Eventide H9000 Users Manual

Eventide H9000 User’s Manual

Software Version 1.0

Part No: 141242

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 4

A NOTE ON THE USER INTERFACE ........................................................................................................................ 4

WHAT’S IN THE BOX ............................................................................................................................................... 4

H9000 FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................... 5

TERMINOLOGY .......................................................................................................................................................... 6

PRESETS ...................................................................................................................................................... 8

H9000 HARDWARE .............................................................................................................................. 10

STANDARD FRONT PANEL ................................................................................................................................... 10

REAR PANEL .......................................................................................................................................................... 14

OPERATING THE H9000 ..................................................................................................................... 18

A NOTE ON “LATCHING” SOFT KEYS: ................................................................................................................ 18

THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SIGNAL ROUTING .................................................................................................... 19

SESSIONS ................................................................................................................................................................. 20

FX CHAINS .............................................................................................................................................................. 23

Direct I/O ................................................................................................................................................................. 26

The FX Chain Preset Browser .......................................................................................................................... 27

Mix ............................................................................................................................................................................... 28

Levels .......................................................................................................................................................................... 29

ALGORITHMS .......................................................................................................................................................... 30

Algorithms Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 30

Algorithm Selection Screen .............................................................................................................................. 35

PARAMETERS ......................................................................................................................................................... 39

Editing Parameters in an Algorithm ........................................................................................................... 40

Functions .................................................................................................................................................................. 44

METERS ................................................................................................................................................................... 47

SAVING AND IMPORTING DATA ........................................................................................................................... 50

Saving......................................................................................................................................................................... 50

Importing Data ...................................................................................................................................................... 52

SCENES .................................................................................................................................................................... 53

Overview ................................................................................................................................................................... 53

Trigger Source Options ...................................................................................................................................... 54

Working with Scenes .......................................................................................................................................... 55

SETUP ........................................................................................................................................................ 59

INFO ......................................................................................................................................................................... 60

NAME ....................................................................................................................................................................... 61

CLOCK ...................................................................................................................................................................... 62

TEMPO ..................................................................................................................................................................... 64

PREFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................................ 66

PEDALS .................................................................................................................................................................... 68

ANALOG REFS ........................................................................................................................................................ 70

NETWORK ............................................................................................................................................................... 71

Ethernet Setup ....................................................................................................................................................... 71

Wireless Setup ........................................................................................................................................................ 72

Creating a Local Access Point ......................................................................................................................... 73

SOFTWARE UPDATE .............................................................................................................................................. 74

USING THE H9000 AS A COMPUTER AUDIO INTERFACE ........................................................ 76

USING THE H9000 WITH OS X .......................................................................................................................... 76

Using the H9000 With Your Existing Computer Audio Interface ................................................... 76

APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................................... 78

APPENDIX A: SIGNAL FLOW ................................................................................................................................ 78

APPENDIX B: STARTUP SEQUENCES .................................................................................................................. 80

APPENDIX C: WORD CLOCK TERMINATION IN THE H9000.......................................................................... 81

APPENDIX D: H9000 MIDI FUNCTIONALITY .................................................................................................. 82

APPENDIX E: H9000 PRESETS ........................................................................................................................... 83

APPENDIX F: H9000 ALGORITHMS ................................................................................................................ 103

SAFETY INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................... 139

LIMITED WARRANTY ........................................................................................................................ 140

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the Eventide H9000, the new flagship processor in the Eventide product line.

The H9000 is designed to be an incredibly versatile tool, allowing you to process a large number of channels using the latest digital and networked audio formats, and offering the great sounding effects you have always loved from Eventide.

The H9000 is available in two basic models:

 The H9000 Standard: Full set of front panel controls and a color display.  The H9000R: Blank front panel. Requires Emote remote control software.

Both versions of the H9000 accept a range of expansion boards that support industry standard protocols for digital and networked audio I/O.

A Note on the User Interface

The standard H9000 comes with a front-panel color display and a large complement of hardware controls, allowing you to navigate the device with ease. However, we highly encourage you to download and use the full-featured control app/plug-in “Emote”, available as a free download at www.eventideaudio.com/emote. Emote is required to control the blank front panel model, H9000R.

Emote is available as a stand-alone program for Windows and OS X computers, as well as a plug-in for VST, AU and Pro Tools. Emote gives you control of all features and settings of your H9000, allowing you to craft your effects extremely quickly and intuitively. Think of Emote as your artistic partner, letting you dig deeper into the creative potential of the H9000.

What’s In The Box

Your H9000/H9000R comes with the following contents:

 H9000/H9000R 2RU Rack Mount processor  Rack Mount Screws  User’s Manual  Registration/Warranty Card  Wireless Network (WIFI) Dongle  Power Cable  USB Cable

H9000 Features

The H9000 is designed to be easy to use while still giving you a large amount of power, control and versatility through the implementation of the following features:

Multiple Quad ARM Processors

The H9000 uses multiple cutting-edge effects processors, allowing it to process a large number of I/O channels and up to 16 separate effects algorithms simultaneously.

Flexible and Adaptable Effects Structure

Your H9000 can utilize up to 4 separate FX Chains, with each chain containing up to 4 separate processing algorithms. The FX Chains can be routed in series, parallel, and more.

Large Complement of Analog and Digital Input / Output

Multiple formats and connector types allow you to easily integrate the H9000 into a variety of setups.

Expandable I/O Three option card slots allow you to integrate your H9000 into the latest digital audio and networked audio environments. We are always developing new option cards, ensuring that your processor is as future-proof as possible in the always-evolving world of digital and networked audio formats.

Full Front Panel Control While we offer the extremely useful Emote control app, the standard H9000 also provides intuitive front panel control using a large color display, context sensitive soft keys, and a large complement of physical navigation controls.

Network Connectivity

Connect the H9000 to your Local Area Network for quick and easy software updates, as well as full control through our Emote software.

Computer Audio Interfacing

USB 2.0 allows you to interface your H9000 with your audio software as a standard audio interface with 16 channels of I/O. Send, process, and return 16 separate channels of individual DAW tracks.

Easy Sharing of FX Chains and Sessions

The H9000 uses standard, “off-the-shelf” USB thumb drives to save and import your custom effects settings, making it easy to back up, carry, and share your creative efforts.

Terminology

In order to get the most out of your H9000, please familiarize yourself with the four main terms below which represent the “hierarchy” used in the product:

 Algorithm  Parameters  FX Chain  Session

Algorithm

Over many years, Eventide has created a vast library of audio processing routines, which exist as effects processing “modules”. Some of these are simple, such as a low pass filter, a limiter, a compressor, etc., while others are more complex, such as an FFT or a reverb network.

An Algorithm in the H9000 is a combination of some of these modules, and of certain variable values associated with the modules that make up that algorithm. The designer of the algorithm might choose to set some variables of some modules to a specific value that cannot be changed by the user, while at the same time allowing that user to change the values of other variables.

Simply put, the algorithms are the H9000’s “secret sauce”, with specific effects parameters that are adjustable by you, the user.

Parameters

Parameters are the individual adjustments you can make within an effects algorithm which customize that effect. On the H9000, when you navigate to a specific algorithm you are presented with that algorithm’s specific parameters, which you can easily adjust.

A parameter might control one variable of one underlying processing module, or it may control several variables of several modules. Some parameters may be adjustable, whereas for others the designer may choose to set some of the underlying variables to a fixed value and not “bring them out” to the user of the effect.

For example, a reverb algorithm would present you with settings such as reverb time, room size, decay time, etc. In contrast, a guitar amp emulator might offer parameters such as gain amount, low/mid/high EQ, etc.

FX Chain

The H9000 allows you to chain up to 4 separate algorithms together into a custom FX Chain. The FX Chain is fed by an audio input, then the audio is routed through up to 4 algorithms, and then finally to an audio output.

You are free to decide which algorithms are included in the FX Chain, the order they process the audio in, and even determine aspects such as separate parallel and series audio paths.

Sessions

A Session is the highest level on the H9000 hierarchy. It saves the entire state of the product at any given moment, including:

 The currently loaded FX Chains (up to all 4)  The current settings for the parameters within the FX Chains  The current input/output assignments to and from the FX Chains  The current state of the assorted global settings

The standard H9000’s front panel contains dedicated hardware buttons for all four of the above modes, making it quick and easy to access any level of the hierarchy at the touch of a button.

