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[DieSchmalle]

[...]The gain stuff ain't great out of the box but cleans sound nice. Looking forward to trying some V2 captures.

I think the stock gain stuff is great. I could play hard rock riffs on some of them for days.

 

[Jarick]

Okay it took a few hours of updating and screwing around but I figured out how to get the Tonex Editor connected to all the crap I bought last November and the ToneNET models.

Since I got a ton of Tonex collections as part of the group buy last year, I have over 1000 factory models to pick from on top of I think close to 50,000 user uploads. Sorting amps by "Amp Based On" really helps. I struggled before but now I can see what I have easier.

I REALLY like the Mesa Boogie collection. The Dual Rectifier in particular sounds awesome, like what I imagined in my head a Dual Rec sounded like when I was a kid and really wanted one, but much better than the actual amps I played back then because I had no idea how to dial one in (and I still don't). It makes me want to mess around with the real deal again.

The clean Dumble sounds really nice too, as do some of the Fender cleans.

I put the Tonex in the loop of my FM9 because why not...helps to use the effects from the Fractal and I can A/B switch quickly between the Fractal amp/cab and Tonex. There is a tiny bit of added latency but it's not too bad.

Overall, the Tonex stuff seems a bit more compressed sounding than the Fractal off the hop with a little less high and low extension. Most of these are the V1 captures though so the V2 may be a bit different. I didn't like most of the V2 ToneNET stuff and all the collections I bought are V1 so sticking with that.

Tonex is noisier though with higher gain and the built in noise gate is pretty bad. Seems like some captures are better than others though.

I will say though compared to the Kemper (from memory as I sold mine again), the Tonex stuff sounds better. It doesn't have a stuffy midrange, the highs and lows are less shelved, and I just generally like what I hear more.

 

[dean701]

Okay it took a few hours of updating and screwing around but I figured out how to get the Tonex Editor connected to all the crap I bought last November and the ToneNET models.

Since I got a ton of Tonex collections as part of the group buy last year, I have over 1000 factory models to pick from on top of I think close to 50,000 user uploads. Sorting amps by "Amp Based On" really helps. I struggled before but now I can see what I have easier.

I REALLY like the Mesa Boogie collection. The Dual Rectifier in particular sounds awesome, like what I imagined in my head a Dual Rec sounded like when I was a kid and really wanted one, but much better than the actual amps I played back then because I had no idea how to dial one in (and I still don't). It makes me want to mess around with the real deal again.

The clean Dumble sounds really nice too, as do some of the Fender cleans.

I put the Tonex in the loop of my FM9 because why not...helps to use the effects from the Fractal and I can A/B switch quickly between the Fractal amp/cab and Tonex. There is a tiny bit of added latency but it's not too bad.

Overall, the Tonex stuff seems a bit more compressed sounding than the Fractal off the hop with a little less high and low extension. Most of these are the V1 captures though so the V2 may be a bit different. I didn't like most of the V2 ToneNET stuff and all the collections I bought are V1 so sticking with that.

Tonex is noisier though with higher gain and the built in noise gate is pretty bad. Seems like some captures are better than others though.

I will say though compared to the Kemper (from memory as I sold mine again), the Tonex stuff sounds better. It doesn't have a stuffy midrange, the highs and lows are less shelved, and I just generally like what I hear more.

Keep in mind that when you put things in the Fractal loop, FAS is adding some 'Fractalness'. IMO the Tonex sounds way better when the guitar goes straight into the Tonex.

 

[Shask]

Okay it took a few hours of updating and screwing around but I figured out how to get the Tonex Editor connected to all the crap I bought last November and the ToneNET models.

Since I got a ton of Tonex collections as part of the group buy last year, I have over 1000 factory models to pick from on top of I think close to 50,000 user uploads. Sorting amps by "Amp Based On" really helps. I struggled before but now I can see what I have easier.

