EvenMidi H9 User Manual

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USER MANUAL

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EvenMidi

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MIDI CONTROLLER

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CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

EvenMidi

H9 MIDI CONTROLLER

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Thank you for purchasing our Midi controller. We work on it since the Eventide® H9 release. First it was a DIY project and now it’s a professional tool. This is the second version of our controller. We added a lot of new features thanks to your suggestions and in order to open the controller to any Midi device. You’ll be very happy to control 4 devices at the same time. This controller is already set for Eventide® and Strymon® devices. You can also create 4 generic controllers to control for example your Digitech® Whammy® or your amp...9 banks of 3 presets are now customizable.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

MADE IN FRANCE

Specications

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■ 1 - EVENTIDE® SETTINGS AND MIDI WIRING

You have to set your Eventide® H9 to work properly with the controller. Use the H9 control app/software to easily set parameters in Pedal

►

MIDI Settings. You can

also hold down Hotknob and Tap footswich for 2sec. then scroll with encoder to access MIDI settings.

Press the encoder switch to enter menu and presets

switch to return. Hold down Hotknob and Tap footswitch for 2sec. to save & exit.

1) MIDI Channel -

RCV CH

Set your 1st H9 on Midi channel receive 1. Set your other devices on next channels (2, 3, 4).

Eventide® H9 Settings

version 1.2 - 2017

AVERTISSEMENTS

Use only with 9V DC 200mA 2,1mm negative center power supply. Avoid spilling liquids onto/ into the unit. Do not open – there are no user serviceable parts inside.

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

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■ 2A - ACCESS TO ALL SETTINGS

■ 2B - MIDI SETTINGS -

We have centralized access to all settings.

ACCESS | hold down «PSW + DOWN» for 2 s.

The controller displays «

Mi or Li or CA or GE ».

Mi ► MIDI Settings Li ► Live Mode Settings CA ► Calibration Settings GE ► Generic Device Settings

Return ► Press PSW Enter

►

Press Active

Store

►

Hold Active for 2s.

Navigation footswitches

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If your Eventide® H9 is connected with H9 app :

- via Bluetooth, you must turn on MIDI over Bluetooth in MIDI settings to make MIDI works.

- via USB, you can’t use MIDI IN Eventide® H9 port to make MIDI works but you can use your MIDI IN soundcard. Check Settings>Connect MIDI Device to Eventide® Device in H9 control app.

2) MIDI Output Mode - OUTPUT Set Midi Output THRU.

3) Assign MIDI CC messages -

RCV.CTL

Press Tap or Active and use encoder to set.

PSW Performance switch (Middle) ► C0 PR- Decrement preset ► C2 (Optional) PR+ Increment preset ► C3 (Optional) KB0-KB9 Set parameter 1-10 ► C22-C31 EXP Set expression pedal value ► BND (PitchBend)

EvenMidi® H9 Settings

Instead of Eventide® H9 you can wire any Midi device supporting program Change. Check Annex Generic Settings to custom your device if needed.

Looper CC

MT Looper - Empty ► C4 REC Looper - Record ► C5 PLY Looper - Play ► C6 STP Looper - Stop ► C7 (double Tap = Empty)

Use MIDI cable(s) (5DIN) to connect the MIDI controller to the Eventide® H9(s).

Mix knob

EvenMidi H9 can control four MIDI units on dierent channels. When you enter in Midi Settings the

controller displays

Ed for Edit.

Here, you can set Midi Channels, Devices Type and Preset number limit for Solo Mode (or Full Live Mode). Set Midi Channel to oF to disable a device.

SAVE

► Hold Down «ACTIVE» for 2 sec. The

controller displays

StorEd.

EXIT

► Press «PSW». The controller displays

rEturn.

PRESET LIMIT : 01~99 MIDI CHANNELS : OFF - 01~16 DEVICES :

01 : H9 or TimeFactor (Looper) 02 : PitchFactor ModFactor or Space (no Looper) 03 : Strymon® Timeline (Looper) 04 : Strymon® Mobius 05 : Strymon® Space 06 to 09 : Generic 1, 2, 3, 4

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Midi Settings Diagram

■ 2C - HARD RESET

■ 2E - CALIBRATION SETTINGS -

■ 2D - LIVE MODE SETTINGS -

Press «UP» for 10s. in the Midi settings Menu:

The

controller displays Hr. MIDI channels, devices, calibration, presets Stored and anything saved will be reset by default.

You can edit Live Mode presets and bank number limitation or Full presets. When you enter in Live Mode Settings the controller displays

Ed for Edit.

If bank number is

B1 to B9, it means you will have

up to 9 banks of 3 presets called A,B,C: 27 presets. If you set to

Fu (full), the presets will be displayed

normaly 01 -99 and you will scroll to presets normally.

To edit a preset, rst turn the « Preset to edit » knob and select the preset. Then change the program change, exp and pots before storing.

Connect a 10kOhms expression pedal with a stereo cable 6.35mm (50kOhms max). When you enter in Calibration Settings the controller displays your expression pot value.

