What is Z-Tone and why do I need it to get the most out of recording my guitar?

Z-Tone lets you dial in impedance from 1 MOhm (“sharp”) down to 2.2 kOhms (“bold”). By "sagging" your pick-ups, this interaction can help get a wider sonic pallet out of each of your instruments.

This is necessary as all pick-ups will vary on impedance and modern audio interfaces normally use a value around 1MOhm (If they do feature a guitar/bass input). This is to mimic the input on a traditional amplifier.

By being able to dial in this value, you can match your pick-up or signal’s impedance to your input. This can be used as a tool to sculpt tone or as an effect to get unique characteristics out of your tone which would not be otherwise possible. When using a program like AmpliTube, you can also vary the input depending on the amplifier model being used, allowing you to match your guitar to your gear. Allowing for complete control of your sound before you reach for EQ or compression.

We used this control as one piece in the perfect guitar input AXE I/O, AXE I/O Solo, Z-Tone D.I, and Z-Tone Buffer Boost. We call the complete input design Triple Topology.

 
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