Christopher H. M. Jacques

@UC0NWr69typMXCfiDPXbsSsQ - 2.6K subscribers

Mostly Empress Effects ZOIA patch demonstrations and walk-throughs. Sometimes tutorials. Occasionally performances. I reserve the right to go off-brand. I also maintain the ZOIA Tips and Tricks page.

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Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Bad Printer -- a drone and drama patch"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Bad Printer -- a drone and drama patch" Christopher H. M. Jacques

862 views - 3 weeks ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Fibonacci Vibe -- a four-track Fibonaccian gate sequencer"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Fibonacci Vibe -- a four-track Fibonaccian gate sequencer" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.2K views - 1 year ago

ZOIA 10k Colorway! Firmware 5.0! "Fime Tlies" (parallel forward/reverse delay) patch walkthrough!

ZOIA 10k Colorway! Firmware 5.0! "Fime Tlies" (parallel forward/reverse delay) patch walkthrough! Christopher H. M. Jacques

5.4K views - 1 year ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "V(ery) L(arge) D(elay) -- a fast programmable multi-tap delay"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "V(ery) L(arge) D(elay) -- a fast programmable multi-tap delay" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.3K views - 1 year ago

An announcement about my "semi-retirement" from ZOIA (which is probably pretty meaningless)

An announcement about my "semi-retirement" from ZOIA (which is probably pretty meaningless) Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.4K views - 1 year ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Plusses -- a fun little four-voice synth/sequencer thing"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Plusses -- a fun little four-voice synth/sequencer thing" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.2K views - 1 year ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Coatlicue -- a cosmic feedback/drone synth"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Coatlicue -- a cosmic feedback/drone synth" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.2K views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Program8 -- a simple but immediate sequencer for CV and MIDI"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Program8 -- a simple but immediate sequencer for CV and MIDI" Christopher H. M. Jacques

895 views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Get Bent -- a mangling, circuit-bent buffer"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Get Bent -- a mangling, circuit-bent buffer" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.4K views - 2 years ago

Empresss ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Recombinatrix -- a more controllable fork of Recombinator"

Empresss ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Recombinatrix -- a more controllable fork of Recombinator" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.1K views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Recombinator -- a destructive/reconstructive glitch delay-looper"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Recombinator -- a destructive/reconstructive glitch delay-looper" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.4K views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "TimeChasers and Genteel -- evolving polyrhthmic pitch delays"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "TimeChasers and Genteel -- evolving polyrhthmic pitch delays" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.3K views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Microtoner -- a four-voice, programmable microtonal FM synth"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Microtoner -- a four-voice, programmable microtonal FM synth" Christopher H. M. Jacques

760 views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Ersatz Grainz -- granular (delay) without granular (modules)"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Ersatz Grainz -- granular (delay) without granular (modules)" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.3K views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Noumenon -- a thick, distorted drone synth"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Noumenon -- a thick, distorted drone synth" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.2K views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch performance: "Noumenon distorted drone fun times"

Empress ZOIA patch performance: "Noumenon distorted drone fun times" Christopher H. M. Jacques

515 views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Concrete Cumulus -- a time lag accumulator/microloop composer"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Concrete Cumulus -- a time lag accumulator/microloop composer" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.4K views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Twin Paradox -- an experimental time-stretching looper and delay"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Twin Paradox -- an experimental time-stretching looper and delay" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.1K views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Noise arts -- a versatile noise source/sound design tool"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Noise arts -- a versatile noise source/sound design tool" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.1K views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Specks -- a colorful, dancing spectrum analyzer"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Specks -- a colorful, dancing spectrum analyzer" Christopher H. M. Jacques

851 views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Dissolve PWM -- another dream machine synth and delay"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Dissolve PWM -- another dream machine synth and delay" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.1K views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Layers -- a dynamic, multi-track looper for evolving loops"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Layers -- a dynamic, multi-track looper for evolving loops" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.8K views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Frozen Time V2R&G -- two approaches to performative frozen sounds"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Frozen Time V2R&G -- two approaches to performative frozen sounds" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.2K views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Feedbacker V2 -- a feedback drone machine"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Feedbacker V2 -- a feedback drone machine" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.5K views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "LoopSamplerV2 -- an 8-loop 'sampler' with generative options"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "LoopSamplerV2 -- an 8-loop 'sampler' with generative options" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.8K views - 2 years ago

"Late snowfall": improvised w/ Wingie 2, Euroburo, Blukac Endless Processor, Bizarre Jezabel Chloe

"Late snowfall": improvised w/ Wingie 2, Euroburo, Blukac Endless Processor, Bizarre Jezabel Chloe Christopher H. M. Jacques

691 views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "eKalimba Looper -- a polyphonic 'velocity sensitivite' 'kalimba'"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "eKalimba Looper -- a polyphonic 'velocity sensitivite' 'kalimba'" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.4K views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Blinky Lights -- a generative pixel art"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Blinky Lights -- a generative pixel art" Christopher H. M. Jacques

700 views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Rivulets -- a textural 4-part granular processor"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Rivulets -- a textural 4-part granular processor" Christopher H. M. Jacques

