Eventide H90 Harmonizer | Demo by Leon Todd
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
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00:00 - Intro Jam
01:40 - They Did It!
02:54 - Tones
06:09 - Front Panel
09:06 - Programs, Algorithms and Presets
09:53 - H90 Control
13:57 - Routing Options & Killdry
16:02 - 2 80's Inspired Programs
17:46 - Control Assignments
19:19 - Parallel v Series
20:38 - NEW Algorithms
21:15 - Prism Shift
22:36 - Polyphony
23:52 - Evenvibe
24:47 - Instant Phaser
25:42 - Instant Flanger
26:20 - Weedwhacker
27:56 - Headspace
30:11 - Bouquet Delay
31:59 - Wormhole
32:37 - SP2016 Reverb
34:07 - Closing Thoughts
What would you like me to cover on future H90 videos?
how close is it in function to an eclipse?
Play chords in Polyphony so we can hear if it tracks as good and clear with less smear then the Whammy V. Do a dive bomb with an Expression pedal playing a chord to hear how it tracks again vs. the Whammy V.
Running this together with fractal!
Sound quality of algorithms in general on the H90, using Eclipse for reference.
1. Vintage DDL algorithm compared on H90 vs Eclipse
2. Blackhole algorithm compared on H90 vs Eclipse
3. Microshift algorithm compared on H90 vs Eclipse
Make a guitar instrumental version of 'Only Time' by Enya
I just bought one yesterday. Its a whole different level than any line6 unit. It makes my hx effects look and sound like a toy.
Mind blowing stuff Leon. I am still looking into the micropitch to get that wide and lush 80s tone, but this is next level
Intro track was beautiful. Loved the simply repeating main theme and climactic build up. I just got an H90 yesterday.
Very fine work as usual Leon!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
That sounds beautiful! Perfect player to demo it🙏👍🤘🎸
Thanks a lot!
The best H90 demo I have seen so far, nice job sir.
Thankyou!
@@LeonTodd Most welcome. Looks like a scammer is on your page, look at the comment below to me about a Flying V. -Cheers
@@rckilmore yeah, ridiculous that YT haven't nipped this stuff in the bud. Must have reported this 20+ times now.
Cool intro, cool new gear seems to always inspire.
Nice demo. Sweet and to the point with just the right amount of guitar playing and software/hardware demonstration. I bought my H90 5 days ago and this video was the first one over 15 minutes I could actually stick with. I have the H9 and used the bluetooth app a lot. I was initially bummed when discovering the H90 didn't connect via bluetooth, that is until using the H90 Control panel. It's so easy to tweak and save programs with it. I'm no computer software geek and I was able to figure the H90 out with minimal instruction by just diving into it. The hardware is intuitive as well.
Thank you for a well made UA-cam instruction video. Thanks to this video I'm going to dive into the series/parallel options.
Thanks for that video. Appreciate the hard work you put into these reviews/demos. Oh - and great playing & tone. You seem like such a nice dude and it makes a difference in watching your videos. Keep up the good work! 🙂👍🎸
Thanks for the kind words mate!
Great demo Leon as always , I love it , and I think for any pro musician, touring or studio recording it’s a great investment but for the hobbyist or occasional gigger there are cheaper options that will work , hey but I still want it ! 😜
Finally ,and what an amazing unit and playing, of course. I agree it's a bit too expensive for most of us. My FM9 is really all I need but hey if you got the cash I would def go for this working along with the FAS gear.
Great stuff my friend! You have taught me a lot!
Glad to hear it!
Very cool. Eventide has the best sounding effects bar none. Just killer. That is more than twice as good as the standard H9 for sure. Sounds were stellar. Very cool sir.
Be safe my friend.
Thanks for the demo. It's very very cool. ♥️🤘♥️
Yeah it's more like an H9 squared 😂
@@LeonTodd 😂
I was just about to order a H9 a couple days ago..luckily I got the email from Eventide telling me something was coming out today,, so I held off expecting it would be a new pedal like this! So cool!
I got an H9 6 months back goddamit I knew this would happen haha!
Real nice unit great features!!
The Bass player in the group I was in back in the 90s worked for Eventide in New Jersey, I lived about 10 miles from the company ,,he took me on a walk through in warehouse along with the research and development areas great times
Very cool!
This plus an HX stomp plus one of those electro harmonix 9 series pedals=the ambient fly rig of my dreams.
Yeah this plus my hx stomp might be all you need.
Che spettacolo 💪🏻
Great video Leon!
Much appreciated mate!
killer sounding, speechless
@4:25 sounds like a badass song. Cheers, mate!
