![]() ![]() For the capture process, you can run Tonex with a simple two‑in, two‑out audio interface, though the routing may be easier if your interface has four or more outputs I used my PreSonus Studio 192 interface for the review tests. The approach to capturing and reproducing your sound is underpinned by machine learning, and Tonex aims to capture the sound of any amp or cabinet, either miked or direct from the amplifier output, the latter option enabling the user to team their amp with different AmpliTube cabinet emulations, of course. The software walks you through setting things up, including focusing the machine‑learning process on the sort of setup you’re trying to capture, as well as providing a helpful routing diagram. The supplied Tone Models include many of the same amplifiers that you might find in AmpliTube, the difference being that these have all been captured from real amps using the Tonex process as opposed to being the more traditional models hosted by AmpliTube. Tonex SE comes bundled with an AXE I/O interface, along with 200 models, or you can opt for Tonex Capture (essentially Tonex SE plus the Tonex Capture hardware), or the all‑you‑can‑eat Tonex Max, which includes 1000 Tone Models. Tonex comes in a number of forms including a free CS version that includes 20 ready‑made Tone Models and 20 user Tone Models, but doesn’t include the Modeler. ![]() Connection to ToneNET is made from within the program, or it can be accessed via a web browser. There is also a Tonex app for iOS that can make use of Tone Models on mobile devices. It’s is a two‑part system, comprising the Modeler, which is used to capture the Tone Models, and the Player, from where the Tone Models can be used, tweaked and also uploaded to ToneNET ( for the benefit of other users. Tonex can run stand‑alone or as a plug‑in, and within AmpliTube 5 it’s available alongside the software’s existing content, which means you can add AmpliTube’s modelled effects to your own Tone Models. For this review, my tests were done on an M1 Mac Mini running Big Sur. Tonex is available for both Mac (including M1) and Windows machines, though Mac users will need a machine that runs Big Sur or later to host it (folk like me still hanging onto their decade‑old ‘cheesegrater’ Mac Pros won’t be able to run it). But IK Multimedia have long been active in the amp‑modelling game, and they’ve now developed their own software‑based profiling approach, which integrates with their existing AmpliTube 5 environment. The concept of modelling specific amplifier and mic setups by analysing test signals passed through them is not a new one: products such as Kemper’s hardware Profiling Amp range and Neural DSP’s software Quad Cortex, for example, have done that for a while. Tonex lets you capture and share the sound of your guitar amps, pedals and miking setups. ![]()
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