Direct Acoustic Guitar Solution | NUX Optima Air
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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2020
- Thanks for stopping by to check out a great DI/Preamp offered by NUX effects. This models other acoustic guitars and does it surprisingly well. If you want to learn more head over to their website.
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Sounds great. Great job with the quick but informative explanation. No senseless rambling. Your demo bypassed the ramblings and went straight into it. Well done.
Terrific Demo! After seeing this, I bought the NUX Optima Air for my acoustic that is equipped with the K&K pure mini. I was plugging in directly to my Roland AC -90 and the sound was okay. Bought this unit and was blown away by the improved sound and flexibility. Simply amazing device…..
I feel i won't be able to play acoustic guitar again without one of these. the Sound is just so nice.
That HD28 sound was amazing! It's like playing a guitar thru an condenser mic. Well done!
Just got mine and there's a lot you can do with this, setting your own presets is amazing.
I have a boosted version of my main acoustic for solos right next to the preset for the standard main EQ. It's doubling as a boost pedal!
Be sure to read the user manual, this is one of the best acoustic IR pedals on the market, especially considering how much cheaper it is from a Tonedexter.
Very nice little box! With a little post EQ this can really sound stellar in a band context
Impressively accurate. The Martin HD-28 has the big beefy sound I would expect it to have, while the Taylor 814 sounds smaller and has the midrange boost that my ears associate with Taylors. They may have exaggerated the midrange-heavy sound a bit though. Overall they did a great job. But what I'm interested in is how it sounds when you record an IR image for your own guitar.
I was debating on between this and the aura spectrum , I went ahead and grabbed the aura , some of the tones I’m hearing from this video really remind me of some of the tones I’m getting with the aura . I don’t think anyone could go wrong either way . Thanks for the video .
Thanks. Great demonstration, helpful.
Incredible box. So underrated
Thank man, that´s a really good vid.
This sounds like a great pedal. I also prefer options like a reverb Chorus, and Delay even on acoustic.
I have had this unit for 3 days. The first day I was so excited to try this out.... I only used the 15 presets. I was so disappointed. None of the presets made any of my guitars really stand out..... THEN!! today I experimented with the IR..... WOW! what a difference. 4 on my acoustic guitars (Martins, Cole Claks) really sing and sound acoustic through a PA. The quacking Piezzo pick ups now sound like they have been mic'd up. They are not 100% pefect, but alot better! Looking forward to experimenting further!
You mean loading in your own IR from your guitars?
@@skullkid112 yes, thats what nux optima air is made for :).
And how about after 10 months? Still using it?
@@nomandad2000 Don't use it as I play with other pedals. My impression is that this pedal makes cheap pick ups sound o.k. but good pick ups (Cole Clark) don't need this unit. IR is fun , but it is a bit fiddly and there are some pedals that make my guitars sound good right out of the box. I'll probably sell this unit as it is in new condition.
@@Soccernz007 can you name the pedals you use that sound better than this? Thanks
Grande review. De muito bom gosto!
Great demo. Is the Optima Air quiet? Have you noticed any weird digital artifacts with the IR's? Also, just to make sure I understand, you can control the blend of the original signal and IR using the gain (original signal) and IR level.......is that correct?
Thanks sir for the great review ! Are you useing any post eq ? Thanks 🎸
Wow that pedal sounds amazing...
I agree, so surprising!
Yeah sounds really good
Great demo, I've been looking for an acoustic pedal, may have found it.
the moment when u owned a cheap acoustic guitar but you want an expensive guitar sound. here's your solution. i wanna buy it very soon it fullfill my 3 needs : DI box, Reverb and IRs.. thanks for the video, really enjoy it!!
Hello :) I am really interested in the pedal. Any chance you know if I need a DI box if I had this pedal? My acoustic also runs into effect pedals. Many thanks.
@@devonjoubertmusic No DI box would be necessary as the pedal has a DI output so you can just plug the XLR directly into the pedal. It also has an effects loop so you can plug your guitar into the Optima Air then pass the signal to your other pedals and back the the Optima Air again for the output.
