Page 1 H7600 Operating Manual Harmonizer is a registered trademark of Eventide Inc. for its audio special effects devices incorporating pitch shift. H7600 and UltraShifter are trademarks of Eventide Inc. Part No: 142135 Manual Release 1.01 22 September, 2006 ©2006 Eventide Inc., One Alsan Way, Little Ferry, NJ, 07643 USA...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
2. H7600 INTRODUCTION MPORTANT AFETY NFORMATION OUNTING AND ANDLING SING ANUAL 3. H7600 GENERAL OVERVIEW RONT ANEL ANEL AES/EBU Digital Audio Input/Output (Professional) S/P DIF Digital Audio Input/Output (Consumer) MIDI Support Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast of the Display Triggers...
Page 3 Controlling Levels EVEL ETERS Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Inputs Wet/Dry Ratios and Output Levels for the H7600’s Processor Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Outputs Digital Setup Overview S/P DIF & AES/EBU System Sampling Rates – A Digital Audio Primer...
Page 4 OUTING TORAGE Special Routing Setup Considerations Miscellaneous Setup Options APPENDIX I SYSTEM UTILITIES RANSMITTING AND ECEIVING Serial Port Setup UMPING ATA AND ECEIVING UMPS H7600 ONTROLLING FROM NOTHER H7600 ENDING ROGRAM FROM NOTHER MIDI EQUENCING WITH Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 5 User-Supplied Crystal Oscillators ERVICE AND TART PTIONS Fixing Internal Memory Problems Fixing Memory Card Problems HANGING THE NTERNAL ATTERY LEARING ETUP OFTWARE ERSION AND CCESSORIES TART PTIONS APPENDIX II H7600 SYSTEM ROADMAP ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS H7600 WARRANTY INFORMATION INDEX Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 6: Preface 6
Eventide at the forefront of this arena. The H7600’s features set put it in a class by itself. The number and unmatched flexibility of its programs are remarkable, from lush reverbs, to choruses, flanges, delays, and pitch shifters, to dynamics, EQs, filters, distortions, synthesizers, samplers, to everything else almost conceivable.
Page 7: I Mportant S Afety I Nformation
Typically, the H7600 will be rack mounted in a standard 19-inch rack. If the rack will be taken on the road, the H7600 should be supported in the rear. It is advised to keep the rack well ventilated and in a dry, dust-free environment so that heat and moisture won’t cause degradation of...
Page 8: Using Thi Manual
H7600. It will show you how to navigate the interface, describe the general structure of the H7600, and provide you with valuable insights for getting the most out of this versatile piece of equipment.
Page 9: The Front Panel
B. System sampling rate and external sync indicator – The top four LEDs display the system sampling rates of the H7600: 96 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 48 kHz, or 44.1 kHz. When solidly lit, they indicate that the system sampling rate is exact (+/- 0.05%). When blinking, they indicate that the system sampling rate is between one of the fixed rates (the LED corresponding to the nearest sampling rate blinks).
Page 10 The top line displays the active program and the area of the system in which you’re working. The bottom line displays the program’s menu options, which correlate with the H7600’s soft keys. Press the soft key directly beneath a menu, and it activates that menu’s options. The remainder of the display is comprised of the attributes associated with the selected application.
Page 11 MIDI or serial ports. O. Card Slot – Insert a memory card here to add new, external programs or to add memory capacity to the H7600. Press the release to the right of the slot to remove the card. → See memory cards on page 42.
Page 12: The Back Panel
R. Power – Flipping this switch brings the H7600 to life. When the power is off the unit is bypassed; i.e., each audio input is connected to its corresponding audio output. The Back Panel A. AC Voltage Selector – Line up the dot with the triangle to designate the appropriate voltage.
Page 13: Aes/Ebu Digital Audio Input/Output (Professional)
Note: Do not connect these outputs to a phantom-powered microphone input: damage may be caused to either the H7600 or to the power supply. The peak output level from the H7600 will probably be too high for a low-level microphone input.
Page 14: S/P Dif Digital Audio Input/Output (Consumer)
S/P DIF is a consumer digital audio standard, which employs two audio channels encoded into a single connector. Use these connectors to hook up the H7600 to CD players, DAT recorders, and other audio gear that recognize this format. The connectors are two-conductor RCA jacks.
