Fender Tone Master PRO User manual

INTERACTIVE OWNER’S MANUAL
ENGLISH
FIRMWARE v1.1.100

INTERACTIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS
Touch/click on any item below to go to that section
The Tone Master PRO Control App is available for Mac and PC, providing convenient control of
Tone Master Pro plus additional features including IR Manager and Cloud Presets.
INTRODUCTION 1
GLOSSARY 2
QUICK START: BASIC CONNECTIONS 2
CONTROL PANEL/TOUCHSCREEN 3
REAR PANEL 4
GENERAL NAVIGATION 5
Modes 6
Gig View 7
PRESETS 8
Navigating Presets: List View 9
Editing Presets: Preset View 10
Block Types 11
Adding Blocks to Signal Path 13
Moving/Deleting Blocks 14
Editing Block Parameters 15
Cabinet Settings 16
Preset Settings Menu 17
Signal Path Types/Components 18
Output Assign 18
Preset Footswitch Assignment 19
EXP Assignment 22
Saving Presets 23
SONGS MODE 24
SETLISTS MODE 26
FS MODE/LOOPER FOOTSWITCH 28
TAP/TUNER FOOTSWITCH 29
Tap Tempo 29
Tuner 30
GLOBAL SETTINGS 31
User Preferences 31
I/O Settings 31
Footswitch 32
Bluetooth 33
Global EQ 33
Output Mixer 34
Tuner 34
USB AUDIO 35
REAR-PANEL FEATURES 36
SETUP DIAGRAMS 38
MIDI 40
FIRMWARE UPDATE 42
SPECIFICATIONS 43
Get the latest firmware and download the Tone Master PRO Control App at
www.fender.com/tonemaster_pro
For detailed descriptions of Tone Master PRO
amplifier and cabinet models, effect pedal
models and microphone models, see the
TONE MASTER PRO MODEL GUIDE online at
www.fender.com/tonemaster_pro.

TOTAL TONAL MASTERY RIGHT AT YOUR FEET
Imagine a versatile and powerful floor-mount digital audio processor that lets
you easily craft and organize a world of personalized guitar sounds. Imagine
state-of-the-art amplifier, cabinet, effects and microphone models—plus
more—ideal for stage and studio alike, all controllable in real time by hand
or foot.
That’s the Tone Master PRO experience.
Connect straight to a PA system, your favorite amplifier, or both. Raise the
roof or listen privately through headphones. Record directly into a DAW, and
use the boundless modelling capabilities to process signals as you record
them or to process previously recorded audio. Choose from a wealth of
onboard presets or create your own and organize it all using gig-friendly
Song and Setlist modes.
Tone Master PRO easily connects to your Mac or PC computer so you can
select, edit, backup/restore and share your presets using the desktop Tone
Master PRO Control app. Firmware can be updated by USB. Tone Master
PRO’s integrated effects loops will complement your larger pedalboard, too
—connect your favorite pedals to the two analog loops, or connect one
stereo or two additional mono effects for your ultimate live rig.
GET STARTED RIGHT NOW
Can’t wait to get started? Nothing could be easier. As
soon as you take Tone Master PRO out of the box, just
plug it in, turn it on and use the included quick-start
guide to start getting great guitar sounds immediately.
In the meantime, the glossary that follows explains
several common terms you’ll run across as you learn
your way around Tone Master PRO.
INTRODUCTION
1

