Hey Ty, This is exactly what I have been looking for! Our sound people at church seem to be content with the "Piezo Quack" I generate from my three different acoustic guitars, but I just really cringe when I hear that sound coming back to me in my ear monitors. I'm an old school x-rocker saved by grace. This IR solution has just come to my attention and it is better, and obviously more economical, than my previous consideration of installing LR Baggs Anthem PU/Mic in all of my guitars! Thanks for showing me the light!!! God Bless!!!
I just purchased. I run this through a fishman mini (I like control on stage if needed). I was hoping for a boost…but found that if I turn off the EQ on this while in a IR mode…it actually boosts the signal….yes…odd. I did run this before my LR Baggs venue ( running flat settings). The pedal sounds almost identical to my Baggs…but many more features. I feel like,e the pre loaded IRs sounded a bit “ thin”or a bit clunky. I have lots more work to do with the pedal…but I think it will do the trick.
Nice. One question, or request. Could you show or tell us how to use the send and return feature on the Optima? I get that it can be used for making your own IRs but is there other things worth noting?
Great ! Amazing sound! Thanks!🙏 I am looking for this for my Yamaha CPX700 😁 because of you I am sure this NUX is the Google choice! I hope try it soon!🤞thanks for this video! I suscribe immediatly!👍🏻 Best regards from France! 🙏
I have one on the way & I'm looking forward to making my own IRs.. I'm hoping I'll have good luck but we'll see.. I have an older Morgan Monroe that's pretty close to a Martin 000-28, it has an LR Baggs Lyric installed & I have a Godin nylon string Encore.. I have some nice mics & a Joe Meek VC1Q microphone preamp so I should be able to create some IRs if the Lyric system works with the NUX..
Cool pedal and awesome review.....as always! :) Would be really cool to see a demo of this with an Electric guitar. Curious to see how the clean preamp takes drives and the modulation pedals would sit in the FX loop. Did you try using the HX Stomp for acoustic guitar? I've seen acoustic guitar IR's designed for effects like the Helix. On another note: great to see your channel grow! When I subscribed I think you had around 300 subs. You have one of the few channels I look out for when a new video comes out & for what it's worth - you inspired me to pick up my guitar and start making worship music again. God bless Ty & all the best for 2021 to you and your family.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the support. I’m definitely curious to see how this pedal will do with an electric setup. I have it on the list for future videos. I have tried the stomp for acoustic and enjoyed the results. I just really like the sound of this optima air, so I tend to use it for my acoustic setup. That’s awesome that you’ve been able to pull some inspiration from my channel! That’s really encouraging. Thanks again for all the support! God bless.
I have a takamine gd51. I tried this pedal for 20 days in a roll and I don’t see a reason to have this pedal when you know how to mix your guitar in the mixer. It didn’t improve the sound of my guitar. Only change the sound and made me carry one extra bag for the pedal, power supply and cables for my shows in cruise ships.
Thank you for the detailed information. I purchased this recently and have Cort MR 500 E semi acoustic guitar. But i am not getting the tones as shown in your demo. Would you be able to suggest if there are some other settings which needs to be considered.
For sure. It’s really all about the IR. You can make one using a match eq that’s specifically voiced for your guitar, or purchase some from a place like worship tutorials.
I need to stop with the pedals already but I've been pretty impressed with demo's on this and shootouts against competitors. I'm intrigued because I'm wondering how it would sound on my Martin 000-15m with a Trace Amulet pickup. My Martin sounds horrible through my Tonedexter pedal no matter how many IR's that I've made. It made me wonder if the Tonedexter doesn't work well with the pickup. Oddly enough out of mere frustration and shit's and giggles I decided to run my Yamaha FGX-04-LTD through my Tonedexter and it sounds way better than the Martin. My setup is for looping so I've got a gang of pedals. I'd much rather use my Martin as I like the tone better and it's significantly lighter than the Yamaha. My dream gig axe would be a Maton Mini but this may be a cost effective way to go for me until I am able save up enough for that.
Thanks for the awesome video Ty. I received my optima air, it's great but I find there's allot of white noise from the pedal, especially when using it with the DI out instead of a line out. Did you by any chance face this problem as well?