Page 15: Midi Support
A typical 5 pin MIDI cable can be used as a standard MIDI input. O. Out – The H7600 sends MIDI messages to other devices via the Out port. (MIDI messages are also sent from the serial port if their status is enabled.) P.
Page 16 MIDI In port causes the port not receiving the command to be ignored until the command is complete. Q. Eve/Net – The H7600 supports the use of this Ethernet-like jack for use with Eve/Net remote controllers. See the Eventide web site (http://www.eventide.com) for more information on Eve/Net.
Page 17: Adjusting The Brightness And Contrast Of The Display
The H7600 User Interface Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast of the Display To best utilize the H7600 interface, you may want to adjust its display settings. To do this, • Press twice, then the soft key directly beneath SETUP DISPLAY •...
Page 18 → To change the Hold Time, see Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 117. Levels – Press the key to access this area. LEVELS From here, you’ll be able to adjust level and meter-level parameters. → See Controlling Levels on page 44. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 19 Display Characteristics Every discreet area of the H7600 user interface uses the display in a consistent fashion, so understanding how to navigate it is fundamental to its operation. The illustration below is provides descriptions of the general areas of the display. While...
Page 20 For example, press the key, then press the stacked soft key SETUP MIDI Press it again to get a second menu page: Press it again to get a third menu page. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 21: Triggers
For example, in the illustration below, highlighting any item on the screen and moving the knob left or right will incrementally increase or decrease the selected value. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 22: Ganged Parameters
SHAPE SINE TRIANGLE Numeric and text parameters cover nearly all of the parameters you’ll see in the H7600, but there are exceptions, most notably the parameter. Highlighting TRIGGER a trigger and pressing launches that associated event (in the illustration SELECT below, a hair trigger).
Page 23 Pressing the down cursor permits you to selectively change only the OUT 2 value, pressing the up cursor key regangs the parameters. Ganged parameters are remarkably useful as you’ll find out, and are used in each of the functional areas of the H7600. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 24: Entering Or Changing Text
Entering or Changing Text For some H7600 procedures, it will be necessary to enter or change existing text. For example, you will often change existing text when saving a new program. This is performed by using a display keyboard. Let’s go through an example to show you how it works.
Page 25 This section of the manual presents all the basic procedures you will need to know in order to get up to speed using H7600. Numerous cross-references to other points in the manual are provided should you need a more detailed description of a system function or characteristic.
Page 26: M Aking C Onnections
The diagram above illustrates the signal flow through the H7600 and is described in detail on page 44. As was stated in the previous section, the H7600 boasts two analog inputs, two analog outputs, two digital inputs, and two digital outputs, each of which are always at your disposal.
Page 27 • Hook up the digital outputs to a suitable input recipient, such as a DAW, a sampler, or a DAT machine. While the H7600’s output will be present at both the AES/EBU jack and the S/P DIF jack, the digital format at both will either be professional or consumer for both jacks (see below to learn how to switch between the two).
Page 28 → Wet/Dry Ratios and Output Levels on page 47. → Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Outputs on page 48. Of course, it’s always best to optimize levels at their source (leaving the H7600’s boost/cut at 0dB). If you can’t, go to the...
Page 29: E Ffecting T Hings
LED at the top of the level meters. Note: Because the H7600 is a 0dB insertion loss box, it is possible, though very unlikely, to have undistorted signals at both the analog and digital inputs that become distorted when summed.
Page 30: Loading Programs
→ For more information see Bypassing and Muting on page 59. Loading Programs Assuming that an appropriate routing configuration is loaded, the H7600 should now be ready to process. All that remains is to load a program. To load a program, enter the area.
Page 31 < > delays. Notice that all of these types of programs shown have a icon to the right of their name, indicating that they perform delay processing, among other things. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 32 Use the knob or the up and down cursor keys to move the highlighted section of the screen up or down. Press the key to load the highlighted program. Once you do, the H7600 SELECT automatically moves you to the parameter area so you can adjust the program.
Page 33 C. Pressing it again would jump to entries Reverb beginning in D, and so on. • The indicator (the superscript/subscript ) indicates that this program SPEED can be loaded and run at 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz sampling rates. In the screen Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 34 Basilica could not be run at higher sampling rates because it does not have the Speed indicator. → See Sampling Rates on page 52 for more information. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 35: P Arameters
We’ll describe the broad-purpose attributes of parameters here nonetheless. System Tempo Parameters A large number of the H7600's LFOs, delay times, reverb decays, and others are designed to sync to a system tempo defined on the menu page in the...
