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Software 2.0
User Guide Version 2.11
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ToneDexter II User Guide
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  • Page 1 User Guide Software 2.0 User Guide Version 2.11 Page 1 ToneDexter II User Guide AudioSprockets.com Contents...
  • Page 2 Contents ToneDexter II Connectivity ....4 Tone Shaping (TS) ..........22 Anti-Feedback (TS Anti-FB) ......22 Front and Side Features ......5 Show on Top (Tone Shaping) ......22 Rear Features ........6 Notch Filter (TS Notch) ........22 Introduction .........7 Spaciousness (TS Spacious) ......24 How To Use This Guide ........
  • Page 3 ToneDexter II User Guide What is ToneDexter II? ToneDexter II is an innovative professional grade preamp that improves the sound of an acoustic instrument pickup. It learns the difference between how an instrument sounds through a microphone and how it sounds through its pickup.
  • Page 4 ToneDexter II Connectivity Training ® Mic In Instrument Pickup In Headphones Out ® Page 4 ToneDexter II User Guide AudioSprockets.com Contents...

  • Page 5: Instrument Input

    Front and Side Features Output Controls Color Display Input Controls Instrument Output Instrument Input Stereo Phones/Aux Out Tone Shaping Stereo/Aux Input EQ Controls WaveMap Select and Edit USB 2.0 Port Boost/Train/Scroll Mute/Tune/Scroll Output Controls Color Display Adjust output level. Tap to set all output levels and Uncluttered and color-coded to show only the most routing.

  • Page 6: Rear Features

    Rear Features Boot Button Control Select DC Power In DI Out Male XLR Mic In Female XLR Control Input Jack Effects Loop Boot button DC In Tap to reboot, (press-hold initiates the alternate Accepts 9V to 15V DC power, either polarity. Requires software update procedure –...

  • Page 7: Definition Of Terms

    Introduction How To Use This Guide Experiment Without Worry Once you have a sense of what the controls do, go to Don’t be afraid to tap buttons and turn controls to see to jump right in and create a cus- what they do.

  • Page 8: Quick Start Basics

    ToneDexter II does not come pre-loaded with any requirements are different. See Helpful Training existing WaveMaps because they would not work Info below and the Audio Sprockets website for optimally for your particular instrument, pickup, and microphone mic.
  • Page 9 Training Procedure 7. Once the levels are set, ToneDexter II will automatically proceed to Training mode. Play for about a minute as you hear the training in the headphones and watch the progress bar shown 1. Set up a mic on a stand, and plug it into the Mic in on the screen.
  • Page 10 Helpful Training Info • A note about hum: If you are using a passive piezo • If you stop playing, the training process will just pickup, you may hear some AC power line buzz or wait for you to continue. hum if your system is not grounded.

  • Page 11: Nuts And Bolts

    Nuts and Bolts — Sprockets and Chains — Color and Text Meaning Tune Red slots on the web interface) indicates • Tap Mute to mute all outputs except Aux, which Gold text the slot contains a trained WaveMap. can be configured to be muted or receive the by- passed pickup signal while tuning.
  • Page 12 Footscroll Post Train • Press-Hold Boost to enter Footscroll mode. In this • Happens when training is complete, before you mode, Boost and Mute increment and decrement the save the newly created WaveMap into a chosen WaveMap selection. To go between Play and Tune in slot.
  • Page 13 Edit WaveMap Continued • Tapping Delete requires confirmation before deleting all WaveMap data in the current slot. • Tap Revert to Saved to set the active parameters back to the Baseline parameters. • Turn the WaveMap Trim control to adjust the level up or down by as much as 6dB.
  • Page 14 Active and Baseline Memory Any time you adjust EQ, Tone Shaping, or Input Mode You are now free to make new changes to, say, tailor parameters, the change is automatically saved with your sound for a particular venue, and can revert to the Active WaveMap memory—you don’t have to the Baseline configuration at any time, which may be think about it.
  • Page 15 tandem with tandem with INSTR IN INSTR IN MIX SEND MIX SEND Spaciousness alters phase Spaciousness alters phase single control single control BLEND BLEND Anti-Feedback alters magnitude Anti-Feedback alters magnitude 100% 100% MIC IN MIC IN MIC IN High High DELAY DELAY MID EQ...
  • Page 16 Aux1+Mic Input Source Modes Continued Used for blending a mono pickup plugged into the Aux jack with a microphone plugged input to the XLR input. The Mic has its own Gain and EQ settings before the blend control. Tap the Blend control if you want to reverse the polarity of the mic signal that is blended with the Aux1 IR path.
  • Page 17 AUX1 + AUX2 AUX1 + AUX2 AUX1 + AUX2 MIX SEND MIX SEND MIX SEND Main IR Path Main IR Path Main IR Path tandem with tandem with tandem with DUAL DUAL DUAL MIX SEND MIX SEND MIX SEND Spaciousness alters phase Spaciousness alters phase Spaciousness alters phase single control...

