#123

Upon closer inspection, I took a multimeter to the midi TRS out to test both K and A formats. I believe these should put out +5v tip or ring depending on what direction the switch is in. I am reading 3.3 volts. Is that to be expected? I would have thought I should see 5v. Is this the best way to test midi TRS connections, or should I be looking for something else?

#124

Teensy standard digital pin voltage is 3.3V - so that’s normal.

Perhaps try another device on either end to make sure both the ZOIA and 16n are working on their own - and then try to figure out those two together?

#125

3.3v is within the MIDI spec so no problem.

https://www.midi.org/specifications-old/item/midi-din-electrical-specification

#126

Cool! Of course AOC is a great source for spoken word samples, but it took a second for me to recognize the voice, being the first time I’ve heard her sampled…

Strange times we’re living in!

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#127

best video I’ve seen on the Zoia yet, featuring many user patches:
Empress Zoia (Introduction) | Showcase

#128

Did you ever solve your issues? Considering a 16n purchase in my near future but I’d definitely want to use it with Zoia…

#129

I haven’t had much free time to trouble shoot. But I know they can talk together. I built my own, so I’ve been able to narrow it down to something I did during the build, or a faulty jack. My plan is to test the continuity of the midi jack to verify I don’t have anything shorting out in there. But everything leading up to the midi jack has checked out. I might try editing my cc values in the firmware too to match my midi keyboard which has worked and see if I get any response that way.

I’d say if you’re buying one, it will most likely work out of the box with a Zoia.

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#130

Did you see this?
https://empresseffects.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/1000276718-zoia-midi-mod

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#131

Hainbach with Plumbutter & Zoia. sounds immense

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#132

I have, but hadn’t gotten far enough to test it out. I’ll report back what I find once I do!

#133

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My 16n came in the mail yesterday. I was nervous after @rennerom’s issues, but it worked flawlessly right away. Zoia and 16n pair together like an absolute dream.

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#134

That’s awesome, and reassuring! Can you confirm your set up here? While the faderbank is set to the Arturia/Novation standard, you select a midi CC in interface module and set midi channel to 1 then set the controller value to something between 32 and 47? All that without the midi mod?

I was able to test the cc values with a midi keyboard, and everything worked there as expected.

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#135

All that is correct, except it’s set to the Korg (“K”) standard, not the Arturia (“A”) standard.

Good luck with resolving it. As a last resort the MIDI mod sounds like a hassle, but I think it’s well worth it to get this setup working. (Or wait a second… if this is working for me, then maybe your problem lies elsewhere and the MIDI mod would be pointless? Not sure)

#136

Well, I feel like a big dummy. I had some time this afternoon to set up my i2c connection, which worked flawlessly. I noticed the jack sat about 1mm in further in the i2c receptacle than it did in the midi receptacle. I pushed the jack in a bit further and it clicked into place and worked. I can say I’m both glad, and slightly embarrassed it took so long to figure out.

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#137

Wow, that wouldn’t have been obvious at all to me. Who would even think “I need to push the MIDI jack in further”? Super glad you figured this out and that it was such an easy fix!

#138

With midi working, this is a ton of fun. Zoia controlling parameters for a Granular module going into a delay and reverb. I know, how original, but proof it works!

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#139

Haven’t investigated beyond copying the URL to paste here, but Loopop does a good job with these things. I can blindly recommend the link, at least.

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#140

I have to say that I’m absolutely in love with ZOIA. After having a bit of a hard time with the ER301 (might try it again at some point), I was not sure if digital modular platforms were my thing. But ZOIA is so easy and fast to operate, I find it super inspiring to just try things out.

Also, this thing is so tiny. I have been using it exclusively with the OP1 away from the main desk at this point, creating patches that do various things at once, like “creative” looping and regular delay/reverb duties.

The CPU meter is always around 100 and a bit more power would be nice. But it’s very potent as is.

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#141

So I’m tempted by Zoia. I’m thinking of doing a complete rehaul of my setup using the Zoia for all my effects needs and more, and slimming down my eurorack. How is the granular effect on the Zoia? How fast does the CPU fill up? Can you process L and R channel separately in the Zoia?

#142

I can’t really comment on the granular module as I only tried it very briefly. All about the loopers at the moment.

CPU does fill up. For example, you can use 4-5 loopers, delay, reverb plus some modulation, VCAs and a mixer. The different reverb and delay type use different amounts of CPU. So eg clean delay is lighter than the tape emulation.

So far I made only patches that include everything I need as I used it in small setups to really get to know it. But once I integrate it in my main setup, I will leave delay and reverb to other devices and let ZOIA do things the others can’t.

And yes, both channels can be processed separately.