Eventide ECLIPSE User Manual
Eventide
Eclipse
User Manual
Part number 141045 Manual/Software Release 3.000 23 August, 2004
2004 Eventide Inc., One Alsan Way, Little Ferry, NJ 07643 USA
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The Hows and Whys of This Manual .................................................................................................................. 5
Overviews, Basic Information, and Quickstart....................................................................................6
The Big Picture – A Must-Read.................................................................................................................................. 6
Knobs, Keys, and Jacks.............................................................................................................................................. 7
The Front Panel....................................................................................................................................................... 7
The Back Panel ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Getting Around and Altering Parameters ............................................................................................................. 11
The “Areas” (e.g. – Levels, Program, Setup, etc.) ............................................................................................11
Understanding the Display and Soft Keys......................................................................................................... 12
The Bottom Line of the Display..........................................................................................................................................................................................12
The Top Line of the Display .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Altering Parameters............................................................................................................................................... 13
Quickstart................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Hooking Up To the Outside World................................................................................................................... 14
Analog Connections............................................................................................................................................................................................................14
Digital Connections ............................................................................................................................................................................................................14
Choosing Effects................................................................................................................................................... 15
Altering the Effects............................................................................................................................................... 15
Tempo................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15
Tempo Mode......................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
Tempo-Controlled Parameters: T_DELAY, T_RATE, etc.............................................................................................................................................16
Tutorial 1: Loading a Program, Setting the Tempo, and Assigning
Modulation ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
Tutorial 2: Creating a Program “from Scratch” and Assigning a Hot
Key........................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Operation............................................................................................................................................ 20
Mounting and Handling ....................................................................................................................................... 20
Memory Cards ....................................................................................................................................................... 20
The Display Brightness and Click Features....................................................................................................... 20
Global Signal Flow and Levels................................................................................................................................ 20
Using the Meters.................................................................................................................................................... 21
Input Mode (Global Stereo or Global Mono?)................................................................................................. 21
Global Wet/Dry Mix............................................................................................................................................ 22
Global Levels ......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Bypassing and Muting........................................................................................................................................... 24
Digital Setup............................................................................................................................................................... 24
Digital Input........................................................................................................................................................... 24
Internal and External Clock Source.................................................................................................................... 25
Using Higher Sampling Rates Disables Some Programs......................................................................................................................................................26
Digital Output........................................................................................................................................................ 26
ADAT Output or Two-Channel Optical Output?.............................................................................................................................................................27
Program Operations - Load, Save, Remove, etc. ................................................................................................. 28
Sorting and Loading Programs............................................................................................................................ 28
Loading Programs From MIDI .........................................................................................................................................................................................29
Using MIDI Maps........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Using MIDI Bank Select Messages....................................................................................................................................................................................29
Saving and Updating Programs........................................................................................................................... 30
Saving Programs ................................................................................................................................................................................................................30
Updating Programs ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 30
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Comparing the Current Program with the Saved Program....................................................................................................................................................31
User Groups ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................31
Removing Programs ..............................................................................................................................................31
Removing ALL Your Saved Programs...............................................................................................................................................................................31
Checking free space in internal memory or a card.................................................................................................................................................................31
Copying and Protecting Programs ......................................................................................................................32
Naming Things – The Mechanics .......................................................................................................................32
Parameters...................................................................................................................................................................33
Hot Keys .................................................................................................................................................................33
Assigning Hot Keys............................................................................................................................................................................................................33
Renaming Hot Keys............................................................................................................................................................................................................34
Deleting Hot Keys ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................34
Altering Parameters in the PARAMETER Area...............................................................................................34
Master Parameters: M_LEVEL, M_DELAY, M_FBACK, etc..................................................................................................................................34
Tempo-based Parameters: T_RATE, T_DELAY, T_TAP, etc.....................................................................................................................................35
Envelope-following Parameters: SENS, ATTACK, and DECAY ..................................................................................................................................36
LFO Parameters................................................................................................................................................................................................................36
Sends and “Manual” Parameters........................................................................................................................................................................................37
Routing and Levels Between Effects Blocks .....................................................................................................37
Routing ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................37
Wet/Dry Ratio..................................................................................................................................................................................................................38
Output Level......................................................................................................................................................................................................................39