Is the XLR out post the IR section and AMP section or Pre? Same question about the effects loop, is it before the amp, between amp and IR or post everything?
I've been looking at getting this for over a month but I can't find it on sale anywhere. Any idea when it's getting released for sale?
Thanks for the review! Would you be so kind to try it with electric guitar and some cab IRs 🙏
So far i've heard only bad modulated D45 sound from this thing, but on this video it sounds pretty okay. Interesting.
Thanks for this very nice and detailed overview! I was looking around a solution like this, and I came up with a (maybe tricky) question: does it make sense to connect a loop station to the send return of the Nux optima air in such a way to not loose the provided DI out? I would like to avoid buying a DI box, on the other hand I do not understand if the send return applies as last step in the signal chain (after preamp and IR section)... Thank you in advance
Does anyone know if I would still need a DI box for acoustic guitar if I had this pedal? My guitar also runs into 2 or 3 effect pedals. Thanks so much
I get the idea that to get the most out of the Optima Air: rather than stick with the factory presets, you ideally need to capture your own IRs, most likely with the instruments you’ll use it with. As well as my acoustic guitars (Faith Saturn 6-string and Seagull S12 12-string), I’d love to try the Air with my Crafter M70E mandolin...
Have you tried it? I bought it but have not tries to make my own IR yet…
@@GregoryGuay I bought the Optima Air about a year ago (probably very soon after I posted that comment!), and captured IRs of my guitars and mandolin soon afterwards. It's a bit fiddly to do - I had to pull my mic and preamp out of "storage"! - but it works very well and sounds great. I use the Air regularly when playing acoustic guitar live, and would definitely recommend it if you have the budget.
I like it, does it also work this well on Nylon electro's?
I have an epiphone EJ 160 e, with a p100 humbucker magnetic pickup. I’d be interested to hear the IRs for the magnetic pickup.
i love it!!!
How do you think this will work with an Anthem SL? Since it’s not just a piezo?
Hello I love the NUX Optima Air. However there is a slight ground noise .it goes away when I touch the pedal. I did a lot of test with power supply ,and other pedals the guitar ground is fine but with NUX Optima Air it make a found noise. Is that Normal? Did it happened in your test ?
I just got mine yesterday and while messing with it I think I overwrote a preset. Does anyone know how to do a factory reset to get the preset back to the out of box setting?
I just bought a Godin xtSA which is a solid body guitar that has magnetic pickups and a piezo, which can be output separately. I have the Nux Stageman, and ran the Godin piezo through it and it sound good, but without as much body as I would like. I wonder if the Godin piezo would benefit from this pedal more (e.g. make it sound more acoustic). I plan on running the magnetic pickups through a modeler pedal, but want to preserve the ability to switch to an acoustic tone.
Since your guitar has the Roland GK compatible 13 pin output which uses the piezo have you considered a Roland GR-55 or Roland GP-10? The are guitar synthesizers with guitar modeling and they do an incredible job. You can set custom tunings and have a variety of instruments available including acoustic guitar including 12 string. In regards to your question directly I'm curious also if the piezo (Fishman piezo) on my guitar would sound more acoustic with this Nux unit and I'm sure it would help but although a piezo pick-up does a good job in trying to sound acoustic so far only an acoustic or guitar synth has been able to get that sound.
@@RaymondUpenieks I did eventually get this pedal, but also a GP-10. The COSM engine on the GP-10 actually has some very good acoustic sounds and there are some interesting mixing possibilities of combining the two together. I have added a mixer to my pedal board so that I can combine the sound together. The pedal does wonders, even for my Mandolins. My playing partner runs his Strat and Tele through before running it into a digital interface into his computer for the online jamming software we use Sonobus.
will this work with a fender tonemaster ( twin reverb) ?
Heya great video! Does anyone know if I would still need a DI box for acoustic guitar if I had this pedal? My guitar also runs into 2 or 3 effect pedals. Thanks so much
very nice acoustic pedal
This is very interesting to me. Anyone have any reports regarding gig reliability?
