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 User Guide                                                                                Limited Warranty 

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LIMITED WARRANTY 

Eventide Stompboxes are built to exacting quality standards and should give years of trouble-free service.  If you are 

experiencing problems which are not cleared up or explained as normal in the manual, your recourse is this warranty. 

 

What the warranty does and does not cover 

 

Eventide Inc. warrants the above-identified unit to be free from defects in workmanship and material under normal 

operation and service for a period of one year from the date of purchase, as detailed below.  At our discretion within the 

warranty period, we may elect to repair or replace the defective unit.  This means that if the unit fails under normal operation 

because of such defect, we will repair the defective unit at no charge for parts or labor.  We also assume a limited 

responsibility for shipping charges, as detailed below. 

 

IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY ANY DEFECT, AND 

SUCH DAMAGES ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THIS WARRANTY. Our sole obligation is to repair or replace the 

defective unit as described herein. 

 

The warranty DOES NOT COVER any damage to the unit regardless of the cause of that damage.  The unit is a complex piece 

of equipment that does not react well to being dropped, bounced, crushed, soaked or exposed to excessively high 

temperatures, voltages, electrostatic or electromagnetic fields.  If the unit is damaged for these or other causes, and the unit 

is deemed to be economically repairable, we will repair it and charge our normal rates. 

 

The warranty DOES NOT COVER shipping damage, either to or from Eventide. 

 

Who is covered under the warranty 

 

The warranty applies to the original purchaser of a new unit from Eventide or an Authorized Eventide Dealer.  It is your 

responsibility to prove or to be able to prove that you have purchased the unit under circumstances which affect the 

warranty.  A copy of your purchase invoice is normally necessary and sufficient for this. 

 

Units with the serial number plate defaced or removed will not be serviced or covered by this warranty. 

 

When the warranty becomes effective 

 

The one-year warranty period begins on the day the unit is purchased from an Authorized Eventide Dealer or, if the unit is 

drop-shipped from Eventide, on the day shipped, plus a reasonable allowance for shipping delays.  This applies whether or 

not you return your warranty registration form. 

 

Who performs warranty work 

 

The only company authorized to perform work under this warranty is Eventide Inc., Little Ferry, New Jersey.  While you are 

free to give authorization to anyone else (or to work on it yourself), we will not honor claims for payment for parts or labor 

from you or from third parties. 

 

Shipping within the 50 United States 

 

You are responsible for getting the unit to our door at no cost to us.  We cannot accept collect or COD shipments.  We will 

return the unit to you prepaid, at our expense, using an expeditious shipping method, normally United Parcel Service. 

 

Shipping outside the 50 United States 

 

If you purchased the unit from a dealer in your country, consult with the dealer before returning the unit. If you wish to 

return the unit to us, please note the following: 

 

1.  The unit must be prepaid to our door.  This means that you are responsible for all shipping charges, 

including customs brokerage and duties.  When a unit is shipped to us it must be cleared through United States Customs by 

an authorized broker.  You must make arrangements for this to be done.  Normally, your freight forwarder has a branch in 

the United States which can handle this transaction.     

 

2.  All shipments will be returned to you collect.  If this is impossible because of shipping regulations or money 

is due us, we will request prepayment from you for the appropriate amount. If you nominate a freight carrier, we reserve the 

right to select a substitute if necessary. 

 

This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from location to location.   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Eventide, Harmonizer and Omnipressor are registered trademarks of Eventide, Inc. 

(c) 2011, Eventide, Inc.  

       

Summary of Contents for Space

Page 1: ...ply 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 Complete User Guide Part 159029 Rev B Contents Part 142335 Rev B Eventide and Harmonizer are registere...

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Page 3: ...tput Levels 16 Peak LED 16 Signal Preset LED 16 Algorithms Presets 17 Selecting Presets 17 Control Knobs Adjusting the Presets 17 The Algorithms 18 Catchup 24 Expression Pedal 25 The Footswitches Play and Preset Mode 27 Play Mode 27 Active Footswitch 27 HotSwitch Footswitch 27 Tap Footswitch 28 Preset Mode 29 Loading Bypassing Presets 29 Selecting Presets 29 Active Presets 29 Saving Presets 31 Org...

Page 4: ...35 To Enter Exit System Mode 35 System Mode Navigation 35 System Menu Tree 36 BYPASS Select Bypass Mode 36 AUX SWITCH Program Auxiliary Switches 36 MIDI MIDI Functions 39 GLOBAL Global Settings 45 UTILITY Utility Functions 45 Restoring Factory Settings Software Updates 47 Restoring Factory System Settings 47 Restoring Factory Presets and System Settings 47 Software Updates 47 MIDI Implementation C...

Page 5: ...tivity We ve worked hard to make easy to use We ve done our best to design an intuitive User Interface to manage and control the awesome power and flexibility packed into every Eventide stompbox We hope that you will take the time to master it We know that you re eager to get going and hope that you ll read this User Guide However if you read nothing else please read The Basics Key Features Eventi...

Page 6: ...lgorithm has a unique set of parameters which are varied by turning s ten Control Knobs Presets are created by setting these parameters in a unique way Simply put Presets are based on algorithms and the algorithms are the secret sauce The Presets ships with 100 factory created Presets Whenever a Preset is loaded the name of the Algorithm on which the Preset is based is displayed momentarily You ca...

Page 7: ...d load Presets Play and Preset Footswitch Modes To switch between Play and Preset Modes press and hold the Right Footswitch for two seconds Notice that as you change modes the Billboard display changes In both modes a lit LED above the Left Footswitch indicates that the Preset is Active In Preset Mode this LED is lit RED and in Play Mode it is ORANGE In Preset Mode the Preset Number and the first ...

Page 8: ...ng an AUX Switch to increment decrement through the Presets Power Up When turns on it remembers what it was last doing and powers up in the same mode running the same Preset with the same parameter values same tempo same system settings etc With power off relays connect s inputs directly to its outputs Can Two Presets Be Used Simultaneously No When you load a Preset it runs on both channels Preset...

Page 9: ... amps and mixers we can t describe a best setup The setup should be driven by you and the sound that you re going for That writ here are some suggestions and typical setups Note It s usually best to connect after distortion effects compressors EQs and noise gates Mono Stereo detects which input and output jacks have cables plugged in and routes audio I O accordingly With a Mono Input Input 1 and S...

Page 10: ...s is the simplest way to connect Connect your guitar cable to Input 1 and a cable from Output 1 to your amp Input and Output Level switches In Lvl Out Lvl should be set to GUITAR and AMP If you are using other stompboxes or pedals it s best to connect them in front of Connect s Input 1 to the output of the last pedal If s peak LED lights solidly set s In Lvl to LINE ...

Page 11: ...Output 2 to the other amp Input Level switch In Lvl should be set to GUITAR and Output Level switch Out Lvl set to AMP If you are using other stompboxes or pedals it s best to connect them in front of Connect s Input 1 to Output 1 of the other pedal If the other pedal has stereo outputs connect its Output 2 to s Input 2 If s peak LED lights solidly set s In Lvl to LINE ...

Page 12: ...end Amp Effects Return If your Amp has an Effects Loop you can connect s Input to the Amp Effect Loop Send and s Output to the Amp Effect Loop Return Most guitar amp s Effects Loops run at Line Level so set s Input and Output Level Switches to Line ...

Page 13: ...User Guide Connections 13 Mixer Effects Send Mixer Effects Return When connecting to a Mixer set s Input and Output Level Switches to Line ...

Page 14: ...hm capable of driving any device input or cable length Note Relay Bypass should not be used if the Input Output Lvl switches are set opposite to one another Specifically if the Input Lvl switch is set for GUITAR and the Output Lvl switch is set to LINE or the Input Lvl switch is set for LINE and the Output Lvl switch is set to AMP will not have unity gain In this case using Relay Bypass will resul...

Page 15: ...seconds to enter System Mode 2 Turn the Encoder until BYPASS is displayed 3 Momentarily press the Encoder 4 Turn the Encoder until KILLDRY is displayed 5 Momentarily press the Encoder 6 Turn the Encoder to select either YES or NO 7 Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to exit System Mode Global Mix The Mix Control sets the relative levels of the input si...