Bypassing Effects Blocks.....................................................................................................................................................................................................39
Loading Different Algorithms into Effects Blocks ..........................................................................................39
Modulating Parameters Via the modulation block: LFO, ADSR,
Envelope, MIDI, Pedals, and More........................................................................................................................40
Patching a Parameter to the Modulation Block’s “Modules” ...............................................................................................................................................40
Scaling Modules and Selecting Modulation TYPE..............................................................................................................................................................41
Scaling Modules and Selecting Modulation TYPE..............................................................................................................................................................41
Setting Up the Modulation Block........................................................................................................................42
The Modulation Block........................................................................................................................................................................................................42
More on modulation..............................................................................................................................................43
External Controllers ..............................................................................................................................................44
Dedicated External Controllers ...........................................................................................................................45
Setting the Trigger Switch Mode..........................................................................................................................................................................................46
MIDI Setup.............................................................................................................................................................46
The Rear Panel Pedal Jacks...............................................................................................................................................................................................47
Storing and Loading Setups .....................................................................................................................................49
Utilities ........................................................................................................................................................................50
Transmitting and Receiving Data via the Serial Port........................................................................................50
Dumping Data Via the MIDI and Serial Ports..................................................................................................50
Bulk Copying Programs........................................................................................................................................51
Fixing and Initializing Internal Memory.............................................................................................................52
Fixing Strange Behavior, Freezes, Etc. ...............................................................................................................52
Formatting Memory Cards ...................................................................................................................................53
Updating Software .................................................................................................................................................53
Creating an “Upgrade Card” .............................................................................................................................................................................................53
Updating with a Memory Card...........................................................................................................................................................................................53
Upgrade via the OUpdate Application................................................................................................................................................................................54
Finding Out The Current Software Version .......................................................................................................................................................................55
Approved CompactFlash Cards ..........................................................................................................................55
Electrical Specifications......................................................................................................................56
Sample Rates .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................56
Frequency Response ............................................................................................................................................................................................................56
Digital Inputs/Outputs......................................................................................................................................................................................................56
Analog Input (XLR Balanced Inputs) ...............................................................................................................................................................................56
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Analog Output ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................56
Remote Control Inputs .......................................................................................................................................................................................................56
MIDI Connections.............................................................................................................................................................................................................56
Power................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 57
Size ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................57
Weight ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................57
Warranty Information......................................................................................................................... 58
What the warranty does and does not cover..........................................................................................................................................................................58
Who is covered under the warranty...................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
When the warranty becomes effective....................................................................................................................................................................................58
Who performs warranty work .............................................................................................................................................................................................59
Shipping within the 50 United States ................................................................................................................................................................................. 59
Shipping outside the 50 United States.................................................................................................................................................................................59
Index....................................................................................................................................................61
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The Hows and Whys of This Manual
Of course you have more exiting things to do than to read this manual. For one thing, you have Eventide’s
fabulous new Eclipse Harmonizer brand processor waiting to effect all those sounds so badly in need of effect-
ing. While the Eclipse is engineered for intuitive, user-friendly operation, reading this manual, either in part
or in whole, will help clarify and illuminate its vast array of powerful features. Here’s how we’ve made that
as painless a process as possible:
• The
• The
• The
There is only one convention employed in the manual that might need explaining. We’ll write things like:
To change the brightness, you would first press the SETUP key. Notice that
the font (character style) used for the word “SETUP” looks something like
the font on the faceplate of your Eclipse.
Because it says “page 2,” you’d press the SETUP key again to get to “page
2.” Notice the little “2” in the lower right corner. Notice that this refers to
screen page 2, not User Manual page 2 !
Then you would press the soft key below the phrase DISP. Again, notice
that the font looks (something) like the font on the display.
Overview and Quickstart
depth discussions contained in the
page 16...
Operation
sion of all of the Eclipse’s potent features.
Table of Contents
The display brightness is determined by
from 0 (the dimmest) to 15 (the brightest).
section will answer all of your in-depth questions with a complete, tedium-free discus-
and
section will get you up and running fast, with references to the more in-
Operation
Index
will direct you to topics of interest with dispatch.
section. If you’re really in a hurry, skip to the tutorial on
SETUP page 2 DISP (BRIGHT). Its values range
Then you would press the soft key under (BRIGHT).
Finally, you would spin the knob to select a brightness between 0 and 15.
With that said, go read… then play… then read some more… then play
some more…
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Overviews, Basic Information, and Quickstart
You’ve bought a serious piece of machinery, friend. A beneficiary of Eventide’s venerated Orville and
H3000 line of effects processors and a quarter century of Eventide’s digital audio excellence, the Eclipse
boasts…
• The world’s richest sounding and widest array of effects
• A global tempo feature that synchronizes LFOs, delay times, and other time-sensitive parameters to the
music being processed
• Two configurable effects blocks for serial, parallel, or dual-mono processing
• An arsenal of LFOs, envelope followers, and ADSRs that can be patched to any parameter
• Analog and AES/EBU, S/P DIF, optical, and ADAT digital inputs and outputs for total flexibility
• 24bit resolution for superb fidelity at up to 96kHz sampling
• MIDI control of parameters for inspired creativity
Read on to learn how to put all this muscle to use...
The Big Picture – A Must-Read
The Eclipse is conceptually simple. At any given time:
• A “program” is loaded. Programs such as delays, reverbs, and pitch shifters (among many others) do the
effecting.
• A “tempo” is running unless turned off. The Eclipse derives the tempo from a sequencer connected to
its MIDI In port or from the front panel TAP key (there are a few other ways to set the tempo). Many parameters such
as LFO rates and delay times change to synchronize with the tempo.
• A “modulation block” is modulating. The modulation block contains LFOs, envelope followers, etc.,
that exist independently and in addition to any LFOs, envelope followers, etc., that are constituents of programs. You can patch parameters from programs to these LFOs, envelope followers, etc.
• A suite of “global parameters” defines the Eclipse’s overall behavior. Global parameters are such things
as input and output levels, digital audio speeds and protocols, MIDI channels, and so on.
You load and save programs with the
PROGRAM key, and a program’s most important parameters are lo-
cated under the HOT KEYS key. A program contains two “effects blocks” and the routing between them
(series, parallel, etc.) is accessible with the PARAMETER key (some programs only use one of the two available effects blocks).
An “effects block” runs one of the Eclipse’s core set of “algorithms.” The algorithms are described in the
separately provided “Eclipse Algorithms” document. Put another way:
• A program, such as
Desert Gtr contains one or two effects blocks
and the routing between them (series, parallel, etc.).
• An effects block runs an “algorithm,” such as polydriver or diff-
chorus
.
• You load and save programs under the
PROGRAM key.
• You alter the routing between effects blocks and the parameters of
each effects block under the
PARAMETER key.
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When it comes to routing signals inside the Eclipse, it’s helpful to think of the effects blocks and the routing
between them as existing within the “DSP.”
• All of the levels and signal selection outside the DSP are addressed in the
LEVELS area and the SETUP
area. Refer to the “Eclipse System Signal Flow” sheet provided in the pocket of this manual to “look” at
the signal flow outside the DSP. You cannot save these settings as parts of programs.
• All of the routing and levels inside the DSP are addressed in the
PARAMETER area. Refer to the “Pro-
gram Signal Flow” sheet provided in the pocket of this manual to “look” at the signal flow inside the
DSP. All of these settings are saved as parts of programs.
This is as confusing as it gets, so if you have this straight you’re all set.
Knobs, Keys, and Jacks
... certified ergonomically sound after extensive testing on free-range humans.
The Front Panel
1) POWER Toggle this toggle to “1” to turn the Eclipse on. Toggle this toggle to “0” to turn the Eclipse
off.
2) PROGRAM Press this key to load and save programs. Æ see page 28
3) HOT KEYS Press this key to access the most important parameters for the current program. Additionally, assign any parameter to the HOT KEYS area for quick access. Æ see page 33
4) LEVELS Press this key to alter input and output levels, system wet/dry mix, system routing (not to be
confused with the routing between the two effects blocks that comprise a program), and metering parameters. Æ see page 20
5) SETUP Press this key to access system parameters such as display, digital rate and clock source,
MIDI configuration, and much more.
6) Display This is your window on the inner workings of the Eclipse.
7) Soft Keys Each of the four soft keys corresponds to the bracketed phrase in the display directly above
it. Pressing a soft key allows the parameters associated with that soft key to be altered.
8) Keypad The keypad is used to enter parameter values. Negative values can be entered by pressing the
+/- key before or after the number. Numbers entered will not “stick” until you press the ENT
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key. Use the increment or decrement keys (the little triangles) to change parameter values by
small, sensible amounts.
9) Knob Turning the knob changes parameter values.
10) Meter Displays the signal level at various points throughout the
signal path. It’s useful both for optimizing sound quality
(you always want a high signal short of clipping) and for
troubleshooting. You can alter the point in the signal flow at
which the meter is “inserted” by pressing
(source). Æ see page 21
11) OVERLOAD
T
his LED lights to let you know that the signal being monitored by the meter (see above) has clipped (overloaded). Clear
the OVERLOAD LED at LEVELS meter <OL CLEAR>.
This LED is cleared automatically when a new program is
loaded.
12) Rate & Source
The LED that is illuminated tells you the rate at which the Eclipse is sampling. The EXT
LED indicates that the Eclipse is taking its clock from the digital device connected to the
Eclipse’s digital input. Æ see page 25
LEVELS meter
13) TAP Press the key once to check the current tempo or press it rhythmically to change the tempo.
Many of the Eclipse’s time-based parameters will automatically synchronize to the tempo.
Æ To define the tempo see page 15. To learn about parameters that synchronize to the tempo, see page 35.
14) PARAMETER
Press this key to access all the program parameters – those found in the simpler HOT KEYS
area and many more! Change a program’s underlying algorithm, change the routing between
effects blocks, or change the parameters of the underlying algorithms themselves. Æ see page 33
You can alter the program-independent “modulation block” under this key as well.
Æ see page 42
15) BYPASS Press this key to bypass the effects. This key can be made to
bypass the entire unit, just the DSP, or it can mute the
Eclipse, depending on
Æ see page 24 for more on Bypassing and Muting
SETUP MODES (BYPASS).
16) MEMORY CARD
Insert a CompactFlash card into this slot to save and load programs. Remove the card by
pulling it out (but be sure the BUSY light isn’t illuminated when you do so!). Æ see pages 20 ,53 and
55
17) BUSY This LED illuminates when data is being written to or read from the memory card. If no
memory card is inserted, BUSY illuminates when MIDI or serial data is transferred to or
from the Eclipse. This can be a handy troubleshooting tool!
18)
EDITED This LED illuminates when you’ve made changes to a program as a reminder to consider
updating the program before loading another one. If you do not update, you’ll lose any
changes next time you load the program.
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The Back Panel
A) AC Port Connect an IEC standard 3-prong AC power cord here. The center post is chassis ground.
B) Analog Audio Inputs
The Eclipse’s analog inputs accept either unbalanced 1/4-inch connectors or balanced XLR connectors. Pin #1 is ground, pin #2 is positive
phase (hot), and pin #3 is negative phase (cold). To “unbalance” the
XLR jack, use both pins #1 and #3 as ground and use pin #2 as
“hot.” If pin #1 and/or pin #3 are unconnected, you will get more noise and
hum than signal! You can connect a guitar to the 1/4-inch inputs, but
the input level will need to be boosted (LEVELS {IN
GAIN}
).
2
1
1/4"
3
C) XLR Analog Audio Outputs
These analog outputs accept balanced XLR connectors. The same pin
layout and “ungrounding” procedure described above applies here as
well.
D) 1/4-inch Analog Audio Outputs
These analog outputs accept balanced 1/4-inch connectors. The sleeve
is ground, the ring is negative phase (cold), and the tip is positive phase
(hot). Using an unbalanced 1/4-inch connector will reduce the output
by 6dB.
E) XLR Digital Interface
Use these connectors to connect professional digital audio gear to the Eclipse. These cables
are differential with a shielded twisted pair. To select the XLR input as the digital source, go
to SETUP DIG-IN (DIG-IN). If you want to synchronize the Eclipse to this digital input
(you usually will), set SETUP DIG-IN (CLOCK) to DigIn as well. The XLR output is always
active, but the format of the data being sent out can either be Pro (professional) or Cns (consumer) as
determined by SETUP DIG-OUT FORMAT (CS-TYPE). You will probably want this set to
Pro if you’re using the XLR output as your main (or only) digital output. We recommend the use of
purpose-manufactured Digital Audio cables, which have low capacitance and controlled impedance for carrying AES/EBU signals. Ordinary microphone cables will usually work at 48kHz, but may reduce range and add jitter and distortion to the signal. It
is unlikely that microphone cable will prove satisfactory for 96kHz operation.
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F) RCA Digital Interface
Use these connectors to hook up the Eclipse to CD players, DAT recorders, and other audio
gear using RCA connectors. The connectors are two-conductor RCA jacks. Your plug
should have the shield connected to the sleeve with the single shielded conductor connected
at the tip. To select the RCA input as the digital source, go to
Set SETUP DIG-IN (CLOCK) to DigIn as well. The RCA output is always active, but the
format of the data being sent out it can either be Pro (professional) or Cns (consumer) as determined
by SETUP DIG-OUT FORMAT (CS-TYPE). You will probably want this set to Cns if you’re
using the RCA output as your main (or only) digital output. S/P DIF is a consumer digital audio stan-
dard, with two audio channels encoded into a single connector. We recommend the use of professional quality cables made of RG59/U coaxial cable. Ordinary "hi-fi" type leads may prove inadequate, especially at the higher sample rates.
