IK Multimedia announces the Tonex Pedal amp-capture unit

March 1, 2023 · 2 sources

IK Multimedia announced the Tonex Pedal in March 2023, according to Sound On Sound, which reviewed it in June 2023¹. The pedal makes the company's amp-capture technology available in a standalone hardware unit¹.

The pedal stores and plays Tone Models, which IK describes as AI Machine Modeling captures of amps, cabinets and pedals, and holds up to 150 presets across 50 banks². Sound On Sound reports the presets are arranged as 50 banks of three¹. The pedal hosts both amp and speaker cab Tone Models, so it can be plugged directly into a PA or full-range amp¹. It includes IK's VIR multi-IR cabinets and a custom IR loader, plus a noise gate, EQ, compressor, two delays, five modulation effects and six stereo reverbs, per IK². Sound On Sound lists five stereo reverbs taken from the company's X-Space pedal¹.

The housing is anodized aluminum with eight knobs, three footswitches and a display²¹. Sound On Sound describes turn-and-push encoders for model, preset and parameter, with dual-function knobs for gain/reverb, bass/compressor, mid/noise gate, treble/presence and volume/depth¹. Connectivity includes a mono quarter-inch input, stereo outputs, headphones, MIDI in and out on 5-pin DIN sockets, an expression pedal input and USB²¹. The converters are 24-bit/192 kHz with a 5 Hz to 24 kHz frequency response and up to 123 dB dynamic range². The USB port also lets the pedal work as an audio interface at a fixed 44.1 kHz¹. IK lists the dimensions as 176 x 142 x 55 mm and the weight as 906 g².

Sound On Sound gives the US price as $399.99¹. The pedal ships with TONEX MAX, TONEX Editor and AmpliTube 5 software².