Tone Model
a captured amp or pedal
A Tone Model is TONEX capture of a real amp or pedal, the raw sound at the heart of your tone. You browse, load and share Tone Models, then build presets around them.
Everything you need to export presets from IK Multimedia, across TONEX and AmpliTube. Learn exactly how Tone Models, presets, the TONEX Librarian and ToneNET work, so you can export your tones, back them up, import them, and get every preset ready to share or sell.
Before you export anything, it helps to know how IK Multimedia organizes your tones across TONEX and AmpliTube. These few ideas cover the whole ecosystem, from the TONEX ONE to AmpliTube 5.
A Tone Model is TONEX capture of a real amp or pedal, the raw sound at the heart of your tone. You browse, load and share Tone Models, then build presets around them.
A preset is one complete tone: a Tone Model or AmpliTube rig with its cab, effects and settings. TONEX presets export as .txp files, and AmpliTube presets as .at5p files.
Your whole TONEX collection lives in a Library.db file. IRs are the cab WAV files a preset can use. Keep both safe when you back up or move machines.
TONEX for Mac and PC, plus the free TONEX Editor, manage your Tone Models and move presets to the TONEX Pedal or ONE.
AmpliTube presets are .at5p files that live in the AmpliTube 5 Presets folder, shared by copying the file.
ToneNET shares Tone Models and presets online. IK Product Manager installs and authorizes them.
Exporting presets from IK Multimedia takes just a few things. Get these ready first and the how to below becomes a two minute job.
A TONEX Pedal or TONEX ONE, or the TONEX and AmpliTube 5 software. Every one of them can export presets, the exact route just depends on the product.
TONEX for Mac and PC with the TONEX Editor for hardware, or AmpliTube 5. Install them through the IK Product Manager, only from IK Multimedia.
A data USB cable to connect a TONEX Pedal or TONEX ONE to your computer for the TONEX Librarian and the Editor.
Sign in to authorize purchased Tone Models on each machine and to upload or download on ToneNET.
Always get TONEX, the TONEX Editor, AmpliTube and the IK Product Manager straight from IK Multimedia, never a third party mirror. Back up your Library.db before every update, and close TONEX before you copy any library file.
On TONEX, the reliable route is the TONEX software and its Librarian. It shows your Tone Models and presets and exports them as .txp files. Here is what it looks like in the app.
Install TONEX for Mac or PC through the IK Product Manager, then open it. The TONEX Editor is there too for your pedal.
Go to the Home or Librarian tab. Your presets and Tone Models are listed, ready to browse, load and export.
Click the preset you want in the preset column. Open the menu next to it so you can choose an export action.
Choose Export Preset and save to a backup folder. Each preset saves as a .txp file. That file is your exported preset, ready to store, share or sell.
AmpliTube presets are .at5p files in the AmpliTube 5 Presets folder. To export one, just copy that file out of the folder.
Bought a preset pack, or restoring a backup? Importing is the same idea in reverse: bring the file into TONEX, or drop it into the AmpliTube Presets folder, then load it up.
In the Home or Librarian tab, open the menu and choose Import Preset, then pick one or more .txp files. They appear in the preset column.
With a TONEX Pedal or ONE connected, transfer the preset to the hardware from the Librarian so it is ready to play live.
Place the .at5p files in the AmpliTube 5 Presets folder inside Documents, then restart AmpliTube. They show up under Custom Shop Presets.
Import any custom IR into the Cab block, and authorize purchased Tone Models through the IK Product Manager so every preset points at the right sound.
Authorize purchased Tone Models on each machine. When you move your library to a new computer, purchased Tone Models must be authorized again through the IK Product Manager. Always close TONEX before copying Library.db so the file is not damaged. And note that AmpliTube 4 presets load into AmpliTube 5 but may sound a little different.
IK Multimedia gives you three ways to keep your tones safe. Pick whichever fits your setup, and always back up before an update or a move to a new machine.
In TONEX, open Menu then Account then Backup Library. It saves your Tone Models and presets into a Backup folder inside Documents, ready to restore.
Close TONEX, then copy the Library.db file, or the whole TONEX folder, to another drive. For hardware, use the TONEX Editor Export Library.
Upload your Tone Models and presets to ToneNET for cloud backup and sharing, then load them anywhere you sign in.
The export steps above apply across TONEX and AmpliTube, but each product has its own route. Find your gear below.
Use the TONEX Editor gear icon to Export Library from the hardware, or export single presets as .txp from the Librarian.
The same Editor workflow in a smaller unit. Back up its library and copy presets between devices with ease.
The home of your Tone Models. Export presets as .txp, and back up the whole collection as Library.db.
Play any Tone Model inside your DAW. It shares the same Library.db, so presets you export appear here too.
Presets are .at5p files in the AmpliTube 5 Presets folder. Copy them out to export, drop them in to import.
Share and discover Tone Models and presets online for both TONEX and AmpliTube, right from your IK account.
Installs your software, downloads purchased presets and authorizes Tone Models on every machine you use.
If your product works with TONEX, AmpliTube or ToneNET, the export steps above apply.
Before any update or a move to a new machine, back up your library so every Tone Model and preset is safe.
Always quit TONEX before you copy the Library.db file, so the database is never left half written and damaged.
Purchased Tone Models need authorizing through the IK Product Manager on each computer before they will play.
A preset relies on its cab IR. When you share or move it, include the IR WAV file so the tone is complete.
Quick answers about TONEX Tone Models, presets and AmpliTube
A Tone Model is a TONEX capture of a real amp or pedal. A preset is the complete playable tone built from it, with cab, effects and settings.
TONEX presets are .txp files and the whole library is Library.db. AmpliTube presets are .at5p files. Cab IRs are WAV files in both.
TONEX for Mac and PC, with the TONEX Editor for hardware, or AmpliTube 5. Install them all through the IK Product Manager from the official IK site.
Close TONEX, copy the TONEX folder or Library.db to the new machine, then authorize your purchased Tone Models through the IK Product Manager.
No. Exporting a .txp or copying an .at5p works fully offline. You only need internet and your IK account for ToneNET and to authorize purchased Tone Models.
Yes. Copy the .at5p file out of the AmpliTube 5 Presets folder to share it, or upload it to ToneNET for the whole community.
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