Page 36: Info And About Menus
Below is an example of a description of the program Bigger is Wider Expert Mode Many, but not all, of the programs in the H7600 currently support an expert mode feature. The parameter controlling this feature is found on the EXPERT MODE...
Page 37: Modifying Parameters And Saving Changes
PROGRAM Press the program key a second time and then press the soft key. Check that SAVE there is enough available memory, and then place the cursor over the field rename and press SELECT Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 38: Saving Programs To User Groups
Selecting Save launches the H7600’s virtual keyboard. Enter the name you wish to assign to the program and click ENTER Pressing the key returns you to the menu page. SELECT SAVE Next, turn the knob on the top line to select an unoccupied program slot. Then...
Page 39: Accessing User Groups
The H7600 has a capacity for 20 user groups, ten stored internally and ten on a removable memory card. Let’s say we want to collect the currently loaded program, , in Seethy Two Reverb . Simply move the cursor to and press the key.
Page 40 Because of its versatility and design, however, it’s difficult to describe how to effectively use the H7600 in a strict linear fashion. Depending on how you employ the unit, the following sections may also be of immediate interest to you.
Page 41 → See Digital Setup on page 50. • Any parameter in the H7600 can be controlled remotely via MIDI or the rear panel foot pedal jacks 1 and 2. → See Setting Up the External Controllers on page 61, External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages on page 67, and Remote Controlling Parameters on page 85.
Page 42 To change the battery without losing information, change it while it's plugged into a powered-up H7600. A safe estimate puts the lifetime of a battery at a year. Some static RAM cards use a rechargeable battery, which requires...
Page 43: Memory Card Procedures
ROUTING STORAGE loading, saving, updating, renaming, and so on If a memory card is not formatted when it is inserted in the H7600, a screen displays prompts you to format it. If a formatted memory card is inserted and the query displays, try removing and reinserting the card.
Page 44: Controlling Levels
Controlling Levels The illustration above diagrams the H7600’s signal flow. Bold boxes represent physical structures inside and outside the H7600; for example, the analog inputs. Dashed boxes represent parameters that impact signal flow or gain structure. For example, “Levels/main/ analog” represents the...
Page 45: Level Meter
Generally, you’ll want to keep levels as high as possible without clipping. To achieve this, it’s always better to boost or cut an output. Only if a signal level cannot be optimized by an output boost/cut should you resort to altering an input level. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 46: Controlling The Level Of The Analog And Digital Inputs
Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Inputs Signals enter the H7600 from either analog or digital inputs. You can adjust the boost/cut of either type of input from the menu in the functional INPUTS LEVELS area. Frequently, boost/cuts often are ganged. You can selectively change a single input independently of the others by pressing the down cursor key, which disables the gang connection.
Page 47: Wet/Dry Ratios And Output Levels For The H7600'S Processor
Level Meters. To avoid GAINTRIM such a situation, it is always best to boost/cut the signals coming into the H7600 at their source. Doing so also results in a better gain structure. In other words, use the parameter only as a last resort.
Page 48: Controlling The Level Of The Analog And Digital Outputs
→Remote Controlling Parameters on page 85. Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Outputs The H7600 allows you to precisely control both the analog and digital outputs. These adjustments are made to match the H7600's output levels to other equipment and are not designed to be used as level controls.
Page 49 Note: Both of these parameters can be “remote controlled” via MIDI or the foot pedal jacks. To learn how, read: → Setting Up the External Controllers on page 61. → External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages on page 67. → Remote Controlling Parameters on page 85. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 50: Digital Setup Overview
AES/EBU outputs. The format at both jacks is either Consumer or Professional, but not both. • The H7600 presumes that signals at the digital inputs are 24-bit. No harm occurs if the input is in fact less than 24-bit; however; subsequent processing will fill the lower bits.
Page 51: S/P Dif & Aes/Ebu
S/P DIF & AES/EBU All digital input to the H7600 is by either the AES/EBU or S/P DIF input jacks. To select between the two, use the parameter, located on the menu DIG IN AUDIO page in the functional area: SETUP The digital outputs are seen at both the AES/EBU and the S/P DIF output jacks.
Page 52: System Sampling Rates – A Digital Audio Primer
Sampling Rates The H7600 can operate over a range of sampling rates, from 32 kHz to 100 kHz. Because the higher sampling rates demand more of the signal processing resources, some larger programs do not function at the higher sampling rates. If one such...
