Eventide H3000 Factory Harmonizer User Guide

EVENTIDE

H3000 Factory™

Ultra-Harmonizer

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Native Plug-in

For AAX

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, Audio Units

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, and VST

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Plug-In Formats

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Contents

Introduction ...................................................................................................3

1 Installation .....................................................................................................5

2 Using H3000 Factory ....................................................................................8

3 Plug-in Panel Details...................................................................................10

H3000 Front Panel................................................................................10

Preset Bar..............................................................................................11

Preset Parameter Panel........................................................................12

Program Page........................................................................................13

Expert Page...........................................................................................23

Function Page........................................................................................24

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Introduction

Welcome, and thank you for your purchase of the Eventide H3000 Factory™

Native. This plug-in provides a convenient modular interface to combine up to

18 effects blocks together in a practically limitless number of configurations. It offers pairs of sweepable delays, pitch shifters, amplitude modulators, filters, and an assortment of modulation sources including two low frequency oscillators, envelope generators, mixers and more. Each of your custom effects can easily be manipulated in real time or synchronized to a session. All of this flexibility, with the sought-after sound of the H3000, brings you a great-sounding plugin that’s as versatile and easy to use as the original that inspired it.

Eventide H3000 Factory Native features:

 18 effects blocks can be w ired “anything to anything”.

 Delays utilize our intuitive Beat Grid, letting you easily place delays in perfect time with the music.

 Fully adjustable filters offer Band Pass, High Pass, Low Pass and Shelving types with Q factors up to 100.

 Over 200 parameters make this an incredibly versatile sound design tool.

 Drag and drop re-ordering of effects blocks.

 Full MIDI controller support for Parameter Modulation.

 Parameter Modulation with a host of Function Generator abilities for incredibly dynamic sound shaping.

 Soft Keys let you customize the preset parameters.

 Familiar interface is easy to use.

We'll get into more depth on the product soon but, before you forget, please take a few minutes to register online. This helps us keep you informed of any important software updates, and any special offers that may only be available to registered users.

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About This Manual

We’re very confident you’ll be able to use your new plug-in without reading this manual, but we urge you to have a quick look. There are several unique features and interesting options presented in H3000 Factory Native, so a cursory glance will help you get the most out of your plug-in.

We also won’t cover much at all about the operation of individual DAWs since their owner’s manuals or online help should provide you with the answers you need. If you still have questions after reading this manual, please visit our support forum available via our website ( www.eventide.com

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1. Installation

Registering Your Plug-In

The first step to using your Eventide H3000 Factory plug-in is registering your new product. In order to register, you must have an eventide.com account and an ilok.com account. If you do not have an eventide.com account, you can create one at http://www.eventide.com

. If you do not have an ilok.com account, you can create one at http://www.ilok.com

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To download your Eventide H3000 Factory license and use your plug-in, you must also have a second generation iLok.

Second Generation iLok

If you do not have a second generation iLok, you may purchase a discounted iLok directly from Eventide with the registration of applicable software, or for full price wherever iLoks are sold.

To register your Eventide H3000 Factory plug-in, you must first log in to http://www.eventide.com

. Once logged in, please choose the menu option,

“Register Product,” or direct your browser to https://www.eventide.com/User/RegisterProduct.aspx

. Under Product, choose

“H3000 Factory Native Plug-in,” enter your Serial Number, and hit Continue.

Next, please enter your Purchase Date, Store Name, Store City, License Key, and iLok.com Account Name. When you are sure that all this information is accurate, please hit confirm. It may take a minute for eventide.com to register your product. When your registration is complete, you should see a page containing all your registered Eventide products, including your H3000 Factory plug-in.

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Downloading Your iLok License

Now you are ready to download the H3000 Factory license to your iLok. To do so, plug your second generation iLok into the USB port on your computer and navigate your browser to http://www.ilok.com

. Log in to ilok.com using the same ilok.com account name you used when registering your Eventide plug-in.

If you have not yet done so, you may have to download and install PACE’s iLok

Client software before your iLok is recognized. In this case, ilok.com will prompt you to do so. Once you are logged in, and your iLok is recognized, you will be able to download your H3000 Factory license to your iLok by clicking on

“Download Licenses” This will move the H3000 Factory license onto your iLok.

