Cabinet character shapes tone as much as the amplifier itself does.
In the ongoing negotiation between analog warmth and digital convenience, Two Notes Audio Engineering has quietly shifted the terms of the deal — offering musicians who already own qualifying hardware a substantial software upgrade at no extra cost. Genome 2.0 arrives not as a product to be sold, but as an expansion of what ownership itself means, deepening the relationship between physical instrument tools and the virtual spaces where modern recordings are shaped. It is a reminder that in the current era of music technology, the hardware in a musician's hands is increasingly only the beginning of the story.
- The gap between professional studio tone and what a working musician can achieve at home narrows further as Genome 2.0 delivers DynIR cabinet emulation, virtual mic positioning, and studio-grade effects to anyone with a qualifying Two Notes device.
- The new Capture Studio app introduces a tension-resolving tool: musicians can now model their own real-world amplifiers and import them, with multi-parametric captures that respond dynamically to parameter changes rather than freezing a single tonal snapshot.
- Global Transpose adds a practical urgency — real-time pitch shifting across 24 semitones means guitarists can move between keys or tunings mid-session without rewiring their entire signal chain.
- iPad compatibility breaks the desktop barrier, letting musicians carry their full tone-shaping environment onto the stage, into rehearsal rooms, or wherever the work happens.
- The free bundled upgrade — covering the Captor series, OPUS, ReVolt, and Reload II lines — lands as a meaningful expansion of existing hardware investment, available now in Australia through Australis Music Group.
Two Notes Audio Engineering has made a notable move in the music technology space, bundling Genome 2.0 — a desktop tone-shaping platform normally priced at 129.99 euros — as a free upgrade for owners of qualifying hardware. The gesture reframes what hardware ownership means: the physical device becomes a gateway into a deepening digital ecosystem rather than a fixed, finite tool.
At the heart of Genome 2.0 is DynIR, Two Notes' cabinet emulation technology, which models how amplifier signals behave through speaker cabinets and allows users to position virtual microphones relative to the speaker cone. Combined with studio-grade effects processing, the software can turn a raw direct signal into something genuinely record-ready. The expanded TSM-Ai amplifier library covers clean, vintage, high-gain, and bass-focused tones, allowing musicians to build a complete virtual backline within the software itself.
A companion application, Capture Studio, lets musicians model their own real amplifiers and bring them into Genome 2.0. Crucially, the more advanced multi-parametric AmpNet capture method preserves how an amp responds across its full control range — so a captured amp continues to behave authentically when parameters are adjusted, rather than sounding locked into a single moment in time.
Global Transpose adds real-time pitch shifting of up to 24 semitones across the entire signal chain, smoothing transitions between songs in different keys or alternate tunings. And for the first time, Genome 2.0 runs on iPad, extending the full tone-shaping environment beyond the desktop.
The upgrade is available now in Australia through Australis Music Group, applying automatically to owners of the Captor series, Captor X, OPUS, ReVolt Guitar, ReVolt Bass, and Reload II hardware lines.
Two Notes Audio Engineering has bundled a significant software upgrade into its hardware ecosystem at no additional cost. Genome 2.0, a desktop tone-shaping platform normally valued at 129.99 euros, now comes free to every customer who owns qualifying Two Notes hardware. The move represents more than a routine patch—it's a substantial expansion of what the company's hardware can do when paired with a computer.
At the core of Genome 2.0 sits DynIR, Two Notes' cabinet emulation technology. The system models how guitar and bass amplifiers sound when their signal passes through a speaker cabinet, then adds microphone positioning controls so users can dial in exactly where a virtual mic sits relative to the speaker cone. This matters because cabinet character shapes tone as much as the amplifier itself does. Paired with studio-grade effects processing, the software transforms a direct signal—the raw output from an amp or interface—into something ready for recording or live mixing without additional hardware.
The software expands Two Notes' existing amp modeling library significantly. Genome 2.0 introduces what the company calls TSM-Ai amplifiers, covering the full spectrum from clean tones to vintage voicings to modern high-gain and bass-focused designs. Users can now build a complete virtual backline inside the software rather than relying on a single hardware unit.
Two Notes released Genome 2.0 alongside a companion tool called Capture Studio, a free standalone application that lets musicians model real amplifiers and bring them into the software. The capture process works two ways: users can create static snapshots of an amp's tone, or they can build what Two Notes calls multi-parametric AmpNet captures—a more sophisticated approach that preserves how an amplifier responds across its entire control range, from gain to EQ to presence. This means captured amps behave more authentically when a user adjusts parameters after capture, rather than sounding frozen in a single moment.
Global Transpose, another new feature, adds real-time pitch control across the entire signal chain. Musicians can shift their tuning up or down by up to 24 semitones without breaking their workflow, useful for moving between songs in different keys or experimenting with alternate tunings during a session. The feature works across the full rig, not just individual amp models.
Perhaps most notably, Genome 2.0 extends beyond the desktop. The software now runs on iPad, giving musicians access to their complete tone-shaping environment on a tablet. For hardware owners, the bundled DynIR cabinets that ship with compatible Two Notes devices unlock automatically in the desktop software after registration, creating a direct bridge between the physical hardware and the digital ecosystem.
Genome 2.0 comes free to owners of several Two Notes hardware lines: the Captor series (4, 8, and 16-channel versions), the Captor X with 8 or 16 channels, the OPUS, ReVolt Guitar, ReVolt Bass, and Reload II. The software is available now in Australia through Australis Music Group, the company's local distributor. For Two Notes hardware customers, the upgrade represents a significant expansion of their investment without additional cost.
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Genome 2.0 is not a routine update—it's a full-scale expansion of the platform— Two Notes Audio Engineering
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Why does cabinet emulation matter so much in a tone-shaping tool? Most people think of amps as the thing that colors sound.
The cabinet is half the equation. An amplifier's speaker cone and enclosure shape the frequency response dramatically—they're not transparent. DynIR lets you model that without owning ten different cabinets, and the microphone positioning control means you can dial in exactly the character you want, from bright and present to dark and distant.
The Capture Studio app sounds like it's trying to solve a real problem. What's the difference between a static capture and this multi-parametric thing?
A static capture is a snapshot—you dial in your amp's settings, hit record, and it freezes that moment. Multi-parametric capture is smarter. It learns how the amp responds as you move the knobs, so when you adjust gain or EQ after capture, the amp behaves like the real thing would, not like a recording playing back.
Global Transpose seems almost too simple to mention. Why is it significant?
It's not about the feature itself—it's about workflow. A touring musician or session player can move between songs in different tunings instantly without stopping, without reaching for a capo, without breaking momentum. That's the difference between a tool that fits your creative life and one that interrupts it.
The iPad compatibility feels like an afterthought, but I suspect it isn't.
It's not. Your rig is now in your pocket. You're soundchecking, you're in a rehearsal space, you're collaborating with someone—you can access and adjust your entire tone-shaping environment without a laptop. That changes how you work.
For someone who already owns Two Notes hardware, what's the real value here?
They're not buying new software. They're getting a professional desktop environment that normally costs 130 euros, plus tools to model their own amplifiers, plus iPad access. It's a substantial expansion of what their hardware can do, and it costs them nothing.