I REALLY like the Mesa Boogie collection. The Dual Rectifier in particular sounds awesome, like what I imagined in my head a Dual Rec sounded like when I was a kid and really wanted one, but much better than the actual amps I played back then because I had no idea how to dial one in (and I still don't). It makes me want to mess around with the real deal again.

The clean Dumble sounds really nice too, as do some of the Fender cleans.

I put the Tonex in the loop of my FM9 because why not...helps to use the effects from the Fractal and I can A/B switch quickly between the Fractal amp/cab and Tonex. There is a tiny bit of added latency but it's not too bad.

Overall, the Tonex stuff seems a bit more compressed sounding than the Fractal off the hop with a little less high and low extension. Most of these are the V1 captures though so the V2 may be a bit different. I didn't like most of the V2 ToneNET stuff and all the collections I bought are V1 so sticking with that.

Tonex is noisier though with higher gain and the built in noise gate is pretty bad. Seems like some captures are better than others though.

I will say though compared to the Kemper (from memory as I sold mine again), the Tonex stuff sounds better. It doesn't have a stuffy midrange, the highs and lows are less shelved, and I just generally like what I hear more.

I have been liking ToneX better for my high gain chug stuff than my Fractal. I find it has a more immediate punchy feel, and sounds more like an amp, instead of a recording of an amp.

Making my own V2 captures is what really pushed the bar. Capturing my own tube amps through loadboxes is basically giving me my tones in a digital format. I agree some of the captures are noisy, but mine come out pretty quiet. I really think how it is captured makes a big difference on noise. I use transformer isolated boxes and isolated power supplies, so they end up pretty quiet. I do agree the noise gate sucks. I am really hoping they update it one day. I know they have the technology, as Amplitube has some good gates/NR.

I just got a Plug today, so looking forward to checking it out in that format. It is nice to be able to use the same sounds in a plugin, in a pedal, and a headphone unit.

 

[Shask]

Keep in mind that when you put things in the Fractal loop, FAS is adding some 'Fractalness'. IMO the Tonex sounds way better when the guitar goes straight into the Tonex.

I find this always happens. That is one reason I dont like to use my Fractals in the loop of my tube amps without a parallel mixer for effects.

 

[Shask]

Okay it took a few hours of updating and screwing around but I figured out how to get the Tonex Editor connected to all the crap I bought last November and the ToneNET models.

Since I got a ton of Tonex collections as part of the group buy last year, I have over 1000 factory models to pick from on top of I think close to 50,000 user uploads. Sorting amps by "Amp Based On" really helps. I struggled before but now I can see what I have easier.

I REALLY like the Mesa Boogie collection. The Dual Rectifier in particular sounds awesome, like what I imagined in my head a Dual Rec sounded like when I was a kid and really wanted one, but much better than the actual amps I played back then because I had no idea how to dial one in (and I still don't). It makes me want to mess around with the real deal again.

The clean Dumble sounds really nice too, as do some of the Fender cleans.

I put the Tonex in the loop of my FM9 because why not...helps to use the effects from the Fractal and I can A/B switch quickly between the Fractal amp/cab and Tonex. There is a tiny bit of added latency but it's not too bad.

Overall, the Tonex stuff seems a bit more compressed sounding than the Fractal off the hop with a little less high and low extension. Most of these are the V1 captures though so the V2 may be a bit different. I didn't like most of the V2 ToneNET stuff and all the collections I bought are V1 so sticking with that.

Tonex is noisier though with higher gain and the built in noise gate is pretty bad. Seems like some captures are better than others though.

I will say though compared to the Kemper (from memory as I sold mine again), the Tonex stuff sounds better. It doesn't have a stuffy midrange, the highs and lows are less shelved, and I just generally like what I hear more.

If you like high gain metal chug sounds (and some medium gain -> higher gain Marshall type sounds), I have shared several of the Tone Models I have made. You can see if you like any of these.

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