Installing Your Plug-In

Now that you have the registration and license, you can download and install the H3000 Factory plug-in. The plug-in installer can be found on the Eventide

Native Plug-In support page at http://www.eventide.com/AudioDivision/Support/Plug-ins/Native Plug-in Support.aspx

. Please download the appropriate installer for your system and follow the instructions to install the plug-in.

Installer Locations

The following are the default install locations in the H3000 Factory Installer. If you wish, you may change the install location while running the installer.

On OSX, the AAX plug-ins are installed at:

Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-ins

The AU plug-ins are installed at:

Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components

The presets are installed on the system drive at:

<user>/Documents/Eventide/H3000 Factory/Presets

On Windows 64-bit, the AAX plug-ins are installed at:

Program Files/Common Files/Avid/Audio/Plug-ins

The VST plug-ins are installed at:

Program Files/Common Files/Steinberg/VST2

The presets are installed on the system drive at:

<user>/Documents/Eventide/H3000 Factory/Presets

On Windows 32-bit, the AAX plug-ins are installed at:

Program Files(x86)/Common Files/Avid/Audio/Plug-ins

The VST plug-ins are installed at:

Program Files (x86)/Common Files/Steinberg/VST2

The presets are installed on the system drive at:

<user>/Documents/Eventide/H3000 Factory/Presets

After Installation is Complete

Once you've completed the installation, the plug-ins should be available. If the plug-ins do not show up in the plug-in list within your DAW, check to be sure

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they are properly placed on the hard drive, and that your iLok is secured in y our computer’s USB port with its light on.

Qualified DAWs

Though Eventide’s intention is that our native plug-ins work in all AAX, AU, and

VST hosts, we have only tested and can guarantee operation in certain hosts.

Eventide’s AAX native plug-ins have been tested and work with Avid’s Pro

Tools 10 on both Mac and Windows. Eventide’s AU plug-ins work only on Mac with

Apple’s Logic 8, and Logic 9, as well as Ableton Live 7 and Live 8. Eventide’s VST plug-ins work only on Windows with Steinberg’s Cubase6, Cubase

6.5, Nuendo 5.5, Ableton Live 7, and Live 8.

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2. Using H3000 Factory

Patch Cables and Blocks

The H3000 Factory Plug-In contains 18 effect blocks in a patchable interface. These blocks are located in the lower left of the plug-in, on the Program Page. Clicking on each input, output, or effect block will show that blocks detail page, which includes all relevant parameters, modulation and routing.

To create effects in H3000 Factory, you connect the effects blocks together using virtual patch cables. C lick on the desired block’s Output jack and drag the resulting cord over to any block’s Input jack. The connection is made when you release the mouse button. You may start with an effects block’s Input jack and drag to an Output jack as well. Audio and Mod signals can be interconnected unleashing incredibly dynamic effects.

Patch cords are also color-coded for your convenience:

 Yellow = Left audio channel

 Red = Right audio channel

 Blue = Mod signal

 Orange = This will identify a side chain audio signal or a mix of audio and Mod signals.

 White = not connected to signal path

Re-ordering Effects

Effects blocks may be re-ordered in standard drag and drop fashion. Click and hold the effects block’s name (e.g., Pitch Shift 1) then drag it into another effect block location on screen. The block will swap place with the one you are dropping it onto. This provides a handy way to stay organized as you build complex effects.

Using the Controls

The control set offered by H3000 Factory consists mainly of faders and number boxes, however the delay’s Beat Grid offers a simple graphical interface for setting delay times based on tempo and time signature. These controls have been designed to work in the most intuitive way, allowing you to quickly and easily adjust parameters or type in values.

To adjust a fader parameter, click on its fader and drag the mouse left and right. You can also click directly in the number box associated with every parameter and drag the mouse up or down to increase or decrease the parameter’s value.

Most parameters let you drag the mouse a convenient distance to cover the parameter's full value range. However, you can hold the Command or

Ctrl keys (for Mac and Windows respectively) to get fine resolution while setting parameter values.

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Every number box allows you to type values directly in to immediately set the parameter value. Click once in the number box and release the mouse button without moving it. The box will become highlighted and ready for typing. Try to type in values that correspond to the parameter e.g., 8 kHz would be typed as 8000.

When a parameter has been set to be controlled by a modulation source, such as a Soft Key or the Function Generator, the parameter value will turn red and you will no longer be able to change it in the ways described above. Only the modulation source will affect the parameter value.

