Empress EffectsZOIA 10K LTE Modular Multi-Effect Pedal

Empress Effects ZOIA 10K LTE

Empress has sold 10,000 units of their ZOIA pedals and to celebrate, they've released a limited-edition beige version with a bright blue OLED display. Still the same modular grid-based multi-effects unit, but this time the unique visual aesthetics match the unique interface and sounds that the ZOIA can create. This is the perfect time to pick one up, not only because of the colorway, but since its release there have been constant updates to keep this pedal a fixture on many pedalboards as well as studios.

If you're unfamiliar, ZOIA's RGB pushbutton grid and OLED screen aid the user in creating chains of Interface Modules, Analysis Modules, Audio Modules, CV Modules, and Effects that act together to create living, organic synthesizer and effect processing structures. With over 90 modules currently available, ZOIA can already be everything from a simple Fuzz or Delay to a complex chain of effects, to a modular synthesizer or MIDI controller—it's all up to you to decide! Up to 64 patches can be stored on an SD card and easily switched between, making impossible effect combinations immediately accessible—at the press of a button your entire pedalboard could rearrange itself or turn into a sequenced synthesizer and more.

Allowing everything from classic guitar effects (tremolos, phasers, reverbs, etc.) to audio switching, intentional aliasing, signal multiplication, and much more, ZOIA is an endless playground of sonic delight: one that rewards extended excursions into the digital unknown. Use it in conjunction with other stompboxes, in a desktop setup with a keyboard synth, as a processor for a modular synth, or as an instrument all its own. ZOIA knows no limits.

ZOIA 10K LTE Features

• Limited edition beige colorway with blue OLED screen to celebrate 10,000 units sold
• Modular synthesis & effect platform built into a single pedal
• Create your own effects, processing chains, synthesizers, and more using the over 80 available internal modules
• Includes more than 20 specifically effect-oriented modules
• Stores up to 64 patches in internal memory
• SD card included for easy swapping and sharing patches
• OLED display
• 40-button grid with RGB LED backlighting
• Built-in encoder and footswitches for easy editing and control
• Stereo in and out
• MIDI in and out via 3.5mm TRS
• Control port for integrating additional external control
• Built-in help functions for easy learning