Tone Trace vs ToneVault

Tone Trace is the rig analyzer for guitarists and bassists who want their pedalboard to sound right — not just look right. Drag pedals onto a chain canvas, and Tone Trace audits your signal flow as you build. The chain score grades pedal order, buffer placement, FX-loop routing, and gain staging in real time. When something is off, the troubleshoot wizard walks you through the actual fix — tone suck, hum, high-pitched whine, impedance mismatch — by symptom, not by guesswork. Built for the gear-forward player who already owns three or more pedals and is tired of static pedalboard layouts that don't tell you whether the rig actually works. KEY FEATURES • Chain Builder — drag-place pedals on a grid canvas; signal lines auto-route between cells. • Chain Score — quantitative grade of your rig's signal flow with sub-score bars for order, FX loop, gain staging, and impedance. • Troubleshoot Wizard — symptom-driven diagnostic cards walk you from "my rig sounds bad" to a specific fix. • Signal Map — annotated read-only flow diagram for documentation, screen-share, or repatch reference. • FX Loop Aware — the chain layout knows which side of the amp's effects loop each pedal belongs on. • Artist Rigs — clone curated rigs from the artist library, then tune to your gear. • Walkthroughs + Lessons — guided onboarding and concept lessons (gain staging, true bypass vs buffered, 4-cable method) without leaving the app. • Set Lists — build a set list with rigs attached, print or share the call sheet. • Share + Export — export a rig diagram or set list as a PDF/PNG; share via the system share sheet. WHO IT'S FOR Guitarists and bassists with three or more stompbox pedals — bedroom, gigging, and worship-team players. Especially useful for Line 6 Helix / HX Stomp users wrangling 4-cable method routing, and stereo-pedalboard builders chasing tone-suck culprits. WHAT IT'S NOT Tone Trace is not an amp or FX simulator. It does not generate audio. It is a rig planner, auditor, and diagnostic tool — the layer above the simulator and below the soldering iron. Drag a pedal in. Watch the chain score react. Fix what the score flags. Save the rig. TERMS AND PRIVACY Tone Trace Pro is a one-time purchase — there is no subscription and nothing auto-renews. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. You can restore your purchase anytime from the app's paywall. Privacy policy: https://www.remnantworkshop.com/privacy.html

ToneVault is the fastest way to save and recall the exact knob positions of your guitar pedals and amps — so you never lose a tone after tweaking. Instead of scanning photos with a flaky camera, you build each pedal or amp by hand: pick a control layout, then drag the virtual knobs, faders, and switches to match your real hardware. Saving is instant. Cloning a tone to make a variant is one tap. WHY GUITARISTS SWITCH TO TONEVAULT • 100% offline. No account, no login, no cloud. Works in a windowless studio in airplane mode. • Manual, tactile knob setting — no camera, no AI scanning. • Organize tones by SONG, then group songs into SETLISTS for a gig. • Stage view: big, high-contrast settings you can read in a dark venue. • Your data is yours: one-tap backup and export, anytime. BUILT FOR REAL RIGS • Generic control templates: 3–6 knob pedals, amp head (gain/bass/mid/treble/presence/master), 3-band EQ, 5/7/10-band graphic EQ, rotary switches, toggle rows, mini-pot rows. • Attach a photo of the pedal and, with Pro, a short audio clip of the tone. • Show knob values as numbers (0–10) or clock positions — your choice. PRO ToneVault Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited gear, tones, songs and setlists, audio clip attachments, and printable PDF rig cheat-sheets. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any pedal or amplifier manufacturer. All gear names are entered by you.