NUX NAI-5 Optima Air Dual-Switch Acoustic Guitar Simulator

Let’s get right to it: we’ve got a completely different sonic animal than usual today, but one that has excited our musical brain for a couple weeks now. The NUX Optima Air Dual-Switch Acoustic Guitar Simulator takes your regular electric guitar signal and changes it into, well, an acoustic sound. With presets, an effects loop, complete customization and more, this is a pedal we never knew we needed…

NUX Optima Air is a dual-switch acoustic guitar simulator with a preamp for acoustic and electric guitar players. It simulates the acoustic guitar profiles with the best-optimized sound depending on your guitar and pickup type, via an IR loader combined with a preamp which is equipped with 3-band EQ and Gain controls. There is also an additional one-knob-control Reverb effect, as well as a SEND/RETURN effect loop for other pedal experimentation.

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The Optima Air has a unique profile capture function, where you can create your own acoustic guitar profile (IR file) by capturing your favorite acoustic guitar’s sound. There is an XLR DI output for direct line/mixer connection, headphones output for silent play and auxiliary input to connect a music player to play along. Optima Air is loaded with 15 impulse response files; eEach impulse response file optimized for the guitar type and the pickup type. The IR file names are included the guitar profile, optimized guitar type, and the pickup type. Press the IR footswitch to activate/deactivate the IR function.

This pedal is equipped with a pre-amp that allows you to enhance your sound by using a 3-band equalizer. Driven by NUX’s white box algorithm (physical modeling) of Neve 1073, Optima Air can replicate the chaos in a compact size, while providing lots of features like USB audio stream, Reverb function, and IR Capture. You can load 3rd party IRs and edit preset names through editor software, accessible via the Micro B USB port.

While it might not be for everyone, the Optima Air will be a godsend for those who need exactly what it does. Live performance can be tricky, especially if you have to play electric and acoustic during the same song…now, that problem is solved with ease. Thanks to NUX for sending us another inspiring creation – be sure to check out their website for more details, and check out our demo video below – cheers!!

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