9 best acoustic guitar processor

Product description

Featuring specially engineered effects, built-in looped and drum machine, the A1FOUR is the first Multi-Effects Processor designed for a variety of acoustic string and wind instruments. With over 80 preloaded effects, the A1FOUR allows you to craft endless soundscapes for the acoustic instrument of your choice.

• Dedicated effects for acoustic guitar, saxophone, trumpet, violin, harmonica, and acoustic bass
• Looped for recording up to 30 seconds/ 64 beats of CD-quality audio with seamless start and end times
• 50 memory locations for storing user-created Patches
• 68 built-in rhythm patterns tailored for unplugged styles of music can be used in combination with the looped
• A1 FOUR and A1X FOUR runs on 4 AA batteries, with alkaline battery life of 18 hours; MAA-1 Requires 2 AA batteries

User questions & answers

Question:	Do I take I need an amp or speaker sys to connect to this affect sys
Answer:	Zoom is a pre-Amp. You'll need an amp and speaker.
Question:	Can this be used with a human voice
Answer:	You can connect a microphone to the A1x Four using the MAA-1 microphone adapter.
Question:	can I stop and Start rhythm with a Foot switch
Answer:	Yes!
Question:	Can I use this with an electric acoustic ukulele
Answer:	I don’t have one to try for you, but I am sure it could. I doubt the guitar models would help, but those can be turned off. It would be easy to set up a few presets with just EQ as needed and a few effects as you might want. This thing is built to handle many instruments. If it will do wind instruments and a violin, I’m sure it can handle a ukulele.

Product features

A1 FOUR

With specially engineered effects, built-in looper and drum machine, the A1/A1X FOUR is the first Multi-Effects Processor designed for a variety of acoustic string and wind instruments.

Unlock the Potential of Your Acoustic Guitar

Add a multitude of warm and rich tones to your guitar. From live “unplugged” performance sounds to the finger-playing style of country and blues, there’s so much to choose from. Gorgeous effects and acoustic guitar modeling will take your instrument to places it’s never been before.

Add depth and dimension with acoustic emulators and modeling. Refresh your instrument’s natural sound, allowing your live performances to sound just like your studio recordings. Select and hone in on the tone of your favorite guitar make and style. IR (Impulse Response) technology is used to capture the sonic fingerprint all guitar shapes and bodies available on the A1 FOUR and via Guitar Lab. Each AG MODEL can be adjusted with 4 parameters (Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble) to control the volume and refine the audio output of your modeled sound.

Give Your Sax an Entirely New Soundscape

Perform that gritty, rock-and-roll sax growl. Or use the lush custom-chorus effect to emulate the sound of jazz fusion. The A1/A1X Four gives sax players a soundscape of possibilities. The all-new “SaxChorus” effect delivers a more natural double-track and thick tone response by softening the modulated sensation typical of a chorus designed for the electric guitar. With ready-made settings for EQ and Compressors your sax will preserve its acousticly warm sound, even when amplified through mics.

Take Your Trumpet Back to the Future

From the bright sound of electric jazz to our signature Auto Wah sound effect, the A1/A1X gives you inspiration for any style you play. With the “Tp MD70” preset patch the Pedal Wah sound is tuned, resonates and adapts to the low frequency range and curve of the Trumpet.

Turn Your Violin Into an Orchestra

From the rich, full sound of a string symphony to the raw, distorted explosion of metal, the A1/A1X FOUR have effects for every genre.

More Body for Your Harmonica’s Soul

Play punchy, mid-range sounds of a blues harp, or experiment with your own new sounds. Breathing new life into your harmonica has never been so much fun.Play through the preset patch “Hm StevieW” and get that famous harmonica sound as the chorus’s wet signal effect is modified to fit the frequency response of the chromatic harmonica.The A1/A1X even provides you with a truly effective simulation of the Bullet Mic, also known by harmonica players as the Green Bullet. Select the preset patch “Hm Juke” and now hear the legendary amplified, warm tone of the Green Bullet come to life, even when using any standard vocal microphone.