Page 53: Using The Internal Clock
This may be either a signal from the H7600 itself, or an external signal feeding the H7600. It is good practice to establish a central, high-quality clock source to which all the digital audio equipment is synchronized.
Page 54: Setting Internal Clock Rate
If the machine being input to the H7600 is not synced to the H7600’s output, is likely to read (see illustration above). This indicates that the two STAT slipping machines are not in sync and that ugly clicks and pops will likely mar the output..
Page 55: Internal Clock Digital I/O Status
OK with brief interjections of slipping. This is normal and may well not produce measurable distortion. Unlocked – No signal is present, the signal’s sampling rate is very unstable, or something is quite dysfunctional with the signal. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 56: Using An External Clock
Selecting the External Clock The external clock is usually derived from either the S/P DIF input or the AES/EBU input, depending on the value you assign for the parameter: DIG IN Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 57 MISC SETUP functional area to allows you to change the parameter on the SAMPLE RATE menu page to (external clock) or CLOCK AUDIO CONFIGURATION ext clk user (user crystal), providing you have the peripheral equipment installed: Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 58: External Clock Digital I/O Status
The sampling rate at the digital outputs will be the same as the sampling rate of the digital inputs (which is the system sampling rate in external). A/D and D/A conversion will be done at the sampling rate of the digital inputs. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 59: External Clock System Sampling Rate And External Sync Indicator
In general you need to make sure that any digital inputs are synchronized to the system sampling rate. If for whatever reason you cannot synchronize the digital inputs to the system sampling rate, use sample rate conversion (SRC): Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 60: Bypassing And Muting
Put the H7600 into bypass mode by pressing the key. One of the LEDs next BYPASS to it will light and the H7600 will be in the bypass mode you selected on the AUDIO page in the setup area. Press the key again to exit bypass mode.
Page 61: E Xternal C Ontrollers
Setting Up the External Controllers Foot Pedals 1 and 2 Each foot pedal jack accepts a stereo (tip-ring-sleeve) 1/4” connector. Between the ring and sleeve is a fixed, 5-volt impedance provided by the H7600. The foot Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 62 If you want the reverse to occur, simply calibrate the pedal as discussed above and then swap the heel and toe values. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 63: Midi Setup
MIDI Setup The H7600 supports MIDI operation with programs that explicitly require MIDI signals. For example, some programs in the H7600 act like synthesizers that a MIDI keyboard can play. • With programs that explicitly call for some sort of external controller. For...
Page 64: Midi G Lobal V Alues
• To dump information from one H7600 to another, or to an external storage device. → See Dumping Data and Receiving Data Dumps on page 122. • To control one H7600 with another. → See Controlling One H7600 from Another on page 124.
Page 65 By recording parameter changes to a MIDI sequencer, you can automate your mix- downs. Simply play back the recorded MIDI sequence at the H7600’s MIDI input, and you will see the changes you recorded layered by the sequencer (MIDI must is and the system exclusive value must be ).
Page 66 If this value is set to , then a MIDI message on any channel is – accepted by every MIDI message recipient in the H7600. This keeps things simple in simple setups. If the value is , then every MIDI recipient in the H7600...
Page 67: E Xternal M Odulation And T Rigger M Enu P Ages
External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages Many aspects of the H7600’s operation can be controlled by external signals. These include MIDI signals and signals generated by the rear panel foot pedal jacks 1 & 2 (see External Controllers on page 61). The various external modulation and trigger menu pages you will encounter are all variations on a common design.
Page 68: Manually Selecting An External Controller For Modulation
SELECT EXTERNAL MODULATION displays. This routine is how you can control remotely any parameter in the H7600. We now have a convenient method for getting you to an EXTERNAL MODULATION menu page. You can access other external modulation menu pages in the functional area.
