Tiptop Audio Z5000 Black

Echoz - Zwerb - Z5000

I was so excited about these three modules (Echoz, Zwerb and Z5000), that I immediately started with getting the instruction manual translated into Norwegian.

I can definitely recommend them.

Take this review with a grain of salt...

...because I am new to Eurorack and maybe I just didn't get the hang of the Z5000. I am using it in my setup together with an Arturia MiniBrute 2S, and purchased it mainly for its reverb and delay capabilities.

To be fair, I tried several things as input, from simple sine and square waves to more complex patterns and tested all the various effects; sometimes it was hard to determine how those sounded differently.

Pros

- Diving into the menus is fairly easy, only three buttons needed.

- One 8 HP module for Delay, Reverb and other stuff is pretty cool.

- Stereo Output, should you need it

- Build quality

Cons

- To me, quite a few of the various effects sounded very similar

- The reverb effects weren't really what I was looking for (very long reverb for Ambient music)

Still, maybe it'll work for you.