I/O Formats

Eventide H3000 Factory is available for use on mono and stereo sources.

When processing a mono audio source on the majority of DAWs, the channel will be converted to a stereo output channel and may provide you with a stereo effect. In this case, both Left and Right inputs to the plug-in will receive the same audio.

When you insert H3000 Factory onto a mono track in Cubase, however, the plug-in will only process audio through the left Input and Output channels. If you wish for the plug-in to create a stereo output from a mono input in Cubase, you can do so my routing your mono track to a stereo FX track with H3000 Factory inserted on it.

The plug-in also provides a dedicated input block to route side chain inputs from your DAW session into the H3000 Factory signal path.

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3. Plug-in Panel Details

The H3000 Factory user interface panel is broken down into four main sections, each of which is detailed in this chapter:

 H3000 Front Panel

– this is the top portion of the plug-in panel that resembles the original H3000’s front panel.

 Preset Bar - the area above the Front Panel where you can recall, save, and scroll through presets.

 Preset Parameters – this is the center section that contains level, mix and tempo settings for the current preset.

 Program, Expert and Function Parameters – this is the lower tabbed section of the plug-in. Click on one of the Program,

Expert or Function tabs to bring those parameters to the forefront.

H3000 Front Panel

The H3000 front panel is always available in the top portion of the plug-in window. This is where you edit Soft Parameter values and view the input and output levels.

They numeric keypad is included to maintain the H3000’s aesthetic but has no effect on the plug-in's operation.

Levels

The stereo meters allow you to monitor the audio signal levels. Click on the in/out button to toggle between the input and output signal. An illuminated

LED indicates that the meter levels correspond to the input signal.

Soft keys

The H3000’s Soft Keys were originally designed for creating custom parameters that may not have been available in the chosen algorithm. This feature is incorporated into the H3000 Factory plug-in as well. To adjust one of these parameters, click on the button below the Soft Parameter’s name and then turn the big Knob to the right. It is also possible--and easier

–to simply click on the value field below the Soft Parameter’s name and drag the mouse to adjust the value.

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The specifics of assigning Soft Keys to parameters are detailed in the Program page later in this document.

Page Select Buttons

The page select buttons are found between the Knob and the Soft Keys.

These buttons act like the ones on the original H3000 by selecting the Program, Expert or Function page of parameters. As you click on one of these buttons, the bottom portion of the plug-in panel changes to show the appropriate view of parameters. It’s also possible to access these pages by clicking on the tabs in the lower section.

Knob

The Knob allows you to adjust one Soft Parameter at a time. To do this, click on the button below the soft name and then turn the Knob.

Numeric Keypad

The numeric keypad image is present to emulate the aesthetic of the

H3000 hardware unit. It is not meant to implement any functionality.

Preset Bar

H3000 Factory comes loaded with hundreds of presets for you to use or draw inspiration from. This panel allows you to recall, save, and scroll through them.

Preset Drop Down Menu

To recall presets, H3000 Factory provides its own preset drop down menu in addition to preset menus that are offered by some DAWs, such as Pro

Tools and Logic. You may select presets from either menu but the DAW's preset menu will only be able to load preset formats specific to that DAW.

The H3000 drop down menu, on the other hand, will load a ".tide" format that can be loaded across all H3000-compatible DAWs. For example, if you use the H3000 Preset Bar to create a preset in Pro Tools, you will also be able to load it in Ableton Live.

-/+ Buttons

Use the - and + buttons to easily flip through all of the H3000 Factory presets.

Save

Once you have changed an existing preset or created your own, the Save button will allow you to save and rename the current preset so it can be recalled at a later time.

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Load

The H3000 Factory preset drop down menu only displays presets located in <user>/Documents/Eventide/H3000 Factory/Presets. Use the Load button to recall a preset that is saved somewhere else on your computer.

Note that this button will only allow you to load preset files with the “.tide” extension.

Preset Parameter Panel

The original H3000 included a set of master parameters that came up instantly after loading a preset. We’ve grouped them in the Preset Parameter section for easy access. Like many of the parameters in the product, these sliders can be automated and many of them can be manipulated using the Parameter

Modulation section on the Func tion page. We’ll describe how to set that up later, but for now let’s take a look at the parameters on this panel.

