Fender confirms NAM A2 captures are coming to Tone Master Pro
The planned update will place captures in the normal signal chain with touchscreen, app and custom-graphic support, although Fender has not set a date.
· Edited by Peter Luha
Credit: Fender (via source)
Fender has confirmed that NAM A2 support is in development for Tone Master Pro. Chief Product Officer Matt Gutnik disclosed the work through the official Tone Master Pro user forum, saying the company is testing the technology rather than announcing a release date.
The planned implementation is intended to make a NAM capture behave like another amp or effect block in the existing signal chain. Gutnik says captures will work through the Tone Master Pro touchscreen and its companion app, and users will be able to assign individual graphics to them. Fender has not said which firmware version will introduce the feature.
NAM A2 is an open-source capture architecture for amplifiers, cabinets, pedals and complete signal paths. Its connection to the TONE3000 library gives compatible hardware access to both professional and community-made captures. Other platforms have already adopted the format, while Fractal Audio has separately announced its own forthcoming NAM A2 integration.
For Tone Master Pro owners, the significance is expansion without replacing Fender’s existing modeled amps and effects. Captures can add specific pieces of real gear or complete chains to the same interface players already use, but the lack of a timetable means this remains a confirmed development rather than an update available to install today.
Why it matters
Fender’s adoption gives the open NAM A2 format another major hardware platform and could substantially widen the Tone Master Pro’s user-created tone library.
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