H9 User Guide

WARNINGS

Use only with supplied power supply.

Avoid spilling liquids onto/into the unit.

Do not expose to excessive heat or moisture.

Do not open – there are no user serviceable parts inside.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This information applies to software V5.2 and later.

Complete UG Part # 159035 Rev D

Contents Part # 141221 Rev 20

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Eventide and Harmonizer are registered trademarks of Eventide Inc. iPod, iPhone, iPad and iOS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. “Made for iPod,” “Made for iPhone,” and “Made for iPad” mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod, iPhone, or iPad, respectively, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory with iPod, iPhone, or iPad may affect wireless performance.

Bluetooth and the Bluetooth logo are registered trademarks of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

©2015 Eventide Inc.

H9 User Guide Introduction

Contents

WARNINGS ................................................................................................. III

INTRODUCTION............................................................................................ 5

A F

EW

W

ORDS OF

A

DVICE

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K

EY

F

EATURES

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H9

W

C

ONTROL

EBSITE

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............................................................................................................ 5

THE BASICS .................................................................................................. 6

B

T

LUETOOTH

HE

A

........................................................................................................ 6

LGORITHMS

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T

HE

P

RESETS

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T

HE

K

NOB

,

THE

L

IGHT

R

ING

&

THE

B

UTTONS

............................................................. 7

X, Y, Z buttons ............................................................................................... 7

HOTKNOB button ......................................................................................... 8

PRESETS Button ............................................................................................ 8

T

HE

F

OOTSWITCHES

.............................................................................................. 9

Using the Right Footswitch to Cue Presets ................................................... 9

Using the Right Footswitch to Tap Tempo or Parameter Values ............... 10

T

UNER

............................................................................................................. 10

H9 P

OWER

U

P

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C

AN

T

WO

P

RESETS

B

E

U

SED

S

IMULTANEOUSLY

? ...................................................... 10

CONNECTIONS ........................................................................................... 11

M

T

ONO

/S

YPICAL

S

TEREO

ETUPS

................................................................................................. 12

................................................................................................. 12

Guitar > H9 > Amp - Mono In/Mono Out ................................................... 12

Guitar > H9 > Amp 1/Amp2 – Mono or Stereo In/Stereo Out .................... 12

Guitar > Amp Effects Send > H9 > Amp Effects Return ............................... 12

Mixer Effects Send> H9 > Mixer Effects Return .......................................... 12

SETTING LEVELS ......................................................................................... 13

S

ETTING

O

UTPUT

L

EVEL

....................................................................................... 13

S

ETTING

I

NPUT

L

EVEL

/P

EAK AND

S

IGNAL

LED

S

........................................................ 13

I

E

NPUT AND

NABLING

/

O

UTPUT

S

DISABLING

WELL

I

.................................................................................. 14

NPUT

S

WELL

....................................................................... 14

E

NABLING

/

DISABLING

O

UTPUT

S

WELL

.................................................................... 14

BYPASS ...................................................................................................... 15

DSP B

YPASS

..................................................................................................... 15

1

R

ELAY

B

YPASS

/T

RUE

B

YPASS

................................................................................ 15

DSP+FX B

YPASS

................................................................................................ 15

S

ELECTING

B

YPASS

T

YPE

...................................................................................... 15

K

ILLDRY

– S

END

/R

ETURN

L

OOP

............................................................................ 16

PRESETS, ALGORITHMS, PARAMETERS ....................................................... 17

P

RESETS

........................................................................................................... 17

S

ELECTING

P

RESETS

............................................................................................ 17

Select/Cue/Load ......................................................................................... 17

Select/Load Instantly .................................................................................. 17

A

E

DJUSTING

DITED

P

P

RESET

RESET

I

P

ARAMETERS

NDICATION

.......................................................................... 18

.................................................................................. 18

S

AVING

P

RESETS

................................................................................................ 18

O

RGANIZING

Y

OUR

P

RESETS

................................................................................. 19

A

CTIVE

P

RESETS

................................................................................................. 19

ALGORITHMS & THEIR PARAMETERS .......................................................... 20

P

G

ARAMETERS

LOBAL

M

IX

– “E

XPERT

/T

WEAKER

” M

ODE

............................................................ 20

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TEMPO ...................................................................................................... 21

T

T

EMPO

AP

T

ON/OFF ............................................................................................... 21

EMPO

....................................................................................................... 21

F

G

INE

-

TUNING

LOBAL

T

T

EMPO

EMPO

.......................................................................................... 21

................................................................................................. 21

TUNER ....................................................................................................... 22

HOTKNOB .................................................................................................. 23

C

REATING A

HOTKNOB P

ATCH

........................................................................... 23

Exit HOTKNOB Patch Mode ........................................................................ 23

S

C

AVE

HOTKNOB

LEAR A

P

HOTKNOB

ATCH

P

..................................................................................... 24

ATCH

................................................................................. 24