Tempo Based

Enabling this button will cause delay times of the Delay and Pitch Shift effect blocks to be calculated based on the Tempo and Meter parameters. As the Tempo value changes, the delays will be scaled to maintain the rhythm that is displayed in the Beat Grid. When this parameter is off, Tempo and

Meter changes will have no effect on delay times.

Session Tempo

When this button is enabled, H3000 Factory’s Tempo parameter will use and follow your DAW's session tempo. You will only be able to adjust the tempo and meter by changing your session's settings.

Tempo

When Session Tempo is disabled, this data box provides a way to set the

Tempo parameter, in beats per minutes (BPM). When Session Tempo is enabled, the Tempo parameter value will be displayed in red and you will be unable to change it by typing a value or dragging your cursor. Only alter ing the tempo of your DAW’s session will affect the Tempo parameter when Session Tempo is engaged.

Meter

These two data boxes provide a way to set the song's meter, defining the number of beats in each measure and the integral beat division. The meter will be displayed in the Beat Grids of the Delay effect. When Tempo Based

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is enabled, these values will be displayed in red and their value will be linked to your DAW’s session meter.

Mix

This parameter sets the overall balance of wet (effected) signal to dry (original) signal. When the Mix is set to 0.0%, H3000 Factory is bypassed.

Input Level

This parameter allows you to adjust the signal level into this plug-in. Up to12 dB of gain is provided to recover low-level signals. As with all parameters, you can Alt-click the fader or the textbox to set the level value back to its default.

Output Level

This parameter allows you to adjust the plug-in's output level. Up to 12 dB of gain is provided.

Program Page

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The Program page, accessible via the lower portion of the plug-in panel, offers two working areas to help you manage the large number of parameters and their settings. The left half of the panel displays the 18 effects blocks, Inputs, and Outputs. Click on any of the effects blocks and you’ll bring up the Effect Block Details on the right half of the Program page. Although many of these parameters are available via the Expert and Function pages, they are also displayed here to make your workflow more efficient and enjoyable.

To view this page at any time, click on the PROGRAM tab. This page may also be selected by clicking on the Program button to the left of the Knob. We’ll start

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by detailing the Inputs, the Effects Blocks and lastly, the Outputs in the following section.

Left and Right Inputs

Drag a patch cable from either of these inputs to send audio into another effects block. When H3000 Factory is inserted onto a mono track, these two inputs will receive identical audio.

Noise Input

This white noise generator is useful for affecting the timbre of an audio signal or creating a variety of random-sounding effects. Watch your audio levels when connecting this block

—it provides a full scale signal output.

Full Scale Input

This block can be used in conjunction with other control signals to help maintain a steady signal or modify the output of others.

Side Chain Input

This block allows you to utilize the audio coming in through your DAW's side chain send. Only the AU and AAX H3000 Factory formats support side chain input.

Mod Knob Input

The Mod Knob was a key contributor to the wild effects that could be made using the original H3000 algorithms. Using the Mod Knob, a preset can be customized to allow a parameter to be manually modulated in real time.

For example, if you set Mod Knob's modulation source to be Soft Key 1 and then connect the Mod Knob output to Pitch Shift 1's Mod Input, this will allow you to modulate the pitch shift amount in real time by scrolling the Wheel when Soft Key 1 is selected. Please note that simply connecting the Mod

Knob to a Mod Input will not automatically link that parameter's modulation to the Wheel at the top of the screen. You will need to assign a Mod Knob

Modulation Source in the Mod Knob details panel to activate it.

Function Generator

The Function Generator (FG) is an LFO (low frequency oscillator) which is adopted from the H3000. It offers a wide variety of wave shapes that you can use to control many of the Preset Parameters described earlier. You can even assign the FG’s Amplitude, Rate and Trigger button as targets for Parameter Modulation. Each FG Type, or wave shape, can be set to a specific speed and range. Many are available as triggered waveforms.

The Function Generator consists of five parameters, plus an LED that lights to help you see its effective output. These parameters are described below.

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 FG Type – this drop down menu is where you select among the various types of wave shapes. See the next page for the complete list.

 Rate – this sets the rate (or speed) at which this oscillator runs freely. This also represents the time that the one-shot waveshapes take to complete their cycle.

 Amplitude – this sets the overall output level of the oscillator.

 Tempo Based

– click this button to cause the Function Generator to calculate rates based on the current Tempo parameter. When enabled, its LED will light.

