# Tonebook: decoding NanoCore preset SysEx commands

> Tonebook documents and implements MIDI control of the LIVTRA NanoCore guitar pedal from a browser. Its protocol notes map the documented control messages and observed SysEx framing used by the vendor app to name and save presets. The site applies song tones, adjusts parameters live, and stores presets on the pedal after confirmation.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/patogordo/Tonebook>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/patogordo/Tonebook/blob/c1de8689e8db0af0e83a66e95910e1dfccc52d97/docs/protocolo.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/tonebook-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/tonebook-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/tonebook-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A LIVTRA NanoCore with firmware 1.04 or newer and a USB connection are required.
- **Prerequisites:** Chrome, Edge, or Brave with Web MIDI support is required; Android use needs a USB OTG adapter.
- **Limits:** Amp model, cabinet IR, chain order, and preset volume cannot be changed through the described MIDI path.
- **License:** Licensed under MIT.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/patogordo/Tonebook/blob/c1de8689e8db0af0e83a66e95910e1dfccc52d97/docs/protocolo.md>
2. <https://github.com/patogordo/Tonebook/blob/c1de8689e8db0af0e83a66e95910e1dfccc52d97/README.md>

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