I know I’m a little late on the H90 But man this video is so helpful my guy, thanks a lot for blessing all of us who need that guidance on the connections . Thank you
Without a doubt, this is THE most thoroughly explained and comprehensive "Manual" I have ever seen. EXCELLENTLY DONE! (That includes all 3 videos). It will take numerous viewings, but it's available to do so. Thank You!
The H90 is a fantastic design! This series of videos from Eventide is super helpful for me as I learn how to use my H90. These three videos set a benchmark for manufacturers to aspire to. And the background guitar playing is stellar. Thank you Joe and Eventide.
Thank you! Instead of getting headache while reading the manual, you guys showed me what to do. Easy, straightforward, practical video. Now I am all set, acoustic + electric guitar. Rock'nroll!
Well. I bought the H90. Bad news, that's A LOT of money for 2 effect blocks. My modeller runs 15 blocks. Great news, These are the best sounding 2 blocks money can buy. I ain't mad at em!!!!!
A tip for Eventide: relabel the rear panel audio connectors as 1L, 1R, 2L, 2R. Those are in the 1 to 4 order using your existing labeling which is needlessly confusing.
Thank you for the compliment. The operating level of the H90 should depend on the operating level of the system as a whole. If you’re incorporating the H90 paths as part of a standard pedalboard signal flow, then it’s best to set it to instrument level. If you’re incorporating the H90 into a rack system, patchbay, or amp effects loop, you may want to experiment with line level operation.
I am looking at something like this to use with my Friedman IR-X tube preamp into an Audient iD24 interface. The preamp's TRS balanced out into the combo line/XLR input. The effects unit would go between the IR-X and the interface. Mono will become stereo is the plan. It should work huh? Other options include using something like this in the FX send and return of each mic channel of the interface, so I have a stereo effects bus. I need to sus how that works in DAW though (just running directly in would be far simpler for guitar). Unlike the H90, most effects units for guitar are not happy about being fed a TRS balanced signal. There's some good ones, but I figure it would require messing around with direct boxes etc. There's enough spaghetti junction of cables as it is. :D
If two cables are used to connect outputs 1 and 2 to the Audient, then yes, you get stereo signal. Regarding the effects bus in the DAW, as long as you dedicate one or two I/O on the interface to connect the H90, it will always live on that I/O; as with any external effects processor, probably best to run the H90 in kill dry.
Hi there! I have two guitar amps both with effect loops. I won't be using both amps at the same time and just want to know if I can use the H90 for both amps by connecting in/out 1 to amp 1's effects loop and in/out 2 to amp 2's loop so which ever amp I'm using can get the H90 effects? And is it still possible to still add an insert effect with this method?
H90 has two routing modes - Insert and Dual mode. The best one for your application is Dual mode because each amp will have a dedicated signal flow. Dual mode, however, does not allow inserts. The reason Insert mode will not work how you want it is because each output cannot be used an independently. When the H90 senses both Outs 1&2 are being used it makes everything function in stereo.
Can you show how to do four cable method with the Friedman IRX and go stereo out with delay. And is it possible to use the main out of the IRX into the Eventide for the power section?
Because the IRX only has a mono loop, in order to get stereo effects from the H90, it will have to placed after the IRX. Run the H90 in Dual mode. Connect your guitar to In 1 of the H90. Take Out 1 to the input of the IRX. From the IRX balanced out go to In 3 of the H90. From Out 3&4 of the H90 go to your FFRR monitor or interface. An algorithm you put in Path 1 will be "Pre" and any in Path 2 will be "Post." It may be necessary to change the operating level of path 2 to line level.
Por ahora no hay planes de filmar videos en español pero le invitamos a que haga preguntas en español en nuestros foros de usuarios: www.eventideaudio.com/forums/forum/products/stompboxes/
I am about to buy a H90 to use with 3 analog synths, I wanted to know if it's it possible to plug two synths mono output on a single stereo input ? (I understand well that these both synth will use the same effect).
If your intention is to try and use Input 1&2 as mono inputs, no, this is not possible. In order to connect 2-3 synths to the H90 you must use a combination of Input 1 (synth 1), Input 3 by way of insert 1 (synth 2), and Input 4 by way of Insert 2 (synth 3). Using the H90 as a mixer in this way is clearly explained at 19:50 in the video.
@@EventideAudio thank you a lot for the clear and fast answer! I am not yet a customer and you are already providing the best customer support possible! 🙏♥
Dry path refers to the part of the signal chain that does not have any effects. Think of it as guitar straight into the amp. To match gain, every Program and preset have individual input and output gain controls that can be used to perfectly balance gain structures in the signal flow. These can be adjusted so that there is no volume disparity when bypassing and activating the H90 or individual presets.
Yes. If you look at the diagram at the 10 min mark, you could simply connect Out 2 to the FX return of a second amp. In this case, you could use one preamp section for both amps.
@@EventideAudio Good to know! First, I'm trying to have it work with only one amp. In my case, I'm also using the Friedman IR-x as an amp with Preamp and power. But I'm not able to make it work properly: If I bypass the H90 FX, I lose the amp signal as well, and the guitar becomes clean Without the pre-amp. Would you happen to know how to fix it?
@@eklonsou If you are on the latest version of the firmware, 1.8.6, you can go into the System Menu > Global > set “P Bypass” to AB only. Bypassing the Program will only bypass Presets A & B. The inserts will still be active.
The H90 can provide only one stereo insert that can be routed in parallel with both Eventide presets; this means you may have up to three stereo effects in parallel - one external and two Eventide effects.
@@EventideAudio then I keep the duophony and run the microcosm and mood in parallel and run the duophony insert in the h90 and can run that parallel with the h90 effects. A lot of beautiful routing options. Thanks for the clarity, I will use both of them
Thanks for this video series 👍 I have question before I buy H90. Now I'm using two h9's one for modulation effects and second for reverbs. And I have Source Audio Nemesis delay. Is the possible to have Nemesis in stereo loop of H90 but in paralel with reverb algorithm and some modulation algorithm from h90 in the front of this stereo paralel configuration? Is it clear? Thanks much for reply 🙂
Presently, this configuration with an insert is not possible. Some users have requested this in the forums; please add your voice. