Your NAM chain. One capture to try.

Merge means modelling the combined sound

A NAM capture is a trained model, not an audio file you can join to another with a file concatenation. Tone Explorer’s merge workflow renders a settled player chain and trains a new NAM against it. That can combine an amp capture with a cabinet IR, or a supported serial chain of captures.

The result approximates the chain’s response. It is not a lossless container for the original models, and it does not preserve every control as a separate knob. Serial merge is also different from blending two amps in parallel.

Try an amp-and-cab example

1. On desktop, open the Super Reverb capture set and add an available NAM to the player.
2. Add a cabinet IR after it. Choose the order and levels you want to keep.
3. Listen with an included DI or live input. Check whether the source already contains a cabinet before adding another.
4. Sign in and choose Merge NAMs when your account and the service make it available. The dialog validates the current chain before a job starts.
5. When training finishes, compare the merged capture with the source chain before downloading or using it.

Choose settings before you merge

The merge uses a snapshot of the settled chain. Set gains, EQ and supported slot choices before starting. The dialog explains an unsupported source or configuration; a running job is not a promise that every combination can be modelled equally well.

Training is asynchronous and needs an account and an enabled merge service. Availability, supported sources and job progress are shown in the app. Browse and build first; the merge action appears only when those requirements are met.

Judge the result on the source you play

Listen to the original chain and the merged NAM with the same performance and comparable levels. Test soft and hard notes, bass response and sustained distortion. A good match for a chord passage may still differ on a transient or another input level.

A single capture can be convenient, but this is not a guarantee of identical sound, lower CPU use or compatibility with every hardware loader. Check the exported model’s architecture and your device’s requirements. Keep the original chain so you can revise it later, and respect the licences of its source captures.