Zoom AC-3 Acoustic Pedal

Meet the AC-2's Big Brother
Like its little brother, the AC-3 Acoustic Creator is an enhanced direct box with essential DI features that help you achieve great tone no matter where you play. The AC-3 is equipped with an effects generator, stereo outputs, and a compressor. With these features plus the same high-quality preamp and 3-band EQ as the AC-2, the AC-3 is an all-in-one acoustic toolkit that's perfect for live performance and studio.

The Essential Acoustic DI
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 color 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.

Dial In Your Source...
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.

...and Target
The AC-3 also comes with 15 additional target guitarx presets that you can use to more accurately match your guitar's tone. For example, when using a Martin D-18 dreadnought, you can choose the Dreadnought source guitar preset and the D-Eighteen target guitar preset to more closely match the unique sound of your instrument. Or if you're playing a square shoulder guitar, choose the Square Shoulder source preset, then use the Humming Bird target preset to recreate your tone more accurately.

xNot 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.

Specifications:

Source Guitar Models: 16 types
Target Guitar Models: 15 types
Effect Types: 9 types
Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz
A/D Conversion: 24-bit, 128x oversampling
D/A Conversion: 24-bit, 128x oversampling
Signal Processing: 32-bit
Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz (+1 dB / -3 dB, 10 k load)

Inputs
Instrument Input:
Connector: Standard mono phone jack
Rated Input Level: -20 dBu
Input Impedance: 10 M

Outputs
L/MONO/PHONES (Combo Output):
Connector: Standard stereo phone jack
Max Output (Line): +7 dBu ( 10 k load)
Max Output (Headphones): 8 mW + 8 mW (32 load)
R Output:
Connector: Standard mono phone jack
Max Output (Line): +7 dBu ( 10 k load)
BALANCED OUT-L:
Connector: XLR jack
Output Impedance:
100 (HOT-GND, COLD-GND)
200 (HOT-COLD)
Features: PRE/POST switchable, GND LIFT switchable
BALANCED OUT-R:
Connector: XLR jack
Output Impedance:
100 (HOT-GND, COLD-GND)
200 (HOT-COLD)
Features: GND LIFT switchable

Noise and Control
Equivalent Input Noise: -120 dBu
Residual Noise Floor: -100 dBu
Control Input: FS01 Input (footswitch, optional)

Power
AC Adapter: 9 V DC, 500 mA, center negative (ZOOM AD-16)
Batteries: 2 × AA
Battery Life: ~3 hours (alkaline, continuous operation)

USB
Function: USB MIDI
Connector: USB Micro-B

Physical
Dimensions: 6.22 in (D) × 4.21 in (W) × 2.04 in (H)
Weight: 2.5 lbs (excluding batteries)

Optional Accessories
Footswitch: ZOOM FS01

What's in the box
1x Zoom AD-16 AC adapter
1x Operation manual