@@tycaskey Thanks for taking the time to reply! Found the issue, I connected the NUX to my audio interface, seems the issue is the signal coming back from laptop. Appreciate it, I think this is going to go a long way in improving our worship sessions.
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 kdln odf
@@EarthSecretAgent this pedal is basically a glorified DI, I don't see any reason why you would need another DI(disclaimer I am no expert) I use the pedal along with another effects pedal, using this pedals DI out to send the signal to the desk
@@fouriem Hi Fouriem thanks for the response. I'm Gonna go for it, I do have a boss OC, giving an octave down on selected notes, playing pubs full time. But I'll deal with that later. All in all, I need to start taking my tone seriously and I think this is the next step.
This is an excellent video. I play nylon, with a piezo which I hate!!! Will this work to sound like a real classical guitar? There are more expensive units, but this seems as good as the others.
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
@@tycaskey Will this pedal also work with a stratocaster and IRs such as a clean-fender-amp and lightly-crunched-fender-amp etc.? I mean, can I save 2 acoustic tones for the acoustic guitar in preset 1+2, and use the remaining 7 presets for my stratocaster tones? Will it sound as intended?
@@bjarkenielsen8515 Hey! If you’re referring to using it with IR’s made for electric, such as an IR made from a fender amp, then yes. However, it is not an amp modeler. If you’re using it with an electric guitar, I would recommend using an amp like drive pedal in front of it. You can bypass the pedal when using acoustic guitar.
I wonder what this pedal will do to a solid, electric guitar with piezo pickups. I can get it to sound like an acoustic using my DAW, but live it's near impossible.
I read that this unit works better with piezo pickup than with magnetics. Is it true? You use it with a magnetic and it just sound beautiful. I have a LR Baggs M1, can this unit help me to improve my sound?
It really just comes down to the IR. You’ll probably want to purchase or make your own IR’s rather than using the stock ones it comes with. I have used it with the mag mic and the k&k mini. Sounds good on both.
Does this pedal allow individual gain levels for each preset? I have two guitars with different pickups and each has a significantly different output level (Gibson Songwriter Deluxe with LR Baggs Anthem SL pickup, and Martin DC1E with factory installed Fishman pickup). The Martin comes out pretty hot, while the Gibson is pretty low. Would I be able to have a preset for each and quickly switch between presets depending which guitar I’m plug in? Or would I have to fiddle with the gain knob each time I plug in a different guitar? (This is what I’m trying to avoid)
* Very nice playing. * Trying settings for modulations its much better to turn reverb and stuff off. * D45 sounds horrible, it stops me from wanting this thing.
Hey there. A couple ways to look at this. This pedal is preamp, meaning you can run your mixer gain nearly off, or near off and let this pedal drive the input. You can also blend the preamps together. The most important thing is to monitor your input signal on the board. Make sure your gain staging is good.
Ive been looking at one of these for a while and cannot believe they don't sell them with a damn power supply. Just another extra cost and i'm not playing the game, sorry.
Guitar pedals in general don't come with a power supply at all, friend. It is known, I knew from common knowledge so I got one cheap package with a daisy chain ($20 on Amazon) for my first acoustic fx and future pedals, which is a Chinese all in one, only to realize that it came with an integrated battery, a complete rarity. Shortly after I got a compression pedal (again, no power supply) and I was ready for it. Just this week I got the nux stageman floor since my all in one has everything but gain, and I connected again with my handy power supply in chain with the compressor. That's my experience, I got patch cables as well with the same pack and again, just for $20, I highly recommend getting armed with one of those, friend!
Hey man I need some help and clarification here... can I actually plug my acoustic guitar into this thing, and then connect this thing into my computer and record my playing into my DAW just like a DI (without using a mic)? I'm living in a noisy neighbourhood so I needed a DI recording that sounds great, would you think this NUX Optima Air could do it?
@@tycaskey ahhh sweet! Does that mean I can totally skip the audio interface like a Scarlett 2i2? My apologies if my questions sound dumb, just got into recording lately lol.
