FAQ · straight from the first users

Questions from the first 50 downloads.
Answered straight.

These came out of real comments on the launch posts — thanks to everyone who tried it and asked. No spin, just where things stand today and what's already in the works.

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS

Is there a Mac version?

It's planned. NAM 9000 is Windows-only today (VST3 + Standalone), but a Mac version — VST3, AU (for Logic and GarageBand) and Standalone, as a universal build for Apple Silicon and Intel — is on the roadmap. There's no locked date yet: the more interest we see, the sooner it moves up the list. Drop your email below and we'll notify you the moment a Mac build is ready — and it helps us prioritise.

What about Linux or iOS?

Linux comes up and is noted, but it's behind Mac in priority — no timeline yet. iOS isn't currently planned; it's a different plugin format and DSP environment entirely.

Installing

Windows warns me during install — is that safe?

Windows shows "Windows protected your PC" when I install — is that safe?

Yes. NAM 9000 isn't code-signed yet — that's a paid certificate renewed every year, and right now that money goes into building the plugin instead. Click More info, then Run anyway to install; it's the same one extra click a lot of small free VST/NAM plugins ask for. Signing is planned once the business side of things catches up.

If you'd rather double-check the download hasn't been tampered with first, compare its SHA256 checksum against the one published below (right-click the installer → check its hash with any checksum tool, or in PowerShell: Get-FileHash NAM-9000-Setup-1.6.0-free.exe).

NAM-9000-Setup-1.6.0-free.exe
SHA256: 9178eb5eb9bf776ee7518303cd97629292c4b697713f465a056f6dc42977b9d6

Captures & routing

Your own .nam files, pedals, and dual rigs

Can I load my own .nam captures, not just from TONE3000?

Yes. The main amp slot and the pedal slot each have their own file picker, so you can load any standard .nam file from anywhere on disk — not only what TONE3000 serves up. Cab IRs work the same way: load your own .wav.

Can I run a drive or fuzz pedal capture into an amp capture at the same time?

Yes — that's already in the free app today. Two NAM engines run simultaneously: one in the pedal slot feeding into one in the amp slot, in series.

Is the cab/IR section stereo? Can I run two amps in parallel?

Not yet in the free app. Two amps running in parallel with their own level and pan, plus a stereo dual-IR cab section, are part of the upcoming NAM 9000 Pro update. The free app isn't losing anything it has today — Pro is purely additive.

Coming with Pro

Workflow & UI

MIDI, sizing, and feedback already logged

Does NAM 9000 support MIDI, like program-change preset switching?

Not yet — there's no MIDI mapping in the app today. It's a good, recurring request and it's noted for the roadmap, but there's no ETA yet.

On the list
Can I make the plugin UI smaller than 100%?

Not right now. The UI-size control currently only scales up (100% / 115% / 130% / 150%) — there's no option below 100% yet. Known gap, and a smaller option is planned.

On the list
The loaded profile name seems to flash and disappear — is that supposed to happen?

It shouldn't — the profile name is meant to stay visible under the amp's knobs the whole time a capture is loaded (e.g. "Rhythm NAM9000"), not just flash on load. If you're seeing it disappear, that's likely a different momentary popup rather than that label — let us know exactly where you're seeing it and we'll dig in.

Don't see your question? Reply on the launch post, or reach out directly.