Zoia Empress Manual de usuario
USER_MANUAL
FIRMWARE_VERSION_1.00
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PEDAL LAYOUT
SCREEN LAYOUT
CONTROLS
STOMPSWITCHES
THE BASICS
CONNECTIONS
PAGES
PATCHES
STARRED LIST
CONFIG MENU
TYPING TEXT
MIDI
CONTROL PORT
POWERING THE ZOIA
FIRMWARE UPDATES
SAVING AND LOADING PATCHES
THANK YOU
LEGAL STUFF
SPECIFICATIONS
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INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS ZOIA?
ZOIA is an open canvas to paint your sonic ideas. FM synthesis,
CV tools, MIDI tools, audio eects, interface options - all at
your ngertips. ZOIA transforms the rigmarole of interfacing
a studio full of music gear and condenses it into one handy
little box, which you can then interface with your own studio
full of music gear.
In short, ZOIA is an innite trick pony whose utility is limited only
by your imagination. We’re stoked you’ve chosen to make the
Empress ZOIA a part of your life! Please enjoy responsibly.
Steve Bragg
Designer
Jason Fee
Designer
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THE BIG PICTURE
The ZOIA is, in essence, a fully featured modular synthesizer in
pedal form. Modules are laid out on the button grid, with each
module consisting of a number of parameters. Each parameter
is represented by a button on the grid which accesses a
specic function of that module.
The button grid represents one page within a patch. When you
save a patch, it saves to ZOIA’s internal memory each page
you’ve created, along with all of the modules you’ve added,
parameters you’ve changed, and connections you’ve made.
You can then go on to create a whole new patch and use
the stompswitches to navigate between them.
If you are familiar with guitar eects but don’t have much
experience with synthesizers, the ZOIA probably seems a little
scary. But the good news is that guitar eects are built using
the same basic blocks that make up modular synths. For
instance, the tremolo eect is just a VCA (voltage-controlled
amplier) being controlled by an LFO (low-frequency oscillator).
A delay eect is just a delay line with its output fed back into
its input. To jazz it up, you can put a lter in the feedback loop,
maybe modulate the delay line length with an LFO and voila -
you’ve created your own tape delay emulation! We’ve stacked
the ZOIA with a plethora of pre-built eects, but all of the basic
building blocks are there as well for your sonic experimentation.
Instead of thinking of the ZOIA as simply a pedal, it is probably
more accurate to think of it as a platform. It provides the basic tools
so that you can build your own eects, synths, and instruments.
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PEDAL LAYOUT
CONFIG.
MENU BUTTON
CONTROL
PORT
UTILITY
BUTTONS
ACTION BUTTONS
HELP
BUTTON
9VDC
AUDIO
INPUTS
AUDIO
OUTPUTS
⅛"
MIDI I/O
KNOB
UNDO
BUTTON
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SCREEN LAYOUT
There are many ways ZOIA displays information on the screen.
Here are two of the most common views.
The patch screen (above) is visible when no module, list,
or connection is selected. It gives you general information at
a glance as to the patch you’re on and the performance of the
ZOIA. You can always get to the patch screen by pressing
the back button several times.
CPU USAGE
PAGE #
PATCH #
PATCH NAME
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The parameter adjust screen (above) appears when you select
a button within a module. The CV bias point is represented by
the small circle, and the parameter value position is represented
by the small line. When an incoming CV signal from a connection
changes the parameter, you’ll see the bias point stay in position
while the line moves according to the change. See Signals
page 14 for an explanation of what a CV signal is.
PARAMETER VALUE
POSITION
CV BIAS POINT
PARAMETER
NAME
PARAMETER VALUE
MODULE NAME
PAGE #
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CONTROLS
THE KNOB
The rotary knob is used for many dierent interactions with
the ZOIA. Navigate between and select patches, options, pages,
modules, or connections. Dial in parameters within modules,
or move a cursor around while typing. Hold the knob down
while turning to ne tune a parameter. Hold shift while
turning for a super ne tune.
ACTION BUTTONS
Move
Moves modules, pages or patches.
Copy
Copies modules, pages or patches.
Edit
Edits modules, page names or patch names.
Delete
Deletes modules, pages or patches.
Star
Press star on a parameter or connection to add it to the
starred list. Press star with nothing selected to view the
starred list. See Starred List, page 24.
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View
Cycle through screens of the selected parameter.
View its value, audio/CV visualization, or connection list.
Save
Save pages or patches.
Random
Randomly modies a parameter or connection.
UTILITY BUTTONS
Page Left/Right
Scroll to next/previous page.
Back
Back out of active selection or menu.
Shift
Hold to access action buttons or to capitalize text.
Note: Auto-shift feature inverts function of this button
for the top row of the button grid. This allows one-touch
interaction with the action buttons. When Auto-shift is
active, hold shift to access grid buttons as normal.
See Cong Menu, page 25.
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