2.3K views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Loom -- a 4-channel interwoven loop-delay"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Loom -- a 4-channel interwoven loop-delay" Christopher H. M. Jacques

2K views - 2 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Zenjolin -- a ZOIAnese approach to Rob Hordijk's Benjolin"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Zenjolin -- a ZOIAnese approach to Rob Hordijk's Benjolin" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.2K views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Quasit -- an inspired stochastic generator"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Quasit -- an inspired stochastic generator" Christopher H. M. Jacques

863 views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Euclidean Time -- a 3-track Euclidean pattern generator"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Euclidean Time -- a 3-track Euclidean pattern generator" Christopher H. M. Jacques

717 views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Bent Groovebox -- a chaotic, organic pattern generator and drums"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Bent Groovebox -- a chaotic, organic pattern generator and drums" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.1K views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "T and Sympathy -- a sympathetic string emulator"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "T and Sympathy -- a sympathetic string emulator" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.5K views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Tiny Orchestra -- a time-stretching patch for hidden symphonies"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Tiny Orchestra -- a time-stretching patch for hidden symphonies" Christopher H. M. Jacques

4.4K views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Canter Phase -- a triple delay/looper excelling in phase music"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Canter Phase -- a triple delay/looper excelling in phase music" Christopher H. M. Jacques

914 views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Cosmic Grains & Loops -- experimental delay with flexible routing"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Cosmic Grains & Loops -- experimental delay with flexible routing" Christopher H. M. Jacques

2.1K views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Effin -- a mixable, hocketing two-track sequencer"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Effin -- a mixable, hocketing two-track sequencer" Christopher H. M. Jacques

403 views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Gleeok -- 3-track mixable drum machine/sequencer"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Gleeok -- 3-track mixable drum machine/sequencer" Christopher H. M. Jacques

658 views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Bahamut -- an LFO-based sequencer"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Bahamut -- an LFO-based sequencer" Christopher H. M. Jacques

325 views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Droner -- a drone synth inspired by four-track recorders"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Droner -- a drone synth inspired by four-track recorders" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.4K views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Zaratan -- a simple sequencer of hidden depths"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Zaratan -- a simple sequencer of hidden depths" Christopher H. M. Jacques

520 views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Beholder -- a monstrously generative sequencer"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Beholder -- a monstrously generative sequencer" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.3K views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Keypad ZS -- a keyboard module port of my ZS-40 patch"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Keypad ZS -- a keyboard module port of my ZS-40 patch" Christopher H. M. Jacques

758 views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Chaser -- a trio of programmable multi-tap delays (timestamps)"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Chaser -- a trio of programmable multi-tap delays (timestamps)" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1K views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "G(e)iger -- a noise/texture synth for filling nightmares"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "G(e)iger -- a noise/texture synth for filling nightmares" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1K views - 3 years ago

"Lullabies and Dreamscapes," an album composed entirely on the Dissolve patch (links in desc)

"Lullabies and Dreamscapes," an album composed entirely on the Dissolve patch (links in desc) Christopher H. M. Jacques

235 views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA performance: "Sunset" (Altman and Dolly Sods FX)

Empress ZOIA performance: "Sunset" (Altman and Dolly Sods FX) Christopher H. M. Jacques

299 views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Altman -- a dynamic granular comparator"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Altman -- a dynamic granular comparator" Christopher H. M. Jacques

966 views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Dolly Sods FX -- quasi-generative feedback loopers"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Dolly Sods FX -- quasi-generative feedback loopers" Christopher H. M. Jacques

722 views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Wholesale Memory -- a hazy, fragmented reverb-delay"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Wholesale Memory -- a hazy, fragmented reverb-delay" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.1K views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Loopamajig -- quad probablistic modulated loopers"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Loopamajig -- quad probablistic modulated loopers" Christopher H. M. Jacques

663 views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Agonist -- a stereo fuzz/drive from scratch with weird options"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Agonist -- a stereo fuzz/drive from scratch with weird options" Christopher H. M. Jacques

839 views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walk-through: "The Dispossessed -- a sinister four-voice drone synth"

Empress ZOIA patch walk-through: "The Dispossessed -- a sinister four-voice drone synth" Christopher H. M. Jacques

473 views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA performance: "Unexpected arrival"

Empress ZOIA performance: "Unexpected arrival" Christopher H. M. Jacques

206 views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Tape sound -- an effects suite for chewing up your sound"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Tape sound -- an effects suite for chewing up your sound" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.8K views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Tape synth -- a six-voice, chewed-up polysynth"

Empress ZOIA patch walkthrough: "Tape synth -- a six-voice, chewed-up polysynth" Christopher H. M. Jacques

2.4K views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA tutorial: "Zynth Zekrets -- how to make a piano-esque sound"

Empress ZOIA tutorial: "Zynth Zekrets -- how to make a piano-esque sound" Christopher H. M. Jacques

1.3K views - 3 years ago

Empress ZOIA patch walk-through: "JohannLooperV3 -- a granular looper/arpeggiator"

Empress ZOIA patch walk-through: "JohannLooperV3 -- a granular looper/arpeggiator" Christopher H. M. Jacques

5.2K views - 3 years ago