64 ways to get pleasantly lost
a ZOIA patch collection by bensnburner
64 patches from my own ZOIA setup: 34 adapted Patchstorage favourites and 30 selfmade, pedal-inspired experiments. Granular fragments, shifting loops, worn tape, reverse textures and spacious delays and reverbs.
PDF MANUAL
Read the complete manual online:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fbonv4ijoswos4zc2rxs3/64_ways_to_get_pleasantly_lost_EN.pdf?rlkey=3qsueaa0gxzh9q56b0cmrasp4&dl=0
Every patch has its own page explaining what it does, its controls, MIDI CC assignments and footswitch functions. Keep the PDF open while exploring the collection – it makes navigating the patches much easier.
FEATURES
• Stereo inputs and outputs throughout.
• Eight main MIDI parameters per patch, assigned to CC20–27.
• Consistent assignments where practical: master dry/wet on CC24 and output level on CC27.
• Footswitch functions documented for every patch, including recording controls where applicable.
• An AUX TOGGLE module in every patch, also accessible via CC28.
• Adapted first-page interfaces throughout, with a consistent effect-category colour scheme.
OPTIONAL GRID CONTROLLER
I use an Intech Studio PBF4 Grid controller, which is where the D1–D4 and F1–F4 labels in the manual come from. MIDI CC numbers are listed first, so the documentation also works with other controllers.
The ZIP includes my custom PBF4 profile as a JSON file for import into Grid Editor. Its four bottom buttons control the three ZOIA footswitch functions and the Aux-mode toggle. The profile uses MIDI channel 16.
A Grid controller is optional: the patches can also be operated directly on ZOIA or with another MIDI controller.
CONTENTS
• 64 patches, numbered 000–063 in the same order as the manual.
• English PDF manual.
• Custom Intech Studio PBF4 Grid profile.
Prepared for ZOIA firmware 5.41. The custom, pedal-inspired patches are interpretations rather than exact recreations of the original pedals.
CREDITS
Big thanks to Empress Effects and the Patchstorage community! Original authors are credited and thanked individually in the manual, with links to their original patches. My adaptations include interface and control changes, with additional stereo and performance adjustments where applicable.
MUSIC
If you enjoy the collection and would like to support my work, you can check out our debut album hyacinth by my project sporen on Bandcamp, listen on your favourite streaming platform, or follow me on Instagram. There is a looot of ZOIA and Patchstorage to discover in this album :)
Bandcamp:
https://sporenmusic.bandcamp.com/album/hyacinth
Streaming:
https://ffm.to/sporen_hyacinth
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/bensnburner/
If you are an original author and have concerns about the inclusion or modification of your patch, please contact me and I will remove it from the collection.
Thank you, and enjoy getting pleasantly lost!
ben / bensnburner
For some reason TAPELOOPS makes my zoia gets huge dsp spikes until it crashes