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    The NUX NAI-5 Optima Air pedal is a dual-switch acoustic guitar simulator with a preamp for both acoustic and electric guitar players. It simulates the acoustic guitar profiles with the best-optimized sound depending on your guitar and pickup type.

    The IR section gives you 15 built-in acoustic guitar profiles, and it also support 3rd party IRs. The preamp section is modeled after the famous Neve 1073 by using a white-box algorithm. It is equipped with a 3-band EQ and Gain controls, plus there is an additional one-knob-control Reverb effect. You can connect other effect pedals to the built-in SEND/RETURN effect loop and use the XLR jack on the Optima Air as D.I. Out. There is also a headphones output for silent play and an auxiliary input to connect a music player to play along.

    NUX Optima Air has a unique profile capture function, so you can create your own acoustic guitar profile (IR file) by directly capturing your favorite acoustic guitar's sound.

    If you are a gigging guitarist or home recording musician, you will find the NUX Optima Air very convenient, because you won’t be obligated to have to haul around and keep track of a bunch of different guitars. As a bonus, the Optima Air also works as a USB Audio interface!

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    NUX NAI-5 Optima Air Acoustic Guitar Simulator Pedal Specifications

    NUX NAI-5 Optima Air Acoustic Guitar Simulator Pedal Specifications
    Product SpecificationsNUX NAI-5 Optima Air Acoustic Guitar Simulator Pedal Specifications
    • 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
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