 Trigger – use this button to start the triggered wave shapes. A single press will cause the FG to run through the entire shape of the one-shot types and then stop.

FG Types

The H3000 Factory plug-in offers the same 19 waveshapes as the original

H3000. Below is a list of the FG Types and a visual representation of each.

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Soft Keys

The Soft Keys are always available at the top of the plug-in when a preset loads. They were originally intended in the H3000 to let you create custom controls with different names. They are implemented here and are just as useful today as they were decades ago. The four Soft Keys are useful when you want to create a custom parameter or just organize the most commonlyused parameters into an easy to access place. The four custom controls and

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Polarity their settings are specific to each preset allowing virtually every preset to be unique.

Soft Key Setup

Setting up a Soft Key is very simple and requires two steps. They are ready to edit by clicking on the Function Generator block.

 Name – Click on the name field and type in up to eight characters, then hit Return or click on the plug-in panel. The name is instantly changed in the name field and in the H3000 LCD display area.

 Polarity – This sets the range of the chosen Soft Key and is useful when you want to change the knob’s behavior. For example, you might choose “–100 to +100” when a Soft Key is controlling

Global Pan. Otherwise, a range of “0 to 100” is the norm. Click on the drop down menu below the name field to select the range of each Soft Key.

That’s all there is to it. Now, to use the Soft Key, select it as a Modulation

Source for one or more of the available Preset Parameters. Click on the button and turn the big Knob or click and drag on the Soft Key value in the

H3000 LCD to adjust it. When a parameter has been assigned a Soft Key source, it will be displayed in red and you will be unable to type new values into the text box.

Effects Block Mod Input and Patching Section

Most effects blocks will have an independent Mod Source input that you can use to modify one or more predetermined parameters in that block.

Much of the power of H3000 Factory revolves around this feature, allowing audio and modulation sources to be connected to this input and dynamically alter the main effect attributes.

There are two ways to connect to this input:

 Drag a patch cab le from another block’s output to a MOD input.

 Select an input source from the drop down list in the block’s

PATCHING section at the bottom of the Effect Block Detail. Not all modulation sources are available to connect with cables so you may have to use the drop down menu in certain situations.

In the example below, the Side Chain output is connected to LFO 1.

When the audio level at this input reaches

–40dB, it will trigger the Triggered Exponential Sawtooth wave to begin its cycle. Notice that the

Patching sec tion’s MOD/TRIG IN is set to Side Chain.

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Effect Block Modulation / Expert Parameters

Nearly every block, aside from the Ampmod, Envelope and the audio input blocks, feature the modulation sources that are global to the plug-in and allow for more predictable patching. This means that up to 28 different parameters can receive mod signals from the Function Generator, the four Soft

Keys, and ten different MIDI sources.

Beyond that, each of these parameters allow you to set a minimum and maximum value for when the source is at its minimum or maximum output. By offering this extensive modulation control, effects can be controlled with very good precision, even via a MIDI keyboard.

Adopted from the original H3000 architecture, the Expert page is where you can view all of these parameters at one time. This was part of the many magic modules that made the H3000 such a dynamic studio processor. For added convenience, we’ve duplicated the Expert parameters specific to each block in the Effect Block Detail

—the MODULATION section. These parameters are described with each of the effects block parameters in the following sections.

To create a modulation “patch,” select a source from the Source list and choose low/high settings using the Min Value and Max value parameters.

When using Soft Keys as a source, be sure to give them a name. (See Soft

Key Setup in the Function Generator Effect Block Detail.)

Delay 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters

The H3000 Factory plug-in features two independent, sweepable delay lines that can be tempo-synced or modulated using any of the available sources.

This section details the various parameters available within the Delay 1 and 2 blocks.

 Beat Grid – The Beat Grid was made popular through the Eventide Octavox plug-in and is now available here in a simple, one line display. The Beat Grid allows you to set delays rhythmically by dragging the marker (

X

) horizontally, automatically snapping, or quantizing, the delay to musical beat divisions. Bars, beats and the subdivisions are displayed as vertical lines. The number of Bars and Beats displayed are dependent upon the Tempo and the chosen Meter. The Bars are labeled across the top and are divided into beats (the heavy vertical lines) and sixteenth note subdivisions (the light vertical lines). Holding the Command or

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Ctrl keys (for Mac and Windows respectively) while dragging this marker will not auto-quantize and allow you to freely move the marker.

