Still the most in depth and original pedal demos EVER!!!
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
Wow thank you!
@johnnystorbeck2413 Жыл бұрын
Came for the Zoia stayed for the Mars Volta vibes! Hell yeah
@DavidGonzalez-no9zm Жыл бұрын
LOL… same here
@colindavis21132 жыл бұрын
This thing looks absolutely insane. It’s perfect for sound design and having as many effects as you possibly can. A pedalboard in a box if you will. I can use this for bass, guitar, and my electronic set ups also. That’s a huge score.
@vileindividual2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate a lot of the videos showing off or demo'ing the zoia but this is the one that actually convinced me to put one on my 'to buy' list, because most of the demos I have seen are all tend to focus quite a lot of the more ethereal, ambient side of the pedal (which it does really well) but this demo reassured me that the device can pull off crunchy, dirty high gain stuff as well.
@travisdorsey44993 жыл бұрын
That opening was very Mars Volta and I am here for it
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
I'lllllll take that 👏 thanks bud!
@tappistrt2 жыл бұрын
Oh hell yes it is! Too bad they broke up. :(
@starslikedust4254 Жыл бұрын
Most bands release poorer albums than this 8 minutes pedal demo. Amazing composition and performance.
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals Жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@lorenperelman45173 жыл бұрын
So, so happy for this demo. I got one of these from my boss as a bonus at work. This gives me a ton ideas to work with! Stellar as always. :)
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
Badass bonus! 🙌❤️🙌 ha
@lorenperelman45173 жыл бұрын
@@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals Man, your passage with the "Grotto" patch is mind-blowing. It's gorgeous. Can't wait for your album and eventual massive success. SO GOOD.
@patrickrosington11742 жыл бұрын
Your boss gave you a empress zoia as a bonus!? Where do you work and how do I apply lol
@cainfoxfolkpunx Жыл бұрын
The clean ambient melody that come in with the fuzz riff behind is fucking brilliant Perfect showcase of the amount of fun that can be had with the Zoia ✌
@tomsawyer3295 Жыл бұрын
Exact video I have been looking for, thank you sir!
@circlesdrumsamples80353 жыл бұрын
Dude this rips so hard.
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
Thanks guys, your loops are a major source of inspiration 🙌 make my job wayyyy easier!
@rhcpschipper3 жыл бұрын
Incredible video about one of the most intriguing pedals IMHO.
@PolaOpposite3 жыл бұрын
KZfaq's most musical demos, bar none.
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend
@audiblevideo3 жыл бұрын
BRILL playing and composition...
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words! 🙏
@DelScully3 жыл бұрын
man, your an absolute legend.
@BrockDavisson3 жыл бұрын
ZOIA FOR LIFE! Also I would like to point out 2 places where people can go and join to learn and ask questions about ZOIA and hang with ZOIA people. FACEBOOK GROUP - facebook.com/groups/EmpressZOIAUsers REDDIT GROUP - www.reddit.com/r/ZOIA/
@chateautemp2 жыл бұрын
Tasty work, my dude.
@mildwestmusic3 жыл бұрын
So great, as always @spiralcaster!
@BluegumCounterpoint3 жыл бұрын
Great demonstration. Zoia is a unique pedal and seem to be irresistably drawn to it …..
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I agree...something about it is so alluring...
@deekod19672 жыл бұрын
Best zoia demo out there 👏👏
@maxenceluage3 жыл бұрын
Wow, you really inspired me to make a videos for bass / synth players, to show how Zoia sounds with them. I use my Zoia mostly on bass and it's really awesome too. Really good demo and the drums (made with digitone ?) were really clean.
@falazarte3 жыл бұрын
That was so dope!
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
🙌❤️🙌
@claudephilips84689 ай бұрын
Man this shit is so fresh
@joshuacarpenter44562 жыл бұрын
Your videos always make me want to start a band just to ask you to join it!
@garybobst9107 Жыл бұрын
Every mad scientist in the sonic(musical) field needs one of these in their laboratory....
@matthewhackett34293 жыл бұрын
When it comes to pedals with this kind of processing power I’ve always been more in the camp of rather having a table top abelton push, or monome grid sequencer .. or even an organelle.. if only for the fact it’s more of a hands on kind of device and doesn’t belong on the floor.. I think you convinced me to look into it some more. I’m curious to see all the new patches the zoia community created
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome! The livelihood and talent of the community really took me by surprise!
