NUX NuX Optima Air (NAI-5) Acoustic Guitar IR Profile <p>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.</p><p>IR loader combined with a preamp which is equipped with 3-band EQ and Gain controls. And there is an additional one-knob-control Reverb effect. If you want to connect any effect pedal you can use the SEND/RETURN effect loop and add the Optima Air into the signal chain.</p><p>NUX Optima Air has a unique profile capture function, you can create your own acoustic guitar profile (IR file) by capturing your favorite acoustic guitar\'s sound.</p><p>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.</p><p><strong>Control Panel</strong></p><p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-56321 aligncenter" src="https://www.jimlaabsmusicstore.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/NDI-5_6-500x350.jpeg" alt="" width="500" height="350" /></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><span style="font-size: medium"><b><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">Reverb: </span></b>One Knob Reverb effect control. It adjusts the Dry/Wet and Decay parameters. Or you can turn it OFF by tweaking to 0</span></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><span style="font-size: medium"><b><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">IR Level: </span></b>Adjusts the simulated signal (Impulse Response file) LEVEL</span></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><span style="font-size: medium"><b><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">Select (Push to Save): </span></b>In manual mode, you can choose the IR file. And you can save your customized preset by pushing the knob<br /></span></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><span style="font-size: medium"><b><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">Gain: </span></b>Adjusts the signal input Gain level</span></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><span style="font-size: medium"><b><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">3-Band EQ:</span><br /><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">Bass: </span></b>Adjusts the low frequency level<br /><b><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">Middle: </span></b>Adjusts the middle frequency level<br /><b><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">Treble: </span></b>Adjusts the high frequency level</span></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><span style="font-size: medium"><b><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">IR Footswitch:</span><br /><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">Manual Mode: </span></b>Engage/disengage the selected IR file. Acoustic guitar simulation ON/OFF<br /><b><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">Preset Mode: </span></b>Bank DOWN<br />Also, if you are editing a preset, you can push the IR footswitch to <b>exit without saving</b></span></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><span style="font-size: medium"><b><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">AMP Footswitch:</span><br /><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">Manual Mode: </span></b>Activates the pre-amp section. When you engage the AMP, you can use the Gain and the 3-band EQ<br /><b><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">Preset Mode: </span></b>Bank UP<br />Also, If you are editing a preset, while you changing the preset name you can push the AMP footswitch and move the cursor to the next selection area to choose a letter, number or symbol</span></span></p><p><strong>I / O</strong></p><p><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold"><strong>Input:</strong> </span>6.35mm (1/4-inch) jack input</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold"><strong>Output</strong>: </span>6.35mm (1/4-inch) jack output</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold"><strong>Send/Return:</strong> </span>6.35mm (1/4-inch) effect loop inputs</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold"><strong>Micro B USB Port:</strong> </span>You can connect the pedal to your computer to use the Optima Air software to create, edit and save your presets. And update the pedal when a new firmware released.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium"><strong><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">Power Input: </span></strong>9V Negative TIP power adapter input</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">3.5mm (1/8-inch) Auxiliary Input: </span>You can connect music player to play along with music</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">3.5mm (1/8-inch) Headphones Output: </span>For silent practicing or recording</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium"><strong><span style="font-family: SourceHanSansCN-Bold">XLR DI Output:</span></strong> For direct connection to mixer (or PA system)</span></p><div id="LVDXVgviEReVwpUY" class="element-box out_element parallax parallaxed LVDXVgviEReVwpUY_in_parallax"><div class="element-box-contents"><p><strong>Optima Air Impulse Response (IR) Function</strong></p></div></div><div id="EaYRrjvMcHFqAxGP" class="element-box out_element parallax parallaxed EaYRrjvMcHFqAxGP_in_parallax"><div class="element-box-contents"><p>Optima Air is loaded with 15 impulse response files. Each 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.</p><div id="DuEGoSetyPLHlVc" class="element-box out_element parallax parallaxed DuEGoSetyPLHlVc_in_parallax"><div class="element-box-contents"><p><strong>Optima Air Pre-amp</strong></p></div></div><div id="vhtfVCVXPeKIgJWa" class="element-box out_element parallax parallaxed vhtfVCVXPeKIgJWa_in_parallax"><div class="element-box-contents"><p>NUX Optima Air is equipped with a pre-amp that allows you to enhance your sound by using a 3-band equalizer.</p><p>The beauty of an analog circuit is that chaos makes the muse. While you tweak the knob, it affects itself and also other parameters.</p><p>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.</p><div id="nuhjqjSkUPPikLDw" class="element-box out_element parallax parallaxed nuhjqjSkUPPikLDw_in_parallax"><div class="element-box-contents"><p><strong>Capturing a Guitar Profile</strong></p></div></div><div id="JEiVPFnyuoBbSOiX" class="element-box out_element parallax parallaxed JEiVPFnyuoBbSOiX_in_parallax"><div class="element-box-contents"><p>Run the pedal in capturing mode; press the IR footswitch and hold, plug in the power cable.</p><p>You need to use a condenser microphone for better result. Connect the acoustic guitar to the Optima Air\'s input, place the microphone and connect to a microphone to a microphone preamp. And connect the microphone preamp\'s output to the Optima Air\'s Return (Please check the picture)</p><p>Make sure everything\'s connected, and you are all set to capture.</p><p>You can see the input level and the return level on the pedal screen, make sure the levels are not reaching to the MAX (Peak) level, or too low to capture it. Usually, 60% to 80% is the best level for capturing.</p><p>You can press the IR footswitch when you are ready. It will countdown from 3 to 1 then you could start to play guitar to send the audio signal to Optima Air to capture and process. Just play as clean as you can, and use finger position or chords you are playing most of the time. Capturing record will take 10 seconds, you can also see it on the screen, the RED AMP LED will start blinking when the recording is done. You can press the AMP footswitch to save, or you can press the IR button to restart the capturing.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p>https://youtu.be/hvuJmEoC6VQ</p> 0 stars, based on 1 reviews 0 5
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NuX Optima Air (NAI-5) Acoustic Guitar IR Profile

