The Zoom A2 is an acoustic multi-effects processor: a single unit that carries a range of effects for acoustic guitar rather than one dedicated pedal. Zoom positions it in its acoustic line of multi-effects, alongside later units such as the Zoom A1 Four and Zoom A1X Four1.
What it does
As a multi-effects unit, the A2 gathers several effects functions in one box for players who want processing for a piezo or undersaddle pickup signal without building a board of individual pedals. It belongs to the same family of gear as dedicated acoustic preamps and simulators such as the Boss AD-8 or the Zoom AC-2 Acoustic Creator, but as a multi-effects design it covers more than one effect type in a single unit1.
Gear it sits alongside in the acoustic field includes:
- Multi-effects units from Zoom's own acoustic line, such as the Zoom A1 Four and Zoom A1X Four1
- Dedicated acoustic preamps and modelers, such as the Boss AD-81
- Compact acoustic simulators, such as the Zoom AC-2 Acoustic Creator1
Documentation
Zoom publishes the A2 Operation Manual on its own site, so the maker's documentation for the unit is freely available to owners and buyers21.
The A2 Operation Manual is published on Zoom's site in both the Japanese and Canadian sections of zoomcorp.com12.
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