@DetroitMicroSound2 жыл бұрын
A post rock dream pedal. I wouldn't sell mine for the moon.
@nigelrayner62823 жыл бұрын
Oh no...... Demos by Stefan and Collector/Emitter a couple of years ago had me close to buying this, but at the last minute I decided against it. You are now pushing me over the edge. Great demo, and a great encouragement to overcome the potential complexity of the pedal by using community patches. Why is my wallet twitching.......?
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
Community patches are key! Do itttttt haha. Thanks my friend- I always appreciate you watching and taking the time to reach out!
@waveforthefrequencies3 жыл бұрын
Epic!
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
🙌❤️🙌
@johnmadere3 жыл бұрын
Is the normal reaction to this video to buy the pedal? Because I totally just did…
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
Ah man that’s fantastic! Hope it brings you great inspiration 🙏
@synthsforbreakfast2 жыл бұрын
Great demo!!! Have you had issues with latency? I see the CPU usage gets above 80%. Have you noticed any latency or delay when playing your guitar? Thanks!
@ingreynelg3 жыл бұрын
Sir Cohen, The SpiralCaster! Very nice demo, as usual. Really inspire me to grab my guitar and create music, I can’t say enough about your creativity and natural talent man. I wonder what is your creative process. Those patches are really wonderful, but again, you have to know how to use them. Because of your demos I was considering this Vs the Microcosm, I got the latter - just in time for my BD 2 days ago btw - and I don’t regret my decision,. Having said that your demo makes me think Zoia and Microcosm are far more similar than what I would anticipated. What are your thoughts on that?
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
Hey, first of all congrats on the Microcosm! Also a majorly creative pedal/tool. I think ZOIA and Microcosm are in the same league- but ZOIA being an open source design is something I find really fascinating. All of these sounds I found were made by people in this really tight community, and they’re all so carefully thought out and executed. I honestly had to tweak very little in each one to make something cool! The limitations are only drawn at how creative you as an individual can get with the sound you pick. There are also lotsssss of more approachable sound patches on there too. But yeah also- I know Zoia and Microcosm would get along, they are both midi syncable!! Thanks for watching, my friend- always enjoy hearing your thoughts and kind words 🙏
@PaulReno3 жыл бұрын
Great demo! That Pickguard: Is that custom made? looks great!
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
Thanks brother, and yeah I have them on all my guitars now- Indra Guitars custom makes them for me in the UK. Etched aluminum
@wyattleeoverson79412 жыл бұрын
Hi! I am super interested in getting this pedal. Is there options to effect the attack of the input signal? I have been super interested in pedals like the HOG2 which can create that smooth synth tone, quite common in Kurt Rosenwinkel's playing. Does anyone know if a similar sound can be achieved with a Zoia?
@dougc843 жыл бұрын
you gotta tell me about that pickguard. i’ve been wanting something similar on my jag.
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
Indra Guitars! Look them up on Instagram, they do everything custom
@MrKadidle512 жыл бұрын
Is there any realistic reason to own this without using a midi controller? Do you feel it's pretty much required to properly utilize? Speaking within a live use context
@obsidian96512 жыл бұрын
Yo how do you get your drums sounding so on point too tho lol
@sunlounger293 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the demo! For me personally the ZOIA is way too intimidating, but I'd love to play around with the existing user patches. Maybe Empress releases something like a ZOIA Mini in the future just to download what's already been created!?
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
I was really aiming to suppress some of that “intimidating” feeling with this demo to be honest! All I did was download some recent user patches and honestly barely tweaked them for each round. Programming is also not my thing, but the ZOIA doesn’t really have to be about that!
@BrockDavisson3 жыл бұрын
@@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals Exactly! ZOIA is a preset machine for those who want that and it's also a tweakers dream for those that love that or a mix of both. It's everything!
@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals3 жыл бұрын
@@BrockDavisson well said 👏👏👏
@sunlounger293 жыл бұрын
@@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals You did a brilliant job presenting the patches in a musical context! And that’s exactly what made me think what I (as someone who couldn’t be bothered to program sounds myself) would want from this pedal! Without all those knobs and half the size it could work as a simple platform to load and select the user patches!
@neontron38302 жыл бұрын
What are you using for the beats?
@ShaighJosephson2 жыл бұрын
Sounds good...but totally ridiculous that it has no USB connection or software editor...and forces you to menu dive on that tiny screen to blindly locate parameters... A software editor was a no-brainer...