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IK Multimedia TONEX Board: The Flagship Modeler That Undercuts Everyone
IK Multimedia just launched the TONEX Board, and the number worth starting with is 1,099 €. That is the Thomann price today, which puts the IK Multimedia TONEX Board around 500 € under a Line 6 Helix Stadium Floor and roughly 570 € under a Neural DSP Quad Cortex. IK's guitar hardware has so far stopped at compact pedals and the powered TONEX Cab, so this is a serious swing at the top of the market. Note: This post contains affiliate links. If you choose to buy through them, I
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Serum 2 vs Vital: Which Synth Should You Choose in 2026?
Serum and Vital have been compared for years because both are built around wavetable synthesis and use a similar visual approach to modulation, but with Serum 2 the difference between them has become much bigger. Vital is still mainly a wavetable synth with three wavetable oscillators, a sampler, spectral warp modes, two filters and a deep modulation system, while Serum 2 now combines wavetable synthesis with Sample, Multisample, Granular and Spectral oscillator modes, as wel
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