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What do you mean by akuIR technology?
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I am still really hoping for an update to the Aura Spectrum. |
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Impulse Response for acoustic guitar.
Of course in principles is same, but in details is different from IR guitar speaker simulation etc |
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FWIW, the Optima Air does have an Aux In jack. It might be useful to send in a dry mag (second pickup) signal through the Aux In if the full IR is too wet sounding for the user's taste, or extra feedback-free gain is needed for bare-fingered picking in a high volume setting.
To my ear, the J15 is the driest sounding stock IR. For absolute best results, however, I may have to bypass the OA's preamp and use my Zoom A1 Four for EQ and volume control. I'm thinking that the A1 Four's more precise EQ can do a better job of bringing up the J15's low bass while keeping the low mid's under control. Some experimenting will tell. I'm hoping my user created IRs (when I finally get some good ones) will be fairly dry also. |
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I wrote to NUX support (about too wet IR) and they answered
You may return your Optima Air to the store where you made the purchase as we will not make any change in regard with the problem you mentioned. Something we want to make it clear: the ugly truth is that there is no IR profile starts at 0ms which means that there won't be any wet signal available for the blend which can cause something weird(similar to what is called "OUT of PHASE"). So for me will be much easier to go to Line6 HX FX with own impulses |
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Listen to NuX Optima Air User Created IR Test by guitaniac on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/xQdWN After a week of fooling around with the stock IRs, I finally got around to creating a better user IR for the guitar which I've been experimenting with. At this point I have to agree with the conventional wisdom since I'm preferring the user IR to any of the factory IRs. Sound samples above. When running to my SoloAmp, I've noticed that the amplified sound gets muddy when cranking the sound level past a certain point. The Optima Air preamp's three knob EQ works well for making "quick and dirty" adjustments to the sound when raising the sound level past a certain point. Admittedly, ToneDexter's and Voiceprint's single anti-feedback knob is a more elegant and simple solution, but the Optima Air's onboard EQ can handle the job. The most practical live sound setup for me will be to have my Zoom A1 Four on the floor (for basic EQ settings for the corresponding IRs) and the Optima Air closer at hand on a stool for quick EQ adjustments and being able to read it's tiny display window. For quick setups the Optima Air by itself will be adequate. It's easy enough to set the presets for mute (until the gain knob is moved) and the preset EQs which work best with a particular IR at a moderate sound level. It's also possible to create a flat IR preset (from an unused user sample) so you can switch to the dry pickup sound if/when needed. |
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Does the Optima Air allow for creation of multiple custom guitar IR profiles? It's not clear reading the manual or website. If I take two guitars to a gig, I want to be able to switch between each custom profile like you can with the Tonedexter or Baggs Voiceprint. Thanks!
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You can also save your recorded IRs to your computer giving you the ability to record as many as you want. Once saved to your computer you can re-upload them later. The best thing about the Optima Air (over other IR pedals) is the computer software and ability to customize however you want. I've had the best success uploading 3rd party IRs. I don't have the best recording mic, so my own recordings didn't sound as good as ones I found online an uploaded to the Optima Air. I've filled the pedal with different IRs to A/B test and find the one that sounds the best with each of my guitars. Just a warning that you will likely spend hours messing around with IRs. It's a bit of a rabbit hole. Each IR sounds very different depending on the guitar, pickup and speaker/PA being used. But the end result is I am very happy with the sound of each of my guitars when playing live through my Optima Air to a Bose L1 PA.
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Wow! Thanks for the great info. Certainly worth considering. Especially given that you can’t even find a Tonedexter if you want one right now. |
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I would be all over the Optima Air if it had a proper blend knob. I feel like this was such a huge oversight on the part of NUX. I think what a lot of us have discovered is that a 100% IR is an issue live.
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The math to put blend into the IR itself is pretty trivial. Send me a recording and I will send you a selection of blended IRs.
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In fairness, I have had the Spectrum SO long, played SO many gigs with it, have been totally satisfied with my live sound, that anything that doesn't sound like what I'm used to gets dinged (by me). In the wine business, we call that the "house palate"
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I'll admit that it does take a lot of trial and error to land on the ideal IR, but I think it was worth the time. The biggest negative to not having a blend knob is the ability to adjust in a live performance setting. But because I am a solo performer using my own PA system there isn't a need for me to adjust it when I play live.
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Is anyone using a splitter and sending one signal to their IR device and another direct to their mixer. I was wondering if it were possible to blend it this way with the original signal?
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Yes. I do this. Routing through my Soundcraft UI24 mixer. I send a direct signal into mixer and route one of the monitor sends back through a Nux Optima back into another channel in mixer. Works quite well. YMMV
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