You pull the best facials when you play man 😂
Love ya work brother 🤘
As a longtime H9 user that sold my MAX and 2 standards to fund other purchase, I'm psyched about this evolution. My H90 is backordered and due in before 12/2022. Very excited!
I think you're gonna love it! Those new algos are great
Serious horsepower ARM chip under the hood. The best is yet to come.
Leon, your jams in these videos are always awesome. But the one you opened with in this video is especially good. Also H90 is one of the most inspiring pieces of gear I’ve ever used.
Thanks so much! the fact I could sit down with an empty session and just scroll through presets and write something so fun with them speaks volumes about his unit IMO.
I love my Helix, and I feel like I've done some pretty remarkable things with it. And I've seen you do amazing things with your Fractal. But that thing... It's not just the number and flexibility of the algorithms. It's how they sound-- lush, dense, liquid and any other adjectives like that. Guess it's time to start saving up my pennies.
"Nothing sounds like an Eventide " definitely rings true. It's the perfect sidecar companion with another modeller IMO
@@LeonTodd Would love to see a video using the H90 in conjuction with the FM3.
@@jhonfelo you've read my mind :D
@@jhonfelo yes, please
How does this compare with the old harmonizers like the h3000?
As a recent purchaser of a Helix Stomp to add to my pedalboard, this interface with the little hard key buttons and the rest seems much more logical and efficient.
That was awesome - the playing and the H90! Im gonna save up.
Does the harmonizer have intelligent note selection for scales? And next time show us how it sounds against the varied frequency noise of a live band.
That Trower patch was the fucking business
The software user interface looks really good. It really is a great (and expensive!) time to have a home music studio 🙂
Software editors at launch, what is this sorcery?! :p
Before I looked at your fab demo , I viewed all the presets 99 in all wasn’t that inspired on most of them , in your hands though it’s a different animal … when I get my hands on one I’m sure all your comments will be much clearer !! Mostly I’ll be setting it up Clean, Crunchy and lead , I’d like some pad sounds though !! Great demo Leon 🤘
Let the noodling begin.
This release suggests to me that we reached a high point in actual effects some time ago and from there it's become a question of processing power and implementation.
I got the Micro Pitch pedal. It sounds so good. Its the perfect pedal to pair with the H90.
Holy crap, look at all that I/O. Look at all the routing possibilities. I think this can replace half of my pedal board. So can this pedal only run 2 effects at once? Asking because I already have a Tricera-chorus, it's become one of my favorite pedals and it would be awesome to run it with the H90 for maybe 3 algorithms all at once.
sea foam green absolute best color for strat
Ok ! I have the H90 now !! So reviewing your demo again , does make more sense now I have the H90 !! Can I save my edits on the front panel ? Can’t find a save button !! Other than that sounds fab playing on my Marshall combo … didn’t like my little Supro though 🤘
Great video Leon! Have you found anything in the H90 that hits the SPX90 Symphonic Chorus better than before? Wondered since the introduction of both Tricerachorus and now the H90 if there's anything in there that hits that tone better/closer than the original ModFactor Chorus algorithm.
I did a comparison between the H9/mod factor chorus, the SPX90 and a few other units a little while ago. It got close there. There's nothing new chorus wise in here but the overall I/O an converters sound better on this IMO
Those reverbs sound sick
I didn't really get on with the H9 verbs but the verbs in this tickle me pink
Cool stuff. Please do long strummed out chords for prolonged 'animated' modulation (and tracking quality). Also: Is it breaking new ground in the spectral/granular area of algorithms? I could be wrong, but it seems they are very mindful of legacy effects. Is it enough innovation here for the price tag.
"What would you like me to cover on future H90 videos?" - control patch changes via midi. I'll be using this with my Midi Buddy pedal (RFX) - how does the spillover sound? Former H3000 owner and cant wait to get my hands on the H90
Well done demo! I don't like the pedal, but Leon did a great job of demonstrating what it can do and explaining how it works.
You hate it Alan?
Every function is available via the knobs and buttons per Sweetwater
Thanks!! Exellent, you explained better than anyone else How the Knobs Function. Sometimes it's Nice to See How CREATIVE one can get with it, so Maybe just kind of Put a Piece Together with Multiple Guitars, Bass, Keys - run them through it as well? Acoustic - use the 12-String Function on it, perhaps? This is my New Definite Pedal to have!!
Not only does it sound fantastic but it also makes me want to build a kind of small compact portable studio with a laptop and an interface, an 8-12 channel analog mixer with good direct outs like a soundcraft Spirit 12 and then use a few select effects units for connectedto the fx -send-returns for mixing in the box or even going through the system.