Hey Ty, This is exactly what I have been looking for! Our sound people at church seem to be content with the "Piezo Quack" I generate from my three different acoustic guitars, but I just really cringe when I hear that sound coming back to me in my ear monitors. I'm an old school x-rocker saved by grace. This IR solution has just come to my attention and it is better, and obviously more economical, than my previous consideration of installing LR Baggs Anthem PU/Mic in all of my guitars! Thanks for showing me the light!!! God Bless!!!
That’s awesome!! I’m so glad this helped you out. Let me know if you have any questions down the road. I’m happy to help however possible. God bless!
Thanks for your service to the Lord.
what a feeling at the beginig. wooow.
Great video & playing Ty
I just purchased. I run this through a fishman mini (I like control on stage if needed). I was hoping for a boost…but found that if I turn off the EQ on this while in a IR mode…it actually boosts the signal….yes…odd. I did run this before my LR Baggs venue ( running flat settings). The pedal sounds almost identical to my Baggs…but many more features. I feel like,e the pre loaded IRs sounded a bit “ thin”or a bit clunky. I have lots more work to do with the pedal…but I think it will do the trick.
Great video - been researching this for a while. Sold. Blessya.
D45 is my fav as well....
Nice playing... Good line out sound
Damn that is even better than the fishman Aura, and for half the price!!
gosh dang i love your channel :D been running this with worship tutorials taylor IR's! been bypassing preamp & love using some neumann presets
Thank you! That sounds cool!
Nice. One question, or request. Could you show or tell us how to use the send and return feature on the Optima? I get that it can be used for making your own IRs but is there other things worth noting?
Yea, I am going to have one of these stompboxes. Sounds epic, man. Thanks for the video. ;)
Happy to help!
Great ! Amazing sound! Thanks!🙏 I am looking for this for my Yamaha CPX700 😁 because of you I am sure this NUX is the Google choice! I hope try it soon!🤞thanks for this video! I suscribe immediatly!👍🏻 Best regards from France! 🙏
Thanks so much!
Perfect! This is what I want. Thanks.
Cool! Glad it helped.
Cool demo! What guitar pickup do you use?:)
I have one on the way & I'm looking forward to making my own IRs.. I'm hoping I'll have good luck but we'll see.. I have an older Morgan Monroe that's pretty close to a Martin 000-28, it has an LR Baggs Lyric installed & I have a Godin nylon string Encore.. I have some nice mics & a Joe Meek VC1Q microphone preamp so I should be able to create some IRs if the Lyric system works with the NUX..
That’s awesome! Yeah you definitely should be able to. Let me know how it goes!
Cool pedal and awesome review.....as always! :) Would be really cool to see a demo of this with an Electric guitar. Curious to see how the clean preamp takes drives and the modulation pedals would sit in the FX loop. Did you try using the HX Stomp for acoustic guitar? I've seen acoustic guitar IR's designed for effects like the Helix. On another note: great to see your channel grow! When I subscribed I think you had around 300 subs. You have one of the few channels I look out for when a new video comes out & for what it's worth - you inspired me to pick up my guitar and start making worship music again. God bless Ty & all the best for 2021 to you and your family.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the support. I’m definitely curious to see how this pedal will do with an electric setup. I have it on the list for future videos. I have tried the stomp for acoustic and enjoyed the results. I just really like the sound of this optima air, so I tend to use it for my acoustic setup. That’s awesome that you’ve been able to pull some inspiration from my channel! That’s really encouraging. Thanks again for all the support! God bless.
Love your video well explain 👍👍👍💯❤
I have a takamine gd51. I tried this pedal for 20 days in a roll and I don’t see a reason to have this pedal when you know how to mix your guitar in the mixer. It didn’t improve the sound of my guitar. Only change the sound and made me carry one extra bag for the pedal, power supply and cables for my shows in cruise ships.
Is there any chance that we can get your presets? I want to buy the pedal and liked your sounds.
was that using a humbucker soundhole pickup or did the pickup have a built in microphone as well? what was the pickup? thx!
Nice pickin' man!
Thank you!
Thank you for the detailed information. I purchased this recently and have Cort MR 500 E semi acoustic guitar. But i am not getting the tones as shown in your demo. Would you be able to suggest if there are some other settings which needs to be considered.
