Tone Empire
Canada, est. 2016 · 25 products across 1 categories
About Tone Empire
Tone Empire is a Canadian audio plugin company that has gained a devoted following among mixing engineers for developing high-quality analog hardware emulation plugins that deliver genuine studio character. The company's Loc-Ness and Racks plugins emulate classic outboard compressors and preamp hardware with particular attention to the nonlinear behaviors and harmonic character that define vintage analog processing. Tone Empire products are noted for their richness and musicality, offering the kind of glue and vibe that engineers associate with classic studio hardware. The brand is especially popular among producers who work in rock, hip-hop, and R&B and want their mixes to carry the weight and warmth of analog-recorded tracks.
- • Strong analog warmth and character
- • Musical-sounding compression behavior
- • Accessible pricing for quality emulations
- • Popular in rock and hip-hop mixing contexts
- • Canadian indie developer with genuine passion
- • Smaller catalog than established emulation brands
- • Moderate brand recognition
- • Less well-known outside mixing engineer communities
- • Some products are niche
Tone Empire Products
Tone Empire TM700 V3
Tape Emulation
Tone Empire TapeZoo
Tape Emulation
Tone Empire LAM16
Preamp
Tone Empire APX 351
Preamp
Tone Empire TF-72a V2
Preamp
Tone Empire EDYN
Preamp
Tone Empire Cryptone
Enhancer
Tone Empire ValveKult 3
Enhancer
Tone Empire La Crème 3
Channel Strip
Tone Empire Goliath V2
Channel Strip
Tone Empire Res Q
EQ
Tone Empire Black Q - V3
EQ
Tone Empire Neural Q V2
EQ
Tone Empire LVL-01B
Compressor
Tone Empire StaGate
Compressor
Tone Empire E-LUX
Compressor
Tone Empire Pythor V2
Compressor
Tone Empire LT2 Comp
Compressor
Tone Empire OptoRED
Compressor
Tone Empire LVL-01
Compressor
Tone Empire FireChild
Compressor
Tone Empire Loc-Ness V3
Multi Effect
Tone Empire Model 5000
Compressor
Tone Empire Reelight PRO
Tape Emulation
Tone Empire Soul Squash
Compressor
Frequently Asked Questions About Tone Empire
Tone Empire is based in Canada.
Tone Empire's compressor and preamp emulations are relatively accessible for beginners who want to add analog character to their mixes without diving into overly complex signal routing.
Tone Empire is best known for its Loc-Ness compressor and its suite of analog hardware emulation plugins that deliver genuine vintage warmth and character to digital mixing workflows.
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