Page 16: ...be saved even if there are no other changes to the preset or the output level will revert to its previous setting the next time the Preset is loaded Peak LED The Peak LED lights to indicate that the input signal level is near clipping Occasional flashing is OK If the Peak LED is lit solidly reduce the input level either by reducing the signal level fed to or by setting the rear panel input switch ...

Page 17: ...one is cued Press the Left Footswitch to load the Preset To select a Preset using the Encoder simply turn the Encoder stopping when the desired Preset Name appears Preset Numbers will flash as you scroll Presets automatically load when using the Encoder and when loaded the Preset Number display will stop flashing Control Knobs Adjusting the Presets A Preset s parameter values can be adjusted by tu...

Page 18: ...ll of the Presets In other words even if you have programmed all 100 Presets based on Spring the other 11 Algorithms are accessible by simply pressing releasing and turning the Encoder The following describes each Algorithm and its Control Parameters For each control parameter the knob legend the parameter display name and a brief description is shown Hall The Hall Algorithm simulates the sound of...

Page 19: ...ith the LO DAMP and HI DAMP knobs to explore the full palette of tonal variations Mix MIX wet dry mixer 100 is all wet signal Decay DECAY decay in seconds or note based in Tempo Mode Size SIZE plate size Delay PDLY pre delay in milliseconds or note based in Tempo Mode Low LO DAMP turning knob left increases the damping frequency for the low end turning knob right gives more low end The low damping...

Page 20: ... knob Delay A PDLY pre delay for reverb A in milliseconds or note based in Tempo Mode Low A TONE Tone for reverb A left is darker right is brighter High B TONE Tone for reverb B left is darker right is brighter Contour RESN Resonance mixer for A and B Tone knobs allows some combinations of different resonances for A TONE and B TONE This will affect the sound as long as A TONE and B TONE are not bo...

Page 21: ...chorus and modulation depth Ynob MODRATE the modulation rate arbitrary 0 100 Xnob ECHO FBK feedback amount around the post reverb echo BlackHole Larger than the Hall or Room BlackHole is an Eventide H8000 classic capable of cathedral type spaces to out of this world soundscapes This Space edition of BlackHole has two decay modes forward and inverse and feedback around the entire reverb structure t...

Page 22: ...t reverb shelving boost cut of low frequencies with cut off at 350 Hz High HI LVL post reverb shelving boost cut of high frequencies with cutoff at HIFREQ Contour HIFREQ the high corner frequency of HILVL This affects the sound as long as HI LVL is not set to 0 FXMIX MONO DPTH ST DPTH tremolo depth in stereo mode you have the option to have mono depth same on both channels or stereo depth tremolo ...

Page 23: ...s sound like in heaven Set the A PCH and B PCH to just above and below 1200c turn the DELAY all the way down and everything else all the way up Oh and remember to walk toward the light Mix MIX wet dry mixer 100 is all wet signal Decay DECAY arbitrary 1 100 decay less decay will also take away reverb attack Size SIZE size of the reverb Delay DELAY post reverb and pre pitch shift delay time in milli...

Page 24: ...reset value and the word TURN displayed accompanied by either a left or right pointing arrows as appropriate The parameter and hence the Preset does not change until the knob position passes the current parameter value at which point TURN and the arrow disappear the parameter name and value are displayed and the knob becomes active Returning to our example if Catchup is selected the Decay will not...

Page 25: ...d will be mapped to the Pedal Now when you rock the pedal back and forth you ll hear the sound change between the two settings After a few seconds of pedal and knob inactivity the green Edited LED will stop flashing When the LED is solidly lit you can turn any of the Parameter Control Knobs to change the sound without changing the Expression Pedal mapping When the Expression Pedal is used the Bill...

Page 26: ... they were the last time the Preset was used Note Expression Pedal programming can be disabled in System Mode under the Utilities menu Since programming the Expression Pedal is so easy it is possible to inadvertently change settings that you ve created By setting Pedal Lock PDLOCK ON accidental changes to the Expression Pedal settings are prevented Note You can set the minimum value to be greater ...

Page 27: ...ignment the Middle Footswitch LED will be lit GREEN to indicate that the HotSwitch is active If the HotSwitch is not programmed the LED will be unlit Press and release the HotSwitch and the Preset s parameter values will change to their HotSwitch programmed values the LED will turn orange and the display will indicate which of the parameters have been modified by the HotSwitch If only a single par...

