Ac-3 Acoustic Creator Effects And Amp Simulation

The AC-3 puts essential DI features right at your fingertips. Its high-quality preamp boosts your signal and helps restore your true acoustic sound. Plus, its 3-band EQ lets you quickly make the perfect adjustments to refine your tone.

To add depth and colour to your tone, AC-3 also features the best effects we’ve ever designed for acoustics. Choose from 9 different effects such as delay, chorus, and reverb, each of which has with adjustable parameters for fine-tuning your sound.

With 16 source guitar presets, the AC-3 recovers the sonic characteristics of a variety of guitar types and body shapes. You can choose from dreadnought, upright bass, nylon strings, 12 string, and more.

Simply select your guitar of choice, then choose piezo or magnetic pickup. From there, the AC-3 is ready to reproduce and amplify your guitar’s tone with complete accuracy.

The AC-3 also offers 15 target guitar presets to more accurately match the tone of your instrument. For example, if you are playing a Martin D-18 dreadnought, you can select the Dreadnought source guitar preset and the D-Eighteen target guitar preset to achieve a closer match to the unique sound of your guitar. Or if you have a square shoulder guitar, you can choose the Square Shoulder source preset and use the Humming Bird target preset to recreate your tone more accurately. Please note that not all target guitars are available for all source guitars.

*Not all target guitars are available from all source guitars. For instance, when plugging in a Resonator, you would turn your target guitar to "Off.” Please see page 10 of the operation manual for compatibility.

Whether you’re lightly strumming or playing with a little more intensity, the AC-3’s single-knob compressor is one of the finest you’ve ever heard. Zoom's single-knob compressor makes it easy to smooth out and control your guitar’s dynamics for a full, balanced sound. Plus, the compressor’s LED indicator makes it simple to adjust dynamics parameters during a live set.

The AC-3’s balanced XLR mono/stereo outputs with pre/post control allow you to connect to any PA mixing board or studio console. It also includes two ¼” outputs for simultaneous mono/stereo connection to amps, headphones, or audio interfaces. This allows audiences to hear the full character of stereo or delay effects.

The AC-3 is equipped with an anti-feedback button which can also be activated with Zoom’s FS-01 footswitch (sold separately). This automatically locates and eliminates problem frequencies—an essential for live performance.

To eliminate unwanted hum or buzz from mics or speakers, the AC-3 includes a ground/lift switch that interrupts ground loops between equipment.

Thanks to the AC-3’s all-in-one design, you can record the rich, acoustic sound you love without the need for heavy post-production processing.

The AC-3's Volume control automatically controls both the preamp’s input gain and output level, taking the guesswork out of adjusting sound levels to match.

The AC-3’s built-in tuner with its large LED meter lets you easily see when you’re in tune.

You can also add up to 9 dB of gain with the tap of your foot using the AC-3's boost function, allowing you to switch from strumming to finger-picking without ever missing a note.

Two AA batteries provide up to three hours of continuous power. Alternatively, you can use the included Zoom AD-16 AC adaptor for plug-in power, or the micro USB port to bus power the AC-3 via your computer.