A kind of vintage modern ( yes, Marshall; I´m looking at you!) hybrid old school/ new school system for simple recording and producing.
A few good mics, a couple of DI-boards for bass and guitar, an acoustic DI-interface, a drum mdid controller, a synth/midicontroller and Bob´s your uncle as the Brits say.
Could be awesome
That would be compact, powerful and most of all super fun!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
I wanted a double H9, had 1 H9 and sold it because I could only use one effect at a time. Watched others demoing this pedal and thought eh, nah. But watching your "sort of deep dive" now I want one. AMS here I come 😂🤦🏼♂️
Would this be cool in a Grunge band ? Or just too much maybe...?
Great demo as always Leon ! Thx
Hey Leon. Does this pedal have the ability to let you choose the harmony line that you would normally have with a 2nd guitarist, but you can program it note per note? My example would be the one odd note that is played in the harmony of "The Boys are Back in Town" I am able to do that with the Axe FX. Just wondering if there is a parameter in this that allows you to program your own harmonies
Hey, did you ever find out the answer to this? I'd love to know !
Great demo. Just sold my H9 and may buy this thanks to you. Also I know everyone dislikes 70’s or early 80’s Strats but is that one? I actually did a parts caster and after 5 sets of pickups got 79 original Strat pickups because they are awesome!
Yeah. Refretted, Suhr ML pickups and it rips!
00:45 Very good!
Amazing pedal, incredible sounds. What is not amazing is the price, $899 US. Gotts have it though, gotta have it.
Have you explored how insane it can get when you insert a H9 into the mix?
I just hope they keep maintaining the control app for the H9 in as far as device and computer OS updates/upgrades. There’s still a bunch of use left in my H9 Max and in the FX loop of my FM3.
Likewise, the H9 is still a fantastic unit and I can see them being used for years and years to come!
Paired with an Axe FX III this could do some killer sound design work.
Great demo as ever Leon, seems like an awesome bit of kit. Can I ask what the riff is that you play at 04.24?
Thanks! That's a Ragdoll song called Heaven Above
@@LeonTodd just listened to it, that's a great tune and a peachy riff, very 'Tremonti' sounding.
@@T0n3zon3 much appreciated!
Is this machine can replace my strymon duofecta pedal?? I need smaller boards since it getting more troublesome for me to bring big pedalboards and a guitar.
Great demo! Would you say the delays are on par with Strymon Dig? I have an H90 on order and I'd love to be able to further reduce board size by dumping the Dig but only if the quality is on par.
Yeah it's just a matter of what sort of character you're after. The vintage delay and bouquet delays can get nice and warm/crusty/old school whereas the mod delay and standard digital delay can be super lush and hifi. I think you'll have a lot of fun with this.
Try using the 12 string effect with the Ernie Ball Music Man JP7 blend the piezo separately. It will sound really cool. I do that with my Eventide Pitch Factor.
Ayy good idea I will try this with my Gibson LP Axcess
Can this replicate Alien Water Kiss from Steve Vai? When Passion and Warfare came out, that was the first time I had heard of Eventide. I was completely blown away by what was possible.
There's a bunch of H3000 inspired pitch stuff in here - there's definitely a Ballerina preset!
It's actually an overwhelming machine, i just wish we could run at least 3 "simpler" algorythms with it... would make it more cost effective. Here in Brazil it's priced similarly to a (new) Helix LT.
Leon, qué tal la calidad de audio y de efectos en comparacion con el Eventide Eclipse? Estoy pensando en vender la mia para comprar esto.
This intro track made me smile. I'm a shredder, but also into ambient ethereal guitar playing. My favorite guitarist is George Lynch but I also love The Cure. Great job Leon!!!
Same here, love the golden era of shred AND ambient stuff
Just when I decided I wasn't going to buy any gear this year in order to save up, this comes out... FML. One can't love greasy 80's tones and not have this on their pedalboard
Hi Leon, would you sell an Eclipse for this? The portability is desirable but the eclipse is pretty legendary. Thanks man
I would love to see how it could be used in songs, mixes, etc. Basically, using it musically.
All the sounds at the start except for the drums were fun through this
Hey Leon, do you think you can duplicate the tone and quality in the axe FX 3? And how do you talk the pitch shifting of the H90 vs axe FX 3?
You're probably splitting hairs when it comes to effects quality between them IMO. They do what they do in different ways, with Fractal giving you blocks and freedom to route them anywhere whereas the Eventide is "curated". Pitch shifting on both units is amazing.
@@LeonTodd thanks man. You're awesome. I was a big, Malmstein, Lynch and DiMartini fan back in the 80's. You're good at what you do and rather likable Cheers mate
Does the FM9 make the H90 (great as it is) mostly redundant or would it add enough additional to integrate them (thinking for live mostly).
The FM9 does more than I need for most situations. Advantages of the H90 are the way algorithms are structured and generally give you a different starting point to create tones. Here's a vid with the FM3 - ua-cam.com/video/bjJsF_hHcjk/v-deo.html
The reminds me of the huge wide mixes on Circa Survive’s Blue Sky Noise
GREAT album, I haven't listened to that one in a little while.
Could you share if you used the axefx and which preset you used in Fractal @16:20ish? It would be killer if you shared the presets for the different patches you were demoing. All sounded great to my ears.
It's the filth preset here - www.fractalaudio.com/gift-of-tone/#01
@@LeonTodd Thank you so much for all your great videos Leon!
I notice at about 1 minute in a program called 80echos. Did you create this one? I don’t see it in the H90. Would love to have it, sounds amazing
Could you share what presets are you using for the Headspace and the SP2016 reverb in that 80echos program? Just subscribed btw. Your channel is great
OOO MMYYY GGOODD!!!
LT were you running the H90 through the AxeFx III? thank you - i pulled the trigger on an H90🥳🥳
How do you like it?
@@LivinginLosAngeles-re5yxits awesome; the combination of a FX3 or FM3 with H90 offers so many possibilities🤘😎
The price is a little strong considering I could get an FM3 for just a little more
What is the setup you're running on this? It sounds fantastic!
running it in a loop of my Axe-FX III, just using the Axe for stereo amp/cab sims. Some of the clips have the H90 before the amp sim, some after
Are you fronting it with the Axe overdrives or do you have a pedal in front of the Eventide when you put on the dirt?
It is pricey, but good 80's clean! 9 out of 10 on the Schmoe scale.
9 schmoes!
Well Leon, you are the ‘Schmoe’ master 😊
Hey Leon...I should have known by myself, but which song is that famous riff you play from 4:24? Thanks. 🤘
This'un ua-cam.com/video/mgvl7ai-Vc8/v-deo.html
@@LeonTodd Awesome man...any other band would have repeated that damn amazing piece of a riff at least a thousand times in that song. But you just teased at the beginning...genius. 👍
@@dennycrane2817 the good old "play the vocal melody before the singer gets to it" trick!
That riff is f*ckin legendary, mate. My ears perk up even more whenever you start jamming that one. Must've been satisfying writing that one I imagine. 🤘
How do I "dump" my whole stereo out EHX Super Switcher as an "stereo insert" inside Eventide? 1) Guitar > Eventide in....2) Send from H90 to Switcher In.....3) Stereo Return from main out on switcher to Eventide? Is this the way to do it or am I missing something?
That sounds about right. On the Eventide you'll just need to set the insert to be stereo.
any recommendation for a quality expression pedal that is known to work well with the H90? TIA
I use the Fractal EV-1 with mine
The face at 3.37 says it all...
*Todd next year I will be organizing a clever north American Tour and I would like for your band to be on the Bill.*
hey mate get in touch with us at ragdolltheband@gmail.com
My small brain would only use octave down fr that CKY tone
Ha! I sent Eventide a message this summer saying that it's time to evolve the H9 to offer at least two algorithms at once in a new pedal but also to make the algorithms sound better than the H9 does (it sounds thin and small). I specified that Eclipse and H8000 hardware make the algorithms sound way better and that they need to address this in the follow up to the H9, whatever that may be and here is the new machine. I got a cheeky message back with a winky face and then a couple of weeks later, I got two Eventide T-shirts in the mail that fit myself and my wife perfectly and a note to say, "thanks for your suggestion"
So Leon, honestly... do the algorithms sound better in the new H90 hardware? Or does it sound like the H9 or Factor pedals? Also, is my Vintage DDL algorithm sounding as good as it does in the Eclipse?! These are the hard questions that only you can answer mate. Enjoy the new machine!
P.S. Can you edit this machine without hooking it up to a computer? Or, are many of the parameters and functions not available without connecting it to the H90 software Editor?
You're the best Leon!
I never bonded with the Reverbs in the H9 but as soon as I got this and fired up the SP2016 I had that "ohhhh yeah, this is an Eventide!" moment. The pitch stuff really sounds a lot more detailed on this as well. PrismShift is such a great new algorithm IMO. You can get to everything without a computer too which is nice. The UI took me a few days to learn properly but it's fairly straightforward compared to the H9 or their old rack processors.
