I feel like you could almost get the h90 sounds out of the helix, so I’d go the zoia. You could probably put feedback through it and turn it into an instrument on it’s own
Comment on Discussion Thread: Friday, 14 March 2025
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I’m trying to decide what to grab for myself as a “congrats new job, congrats 10 years sober” present.
There are 2 options:
- eventide h90
- empress zoia
Please pick either 1 or 2 and reply to this and I’ll grab the one with the most votes. I know I’m asking a lot, so all good if not :)
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Normally I’d agree, but I had a strymon bigsky for a couple of weeks recently and man, the helix reverbs need some serious work in a firmware update.
Bigsky was literally plug it in, pick a setting and sounds great straight away pretty much. Heaps fuller.
But the zoia can do some pretty crazy Reverb stuff as well. And you’re right about using it as an instrument.
You can use it to build synths you can control with either mono input guitar or a midi controller.
Duenan@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Initially the eventide I’d go for but if you’re really going to get into it and also find the sounds you’re looking for and also be able to devote more time figuring it out for the the Empress
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Thanks for the feedback! That’s the crux of it. Time spent for esoteric sounds VS ease of use for above average sounds.
Pilk@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
They both sound gorgeous, but I love this fan video for the ZOIA so my vote is for #2.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
That video is sooo damn cool!!
I’ll have to suss out the black eventide, but so far I’m leaning zoia.
Am taking my stuff with me to test each out a bit, but there’s a limit to the patience of music store people lol.
Eventide - you know what you’re getting
Zoia - crazy random stuff that could be mind blowing.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Massive fan of eventide stuff but only tried their plugs. Couldn’t live without a few of them.
Looks like zoia looks interesting though. Seems more complex if I’m reading it correctly.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I had the eventide space but had to sell it when I wasn’t working, which really sucked.
The zoia is super complex but there’s hundreds of existing patches that people have already created which is awesome.
What eventide plugs are you using?
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Blackhole, crystals, crushstation, H949 dual and omnipressor are my faves. They have the full bundle up on AN.
Blackhole pretty much goes on a lot of stuff. love that thing so had to buy that one heh.
Keen to hear which pedal you pick!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Funny you should mention AN. That’s where I got the arturia bundle lol
Blackhole is an absolute beast. And I miss the space just for that algo and there was one called mangled verb which was pretty cool.
Will keep you updated!
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Both?
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
If only. Maybe down the track but can only have 1 for the next month or so.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
it’s not too much to ask. 🙂
What a choice, guitar effects or keyboard effects. I think eventide guitar, just because I like the strangeness of guitar effects
also, I know you like guitars.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
The eventide gives amazingly clear but fairly straightforward sounds. Fairly easy to program.
The zoia on the other hands doesn’t do straightforward. It does very unique. Much more difficult to program but has a community that creates sounds for it.
Eventide is more expensive by $200
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I don’t know what that is. Go number 1 ?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Neither do I. Go number 2!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Your vote has been added to the tally!