Waza-Air is a new concept in personal amplification that will change how you experience guitar in headphones. It was an absolute runaway hit at the 2020 Winter NAMM Show with queues out the door. They even won the coveted Best In Show award.
Tone and Feel for Any Situation
It brings together BOSS amp, effects, and wireless technology in a premium pair of headphones. However, the most exciting and important feature is the new spatial technology which delivers an inspiring “amp in the room” tone and feel.
Maybe you have volume constraints because you live in an apartment or have young children. Perhaps you’re on the road touring, traveling for business, or stuck at home. In each of these scenarios, Waza-Air is the perfect practice companion.
What’s So Spatial About It?
Playing guitar in headphones is usually done out of necessity. Who doesn’t prefer to play loud on a gloriously cranked amp? As such, it’s usually a less than ideal experience. It generally sounds very direct and dry and lacks the feel of playing a real amp in the room next to you.
The spatial technology developed for Waza-Air aims to restore the ambiance and amp in the room feel. It does so by placing the amp sound in a “virtual room” so that when it hits your ears, it’s complete with the reverberation and reflection sounds. These are the things our brain expects from a real amp in a physical room. This results in a realistic and inspiring playing experience previously unattainable on headphones.
Three Modes
There are three spatial modes: SURROUND, STATIC, and STAGE.
SURROUND places the amp right in front of you no matter what the position of your head is.
STATIC places the amp in a specific location. As you move your head, it uses gyro sensors built into the headphones to shift the stereo image around like in real life. When you turn your head to the right, you’ll start to hear it more on your left side, and vice versa.
STAGE places the amp sound directly behind you as if you were playing live. If you play along to backing tracks, they will also come from behind you, like playing with the band. Turn your head to the right to hear your guitar—and the rest of the “band”—rocking out over your right shoulder.
What’s Under the Hood?
The amp and effects onboard come from the acclaimed Katana engine. You get the 5 classic Katana amp channels as well as a huge suite of effects. These include everything from boosts to modulations and delays. There’s even the ability to run three effects simultaneously.
You can dial in the spatial sound mode (STATIC, SURROUND, or STAGE). Furthermore, switch between a stage or studio environment as well as tweak the level of “room feel” from these settings.
Control and edit through the Waza-Air app, and you can save six presets to the headphones. The interface will look very familiar if you’ve used Katana-Air in the past.
It’s important to note that Waza-Air isn’t just for electric guitar. The flat response channel supports any instrument that has a ¼” output. This includes acoustic guitar, bass, or ukulele. You wouldn’t believe some of the crazy instruments people try with Waza-Air at NAMM.
Truly Wireless
At this point, the only thing that could ruin your immersive playing experience is a tangle of wires hanging off your headphones. Waza-Air circumvents all that. There’s no need for an aux cable from your phone for backing tracks, USB cable to your computer for editing, or instrument cable to your guitar.
You can stream music from your phone via Bluetooth. The app editor operates over Bluetooth as well. Your virtual guitar cable comes courtesy of our WL-series wireless technology. That means class-leading low latency of 2.3 milliseconds, essentially imperceptible to the human ear.
You’re Worth It
If you’re looking to get the very best quiet practice/headphone amp experience out there, you owe it to your ears to try Waza-Air today.
Bluetooth headphones, guitar wireless, guitar amp, pedals, aux cables, instrument cables, and more. Think about how much time, expense, and hassle it would be to assemble that practice rig. Now, picture your world with Waza-Air.
Waza-Air—an all-in-one solution built for blissful, inspiring practice.
