Description
IK Multimedia TONEX Board – Professional AI Guitar and Bass Processor IK Multimedia TONEX Board is an advanced guitar and bass processor that brings AI Machine Modeling® technology to a powerful hardware platform designed for the stage, studio, rehearsals, and everyday tone creation. It lets you use realistic models of amplifiers, cabinets, and effects while building complete rigs with two independent signal paths, flexible routing, and processors from the TONEX and AmpliTube ecosystems. A large touchscreen, footswitches, and professional connectivity make it easy to create sophisticated sounds, save them, and control your entire setup during live performances.
Product Features At the heart of the unit is the award-winning AI Machine Modeling® technology, designed to reproduce the character, dynamics, feel, and response of real amplifiers, cabinets, and effects. You get 2,000 premium Tone Models plus access to more than 60,000 Tone Models and presets through ToneNET. The processor can run up to four Tone Models simultaneously across two independent signal paths. These capabilities are complemented by 76 effects from TONEX, AmpliTube, and newly designed processors, with up to 12 effect slots available. VIR™ cabinet technology and support for custom impulse responses further expand your cabinet configuration options.
A Complete Amp Modeling and Effects System IK Multimedia TONEX Board allows you to create much more sophisticated configurations than a traditional single-amp model. Its dual-signal-path architecture supports stereo, dual-amp, wet/dry, and parallel setups. For example, you can combine two AI-captured amplifier models with distortion, overdrive, or fuzz Tone Models and add further processors to create a complete virtual rig.
You have access to 76 effects across nine categories, including drive, modulation, pitch, EQ, filters, reverb, dynamics, delay, and utility processors. Flexible effect placement lets you create everything from straightforward traditional pedalboard configurations to expansive studio-style rigs. The stereo FX loop can operate as a single stereo loop or as two independent mono loops, making it easy to integrate your favorite external pedals and processors into the signal chain.
Operation is made intuitive by a high-resolution 5-inch color touchscreen and physical controls that provide quick access to essential parameters. Four footswitches support Preset, Scene, and Stomp modes. During a performance, you can recall complete configurations, switch Scenes, or control individual effects without taking your hands off the instrument. Up to 1,440 preset slots can be organized into setlists, making it easy to prepare sounds for numerous songs, performances, and different musical projects.
Applications The processor is suitable for guitarists and bassists looking for a single command center for their complete rig. On stage, you can connect it directly to a PA or FRFR system, integrate it with a traditional amplifier, or use a four-cable method setup. Independent output pairs provide flexible signal routing, allowing you to send different signals to different destinations, including configurations with and without cabinet simulation.
In the studio, advanced routing makes it possible to create stereo and parallel configurations and incorporate external effects. The inputs can accommodate mono, stereo, or two independent signal sources, expanding its usefulness beyond guitar and bass to keyboards, synthesizers, grooveboxes, and other instruments. Integration with TONEX software and the dedicated editor makes transferring and organizing tones between your computer and hardware convenient and efficient.
Detailed Technical Specifications Modeling technology: AI Machine Modeling® Premium Tone Models: 2,000 ToneNET access: more than 60,000 Tone Models and presets Simultaneous Tone Models: up to 4 Signal paths: 2 independent paths Effects: 76 TONEX, AmpliTube, and newly designed effects Effect slots: up to 12 Cabinet technology: VIR™ and custom IR support Preset capacity: up to 1,440 presets organized into 12 setlists Display: 5" high-resolution color touchscreen Foot control: 4 footswitches with Preset, Scene, and Stomp modes Audio converters: 24-bit / 192 kHz Frequency response: 5 Hz–24 kHz Dynamic range: up to 123 dB Input: stereo, supporting mono, stereo, and two independent sources Main outputs: 2 x XLR Additional outputs: 2 x TRS Effects loop: stereo or 2 independent mono loops Headphone output: 3.5 mm MIDI: MIDI IN/OUT, 5-pin DIN External control: 2 Expression/EXT Control inputs USB: USB-C 2.0 Four-cable method support Dimensions: 235 × 184 × 72 mm Weight: 1.6 kg Materials and Construction The hardware is designed to serve as the central hub of sophisticated stage and studio rigs. The clear touchscreen provides direct visual access to parameters and signal paths, while physical controls allow you to make quick adjustments. Four footswitches provide practica...