Page 28: ...and press and release the Encoder The display will show HOTSW CLEAR When HotSwitch programming is cleared the HotSwitch will have no effect on parameter values and the HotSwitch LED will be off The HotSwitch function can be accessed by MIDI or by using an Auxiliary Switch as described in the System Mode section of this User Guide Tap Footswitch The Tap footswitch is used to tap tempo While tapping...

Page 29: ...o values saved with the Preset are ignored and the current Tempo value is used Setting Global Tempo is described later in this User Guide Selecting Presets In Preset Mode the Middle and Right Footswitch are used to step through the Presets Tap the Middle Footswitch to decrement and the Right Footswitch to increment Press the Left Footswitch to load You can also turn the Encoder to select Presets W...

Page 30: ...er System Mode Release the Encoder 2 Turn the Encoder until UTILITY is displayed 3 Momentarily press the Encoder 4 Turn the Encoder until PRESET RANGE is displayed 5 Momentarily press the Encoder 6 Press the Left Footswitch and turn the Encoder to set the lower limit 7 Press the Right Footswitch and turn the Encoder to set the upper limit 8 Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultane...

Page 31: ...ng press and release the Encoder again without holding it or press any Footswitch at any time Upon exiting Save mode without saving the Billboard displays NO SAVE Note You must press and HOLD the Encoder to save If you press and release quickly the new Preset will not be saved This is intentional When you save a new Preset you overwrite the old Preset is designed to assure that saving is a deliber...

Page 32: ...er values allowing you to switch between two parameter values For example you could assign an Aux Switch to toggle between Decay times of 1 and 5 seconds To program the Aux Switches see the System Mode section of this User Guide Notes 1 You must use a stereo phone plug to connect Aux Switches 2 Toggle switches are not supported Only momentary switches will work properly 3 Simultaneously pressing t...

Page 33: ...ss and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to enter System Mode Release the Encoder 2 Turn the Encoder until GLOBAL is displayed 3 Momentarily press the Encoder 4 Turn the Encoder until TEMPO is displayed 5 Momentarily press the Encoder 6 Turn the Encoder to select ON or OFF 7 Press and hold the Encoder Right Footswitch simultaneously to exit System Mode Fine tun...

Page 34: ... 8 Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to exit System Mode Note If CURRENT is selected only the currently loaded Preset is dumped If PRESETS is selected the currently selected range of Presets are dumped If you have not limited the Preset Range in System Mode all 100 Presets will be saved If ALL is selected all Presets and System settings are dumped If ...

Page 35: ...em Mode At the top level turn the Encoder to scroll the choices BYPASS AUX SWITCH MIDI GLOBAL and UTILITY Press the Encoder to select one of these choices System Mode Navigation General navigation of the System Mode menus parameters is as follows 1 Push the Encoder to step down into the menu tree 2 Turn the Encoder to scroll through menu items or parameter selections or values 3 Press the Middle F...

Page 36: ...stem menu KILLDRY Kill Dry Audio NO YES Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to enable disable KILLDRY When KILLDRY is enabled YES the dry signal is removed from the output and only outputs a 100 wet level KILLDRY is normally enabled when is connected in your amp s effects loop For some of the Presets the Intensity control acts as a Wet Dry Mix control For these Presets if KILLDRY is YES the I...

Page 37: ...on HOTSW Toggle or enable the HotSwitch function PLY PRE Toggle between Play and Preset Mode KNOB0 9 Because of the limited characters in the Billboard display the Parameter Control Knob names cannot be meaningfully displayed Instead for display purposes we ve numbered the knobs from 0 to 9 as indicated below FS1 Left Footswitch in alternate mode i e if in PLAY operates in PRESET FS2 Middle Footsw...

Page 38: ... MAX VAL To Setup the External Control Source Now that you have selected what the Aux Switch controls press the Right Footswitch to select one of three Aux Switches to perform the function There are two ways to select the Aux Switch Manual Select or Learn Mode For Manual Select simply turn the Encoder to choose the Aux Switch The choices are TIP Aux switch jack tip connection RING Aux switch jack ...