Presets

The term “preset” is perhaps overused in our industry, so we would like to clarify how this term is used by the H9000. The H9000 supports 3 types of presets, each corresponding to the top 3 levels of the hierarchy. You can save and load:

Algorithm Presets

An algorithm preset contains:

 Algorithm-related parameter values  General parameter values related to the algorithm container (mix,

mute/bypass, input/output gains)

 Mappings of parameters to external controllers and Functions (can be

excluded at load time)

 Assorted metadata (Name and ID are the most relevant to the user)

FX Chain Presets

An FX Chain presets contains:

 Everything contained within an algorithm preset, for all the algorithms

present in the FX chain

 General parameter values related to the entire FX chain container (mix,

mute/bypass, input/output gains)

 Additional mappings of these general FX Chain parameters to MIDI

controllers

 All routing information internal to the FX Chain (from the FX chain inputs,

to/between algorithm containers, to the FX chain outputs). No Physical I/O information is included.

 Function values, as well as mappings of the actual Function knobs to external

controllers

 Metadata (Name and ID are the most relevant to the user)

Sessions

Sessions contain:

 Everything contained within an FX chain preset, for all the FX chains present

on the device

 Routing information external to each FX chain, including:

o Physical I/O in and out of each FX chain container o Direct I/O connections made between Physical I/O

 Additional input/output gain settings for each I/O channel routed to/from

the FX chain

 All the settings found in the Setup mode (these can be excluded by category

when loading)

 All the Scene Maps found in Scenes mode, along with current active map

index

 LED meter mappings  The state of Global Mute/Bypass  Metadata (Name and ID are the most relevant to the user)

H9000 Hardware

Standard Front Panel

The H9000 has a full set of front panel controls, allowing for quick and easy control of all of its features.

Note that the color display on the front panel is not a touchscreen. However, eight dedicated “soft keys” are available, with their specific function always tied to a specific, context sensitive adjustment located adjacent to them on the screen.

By using the soft keys in conjunction with the large cursor diamond and jog wheel, all adjustments to the H9000 are readily available.

If you prefer to install the H9000 in a location where working with the front panel is not practical or convenient, note that all adjustments can also be made using our Emote software.

The H9000 front panel contains the following controls; please refer to the relevant sections of the user’s manual for further details on each function.

Setup

Press the Setup button to enter the setup menu, where you can configure assorted preferences for your device.

Save/Import

Press the Save/Import button to save the different types of presets to internal memory, as well as optionally saving to an attached USB drive.

Long-press the Save/Import button to import saved presets into the H9000. See the section “Saving and Importing” for more details.

Tap/Scenes

Press the Tap button multiple times to set a tempo (measured in beats per minute,

or “BPM”). This tempo setting will be used as a sync reference for time based effects

such as digital delay.

The Tap button’s inset LED illuminates in time with the tempo you have set, giving a visual indication of the tempo itself. Note that if you’re not a fan of constant flashing, this can be disabled in the Setup menu.)

Long-press the tap/scenes button in order to create a scene; a naming screen will come up to allow you to create a name for the scene.

See the section “Creating Scenes” for more details.

Mute/Bypass

Press the Mute/Bypass button in order to mute the audio output of the H9000.

Long-press the Mute/Bypass button in order to bypass any and all processing while still preserving the flow of audio through the I/O connectors and FX chains.

When either Global Mute or Global Bypass is activated, an indicator will show in the upper right hand corner until deactivated.

Meters

Press the Meters button to switch the display to a full-fledged meter bridge. A wide variety of metering choices are available.

Soft Keys

These 8 unlabeled buttons (four on either side of the display) allow you to quickly navigate the H9000’s front panel user interface. The soft keys correspond to different functions that are displayed adjacently, and are always context sensitive to the currently displayed screen.

Color Display

The H9000’s large color display allows you to both view and control all aspects of the product while working with its front panel controls.

8-Channel Meters

These 3-segment hardware meters display metering information for the H9000 and are active at all times.

Cursor Diamond

Use the 4 keys of the cursor diamond to navigate up, down, left and right. The color display will always highlight the object that you have navigated to with the cursor diamond.

Enter (√)

Press the Enter (check mark) button to confirm or complete an action that you are currently performing; for example, if you have used the cursor diamond to highlight an object, pressing the Enter button will select that object. The color display offers a pop-up window to let you know when the Enter button can be used.

Cancel (X)

Press the Cancel (X) button to “cancel out of” an action. As with the Enter button, the color display offers a pop-up window to let you know when the Cancel button can be used.

Jog Wheel

The large, heavily weighted jog wheel is used to both navigate around the display, as well as adjust a currently highlighted setting. For example, if adjusting a room size parameter in a reverb algorithm, you can spin the wheel to comfortably adjust the specific parameter value.

Mode Buttons

The H9000 has 4 dedicated Mode buttons that let you switch to any of the editing modes with a single touch:

 Sessions  FX Chains  Algorithms  Parameters

The mode button illuminates to remind you which mode you are currently in, at any given time.

Power

Press the latching power button to turn the H9000 on or off.

USB Ports

The front panel USB ports provide three separate functions:

 Connect a standard USB thumb drive or hard drive to either of the front/rear

panel USB ports to save or import any H9000 presets you have created.

 Attach the included USB Wi-Fi dongle to connect the H9000 to a local area

network

 Connect a class-compliant USB MIDI controller for real-time adjustment of

assorted H9000 functions

Number Pad

Use the buttons on the number pad to type in a custom name, for any naming screen you are presented with.

The number buttons operate “vintage mobile phone” style, where each button cycles through multiple letters and also offers special characters such as “.” and “-“.

Up/Down Arrows

The up/down arrows act as modifier keys for the number pad when naming an object, allowing you to switch between upper and lower case characters as well as enter in different symbols.

You can also use the arrow keys to fine-tune parameter values, as well as scroll through list items.

Cancel (CXL)

Press the CXL button to cancel (delete) a character you have typed when creating a custom name.

Long press the CXL button to clear the entire text field.

Back

Press the back arrow to move the cursor backwards within a naming field, allowing you to make corrections to an existing name you are typing.

Rear Panel

The H9000’s rear panel offers a wide variety of audio and data connections,

allowing it to be used in many different environments and workflows.

Power Connector

Connect your H9000 to your power source using a standard IEC power cable. The H9000’s power supply is designed to work with a wide variety of international voltages; your unit will ship with a power cable designed to work in your territory.

Pedal (x2)

The H9000 allows you to connect 2 separate foot pedals, which you can then assign to different functions of the processor. This ability is useful in a live performance situation.

Relay (x2)

The dual ¼” relay connectors allow H9000 actions to be completed using standard

relay signals.

Note: In the current 1.0 Firmware, the relay connectors on the H9000 are not yet operational. Please check back at www.eventideaudio.com for details of a future software update that will enable their operation.

Ethernet Connector

The H9000’standard RJ-45 connector allows you to connect it to your Local Area Network (LAN).

Once connected, you can view and control the H9000’s operations using Emote. Additionally, if your LAN has Internet access, your H9000 can connect to Eventide’s servers to install software/firmware updates.

USB A Connector

The rear panel USB ports provide the exact same functions as the front panel ports:

 Connect a standard USB thumb drive or hard drive to either of the rear panel

USB ports to save or import any H9000 presets you have created.

 Attach the included USB Wi-Fi dongle to connect the H9000 to a local area

network

 Connect a class-compliant USB MIDI controller

USB B Connector

Connect the H9000 to your Mac or PC, allowing you to use it as a 16-input, 16output computer audio interface.

AES/EBU Connector

This connector allows you to feed the H9000 with 8 channels of AES-EBU digital audio, and also allows the unit to output 8 channels, all on the same single DSUB connector.

AES/EBU 2-channel Input

This XLR input accepts a standard 2-channel AES/EBU digital audio signal.

AES/EBU 2-channel Output

This connector outputs 2 channels of audio in the AES/EBU digital audio format at whatever sample rate the system is currently set to.

S/PDIF Input

This input accepts a standard 2-channel S/P DIF digital audio signal.

S/PDIF Output

This connector outputs 2 channels of audio in the S/P DIF digital audio format at whatever sample rate the system is currently set to.

Note: The H9000’s digital audio connectors support the following sample rates:

 44.1kHz  48kHz  88.2kHz  96kHz

Analog Input 8-channel

This connector feeds the H9000 with 8 channels of balanced analog audio input.

Analog Output 8-channel

This connector outputs 8 channels of balanced analog audio.

Note: You can adjust the operating level of the 8-channel analog inputs and outputs in the Setup menu, between +4dBu and -10dBv. Levels can be set independently for each stereo pair of analog inputs and outputs.

