Tone Empire TM700 V3
Tape Emulation
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Brand profile · Canada, est. 2016
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.
Loc-Ness compressorGoliath mastering pluginWarq amplifier pluginAnalog compression emulationsVintage preamp character tools
2016founded
Canadacountry
25products in stock
Mid-rangesegment
All 25 Tone Empire products
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Tone Empire TapeZoo
Tape Emulation
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Tone Empire LAM16
Preamp
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Tone Empire APX 351
Preamp
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Tone Empire TF-72a V2
Preamp
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Tone Empire EDYN
Preamp
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Tone Empire Cryptone
Enhancer
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Tone Empire ValveKult 3
Enhancer
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Tone Empire La Crème 3
Channel Strip
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Tone Empire Goliath V2
Channel Strip
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Tone Empire Res Q
EQ
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Tone Empire Black Q - V3
EQ
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Tone Empire Neural Q V2
EQ
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Tone Empire LVL-01B
Compressor
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Tone Empire StaGate
Compressor
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Tone Empire E-LUX
Compressor
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Tone Empire Pythor V2
Compressor
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Tone Empire LT2 Comp
Compressor
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Tone Empire OptoRED
Compressor
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Tone Empire LVL-01
Compressor
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Tone Empire FireChild
Compressor
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Tone Empire Loc-Ness V3
Multi Effect
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Tone Empire Model 5000
Compressor
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Tone Empire Reelight PRO
Tape Emulation
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Tone Empire Soul Squash
Compressor
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What Tone Empire does well
- 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
What to watch for
- Smaller catalog than established emulation brands
- Moderate brand recognition
- Less well-known outside mixing engineer communities
- Some products are niche
Questions about Tone Empire
Where is Tone Empire based?
Tone Empire is based in Canada.
Is Tone Empire good for beginners?
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.
What is Tone Empire best known for?
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.