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IK Multimedia AmpliTube TONEX User Manual

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  • Page 1 AmpliTube TONEX Pedal USER MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal Table of Contents Table of Contents __________________________________________________________________________ 2 TONEX Ecosystem _________________________________________________________________________ 4 Downloading and installing the TONEX software _________________________________________________________ 5 But what’s a TONE MODEL? ________________________________________________________________________ 5 What if I have no amplifier to capture? ________________________________________________________________ 6...
  • Page 3 AmpliTube TONEX Pedal Preset setup ___________________________________________________________________________________ 29 Global setup ___________________________________________________________________________________ 29 External control setup ______________________________________________________________________ 32 Creating macros: expression pedal & single switch_______________________________________________________ 32 Expression pedal calibration ________________________________________________________________________________ 33 Double switch __________________________________________________________________________________________ 33 Interface mode ___________________________________________________________________________ 34 ASIO Drivers ___________________________________________________________________________________ 34...

  • Page 4: Tonex Ecosystem

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal TONEX Ecosystem Welcome to TONEX, a new ecosystem aimed at capturing, playing and sharing the best-sounding amplifiers on Earth. This ecosystem comprises these parts: • TONEX Pedal: a guitar and bass stomp box to play TONE MODELs live.

  • Page 5: Downloading And Installing The Tonex Software

    Download the free IK Product Manager: https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/productmanager Log in with your IK Multimedia credentials or create a new account Launch IK Product Manager and select Register Product Enter the serial number that came with your TONEX Pedal...

  • Page 6: What If I Have No Amplifier To Capture

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal What if I have no amplifier to capture? Don’t worry, even if you don’t have an amplifier to capture, you can play all the TONE MODELs available in TONEX Pedal and TONEX for Mac/PC, plus any TONE MODEL made by other users available on our free platform ToneNET (Tone.NET).

  • Page 7: Tonex Pedal Overview

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal TONEX Pedal Overview Machine Modeling amp and distortion pedal. TONEX Pedal is the ultimate amp and distortion stompbox pedal, using IK’s breakthrough AI Machine Modeling technology (AIMM™). Play on stage with hundreds of included TONE MODEL rigs, your own generated ones, or an unlimited number from a community of users.

  • Page 8: Connections

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal Connections TONEX into a POWER AMPLIFIER with your own CABINET If you want to use TONEX Pedal with your own cabinet, you can plug it directly into a power amplifier. This is perfect if you want the flexibility and tone quality of TONEX while using your own cabinet on stage.

  • Page 9: Tonex Feeding An Frfr Or Powered Cabinet

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal TONEX feeding an FRFR or powered cabinet You can plug in directly to use TONEX with your FRFR Cabinet (or powered cabinet). Remember to activate the CAB section of your PRESETs. This is an example of using the pedal inside a pedalboard connected to a FRFR Cabinet:...

  • Page 10: Tonex Feeding A Pa System

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal TONEX feeding a PA system TONEX can also be connected directly to a PA System using one (or two if you prefer going stereo) DI Box(es). This is great for keeping your stage volume silent. Remember to activate the CAB section of your PRESETs.

  • Page 11: Tonex For A Silent Playing

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal TONEX for a silent playing If you need to warm up before the concert or just practice without bothering anyone around, you can use TONEX with headphones. Remember to activate the CAB section of your PRESETs. This is an example of using the pedal on a pedalboard for silent playing:...

  • Page 12: Tonex For Recording

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal TONEX for recording You can also use TONEX Pedal to record your guitar parts by connecting it to your computer via USB as an audio interface. You can record both the DI signal and the processed signal. Remember to activate or bypass the CAB section of your PRESETs as desired.

  • Page 13: Features

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal Features • AIMM™ DSP technology. Artificial Intelligence Machine Modeling proprietary technology capable of recreating the essence of amplifiers and distortion pedals, or everything together. • Up to 50 banks with 3 PRESET slots each for up to 150 customizable PRESETs.

  • Page 14: Front Panel

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal Front panel MODEL encoder Press and rotate to change the TONE MODEL on the current PRESET. Press to select inside menus. Hold to access GLOBAL and PRESET SETUPs. Main display The main display is your reference when moving among TONE MODELs, PRESETs, editing parameters and browsing inside menus.

  • Page 15: Sub-Display Labeling And Color Coding

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal Footswitches Press the footswitches to activate or bypass a PRESET. Press A+B to move a bank down. Press B+C to move a bank up. Press A+C to display the current bank. Hold the currently selected preset to access Tune & Tap mode.