Analog Input 2-Channel

These dual balanced XLR connectors accept two channels of balanced analog audio.

Analog Output 2-Channel

These balanced XLR connectors output two channels of balanced analog audio.

MIDI Input

The MIDI input allows you to control various H9000 parameters with incoming MIDI messages, using MIDI controller hardware or MIDI software of your choosing. The MIDI input also allows you to synchronize the H9000’s time-based effects to an incoming MIDI clock signal.

MIDI Output

The MIDI Out connector outputs a MIDI clock signal, allowing you to synchronize other equipment with the internal tempo set for your unit.

MIDI THRU

The MIDI THRU connector accepts any incoming MIDI signals and outputs a mirrored duplicate of those signals. This allows you to daisy chain multiple MIDI devices when you do not have enough MIDI ports on your standalone MIDI interface.

Word Clock Input

This connector allows the H9000 to slave its digital system clock to an incoming word clock signal. It is compatible with word clock signals ranging in sample rate from 44.1kHz to 96kHz.

Work Clock Output

This connector outputs the H9000’s digital clock signal at the unit’s currently configured sample rate.

Optical Input

The H9000’s optical input accepts an 8-channel ADAT signal.

Optical Output

The optical output sends 8 channels of ADAT format digital audio.

Note: The ADAT optical connectors only support sample rates of 44.1kHz and 48kHz; they are not operational when the H9000 is set to run at higher sample rates of 88.2kHz or 96kHz.

Operating the H9000

In this next section, we will show you how to navigate around the H9000 front panel, perform common operations, and operate the unit in general.

This section is divided into the following areas:

 Sessions  FX Chains  Algorithms  Parameters  Meters

A Note on “Latching” Soft Keys:

The H9000 UI has context-sensitive “soft keys” on the left and right sides of the display.

There are two different types of soft keys on the H9000:

 “Normal” soft keys: These execute their labeled action when pressed  “Latching” soft keys: When pressed, they change the front panel display to a

different state. Think of the latching soft keys as a quick and easy way to access “sub-menus” or alternate screens on the H9000

Latching soft keys are visually distinguished by a small triangular “flag” in the top corner of the key.

In this user’s manual, any time you are presented with a list of soft key functions,

latching soft keys will be distinguished with an underline.

Things to Know About Signal Routing

There are a few general “rules” about signal routing in the H9000 which are useful to keep in mind.

● You can only use one of the following digital audio protocols at any given

time:

○ AES3 (aka AES/EBU) over the DB25 connector ○ AES3 (aka AES/EBU) over the XLR connector ○ S/PDIF over the optical connector ○ S/PDIF over the RCA connector ○ ADAT over the optical connector

● When using S/PDIF over the optical ADAT connectors, you can only work at

sample rates of 44.1kHz and 48kHz. 88.2kHz and 96kHz are not supported.

● FX Chains support 8 inputs and 8 outputs. However, the eight outputs of an

FX Chain can be “multed” to an arbitrary number of physical Input/Output channels, computer audio interface channels, etc.

Sessions

A Session is the “big picture” for the H9000, a snapshot of the current state of all settings on the unit.

To load a session, press the front panel Sessions button; the button will illuminate as a reminder you are currently working with the sessions screen.

The screen will switch to the Sessions view, presenting you with a numbered list of sessions available for loading. The presently loaded session is displayed in the title bar at the top of the screen.

There are several different ways to navigate through the list of sessions:

 Press the cursor up/down buttons or rotate the wheel to scroll through the list one

entry at a time;

 Press the cursor left/right buttons to navigate through the Sessions list one page at

a time.

 The session you have currently navigated will highlight in green.  Press the Enter button to load the highlighted session.  The chosen session will load and you will automatically be taken to the FX

CHAINS screen where you can edit the session’s FX Chains.

Session Screen Soft Keys

The 8 Session soft keys offer additional session-related functions:

 New  Copy  Delete  Rename  Search  Preview  Load

New

Press the New soft key to create a new session.

If you have made changes to the currently loaded session, you will be prompted to save your changes; press the Yes or No soft key.

You will then see the Create New Session screen; press the Create New Session soft key (or the Cancel soft key if you wish to cancel out of the operation).

The new session you have created will be titled “Default Session” and will contain a single default FX Chain.

