TONEX Just Made Finding Your Dream Tone Stupidly Easy

What Is ToneNET Preset Sharing?

If you've been living under a rock (or just too busy playing guitar, which is totally valid), here's the deal: IK Multimedia just dropped TONEX version 1.11.0 on April 2nd, and it includes a feature called ToneNET Preset Sharing. It's a free update. For everyone. Even if you're running the free TONEX CS tier.

So what does it actually do? Instead of just sharing individual Tonex captures on ToneNET (which was already cool), you can now upload and download complete presets. We're talking full signal chains: your amp capture, your effects, your routing, your settings. The whole enchilada. Someone dials in a killer tone? You can grab the entire rig, load it up, and be playing in seconds.

That's not a small thing. That's a massive thing.

Why This Is a Bigger Deal Than You Think

Let's be real for a second. One of the biggest pain points with any modeler or capture platform has always been the "last mile" problem. You find an incredible amp capture. You load it up. It sounds... fine? But not like the demo. Not like the YouTube video that made you click "download" in the first place.

The reason is simple: the amp capture is only one piece of the puzzle. The EQ settings, the drive pedal in front, the compressor, the reverb tail, the cab IR, the signal routing. All of that matters. And until now, sharing all of that context was basically impossible unless someone wrote a novel in the description box.

ToneNET Preset Sharing fixes this completely. When someone shares a preset now, you get everything. The full signal chain. It's like the difference between getting a recipe's ingredient list versus getting the ingredient list, the cooking instructions, the oven temperature, and a video of the chef making it. You're not guessing anymore.

How It Actually Works

The workflow is dead simple, which is exactly how it should be. Inside TONEX (software, mobile, wherever), you browse ToneNET presets filtered by the stuff that actually matters: artist name, song title, genre, playing style. Not "neural network architecture" or "latent parameter count." Music stuff. The stuff you care about.

Find something you like? Download it. The preset loads with the complete signal chain intact. If you're running a TONEX Pedal, TONEX ONE, or the brand new TONEX Plug hardware, you can transfer the preset directly to your device. Browse on your phone during lunch, transfer to your pedal before rehearsal. Done.

There are already hundreds of presets on ToneNET, with new ones dropping daily from the community, from IK Multimedia themselves, and from official Tone Partners. You can even preview Premium Tone Models inside complete presets before you buy them. Try before you buy, with the full context of how that tone was meant to be used. That's smart.

The TONEX Ecosystem Is Getting Scary Good

Let's zoom out for a second because IK Multimedia has been on an absolute tear lately. In March, they dropped TONEX 1.10.0 (the "TONEX Modeler" update) which made training captures up to 87% faster on modern GPUs and Apple Silicon Macs. Two minutes to train a capture. Two minutes! Plus batch processing, so you can capture a dozen amps in one session and let the training run overnight.

Then they launched the TONEX Plug, their most portable hardware yet. Signature Collections from Joe Satriani, Gus G., Alex Lifeson. Factory content from MESA/Boogie and ENGL. And now preset sharing that ties the entire ecosystem together.

If you're using Tonex captures (and if you're not, seriously, what are you waiting for?), the platform just got a whole lot more powerful. The gap between "I downloaded a cool amp capture" and "I have a gig-ready tone" just shrunk to basically nothing.

What This Means for Your Workflow

Here's where it gets fun for the practical players out there. Think about your workflow right now. You grab a Tonex capture, load it up, then spend 20 minutes tweaking effects, dialing in the EQ, finding the right cab. That's fine if you enjoy tweaking (and let's be honest, a lot of us do). But sometimes you just want to plug in and play.

With ToneNET presets, you can do exactly that. Search for the song you're learning, find a preset that nails the tone, and start playing. Or search by genre if you're writing and need inspiration. Need a thick, saturated modern metal tone? Filter by genre, grab a preset, and you're chugging in seconds. Want something chimey and Fender-clean for a country session? Same deal.

And if you're a tone tweaker who loves dialing things in? Presets are a killer starting point. Grab someone else's signal chain, then swap in your favorite Tonex captures from Six String Lab and make it your own. Best of both worlds.

How This Stacks Up Against the Competition

Let's talk about the elephant in the room. Pretty much every major platform has some form of tone sharing now. Kemper profiles have Rig Exchange. Neural DSP has its cloud. Line 6 has CustomTone. But ToneNET's approach of sharing complete signal chains (not just amp models) with music-first filtering is genuinely different.

Most tone-sharing platforms make you search by gear name or technical specs. ToneNET lets you search by "I want to sound like this song" or "I play this genre." That's a subtle but important shift. It's designed for musicians first, gear nerds second. (Don't worry, you can still nerd out. It just doesn't require it.)

And the cross-device sync is slick. The fact that you can browse presets on your computer, find something you love, and push it to your TONEX Pedal without cables or exports or file management is the kind of seamless experience that makes you wonder why it took this long.

Pair It With the Right Captures

Here's our hot take: ToneNET presets are only as good as the captures inside them. A beautifully crafted signal chain built around a mediocre amp capture is still going to sound mediocre. That's where quality captures make all the difference.

Six String Lab has been cranking out premium Tonex captures that are designed to sit perfectly in a mix, whether you're recording at home or playing live. Swap our captures into any ToneNET preset and hear the difference for yourself. We also have killer Kemper profiles, NAM captures, HeadRush clones, and NeuralDSP captures if you're rocking a different platform.

Not sure where to start? Grab one of our free packs and see what all the fuss is about. Zero risk, all tone.

The Bottom Line

TONEX version 1.11.0 with ToneNET Preset Sharing is one of those updates that sounds simple on paper but fundamentally changes how you interact with the platform. Sharing complete signal chains instead of isolated captures means less guessing, less tweaking, and more playing. The music-first search filters mean you spend less time scrolling and more time finding tones that actually fit what you're working on. And the cross-device compatibility means your tones go wherever you go.

IK Multimedia has been making all the right moves in 2026, and this update cements TONEX as one of the most complete and accessible tone platforms out there. Whether you're a bedroom player, a gigging musician, or a studio rat, ToneNET Preset Sharing just made your life easier.

Now go update your TONEX, browse some presets, and load up some Six String Lab captures while you're at it. Your tone will thank you.