Tiptop Audio — ZVERB

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Tiptop Audio Z5000, ZVERB, ECHOZ User Manual PDF

Tiptop Audio ECHOZ / ZVERB / Z5000 - CHEAT SHEET

OVERVIEW

• ECHOZ: Stereo multi-FX module focused on delay echoes and tape/digital/flange/chorus effects.
• ZVERB: Features 24 reverb-based and combined effects, grouped into 70s/80s/90s banks.
• Z5000: General multi-effects—reverbs, delays, pitch/modulation, harmonizers.

PANEL CONTROLS (ALL MODULES)

BUTTONS

• Left / Middle / Right Buttons:
• Hold to load bank (3 banks of 8 programs = 24 FX).
• Single press (in selected bank): Scroll through 8 effects.
• Press inactive bank button to show current preset (in Default mode).

KNOBS

• TIME
• Adjusts delay/reverb time, or LFO speed per program.
• FILTER
• Band/low/highpass filter cutoff, formant/vowel selection, or patch-specific function.
• FEEDBACK / MOD
• Controls delay feedback, depth/rate of modulation, or program-defined effect.
• FIDELITY
• Varies internal analog clock — affects DSP sample rate, introducing pitch shifting/lo-fi artifacts.
• IN / MIX
• Sets level or dry/wet mix.

TOGGLE SWITCH (Z5000/ECHOZ/ZVERB)

• Time / Fidelity CV Select:
• Center CV jack routes to either Time or Fidelity (sample clock) control.

JACKS

INPUTS

• IN (1x 3.5mm mono, normalized to stereo):

• Audio input

• CV INPUTS (3x 3.5mm)

• Feedback/Mod (Left): 0–5V (controls Feedback/Mod knob parameter)
• Time/Fidelity (Center): 0–5V or ±2.5V (depending on toggle position; controls Time or Fidelity knob parameter)
• Filter (Right): 0–5V (controls Filter knob parameter)
• NOTE: DSP CVs are internally slewed (for smooth modulation); Fidelity CV is fully analog, allows fast/audio-rate modulation.

OUTPUTS

• L / R (2x 3.5mm):
• Stereo audio output

STATUS INDICATORS

• Clipping Light:
• Monitors input/output clipping (reduce IN or Feedback to eliminate clipping).
• Bank/Program LEDs:
• Indicates FX/bank selection (see module-specific chart).

QUICK START

1. Set Fidelity to max (full CW).
2. Connect audio to IN and both L/R outputs.
3. Set IN, MIX, TIME, FILTER, FEEDBACK/MOD to center.
4. Hold a bank button to select desired FX bank.
5. Press bank button to scroll through 8 FX programs within bank.
6. Fine-tune with knobs, CV, and switch.

VOLTAGE RANGES & SIGNAL LEVELS

• CV Inputs: 0–5V (Fidelity CV up to ±2.5V)
• Audio Input: Max 12V p-p before clipping
• Audio Output: Max 10V p-p before clipping
• Output Level: Line or Eurorack—adjusted automatically by IN knob (exponential response)

DISPLAY MODES

• Default: Display program LED code when changing programs; remembers last program in each bank.
• Minimal: LED only shows program #8 as red, banks always reset to program 1 on change.
• To switch modes:
  • Hold Center button on power-up = Minimal
  • Hold Right button on power-up = Default
• Mode is saved in memory.

PROGRAM BANKS/FX SUMMARY

(See manual pages 13, 24, 36 for full color-coded effect charts!)

Z5000:

• Reverbs: Hall, Plate, 80's Verb, Gate, Room, Void, Delay>Hall, Shimmer.
• Delays: Mono/Ping Pong Digital/Tape, Tape Multi-head, Band Delays, Tape Chorus, Warp Pong.
• Pitch/Mod: Stereo Chorus/Flanger, Vintage/Ahhhnsemble, Formant Delay, Microshift, Interval, Detuned Taps.

ECHOZ:

• Tape Echo: Mono, Ping Pong, 3-Head Mixed/Switch, Chorus, Diffuse, Wobbly, Warp Pong.
• Digital Delay: Mono, Ping Pong, BBD, Formant, Tapped, Bandpass, Diffuse, Multi-tap.
• Pitch: Mono Pitch, Interval, Chord, Interval FB, Microshift, Shimmer Taps, Pitch Band, Detuned Taps.

ZVERB:

• 70s: Hall, Plate, Bright Plate, Tape>Plate, Earliest Verb, Space Station, Exhibit A, Epic Mod Hall.
• 80s: BarrVerb, Ambience, Gated, Delay>Hall, Shimmer up/down/adj, Blooming, Pitch>Plate.
• 90s: Room, Void, Downward Spiral, Random Hall, Pong Verb, ChordHall, Pitch>Chorus, Formant Verb.

POWER SPECIFICATIONS

• Width: 8HP
• Depth: 40mm
• Power:
• +12V 130mA (black), 100mA (white)
• –12V 20mA

TIPS

• Fidelity CV acts on entire DSP rate/structure—expect global pitch/time/texture changes.
• DSP can crash from extreme negative CV on Fidelity—cycle presets to recover.
• No external clock sync for delay times.
• Last-used program recalled on power-up (Default mode); always program 1 (Minimal mode).

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