IK Multimedia TONEX Pedal

susbemol · January 2023

This was apparently listed on a US retail website before getting pulled down. $499 retail.

Looks like they might be targeting an audience after a "mini kemper stage" type of pedal?

Manufacturer's blurb:

TONEX Pedal lets you store and play thousands of the world's most sought-after amps, cabs and pedals - or your own gear, modeled in minutes.

IK's ground-breaking AI Machine Modeling technology captures every nuance of any guitar and bass amp, cab or pedal. Choose from an online library of thousands of rre, one-of-a-kind rigs, or use the included TONEX software to literally model your own gear at home on your computer.

TONEX Pedal includes 480 Premium Tone Models of your choice plus unlimited access to free user Tone Models, for a limitless supply of sonic inspiration. In addition to letting you load up to 300 separate Tone Models to use at once, TONEX Pedal also offers IK's award-winning VIR(TM) cabinet and mic simulation, a custom IR loader to use your own impulses, plus an advanced noise gate, analog-modeled EQ and compressor, and stereo reverb derived from our award-winning AmpliTube X-TIME pedal.

Made in Italy, TONEX Pedal features a rugged aluminum chassis, 24-bit, 192 kHz processing, massively wide 5 Hz-24 kHz response, and a whisper-quiet 123 dB noise floor. Plus TONEX Pedal also doubles as a 24 bit/96 kHz USB audio interface, so you don't need any other gear in the studio. And a convenient Editor application makes it easy to explore Tone Models and sync back to TONEX Pedal for never-ending inspiration.

digitalscream · January 2023

Can't wait for Cliff to tell us all how it's crap and useless, no matter how good it sounds

duotone · February 2023

https://youtu.be/t30CrVMZ8is

duotone · February 2023

https://youtu.be/zgC29drTZ_g

duotone · February 2023

https://youtu.be/yLwL6nmLS1Q

Jota · February 2023

$399 in the States.

susbemol · February 2023

Looks like it's £399 at Andertons (https://www.andertons.co.uk/ik-multimedia-amplitube-tonex-machine-modelling-pedal) so I'd expect it to sell well.

allen · February 2023

There is a lot of exciting gear coming out. and we haven't even had NAMM yet.

TTBZ · February 2023

£399 is a good price if it sounds good - the demos so far have been pretty decent! I'm tempted.

John_P · February 2023

These look great. Almost certainly ordering one as a backup for my quad cortex.

chrishill901 · February 2023

Includes Tonex MAX (150 euro) and it's an interface?? Really seems like a no-brainer. They've knocked it out the park here

susbemol · February 2023

Well, the proof is in the pudding, as they say. We'll have to wait to play and listen in person and compare it to other stuff that is already available.

I remember the hype when their first pedals (reverb/delay/mod) in this format were launched but it looks like shops can't give them things away now.

Kebabkid · February 2023

Looks like an interesting product and some good vids appearing - I liked The Studio Rats one

JohnCordy · February 2023

it's pretty cool - I'd have expected someone else to have cracked this by now - but being able to run a capture/profile on hardware as well as in DAW/plugin seems like an important first?!!

kennedydream1980 · February 2023

I’ve ordered one from Andertons. The Studio Rats demo tipped me over the edge.

Fiftyshadesofjay · February 2023

susbemol said:

Well, the proof is in the pudding, as they say. We'll have to wait to play and listen in person and compare it to other stuff that is already available.

I remember the hype when their first pedals (reverb/delay/mod) in this format were launched but it looks like shops can't give them things away now.

Just download the free version of the ToneX plugin and give it a go, it’s the same thing,

susbemol · February 2023

Already did that when it first launched. It seemed ok but I preferred my Kemper.

It is possible they have better captures available now.

PolarityMan · February 2023

Its a big thing that they are the first to have the profiles runnable in software and hardware but success is going to be really dependent on whether they can get the profile ecosystem behind them that kemper has. The price of this is really good but with no loop it seems like it would be a bit of a pain to integrate into a rig that was already using a modeller for FX, even small ones like the smaller helix models. Also no XLR out is a bit of a ballache too. Wonder if they will release a bigger version down the line with FX included or better integration features.

TTBZ · February 2023

Just thinking it would be great in the loop of an HX Stomp or HXFX though. Although you're potentially stacking up ad/da latencies a bit, and I also wonder if the captures vs models are a big enough difference or improvement to warrant an extra pedal, over having it all in one unit.

allen · February 2023

I don't think it really needs a loop.

pedals (e.g. overdrive) --> tonex (including cab sim) --> time/mod pedals --> amplification (pa/frfr/headphones)

or as someone just said, put it in the loop of a multifx box and route it at will.

A loop is to put time/mod effects after preamp but before power amplification. There isn't any power amplification in this afaik.

Also why the blackstar amped 1 needs a loop.

fretmeister · February 2023

Bass demo too

Sounds pretty good to me.

John_P · February 2023

I'm disappointed to see it only have one set of outputs, having the option of a cab free out to connect to backline and one with an ir for the pa is pretty standard these days and an oversight.

NickB · February 2023

John_P said:

I'm disappointed to see it only have one set of outputs, having the option of a cab free out to connect to backline and one with an ir for the pa is pretty standard these days and an oversight.

I sent IK Multimedia an email on this very subject and the response Unfortunately, currently you cannot split the signal this way but the team is looking into it.

guitartango · February 2023

JohnCordy said:

it's pretty cool - I'd have expected someone else to have cracked this by now - but being able to run a capture/profile on hardware as well as in DAW/plugin seems like an important first?!!

Typical John Cordy, tells it like it is, unlike the other sugar coated youtubers.

Keep up the good work

Bod · February 2023

I'm not really in need of the pedal, but I took the plunge with the Tonex plugin yesterday. Wow! Just, wow! Clean and crunch tones are amazingly dynamic.

melod · February 2023

I think the prices for Kemper and QC/Fractal are a bit over the top by now given that mini computer boxes are not that high tech and many companies have figured out modelling/profiling algorithms.

I wish Kemper would do a small box to just load profiles and play without the profiling function for under 1k. I would be up for that.

ToneX is on the right path but a couple of demos didn’t excite me that much.

melod · February 2023

Ok…I am actually interested now

NelsonP · February 2023

This looks pretty cool. Definitely interested to hear some reviews from real punters when the get their grubby mitts on this.

kennedydream1980 · February 2023

NelsonP said:

This looks pretty cool. Definitely interested to hear some reviews from real punters when the get their grubby mitts on this.

I’ll post my thoughts once I get mine. I’ve owned all the big hitters so I have many points of reference to compare it to.

firepaulmusic · February 2023

kennedydream1980 said:

NelsonP said:

This looks pretty cool. Definitely interested to hear some reviews from real punters when the get their grubby mitts on this.

I’ll post my thoughts once I get mine. I’ve owned all the big hitters so I have many points of reference to compare it to.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts…

kennedydream1980 · February 2023

I cancelled my original Andertons order as the dispatch date kept slipping (Originally said Monday 20th, now says Friday 24th Feb).
I've now ordered it from GuitarGuitar as they have it in stock. All being well I should have it on Wednesday.

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