Take Your Upright Bass to New Heights

With focused highs and rich lows, the A1/A1X Four gives you control and flexibility from classical to rockabilly and all styles in between. Add octaves, select your piezo effect or create your own unique signature sound.

Drums & Percussion Included

Choose from 68 rhythm patterns designed for acoustic music including Samba, Reggae, and Jazz. Play along with a variety of time signatures.

Guitar Lab Supported

With a free download, ZOOM Guitar Lab software explore an endless world of patches and effects. And with its added ability to edit effects and arrange patches designed for Acoustic Instruments, you can experiment and create endless combinations.

The Perfect Partner

The Zoom MAA-1 mic adapter provides a hassle-free connection to the A1/A1X FOUR. It works with dynamic microphones and even provides phantom power for condenser mics. Add effects to any acoustic instrument and adjust gain settings with the MAA-1’s easy-access controls.

Product description

Dapper Acoustic Mini is a seriously potent effects strip with all the essentials for acoustic players. First in line is a stealth, fast and accurate tuner so you can play confidently in tune. Press and hold the REVERB module ON/OFF switch to enable the TUNER. When this module is activated, Dapper Acoustic Mini will be MUTED. Give your incoming signal some focus with the COMP module, which features the warm, punchy sound of a classic rack-mount compressor. Use the COMP knob to lay the squeeze down and the ATK knob to go from bouncy to tight compression. Perfect your core sound with the PREAMP module. Here you’ve got a powerful 3-band EQ for tone sculpting, a notch filter to eliminate unwanted feedback, and a volume control so you can stay heard. Give your song some sweet depth with the REVERB module. This one knob wonder recreates the ambience of a performance hall with natural decay. Plug your headphones into the PHONES jack for practicing with effects. This works great with silent guitars. The PHONES knob adjusts the output volume. Use the XLR OUT jack to feed a balanced signal to your audio interface (for recording) or to a mixer (when you go straight to the house).

• Warm COMP module with classic rack-mount compressor feel
• Powerful PREAMP module for sculpting your tone and eliminating feedback
• One-knob REVERB module with natural, clear decay
• XLR output for feeding the signal directly to the mixer or for recording
• Adjustable PHONES output for practicing with effects

User questions & answers

Question:	Can this use batteries too
Answer:	This pedal runs on 9v power. I'm afraid you can't use it alongside with batteries.
Question:	Does this come with a power supply
Answer:	Yes, it comes with a 9v power supply.
Question:	It’s this made to use just with a headphone and to a mixer only
Answer:	No. Also can be used with an Amp too. A bass amp would be better for acountic guitar than an electric guitar amp.

Product description

TC-Helicon 996364005

Play Acoustic from TC-Helicon is a vocal and acoustic guitar effect processor pedal that features dedicated presets geared towards the modern singer-songwriter. The pedal allows you to connect your mic and your guitar at once, and is designed to offer a useful combination of tools for live acoustic performance such as multi-FX, pitch correction, and feedback control.

Key Features

• Global Adaptive EQ, Compression, De-ess, Gate & Pitch Correction
• Note-perfect Vocal Harmonies using Auto Chord Detection from guitar input
• 2 Voices of NaturalPlay Harmony, plus 2 voices of humanized Doubling
• TC Electronic guitar FX with styles from Hall of Fame Reverb and Corona Chorus
• Dedicated Guitar and Vocal FX access/edit buttons
• Low-noise Mic preamp

TC-Helicon 996364005 Specs

Impedance 2.14/1.07 kOhm, balanced/unbalanced 1 MOhm, guitar

EIN Rg = 150 Ohm: -127 dBu

SNR > 104 dB, mic,115 dB, guitar

Phantom Power +48 V (on/off via Setup menu)

Aux Input Level +2 dBu @ 0 dBFS

AD Conversion 24-bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream, 110 dB SNR A-weighted

Connectors Balanced: XLR

Output Impedance 80/40 Ohm, balanced/unbalanced

Output Level +2 dBu @ 0 dBFS, XLR

Dynamic Range > 109 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Frequency Response +0.30/-0 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Pedals 1/4"" TRS phone jack

Max Output 12 V DC 0.4 A

Power Consumption < 14 W

Operating Temperature 32 to 122°F (0; to 50°C)

Storage Temperature -22 to 167°F (-30 to 70°C)

Humidity Max 90% non-condensing

Size 1.8 x 7.9 x 6.1

Weight 2.2 lb (1 kg)

Includes Microfiber and 1 Year Everything Music Extened Warranty.