 Delay Amount – Instead of using the Beat Grid, you may set the delay time by typing a number, in milliseconds, into this Delay

Amount text box. This method will not quantize the delay, thus providing control over the entire 600ms range.

 Delay Mod Amount – This controls how much the mod source will affect the Delay Amount, or time. Short delay amounts set here will result in flanging while longer ones may cause more dramatic sweeping effects.

 Delay Feedback – This control determines how much of the delay’s output will be fed back into its input. This causes the audio to repeat itself as the feedback amount is increased.

 Loop On/Off – Setting this parameter to On will cause the audio to repeat infinitely, or loop, until it is set to Off again. The loop length is determined by the Delay Amount parameter.

 Delay Highcut – This sets the cutoff frequency of a sweepable low-pass filter at the output of the delay line.

 Highcut Mod Amount – This parameter controls the affect a mod source will have on the Delay Highcut filter’s setting.

Pitch Shift 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters

This section details the various parameters available within the Pitch Shift 1 and 2 blocks. The pitch shifter can operate in either a detune or pitch mode.

 Pitch Shift / Detune Button

– As mentioned earlier, the H3000

Factory’s pitch 1 and 2 blocks can operate in two modes, de-

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pending on the setting of this button. When the button is lit, the block is running in straight shifting mode. This allows you to set fixed pitch shift amounts, but also to dynamically modulate them with a Mod source and the Mod parameters below. When the button is “out,” (off) the pitch block operates as a detune effect, focusing on small pitch amounts to build lush pitch effects.

 Beat Grid – The Pitch Shift block also features the Beat Grid, which works the same as the delay blocks. Refer above for a detailed description.

 Shift Amount – This determines the amount of pitch shift or detuning that is applied to the audio. Setting it to very small amounts can result in a rich sound. This parameter is measured in units of cents (1/100th of a semitone). For example, a 1200 cent pitch shift would output signal an octave above the input.

 Shift Mod Amount – This controls how much the mod source will affect the overall amount of pitch shift.

 Delay Amount – Like the Beat Grid, this control determines the total delay time before the shifted or detuned audio is heard.

Filter 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters

H3000 Factory features two effects blocks dedicated to sweeping filters.

They can be set for sound shaping or swept using the Mod parameters described here.

 Filter Type – The filter effects have selectable filter types, including lowpass, bandpass, or highpass. Use this drop down box to choose a filter type.

 Frequency – This control adjusts the filter’s center frequency.

 Filter Q – The Q factor, or bandwidth, of a filter determines the resonance of the filter and how much it affects the attenuated

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frequencies. A high setting will result in a more resonant, narrow effect on the audio. As Q is increased, so is the filter's gain. Use caution with high settings as clipping may occur.

 Freq Mod Amount – This determines how much the connected

Mod source will affect the center frequency.

Ampmod 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters

Use the Ampmod blocks to smoothly modulate audio signal levels creating auto-panning, ducking and other dynamic effects.

 Amount – This parameter determines how much the modulation input affects the gain of the audio signal.

 Offset – The value here sets the minimum amount of gain change on the audio signal when the Mod source is at its minimum.

Scale 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters

The two Scale blocks are available for controlling the gain of mod signals. By connecting it to an audio signal, a Mod source (such as a Soft Key) can be used to adjust the Mod source’s effectiveness.

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 Amount – This value sets how much attenuation is applied to the mod source.

LFO 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters

The H3000 Factory includes two independent low frequency oscillator (LFO) blocks. They provide exceptionally smooth modulation signals in thirteen waveshapes, including many one-shot types that can be triggered using any available Mod source. These LFOs may also be synchronized to your DAW session to create self-running effects that are perfectly locked to the music.

 Shape – Use this pull down menu to select from the 13 available wave shapes.

 Frequency – This parameter sets the speed at which the LFO will run. When the Tempo Based button is lit, this rate is expressed in Beats Per Minute (BPM), otherwise the range is expressed in Hertz (Hz).

 Modamount – When a Mod source is connected to the LFO block’s Mod input, Modamount determines the overall frequency parameter’s variation, in Hertz. This can be useful when adding a vibrato effect to a slow running sweep effect.

 Threshold – When any of the triggered wave shapes are selected, this parameter sets the level at which the Mod source will start the LFO running.

