TONE3000 Plugin
Key Features
- Browses and plays TONE3000 community NAM captures and impulse responses inside a DAW or the standalone app.
- Builds complete guitar or bass rigs by stacking NAM A2 captures and IRs in any order within a signal chain.
- Creates stereo rigs with independent left and right chains, branching, panning, auto-align, and auto-balance controls.
- Adds width to mono chains with Spread, without requiring a separate stereo-doubling plugin.
- Shapes captures with pre- and post-block parametric EQ, global EQ, calibration, normalization, and oversampling controls.
- Includes MIDI mapping and a tuner, with VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP, LV2, and standalone formats across desktop platforms.
Description
TONE3000 Plugin is an open-source guitar and bass amp-sim plugin and standalone app built around the TONE3000 library of Neural Amp Modeler captures and impulse responses. Rather than building a fixed collection of modeled amps, it lets you browse and play community captures of amps, cabinets, pedals, full rigs, and outboard gear directly in a DAW or without one.
The main appeal is turning a large NAM library into an immediate auditioning workflow. You can stack NAM A2 captures and IRs in any order for a complete signal chain, then keep favorite combinations organized without the usual manual file-download and folder-management routine.
TONE3000 also has deeper routing and tone-shaping tools than a basic profile player. Stereo mode supports dual chains, branching, panning, auto-align, and auto-balance, while Spread can widen a mono chain; pre- and post-block parametric EQ plus global EQ make it practical to shape a capture in the same window.
For recording work, the plugin includes calibration for matching an interface input to calibrated captures, per-block normalization, oversampling, MIDI mapping, and a tuner. It is a particularly strong fit for players who want to move quickly from clean amp-and-cab captures to layered stereo rigs, while retaining the option to work offline with already downloaded models, IRs, chains, and presets.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the TONE3000 Plugin do?
It is TONE3000's official NAM player for guitar and bass. It lets you browse and play NAM captures and impulse responses from the TONE3000 ecosystem directly in a DAW or from its standalone application.
Can I use it without a DAW?
Yes. The developer provides a standalone app, so the plugin does not require a DAW for playing through a connected audio interface. The same release also supports use as a DAW effect plugin.
What is the difference between a NAM capture and a conventional amp sim?
A NAM capture is a digital model of a specific analog device or signal chain made with Neural Amp Modeler technology. TONE3000's workflow centers on loading those community-created captures and IRs rather than selecting from a small fixed set of algorithmic amp models.
Does TONE3000 support stereo guitar processing?
Yes. Stereo mode includes dual chains, panning, branching, auto-align, and auto-balance, and the plugin also offers a Spread control for widening a mono chain. These tools can be useful when combining different captures, cabinets, or processing paths.
