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Summary of Contents for Zoia Empress
- Page 1 U S E R _ M A N U A L F I R M W A R E _ V E R S I O N _ 1 . 0 0...
- Page 2 FOR SUPPORT AND TO REPORT BUGS Please Call 1-855-ZOIA-SOS (1-855-964-2767) or email support@empresseffects.com FOR FIRMWARE UPDATES empresseffects.com/ZOIA-firmware FIND GREAT ZOIA PATCHES patchstorage.com/platform/ZOIA TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ALL THE VARIOUS MODULES DO, CHECK OUT THE MODULE INDEX empresseffects.com/ZOIA-module-index TO MAKE FEATURE REQUESTS, JOIN OUR IDEA FORUM empresseffects.com/idea-forum...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
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... -
Page 4: Introduction
In short, ZOIA is an infinite 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. - Page 5 LFO and voila - you’ve created your own tape delay emulation! We’ve stacked the ZOIA with a plethora of pre-built effects, but all of the basic building blocks are there as well for your sonic experimentation.
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Page 6: Pedal Layout
PEDAL LAYOUT KNOB ACTION BUTTONS UTILITY HELP CONFIG. BUTTONS BUTTON MENU BUTTON UNDO BUTTON AUDIO AUDIO 9VDC ⅛" CONTROL INPUTS OUTPUTS MIDI I/O PORT... -
Page 7: Screen Layout
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 back button several times. - Page 8 MODULE NAME PARAMETER NAME PAGE # PARAMETER VALUE CV BIAS POINT PARAMETER VALUE POSITION 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.
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Page 9: Controls
THE KNOB The rotary knob is used for many different 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 fine tune a parameter. - Page 10 View Cycle through screens of the selected parameter. View its value, audio/CV visualization, or connection list. Save Save pages or patches. Random Randomly modifies 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.
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Page 11: Stompswitches
OTHER BUTTONS Undo Undoes the last action if it’s one of the following: add/ modify/delete connection, add/move/copy/delete module, modify parameter, delete connection, add module, delete module, modify parameter. Help Press for help on currently selected item. Backspace When typing, delete character at cursor. Config Press Shift and... - Page 12 SCROLL MODE (DEFAULT) In Scroll Mode, the stompswitch functions correspond to their labels. BYPASS bypass switch bypasses the unit, much like a standard guitar pedal. SCROLL Press scroll to cycle up between patches, or select and scroll together to cycle down. You can set the maximum number of patches to scroll through in the Config Menu.
- Page 13 ZOIA’s stompswitch module will now respond to the scroll switch (middle) and the bypass switch (right) for use within the grid. Hold them together again to return them to normal functionality.
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Page 14: The Basics
In the synth world however, CV signals range from -15 volts to +15 volts. In the ZOIA, CV signals range from 0 to 1, or in some cases from -1 to +1. If a button is a CV input, it can be connected to other buttons that are CV outputs. - Page 15 Interface Modules: voltage, MIDI, stompswitch, expression pedal or grid button presses from the outside world for use in the ZOIA. Audio Modules: these audio processing modules are more commonly found in the world of modular synthesis. VCAs, filters, oscillators, and many more utilities and effects.
- Page 16 ADD A MODULE Select where the module will go by pressing an empty grid button. Select the category of the module you wish to add. Select the module you wish to add. Edit the options of that module and select “Done?” For more information on how to edit options, see the “Edit a module”...
- Page 17 EDIT A MODULE Select a module and press edit. Scroll to the option you’d like to edit and click the knob. Once you’ve found your desired value click again to select it. Be sure to select “Done?” when finished, or the changes you made will be forgotten.
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Page 18: Connections
CONNECTIONS A connection links one button to another. Use them to allow modules to interact with each other or themselves. Think of a connection like a patch cable. For example, you can connect an oscillator to a VCA, a stompswitch to a tap tempo, or you can feed a delay line back on itself to create repeats. - Page 19 SELECT A CONNECTION Press both buttons if on the same page, or press one, then the other if the con- nection is across pages. From this state you can adjust the strength of the connection by turning the knob. You can also select a connection by switching to that parameter’s connection list.