Page 69 In 3 switch mode: • tip is high when a switch connected between the tip and sleeve is closed, and the third switch is open. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 70 MIDI control message 10. It is typically assigned to panning. – expression MIDI control message 11. It is typically assigned to the expression – controller on a MIDI keyboard. general 1 through 8 MIDI control messages 16 through 23. – Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 71 This MIDI message is channel-independent. MIDI start Triggers when a MIDI command is received. This MIDI START – command is channel-independent. MIDI stop Triggers when a MIDI command is received. This MIDI STOP – command is channel-independent. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 72: Manually Selecting External Controller For Triggers
• To add a control input, a third switch may be connected, which connects both the tip and ring to the sleeve. This requires a 2-pole switch (see illustration). Alternatively, the same results can be obtained by pressing the two switches Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 73 Triggers when a MIDI note message is received. – MIDI program Triggers when a MIDI program change message is received. – mod 1, 2, 3, and 4 Triggers when the mod 1, 2, 3, or 4 parameter passes 50%. – Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 74: E Xternal C Ontroller S Election
OMNI SETUP accepted on any channel. Although you can highlight the parameter here, you channel cannot change its value from . It may be changed only from the menu page in OMNI MIDI functional area. SETUP Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 75: Midi Running Status
An alternative to manual selection of a MIDI controller and its channel and control number is the H7600’s automatic selection feature. This captures the first MIDI message sent to the H7600 and uses it as the external controller. Automatic selection operates with both external modulation and external trigger menu pages.
Page 76 Highlighting this parameter and pressing the key puts the H7600 in SELECT capture mode. The next MIDI message received by the H7600 is used for designating the MODE parameter. The MIDI channel from which the message is received is used for the 1 parameter. CHANNEL...
Page 77: General Notes For External Controller Selection
MIDI signals sent to the H7600 at the MIDI In port cause the Busy LED to flash. If you’re trying to send MIDI messages to the H7600, but the Busy LED isn’t flashing when you know something is wrong with the external connections.
Page 78 100. This isn’t good. KNOB Now, we’ll adjust the value of the parameter being modulated to remedy this situation. In this case, you’re going to manually change the value of while the pitch KNOB wheel is idle (at Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 79 • When is set to and the external controller is all the way down, TYPE unipolar the parameter will take any on the value you select. Here we’ve selected Let's call this the origin. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 80 Scaling is a capability you’ll use often. And like most aspects of the H7600, its versatility will become evident to you after you experiment with it for a while.
Page 81 These placeholders are selected as the on all external modulation or trigger menu MODE pages found throughout the H7600. For example, assign 3 can be assigned here. . . And here. . . And here. . . As you can see, a single placeholder can modulate or trigger any number of different parameters.
Page 82: Benefits Of Redirection
2. Benefits of Redirection If you take the H7600 on the road or to another studio and need to use different external controllers, you don’t have to re-edit each of the programs you use. Instead, you can just reassign the placeholders.
Page 83 (Remember to press the down cursor key to ungang the parameters): • Press and hold the key for one second. The menu below now appears: SELECT → To change the “one second hold time,” see Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 117. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 84 • Now, when you move the mod wheel on MIDI channel , both DIGITAL base + 4 are modulated: If you’re following this procedure on you H7600, it’s best to go back to 1 and DIGITAL and set the so that your input levels and wet/dry ratios...
Page 85: Remotely Controlling Parameters
Note: The very first time you power up the H7600, you will find that assigns 1-8 are set to high This is done in order to assure that any programs that use one of these as a volume control input are not silenced. It is recommended, for the same reason, that, if you change these settings and then want to remove the change, you set them back to high, rather than to off.
Page 86 DONE If the parameter you have assigned for remote control operation belongs to a specific program (as opposed to a "global" parameter such as an input level), the H7600 displays the following message: Control will be lost if preset is not saved.
Page 87 The flashing underscore indicates that this key is remotely controlled. Changing the to to on the menu removes the underscore display. MODE REMOTE CONTROL → To change the "one second hold time," see Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 117. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 88 MIDI Groups The use of MIDI groups permits you an alternative way to control the H7600 from MIDI, with a minimum setup. A MIDI group is a numbered sequence of MIDI controllers, for example 70,71,72...77. When the H7600 has been configured to respond to this group, these controllers will correspond to the parameters on the H7600's screen.
Page 89: Configuring A Midi Group
MIDI SETUP MIDI group: It operates much like the H7600's other controller screens, with some minor variants. • The parameters on this screen cannot be controlled by way of the MIDI group. • The controller number is the first controller number in the group.
Page 90 MIDI signals on the same controller channels that are used to update the external controller. This would mainly be used with a device featuring LED encoders or motor-driven faders to display the effect of changes made by the H7600 when, for example, screens are changed. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 91: Using Programs
When you want to use one of the H7600’s programs, you load it, as with any other type of software. You can save a program that is running in two ways: •...
