tone3000-founders

ToneHunt is now TONE3000

March 6, 2025

Today, we are unifying ToneHunt, our beloved community for sharing and discovering tones, with TONEZONE3000's free online gear capture into a single platform: TONE3000 (now in beta).

Our goal in bringing these two platforms together is to increase access to the incredible technology that powers them: Neural Amp Modeling (NAM), invented by Steve Atkinson (thanks, Steve!). By consolidating community and capture, we hope more people can discover the magic of open-source gear modeling.

Why the rebrand? We have big plans for the future, and we wanted to make that shift clear. Plus, our favorite gear has numbers in its name… so why not ours?

But this isn't just a new name. We've rebuilt the entire platform from the ground up, making it faster, easier, and more powerful for you. Here are the top five updates:

  1. Add images to your tone packs!
  2. Edit, delete, download and move individual models within tone packs.
  3. Add links to your captures and profile to promote yourself.
  4. Search across tone packs, makes, descriptions, tags, platforms, and even individual models within tone packs.
  5. Filter by NAM architecture/size and models calibrated with input/output levels.

And one more for good measure:

  1. The website is benchmarked 30x faster.

The full list is really long, so we've included it at the bottom of this post.

TONE3000 is launching as a beta, so please test the website and report any bugs/feedback to support@tone3000.com. We’ll get back to you ASAP.

If you're from ToneHunt or TONEZONE3000, you can log in with your existing credentials. TONEZONE3000 users: your models have been migrated and organized into tone packs to help you get started. You can edit and move them as needed to keep your account organized.

As for those big plans we mentioned, we have a lot, but here are the top three:

  1. An API for plugin developers and gear manufacturers to load models and capture gear.
  2. Pro-tier gear capture including batch uploads.
  3. A TONE3000 plugin that lets you load models directly into your DAW.

None of this would be possible without your support and the incredible people who built and contributed to ToneHunt, including Dom, Scott, Ross, Jon, and especially Pablo, who dedicated over two years of sweat to make this a reality!

We're incredibly excited to build TONE3000 with you. Please spam us with your ideas, feedback and questions: support@tone3000.com

Woody & Stanley

Longer list of improvements:

  • Full redesign (landing page, profile, tone page, account, search, capture/upload, etc.).
  • Add images to your tone packs!
  • Edit, delete, download, and move individual models within tone packs.
  • Easily add new models into existingtone packs.
  • Add links to your captures and profile to promote yourself.
  • Search across tone packs, makes, descriptions, tags, platforms, and even individual models within tone packs.
  • Filter by NAM architecture/size and calibrated input/output levels.
  • Filter by makes and models.
  • The website is benchmarked 30x faster.
  • Train models on TONE3000, keep them private or share publicly.
  • Search existing tags or create your own when capturing/uploading models.
  • Search existing or add new makes and models for your tones.
  • Stats on your shared tones including total downloads and favorites.
  • Hear all models and IRs with the new "preview player."
    • Preview player now on every tone page.
    • Works on all modern browsers, iOS, and Android.
    • Preview individual models in tone packs with DI and IR options.
    • IR tone packs support previewing each IR with various NAM models.
  • Log in with ToneHunt or TONEZONE3000 accounts; all content is migrated.
  • ToneHunt and TONEZONE3000 links redirect to the correct TONE3000 pages.

And so much more! Check it out: https://www.tone3000.com