• Global Adaptive EQ, Compression, De-ess, Gate & Pitch Correction
• Note-perfect Vocal Harmonies using Auto Chord Detection from guitar input
• 2 Voices of NaturalPlay Harmony, plus 2 voices of humanized Doubling
• TC Electronic guitar FX with styles from Hall of Fame Reverb and Corona Chorus
• Low-noise Mic preamp

Product description

Anyone who plays an amplified acoustic guitar on stage knows what a challenge it is to get a sound that’s as inspiring as playing the instrument acoustically. The AD-10 is your solution to this age-old problem, offering advanced sound tools that enable you to achieve rich, natural acoustic tones every time you perform. At its core, the AD-10 is a fully featured, dual-channel acoustic preamp/DI pedal with premium audio quality, deep sound-shaping options, and flexible connectivity. On top of that, ambience, chorus, and delay effects are built in, eliminating the need to carry external sound processing.

• Professional preamp/DI for performing and recording with acoustic-electric guitar
• Acoustic resonance restores the warm and rich resonance lost with most pickup systems
• Four-band EQ and variable low-cut filter tuned to deliver optimized tone shaping for acoustic guitar
• Multi-band compressor with MDF technology provides transparent dynamics control
• Newly developed Anti-Feedback functions control feedback while maintaining balanced tone

User questions & answers

Question:	Are the XLR outputs jacks on the back male or female
Answer:	Both jacks are male.
Question:	Does anyone know the dimensions (footprint) and weight of the AD-10? Not sure if dimensions listed above are for the item or the box
Answer:	The 13.5 x 9.5 is about right. Think of it of being about the footprint being a little larger than two regular sized guitar pedals or your typical Boss pedal. If your thinking about space issues where the cables come in remember to allow for the cable 90 degree turn. The inputs and outputs are very close together.
Question:	Looks like you can't have Delay and Chorus at the same time. Is that correct
Answer:	You CAN have both in the same time.
Question:	Can you send effects through the USB interface
Answer:	You can’t send effects per se or commands to make adjustments to the ad-10’s settings but you can record/play audio to/from a computer. Any audio from the computer via usb is sent to the audio outs.

Product features

AD-10 Acoustic Preamp Pedal

Anyone who plays an amplified acoustic guitar on stage knows what a challenge it is to get a sound that’s as inspiring as playing the instrument acoustically. The AD-10 is your solution to this age-old problem, offering advanced sound tools that enable you to achieve rich, natural acoustic tones every time you perform. At its core, the AD-10 is a fully featured, dual-channel acoustic preamp/DI pedal with premium audio quality, deep sound-shaping options, and flexible connectivity. On top of that, ambience, chorus, and delay effects are built in, eliminating the need to carry external sound processing.

All the Tools You Need in One Portable Package

With its advanced BOSS technologies and comprehensive design approach, the AD-10 is a dream come true for serious acoustic players who are constantly striving for the very best sound reproduction. Its vast tone-shaping features and intuitive, hands-on controls enable anyone to dial in exceptional sounds quickly and easily. Advanced feedback-fighting capabilities are also on board, making it simple to tackle the sound issues that inevitably come up in different performance venues. And with 10 onboard memories, it’s possible to save favorite setups for different instruments and songs. The AD-10 also supports power via an included AC adapter or batteries, offering great flexibility for any performing situation.

Useful Performance Functions for Acoustic Musicians

The AD-10 also includes many thoughtful elements to enhance your live performances. The soft-touch footswitches are designed for unobtrusive operation in quiet acoustic settings, and can be configured to select memories, turn effects on/off, access the onboard tuner, and more. With the AD-10’s looper, you have a convenient tool that’s always at the ready for practice, jamming, and stage creativity. The on-demand boost function is great for kicking up the volume for solos or reducing the volume for heavy strumming, and it even includes an adjustable tone control for changing the sound when engaged.