For sure. It’s really all about the IR. You can make one using a match eq that’s specifically voiced for your guitar, or purchase some from a place like worship tutorials.
@@tycaskey Thanks for the reply.. 👍
I need to stop with the pedals already but I've been pretty impressed with demo's on this and shootouts against competitors. I'm intrigued because I'm wondering how it would sound on my Martin 000-15m with a Trace Amulet pickup. My Martin sounds horrible through my Tonedexter pedal no matter how many IR's that I've made. It made me wonder if the Tonedexter doesn't work well with the pickup. Oddly enough out of mere frustration and shit's and giggles I decided to run my Yamaha FGX-04-LTD through my Tonedexter and it sounds way better than the Martin. My setup is for looping so I've got a gang of pedals. I'd much rather use my Martin as I like the tone better and it's significantly lighter than the Yamaha. My dream gig axe would be a Maton Mini but this may be a cost effective way to go for me until I am able save up enough for that.
Thanks for the awesome video Ty. I received my optima air, it's great but I find there's allot of white noise from the pedal, especially when using it with the DI out instead of a line out. Did you by any chance face this problem as well?
Thanks! I haven’t experienced that issue. Ground issue maybe?
@@tycaskey Thanks for taking the time to reply! Found the issue, I connected the NUX to my audio interface, seems the issue is the signal coming back from laptop. Appreciate it, I think this is going to go a long way in improving our worship sessions.
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 kdln odf
@@EarthSecretAgent this pedal is basically a glorified DI, I don't see any reason why you would need another DI(disclaimer I am no expert) I use the pedal along with another effects pedal, using this pedals DI out to send the signal to the desk
@@fouriem Hi Fouriem thanks for the response. I'm Gonna go for it, I do have a boss OC, giving an octave down on selected notes, playing pubs full time. But I'll deal with that later. All in all, I need to start taking my tone seriously and I think this is the next step.
Great job on this demo Ty. This looks great for all of us worship leaders.
Thank you! Definitely a cool pedal.
This is an excellent video. I play nylon, with a piezo which I hate!!! Will this work to sound like a real classical guitar? There are more expensive units, but this seems as good as the others.
Yes for sure! Especially if you pick up a good IR. This pedal is great.
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
Question?, when you created your own image using the microphone n preamp did you have the magnetic pickup into the pedal ?.great demo,thanks.
Yeah I used the mic at about 50%. It definitely helps. Thanks!
Great review. Did you use the mic on the Seymour Duncan for any of the demos or was that just the magnetic pickup?
Thank you! Yes. I used a little bit of the mic form the pickup, but not much. It sounds good without as well.
Can you please mention pickup name..
@@arenimsong3227 seymour duncan mag mic
Hey Man great video, just wondering (might be a dumb question), is it possible to load the IR packs that I have bought into the Optima Air?
Yes absolutely! You can use it as an IR loader for acoustic and even electric.
@@tycaskey Will this pedal also work with a stratocaster and IRs such as a clean-fender-amp and lightly-crunched-fender-amp etc.? I mean, can I save 2 acoustic tones for the acoustic guitar in preset 1+2, and use the remaining 7 presets for my stratocaster tones? Will it sound as intended?
@@bjarkenielsen8515 Hey! If you’re referring to using it with IR’s made for electric, such as an IR made from a fender amp, then yes. However, it is not an amp modeler. If you’re using it with an electric guitar, I would recommend using an amp like drive pedal in front of it. You can bypass the pedal when using acoustic guitar.
I wonder what this pedal will do to a solid, electric guitar with piezo pickups. I can get it to sound like an acoustic using my DAW, but live it's near impossible.
Do you need a separate pedal with a ground lift for this?
I’m looking for an acoustic Di that will give me more tonal textures and variety on my acoustic electric ukulele for my live shows.
Sounds cool! This is a good unit, but very dependent on the IR that you use.
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
Hi, I just recently purchased one of these and I like the sound but I am getting a large amount of hiss. Is there anything you would suggest?
Thanks
I’d find IR’s voiced for your pickup configuration. Certain IR’s can sound thin and weak if paired incorrectly.
Is the Effect Loop between the Preamp and IR in the signal chain, or is it after the Preamp and IR but before the pedal's reverb?
