TONEX
TONEX is a Mac guitar and bass tone modeling app for capturing, organizing, playing, and recording amp, cabinet, and pedal sounds.
What is TONEX?
TONEX is a native Mac and PC music app for guitarists and bassists who want to capture, browse, shape, and play modeled tones based on real amps, cabinets, and pedals. It works as a standalone desktop application and also fits into recording workflows as a plug-in, making it useful for practice, studio work, preset management, and live preparation. The software includes tools for organizing Tone Models and presets, searching libraries, loading cabinet responses, and refining sounds with built-in effects and signal-chain controls. It also connects with the wider TONEX ecosystem, including ToneNET content sharing and compatible TONEX hardware for moving sounds between computer and stage setups. Published by IK Multimedia Production srl, TONEX is mainly used by musicians who want flexible amp-style tones without relying only on physical gear.
Key features
- Capture amps, cabinets, and pedals as reusable Tone Models
- Play and record tones in the standalone app or inside a DAW
- Browse, search, favorite, and organize Tone Models and presets
- Edit signal chains with cabinet options, effects, and tone-shaping controls
- Load and manage custom IRs alongside built-in cabinet options
- Download, share, and manage community and premium tones through ToneNET
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
TONEX is legitimate music-production software. It normally needs access to audio devices, local files such as presets or impulse responses, and optional online access for downloads, account features, and ToneNET content. Removing it will mainly affect your saved presets, downloaded tone libraries, and related IK Multimedia workflows, so export or back up anything important before cleanup.
Recommendation: Keep TONEX if you use IK Multimedia guitar or bass tone tools, record music on your Mac, or manage TONEX presets and hardware. If you no longer use it, you can remove the app, but save any custom Tone Models, presets, or related project assets first.
Common paths
/Applications/TONEX.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.ikmultimedia.TONEX
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/IK Multimedia/TONEX
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.ikmultimedia.TONEX.plist
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