Page 92: P Rogram C Ategories
Program Categories The H7600 is packaged with more than one thousand factory programs, in addition to any that you may save to internal memory or to a memory card. To help make finding a program simple, each program is categorized by several different criteria.
Page 93: Categorized By Intended Source
LIST Categorized by Intended Source Many of the H7600’s programs have been categorized by which source material they were designed for. This is in addition to their effects type! The types of supported sources are • Guitar •...
Page 94: Categorized By Similar Programs (Banks)
Categorized by Similar Programs (Banks) Each of the H7600’s installed programs is categorized by placing them in groups of similar programs, which are referred to as banks. Most programs have a four-digit number associated with them. The first two numbers define the bank to which that a program is assigned.
Page 95: Categorized By You (User Groups)
Program change number, otherwise, think of it as a slot number. To find an unused slot, keep moving the knob until the in the second line reads PRESET <none> <empty>. → See Loading a Program Via a MIDI Program Change Message on page 102. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 96: Categorized By Recent Use
H7600 Presets Manual.) Categorized by Recent Use We will go into more detail in the next section, but the H7600 keeps track of what programs you’ve recently loaded. To access this listing, •...
Page 97: P Rogram S Earches
NUMBER number, which effectively groups similar programs into banks. In the example below, all four listed programs begin with the digits , which reflect that each is a member of the multi-effects bank. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 98: The Search By Parameter
- - > The default value, All, doesn’t perform a selective search; it includes every visible program, listed in the sequence defined by the Sort By parameter. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 99 < - - - - > groups 1 through 10 and the most recently used program list. The sample below displays search results for programs that have been assigned to Group7 Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 100: The Location Parameter
The Location Parameter The H7600 has internal memory for factory programs (those that came with the unit) and user programs (those that you have tweaked and saved or created altogether). It can also save programs on memory cards.. Use the third parameter, Location, to filter...
Page 101: L Oading P Rograms
EARCH User Grp Now, select the soft key, and use the soft keys to LIST < - - - - > find the list. Sequentially, it is the first user group listed. MOST RECENT Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 102: Loading A Program Remotely
There are two ways to load programs remotely. The first is via a MIDI program change message, and the second is by triggering the H7600 to load the next or previous program in the current bank. This section discusses each method.
Page 103 PROGRAM CRITERIA User group 1 is a factory group, with a cross-section of the H7600’s best programs. The contents of this group cannot be changed. (A list of the presets it includes is found in the H7600 Presets Manual.)
Page 104 This means that the current bank is , inclusive of programs 1400 to 1499. If a MIDI program change message is received, the H7600 will load program 1432 (All the parameters described above are accessed the second menu page...
Page 105: Triggering The Next Or Previous Program To Load
Triggering the Next or Previous Program to Load The H7600 can progress to the next sequential program or regress to the previous program upon receipt of a trigger signal. • On the menu page in the area, you’ll find an external...
Page 106 • The first line allows you to select in which slot the program will be saved. If you select an occupied slot, the H7600 prompts you whether you wish to overwrite that program. If you select , the overwritten program is permanently deleted.
Page 107: H7600 Storage Capacity
This is possible because the H7600 allows up to three programs for each number – one factory, one user, and one on a card:...
Page 108: Renaming A Program
Since that’s where the same program is with the old name, you’re about to overwrite it. Highlight and press SAVE SELECT The H7600 prompts you if you’d like to update the selected program; select Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 109: Deleting A Program
The program has now been officially rechristened new Voice Deleting a Program Because of the H7600’s limited internal memory, it’s good practice to occasionally delete programs you aren’t using. To delete a program, • Go to the functional area and place the cursor over the program you PROGRAM would like to delete.
Page 110: System Tempo
As such, it’s difficult to generalize on their characteristics and attributes. However, once you’re familiar with their operation, you’ll quickly understand how to use them. Many, but not all, of the programs in the H7600 support an expert mode: parameter controlling this feature is found on the menu...
Page 111 Tip 1&2 – A switch connected to the tip of pedal inputs 1 or 2 defines the system tempo. Midiclock – A MIDIclock signal sent from a sequencer to the H7600's MIDI input defines the system tempo. ext1-8 – The value of external modulators 1 through 8 defines the system tempo.
