Your next NAM tone starts with a listen.

Play a NAM online

A Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) capture models a particular amp or pedal setup. Tone Explorer plays the available capture in the browser, so you can hear a candidate before downloading it. Use the included guitar or bass DI clips to compare captures on the same performance.

1. Open a tone and choose a capture in Captures.
2. On a desktop browser, add it to the player with the + control.
3. Choose a DI clip and press Play. Change capture variants with A1/A2 when available.
4. Add a cabinet IR if your capture and listening setup need one.

Use your guitar or bass as the source

Connect an audio interface, open the player’s Input controls, choose the interface and channel, and allow browser microphone access. Headphones connected to the interface help keep monitoring separate from the room. Start with a low output level, then enable playback.

Live-input latency depends on the browser, interface and audio device settings. Bluetooth monitoring adds delay. A capture already made through a speaker cabinet may not need another cabinet IR.

Compare the original and its conversion

Where conversions are available, the SoundClone listener switches between NAM, SC/ST and SH on the same DI. The player can also switch the capture’s available versions. These are different models of the sound; a similar name or grade does not make them identical.

For a first comparison, try this Fender Super Reverb capture set, this Peavey 6505 set, or this Ampeg SVT bass set. Tone names describe the gear captured; their creators retain the credit.

What you need

The NAM/IR player runs in desktop browsers with JavaScript and WebAssembly enabled. Phones and tablets can browse the catalogue and read the analysis; the browser player is currently desktop-only. For playing on Android, see namamp.

Original captures, creator photos and descriptions come from TONE3000 or the source named on a library tone. Tone Explorer adds measured sound search and analysis. Browse, listen, then check the capture’s licence before using or sharing a download.