Help Shape Roomtone v1.1: Submit Your Presets

Why we're doing this

Roomtone shipped with 401 factory presets. I dialed in every one of them myself, which means they all reflect how I hear these tones. That's a limitation. A "Bedroom Pop" preset made by someone who actually plays bedroom pop every Sunday is going to be better than one I reverse-engineered from a reference track.

So instead of guessing what you want, we're asking. If you've built a tone in Roomtone that you're proud of, we want to hear it.

How it works

1. Dial in your tone in Roomtone. Tweak it until it sounds right to you. Use any amp, any effects, any configuration.
2. Export your preset. Open the Preset Editor (gear icon), then click the copy icon to copy your preset to clipboard. Or use "Save preset to desktop" from the More menu to save as a file.
3. Submit it on the preset library page. Click the Community tab, then "Submit a Preset." Paste your XML, give it a name, and tell us what tone you were going for.
4. We review everything. I listen to every submission on a few different guitars and pick the ones that feel the most useful and well-dialed.
5. Selected presets ship in v1.1 as factory presets, credited to you.

What makes a good submission

You don't need to do anything crazy. The best presets tend to be the ones that solve a real problem. "I needed a clean tone that sits under vocals without fighting for space." "I wanted a crunchy rhythm sound that doesn't turn to mud with chords." That kind of thing.

A few pointers:

• Name it something descriptive. "Warm Bedroom Jangle" tells me what it does. "My Preset 3" doesn't.
• Think about context. A tone that sounds great solo might not work in a mix. The best factory presets are the ones that sound good in context, not just in isolation.
• Don't over-process. If you're using 8 effects at once, it might sound interesting but it's hard for someone else to use as a starting point. Restraint goes a long way.
• Test on both pickups. A preset that only works with humbuckers on the neck pickup is less useful than one that sounds decent across a few different guitars.

What to avoid

• Don't use artist names in your preset title. "Mac DeMarco Clean" won't pass review. "Vintage Vibey Jangle" will. We can't distribute presets with trademarked names, but you can mention who inspired the tone in your description.
• Don't submit presets you didn't make. If it's a factory preset with one knob changed, that's not really yours. Start from scratch or make meaningful changes.

You can also suggest updates to factory presets

Think one of the existing 401 factory presets is almost right but needs a tweak? You can submit an updated version. On the preset library page, click "Suggest update" on any factory preset card. Upload your revised version with a note about what you changed and why.

If your version is better, it replaces the original in v1.1 and you get credit for the improvement.

Timeline

• Submissions open: Now
• Submissions close: April 29, 2026
• Selections announced: Early May
• v1.1 ships: Mid-May with community presets included

There's no limit on how many you can submit. Quality matters more than quantity. If you send one great preset, that's better than ten mediocre ones.

Credit and attribution

Every preset that ships in v1.1 will be credited to you. Your display name (or TikTok handle, if you'd rather) appears in the plugin's preset browser, on the website's preset library, and in the v1.1 release notes. If your preset gets promoted from community to factory, it stays credited to you permanently.

This isn't a one-time thing. We plan to keep the community library open after this initial round. If it works well, future updates will include more community presets, and the best contributors will get featured on our socials.

Questions? Email northernvalleyaudio@gmail.com and we'll get back to you.