I believe it’s before the preamp and IR
I read that this unit works better with piezo pickup than with magnetics. Is it true? You use it with a magnetic and it just sound beautiful. I have a LR Baggs M1, can this unit help me to improve my sound?
It really just comes down to the IR. You’ll probably want to purchase or make your own IR’s rather than using the stock ones it comes with. I have used it with the mag mic and the k&k mini. Sounds good on both.
@@tycaskey perfect!!
Does this pedal allow individual gain levels for each preset? I have two guitars with different pickups and each has a significantly different output level (Gibson Songwriter Deluxe with LR Baggs Anthem SL pickup, and Martin DC1E with factory installed Fishman pickup). The Martin comes out pretty hot, while the Gibson is pretty low. Would I be able to have a preset for each and quickly switch between presets depending which guitar I’m plug in? Or would I have to fiddle with the gain knob each time I plug in a different guitar? (This is what I’m trying to avoid)
Hey! Yes you can save individual volume assignments between presets.
What do you think about the zoom a1 four?
Haven’t tried it
Have you tried the 3Sig acoustic guitar IRs??
Yes I have. The make pretty good stuff especially for the price.
Compatible for electric also or only for Acoustic guitars??
You could definitely use it as an IR loader for electric.
* Very nice playing. * Trying settings for modulations its much better to turn reverb and stuff off. * D45 sounds horrible, it stops me from wanting this thing.
Man, you should had compared the irs on and off, but with the same volume.
Hey Ty, question about the gain. When I plug into my mixer, what should the gain on the board be? Should I use one or the other or both?
Hey there. A couple ways to look at this. This pedal is preamp, meaning you can run your mixer gain nearly off, or near off and let this pedal drive the input. You can also blend the preamps together. The most important thing is to monitor your input signal on the board. Make sure your gain staging is good.
@@tycaskey awesome! Thank you man. You got a follower in me
@@AlexAnthonyBand For sure. Thanks!
I have a Mooer Radar but I never use it due to its high noise. That white noise is there at every volume and I hate it. How about the Nux?
I’ve not experienced that with this unit. It’s pretty quiet.
How would this work with an Anthem SL since it’s not just a piezo?
It would work just fine. You would just use a different IR that better suits the anthem.
Do you have any bethel acoustic sound IR PRESET ?
Like an IR for an acoustic guitar? Is there a reference sound you can point me towards?
@@tycaskey yes like a Jeremy riddle guitar tone for IR
@@PedroLDominguez I do not at this time, but can look into building some.
Hi, could this make an electric guitar sound like an acoustic?
It has IR’s designed for that, but I wouldn’t really recommend it for that application.
Ive been looking at one of these for a while and cannot believe they don't sell them with a damn power supply. Just another extra cost and i'm not playing the game, sorry.
Guitar pedals in general don't come with a power supply at all, friend. It is known, I knew from common knowledge so I got one cheap package with a daisy chain ($20 on Amazon) for my first acoustic fx and future pedals, which is a Chinese all in one, only to realize that it came with an integrated battery, a complete rarity. Shortly after I got a compression pedal (again, no power supply) and I was ready for it. Just this week I got the nux stageman floor since my all in one has everything but gain, and I connected again with my handy power supply in chain with the compressor. That's my experience, I got patch cables as well with the same pack and again, just for $20, I highly recommend getting armed with one of those, friend!
Hey man I need some help and clarification here... can I actually plug my acoustic guitar into this thing, and then connect this thing into my computer and record my playing into my DAW just like a DI (without using a mic)? I'm living in a noisy neighbourhood so I needed a DI recording that sounds great, would you think this NUX Optima Air could do it?
Hey! Yeah that’s exactly what it does. You can get some great direct tones with it. All the guitars in this video were recorded direct.
@@tycaskey ahhh sweet! Does that mean I can totally skip the audio interface like a Scarlett 2i2? My apologies if my questions sound dumb, just got into recording lately lol.
@@namede6210 You’ll still need to use your interface to plug into.
@@tycaskey alright man thanks for clarifying that! Keep playing!
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's impressive until it heats up and your sound becomes completely distorted and unusable.