ZOIA is a modular synthesizer in a pedal. Instead of shipping as a delay or a tremolo, it gives you more than 90 modules (oscillators, LFOs, filters, envelope followers, bit crushers, sequencers and more) and a grid of lit buttons to patch them together. You build the effect, the synth or the MIDI controller yourself, and save up to 64 patches to call up live.
You don't have to build from scratch. More than 20 of the modules are finished effects (reverbs, delays, choruses, flangers, overdrives) that drop straight onto the grid, and the patch library on Patchstorage.com is full of other players' work to load and pull apart. The OLED screen and a built-in help function keep editing quick. MIDI in and out are on 1/8" jacks with adapters included, the Control Port takes expression, CV or a switch, and a micro SD card for patches and firmware comes in the box. Built in Ottawa.
It suits the player who wants an effect no single pedal makes. Synth players who want the same engine in a Eurorack case should look at the ZOIA Euroburo. ZOIA does not come with a power supply.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECS
Modules: 90+, including over 20 pre-built effects
Patches: up to 64 onboard
Display: OLED
Footswitches: 3
Audio: 24-bit, 48kHz convertors with 32-bit internal processing
Signal to Noise: >105dB
Inputs: Left, Right (1/4")
Outputs: Left, Right (1/4")
MIDI: In and Out, 1/8" (1/8"-to-MIDI adapters included)
Control Port: MIDI, expression pedal, control voltage, external switch (1/4")
Storage: Micro SD card included
Power: 9V DC, centre negative, 300mA (power supply not included)