$209.00$179.00
NuX Optima Air (NAI-5) Acoustic Guitar IR Profile
NuX Optima Air (NAI-5) Acoustic Guitar IR Profile
NuX Optima Air (NAI-5) Acoustic Guitar IR Profile
NuX Optima Air (NAI-5) Acoustic Guitar IR Profile
NuX Optima Air (NAI-5) Acoustic Guitar IR Profile
NuX Optima Air (NAI-5) Acoustic Guitar IR Profile
NuX Optima Air (NAI-5) Acoustic Guitar IR Profile
NuX Optima Air (NAI-5) Acoustic Guitar IR Profile
NuX Optima Air (NAI-5) Acoustic Guitar IR Profile
NuX Optima Air (NAI-5) Acoustic Guitar IR Profile
NuX Optima Air (NAI-5) Acoustic Guitar IR Profile
NuX Optima Air (NAI-5) Acoustic Guitar IR Profile

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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.

IR loader combined with a preamp which is equipped with 3-band EQ and Gain controls. And there is an additional one-knob-control Reverb effect. If you want to connect any effect pedal you can use the SEND/RETURN effect loop and add the Optima Air into the signal chain.

NUX Optima Air has a unique profile capture function, 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.

Control Panel

Reverb: One Knob Reverb effect control. It adjusts the Dry/Wet and Decay parameters. Or you can turn it OFF by tweaking to 0

IR Level: Adjusts the simulated signal (Impulse Response file) LEVEL

Select (Push to Save): In manual mode, you can choose the IR file. And you can save your customized preset by pushing the knob

Gain: Adjusts the signal input Gain level

3-Band EQ:
Bass: 
Adjusts the low frequency level
Middle: Adjusts the middle frequency level
Treble: Adjusts the high frequency level

IR Footswitch:
Manual Mode: 
Engage/disengage the selected IR file. Acoustic guitar simulation ON/OFF
Preset Mode: Bank DOWN
Also, if you are editing a preset, you can push the IR footswitch to exit without saving

AMP Footswitch:
Manual Mode: 
Activates the pre-amp section. When you engage the AMP, you can use the Gain and the 3-band EQ
Preset Mode: Bank UP
Also, If you are editing a preset, while you changing the preset name you can push the AMP footswitch and move the cursor to the next selection area to choose a letter, number or symbol

I / O

Input: 6.35mm (1/4-inch) jack input

Output6.35mm (1/4-inch) jack output

Send/Return: 6.35mm (1/4-inch) effect loop inputs

Micro B USB Port: You can connect the pedal to your computer to use the Optima Air software to create, edit and save your presets. And update the pedal when a new firmware released.

Power Input: 9V Negative TIP power adapter input

3.5mm (1/8-inch) Auxiliary Input: You can connect music player to play along with music

3.5mm (1/8-inch) Headphones Output: For silent practicing or recording

XLR DI Output: For direct connection to mixer (or PA system)

Optima Air Impulse Response (IR) Function

Optima Air is loaded with 15 impulse response files. Each 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.

Optima Air Pre-amp

NUX Optima Air is equipped with a pre-amp that allows you to enhance your sound by using a 3-band equalizer.

The beauty of an analog circuit is that chaos makes the muse. While you tweak the knob, it affects itself and also other parameters.

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.

Capturing a Guitar Profile

Run the pedal in capturing mode; press the IR footswitch and hold, plug in the power cable.

You need to use a condenser microphone for better result. Connect the acoustic guitar to the Optima Air’s input, place the microphone and connect to a microphone to a microphone preamp. And connect the microphone preamp’s output to the Optima Air’s Return (Please check the picture)

Make sure everything’s connected, and you are all set to capture.

You can see the input level and the return level on the pedal screen, make sure the levels are not reaching to the MAX (Peak) level, or too low to capture it. Usually, 60% to 80% is the best level for capturing.

You can press the IR footswitch when you are ready. It will countdown from 3 to 1 then you could start to play guitar to send the audio signal to Optima Air to capture and process. Just play as clean as you can, and use finger position or chords you are playing most of the time. Capturing record will take 10 seconds, you can also see it on the screen, the RED AMP LED will start blinking when the recording is done. You can press the AMP footswitch to save, or you can press the IR button to restart the capturing.

  • 24-bit, 48-kHz Sampling Quality
  • Acoustic Guitar Impulse Response and Pre-Amp controls
  • 15 built-in acoustic guitar profiles with IR level control
  • 9 Preset Slots
  • Reverb effect
  • Gain, Bass, Middle and Treble controls
  • 6.35mm (1/4-inch) Send/Return, effects loop
  • 3.5mm (1/8-inch) Auxiliary input
  • 3.5mm (1/8-inch) Headphones input
  • XLR DI Out
  • Micro B USB Port for USB Audio Stream and Edit Software