Onboard BOSS Effects, Optimized for Acoustic Guitar

Alongside its powerful abilities to shape and maintain your core acoustic tone, the AD-10 includes a wide-range of built-in effects that sound great and are easy to use. The single-knob compressor delivers much more than meets the eye, employing BOSS’s acclaimed MDP tech to transparently control your dynamics with intelligent processing. Acoustic guitars love reverb, and the AD-10’s Ambience effect offers three types of high-quality reverberation specially tuned for guitar. There’s also a delay with standard, mod, and reverse types, plus three different variations of BOSS’s famous sound-widening stereo chorus effect.

Audio Connections and External Control

On the rear panel of the AD-10, stereo XLR jacks provide a DI feed to the front of house, while stereo ¼-inch jacks allow you to connect to your stage amp setup or headphones for monitoring. From the AD-10’s panel, you can choose to send signals to the outputs with or without effects, or assign input channels one and two to independent outputs. There’s also an effects loop for patching in external effects, and a jack for connecting up to two footswitches or an expression pedal for controlling looper functions, volume, tap tempo, anti-feedback scan, and more. In addition, the AD-10 functions as a two-in/two-out USB audio interface, enabling you to record tracks to a DAW and play computer music through the AD-10’s audio outputs.

Restore True Acoustic Tone with BOSS’s Acoustic Resonance

By far, the most widely used pickups in acoustic stage guitars are saddle-based piezos. However, their noted drawback is a hard, sterile, and “quacky” sound because they only pick up sound from the bridge area, leaving out the body and string resonances that complete the guitar’s rich, complex sound. Magnetic sound hole pickups and other types of systems also provide incomplete sound reproduction, and playing directly into a microphone is impractical in all but the most controlled stage environments. That’s where the AD-10’s innovative Acoustic Resonance feature comes in. Using sophisticated BOSS technology, Acoustic Resonance analyzes your pickup signal and recreates the missing body and string resonances, restoring the elements that are essential for natural acoustic sound. The AD-10’s Acoustic Resonance implementation offers powerful processing, three different resonance types, and the ability to balance the tonal characteristics to perfectly match your performing needs.

Preserve Your Sound with Multi-Level Feedback Protection

The advanced processing engine in the AD-10 goes well beyond the capabilities of other preamps, providing multiple levels of feedback protection that are engineered to produce maximum results with little-to-no tone coloration. Your first line of defense is the AD-10’s feedback reduction function, which employs newly developed BOSS technology to seek out and gently suppress the offending feedback frequency. At the same time, your overall tone is subtly balanced as needed for transparent sonic results. For those real problem situations, the AD-10 also includes two separate notch filters that can be tuned manually or set for automatic scanning to instantly vanquish feedback in the background as you play. Each filter notches out both the fundamental and first overtone of the feedback frequency, and the depth of the filters can be adjusted as necessary for the smallest possible tonal impact.

Two-Channel Design with Wide-Range EQ and Exceptional Audio Quality

The AD-10 has two input channels, allowing you to set up tones for two different stage guitars, blend two pickup sources from a single instrument, or even use two instruments at once. The signal path is engineered for warm, accurate tone with ultra-low noise, and each input has adjustable sensitivity for fully optimized processing with different pickup types. Each channel can be adjusted with an EQ section that offers four bands (including parametric midrange) and a widely variable low-cut filter. Unlike standard EQs found in other preamps, adjusting the AD-10’s EQ bands engages multiple interlocking parameters under the hood, allowing for precise tonal shaping with subtle tweaks. It’s also possible to defeat the EQ if desired, and to adjust the phase of each channel independently.

