Eventide EVE/NET User Manual

©2000 Eventide Inc. Little Ferry NJ 07643 USA

EVE/NET Remote User

Manual

A Networked Remote Control System for the Eventide

Orville™ and DSP7000 family of Ultra-Harmonizers®

User Manual Release 1.0

Requires version 2.705 or higher operating system.

Part No:141044

Harmonizer is a registered trademark of Eventide, Inc. for its audio special effects devices
incorporating pitch shift.

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EVE/NET Remote User Manual

The EVE/NET Network Remote Control System is a sophisticated approach to controlling multiple
audio processing units. It allows essentially any number of small remote control units to select from

and control essentially any number of rack mounted
Eventide Harmonizer Brand effects units. Currently the
Orville™ is supported, as well as the DSP7000 and
DSP7500. All controlled units can be connected via a
single cable over a range that can exceed one thousand
feet.

A single remote can be connected to a single Orville by
simply connecting the supplied RJ45 cable, but more
complex systems require installation by a
knowledgeable technician. This is covered in detail in
Appendix B.

Table of Contents

General Principles .................................................................

Using one Orville to control another .................................................

Extra controller options with EVE/NET ..............................................

Making Connections to the Remote ..................................................

The Remote Panel .................................................................

Configuring the remote ...........................................................

Rear panel connections ............................................................

Installation ......................................................................

3

3Unit Numbers .....................................................................

3Nodes ...........................................................................

3Masters and slaves ................................................................

4Setting up Orville for EVE/NET ......................................................

5
6
7
7

8UNIT button ......................................................................

8UNIT indicators ...................................................................

9USER key ........................................................................

9Encoder Knobs ...................................................................

10Encoder Buttons .................................................................

10Loading Setups on Orville using the Encoder Buttons. ..................................

10Using a Joystick .................................................................

11Using MIDI with the remote ........................................................

11

11Initialize ........................................................................

11Display .........................................................................

11Set Range .......................................................................

12Joysticks ........................................................................

12Panel Test ......................................................................

12MIDI Loop ......................................................................

13
14

14Range Settings ...................................................................

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14Cabling ......................................................................

15Termination ..................................................................

15Power .......................................................................

16Grounding ...................................................................

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General Principles

Ÿ Any EVE/NET system comprises one or more remotes, as well as one or more controlled rack

mounted effects units. For readability, these will be referred to as Orvilles in the following text,
although they may in fact be members of the DSP7000 family or other units.

Ÿ The system may also include various interface devices and power supplies. These are all

connected together via a common cable.

Ÿ An EVE/NET system comprising one Orville and one remote is known as a simple system.

Ü See Appendix B for installation information.

Ÿ Any given Orville may be controlled by any number of remotes. Similarily, a given remote can

control multiple Orvilles in parallel.

Unit Numbers

Each controlled effects unit must have a unit number. This is a number from one to four that is used
to identify the controlled Orville. More than one Orville may have the same unit number - in this case,
when selected by a remote they will be driven in parallel (sent the same commands).
In addition, Orvilles with the same unit number may control each other if suitably configured.
A remote determines which Orville(s) it will control according to the unit number selected on its
panel.

Nodes

Any functioning Orville, remote or interface adaptor on an EVE/NET network is known as a node
and can communicate with any other functioning node on the same network.

Masters and slaves

A master node is one that can control one or more other nodes. A slave node is one that can be
controlled. By definition, a remote is a master, and an Orville can be either or both a master and a
slave.

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Setting up Orville for EVE/NET

A simple system requires no configuration at either end if both
the remote and the Orville are set to their default values.

Ü Appendix B for installation information.
Ü Orville User Manual.

EVE/NET is a sophisticated system, and it is suggested that users do not change ANY settings from
their defaults until they are confident that they fully understand its operation. These controls should
be viewed as being present in order to enable experts to get the best from the system.

To change Orvilles remote settings, hit the SETUP key until you see the EVE/NET label above a
softkey. Hit this softkey to bring up the EVE/NET screen shown to the right. Note that this screen is
only visible on Orvilles with EVE/NET capability.

unit:

Allows you to set the unit number of your Orville. This may be between 1 and 4.

mode:

Determines whether your Orville can be controlled locally (by use of its front panel), remotely
or both. This is mainly used to protect the Orville from being changed unexpectedly.

status

range

If mode is set to local only, the Orville will not be visible to any connected remote, while if
mode is set to remote only, the front panel will be locked out.

If the Orville is inadvertently set to remote only, front panel control may be restored by
holding down the SETUP key for a few seconds.

This indicator shows the status of the Orville’s EVE/NET connection. This will be one of:

off-line - the system is either set to local only, or there are no other functioning EVE/NET

systems connected.

idle - there are other EVE/NET nodes connected, but this Orville is not being controlled by

any of them.

active - this Orville is currently being controlled by a remote.
passive - this is one of multiple Orvilles being controlled by a remote. This means that it has

the same unit number as one or more other Orvilles.

This is the approximate maximum total length of the EVE/NET cable. Greater values will
cause slower screen updates, whereas smaller values will be less tolerant of installation and
configuration problems. All connected nodes must have the same range setting. It is

recommended that the default value of 300 ft is used, and that this value not be
changed. If one or more units have a different range settings, error message screens will be

seen and general performance will be reduced - this is a possible sign that a range value has
been set incorrectly.

Ü How to set the range for the remote on page 11.

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send

This determines what information may be sent over EVE/NET by this Orville. This will be one
of:

nothing - the Orville is used as an EVE/NET slave device only.
keys - key strokes will be sent out and received by any other Orville with the same unit

number. This allows one Orville to control another.

MIDI - any MIDI dumps (SETUP/DUMP/MIDI) will be sent out and received by any other

Orville with the same unit number. This allows one Orville to download presets etc. to
another. It must also be enabled if the MIDI out sockets on the remote are to be used.

keys & MIDI - sends both.

load holdoff

This determines the time in seconds that one of the encoder buttons must be held down for
before a stored setup is loaded. This should be set longer if the encoder buttons are also used
as controllers.

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Ü Using one Orville to control another on page 4.

Ü Using MIDI with the remote on page 11.

Ü Extra controller options with EVE/NET on page 4.
Ü Loading Setups on Orville using the Encoder Buttons on page 10.

versions

This displays the hardware/software version numbers of the connected remote. The first is that
of the panel assembly, the second that of the encoder assembly. These values will be
inconclusive if more than one remote is controlling the Orville. This information is mainly of
interest to service personnel.

Using one Orville to control another

Using EVE/NET, it is possible for one Orville to control another, so that they operate in tandem. For
this to make sense, both Orvilles should have the same version of software installed, and any User
Presets saved should be the same on each. When this is desired, it is best to set one Orville as the
master (sending keys) and the other(s) as slaves (sending nothing). Otherwise much confusion can
result.

To enable this, do the following:

Ÿ set the unit numbers on the Orvilles to the same value.

Ÿ set the master Orville to send keys or send keys & MIDI.

Ÿ set the slave Orvilles to send none.

Ÿ On the master Orville, load the desired presets. This will both make sure that all the Orvilles are

running the same preset, and make sure that they are displaying the same screens, i.e. they are in
step.

Now, the slave Orvilles will follow the master Orville, and, for example, two four channel systems
will act as an eight channel system.

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