Preset edition example with 4 midi devices :

Preset to Edit : 2b U1 ► Send ProgramChange 24 ► 24 U2 ► Send Program Change 31 ► 31 U3 ► Send Bypass ► BP U4 ► O (Send nothing) ► oF EXP ► Expression active on unit 2 ► E2 POTS ► Pots active on unit 1 ► P1

You can test your preset before storing.

TEST ► Press «DOWN». The controller displays tE. SAVE ► Hold Down «ACTIVE» for 2s. The controller displays StorEd. EXIT ► Press «PSW». The controller displays

rEturn.

Live Mode Settings Diagram

PRESET TO EDIT 1A~9C

NUMBER

OF BANKS

B1~B9 - Full

PRESET LIMIT 01~99

RETURN

MIDI CHANNELS OFF/ 01~16

DEVICES 01~09

HARD RESET (hold 10s.)

STORE (hold 2s.)

RETURN

STORE (hold 2s.)

TEST Your Preset

POTS OFF/P1~P4

EXP OFF/E1~E4

PROGRAM CHANGE BP/0~127

U1, U2, U3, U4 = Midi devices

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■ 3 - SOLO MODE | LIVE MODE

■ 5 - TRICKS

- Left led is Green: Push the pedal to your max toe. SAVE ► Hold Down «ACTIVE» for 2s. The controller displays

toE StorEd.

- Left led turn to red: Now push the pedal to your min heel

SAVE ► Hold Down «ACTIVE» for 2s. The controller displays

HEEL StorEd.

The pedal max (toe) should not go to 99 during

ACCESS | Hold down «PSW + ACTIVE» for 2 seconds.

- If the yellow Solo Led is On, you’re in Solo Mode. The controller displays

U1. Left Led state devices:

Nothing: U1 | Green: U2 | Red: U3 | Green+Red: U4

- If the yellow Solo Led is O you’re in Live Mode. The controller displays preset number like

2A.

In Solo Mode, you can control 4 devices separately by switching between the 4 devices with «PSW» Footswitch. «PSW» footswitch doesn’t send any Midi messages in Solo Mode if you control more than 1 device. If you have only one device, PSW send Control Change CC0.

In Live Mode, you can control 4 devices at the same time. There is a full mode with all presets scrolling (1 to 99) and bank mode with 9 banks of 3 presets (1A to 9C). The 27 presets can be fully customised, check 2B-Live mode Settings.

«PSW» = Bank up (from1 to 9 ) «Active» Preset A | «Down» Preset b | «Up» Preset C

By re-pressing on the same footswitch the eect is bypassed (EvenMidi® send ProgramChange125 on

Eventide® corresponding to Bypass). You can’t access to Looper Mode in Live Mode.

You can access to Looper if if the controller is in Solo Mode and if you set your device to H9(& TimeFactor) or Strymon Timeline. Check 2A-Midi Settings.

Set your Eventide H9 to load Looper Preset on Program Change 127:

- For H9: Press Hotknob+Right Footswitch:

MIDI ► RCV.MAP ►127 . YourLooperPresetNumber.

- In H9 control App Pedal ► Midi Settings ► Program

calibration. Don’t worry it’s a normal behavior.

EXIT

►

Press «PSW». The controller displays

rEturn.

Note: To prevent incorrect calibration, if the gap between the 2 values is too short, the controller

displays too Short. Retry again.

Check Generic Device Settings on Annex page.

■ 2F- GENERIC DEVICE SETTINGS

MODES

1 - In Solo Mode hold down «DOWN» or «UP» for 1s. to quickly scroll presets. 2 - You can quicky enable/disable Pots : hold down

«UP+DOWN» for 2s. The controller displays Pots

On or Pots OFF.

■ 4 - LOOPER MODE

Change Receive map

►

Program Change 127

►

YourLooperPresetNumber.

ACCESS | Hold down «ACTIVE» for 2 seconds. The

controller displays L1, L2, L3, or L4.

EXIT | Hold down «UP» for 2 seconds.

You can switch to other device by pressing «PSW» Footswitch. Looper Mode is Stored. Check 1 - EVENTIDE® SETTINGS AND MIDI WIRING to set the MIDI CC on the Eventide ® H9.

You can’t access to any settings in Looper mode.

■ 6 - WARRANTY

One year warranty for a normal usage. Don’t put it on the water and do not apply an excessive voltage (max 12V). If the warranty time is over we can x your controller at your charge.

■ 7 - MAINTENANCE

You normally don’t have any maintenance. Clean the controller with a damp cloth.

■ 8 - CONCLUSION

Well it’s time to play! Hope EvenMidi controller will t perfectly on your pedal board. Have fun! Franck Graziano - EvenMidi

EvenMidi® is a trademark by Webrox. Eventide® is a trademark by Eventide inc. Strymon® is a trademark by Damage control inc and Digitech® is a trademark by Harman inc . EvenMidi has no connection or aliation with Eventide® inc. The TimeFactor PitchFactor ModFactor and Space products are eects created by Eventide®. The Timeline, Mobius and BigSky are Strymon® products. The Whammy® is a Digitech® product.