Product description

COSM modeling technology transforms ordinary piezo pickup tone into sounds from 6 high-end acoustic guitars. Body and String Enhance controls simulate warm, miked acoustic sounds. Includes high-quality reverb tailored for acoustics, 4-band EQ, anti-feedback, a chromatic tuner with mute, and quick pedal-based operation. Four preset memory locations switch sounds instantly. Balanced XLR outputs allow direct connection to PA systems. The Boss AD-8 Acoustic Guitar Effects Pedal uses COSM modeling technology to transform the piezo pickup sound of an ordinary acoustic into the tones taken from six high-end acoustic guitars. It also simulates the warm sound created by miking the guitar's neck and body - a world's first! Body and String Enhance controls simulate warm, miked acoustic sounds. Includes high-quality reverb tailored for acoustic guitar, 4-band EQ, anti-feedback circuit, a chromatic tuner with mute, and quick pedal-based operation. The Boss AD-8 has preset memory locations for switching acoustic sounds instantly. Balanced XLR outputs allow direct connection to PA systems.

• Floor-based acoustic guitar processor featuring COSM acoustic guitar modeling technology Turns ordinary piezo-equipped acoustic guitars into 6 of the world's finest acoustics Body and String Enhance controls simulate warm, miked acoustic sounds High-quality reverb tailored for acoustic guitar, 4-band EQ and anti-feedback Onboard chromatic tuner with mute function and quick pedal-based operation 4 Preset memory locations for switching acoustic sounds instantly Balanced XLR outputs allow direct co

User questions & answers

Question:	How does this Boss unit sound on electric bass
Answer:	It was made for an acoustic guitar, and it works well with acoustic guitars. I'm sure it would process an electric bass though. You might end up with a unique sound.
Question:	does this come with power chord
Answer:	No, it is sold separately. We do have the power supply in stock, PSA120S for $21.99. Thank you Damion.
Question:	can the modeling be turned off to be used as a effects / pre-amp only
Answer:	Yes. I used it for that mainly since my guitar sounded really good on its own.

Product description

Allow Your Acoustic-electric Tone to Blossom

• Analog Saturation enhances warmth and harmonic content
• Compression / EQ smoothes out common problem frequencies
• Adjustable gain for both passive and active pickups
• Engage footswitch for affected signal or true bypass
• Volume level control

User questions & answers

Question:	Why is it a picture of the Reverb pedal and not the Session pedal
Answer:	I understand and will correct the picture' Buford
Question:	Anyone using this with Taylor es
Answer:	You can use this with any acoustic guitar.
Question:	Where is this made
Answer:	Align series pedals are made in China.
Question:	What is the recommended incoming impedance range
Answer:	The input impedance is 5M Ohms. So any active pickup and some higher output passive pickups (like the K&K) will work just fine.

Product description

We created the Venue DI so you can travel light, set up fast and sound incredible anywhere you plug in. The Venue DI gives you complete control by combining a full isolation DI output, 5 band EQ with adjustable low and hi mid bands, variable clean boost and chromatic tuner all in one acoustic pedal. With its all discrete signal path, hi graded semiconductors and exclusive use of audiophile grade film capacitors, the Venue DI is on par with the world's elite preamps and provides a studio quality sound for the stage.

• Adjustable gain for both passive and active pickups
• 5 band EQ with tunable low-mid and high-mid bands
• Garret Null notch filter for effective feedback control
• Full chromatic tuner with footswitch mute/tune function
• Adjustable volume boost footswitch

User questions & answers

Question:	Is the tuner only good in 440? Or can I drop it down
Answer:	You probably could patch one in after the output to the speaker but this processor has so many different effects that you can tweak that I feel you don't need any other pedal!!!
Question:	can u use this switch with semi hollow guitars to get a deeper mellow acoustic sound, or is it strictly for acoustic guitars
Answer:	Please go to youtube :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NirRiI_uwF0 Hope this video can help you.thanks
Question:	It does come with power correct
Answer:	Unit gives you about a minute of loop recording time.
Question:	There are 2 "tune" knobs between the notch filter and the gain knobs. There's no mention of them in the manual. Anyone know what they do
Answer:	Hi. The SD card slot is to play backing tracks. It's an onboard MP3 player. Connect the pedal to your computer to record. Follow this link for more info.https://youtu.be/mS1vhmjGNGIIt's a Super pedal.