BLACK CAT 30 V30 - ToneX

** Audio Demo In the Media Section above **

This ToneX pack was captured from my Bad Cat Black Cat Mod Shop 30 with it’s original Bad Cat V30 speaker. The Black Cat Mod Shop 30 is a 30 watt amp and is voiced somewhat similarly to a Vox AC30 style amp. To me it comes off warmer, with slightly more high-mid content because of the V30 speaker. It retains tasteful saturation and compresses slightly as you hit the amp hard with more gain and volume. This gives you the ability to run slightly bright drives yet it keeps your attack round and under control. The captures in this pack have been tested thoroughly and represent this amp with extreme accuracy. I captured the most relevant gain ranges for this amp as well as one additional high gain capture with the amp cranked and the top end boosted for clarity. The key points of focus were breakup balance, drive and compression characteristics across all of the capture options. The level of breakup/gain is represented by the number in the capture name: Clean-Edge (1), Edge of Breakup (2), Breakup (3), Driven (4), High Drive (5).

The gear I have chosen to use brings out maximum clarity in these captures. The focus was Dynamics,

Clarity, and Balance. With each pack you get the raw and studio-refined captures, as well as two options

of microphone preamp color:

20 captures:

KR BLACKCAT30 V30 A1 (2, 3, 4, 5) - NORMAL

KR BLACKCAT30 V30 A1 (2, 3, 4, 5) - REFINED

KR BLACKCAT30 V30 G1 (2, 3, 4, 5) - NORMAL

KR BLACKCAT30 V30 G1 (2, 3, 4, 5) - REFINED

GAIN OPTIONS

The amp gain options are represented by the number in the name, with the lowest being cleanest and the

highest being the dirtiest:

1 - CLEAN-EDGE

2 - EDGE OF BREAKUP

3 - BREAKUP

4 - DRIVEN

5 - HIGH DRIVE

KR CAPTURE PROCESSES

NORMAL

The Normal captures (e.g. KR AMPNAME 1 - NORMAL) deliver the raw sound and feel of the amp

without additional enhancement processes. Just Amp, Microphone, Preamp.

REFINED

The Refined captures utilize my process to deliver a clearer and more refined amp EQ. It is simply carving

out a little bit of Sub-Low end information and boosting some harmonic top end content to help the

capture cut and be clear. This is a capture I would recommend to someone who needs help cleaning up

their low end and needs a little clarity. If you have a warm setup this is ideal.

PREAMP “A” (A1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Preamp A is referring to the API Microphone preamp option I used. This preamp choice is the “clearest”

option. It has slightly beefier low mids, smooth mid range, a rounded and clear top end, and saturation.

This preamp is also the most dynamic of the two, meaning when you dig in, your guitar punches back out

at you.

PREAMP “G” (G1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Preamp G is referring to the Golden Age Microphone preamp option I used. This will be the most familiar

to previous captures you have experienced from me. The top end is a hint warmer, and because of this

the amp saturation is not as intense. So this will give a slightly smoother experience. The low end is

slightly tighter in a different way than the API. And the Dynamics are ever so slightly less broad. This can

be helpful for a tighter sound.

HOW TO IMPORT CAPTURES

STEP 1 - Plug in your ToneX pedal with the correct USB cable from your computer. Use TONEX Editor

software. In the top left of the window, select "Librarian" and on the right half of the screen you will see a

list of amp options.

STEP 2 - Drag and drop your purchased and downloaded captures from us in to the right half of the

screen on top of the list of amp options and the amp capture will appear highlighted.

STEP 3 - Drag the highlighted amp capture from the right side, to the left half of the screen in to your

desired location on your ToneX pedal. And the amp capture is now in your ToneX.

STEP 4 (optional) - Select the editor tab in the top left of the ToneX Editor window. From here you can

tweak and change any of EQ settings actively on the pedal from the editor software. Additionally from this

page, in the top right of the screen you will see a COG WHEEL which are the global settings for this

specific ToneX that is plugged in. You will start in the "Volume" tab where you can adjust your Input trim.

This is a very easy and accurate way to adjust this, especially if you are using the small ToneX Ones

where you cannot see a menu on the face of the pedal.

INPUT TRIM

Input trim is recommended to start at 0. In general the most usable input trim range we have found is

between -2 to +2. This range should accomplish most of what you need in terms of a strong starting point

with these captures. Use -2 if your capture feels too aggressive. Use 0 or +2 the capture you are using

doesn’t feel aggressive enough. You can of course go higher or lower than that depending on your needs. In general input trim is recommended to be set to the point where you have enough strong signal, and are

not clipping the pedal’s input. I have found this range to be around what is listed above, depending on

the output of your guitar.

TONEX EQ

All EQ points at 5 is where the capture is going to start. This is where the amp was set by me when I

captured it. Feel free to adjust the EQ to your liking on the pedal, and if you ever need to restart, set all

EQ points to 5 and you will be back to neutral.

All of my captures come with the EQ settings set to stock settings. I made no adjustments to them, only to

the amp itself in the capture process. So the EQ will be set to POST as a stock setting. Which is generally

my preferred location for EQ to be set. When you set it to PRE it can sound really good, but can overdrive

the amp quicker since you are now pushing those EQ changes in to the front end of the capture.

OTHER TONEX SETTINGS

By default I do not use the Noise Gate or the Compressor on the ToneX. Feel free to experiment with

them for creative purposes, but in general I leave them off.

KENYON'S GO-TO SETTINGS

• Input Trim - 0

• Tone Model - A (API) - Gain 1 - NORMAL

• Model Volume - 5

• Global Volume - 5 (This can be adjusted depending if front of house needs more volume, but with the

right DI, 5 is plenty of volume)

• All EQ settings at 5

CURRENT VERSION

• Version 1.0

  • 9/2026