V

IEW

HOTKNOB P

ATCH

D

ESTINATIONS

................................................................ 24

EXPRESSION PEDAL .................................................................................... 25

AUXILIARY SWITCHES ................................................................................. 26

MIDI .......................................................................................................... 27

DUMP (BACK-UP) PRESETS & SYSTEM SETTINGS ......................................... 28

R

ESTORING

P

RESETS AND

S

YSTEM

S

ETTING

............................................................. 28

2

ROUTING ................................................................................................... 29

Normal ....................................................................................................... 29

Pre/Post (PRE.PST) ..................................................................................... 29

Wet/Dry (WET.DRY,STEREO) ...................................................................... 30

SYSTEM MODE ........................................................................................... 31

T

O

E

NTER

/E

XIT

S

YSTEM

M

ODE

............................................................................. 31

S

YSTEM

M

ODE

N

AVIGATION

................................................................................ 31

SYSTEM MENU TREE .................................................................................. 32

[BLUE] – B

LUETOOTH

S

ETTINGS

........................................................................... 32

[PIN] – Number for Pairing with your iOS Device ....................................... 32

[NAME] – Your H9’s Bluetooth Name (H9-xxxx) ......................................... 32

[BYPASS] – S

ELECT

B

YPASS

M

ODE

....................................................................... 32

[BYPTYP] – Choose Bypass Type (DSP, RELAY, DSP+FX).............................. 33

[KILDRY] – Kill Dry Audio (NO, YES) ............................................................ 33

[AUX SW] – P

ROGRAM

A

UXILIARY

S

WITCHES

......................................................... 33

[MIDI] MIDI F

UNCTIONS

.................................................................................. 35

[RCV CH] – Set the MIDI Receive Channel (OFF, OMNI, 1-16) .................... 35

[XMT CH] – Set the MIDI Transmit Channel (1, 2-16) ................................. 35

[RCV.CTL] - Receive Continuous Control Message ...................................... 36

[XMT CC] – Expression Pedal/Aux Switch transmit MIDI Continuous Control

................................................................................................................... 37

[RCV.MAP] – Create a MIDI Program Change Receive Map ...................... 39

[XMT.MAP] – Create a MIDI Program Change Transmit Map ................... 39

[CTL.XMT] – MIDI Continuous Controller Transmit Enable (ON, OFF) ........ 40

[PGM.XMT] – MIDI Program Change Transmit Enable (ON, OFF) .............. 40

[SYS ID] – MIDI SysEx ID (ID 1-ID 16) .......................................................... 40

[OUTPUT] – MIDI Transmit/Thru Select (XMT, THRU, THRU+C, MERGE) ... 41

[DUMP] – Dump Select (ALL, ACTIVE, PRESET, SYSTEM) ............................ 41

[CLK IN] – MIDI Input Clock Enable (ON, OFF) ............................................ 41

[CLK.OUT] – MIDI Output Clock Enable (ON, OFF)...................................... 41

[CLK.FLT] – MIDI Clock Filter Enable (ON, OFF) .......................................... 41

[GLOBAL] – G

LOBAL

S

ETTINGS

............................................................................ 42

[MIX] – Enable Global MIX (ON, OFF) ......................................................... 42

[TEMPO] – Enable Global Tempo (ON, OFF) ............................................... 42

[ISW] – Enable Global Input Swell (ON, OFF) .............................................. 42

[OSW] – Enable Global Output Swell (ON, OFF) ......................................... 42

[TUNER] – T

UNER

S

ETTINGS

............................................................................... 42

[AUDIO] – Choose audio function when Tuner is active (BYPASS, MUTE) .. 42

[CALBRT] – Calibrate Tuner’s Reference Frequency (440 Hz) .................... 43

[UTILS] U

TILITY

F

UNCTIONS

.............................................................................. 43

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[ROUTE] – Select the Routing Mode (NORMAL, PRE.PST, WET.DRY) ......... 43

[PRESET] – Select the range of Active Preset (L01 - H99) ........................... 43

[SOURCE] – Select Source Instrument (GUITAR, BASS, SYN.LD, SYN.BAS) .. 43

[INGAIN] – Set the input gain (0dB to +18dB) ............................................ 43

[PDLCAL] – Expression Pedal Calibrate (ON, OFF) ...................................... 44

[EXPTIP] – Select function of Auxiliary Switch Tip [SWITCH, PEDAL] .......... 44

[SER*] – Serial Number (H9-xxxxx) ............................................................. 44

[SW VER] - Software Version ...................................................................... 44

RESTORING FACTORY SETTINGS/SOFTWARE UPDATES ............................... 45

R

R

ESTORING

ESTORING

F

F

ACTORY

ACTORY

S

P

YSTEM

S

ETTINGS

RESETS AND

S

................................................................. 45

YSTEM

S

ETTINGS

............................................... 45

S

OFTWARE

U

PDATES

........................................................................................... 45

D

IAGNOSTICS

.................................................................................................... 45

MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART ................................................................. 46

SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................... 47

LIMITED WARRANTY .................................................................................. 48

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