Eventide H9000 User manual

User Manual
Version 2.0
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Table Of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. What’s in The Box
1.2. Features
1.2.1. Multiple Quad ARM Processors
1.2.2. Flexible and Adaptable Eects Structure
1.2.3. Large Complement of Analog and Digital IO
1.2.4. Expandable IO
1.2.5. Full Front Panel Control
1.2.6. Network Connectivity
1.2.7. Computer Audio Interfacing
1.2.8. Easy Sharing of FX Chains and Sessions
1.2.9. Compatibility with VSig3 Editing Sotware
1.3. Hierarchy
1.3.1. Session
1.3.2. FX Chain
1.3.3. Algorithm
1.3.4. Parameter
2. Setup
2.1. Setting up Your H9000
2.1.1. Info
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2.1.2. Expansion cards
2.1.3. Name
2.1.4. Clock
2.1.5. Tempo
2.1.6. Preferences
2.1.7. Pedals
2.1.8. MIDI
2.1.9. Analog Refs
2.1.10. Network
2.1.11. Updating your H9000 Firmware
2.2. Setting up Your H9000R
2.2.1. Connecting to Emote With an Ethernet Connection
2.2.2. Connecting to Emote With a Wi-Fi Connection
2.2.3. Switching Networks
2.2.4. Updating Your H9000R Firmware
3. Hardware
3.1. H9000 Front Panel
3.2. H9000R Front Panel
3.3. Rear Panel
4. Front Panel Operation
4.1. A Note on “Latching” Sot Keys:
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4.2. Things to Know About Signal Routing
4.3. Sessions
4.3.1. Session Screen Sot Keys
4.3.2. New
4.3.3. Copy
4.3.4. Delete
4.3.5. Rename
4.3.6. Load
4.3.7. Search
4.3.8. Preview
4.4. FX Chains
4.4.1. Conguring the Audio Input/Output of your FX Chain
4.4.2. Replacing an FX Chain
4.4.3. FX Chain Sot Keys
4.5. Algorithms
4.5.1. Algorithms Overview
4.5.2. Conguring Audio I/O For an Algorithm
4.5.3. Algorithm Screen Sot Keys
4.6. Parameters
4.6.1. Editing Parameters in an Algorithm
4.7. Meters
4.7.1. Assigning Input/Output sources to Meters
4.7.2. More Meters
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4.8. Saving and Importing Data
4.8.1. Saving
4.8.2. Exporting
4.8.3. Importing
4.9. Scenes
4.9.1. Trigger Source Options
4.9.2. Working with Scenes
5. Emote
5.1. Introduction
5.1.1. Downloading the Installer
5.2. The Emote User Interface
5.2.1. Menu
5.2.2. Browser Window
5.2.3. Main Screen
5.2.4. Using Emote as a Plug-in
6. Using the H9000 as a Computer Audio Interface
6.1. Changing the USB Audio Sample Rate
6.2. Using the H9000 with macOS
6.2.1. Using the H9000 With Your Existing Computer Audio Interface
6.3. Using the H9000 with Windows
6.3.1. Setting Sample Rate on the H9000 using Windows
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7. Expansion Cards
7.1. MADI
7.1.1. Setup
7.2. Dante
7.2.1. Documentation
7.2.2. Firmware updates
7.2.3. Setup
7.3. Pro Tools
7.3.1. Connections
7.3.2. Integration
7.3.3. Using Multiple HD Expansion cards
7.3.4. Setup
8. Safety and Warranty
8.1. Safety Information
8.2. Limited Warranty
8.2.1. What the Warranty Does and Does Not Cover
8.2.2. Who is Covered Under the Warranty
8.2.3. When the Warranty Becomes Eective
8.3. WARRANTY INFORMATION
8.3.1. Who Performs Warranty Work
8.3.2. Shipping Within the 50 United States
8.3.3. Shipping Outside the 50 United States
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9. Federal Communications Commission Statement
9.1. Class A ITE
9.2. CE Class A (EMC)
A. Signal Flow
A.1. Audio Signal Flow
A.2. Control Signal Flow
B. Startup Sequences
B.1. Sot Reset / Access Point Mode / Clear Current State
B.2. Fail Safe Updater / Recovery Mode
B.3. Factory Reset
B.4. USB Dump Data
B.5. USB Self-Test Mode
C. H9000 MIDI Functionality
C.1. Velocity
C.2. Trigger
C.3. Toggle
C.4. Note Number
C.5. Note To Hz
C.6. Control Range
C.7. Parameter Range
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1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the Eventide H9000, the new agship 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 oering the great
sounding eects you have always loved from Eventide.
The H9000 is available in two basic models:
The H9000
The H9000R
Although the H9000 front panel allows you to navigate the device with ease, we highly encourage you
to download and use the full-featured control app/plug-in “Emote”.
Both versions of the H9000 accept a range of Expansion Cards (Section 7) that support industry
standard protocols for digital and networked audio I/O.
In this manual, when discussing features common to both units, we will refer to the hardware as
“H9000”.
1.1. What’s in The Box
Your H9000 comes with the following:
H9000 2RU rackmount processor
Registration/Warranty card
Wireless network (WIFI) dongle
FAT-32 formatted USB drive
USB cable
Power cable
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1.2. Features
The H9000 is designed to be easy to use while giving you power, control, and versatility through the
implementation of the following features:
1.2.1. Multiple Quad ARM Processors
The H9000 uses multiple cutting-edge eects processors, allowing it to process a large number of I/O
channels and up to 16 separate eects algorithms simultaneously.
1.2.2. Flexible and Adaptable Eects Structure
Your H9000 provides up to four FX chains, with each chain containing up to four separate processing
algorithms. FX chains can be routed in series, parallel, and more.
1.2.3. Large Complement of Analog and Digital IO
Multiple formats and connector types allow you to easily integrate the H9000 into a variety of setups.
1.2.4. Expandable IO
Three expansion card slots allow you to integrate your H9000 into the latest digital audio and
networked environments. We are always developing new expansion cards, ensuring that your
processor is as future-proof as possible as digital and networking formats evolve.
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1.2.5. Full Front Panel Control
While we oer and recommend the Emote control app, the standard H9000 also provides intuitive
front panel control using a large color display, context-sensitive sot keys, and a complement of
physical navigation controls.
1.2.6. Network Connectivity
Connect to your H9000 with Emote via either your Local Area Network, or a direct ethernet
connection.
1.2.7. Computer Audio Interfacing
USB 2.0 allows you to interface your H9000 with your audio hardware and DAW as a standard audio
interface with 16 channels of I/O. Send, process, and return 16 separate channels of individual DAW
tracks.
1.2.8. Easy Sharing of FX Chains and Sessions
The H9000 uses standard USB thumb drives to save and import your custom eects settings, making
it easy to back up, carry, and share your creative eorts.
1.2.9. Compatibility with VSig3 Editing Sotware
VSig3is a cross-platform visual editor that enables the creation of custom algorithms for the H9000.
It is available for download here: https://www.eventideaudio.com/products/sotware/algorithm-
editor/vsig3
Note
VSig3 is only available for H9000 owners, and requires H9000 registration.
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1.3. Hierarchy
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:
Session
FX Chain
Algorithm
Parameter
Note
The standard H9000’s front panel contains dedicated hardware buttons for all four of the above
modes, making it easy to access any level of the hierarchy at the touch of a button.
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1.3.1. Session
A Session is the highest level on the H9000 hierarchy. Session presets save the entire state of the
product at any given moment, including:
The currently loaded FX chains:
Parameters within the FX chains.
Routing assignments within the FX chains.
Routing information external to each FX chain, including:
Physical I/O of each FX chain container.
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.
The current state of the global settings:
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).
1.3.2. FX Chain
The H9000 allows you to chain up to four algorithms together into a custom FX Chain. The FX chain is
fed by audio inputs, then the audio is routed through up to four algorithms, and then nally to audio
outputs.
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.
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FX Chain presets save:
Everything contained within each 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 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)
1.3.3. Algorithm
Over many years, Eventide has created a vast library of audio processing routines, which exist as
eects processing “modules”. Some of these are simple, such as a low pass lter, 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 specic value that cannot be changed by the
user, while allowing that user to change the values of other variables.
The algorithms are the H9000’s “secret sauce”, with specic eects parameters that are adjustable by
you, the user. The members of the H9000 Family each have well over one thousand ve hundred
algorithms, covering the whole range of audio eects.
Algorithm Presets save:
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)
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1.3.4. Parameter
Parameters are the individual adjustments you can make within an algorithm (or FX chain). On the
H9000, when you navigate to a specic algorithm you are presented with its specic 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 xed value and not “bring them
out” to the user of the eect.
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 oer parameters such as gain, low/mid/high EQ,
etc.
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2. Setup
2.1. Setting up Your H9000
Press the Setup button to enter the Setup menus for the H9000. The let-hand side of the display
shows a list of areas you can customize, including:
Info
Name
Clock
Tempo
Preferences
Pedals
Analog Reference Level
Network
MIDI
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Use the cursor buttons or wheel to navigate to the setup screen you wish to adjust. The setup
category will highlight and the right-hand side of the display will show the specic items that can be
adjusted in that section.
2.1.1. Info
The Info screen is a display only; none of its settings can be adjusted. It provides a high-level
overview of your H9000 unit, with the following information:
2.1.1.1. System Info
This column displays:
Model: (In this case the H9000)
Name: The custom name that you can assign to your unit
Serial Number
Firmware Version
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2.1.1.2. DSP Modules
This column displays revision and ID information for the DSP modules installed in your unit.
2.1.2. Expansion cards
This column displays information on any expansion card(s) that are installed in the H9000’s three
expansion slots (which are labeled slots A, B, and C).
2.1.3. Name
2. Setup
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