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ANNEX

This controller can store 4 generic devices. You can set Pots (Control Change), Bypass and Expression. It must be ok with most parts of your material such as you Midi amplier, Digitech® Whammy® etc.

Go in EvenMidi MIDI SETTINGS and assign a device Generic to a Midi Channel (not O) then Store.

ACCESS | hold down «PSW + DOWN» for 2 s. Turn the Mix knob until the controller displays GE. Press «ACTIVE»: the controller displays F1 for sheet 1.

Step by step edit :

01 - Press «UP» to Select the Generic device you want to edit

02 - Assign each knob to the good control change (CC) or O.

03 - Press «ACTIVE» to test your knobs. The controller displays On : you can move your pots and check that

your generic device receive Midi messages. Press «ACTIVE» again to return to CC settings. The controller displays oF.

04 - Hold Down «ACTIVE» for 2 seconds to Store

05 - Press «DOWN» to go on Sheet 2. The controller displays F2

GENERIC DEVICES SETTINGS

SHEET1 -

10 POTS CONTROL CHANGE

OFF/0~99

RETURN

TEST or

STORE (hold 2s.)

SHEET CHANGING

F1~F2

TEST BYPASS

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06 - Select the way you control your expression pedal :

PB = Pitchbend or 0 -99 for Control Change CC0-CC99

07 - Press «ACTIVE» to Test your expression pedal

08 - Press «ACTIVE» to return from Test

09 - Choose your Bypass Type : oF(o), Pc (Program Change) or Cc (Control Change)

10 - Choose your number bypass from 0 to 127 (Because the display is only 2 digits when you go over 99 it

displays A =100, B =110 and C =120. So 127 is C7.

11 - Press «UP» to test your bypass

12 - Hold Down «ACTIVE» for 2s. to Store

13 - Press «PSW» to Exit Generic settings

14 - Press «PSW» to Exit Menu Settings

SHEET2 -

EXPRESSION

PB/0~99

RETURN

TEST EXP or

STORE (hold 2s.)

SHEET CHANGING

F1~F2

TEST BYPASS

Bypass Type

OFF/PC/CC

CC or PC Number

OFF/0~127

ANNEX

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Eventide® H9 EvenMidi® H9 Midi Controller

QUICK SETTINGS

MIDI CHANNEL RECEIVE

- H9 ► Hold Hotknob+Tap ►MIDI ► RCV CH ►01

- H9App ► PEDAL ► MIDI Settings ► MIDI Receive Channel ► Channel 1

MIDI THRU (if you use several H9 or Midi devices)

- H9 ► Hold Hotknob+Tap ► MIDI ► OUTPUT ► THRU

- H9App ► PEDAL ► MIDI Settings ► MIDI Output Mode ► Thru

MIDI CC

- H9 ► Hold Hotknob+Tap ► MIDI ► RCV.CTL

- H9App ► PEDAL ► MIDI Settings ► Assign MIDI CC messages to pedal functions

PSW Performance switch (Middle) ► C0 PR- Decrement preset ► C2 (Optional) PR+ Increment preset ► C3 (Optional) KB0 -KB9 Set parameter 1-10 ► C22-C31 EXP Set expression pedal value ► BND (PitchBend)

Looper CC

MT Looper - Empty ► C4 REC Looper - Record ► C5 PLY Looper - Play ► C6 STP Looper - Stop ► C7 (double Tap = Empty)

MIDI PC Program MAP

- H9 ► Hold Hotknob+Tap ► MIDI ► RCV.MAP

- H9App ► PEDAL ► MIDI Settings ► Program Change receive map

PC127 -> YourLooperPresetNumber PC125 -> Bypass (Default)

ACCESS TO ALL SETTINGS

Hold Down «PSW+DOWN» for 2s.

SOLO MODE / LIVE MODE

Factory default is Solo Mode. Hold Down

«PSW+ACTIVE» for 2s. to switch.

ACCESS LOOPER MODE

Hold Down «ACTIVE ●(rec)» for 2 s. in Solo Mode

EXIT LOOPER MODE

Hold Down «UP ■(stop)» for 2s.

EXPRESSION PEDAL CALIBRATION

1. Hold Down «PSW+DOWN» for 2s. to access settings

2. Turn Mix knob until CA is displayed

3. Press «ACTIVE» to Enter

4. Push the pedal with your toe feet

5. Hold «ACTIVE» 2s. toe Stored is displayed

6. Bring the pedal to heel

7. Hold «ACTIVE» 2s. HEEL Stored is displayed

8. Press «PSW» to exit rEturn is displayed

9. Press «PSW» to exit settings.

POTS ON/OFF

Hold Down «DOWN+UP» for 2 s.

QUICK SCROLL PRESETS

Hold Down «UP» or «DOWN» for 1s.

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If your Eventide® H9 is connected with H9 app :

- via Bluetooth, you must turn on MIDI over Bluetooth in MIDI settings to make MIDI works.

- via USB, you can’t use MIDI IN Eventide® H9 port to make MIDI works but you can use your MIDI IN soundcard. Check Settings>Connect MIDI Device to Eventide® Device in H9 control app.