Audio Sprockets makes ToneDexter II available, adds TapDexter foot-switch

July 1, 2024 · 1 sources

Audio Sprockets announced in July 2024 that the redesigned ToneDexter II is available direct from the company and from a select group of instrument dealers worldwide. The maker said it launched the pedal in January 2024 and that the first two production batches sold out instantly¹.

The pedal is a preamp for piezo pickups. Audio Sprockets says it learns the difference between how an instrument sounds through a microphone and how it sounds through its pickup, then uses proprietary WaveMap technology to correct the pickup so that it sounds like the mic. Players can store different mic positions, different mics and different instrument WaveMaps, and name and back them up through a USB web browser interface. The maker lists a new color screen, additional routing options, a configurable FX loop, faster and more accurate training, an enhanced tuner, a graphical EQ, tone shaping with anti-feedback algorithms, and more options for external foot-pedal and MIDI control¹.

Audio Sprockets says the pedal suits acoustic guitar, violin, cello, upright bass, mandolin and banjo, and can be used with electric guitars that have a piezo pickup in addition to magnetic coil pickups¹.

The company also launched TapDexter, a dual momentary foot-switch. Audio Sprockets says it lets players scroll up and down through WaveMap presets or duplicate the Mute and Boost functions, so the ToneDexter II can be placed away from the stage floor¹.

The announcement does not give a release date or further detail on the two software updates. ToneDexter II is listed at US$599 and TapDexter at US$79, both direct from Audio Sprockets and from select dealers¹.