  • Page 18: Output Controls

    Adjusting levels Input Source Modes Continued When a dual source input is selected (either with a mic or Aux 2 as the second source), each input’s level can be adjusted individually on the Inputs page to get a good level, then the Blend control used to get the right balance at the output.
  • Page 19 FX Send Output Controls - Routing Options Continued One of four options can be selected to drive the FX output jack as shown. The FX Sends are half-normalled to the FX Returns, which means that unless a cable is inserted in the FX Return jack, FX Send signals are internally looped through to the FX Return signals.
  • Page 20 FX SEND MONO FX SEND MONO FX SEND MONO FX SEND MONO FX SEND R FX SEND R FX SEND R FX SEND R FX SEND R FX SEND R FX SEND R FX SEND R MAIN OUT MAIN OUT Aux Source Select 1 of 6 Select 1 of 6...
  • Page 21 High pass filter High band filter • 2 order 12dB/octave • 2nd order bell or high shelf • 20Hz - 180Hz • ± 12dB • The high-pass filter area is shown with red shading • 3.0 – 15.0KHz • The High band filter area is shown with blue shading Low band filter •...
  • Page 22 Tone Shaping (TS) Besides EQ, there are three powerful controls you can use to modify your amplified sound to suit your needs. • Tap the TS control in the left lower position. This control will be labelled with one of the three options indicated in parenthesis below, depending on what has been selected to persist on the main page.
  • Page 23 Anti-Feedback (TS Anti-FB) Continued Turn the control CW to increase it from 0%, you’ll see If you still have feedback issues, turn the the peaks in the lower region from 50Hz to 480Hz Anti-Feedback control CW past 100% and you will see start to be reduced from the top down, starting with the resonances dip below the average level which will the highest one first.
  • Page 24 Spaciousness (TS Spacious) Acoustic body instruments act like miniature echo Going all the way to 0% takes all the excess time out chambers and the vibrations can last as long as of the IR, reducing it to a minimum phase filter, still 20-30ms or more.

  • Page 25: Using The Web Interface

    WaveMap Management Using On-board Controls WaveMaps can be moved, copied, renamed, and deleted using the on-board controls. Tap the WaveMap control to access the Edit WaveMap page then tap the control for the desired action. Helpful Tip: you will always be asked to confirm before deleting a WaveMap. Using the Web Interface •...
  • Page 26 Manage WaveMaps Click and drag a WaveMap to another location to reorder your set. Copy WaveMap creates a clone in the next available slot. Appends C to the name. Save to Baseline only applies to WaveMaps with italicized names, indicating there have been adjustments to the WaveMap in active memory that haven’t been saved to baseline memory.

  • Page 27: Updating Software

    WaveMaps before starting the software update procedure. See Backup WaveMaps above. • Save the latest software release (it will be of the form filename.bin) from the Audio Sprockets website software download page to your download folder, or any other convenient location.

  • Page 28: Advanced Features

    Advanced Features Baking WaveMaps System Config Baking a WaveMap makes a copy of the WaveMap To get to the System Config page Tap Mute switch to that incorporates all EQ, Anti-Feedback, Spaciousness go to the Tune page, then tap System Config. and Trim settings into a new WaveMap in which those settings are baked in, as if it had been created that way from the start.
  • Page 29 Footscroll Options MIDI Press-hold Boost to change to Footscroll mode. That You can choose a WaveMap using Program Change changes what the Mute and Boost buttons do as fol- commands via the MIDI interface. The control select lows: switch on the rear needs to be set to midi, then plug in any MIDI controller via a standard MIDI-TRS cable.

  • Page 30: Page Timeout

    Page Timeout The pages reached by tapping a control (such as an EQ band adjust or Inputs) will time out and return to the Main page after a few seconds of inactivity. This is useful if you wanted to make a change while at a gig, then stand back up and continue playing without having to push the Back button.

  • Page 31: Additional Information

    Additional Information Troubleshooting WaveMap loading, Backups and Software Updates not working This section lists the most common issues you may have and the remedies. • For versions prior to V2.0 there were issues with sending data to the ToneDexter using the Safari No Sound web browser.

  • Page 32: Mic Input

    Technical Specs Instrument Input (in) Aux Output • 1/4” phone jack • 1/4” TRS phone jack • Input impedance: 1MΩ if using a standard mono • Dual mono or stereo operation, capable of driving plug, 10MΩ if using a TRS plug with RING uncon- most headphones nected •...
  • Page 33 ToneDexter II Training - Quick Start Page 1. Set up a mic on a stand, plug it into the Mic in jack. 2. Plug your instrument into either the Instrument (In) or Aux jack. ToneDexter II will know which one you are connected to. 3.
  • Page 34 ToneDexter II System Diagram FX SEND FX RETURN 1MΩ 1MΩ 48V phantom -38dB to +25dB Off to +14dB digital pot digital pot MAIN OUT ADC 2 24dB DAC 1 DAC 1 DAC 1 MIC IN -38dB to +25dB Off to +14dB digital pot digital pot ADC 3...
  • Page 35 Additional support and operational information is available on the Audio Sprockets website including: SUPPORT - AudioSprockets.com/support • Frequently Asked Questions FAQs with sections about which pickups work with ToneDexter II, power supply info and general questions about operation and training •...

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