NAM 9000 v1.13 adds Stage and Studio views, MIDI-ready Scenes and three multichannel amp packs

NAM 9000 released version 1.13.0 on September 2, adding two new ways to operate the rig without changing the underlying preset. Stage view turns the current rig into a large, performance-focused screen with pedals, amp channel controls, tuner and tap tempo visible from standing distance. Scenes store snapshots of the whole rig and can be MIDI-learned for footswitch changes; the free edition stores two scenes per preset while Pro stores five.

A new Studio view lays the full processing chain out in signal order with the selected block's detailed editor underneath it, giving recording and mixing users a more conventional overview than the original console-style interface. The same release also introduces three multichannel amp packs, including a four-voice British-style head and two additional multi-channel high-gain collections, while restoring sessions more reliably and reducing idle CPU use.

NAM 9000 is a small independent project built around the open Neural Amp Modeler format. The core player and capture/training studio remain free, which makes the update notable beyond its user base: it shows how quickly open-format guitar software is evolving toward the live workflow and scene-management features normally associated with large commercial modelers.

Update (September 3): NAM 9000 followed with a small v1.13.1 MIDI hotfix, fixing footswitch behavior for controllers that only ever send a note-on message with no matching release — typical defaults on the Hotone Ampero Control and most Morningstar and Boss switches. Previously such a switch could learn correctly, fire once, and then stop responding; the fix lets it trigger repeatedly for scenes, channel switching, preset changes and mapped on/off controls, with no existing mappings needing to be re-learned.