Basic Source / Target EQ
Compare one recording against another and generate initial EQ guidance.
Open working prototype →WORKING PROTOTYPES
The modules exist and are ready for testing.
These are prototype tools, not finished production software. Each module opens directly from this site and remains part of the carried master package.
MixLane
EQ, Q values, compression, reverb, delay, and starting settings.
Open working prototype →EarTrainer
Frequency learning, tap tempo, listening exercises, and ear-first workflow.
Open working prototype →CaptureCompare
Compare microphones, chains, machines, exports, rooms, analog, and digital paths.
Open working prototype →Universal Settings
Portable settings for digital plugins, analog gear, consoles, and outboard equipment.
Open working prototype →DirtLane
Tape, tube, console coloration, saturation, clipping, and controlled dirty-up guidance.
Open working prototype →ONE PLATFORM
More than a plug-in.
ToneLane is an audio engineering ecosystem with focused lanes for source/target comparison, mixing guidance, ear training, signal-path comparison, portable settings, character, amps, pedals, and evidence-safe spoken audio.
Compare
Teach
Suggest
Listen
Decide
EAR FIRST
The screen supports the ears.
Hear the obstacle
Mud, boxiness, brittleness, masking, clutter, missing body, attack, sustain, and space.
Try a portable move
Frequency, gain, Q, ratio, attack, release, decay, pre-delay, feedback, saturation, or capture change.
Answer what happened
Closer, worse, too much, still muddy, still harsh, or perfect.
THE MUSIC JOURNEY
Bum-Leg Records to ToneLane.
ToneLane grows from decades of recording, listening, mixing, independent production, and learning to hear the silence under the noise.
THE ORIGIN
“I was listening for the silence under the noise.”
ToneLane was built from the way Joe learned to record: listen, compare, experiment, bypass, listen again, and repeat. Good EQ often removes what is preventing the sound from becoming what it should be.
HOW IT WORKS
One repeatable audio lane.
Source
Target
Difference
Suggestions
Human Listening
Feedback
Learning
SOURCE ASSESSMENT
Before processing, decide whether the source can get there.
GREEN
Mix it. The source contains enough useful information to move toward the target.
YELLOW
Improve it. Capture, room, mic, gain, or performance changes may help first.
RED
Re-record it. Missing information cannot honestly be created by endless plug-ins.
Users may still continue for ear training. ToneLane never forces a shortcut.
PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE
Focused modules built on one engine.
Core Engine
- Source Assessment
- Difference Analysis
- Universal Settings
- Learning Feedback
Learning
- EarTrainer
- Listening levels
- Hints and frequency regions
- Complete guided mode
Mixing
- MixLane
- DirtLane
- ModulationLane
- Transient guidance
Recording
- CaptureCompare
- Device Knowledge Lane
- IRLane
- Room and mic comparison
Instruments
- AmpLane
- PedalLane
- SynthLane
- Device-aware controls
Evidence
- TranscriptLane
- Timestamps
- Confidence labels
- Human-reviewed transcript
FUTURE MODULES
The ecosystem keeps expanding.
ModulationLane
Chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo, rotary, vibrato, auto-pan, stereo width, rate, depth, mix, and feedback.
AmpLane and PedalLane
Gain, EQ, presence, cabinet, speaker, IR, mic position, pedal routing, drive, delay, reverb, and compression.
SynthLane and Device Knowledge
Oscillators, filters, resonance, envelopes, LFOs, effects, routing, manuals, and device-specific controls.
IRLane
Cabinet, speaker, mic position, room, and reverb impulse response creation, comparison, blending, and metadata.
TranscriptLane
Evidence-oriented audio review with timestamps, confidence labels, unclear markers, and human verification.
Feedback Loop
Closer, worse, too much, too little, still muddy, still harsh, or perfect.
THE RULE
The number gets you close. The ear finishes the job.
ToneLane is not teaching people to use plug-ins. It is teaching them how to listen.
ROADMAP
Prototype first. Testing next.
Master prototypes
Six working prototype modules are included in this site.
Controlled testing
Run known recordings through each module and document accuracy, usefulness, and failure points.
AmpLane, PedalLane, TranscriptLane
Additional lanes remain product concepts until prototypes and testing support them.
RELATED, BUT SEPARATE
Two ecosystems. One underlying framework.
Project Fionigan is the medical, government, educational, accessibility, continuity, and verification ecosystem.
ToneLane is the separate music and audio prototype platform.
Both are projects of Nezrok Labs Inc. and use the same source → target → difference → guidance → human review → human decision architecture.
MOBILE STUDIO
Use ToneLane on a phone or tablet.
Record with the device microphone, import audio, play source and target A/B, save project details locally, export the source, and open the existing prototype modules.
REFERENCE LIBRARY
Built-in targets for immediate testing.
The Mobile Studio now includes male and female dictation, kick, snare, rack tom, floor tom, hi-hat, cymbal, bass, clean guitar, crunch guitar, acoustic guitar, and piano reference targets. Users can still upload their own target.
PRE-SITE STATUS
This is not production.
This build is a static ToneLane preview for testing the mobile recording workflow, built-in examples, source/target playback, prototype modules, and accessibility controls.
It does not include a database, login system, payment collection, planned supporter access lockout, or cloud audio storage. Recordings remain on the user’s device.
This pre-site can later remain separate or become a static section inside Project Fionigan.