  • Page 16: Back Panel

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal Lock mode When performing, you may want to lock the entire front panel to avoid unwanted parameter changes but still use the footswitches to move among PRESETs and BANKs. To do so, press the PRESET and PARAMETER encoders simultaneously. The display will show LOCKED, and from that moment, all the knobs and encoders will be disabled.

  • Page 17: Browse Tone Models

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal Browse TONE MODELs To browse TONE MODELs inside the selected PRESET, use the MODEL encoder: Press the MODEL encoder to open the TONE MODEL menu. Rotate the MODEL encoder to browse TONE MODELs (combinations of stomps/amps and cabs).

  • Page 18: Tone Model Automatic Memory Management

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal You can use the companion app TONEX Editor for further TONE MODEL information related to the real captured gear and preset management. If you need to go back when browsing, you can always press the PRESET encoder.

  • Page 19: Banks & Presets

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal BANKs & PRESETs PRESETs are the container of the complete signal chain that consists of: • Noise Gate • EQ • Compressor • Delay • Modulation • Reverb • TONE MODEL PRESETs are organized in BANKs, each with three slots (A, B and C).

  • Page 20: Quick Save

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal Quick save To quickly save a PRESET with the same name in the same location, press the MODEL and PRESET encoders simultaneously. The display shows SAVED to confirm the saved PRESET. Chromatic Tune & Tap Mode Hold down the footswitch of the currently selected preset to activate the Tune & Tap mode.

  • Page 21: Signal Flow

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal Signal Flow The following flow chart shows the DSP audio signal flow. Signal Flow...

  • Page 22: Parameters

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal Parameters Main parameters The main parameters are accessible using the main 5 knobs, these are: • GAIN (0 – 10) Adjusts the TONE MODEL’s input gain. Use this parameter to saturate more or less your TONE MODEL.
  • Page 23 AmpliTube TONEX Pedal MODEL • MODEL.VOL (0 – 10) TONE MODEL’s volume Adjusts the volume of the selected AMP TONE MODEL. • MODEL.MIX (0% – 100%) TONE MODEL’s mix Adjusts the TONE MODEL’s mix. At 0% the TONE MODEL is fully bypassed (noise-gate, tone eq, compressor and reverb are still effective) at 100% the TONE MODEL is fully effective.
  • Page 24 AmpliTube TONEX Pedal • MID HZ (150 Hz – 5000 Hz) EQ mid-band frequency. Adjusts the frequency of the EQ mid-band bell. • TRBL HZ (1000 Hz – 4000 Hz) EQ high-band frequency. Adjust the frequency of the EQ high-band shelf.
  • Page 25 AmpliTube TONEX Pedal ∙ DEPTH (0% – 100%) Sets the chorus’ depth. LEVEL (0.0 – 10.0) Sets the chorus’ level. • TREMOLO (MOD/TYPE = TREMOLO) ∙ SYNC (ON – OFF) Activates the tremolo’s sync to BPM. ∙ RATE (0.10 Hz – 10.0 Hz) Sets the tremolo’s rate.
  • Page 26 AmpliTube TONEX Pedal ∙ LEVEL (0.0 – 10.0) Sets the rotary’s level. DELAY • POWER (ON – OFF) Delay on/off Activates or deactivates the delay module. • TYPE (DIGITAL – TAPE) Delay’s type. Selects the type of delay. • POSITION (PRE AMP – POST AMP) Delay’s position.
  • Page 27 AmpliTube TONEX Pedal • POSITION (POST AMP– LAST) Reverb’s position. Adjusts the reverb’s position after the TONE MODEL or as the last module in chain. • SPRING 1 (REVERB/TYPE = SPRING 1) ∙ TIME (0.0 – 10.0) Sets the spring 1 reverb’s time.
  • Page 28 AmpliTube TONEX Pedal ∙ COLOR (-10.0 – +10.0) Sets the room reverb’s tone (-10 is darker, + 10 is brighter). ∙ MIX (0% – 100%) Sets the room reverb’s mix (copy of the alternative parameter REVERB mix). • PLATE (REVERB/TYPE = PLATE) ∙...

  • Page 29: Setup

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal Setup BPM setup • BPM – sets the BPM tempo from 40.0 BPM to 240.0 BPM to sync time effects modules with the sync parameter set to on. This parameter is also set by the tap tempo function.
  • Page 30 AmpliTube TONEX Pedal • SINGLE SWITCH MODE ∙ MACRO: sets the single switch use as an expression pedal to control macro changes instantly. ∙ TAP.TEMPO: sets the single switch use as a tap tempo pedal to change the BPM tempo using your feet.
  • Page 31 AmpliTube TONEX Pedal ∙ PC+NAME: program change number and name. ∙ BNK+NAME: bank number and name. • SWITCH – Footswitch behavior: dictates if footswitches work at release or press. ∙ RELEASE: Footswitches work at release, press A+B to move a bank down, press B+C to move a bank ∙...

