ZOIA 10k release celebration - limited beige edition pedal + firmware 5.0 + Librarian version 1.4

ZOIA 10k Limited Edition

Congrats to Empress for achieving this milestone! 10,000+ ZOIAs in the world is a remarkable feat.

• Features:
  • Beige colourway
  • Blue OLED display
  • Only 500 available!

Firmware 5.0

Sampler is so old news, what about second breakfast?
This firmware works with all ZOIAs, not just the 10k edition.

Changelog

• New Features:
  • Reverse Delay Module: This effect reverses your repeats while giving you control over their pitch. Choose from unity pitch, fine detuning (a few cents up or down), or intervals such as a 4th, 5th, or octave above or below unity. The tap tempo is also slightly different than it is in other modules: rather than having a tap ratio option, enabling tap tempo now adds a dedicated ‘Tap Ratio’ button.
  • Univibe Module: A multi-dimensional effect that combines vibrato and phase shifting to create lush, swooshing sounds.
  • Improved the overall CPU performance of the ZOIA (by about 14%).
  • Refreshed the ZOIA's factory patches, incorporating some of our favourites from Patchstorage and the ZOIA community over the last few years: https://empresseffects.com/pages/zoia-factory-patches
• Bug Fixes
  • Reduced the amount of data that each sequencer module occupies within a patch. This addressed issues that previously prevented some patches from saving correctly.
    • IMPORTANT: Patches containing a sequencer that are saved on firmware version 4.20 (or later) will not load correctly on earlier firmware versions. Please back up your patches before updating, as this lets you restore your patches if needed.
  • Fixed a slight DSP increase that was introduced in firmware 4.00.
  • Fixed an issue that was causing certain screens to occasionally become unresponsive.
  • Fixed crashes that were happening while using the built-in sample rate converter.
  • When modules with a 'rate' control are set to BPM mode, the rotary encoder now responds to acceleration. Turning the encoder quickly will cause the BPM value to adjust more rapidly.
  • Fixed a bug that was causing the pedal to become stuck scrolling through preset names.
  • Removed the automatic factory reset that happened upon entering LED calibration.

ZOIA Librarian 1.4

These couldn't possibly have been coordinated beforehand...

1.4 Video Manual

Changelog

• New Features:

  • New modules were added (Reverse Delay, Univibe), so the app now includes those in the Visualizer and Expander views.
    • Also updated the Sequencer module logic for new options.
  • Patches on PS may now be modified using PUT requests through the API.
    • Note that users are only allowed to update patches they authored.
    • Currently, only single-versioned patches can be modified (versions are a complicated case).
  • Local PS patches are now updated to utilize the new API version & metadata.
    • The first time you load up 1.4, it may take longer than usual to open.
    • Subsequent loads will go back to normal after the files are updated.
  • The Local Storage and Folder tabs now sort by latest download date by default.

• Fixes:

  • Simplified the process for uploading patches with the API.
  • Adjusted behavior of SD card export if multiple patches share the same slot number.
  • Version History imports no longer add empty patch files.
  • Fixed a bug with the data.json format, related to page counts in the API return.
  • Fixed an issue with downloading samples from zipped patches.
  • Bumped versions of various libraries.
  • Removed numpy requirement.
  • Removed bs4 requirement for html parsing, using API instead.

• Plans:

  • At this point, the app is nearly feature-complete, so future updates will be limited in scope to fix bugs and address minor things.
    • Patch editing/creation is a notable exception, however patience is recommended there.

Helpful resources

Link to the previous Firmware/FAQ thread

Link to previous ZOIA Librarian update

FAQ - an organized list of frequently asked questions

Subreddit wiki - compiles the history of events and loads of other resources

Subreddit discord - join the discussion about all things ZOIA (and other gear)!