactivate by pressing the Speaker Cab Sim button. This comes in handy when running 2 amps. The headphone output is cabin simulated and ready-to-play. It can run any 3rd party IR files as well.

Features and Requirements of Cerberus’s IR loader: Built-in IR: High-Quality 4×12 Closed Back Cabinet

Zero Latency 44.1kHz Sampling Rate, 24-Bit

Max Resolution: 512 Samples

NUX factory cabs and 3rd party IR files can be loaded to Cerberus via Cerberus Editor software (check the support page)

For the real IR experience, you can use the NUX PA-50 Personal Monitor. The second channel is Full-Range Flat-Response input, you will get the real sound characteristic when you use the speaker cabinet simulation.

– Effect types: 16

– Preset memory: 32 banks x 4 presets

– Latency: Ultra-low Latency (In to Out 0.68-2.04ms)

– Tuner: Built-in precise tuner

– AD/DA Converter: Drive section remains analog

– Kill Dry Function: Yes

– Speaker Cabinet Simulation: IR Loader

– MIDI Support: Full MIDI Implements

– Expression Pedal: It becomes a volume control before the digital section

– Boost: 0dB-20dB Clean Boost

– Control Switch: Assign as a Clean Booster, Drive Section Bypass, Mod FX Control, Delay/Reverb Control

–Display: 3-digital 7 segment LED

– Sampling accuracy: 44.1kHz/32Bit

– Processing accuracy: 88.2kHz/32Bit THD+N