IK Multimedia launches TONEX Board amp modeling and effects unit

August 28, 2026 · 1 sources

IK Multimedia announced the launch of the TONEX Board, a floor-based amp modeling and effects unit built on the company's TONEX platform. The maker's product page carries the heading "IK Launches TONEX Board"¹.

The unit runs up to four simultaneous Tone Models per preset, described by IK as one amp and one stomp per path, with up to 12 effect slots per chain¹. It holds up to 1,440 presets across 12 setlists, arranged as 60 banks of three presets¹. IK lists 70+ built-in effects derived from AmpliTube and custom-designed processors, plus a Custom IR Loader module using VIR (Volumetric Impulse Response) technology¹. A separate section of the page states 76 effects across 9 categories, made up of 51 from AmpliTube, 15 TONEX effects and 10 new ones¹.

Hardware includes a 5-inch color touchscreen, five encoders and four footswitches with LED indicators, with Preset, Scene and Stomp workflow modes¹. The input is stereo, which IK says accommodates guitar, bass, keyboards, synths and grooveboxes¹. Outputs are two independent stereo pairs, 2x XLR balanced and 2x TRS, intended to route cabinet and non-cabinet signals separately¹. There is a stereo FX loop that can also run as two independent mono send/return loops, placeable anywhere in the chain, plus a headphone output, 5-pin DIN MIDI IN/OUT and two expression pedal or EXT control inputs¹. USB-C handles preset and tone model transfer, firmware updates and audio interface use¹.

It states that complete TONEX Board preset sharing and downloads begin October 1¹. Included software is listed as TONEX Modeler, TONEX software, TONEX Board Editor, TONEX 2 MAX and AmpliTube 5 MAX¹. The page also carries the heading "IK Releases New TONEX 2 Player" and a link titled "Pete Thorn Takes on TONEX Board"¹.