ToneDexter II Above

 

ToneDexter II

Restores the
missing body sound
to an instrument’s
piezo pickup

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ToneDexter II

Restores the missing body sound to an instrument’s piezo pickup

ToneDexter II is an innovative professional grade preamp that improves the sound of an acoustic instrument pickup. It can learn the difference between how an instrument sounds through a microphone and how it sounds through its pickup. Using proprietary WaveMap® technology, it corrects the pickup so that it sounds like the mic.

ToneDexter II
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ToneDexter II Features Video from  Sweetwater

Check out the new video from Sweetwater showing the main features of ToneDexter II.

Sophisticated Tone Shaping

ToneDexter II makes a piezo pickup sound like a studio mic plus it has serious tone shaping and anti-feedback controls so you can modify your instrument’s ToneDexter mic sound to optimise it for live performance. Doug Young explains some of ToneDexter II’s tone shaping features.

Studio Sound Combined with the Convenience of a Piezo Pickup

ToneDexter II restores the rich body tone of your acoustic instrument to the pickup using proprietary digital signal processing technology combined with a pristine analog signal path.

Audio Sprockets has created a way to learn the difference between the sound coming from the pickup, and the sound coming from a microphone, placed in front of the instrument, and use that information to create a transformation called a WaveMap.

Once you have stored your mic sound into ToneDexter II, simply plug in your instrument and play.

ToneDexter II works with guitar, violin, mandolin, dobro, banjo, upright bass, and most other acoustic stringed instruments.

Check out the User Guide to learn how ToneDexter II can revolutionize your live sound…

ToneDexter II User Guide
Stringed Instruments
John Jorgensen Guitar
Joe Kye Violin
Joe Kye Violin
How ToneDexter II Works – Training

Start by plugging in both a mic and your pickup into ToneDexter II. Play your instrument for two minutes while ToneDexter builds a WaveMap to make your pickup sound like your mic. Then store the sound into one of 32 WaveMap locations in ToneDexter. Once you have it, you no longer need the mic. You can store WaveMaps of different mic positions to give you a selection of sounds when you play.

(Note: The video shows the original legacy ToneDexter but training for ToneDexter II works on the same principle)

ToneDexter Mic Setup

Connectivity

ToneDexter II Connectivity Live
ToneDexter II Connectivity Training
ToneDexter II Main Features
ToneDexter II Main Features Rear Panel

ToneDexter Controls and Connections

 

ToneDexter II Features
  • Advanced DSP algorithm creates a faithful reproduction of your miked sound with most pickups.
  • Works with any stringed instrument, and some without strings.
  • 32 WaveMap slots with all parameters automatically stored and recalled
  • 3 EQ blocks each containing a HPF, plus Low, Mid, and High parametric EQs
  • Spaciousness control adjusts time spread of impulse response, from 0% to 200%
  • Smart feedback control reduces your unique resonance hotspots from 0 to 200%
  • System configurable options include tuner style and reference frequency, MIDI program control, external footswitch control.
Violin
Technical Specs

Instrument Input

  • 1/4” phone jack
  • Input impedance: 1MΩ if using a standard mono plug, 10MΩ if using a TRS plug with RING unconnected
  • Gain range: -38dB to +25dB
  • Maximum signal level before clipping: +9dBVrms

Aux Input

  • 1/4” TRS phone jack
    • Left or Right channel:
      • Input impedance: 1MΩ
        Gain range: -38dB to +25dB
        Maximum signal level before clipping: +9dBVrms
    • Right channel:
      • Switchable +9V bias through 10K resistor

Mic Input

  • XLR female
  • Input impedance: 2KΩ differential
  • Gain range: -11dB to +49dB
  • Maximum signal level before clipping: +9dBVrms
  • Switchable +48V phantom power

Main Output

  • 1/4” TRS phone jack
  • Unbalanced single ended, or impedance balanced differential drive
  • Source impedance: 300Ω per side
  • Gain range: -34dB to +14dB
  • Maximum signal level before clipping: +9dBVrms

DI Output

  • 1/4” TRS phone jack
  • Voltage and impedance balanced differential drive
  • Source impedance: 300Ω per side
  • Gain range: -28dB to +20dB
  • Maximum signal level before clipping: +15dBVrms differential

Dimensions

  • 6.5” (165mm) L x 5.9” (150mm) W x 2.6” (66mm)
Technical Specs

Aux Output

  • 1/4” TRS phone jack
  • Dual mono or stereo operation, capable of driving most headphones
  • Source impedance: 20Ω per side
  • Gain range: -22dB to +26dB
  • Maximum signal level before clipping: +9dBVrms differential

FX Sends

  • 1/4” TRS phone jack
  • Dual mono or stereo operation
  • Source impedance: 500Ω per side
  • Maximum signal level before clipping: +9dBVrms

FX Returns

  • 1/4” TRS phone jack
  • Dual mono or stereo operation
  • Input impedance: 1MΩ per side
  • Maximum signal level before clipping: +9dBVrms

USB Jack

  • USB 2.0
  • Micro B

DC Power Input

  • 2mm pin, 5.5mm barrel
  • Accepts 9-15VDC, either polarity
  • Requires 8W minimum startup, 7W continuous.

Control Jack

  • 1/4” TRS phone jack
  • If Midi selected, wired to the TRS midi standard
  • If footswitch selected, Tip and Ring are pulled up to +5V with a 20mA current source
  • Footswitches should make momentary closure to ground.

On Board Footswitches

  • Optical interrupter sensors for zero wear operation
ToneDexter II System Diagram
ToneDexter II Block Diagram