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Empress Effects ZOIA Modular Synthesizer and Guitar Multi-Effects Pedal
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Brand | Empress Effects |
Style | Custom |
Color | Silver, Black |
Item Weight | 699 Grams |
Voltage | 9 Volts |
About this item
- 80+ Modules and Growing - ZOIA comes packed with a vast collection of modules to create just about anything you can dream up. With ZOIA the only limit is your imagination!
- Create your own effects, synths, control devices, and more! - Oscillators, LFOs, filters, bit crushers, envelope followers - these are just a handful of the included modules that can be connected in almost any way imaginable. If you can dream it up, you can create it!
- 20+ Ready-Made Effects Modules - Pre-built effects modules such as reverbs, delays, chorus', flangers, overdrives and more.
- Up to 64 Patches - Create and save up to 64 patches that can be easily recalled during live p
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Product information
Item Weight | 1.54 pounds |
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Product Dimensions | 7 x 5 x 4 inches |
ASIN | B07HB9L59J |
Item model number | ZOIA |
Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #27,116 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments) #100 in Synthesizer & Workstation Keyboards |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | December 7, 2018 |
Color Name | Silver, Black |
Hardware Interface | 1/4-inch Audio |
Signal Format | Analog |
Voltage | 9 Volts |
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Product Description
The ZOIA is basically a modular synthesizer in pedal form. Instead of being a delay effect or tremolo, the ZOIA provides the modules necessary to build a delay or tremolo from the ground up. But since you're the one building it, you can make it do whatever you want. With the ZOIA you can build your own custom effects, synthesizers, midi controllers, and virtual pedal boards. And to make life a little easier, we've created modules for all your standard guitar effects. So for instance, if you want a phaser, you can just plop down a phaser. You don't have to break out the textbooks to learn that they're built out of all-pass filters.
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Versatility | — | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | — | — |
Sold By | Vintage King Audio | Amazon.com | japan-move | MOOER | GearTree | Forty Bills |
hardware interface | 1 4 inch audio | usb c | usb | — | — | — |
power source | — | Corded Electric | — | Electric | — | Corded Electric |
amperage | 300 milliamps | 300 milliamps | 300 milliamps | 300 milliamps | 300 milliamps | 300 milliamps |
signal format | Analog | Analog | Analog | Analog | Analog | Analog |
controls type | — | Knob | — | Knob | Knob | Knob |
voltage | 9 volts | 9 volts | 9 volts | 9 volts | 9 volts | 9 volts |
style | Custom | Compact | Bass,Synthesizer,Expression,Advanced | Expression,Looper,Multi-effects | Bass,Filter,Compressor | Delay,Reverb,Chorus,Acoustic,Filter,Expression,Compression,Preamp |
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Customers like the sound quality, creativity, possibilities, and quality of the guitar effect device. They mention that the pre-programmed sounds are unreal and crisp, and it's an entire live audio processing environment. Opinions are mixed on ease of use.
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Customers are satisfied with the sound quality of the guitar effect device. They mention that the pre-programmed sounds are unreal and crisp, and it's the most innovative pedal they have come across. Customers also say that the device is an entire live audio processing environment and the best piece of musical gear they have ever had.
"...The pre programmed sounds are unreal and crisp and it’s by far the most innovative pedal I have come across in a very long time...." Read more
"This is so much more than a 'guitar pedal', it's an entire live audio processing environment...." Read more
"I like how you can make a simple patch and it will sound awesome right away. You can also build up complicated patches that do whatever you want...." Read more
"Amazing. This product surpassed my expectations. Great sound, endless possibilities and fantastic community of users making new patches for the Zoia...." Read more
Customers find the guitar effect device creative, challenging, and beautiful. They also appreciate the fantastic engineering and design. Customers say it offers creative freedom in a tiny box.
"I liked everything about this pedal! It’s unique , creative, challenging and beautiful.Zoia has a steep learning curve that needs to conquered...." Read more
"...Great looking too!" Read more
"This is a really interesting product, but it relies heavily on the front panel LEDs, and one of the LEDs burned out within the first six months,..." Read more
"So much creative freedom in a tiny box!..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the guitar effect device. They mention that it is an amazing product, and an instant classic.