Page 112: System Timer
Let's say you want to use loops in a song with measures that are 2 seconds long (MeasureTime = BeatsPerMeasure x 60, divided by BPM). Use this formula or simply set the parameter to TIME 2.00 sec Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 113 , you can tap SOURCE MODE soft key restart soft key at the beginning and end of a measure and the H7600 will calculate the time for you. Now, go ahead and load a loop program, such as (below): Reich Loops 2 The loop time is automatically set to the system timer (notice the lower left corner).
Page 114: Taps
The graphic to the right of the parameters represents the delay position and level of every tap in the bunch. Information Text Click any soft key from a page to access a description of the INFO PARAMETER active program: Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 115: Graphics And Curves
Use the up and down cursor keys to move between the graphic interface and other parameters on the screen. For example, pressing the left cursor key several times on the screen above would change the x value and result in the following display: Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 116 Spinning the knob on the screen above would changes the y value and yields the following display: Pressing the down cursor key on the screen above moves the cursor from the graphic interface to the parameter. MAST Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 117: S Toring And L Oading S Etups (R Outing S Torage A Rea )
Storing and Loading Setups (Routing Storage Area) As you will have deduced from reading this manual, there are nearly limitless adjustments you can make to the H7600. Fortunately, by using the Routing Storage area, you’re able to save system changes and quickly access them thereafter.
Page 118: Special Routing Setup Considerations
Special Routing Setup Considerations • The programs are not saved as part of the setup; as such they must be resident on the H7600 in order to use them. • The current routing is always saved as part of the setup.
Page 119 Selecting The External Clock on page 56. – This parameter designates the number of recently accessed # favorites programs to cache in the Favorites Bank. The default number is 8. → See Loading Programs on page 101 for more information. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 120: T Ransmitting And R Eceiving D Ata
Transmitting and Receiving Data Serial Port Setup The serial port can be used to transmit data between the H7600 and a computer or between the H7600 and another H7600. The connector is an IBM PC- type RS232 connector, which resembles a modem or printer connector.
Page 121 Higher baud rates deliver faster transmission times, but most machines have a ceiling bandwidth, after which errors occur. So, set the baud rate to the highest value you can on both the H7600 and the machine connected to its serial port that results in error-free transmissions.
Page 122: Dumping Data And Receiving Data Dump
– This function dumps all setups and programs stored on a memory card. If received at the MIDI In port or at the serial port, the H7600 erases data on Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 123 WARNING: If, for any reason, a dump becomes corrupted and you send it back to the H7600, you will lose all the information you are trying to back up, as well as the H7600's existing setup information and programs.. If you wish to perform a backup using this method, it’s best to be safe: do it twice, to two separate files, and then carefully compare...
Page 124: C Ontrolling O Ne H7600 From A Nother
The H7600 is designed so that a sequencer can receive and then playback these values to the same H7600, but we can also use this feature to slave one H7600 to another. To slave one H7600 to another, •...
Page 125: S Equencing With Midi
(Failure to do so could cause problems later if is set to for both machines.) SEQUENCE OUT Sequencing with MIDI Most MIDI sequencers will receive system-exclusive messages and store them for playback later on the originating instrument. The H7600 fully supports this through Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 126 H7600, the corresponding parameter is adjusted. This is true whether or not the display is showing the parameter. Furthermore, you can operate the front panel of the H7600 as you normally would while it is receiving parameter change messages from a sequencer.
Page 127: C Onnecting U Ser -S Upplied C Rystals And E Xternal C Locks
A user-supplied crystal oscillator may be installed to give sample rates other than those offered by the H7600, such as 32 kHz or 44.056 kHz. This oscillator should be installed in the socket at location Y401 on the H7600's motherboard. The oscillator should run at 256 times the desired sample rate and should be similar to the Fox 1100E type used elsewhere on the motherboard.
Page 128: Fixing Internal Memory Problems
When the H7600 is turned on, it runs a checksum calculation on the memory and compares the result against the stored result. If there is a discrepancy, the H7600 reports an error.
Page 129: Fixing Memory Card Problems
SELECT key. You’ll arrive at the prompt screen shown below: Pressing deletes everything stored in the H7600, returning it to the state in which it left the factory: Pressing cancels the action. Hint: Should you ever receive an internal checksum error, we strongly encourage...