  • Page 32: External Control Setup

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal External control setup Creating macros: expression pedal & single switch An expression pedal and a single switch pedal can be assigned to a parameter or to various parameters to create macros. A macro is an ensemble of parameters, which can be modulated simultaneously via the external control.

  • Page 33: Expression Pedal Calibration

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal The only difference between a single switch or an expression pedal is that with the first one changing from position A to position B is an instant transition (pressing the footswitch), while the second one is a smooth transition (moving the expression pedal).

  • Page 34: Interface Mode

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal Interface mode Using TONEX Pedal’s INTERFACE MODE you can hook it up to your computer and a monitoring system to jam, record and playback music directly from TONEX Pedal. To use TONEX as an audio interface on Windows devices, Windows® 10 or later is required.

  • Page 35: Midi Specifications

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal MIDI specifications PRESETs are arranged in a grid of 50 numbered banks (00-49) with 3 PRESETs each (A, B and C) for a total of 150 PRESETs. PRESET 00A = MIDI Program #000 PRESET 00B = MIDI Program #001...
  • Page 36 AmpliTube TONEX Pedal PARAMETER CONTROL CHANGE # VALUE MAIN PARAMETERS 000 – 127 GAIN 000 – 127 BASS 000 – 127 000 – 127 TREBLE ALT PARAMETERS 000 – 127 COMP/ THRESHOLD 000 – 127 GATE/ THRESHOLD 000 – 127 PRESENCE 000 –...
  • Page 37 AmpliTube TONEX Pedal PARAMETER CONTROL CHANGE # VALUE 000 – 127 VIR/ RESO VIR/ MIC 1 000: COND 001: DYN 002: RBN 000 – 127 VIR/ MIC 1 X 000 – 127 VIR/ MIC 1 Z VIR/ MIC 2 000: COND...
  • Page 38 AmpliTube TONEX Pedal PARAMETER CONTROL CHANGE # VALUE MOD/ PHASER MOD/ PHASER/ SYNC 000: OFF 127: ON 000 – 127 MOD/ PHASER/ RATE (TIMESIGN) 000 – 127 MOD/ PHASER/ DEPTH MOD/ PHASER/ LEVEL 000 - 127 MOD/ FLANGER MOD/ FLANGER/ SYNC...
  • Page 39 AmpliTube TONEX Pedal PARAMETER CONTROL CHANGE # VALUE DELAY/ TAPE DELAY/ TAPE/ SYNC 000: OFF 127: ON 000 – 127 DELAY/ TAPE/ TIME (TIMESIGN) 000 – 127 DELAY/ TAPE / FEEDBACK DELAY/ TAPE / MODE 000: NORMAL 064: PING.PONG DELAY/ TAPE / MIX...
  • Page 40 AmpliTube TONEX Pedal PARAMETER CONTROL CHANGE # VALUE REVERB/ SPRING 4 REVERB/ SPRING 4/ TIME 000 - 127 REVERB/ SPRING 4/ PRE.DELAY 000 - 127 REVERB/ SPRING 4/ COLOR 000 - 127 REVERB/ SPRING 4/ MIX 000 - 127 REVERB/ ROOM...

  • Page 41: Tonex Editor

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal TONEX Editor Use the TONEX Editor application found in the same installer of TONEX for Mac/PC to manage, edit and transfer PRESETs from your computer to the pedal and vice-versa. Make sure to check the TONEX Editor while installing TONEX for Mac/PC to install the software.

  • Page 42: Included Applications

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal Included applications By registering TONEX Pedal on ikregister.com using the included serial number in the registration card you’ll get the following applications. • TONEX MAX for Mac/PC (Player & Modeler) • TONEX Editor • AmpliTube 5 Included applications...

  • Page 43: System Requirements

    AmpliTube TONEX Pedal System requirements To review system requirements reference our website. TONEX for Mac/PC: www.ikmultimedia.com/products/tonex/#specs AmpliTube 5: www.ikmultimedia.com/products/amplitube5/index.php?p=specs System requirements...

  • Page 44: Support

    For other requests such as Product, Sales, or Web info, please go to: www.ikmultimedia.com/contact-us IK Product Manager The IK Product Manager gives you one central location to manage all the latest IK Multimedia products. It’s your central command for registration, downloads, installation, authorization, checking for updates, and much more. •...
  • Page 45 All other product names and images, trademarks and artists names are the property of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with IK Multimedia. Product names are used solely for the purpose of identifying the specific products that were studied during IK Multimedia’s sound model development and for describing certain types of tones produced with IK Multimedia’s digital modeling technology.

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