Nearly 20 years ago, IK Multimedia assembled complete guitar rigs into a software platform called AmpliTube. After injecting AI power last year, the company launched an all-you-can-eat tone box called ToneX Pedal with a dizzying number of sonic options at your disposal.
Rocking a very similar vibe to 2021’s X-Gear Stomp, the ToneX Pedal allows players to leave their heavy and bulky amps, cabinets, combos and pedalboards at home and head to the studio or gig venue. . Tones” in a box that can be packed in a backpack.
Users can save up to 150 tone model presets at one time. This can consist of AI-modeled amps, cabinets and effects, or an emulation of the player’s own gear captured using his built-in IR Loader and Tone Max software. AI machine modeling technology promises to “capture the true-to-life sound and feel behavior of real amps in a way that’s nearly indistinguishable from the real thing.”
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The software already includes over 1,000 premium tone models that can be loaded as needed, and the new Librarian feature opens the door to over 6,000 more tone models from the ToneNet user community. Also included is a full version of IK’s AmpliTube 5 software with over 180 gear models.
Three footswitches accommodate preset bank cycling, and there are push-to-set knobs on top for parameter selection, as well as other dual-mode controls for adjusting parametric EQ, gain, and effects. Includes 5 stereo reverbs from the AmpliTube X-Space pedals. Along with noise gates and compressors. The unit boasts 24-bit/192 kHz audio processing chops, with a wide response from 5 Hz to 24 kHz and a dynamic range of 123 dB.
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The pedal serves as a 24-bit/96 kHz USB audio interface for recording chops in your music production software, has a 0.25″ output for cabling to your PA or studio hardware, and supports MIDI for more advanced setups. It has inputs and outputs. In addition, it has a jack for connecting an instrument input and an expression pedal.
The ToneX Pedal is currently priced at US$399.99 and comes with AmpliTube 5 and ToneX Max software and power supply. There are more videos below.
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