Tutorial: Dial In a Tone with AI

Goal: go from “I can hear it in my head” to “it’s coming out of my amp,” without touching a knob yourself.

You’ll need: a connected pedal and a free account (includes 10 AI generations).

Open your pedal and the Terminal

Select your pedal in the header dropdown, then click Tone in the sidebar. The Terminal docks next to the pedal view.
Describe the sound

Be specific about feel, not knob positions — that’s the AI’s job. A few shapes that work well:
- A scene: “warm ambient wash, like playing in an empty church at night”
- A texture: “big cloudy delay”
- A reference: “the intro of a slowdive song”
Press Enter.
Read what came back

The response explains its choices — which machine or mode it picked and what the key settings are doing. This is half the value: you’re learning how your own pedal makes the sounds you like.
Apply and play

Click Apply to pedal. The on-screen controls move, the MIDI goes out, and your pedal is now making that sound. Play something.
Refine

Not quite right? Switch the toggle at the bottom to Chat mode and talk to it like a bandmate:
- “a little less diffusion this time”
- “too dark — open it up”
- “the sustain is too long”
Even better: click Attach current settings first, so the AI edits your actual patch instead of guessing. If a revision is worse, Revert takes you back.
Keep it

When it’s right, click Save to Library on the applied card. Name it, tag it, and it’s in your My Presets — shareable with the community, or private if you flip the toggle.

Tips

Single mode for brand-new ideas, Chat mode for iterating on one sound.
Mention your context: bass vs. guitar, live vs. recording, band mix vs. solo playing all change what “big reverb” should mean.
Ask questions, not just requests — with settings attached, “what would make this sound more like a spring reverb?” gets you a real answer.
Each response costs one generation; refining in chat mode counts too. The counter under the input shows where you stand.