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NU-X Optima Air NAI-5 Acoustic Guitar Simulator & Preamp Pedal

Regular price £179.00
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Delivery and Shipping

All instruments are passed through our workshop prior to shipping.

This includes a 25 point Q.C. check and setup to your spesifcation.

This means it can take anything up to 2 weeks to recieve your instrument from date of purchase.

All shipping is done via Royal Mail & Parcelforce. Tracking is provided once shipped.

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Description

The NU-X Optima Air (NAI-5) is a dual-footswitch acoustic guitar simulator and preamp pedal, designed for electric guitar players who want convincing acoustic tones live or in the studio. It combines an IR loader with 15 built-in acoustic guitar profiles, a full preamp section with 3-band EQ and Gain, a one-knob Reverb effect, and a Send/Return effects loop — all with XLR DI, headphone, and aux connectivity.

A unique profile capture function lets you create your own acoustic guitar IR files by capturing the sound of a real acoustic guitar, which can then be loaded and saved as custom presets. Nine preset slots are available, managed via the two footswitches in Preset Mode.

IR Footswitch – Manual Mode: engage/disengage the selected IR (acoustic simulation on/off). Preset Mode: Bank Down.

AMP Footswitch – Manual Mode: activates the preamp section (Gain and 3-band EQ). Preset Mode: Bank Up.

Controls: Reverb (Dry/Wet & Decay, or off at 0), IR Level, Select/Save (push to save), Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble.

  • 15 built-in acoustic guitar IR profiles + custom IR capture
  • 9 preset slots
  • 3-band EQ with Gain and one-knob Reverb
  • Send/Return effects loop (6.35mm)
  • XLR DI output for direct mixer/PA connection
  • 3.5mm headphone output for silent practice
  • 3.5mm aux input for play-along
  • Micro-B USB for firmware updates, software editing, and audio streaming
  • Powered by 9V DC, negative tip (not included)

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Specs

  • 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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