G) Optical Digital Interface
Use these connectors to hook up the Eclipse to CD players, ADATs, and other audio gear
using optical connectors. Use a “Toslink” compatible optical cable (while it might make you feel good
to make it yourself, we recommend buying
professionally made optical cables!). Actually, any functional optical cable
that fits will probably work… To select two-channel AES-S/PDIF protocol optical input,
select Optical under SETUP DIG-IN (DIG-IN). To select eight-channel ADAT protocol
input, select ADAT under SETUP DIG-IN (DIG-IN), and select the input channels under
SETUP DIG-IN {ADAT-IN} (repeatedly press the soft key to “ungang” the input channels). If necessary, set
SETUP DIG-IN (CLOCK) to DigIn as well. The optical output is always active, but the for-
mat of the data being sent out it can be S/PDIF (two-channel), or ADAT (eight-channel) as determined
by SETUP DIG-OUT (OPTICAL). What’s more, two-channel optical output can either be
Pro (professional) or Cns (consumer) as determined by SETUP DIG-OUT FORMAT (CS-TYPE). Æ
see page 24
H) Word Clock I/O
Use these BNC connectors with any audio gear that supports word clock. Word clock is a
more reliable time reference than that supplied by the digital audio itself. If synchronizing to
another device’s clock via word clock, use SETUP DIG-IN (CLOCK) set to WClk. The word
clock output is always sending the sampling rate selected at SETUP DIG-IN (CLOCK). Æ see
page 25
I) Serial Port Connect a “9 pin” serial cable (IBM PC type RS232) to this port to transfer information to
and from a personal computer. Do not use the "null modem" type of cable designed for file
transfer between two computers - it will not work. With the Memory card removed, the BUSY LED on the
front panel illuminates whenever a message is received at the serial port. Note: If the serial port is “enabled” and MIDI is “enabled,” a command received over either the serial port or the MIDI In port causes the port not receiving the command to be ignored
until the command is complete.
Æ see page 50
SETUP DIG-IN (DIG-IN).
Æ see page 24
J) MIDI MIDI is used for instrument-to-instrument digital communications. The Eclipse sends and
receives Eventide system exclusive messages and, in addition, can respond to and generate
certain standard MIDI commands. The Eclipse has three MIDI ports:
In The Eclipse accepts (and processes) MIDI messages received at the
MIDI In port. The connector is “7 pin” and can provide power to a
suitable pedal board, provided you supply power at the “Remote
Power In” socket described below. It can also send MIDI messages
from this connector to a suitably equipped system. This means, for
example, that a pedal board can be connected to the Eclipse by
means of a single cable that supplies power as well as a communication path. A normal “5 pin” MIDI cable can be used as a standard
MIDI input.
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Out The Eclipse sends MIDI messages to other devices via the Out port.
Thru Any MIDI information received at the MIDI In port is echoed di-
K) Remote Power In
Power supplied at this jack is sent “down” the MIDI In port’s pins 6 and 7. Use a suitable
MIDI pedal board and connect its “wall wart” (external power supply) to this jack. Use a "7
pin" MIDI cable between the Out port on the board and the In port on the Eclipse. Power
will be remotely supplied to the MIDI pedal board.
L) Foot Pedal Jacks 1 & 2
Stereo 1/4-inch connectors. The sleeve is ground reference, the ring is a +5 volt (source),
and the tip is an analog signal between 0 to 5 volts input to the Eclipse. Connect either foot
switches, foot pedals, or control voltage sources to these inputs to modulate parameters or
to trigger events (including remote program loads, see page 46). Æ To set up the foot pedal jacks, see page
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MIDI messages are also sent out the serial port if it is “enabled.”
rectly to the MIDI Thru port regardless of the Eclipse’s configuration (as long as the Eclipse is powered up).
With the Memory card removed, the BUSY LED on the front panel illuminates whenever a
MIDI message is received at the MIDI In port. Note: If the serial port is “enabled” and MIDI
is “enabled,” a command received over either the serial port or the MIDI In port causes the port
not receiving the command to be ignored until the command is complete.
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Æ for MIDI Setup, see page
Getting Around and Altering Parameters
At any given time, the Eclipse is doing a whole bunch of “stuff.” Unfortunately, you can’t look at all that
“stuff” in one fell swoop. We could have arranged things otherwise, but we figured you’d rather not devote twelve rack spaces to the Eclipse
display where you really only need one!
As a compromise, we’ve created a number of “windows” on its inner-workings.
We call them “areas.” Inside each area are parameters that can be selected by using the “soft keys” below
the display. Once a parameter is selected, you can alter its value with the knob or the keypad. Let’s look at
this in a little more depth, shall we?
The “Areas” (e.g. – Levels, Program, Setup, etc.)
Each area has a dedicated key and an LED that illuminates when you’re “in” that area. For example, pressing the LEVELS key illuminates its LED and changes the display to show the LEVELS area parameters. Press
the LEVELS key again to see even more parameters! Here’s a list of areas and the sorts of things you can
view in each:
LEVELS Input and output levels at different points along the signal
path along with master wet/dry controls and coarse signal
flow controls. Æ see page 20
PROGRAM Utilities for sorting, loading, and saving programs.
Æ see page 28
HOT KEYS
A real help for speedy sessions! All of the most important
parameters for factory programs are found here, and you
can assign parameters from any other area here for quick access. Æ see page 33
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PARAMETER Parameter adjustments for the effects running on each of
the Eclipse’s effect blocks, effect block bypassing, program
loading, routing, and modulation block (<EDIT MOD>) con-
Æ see page 33
trols.
