r/tonemasterpro

Image 1 — New setup
Image 2 — New setup

New setup

I had a bunch of random spare parts laying around from stuff I no longer use in my work/desk setup so I threw together a little semi mobile station for my tone master pro. I sit a lot when working so standing while I play is preferred for me.

I can wheel it around my basement/mancave area. All in other than the monitors it was relatively cheap shit I had from Amazon from past setups.

The whole thing is built around a 70 dollar monitor stand I think.

u/PralineExtension — 5 days ago

Dial My Tone’s Tone Master Pro update is live—preset downloads, USB sending and more

Hey everyone! I posted about Dial My Tone here a little while ago. The TMP support needed quite a bit of work back then, so I wanted to come back with an update now that it’s in much better shape. It's still free to use, while i test it out and gather feedback.

I generated the song Little Sister by Queens of the Stone Age as a test. see screenshot for resulting signal chain and click the link to see this chain on Dial My Tone, you can follow this link to see the full generated preset on Dial my tone.

I’ve since spent time testing with a physical TMP, playing through the presets and fixing the things that weren’t working properly.

Here’s what’s now live:-

- Download a native preset and import it through Fender Pro Control.

- Audition a tone over USB, then save it to a slot on your TMP from a compatible desktop browser.

- Parallel signal paths and Scenes, with different sounds for different parts of a song.

- Updated amp/effect settings, better volume balance between clean and driven scenes, and fixes for settings that were making some presets go silent.

The hardware testing was on firmware 1.8.58.

For anyone who missed my earlier post, Dial My Tone is a guitar tone and preset generator I built because I spend way too much time chasing tones myself.

You can ask for a particular song, an artist-inspired sound, or describe something you have in mind. DMT uses your device, guitar, pickups and how you’re listening—headphones, FRFR or an amp—to put together the amps, cabs, effects and settings.

A few other things you can do:

- See the researched original rig behind a song and how it translates to your gear.

- Ask for changes like “less gain,” “warmer lead” or “less delay” without starting over.

- Save your tones and share a preset link with someone (similar to how i shared above).

- Generate tones for other supported gear too, including Helix/HX, Fractal, Spark, HeadRush and more.

The idea is to give you a really close soubding preset to original song with artists gear, so you can spend more time playing. Your guitar and setup still make a difference, and there’s always room to tweak things to taste.

If you tried the TMP on DMT before and it didn’t work out, I’d love for you to give it another go. And if something sounds off, tell me the song, your setup and what you’re hearing. That feedback has already helped me fix a lot.

You can try it here: Dial My Tone

u/dialmytone — 11 days ago

Who’s moved to TMP from the other big guys?

Hey everyone, I’m looking for experiences of anyone who has made the switch from other modelers to the tone master pro - specifically fractal and quad cortex.

I’m wanting to jump into modeling for the first time (sort of, I do have a Tonex plug - sounds good but prefer modelers to captures and can’t stand scrolling through endless bad captures. I also have a Yamaha THR 10. Love it but want to dive into the newest technology.)

Mostly I just play my telecaster through my 67 super reverb at house appropriate levels. However I’ve been wanting to get more effects. Just classic rock and blues stuff mostly but recently have been into learning the screaming yet melodic 80’s solos, so when I started adding up just a handful of pedals I figured I might as well just get a modeler. Then I can do anything I need.

I was set on fractal but then I started watching videos of people actually setting up rigs and knew I was not going to go through all that. Anything you need a computer for I end up never using. I tried the whole audio interface into the computer and I just don’t like using a computer to play guitar.

Then I started looking into the quad cortex and the new John Mayer stuff. People say it sounds really good, and looks easier to use. Also found headrush and like the price but I don’t really get the hype over NAM2 and I’m always a buy the best quality I can afford, spend a little more up front but have something I’m happy with still years later and that lasts.

Sorry for the long explanation, but I came across the TMP and the UI looks like just what I need. I want to be up and playing with a sound as fast as possible and I want it to make sense and I want the best sound possible. I just play at home along with songs and sometimes go to my buddy’s basement with bass and drums. Oh and the nearest guitar center is about an hour away, so maybe in a few weeks I can make the trip and try one.

EDIT: to add, I obviously love Fender stuff in spite of everything but my biggest fear is that Fender will let the support for this product fall to the wayside. Just from initial impressions it seems other modeling companies have really strong, proven support, and also strong communities around their products.

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u/BrewsterBash — 13 days ago

reboot on stage

has anyone else experienced this? I really like the unit, it’s fantastic sounding. but man… standing on stage 2 weeks ago, it just randomly rebooted on me. what can you do? I stood there, dumbfounded… waiting for the thing to come back to life. ever since, I’m just beyond paranoid this will happen again. I get it, it’s a purpose built computer and all… but this situation has got me looking at alternatives. am I alone in this?

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u/jeffmn — 13 days ago