instrument’s unamplified voice. We use a variety of top-shelf
microphones to create the Acoustic Sound Images, with six
different variations to choose from.
Three bands of useful EQ, a convenient onboard tuner (with mute),
a feedback fighting phase switch, plus an automatic anti-feedback
circuit round out the Onboard Aura’s features.
What does it do?
The Onboard Aura is the next step in the evolution of blending
technology, pioneered by Fishman over a decade ago. With a
traditional onboard blending system, the proven utility of a pickup
is combined with the realism that only a microphone can add. The
Onboard Aura takes the blender concept a giant leap forward by
eliminating the microphone from the equation and replacing it with
six sophisticated Acoustic Sound Images created for your guitar
in a professional recording studio environment.
Is it modeling?
Acoustic Sound Imaging and modeling share similar goals: to turn
“acoustic-electric” into “acoustic.” But when you look at the sound
and science of Sound Imaging, you’ll see why we make the
distinction between it and modeling products.
Listen to the sound of the Onboard Aura, and you’ll hear uncolored
acoustic guitar with a heightened realism that is beyond the scope
of modeling preamps.
The reason for this is that unlike modelers that use a one-size-fits-all
approach, the advanced algorithms in Sound Imaging form an
exclusive partnership with your guitar. Acoustic Sound Imaging is
a collaboration between your instrument and the digital realm,
where modeling is more like a one-sided conversation.
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