Does this pedal work with the mic 100% lr baggs anthem pickup?
Can it not be powered with phantom? Seems like an oversight.
So far this looks like the best pedal for the $$$
How does it react with other acoustic pups? Anyone?
Do you have IRs that I can download and use on this pedal?
Anyone tried this with a acoustic electric ukulele? Wondering how this would change my uke sound?
Have you used it on a live worship setting? How was it?
Are there any IR models for resophonic guitars?
I play in a praise & worship ensemble and some services I play bass and some services I’m playing guitar (acoustic & electric). I’ve thought that if I could get a credible acoustic sound out of my electric, that would lighten my load in/out some. I’ve never been satisfied with the sounds from any of the acoustic simulators for electric guitar.
I was wondering if you have tried any of the magnetic pickup IR’s with an electric guitar? If so, were you able to get a credible acoustic guitar tone?
Leon Todd plays with this on his channel with electric. Spoiler, it’s...about as good as other acoustic simulators. But seems to be fantastic to beef up and body out that awfully stale Piezo sound we all know and are tired of. 😭. that being said it actually seems to be a serviceable preamp/IR loader for electrics. they demo it on the NUX channel.
There are no suitable acoustic simulators for electgric guitar! If you want an acoustic guitar sound....play acoustic!!! IMHO
This thing is great! Time to trade in my Fishman Aura!
I'm looking at either this or the L.R. Baggs Voiceprint to replace my Aura DI. My problem with the Voiceprint is that all the demos I can find are done with Baggs pickups, and the guitar I want to use it with has a Fishman pickup. I want to see how well it does when the pickup isn't one of theirs. This one sounds pretty great though.
Can this pedal work on a Roland street cube Ex?
How much 'bleed' / spillover is there into the microphone you are speaking into please...?
My pedal do not work with a nylon acoustic guitat with LR Baggs Anthem. Anyone else?
Same guitar works normal through áudio interface. Some idea about?
Just wish you could make your own presets, and change them with your foot pedal
Hi do you think it can transform a 3/4 junior/travel sized guitar into a dreadnought or auditorium style? Small guitars can have that ukulele mid rangey sound to them. If the Optima Air can somehow remedy this problem it'll be a game changer for us folks with small guitars or er.. fingers!
Yes, with IRs you can get a sound closer to a larger bodied guitar
@@ValWillKay
Yamaha APX-T2 is a 3/4 size acoustic guitar that’s using transducer pickups will it help with that?
Anyone using it on nylon strings? how good is the sound?
Does it have a boost feature?
Does this pedal simulate a 12 strings guitar?
is it good for nylon?
The J15 and HD28 sound the best in my opinion, thinking about getting this to record my acoustic guitar playing as I can't mic up my guitar due to the constant noise in my neighbourhood. Thoughts anyone?
Edit:
J15 3:55
HD28 5:21
Absolutely, this is a great option for recording. You can also tune each IR EQ in the stored presets so that you have multiple guitars to record instead of just the one that sounds best.
Can you demo it with a ukulele, pls?
Great sounding vid, how was this recorded ??
Martin -> optima air -> Scarlett 2i2 -> Studio One 4
Voice was recorded on a Blue Encore 200.
Sounds really great! Is this pedal an alternative for let’s say Fishman Aura?
Yes. I own both. This small brand definitely give Fishman a run for the money. Includes reverb, easy IR access…
@@GregoryGuay Thanks.
@@GregoryGuay put
Sounds very .... can you use this device for any acoustic guitars?
Does it have a tuner?
Wow that buzz is really bad when you turn it on.
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So I was at worship group playing guitar player sounds good, sounded like he had a pair of expensive pedals, was ask to play a worship set with a group, i didnt have my pedalboars and guitar the guitarist let me borrow his stud then I saw the pedalboard and I notice all these pedals and I was like on shoot nux pedal sounds that good, these are inexpensive pedals that work wonders mix in with a ibanez, mooer pedal its sounded amazing
At that time I had a boss gt 10, I currently have a helix LT and ill def will make a mini pedal board with these nux pedal in mind
@@henrod27 Is the sound like an acoustic sound? You know, when you plug an acoustic guitar sounds horrible, but it seems this pedal gives you an acoustic sound, right?