Page 39: ...ol messages to be used as assignable controls for the Preset parameters and system control The idea is to first select the parameter or function that you want to externally control Intensity for example and then select either MIDI Bend or the MIDI CC with which you want to control it Here s how it works Press the Encoder to select RCV CTL You will see two fields split display of the Billboard disp...

Page 40: ...an the maximum value If you do so when the MIDI CC sends an increasing value the parameter value will decrease Note While it is possible to assign more than one external controller to any parameter doing so is likely to cause confusion and is not recommended Keep in mind that if you have previously assigned a MIDI CC to a control destination you may want to clear the assignment before setting up a...

Page 41: ...many assignments as you wish Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to the top level System menu RCV MAP Create a MIDI Program Change Receive Map MIDI maps are an efficient way to instantly recall any of s Presets using your favorite MIDI controller pedal board sequencer etc Press the Encoder to select and create a MIDI Program Ch...

Page 42: ...se an Eventide H8000FW etc To Create a MIDI Program Change transmit map Press the Encoder to access the MIDI transmit map for editing The Left field displays the Preset number 1 to 100 The right field displays either OFF or the Prg No 0 127 Default map Prg No 0 99 map to the 100 Presets Press the Left Footswitch to select Preset field indicated by the flashing Left Footswitch LED turn the Encoder ...

Page 43: ...the Middle Footswitch twice to go to the top level System menu DUMP Dump Select ALL CURRENT PRESETS SYSTEM Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set what is being backed up via SysEx Dump or Dump Request If ALL is selected all saved Presets and System settings are dumped If CURRENT is selected only the currently loaded Preset is dumped If PRESETS is selected the currently selected range of P...

Page 44: ...F Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set MIDI Clock Filtering ON or OFF If ON can be used with an unstable MIDI Clock source but will be slower and less precise at tracking clock speed changes Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to the top level System menu ...

Page 45: ...TILITY then press the Encoder to enter the Utility functions settings mode Turn the Encoder to scroll through the following Utility functions Press the Encoder to select and set KNOB MODE Control Knob Mode NORMAL CATCHUP LOCKED Press the Encoder to select Turn the Encoder to select With CATCHUP selected the Parameter Control Knobs must be turned to the position which corresponds to their current p...

Page 46: ...n Pedal Lock ON OFF Press the Encoder to select Select ON to disable Expression Pedal programming Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to UTILITY menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to the top level System menu SERIAL NO Serial Number Press the Encoder to display your s unique serial number You ll need to know this number to request support and to download software update...

Page 47: ...ctory Presets and System Settings CAUTION This function will overwrite any Presets that you have saved To restore Factory Presets and all System settings power up while simultaneously pressing the Middle Footswitch and the Encoder until INITIALIZING is displayed Software Updates s software can be upgraded over USB To enable the software update power up while pressing the Middle Footswitch until UP...

Page 48: ... Changed 1 16 1 16 1 16 1 16 Mode Default Messages Altered 3 X X 1 X X Note Number True Voice X X After Touch Key s Channels X X X X Pitch Bender O O Control Change 0 127 O O CC0 CC99 Program Change True O O System Exclusive O O ID XXh Bulk Dump Rcv only System Common Song Pos Song Select Tune X X X X X X System Real Time Clock Commands O X O X Aux Messages Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Active Sense ...

Page 49: ...nch mono phone jack Output 2 inch mono phone jack Expression Pedal inch mono phone jack Aux Switch inch stereo phone jack USB Type B Socket Use USB 2 0 cables only AC Adaptor Jack 5mm Barrel w 2 5mm Pin Polarity Pin is Barrel MIDI In Five pin DIN Female MIDI Out Thru Five pin DIN Female Power Supply 9 VDC 500 ma Tip hot Dimensions English 4 8 H x 7 5 W x 2 12 D Metric 122 H x 190 W x 54 D mm Weigh...

Page 50: ...ly necessary and sufficient for this Units with the serial number plate defaced or removed will not be serviced or covered by this warranty When the warranty becomes effective The one year warranty period begins on the day the unit is purchased from an Authorized Eventide Dealer or if the unit is drop shipped from Eventide on the day shipped plus a reasonable allowance for shipping delays This app...

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