"instant classic. Amazing for experimental sounds as well as strait forward dirt, modulation, delay and verb. The looper is amazing...." Read more
"Amazing product. Takes time to learn, but it sounds awesome." Read more
"Intuitive and great..." Read more
"Awesome...." Read more
Customers find the possibilities of the guitar effect device to be endless. They also say the modular environment allows effects that aren't possible with other devices.
"...and distortion (on ANY signal not just guitars) but the modular environment allows effects that simply aren't possible with traditional effects..." Read more
"Amazing. This product surpassed my expectations. Great sound, endless possibilities and fantastic community of users making new patches for the Zoia...." Read more
"This amazing pedal came as advertised. The possibilities are limitless" Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the guitar effect device. Some mention that they thoroughly enjoyed programming it, the learning curve is modest, and it's easy rewarding for anyone playing any sort of music. However, others say that it takes time to learn and build.
"Best pedal I've ever owned. Much easier to use than I'd feared, I was able to start creating patches almost immediately after working through the..." Read more
"...The learning curve is modest, but it is perhaps a little daunting for those unfamiliar with modular synthesis, but it is not that difficult even for..." Read more
"...This thing can do more than my imagination will allow. Huge learning curve to get over but for the most part you can plug in and make sounds right..." Read more
"...with modular synthesis, or build your own effects, this is a really fun gadget...." Read more
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Zoia has a steep learning curve that needs to conquered. This is not even a pedal exactly. It’s a sound box that’s only limitation is the vision of the user.
This works with synth, guitar and any other instrument you want to tailor it to fit. The pre programmed sounds are unreal and crisp and it’s by far the most innovative pedal I have come across in a very long time.
I retired mine very sadly because Amazon screwed me on my payment plan. Apparently the payment plan option is fake, and just an advertisement for Amazon Visa. So watch out for the fake payment plan!
The pedal kicks butt on another level. Just be ready for the learning curve and if your not into making your own sounds, download created patched by the user community.
Be aware that even basic stuff (such as a wah pedal) does take time to build. Zoia gives you the raw materials, and you build from there. It is very much like musical legos: you get a kit of hundreds of building blocks you can fit together in infinite ways, and you end up with your own creations. Or you can go to the rich online community and download patches from others. I am absolutely blown away by this thing and have thoroughly enjoyed programming it.
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2021
Be aware that even basic stuff (such as a wah pedal) does take time to build. Zoia gives you the raw materials, and you build from there. It is very much like musical legos: you get a kit of hundreds of building blocks you can fit together in infinite ways, and you end up with your own creations. Or you can go to the rich online community and download patches from others. I am absolutely blown away by this thing and have thoroughly enjoyed programming it.
The pedal itself is very well built. I didn’t get a chance to handle one before buying it, so I thought the grid might be difficult to press, but I have average size hands and it was very easy to press the buttons without accidentally hitting an adjacent one. The knob is a very solid encoder with a firm detent so you can clearly feel when you’re rotating it. The foot switches are soft touch, so they don’t need a hard click to activate. There’s a lot of attention to detail in the craftsmanship and usability of it.
The sounds it’s capable of making seem to be limited only by my imagination. Online reviews seem to favor the modulation effects to the dirt, but both sounded good to my ears. It’s definitely a do-anything pedal.
There are some things I would change, though. I wish the micro sd card slot had a cover. As it is, if you have a card in the slot, it sticks out of the back of the unit by a millimeter or two, and I wish it was deeper inside the unit with something you could close over the top of it like on most phones with a memory card or a Nintendo switch. The screen that you use to navigate everything, while very legible, is kind of small. I wish it were a little larger. I also wish it had additional assignable knobs built into the unit. As is, it’s difficult to change parameters on the fly. I also don’t like that the pedal doesn’t automatically revert to your most recent settings when you turn it on.
Ultimately, it’s a very cool pedal with limitless possibilities. I recommend it for tweakers and tinkerers that love being able to adjust every parameter in a way that isn’t possible on most other pedals. I think that using it in conjunction with some sort of extra MIDI control surface and switcher would be necessary to quickly recall settings and change parameters in real time, but even by itself the pedal is an incredible value that’s capable of all kinds of sounds.