Page 130 Copy the faulty memory card’s programs and setups to internal memory and then to another memory card ( see Copying Programs on page 107) • Finally, return to the menu page in the area. SERVICE SETUP Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 131: C Hanging The I Nternal B Attery
The battery’s life is estimated at five years, and can easily exceed that if the H7600 is left powered up much of the time. (The number of hours for which the unit has been operating, both powered and unpowered, can be...
Page 132: S Oftware V Ersion And A Ccessories
At the factory, all of the adjustable parameters in the H7600 are set to nominal values called factory defaults. To return all parameters to their default values, • Go to the menu page in the functional area. SERVICE SETUP • Highlight...
Page 133 SERVICE SETUP exit area: One important piece of information to be found in this area is your H7600's Electronic Serial Number, which are the first 8 digits of the number on Hardware ID the screen to below: You may be asked for this number by a dealer or an Eventide representative.
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Page 135 Start-Up Options There are several task-specific keys that can be employed during system startup to perform special functions. These keys are pressed and held down while the H7600’s splash screen displays. Release the key when the special purpose screen displays.
Page 136 If problems arise that require its use more that once, contact Eventide immediately.. – Loads instead of the current program: PROGRAM Mute Use this function in the event the last program run caused the H7600 to lock up. Press to proceed, press to cancel. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
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Page 140 26dBu Dynamic Range >105dB Signal to Noise Ratio >105dB, A-weighted THD+N <0.0025% @ 1Khz, -3dBFS Crosstalk <-100db @ 20 Hz to 20 kHz, -1dBFS Analog Output Impedance <50Ohm Full Scale Output Level 26dBu Dynamic Range >105dB Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 141 64 bands at 2 channels Sampling with time compression: up to 174 seconds mono Digital delay: up to 87 seconds mono (in addition to any installed sampler) Power 100 watts 100-125V, 220-240V, AC 50/60Hz Size Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 142 3.5h x 19w x 12.5d 8.9h x 48.3w x 31.7d Weight: 12 pounds (5.5 Kg) net 17 pounds (8Kg) shipping weight All specifications are subject to change or improvement at any time without notice or obligation. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 143: Limited Warranty
The warranty DOES NOT COVER shipping damage, either to or from Eventide. If you receive a new unit from us in damaged condition, notify us and the carrier; we will arrange to file an insurance claim and either repair or exchange the unit.
Page 144 The warranty applies to the original purchaser of a new unit from Eventide or an Authorized Eventide Dealer. Demo units are also covered by this warranty under slightly different circumstances (see below). Units that are used, or have been used as part of a rental program, are not covered under any circumstances.
Page 145 This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from location to location. (c) 2006, Eventide, Inc. Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 146: Index
............13 w/ power off ..........12 asterisk .............. 105 checksum..........127, 128 automating mixdowns........64 contrast, adjusting the ........17 banks .....S CONTROLLERS EE EXTERNAL CONTROLLERS selecting when saving programs ..... 37 controlling one H7600 w/ another ....123 Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 147 76, 77 display .............77 SCALING adjusting cont./bright......... 17 gen. description........10, 19 external storage device ..See dumping data distortion external trigger overdriving inputs ........46 use in loading programs ......104 dumping data..........121 external trigger menu pages Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 148 ...........100 graphics, type of parameter......114 loading programs on stage ......101 H7600 loading programs remotely ......101 controlling one H7600 w/ another..123 loading routing configurations .....116 digital implementation overview ..... 49 Memory Cards info about ........... 131 checksum error ..........128 hard drive ............
Page 149 ..... 64 ..........18 DESCRIPTION Thru port ............15 pedals ........See foot pedal jacks troubleshooting..........74 place holders.. 68, 71, 79, See also redirection uses in H7600 ..........62 filling..............80 MIDI pedal board mods...............80 Eventide H7600 User Manual...
Page 150 ..........105 selecting ...........53 saving vs. updating ........90 saving programs ........37, 105 searching ..........30, 96 saving routing configurations .......116 sending to another H7600......124 ..S SCALING EE EXTERNAL MODULATION MENU PAGES storage ............90 Select key typical size ..........
Page 151 ..55, 58 User-supplied Crystal Oscillators exact, display of ........55, 58 connections ..........126 source of ............49 voltage selection ..........12 System sampling rate and external sync Word Clock ............56 indicator Eventide H7600 User Manual...

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5 Advanced Operation

MIDI Setup

Using Programs

Appendix I System Utilities

H7600 Warranty Information

Electrical Specifications

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