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Page 20: Pages
its resting place (in the absence of applied CV). Once that is set, the connection strength you set with the knob will determine how far in any given direction your parameter will travel. Click the knob while making a connection to toggle between seeing your connection strength expressed as a % (useful for CV connections) and a dB value (useful for audio connections). - Page 21 NAME A PAGE Scroll to a page in the page list and press edit. From here, you can type in your desired page name. See Typing Text page 27 for more information. Click knob to confirm the name or press back to cancel.
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Page 22: Patches
It is always a good idea to save often. Note: Saving a patch will write to ZOIA’s internal memory, but it won’t write to the SD card until prompted to in the config menu, or the next bootup. It’s a good idea to save edits to patches with a version number as part of the file name to prevent accidental overwriting. - Page 23 See Stompswitches, page 11. 3. MIDI Method: Using an external MIDI controller, you can send the ZOIA a Program Change command on any MIDI channel as selected in the Config Menu. MOVE A PATCH In the patch list, scroll to the patch you wish to move and press move.
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Page 24: Starred List
Note: Copying a patch will bump all the Patches under your copy location down by 1 slot, and erase patch 63. DELETE A PATCH Scroll to a patch from the patch list and press delete. A confirmation screen will come up. Press save to continue or back to abort. -
Page 25: Config Menu
Num Patches: This sets the number of patches you can scroll through using the stompswitches (in Scroll mode). The ZOIA can save up to 64 patches (numbered 0-63), though if you don’t wish to scroll through a bunch of empty patches, you can bring the Num Patches value down. - Page 26 Input Pad: The default setting is -6dB. If you hear any clipping distortion when feeding your ZOIA a hot signal, you can set the pad to -12dB. If you have a quiet signal and you’d like to increase your signal-to-noise ratio you can select 0dB. Note that the input pad setting affects both inputs.
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Page 27: Typing Text
MIDI PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS The ZOIA can interface with MIDI in two different ways, using the on-board MIDI ports and with the Control Port. These can be used with the On-board ⅛" MIDI ports: included ⅛”... - Page 28 You can activate a patch by sending a MIDI program change message on the MIDI channel selected in the Config Menu. Send the Program Change number that corresponds to the patch you’d like to load, keeping in mind that ZOIA patches begin at number 0.
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Page 29: Control Port
MIDI channel. CONTROL PORT The control port jack allows the ZOIA to be controlled by a multitude of devices. Note that the ZOIA can only be connected to one such device at a time, and the device must be selected in the Config Menu. - Page 30 CONTROL VOLTAGE (CV) With CV control, the ZOIA responds to CV signals from 0 to 5 volts. Otherwise, the CV configuration works exactly like the expression pedal configuration. Integrate CV by first placing “cport exp/cv in” or “cv out” modules on your page. You can then connect these buttons to various other modules.
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Page 32: Saving And Loading Patches
THANK YOU The ZOIA wouldn’t be possible without our team of beta testers, factory patch makers, videographers, and co-op coders. Thanks to KNOBs, Andreas Paleologos, Daniel Fisher, Mitch Lantz,... -
Page 33: Legal Stuff
LEGAL STUFF FCC Compliance Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. -
Page 34: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS Input Impedance: >= 1MΩ Output Impedance: 100Ω Frequency Response (-3dB): 10Hz – 23.4kHz Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.22% 105.5 dBA1 Dynamic Range: Input Headroom (no pad): +0.5 dBu Input Headroom (6dB pad): +5.7 dBu Input Headroom (12dB pad): +10.8 dBu +16.2dBu Output Headroom: Power Voltage:... - Page 35 FOR SUPPORT AND TO REPORT BUGS Please Call 1-855-ZOIA-SOS (1-855-964-2767) or email support@empresseffects.com FOR FIRMWARE UPDATES empresseffects.com/ZOIA-firmware FIND GREAT ZOIA PATCHES patchstorage.com/platform/ZOIA TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ALL THE VARIOUS MODULES DO, CHECK OUT THE MODULE INDEX empresseffects.com/ZOIA-module-index TO MAKE FEATURE REQUESTS, JOIN OUR IDEA FORUM empresseffects.com/idea-forum...
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