Copy

Press the Copy soft key to make a copy of the currently highlighted session.

The naming screen will appear, allowing you to create a new name for the copy of the session. In this sense, it is similar to the “Save As” function on a word processor application, where you can save a copy of a currently loaded document under a different name.

Delete

Press the Delete soft key to delete the currently highlighted session in the list. You will be prompted with a confirmation screen; press either the Cancel or OK soft keys.

Note that you cannot delete sessions that are part of the “Factory Sessions” group of presets. These sessions are meant to always be available on the H9000 and never be removed.

Rename

Press the Rename soft key to rename a currently highlighted session. You will then be presented with the naming screen where you can enter in a new name for your session.

Note that you cannot rename sessions that are part of the “Factory Sessions” group of Session presets. If you attempt to do so, you will be presented with the option of creating a new user session, which you can then rename.

Load

Press the Load soft key to load the currently highlighted session. This soft key duplicates the function of pressing the Enter key when a session is highlighted.

Press the latching Search soft key to bring up the search screen, where you can use the keypad to type in a keyword. Sessions containing the letters you type will appear in the filtered list of available sessions.

As you type additional characters, the list of sessions will further refine your search.

Preview

Press the latching Preview soft key to get a visual representation of the layout of the session, such as:

 The number of FX chains  The Algorithms in each FX Chain  Physical Inputs and Outputs

Since loading a session is not an immediate operation, the Preview function offers a quicker way to see what the session contains before you actually load it.

FX Chains

Press the front panel FX Chain button to switch the display to the FX Chains screen, where you can view and edit the various FX Chains of the currently loaded session.

Press the cursor left/right buttons or use the wheel to highlight the different FX Chains in the currently loaded session;

Press the cursor up/down buttons to move through the signal chain blocks in the currently highlighted FX Chains Block: An FX Chain is comprised of:

 Audio inputs  The algorithms contained in the FX Chain  Audio outputs

Configuring the Audio Input/Output of your FX Chain

Use the cursor buttons to highlight the Edit block of the FX Chain’s audio input section; you will then be presented with choices for selecting both the physical input connector, and then separately the channel number of your selected input connector.

Use the wheel to scroll through the available choices. When you have found your desired audio input, highlight the Connect block and press the Enter key.

Your chosen input source will now be routed to the input of the FX Chain and the display will show a connecting line to show that the connection has been made.

To assign an output to the FX Chain, follow the same procedure using the Edit block located at the bottom of the FX Chain display.

Note: You cannot select an Output that has been previously assigned to another FX Chain.

Replacing the Algorithm Used in an FX Chain

The middle section of the FX Chain block shows the Algorithm(s) that make up the current FX Chain. To replace the current FX Chain with a different FX Chain preset:

• Highlight the latching Replace soft key to initiate the replacement process.

You will be presented with a list of available FX Chain presets.

• Navigate to the FX Chain preset you wish to use as a replacement then press

the Replace soft key.

• Press the Enter key to insert the chosen preset into the FX Chain as a

replacement for the previous one.

At any time, you can press the Exit button to back out of the current screen state and return to the previous state. Pressing the Exit button a final time will exit the FX Chains screen and return you to the Sessions screen.

Note: You can always return to the Sessions screen by pressing the Exit button once

for each iteration of menus you have entered. In other words, if you’re in too deep

and need to reset, press the Exit button a couple of times to go back home.

FX Chain Soft Keys

The FX Chain screen contains 8 soft keys that offer the following functions:

 Add  Delete  Rename  Direct I/O  Mix  Mute/Bypass  Levels

Add: Press the Add soft key to add a new FX Chain to the currently loaded session.

You can have up to four FX Chains in your H9000. The H9000 will prompt you to select an I/O configuration for the FX Chain, which will be routed automatically upon creation.

Delete: Press the Delete soft key to delete the currently highlighted FX Chain. Note that you cannot delete the FX Chain if it is currently the only one loaded in the session.

Rename: Press the Rename soft key to bring up the naming screen, where you can rename the currently highlighted FX Chain container in the session.

Note that the name of the FX Chain container is distinct from the name of the FX Chain preset loaded into it; this can be useful for distinguishing an FX Chain’s purpose (e.g. Guitar 1, Guitar 2) if the same preset is loaded into multiple containers.

