Polar // ToneX One USB, MIDI, and Wireless Controllers
ToneX One MIDI Control
Take full control of your ToneX One pedal with MIDI—no complicated setup required. Just connect your ToneX One to this small, powerful box using USB-C, and you’re ready to go. It powers the pedal and sends MIDI messages to switch presets, tweak settings, and more. Truly plug and play.
How It Works
Each unit features an ESP32 wireless board, a custom 9V center-negative power circuit, USB-C for connecting the ToneX One, and a 3.5mm TRS (Type A) MIDI input. You can also control your pedal wirelessly via Bluetooth or WiFi using a compatible MIDI controller or app.
Polar Pico, Mini, Plus, and Max
Our Polar controllers come in four sizes—Pico, Mini, Plus, and Max. All four models offer the same core features and connections, including USB, wired MIDI input, and wireless MIDI. The difference lies in the user interface options, so you can choose the layout that best fits your rig. See the table below for a side-by-side comparison.
Polar Pico |
Polar Mini |
Polar Plus |
Polar Max |
| 75mm x 36mm x 23mm | 37mm x 55mm x 27mm | 100mm x 42mm x 48mm | 120mm x 108mm x 32mm |
| No Screen | 1.69" LCD Non-Touch Screen | 1.69" LCD Non-Touch Screen | 4.3" LCD Touchscreen |
| No Footswitches | No Footswitches | 2 Footswitches for Preset Changes | 2 Footswitches for Preset Changes |
| 300mA | 300mA | 300mA | 600mA min. 1A recommended |
| $59 | $69 | $99 | $199 |
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Supporting the Creator & Other Important Details
The open source firmware for these devices was created by Greg Smith, who has generously supported the production and sale of these products. Your purchase also helps financially support his open source project and continued maintenance of the project. 10% of all sales revenue will be sent directly to Greg.
Disclaimer: The ToneX One doesn’t officially support MIDI control, so this product works by translating USB messages—just like the ToneX app sends—and triggering them via MIDI using onboard code. It works reliably today, and the same approach is used by others in the community.
However, a future firmware update from IK Multimedia could break this functionality. The open-source project powering this controller has kept pace with changes so far, but we can’t guarantee future compatibility. Because this relies on a third-party project, PIRATE MIDI can’t offer returns or refunds if future ToneX updates make this control method stop working.
Customer Reviews
Works great - does exactly what it is supposed to. What I wasn't expecting was the Editing Software which makes it very quick to edit settings on the fly. Great product - well done Pirate Midi.
Huge thanks for making such an awesome product!
I’ve got my Tonex One running in the send/return loop of my HX Stomp, and I’m using it with a Morningstar MC6 to switch both Tonex presets and HX Stomp snapshots via MIDI.
For someone like me who wants the best possible sound from a super small pedalboard, this thing is honestly perfect!
It works great! Thank you for the product, the help, and also to Greg for informing me of different USB-C cables.