IK Multimedia TONEX

[Jarick]

If you point me to any capture on ToneNET, I could just give it a try.

Fwiw, it's highly recommended to lower the input gain on the device. I know it's happening in the digital domain, but plenty of 3rd party captures are pretty much over-gained IMO (and I'm not alone with that opinion). My input gain is at 0dB, default is +8, IIRC.

One that was really bad was the Matt Fig JEL V2 profile, that's one that sent me into feedback. I did lower mine to +3 I think but maybe worth trying 0. I would also lower the gain knob a tick. I'm using a PAF level humbucker with slightly hot single coils in my main guitar, not that hot at all.

I kept hearing on higher gain profiles it sounded really flat and compressed across the board.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Matt Fig JEL V2 profile

Is that a free one? Or at least part of Tonex Max?

 

[Sascha Franck]

This one?

Fig JEL50 JEL+ MG 412

JEL50 JEL Boost Channel Mid Gain into JEL 412

tone.net

 

[bucephalus]

One that was really bad was the Matt Fig JEL V2 profile, that's one that sent me into feedback. I did lower mine to +3 I think but maybe worth trying 0. I would also lower the gain knob a tick. I'm using a PAF level humbucker with slightly hot single coils in my main guitar, not that hot at all.

I kept hearing on higher gain profiles it sounded really flat and compressed across the board.

If you're playing with humbuckers you'll need it at the highest at 0.0db input trim

 

[Shask]

One that was really bad was the Matt Fig JEL V2 profile, that's one that sent me into feedback. I did lower mine to +3 I think but maybe worth trying 0. I would also lower the gain knob a tick. I'm using a PAF level humbucker with slightly hot single coils in my main guitar, not that hot at all.

I kept hearing on higher gain profiles it sounded really flat and compressed across the board.

Sounds like something is up with your setup. I use super high gain, use high output humbuckers, and keep the input trim at +3. Most of my sounds are pretty quiet. I find them to be more dynamic than other modelers such as Fractal and Line 6.

Try some if you like high gain chunky tones.

ToneNET

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www.tone.net

 

[EOengineer]

What’s the verdict on the recent update? Better caps or no?

 

[Sascha Franck]

So @Jarick, this is the Matt Fig capture linked above. TXO, powered by a (pretty lame ass) Boss PSU, guitar straight in, output into a Palmer Pan 01 (need that one for ground lifting), XLR into Motu M2.
In the beginning and end the guitar volume is turned all the way down (fwiw, indonesian Schecter Nick Johnston, bridge pickup, which is a SD designed one I snagged off a Framus Diablo, nothing with too much output, seems to sit between a JB and a PAF).
Needless to say, no noise gates were harmed.



I think even with the guitar volume up, the noise level is quite acceptable (even a traditionally post-placed gate in the GT-1000 gets rid of that noise with very civil threshold values and almost zero impact on the dynamics). I also normalized the entire file and then measured the peak of the part with the guitar volume turned down, came in at around -71dB.
For that kinda gainy amp, I actually think that this is quite excellent.