SETUP Catchall for system level functions such as display bright-
ness, digital rates and sources, MIDI setup, and lots of
other cool stuff.
Understanding the Display and Soft Keys
The Bottom Line of the Display
The display shows two lines of text. The top line is typically dependent on
the bottom line, so let’s talk about the bottom line first. As you can see
from the screen to the right, there are (typically) four bracketed phrases
along the bottom. Press the LEVELS key on your Eclipse until you see the same screen. Press-
ing the soft key below a bracketed phrase highlights that phrase and allows
you to adjust the parameter associated with that phrase. From now on, we’ll
just treat those phrases as if they were actually the soft keys like so: “press
{IN GAIN}.”
Pressing {IN GAIN} results in the screen to the right (try it!).
Notice that the top line contains the parameter associated with {IN GAIN}.
Turning the knob or using the keypad (with the ENT key) alters that parameter (try it!). …but we’re getting ahead of ourselves. There are four
kinds of brackets around soft keys, and each denotes something different.
{curly braces}
are for “ganged” parameters. Pressing the soft key more
than once cycles through the gang. First the parameters are
linked, then just one is adjustable, then just the other is adjustable, then both are linked again, and so on. Try this on
LEVELS {IN GAIN} i.e., the {IN GAIN} soft key in the LEVELS area.
<angled brackets>
indicate that pressing the soft key will perform an action,
such as triggering an LFO. Here, pressing PARAMETER
<FXA: ON>
PARAMETER <FXA:OFF> “un-bypasses” it.
sub-menu
bypasses effects block A. Then pressing
indicates that more soft keys “hide” beneath this one.
Pressing a
sub-menu changes the screen entirely as differ-
ent soft keys are displayed.
(A menu is a list of choices, as in a restaurant, so a sub-menu is a menu one or more levels
down.)
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You know you’re a level down because a little triangle appears in the lower right corner of the
screen. To come “back up,” press the area key for the area you’re in
LEVELS). Try this on LEVELS METER.
(parentheses)
are for individual parameters. Here we see LEVELS
(WET/DRY)
^_BACK This special soft key sends you “up a level.” Here we see
PARAMETER <EDIT MOD> after the PARAMETER key has
been pressed a few times. Pressing ^_BACK sends us “up” to
the normal PARAMETER area screen.
Before we move on to the top line of the display, we should point out a
little graphic you may notice on the bottom right corner of the screen. It’s a
number next to a right pointing arrow. This graphic indicates that the area
you’re in has more than one “page.” The number is the page you’re on.
Pressing LEVELS after being in some other area will result in the screen to
the right. As shown, we’re on page 1 and we know there are other pages
because there’s an arrow.
To flip to the other pages, press the area key associated with those pages.
Here we’ve pressed the LEVELS key again. Notice the position of the arrow
relative to the page number. If the arrow is to the left of the page number,
it indicates that pressing the LEVELS key again will take us back to the first
page.
.
(in this example, we’d press
The Top Line of the Display
The top line of the display usually shows what area you’re in (e.g., LEVELS,
SETUP, PROGRAM, etc.) and the parameter value for the highlighted soft
key.
The PARAMETER area breaks from this convention a bit, with the first
page showing which algorithms are loaded into each effects block and
whether each effects block is muted or not. You’ll find a few other such
anomalies, but they shouldn’t be too hard to figure out.
Altering Parameters
Once you highlight a (NORMAL) or {GANGED} soft key, the top line of the
display will show a parameter (or parameters) that you can adjust. To adjust
a parameter you can…
• Turn the knob!
• Key in a value with the keypad, pressing ENT when you’re finished. Negative values can be entered by
pressing +/- either before the keyed number or after the keyed number. If you key in a number that is
“out of range,” the highest or lowest value available will be shown. If you don’t press ENT, the number
you typed won’t “stick”! NOTE: You can often obtain greater precision than the display will show by keying in a value. For example, if
you key in a delay time of
333.333, the display will read 333. But the actual value will be 333.333!
• Press the
INC/DEC keys (the little up and down arrow in the keypad).
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Quickstart
Pressing keys is fine, but if that’s all you wanted to do you’d have been better off buying an infant’s “activity
center”. No, the whole point is to get some of that Eventide goodness into your music, and that’s just what
we’re gonna do now…
Hooking Up To the Outside World
The Eclipse will sum analog and digital inputs and will output both analog and digital signals at all times.
Æ see the separate “Eclipse System Signal Flow” sheet for all the gory details
Analog Connections
Insert either an unbalanced 1/4-inch cable (at –10dB) or a balanced XLR
cable (at +4dB) into one or both analog inputs (see page 9). Such a signal
could come from a mixer or a preamplifier. You can plug a guitar directly
into the Eclipse, but you’ll have to crank the gain (LEVELS {IN GAIN}).