Any idea where in the USA these can be purchased?
sounds cool to me.
Fantastic demo of this pedal. I am researching the difference between this Optima Air or their Nux Stageman? Has anyone tried (used) both?
I think the stageman doesn't have IRs. Which makes this pedal so much better imo.
I'm using a Stageman with my Martin OMC28E since there's already IR built in to my guitar. It's a wonderful unit, the scooped eq. function is super great. The reverb could be better, but future updates may provide that ;-) It ticks all the boxes including price. I'm running mine with a powerbank to make sure no noise get in the line. The freeze function is a nice feature for starts and endings (for worship especially). I don't use the looper, I have separate looper to avoid confusion ;-)
Is this thing really that noisy?
How much bro.?
This is the 2nd video I watched for this device and the Taylor 814 IR sounds awful and not like an 814. Is it just me or is the 814 IR really that bad sounding? Otherwise the other IRs sound really good.
The 814 IR sounds amazing with fishman pickups but not Anthem pickups in my experience. Anthem’s although sound great with the d45 IR.
Will it work with a nylon string acoustic?
Yes. You must easily find nylon IRs online and add them. I use it with my electric nylon in Caja De Cuerdas.
With this only need one guitar.
Cool
I like it but the price so expensive 😒💔
Two comments; first there is a huge volume difference when you kick in the IR which does not make the before and after accurate at all.
Second I guess I am the only one that hears the massive phasing effect when the IR is kicked in. I find it unbearable.
To note I own the nux and the Aura spectrum and they both do it . Sadly I have not found either musically.
Maybe I am missing something ?
Am I the only one that preferred the sound of the piezo pickup with Amp selected over the sound of any of the IR’s?
yep
You are Definitely the only one
Yep lol
Yes.
Yes.
it think we obsess too much about tone, most people cant hear the difference between a Vox or Fender in a full band mix.....And I am one who has tones of gear, but I think im done because its a money pit and marginal at best for tone improvement
Sounds like it's time to have a rest....tone is everything!!!! Acoustic guitars have notoriously been let down by crappy piezzos.... these pedals (and others Aura etc) are game changers for those wanting an acoustic guitar to sound like an acoustic!! i.e. what you hear when unplugged.
That’s because you have a larrivee!
Tone is what hits your ears man. It matters. Especially when recording/playing straight acoustic.
So this pedal can make a crappy guitar sound like a really great guitar? I realize that if you have a pretty nice guitar it will help with the annoying piezo sound, but really, could you play a cheap guitar through this to get a much better live sound?
Good demo but the IR level knob at the top left is very important. It's a blend between DI and the IR. Increase the IR level to get a better sound. It's only turned at half way on this demo 😳
Does anyone know if I would still need a DI box for acoustic guitar if I had this pedal? My guitar also runs into 2 or 3 effect pedals. Thanks so much
It has a balanced xlr output. I believe it has an input/output if you want to put it in a chain
"just leave these all at noon" (leaves none of them at noon)
Fishman sonitone
I got mine in the mail today, super disappointed. You're going to need a noise gate to quiet this thing down. I won't be using it at my live gigs.
What the noise you were getting similar to the hiss at 3:39 in the video when he was switching to the J 15 Piezo, but quickly passed the J15 Magnetic? Seemed like the Pieze handed the piezo setting nice and quiet, but hissed when the magnetic setting was selected for the piezo pickup.
I just got mine and it sounds great, maybe the workers had a bad day at the factory when they built yours
Don’t understand why you would want to model your Martin guitar into a Gibson
Because the Martin goes through a piezo pickup for on-stage volume instead of a mic in a pristine studio and because it's (probably) a post 1968 Martin with an Indian rosewood back and not an expensive high-end model at that.
It's impressive until it heats up and your sound becomes completely distorted and unusable.
Wowww