Four distinct preamp circuits
The Zio delivers a quartet of unique preamp circuits to perfectly dial in your sound:
JFET: This circuit has a remarkably similar response to a low-distortion clean tube amp input. Designed to function transparently, the JFET boosts without adding in any unpleasant harsh qualities.
Low-cut: Engineered to temper the “low-lows” that threaten to cause a rumble in your mix, this mode strictly impacts the low end with no changes to the low midrange. The Low-cut works great on guitars, bass, and synths to improve headroom and clean up your mix.
Studio: This mode takes inspiration from the famous “pultec trick” of the '50s to provide greater clarity to your sound. Studio mode delivers a distinct low-mid cut, slight upper-midrange boost, and a subtle highpass filter that produces a clean and natural sound that allows your guitar or bass to shine in your mix.
E-plex: Modeled on the famous '70s tape echo, this setting has all the vintage vibe of the original unit’s preamp. As a classic FET buffer/boost tone, the E-plex provides a slightly dirty, midrange-focused boost that is dripping with analog character.
Powerful capacitance control
The tone switch on the Zio is designed to replicate how different lengths of cable impact the amount of capacitance in your signal. While that might sound complicated, fear not! It’s simply a way to shape up your sound with intuitive bright, med, and dark controls for when you run into dull tones and shrill highs. The tone control works in tandem with the output knob to provide natural, uncolored buffer performance.
Source Audio Zio Analog Front End + Boost Pedal Features:
- 100% all-analog design
- Output designed to work as an uncolored buffer with no tone suck
- Up to +20dB of boost
- 4 highly versatile preamp circuits
- 3-position tone switch to shape your sound
- Bypass/mute switch