Mute/Bypass

Press the Mute/Bypass soft key to mute the currently highlighted FX Chain. Press it again to unmute the FX Chain.

When muted, a red “Mute” label will appear at the bottom of the FX Chain block.

Long-press the Mute/Bypass soft key to bypass the currently highlighted FX Chain. Long-press it again to un-bypass the FX Chain.

When bypassed, a red “Bypass” label will appear at the bottom of the FX Chain block.

Direct I/O

Press the latching Direct I/O soft key to create a “Direct I/O” Signal Chain. This is not an FX Chain, but rather a direct audio pathway between a physical audio input and audio output.

Direct I/O allows you to take advantage of your H9000 as a network attached I/O box, making the H9000’s pristine analog converters available for highest quality analog I/O.

Even at times when you do not require any of the external processing the H9000 can provide, the 8 analog input and outputs, along with their different routing options, allows the H9000 to work as a network-attached patch bay.

In the Direct I/O screen, use the cursor keys to highlight the input/output you wish to assign, then use the wheel to select the physical input /output you wish to use in your direct I/O pathway.

Four additional soft keys are available in the Direct I/O screen:

 Add: Press the Add soft key to add another direct I/O pathway within the

Direct I/O screen.

 Delete: Press the Delete soft key to delete a Direct I/O pathway that you have

highlighted.

 Page Left/Right: Press the Page Left/Right soft keys to navigate among the

different direct I/O pathways you have created, when there are more of them than fit on the screen at one time.

Note: Direct I/O assignments are saved with Sessions, not with FX Chains.

The FX Chain Preset Browser

 Press the Presets soft key to enter the FX Chain preset browser.  Navigate to the FX Chain you wish to load and press Enter (√).

Rename

Press the Rename soft key to rename the currently highlighted FX Chain. Note that factory FX Chains cannot be renamed.

Delete

Press the Delete soft key to delete the currently highlighted FX Chain preset. Note that factory FX Chains cannot be deleted.

Press the latching Search soft key to bring up the virtual keypad, where you can enter in letters and numbers to search for a specific FX Chain or algorithm name. As you enter in more characters, the algorithm list is filtered to show only FX Chains that contain the characters you are typing.

Levels

Short press the latching Gain/Levels soft key to adjust the output gain levels of the FX Chains present in the currently loaded session.

Similar to the Mix mode, the display will show level controls for each FX Chain. Use the cursor keys to navigate to the FX Chain for which you wish to adjust the level, and use the wheel to adjust its output gain.

Long-press the latching Gain/Levels soft key to show signal levels for the audio inputs/outputs of the currently highlighted FX Chain. The levels screen contains its own set of soft keys, as follows:

Clear Clip

Press the Clear Clip soft key to clear any overloads that are displayed on the I/O meters.

Group

Press the latching Group soft key to group together the inputs or outputs of the selected FX Chain input or output level.

When the latching soft key is illuminated, adjusting the level of either fader will adjust the level of both equally.

Algorithms

In the H9000, each FX Chain can contain up to four separate signal-processing Algorithms. The Algorithms screen is where you work with these specific algorithms; you can navigate to it by either:

 Pressing the Algorithms button on the front panel, or;  Highlighting the Edit button in the center portion of an FX Chain block, then

pressing the Enter button.

The screen will switch to the Algorithms display and the front panel Algorithms button will illuminate.

Algorithms Overview

The Algorithms overview screen displays the specific algorithms that make up the currently highlighted FX Chain.

The display shows the different algorithms present, their routing within the FX Chain, and the audio inputs/outputs that feed the FX Chain.

Rotate the wheel to navigate to the different objects in the FX Chain, which include:

 Algorithm processing blocks  Input and Output blocks

When viewing the Algorithms overview screen, pressing the Enter button works contextually for whatever specific object you have highlighted:

 Algorithm: When the Edit label is highlighted, pressing Enter takes you to the

Parameters page (see Parameters section for more details)

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Eventide H9000 Users Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Introduction

A Note on the User Interface

What’s In The Box

H9000 Features

Terminology

Presets

H9000 Hardware

Standard Front Panel

Rear Panel

Operating the H9000

A Note on “Latching” Soft Keys:

Things to Know About Signal Routing

Sessions

FX Chains

Direct I/O

The FX Chain Preset Browser

Levels

Algorithms

Algorithms Overview