The vintage delays is the TF version as opposed to the Eclipse version but I did send a bunch of messages during beta testing asking for them to add a bunch of Eclipse algo's to this, so hopefully it gets expanded and developed as time goes on. I don't think it'll replace an Eclipse for anyone who loves that unit, like we do, but it's a lot closer than the H9 was IMO.
@@LeonTodd Very very promising! I'm glad to hear that Eventide didn't just make an H9 with twice the power but took things further.
Bob.... what's "*my* Vintage DDL algorithm"?
@@italoop7850 The algorithm that I bugged Eventide (you) to add to the Eclipse on the old Eventide forum back when the Eclipse first came out. On that forum, I went into great length and detail about how the Eclipse's delay algorithms weren't capable of producing the magical sound of older digital delays like the TC2290, Korg SDD-3000, AMS 15-80s, Lexicon PCM42 and others. You then informed me that no new algorithms would be added to the Eclipse and that it was a complete product without any further algorithms. Then, in the next firmware update, the Vintage DDL appeared! And it addressed everything I wrote about. Thank you for that! It's still a great sounding algorithm today. I call it "my" because it was based on my ideas.
@@BobGuido Keep dreaming , Bob.... KEEP DREAMING!
Who makes the Mustang at the start of the video? Holy smokes!?
Artist guitars. It's a lot of guitar for the money!
another question - what stand do you have your H90 sitting on? Still waiting for Sweetwater to contact me... tick tock...
I got it from here - thehomemusician.com/
$1,200 is too much for me, I only want ability to do multiple parallel delays and mostly reverbs. I already have the Eventide Pitch Factor. I will have to research this more. My old Boss SE-50 has an algorithm that is 5 parallel delays . I would love the combine tape echos and panning delays in parallel
Check out my vid with the BOSS SE70 if you want a great budget delay machine
Does it make sense to compare the H90 v Highend MultiEffectsAmpSim units?
It's $100 shy of a Fractal FM3 so that's inevitable. People who want an Eventide generally don't want anything else though, so I think the fairer comparison would be against 2 H9's or 2 Strymon pedals in terms of functionality/flexibility.
Are the inputs and outputs all TRS?
So 4 TRS inputs and 4 TRS outputs?
Spec sheet says they're TS connectors
I have 3 H9s and I think the H90 working with them will be the ultimate rig.
When does the plugin come out 😂?
I'd LOVE PrismShift as a standalone plugin, it's so inspiring
Sounds so good but damn $1500aud is steep. I know in comparison to having to H9s it's not that crazy but for that price you could get PCM80..
Yeah the Aussie dollar tanking against the USD is pretty bad timing, on top of the supply issues so Aussies can actually have a chance to buy stuff.
Yes on the deep dive PRISM video!
No headphones out??
Please tell me the title of this tune at 23:42. Thank you.
Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult
@@LeonTodd thank you so much Leon.
I thought i had hard guitar mouth.. until i saw you at it. lol
Yeah it's one of my many talents, along with reverse parallel parking and being too tall for any airline seat
Looks like a good time to buy a used H9 lol but I won't be selling mine anytime soon. $899 Isn't bad for a couple of hundred dollars than a H9 max you get 2. The only thing I wasn't impressed with was the computer interface definitely not nearly as cool as the old one.
yeah i kinda miss the graphics from the old one BUT the new one is way better organised and easier to use IMO
Is there an IOS app similar to H9?
There's one in the works, but not at present.
They should’ve come out with a bigger unit like the plethora.
Speaking of which, I'd love to try a Plethora.
I hope line 6 M series will make MKii 🥺
you could say that's pretty much the hx effects
Yeah that's the HX effects
899 is "a bit" on the "too expensive" side
Yeah I'll just write my own Harmonies for free
You cheapskates crack me up.
@@oldnikix oh sorry we don't all sleep on a pile of gold bars like you
More capable than two H9s, way less cost than buying two H9s 🤷🏻♂️
@@oldnikix I am an h9 user, i have 2, one was a core and the other one is a max, so the money i have spent is more or less equal to the price of this...
The lack of analog dry through (still) is only partially compensated by the inserts, in a wet dry 2 amp setup you will always have to route the dry signal into the h90 to avoid phase issues for the latency of the wet signal...
It looks exactly like the Ampero Stomp!
I noticed the same, wonder if the same chassis mfr supplies both....eerily similar packaging.
Where did you learn those guitar facial expressions ??? I can tell that you really know how to play guitar through the distortions your face expresses.
My floor is made of LEGO :p