Has anyone had any extensive tries with the sampler module?
From the looks of it on YouTube it seems more like a sample player rather than a sampler! I haven’t seen anyone sample into it and I haven’t found any info regarding that either!
I’m debating keeping my EUROBURO (again) as it is currently collecting dust, but if I could utilize it as a sampler I might reconsider.
What I’m looking for is to record longer vocal samples.
Edit: lol @avantronica what a sneaky edit 
It records audio – up to ~10 minutes.
Discussion of the module in earnest begins here:
On the paper, it can be more powerful than Octatrack concerning incoming signal extreme audio mangling, with real-time sampling / playing, huge pitch range, envelope modulations…
But I experienced a few freezes while pushing pitch high (above +4 maybe?). I have no time for music these days, wishing for an update before I have more time…
Cool! I have to try it out that’s for sure!
How much CPU does one instance take up?
IIRC @chm_jacques said you can use 5 sampler modules, so maybe it’s between 16-19 percent at normal pitch (IIRC higher pitch use more CPU).
Ooh wow! Very interesting!
It may be possible to fit 6, if they are just playing back samples (I know I stress-tested this during one of the pre-release betas, but I can’t recall what I found – the applications, for me, are more interesting when I combine sampling with other ZOIA features, so it’s not something I’ve explored a lot; I have other samplers for playing lots and lots of samples at a time).
There is some dynamicism to the CPU usage, so yes, the pitch/playback speed affects this, but so does recording (more CPU is consumed during recording than during playback). And recording introduces more inputs and more connections, which also have a small, but non-negligible effect on the total CPU usage.
I saw you mention wanting a Cosmos in another thread, btw – there are quite a few Cosmos-inspired patches you might check out on Patchstorage.
Thats the thing i need to keep reminding myself, ZOIA can basically do it all.
For me though UI is super important and even though ZOIAs system is great for what it is and does, it is sometimes hellish to program a patch.
I was watching a video about the sampler, and it sounded like it can automatically repeat samples while a gate is open.
Does anybody know if the zoia works well for single cycle sampling? Could I take a single cycle of some sort of wave form and have it repeat fast enough to act as an oscillator?
So, does anyone have info on the next firmware update? I absolutely love the sample player module, but I dread using it live as it is still quite buggy. I understood that Empress was collecting bug reports but I have not been able to find anything on the internet about the release of a stable version.
No, the grains within the granular module are generated algorithmically. Density affects the rate of generation, but the controls for the module are “global,” affecting all grains equally. It can do quite a lot of things, but the grains within the granular module don’t have much granular control.
You can try working with individual single-grain granular modules (essentially making the globe of your global controls smaller). Or you can play around with non-granular granular modules, made from loopers or delay lines, for example:
Thanks @chm_jacques, happy new year !
Will check that.
I had interesting results, but the problem is that I ordered a Lemondrop ! 
Let me know how you get on with it. I’ve been intrigued.
It’s gone very quite on the Empress site regarding Zoia
I’m still hoping that a battery powered (rechargeable), hand held Zoia will appear at some stage. Maybe a few knobs. Oh my goodness that’d be instabuy for me.
I said the same about the Beebo, even wrote to the dev with the idea…never happened! Runs well enough of a rechargeable battery back however and you can also Verco to the bottom with a short cable its not so different (I did that with my polyend tracker,)
This one look good as for Guitar Pedals up to 1.2 A Harley Benton PowerPlant Powerbank – Thomann UK- Zoia is only 300ma so you can even power a small speaker or USB keyboard from this!
or you can use one of those ZIP cables that go USB to 9V.
I used to have a Zoia and did power it from a powerbank but I just know from experience that I would use a standalone device so much more.
A mod is possible with a very slim power bank. 8mm should be ok.