 Tempo Based – Enabling this parameter will effectively lock the

LFO to the Pro Tools session tempo. The Frequency parameter will be displayed in BPM.

 Trigger – Use this button to manually start a triggered wave shape.

Envelope 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters

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Two independent envelope generators are available to create output in response to changes in the input signal. Two outputs are generated: an envelope follower output (the left output jack) and a ducker output (the right output jack). You could use these outputs to have any parameter (such as pitch shift) be controlled by the loudness of a signal.

 Attack – The attack time controls the speed at which the envelope follower tracks increases in the input signal.

 Decay – The decay time controls the speed at which the envelope follower tracks decreases in the input signal.

 Ducker Threshold – This sets the level at which the ducker begins to attenuate levels.

 Ducker Ratio – Using common in:out ratios, this control determines the overall amount of ducking that occurs for each dB of input signal that passes through the Threshold level.

Mixer 1

– 4 Effect Block Parameters

Four two-input mixer blocks are available for combining two inputs. They can be controlled remotely as well using the Modulation Source and Patching parameters. For example, assigning a single Soft Key to both Level A and B parameters can control the balance of two inputs. Just assign the Source as

Soft Key 1 and set Level A’s Min and Max Values to be inverse of Level B’s.

The Soft Key now acts like a cross-fade control.

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 Level A – This sets the input level for the A input (left input jack).

 Level B – This sets the input level for the B input (right input jack).

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Expert Page

The Expert page offers an at-aglance look at the myriad of effects block’s parameters. To alleviate the redundancy of explanation, this chapter will reference the individual parameters to their Program page counterparts as described in earlier sections.

To view this page at any time, click on the EXPERT tab at the lower portion of the plug-in panel. This page may also be selected by clicking on the Expert button to the left of the Knob.

Note that when parameter values are displayed in red, it means that the parameter has been assigned a modulation source and you will not be able to change the value manually.

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Function Page

The Function page is where you create incredibly dynamic effects by assigning Mod Sources to the patchable parameters from nearly all of the input and effects blocks.

To view this page at any time, click on the FUNCTION tab at the lower portion of the plug-in panel. This page may also be selected by clicking on the

Function button to the left of the Knob.

Note that the options listed in the Modulation Source drop down menu are all the ones that cannot be connected using cables on the Program Page.

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Parameter Modulation

Parameter Modulation is the secret behind those wildly dynamic and expressive effects that the H3000 is so famous for. H3000 Factory incorporates this exact modulation system allowing you to create your own amazing treats.

So how does it work, you ask? You start by “patching” a modulation source, such as MIDI Pitch Bend, to a target parameter. Select a modulation source via the drop down menu (the complete list is below) under the Modulation

Source column. The target parameters are pre-defined for you under the column labeled “Preset Parameter.” Now, when you move the source (pitch wheel in this example) from min to max, the Preset Parameter is also adjusted from its lowest (min) value to its highest (max) value.

Of course, you may not always want the target parameter to move through its full range. For example, you might want to modulate the Frequency within only a few semitones. To do this, select values for Min Value and Max Value to affect only a portion of the range. (Shift Amounts of Min = -200 and Max =

200, for example, would cause the pitch wheel to adjust a center pitch by +/- one whole step.)

Also, you may not want to use the pitch wheel all the time. The built-in Function Generator, or FG for short, offers a host of wave shapes that can run continuously at a rate you choose

—or even in time with the session tempo.

There are also several “one shot” wave shapes that are executed using the

FG’s Trigger button. Refer to the FG Type descriptions for more information.

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Preset Parameter

Many of the Preset Parameters and three of the Function Generator parameters are available as targets in the Parameter Modulation section. They are detailed in the Preset Parameter section earlier.

Modulation Source

There are many sources available to dynamically modulate the parameters.

These include:

 Soft Keys 1 – 4

 Function Generator output

 MIDI Pitch Bend

 MIDI Mod Wheel (Controller # 001)

 MIDI Volume (Controller # 007)

 MIDI Balance (Controller # 008)

 MIDI Pan (Controller # 010)

 MIDI Expression (Controller # 011)

 MIDI Gen Purpose 1 thru 4 (Controller # 016 thru # 019)

Min Value

This is the value of the target parameter when the source is at its minimum.

Max Value

This is the value of the destination parameter when the source is at its maximum.

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