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Ampero capture workflow

Find an Ampero tone you have already heard.

Choose a capture by its sound, then compare the NAM with its available SoundClone conversion before deciding what to take to your Ampero.

Find a capture to compare
  1. Find a NAM
  2. Compare SoundClone
  3. Check your Ampero

Native NAM and SoundClone are different paths

“Ampero NAM support” depends on the model, firmware and editor. Native NAM playback runs a supported NAM architecture. SoundClone uses a converted model. Previewing the original NAM alone does not tell you how a conversion will respond to your playing.

The Hotone Japan support notice lists native NAM A2 Lite for Ampero II (firmware 1.4.0+), II Stage (1.7.0+) and II Stomp (2.5.0+). It lists A2 conversion for Ampero, Ampero One and Ampero Mini through PC software 1.6.0+. This is manufacturer guidance checked on 1 November 2026; use the current instructions for your exact unit.

A practical listening workflow

  1. Find an amp or pedal in Tone Explorer. Narrow by setup, drive and measured sound rather than a filename alone.
  2. Open the tone and select the capture you want to hear.
  3. In SoundClone, listen to NAM and SC/ST using the same DI. Inspect EQ, drive and feel scores alongside the response graph.
  4. Listen to SH separately if it is available. It is another conversion, not another name for the original NAM.
  5. Use the capture’s download controls, then follow your model’s current editor/import instructions.

Check the whole signal path

Does the capture already include a cabinet? Are you monitoring through a guitar cab or a full-range speaker? A second cabinet stage can change the sound substantially. Compare at a similar perceived volume: a louder version can seem more convincing even when its response differs.

For a starting point, compare clean and edge Super Reverb captures with the high-gain 6505 captures. Conversion differences can vary with gain, frequency and input level, so one good example is not a guarantee for another.

Before importing

Check your exact hardware model, installed firmware, editor version, supported NAM architecture and accepted file format. Tone Explorer’s browser preview is a software comparison; it does not certify an export on every Ampero firmware. Keep a backup of your device presets and test the imported result on your own unit.

Tone Explorer is an independent Square Harmonics tool. Hotone and Ampero names identify the workflow; they do not imply endorsement.

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