Even then, the signal may not be optimal. Instead, we recommend using a
preamp or effects loop.
Connect balanced 1/4-inch or XLR cables to the analog outputs (both will be operational). These could lead
to a mixer or an amplifier. Using an unbalanced 1/4-inch cable at the output will halve (-6dB) the output
level. Æ see page 9
Digital Connections
OK, this is meant to be a Quickstart section, so we’re going to keep things as simple as possible. If something doesn’t make sense or if things aren’t working as you expect them to,
go to page 24.
To input digital audio, first plug a cable into an appropriate port on the
back panel. Next, select from XLR, RCA, Optical, or ADAT under SETUP
DIG-IN (DIG-IN)
lect which two channels the Eclipse will process by repeatedly pressing the
{ADAT-IN} soft key. Next, you will probably want to set SETUP DIG-IN
(CLOCK) to DigIn.
All of the digital outputs send live signals all of the time! However, they only
send one protocol. Select that protocol under SETUP DIG-OUT FORMAT.
Under (CS-TYPE) select Pro if you are primarily interested in using the
XLR digital outputs, and Cns if you are primarily interested in using the
RCA or optical (non-ADAT) digital outputs.
To output the ADAT protocol through the optical output, set
DIG-OUT (OPTICAL) to ADAT. Then use the (ADAT-OUT) soft key to se-
lect which channels will receive processed audio (Ch 1 or Ch 2), which will
receive the signal supplied at the ADAT input (Thru), and which will be
muted.
. If you select ADAT, use the {ADAT-IN} soft key to se-
SETUP
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Choosing Effects
The Eclipse has a whole bunch of cool programs, and you can sort through
them in a number of useful ways. Press PROGRAM CRITERIA (SORT
BY) to select either Number or Name for numerical or alphabetical listings.
PROGRAM CRITERIA (SEARCH B) to select either Source (if you’d
Press
like to sort effects based on what type of input they were designed for) or
Effect (if you’d like to sort effects based on their underlying algorithms).
We’ll ignore the other choices for now. Press the PROGRAM key to jump
back “up” a level.
Now use the < Å > and < Æ > soft keys to hop between categories and
the knob to scroll through programs within categories. When you see a
program you want to load, just hit the <LOAD> soft key. Æ for more detail, see page
28
Altering the Effects
As soon as you load a program, you’ll be taken to the HOT KEYS area and presented with all of the most
important parameters in said program. Most parameter types are self-explanatory, and there is a nice explanation of several of the more opaque parameter types on page 34. For now, we’ll explain the whole concept
of the tempo and synchronized parameters.
Tempo
The Eclipse’s tempo feature is your ticket to a good time… Almost all the time-based parameters (LFO
rates, delay times, etc.) in the Eclipse are synchronized to its tempo. Consequently, setting the Eclipse’s
tempo to the tempo of the material you’re working with makes for very useful effecting. The tempo can be
set five ways:
Tap the tap key
With SETUP TEMPO (TAP SRC) set to the factory default,
Internal, simply tap the TAP key at the tempo you’d like.
You can adjust SETUP TEMPO (AVERAGE) to determine how
many taps the Eclipse will consider in determining the
tempo you tap.
Manual Entry With
Foot Switch Control
SETUP TEMPO (TAP SRC) set to the factory default,
Internal, simply enter the tempo you’d like at SETUP
TEMPO (TEMPO). Like most parameters in the Eclipse, you
can enter a number with greater precision than the Eclipse
will display. For instance, if you enter a tempo of 124.4 bpm
(beats per minute), the display will only read 124, but the ac-
tual tempo will be 124.4.
Set
SETUP TEMPO (TAP SRC) to Foot Sw1 or Foot Sw2 to
control the tempo from the rear panel foot switch jacks.
While not very accurate, this can still be useful because so
many of the Eclipse’s parameters are controlled by the
tempo.
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MIDI Clock Set SETUP TEMPO (TAP SRC) to Midiclock to control the
tempo from a MIDI sequencer connected to the Eclipse’s
MIDI input.
Æ See page 47 for information about enabling Midi Clock output.
Externals
Set SETUP TEMPO (TAP SRC) to extx (where x is a number
between 1 and 8) to control the tempo from external controller inputs.
Æ See page 43 for more information about Externals.
When you save or update a program, the current tempo is saved along with
it. This saved tempo will replace the current tempo the next time the program
is loaded.
You can disable the tempo by setting SETUP TEMPO (TAP SRC) to Off.
Æ Additional explanations and diagrams can be found on page 17. We highly recommend checking them out!
Tempo Mode
When a program is saved, the current tempo setting is always saved as part
of the program. However, it might be desirable to ignore the tempo stored
in a program and instead have Eclipse maintain a constant tempo setting.
The SETUP TEMPO ( MODE ) determines whether Eclipse will be set to the
program’s tempo when the progra m is loaded. To maintain the current
tempo setting when loading a program, choose Global. To update the system tempo to the saved value when loading a program, choose Prog.
Tempo-Controlled Parameters: T_DELAY, T_RATE, etc.
You’ll notice many parameters with “T_” stuck onto the beginning of their
names. These parameters synchronize to the tempo. For example, to the
right we see (T_RATE). Its values are rhythmic, and right now the chorus
depicted will oscillate once every 1/2 note.
If you want the chorus to ignore the tempo, set (T_RATE) to off and use
the unadorned (RATE) soft key to enter in a rate.
If you want every parameter in the Eclipse to ignore the tempo, set SETUP
TEMPO (TAP SRC) to Off.
Æ See page 35 for a more in-depth discussion of “T_” parameters. See page 17 for a diagram of the tempo and
its relation to “T_” parameters.
Tutorial 1: Loading a Program, Setting the Tempo, and Assigning Modulation
OK, we’re going to run you through “a day in the life of your Eclipse”!
First, turn it on.
We want to load a program, and that’s the sort of thing that happens in the
“PROGRAM area.” So, press the PROGRAM key!
The Eclipse sorts its programs so that the type of program you want to
load is easily found. Press CRITERIA (SORT BY) and turn the knob until
the display reads Number. Then press (SEARCH B) and turn the knob until
the display reads Source (this will allow us to search for a program based on the type of instru-
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ment the program was designed for). Press the PROGRAM key again to jump “up” a
level.
Æ see page 28 for more information
Press the < Å > and < Æ > keys until the left side of the screen reads
Programs-Guitar. Now you can access programs that were designed to
process guitars. Use the knob to select the program
FuzzADSRPreamp.
Load the program by pressing the conspicuously labeled
<LOAD> soft key.
You’re whisked away to the HOT KEYS area…
Too much distortion? Select the
(FUZZ) soft key and use the knob to
select out.
Press the
HOT KEYS key again to access more soft keys. Need more funk?
Select (SENS) and use the knob to tune in the “good stuff”!
OK, let’s load a different program that has an LFO so we can check out
the Eclipse’s tempo feature. Go back to the PROGRAM area and press the
< Å > soft key until the left side of the display reads Programs-All.
Use the knob to select Dual Modfilter and then <LOAD> it.
To insure that your tempo is behaving in a way that makes what follows
comprehensible, set SETUP TEMPO (TAP SRC) to Internal. You can experiment with other settings (such as the all-important Midiclock) on your
own time! As an important aside, selecting Off would disable the tempo
feature.
Return to the HOT KEYS area, play some music and tap the TAP key in
time. You’ll notice that the tempo is displayed (with less precision than it
truly possesses) and that the program’s modulating filters get all cozy and
synchronized with the music.
Select HOT KEYS (T_RATE) and play around with different values, such as
whole note or 1/8 note. Not bad…
Notice that if you alter (T_RATE), the associated parameter (RATE) is affected. It works like this: you select the source of the tempo as described
above. The tempo
then “informs” all the T_DELAY, T_RATE, and T_xxxxx
parameters in the program that is loaded. They “filter” the tempo information based on the rhythmic value you choose and “inform” the actual
(DELAY) or (RATE) parameters in the program in their “native language”
(e.g., milliseconds or Hertz).
The “unadorned”
(DELAY) and (RATE) parameters are thus slaves to the
tempo and their associated (T_xxxxx) parameters. To relinquish control
back to the “unadorned” parameters, either turn off the tempo system as
described above, or turn off a given (T_xxxxx) parameter to off (just
keep spinning the knob to the right; you’ll get there!). Doing either effectively breaks one of the arrows shown to the right. Æ see pages 15 and 35 for more
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Finally, let’s assign the modulation block’s LFO to a parameter. Press
PARAMETER page 2 <EDIT MOD> LFO#1, and set (T_RATE) to whole
note. Now the modulation block’s LFO is cycling once a measure. Use the
^-BACK soft key to “jump up” a level. Æ see page 42 for information on the modulation block
LFO and all of the other wonderful modulators!
All of the modulators in the modulation block exist independently of programs. To prove it, load the program
at the LFO’s (T_RATE), you’ll find it hasn’t changed.
Now go to the HOT KEYS area and set (M_COMB) to 0 %.
To assign the modulation block’s LFO to this parameter, hold down its
soft key until the page shown to the right appears.
Select <MODULATE> and then set (SOURCE) to LFO#1. Trippy!
You can change the depth of the effect with (SCALE).
CombDelays. Should you peek back
To disconnect modulation, simply set
more information about patching parameters to the modulation block
(SOURCE) back to off. Æ see page 40 for
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