GLOSSARY
AUDITION: Auditioning a preset or other signal path element means to sample it before selecting it for use.
BLOCK: A preset ingredient such as an an amplifier, speaker cabinet, effect unit, mixer, splitter, IR profile or external device in an effects loop.
FS MODE: Toggles footswitch layout between Presets and Effect footswitch modes.
GIG VIEW: A simplified touchscreen view of the currently active function, be it a preset, song list or a setlist. Ideal for real-time onstage use.
GLOBAL EQ: A 10-band graphic equalizer for easy adjustment of overall amp response to different acoustic environments; helpful when favorite
presets and settings must be tailored to, for example, brighter- or boomier-sounding rooms, halls, outdoor areas, etc. Rather than re-adjust every
preset and setting individually, users can quickly select among several preset options or create a custom settings for specific venues.
IMPULSE RESPONSE (IR): Digital audio processing that closely simulates the frequency response of a speaker cabinet as captured by a
specific microphone and its placement. The combination of a particular microphone and its placement of it is often referred to as an IR profile.
Tone Master PRO offers a variety of IR profiles.
LATCHING SWITCH: A footswitch type that remains active after it has been pressed. Press again to deactivate.
MODE: An operational level at which sounds are created and organized. Tone Master PRO has six modes: My Presets, Favorites, Factory
Presets, Cloud Presets, Songs and Setlists.
MOMENTARY SWITCH: A footswitch type that is active only while held down.
PRESET: A combination of signal path blocks (amplifiers, effects, etc.) that creates a specific sound. Each amp and effect block has its own set of
user-adjustable parameters that shape the sound in various ways. Tone Master PRO stores up to 504 user-created presets.
SETLIST: A group of songs (see below). Tone Master PRO stores up to 50 user-created setlists.
SIGNAL PATH: The route an audio signal travels from a source (such as an instrument or microphone) on its way to being amplified or record-
ed. A signal path almost always includes an amplifier and may include any number of effects. Tone Master PRO displays a graphic representa-
tion of the signal path in use.
SONG: A group of presets comprising a single specific musical selection (a song in the traditional sense). The presets correspond to specific
parts of a musical selection such as an intro, verse, chorus, bridge, solo, outro, etc. Tone Master PRO stores up to 200 user-created Songs.
GLOSSARY/QUICK START
2
QUICK START: BASIC CONNECTIONS
1. Connect a guitar or bass to INSTRUMENT input jack using a ¼” instrument cable.
2. Connect XLR cable from OUTPUT 1 left jack to input of an FR cabinet or studio monitors (2a); connect headphones to ¼” HEADPHONES jack (2b).
3. Turn Tone Master PRO on.
4. Turn FR cabinet or studio monitors on (if necessary).
5. Slowly increase volume to desired level.
2b
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INSTRUMENT
PHONES
OUTPUT 1
HEADPHONES
GUITAR
FR CABINET
OR
STUDIO MONITORS
FR CABINET
OR
STUDIO MONITORS
2a
MASTER: 50%
See pages 38-39 for detailed Tone Master PRO setup diagrams.

CONTROL PANEL/TOUCHSCREEN
Tone Master PRO’s control layout is simple and easy to navigate. Navigation of Tone Master PRO can be done manually with the controls
and touchscreen or by using the footswitches.
CONTROL PANEL/TOUCHSCREEN
B. TOUCHSCREEN
Color 7” touchscreen displays all Tone Master PRO
functions, including operating modes, preset
selection, preset editing and other useful information.
3
A. NAVIGATION CONTROL
Multifunction rotary control with push
function. Turn to select Presets, Songs or
Setlists. Press to activate Gig View, which is
a simplified touchscreen performance view.
C. MASTER VOLUME
Multifunction rotary control with push
function. Turn to control volume for all
outputs; press to activate mixer.
D. FOOTSWITCHES/LED RINGS
Ten footswitches can be pushed to select presets,
effects and other special functions. By default,
two footswitches at far left select the preset bank;
middle six footswitches are for preset or effect
functions (depending on current footswitch
mode); two footswitches at far right activate
Presets or Effects footswitch mode, Looper, Tap
Tempo and Tuner. The top of each footswitch is a
rotary control for precise preset parameter
editing. Multicolor LEDs surround each footswitch
to indicate switch status; colors can be user-
assigned to indicate effect or function type.
E. SCRIBBLE STRIPS
Scribble strip displays above navigation control,
master volume knob and footswitches indicate their
function.
turn
press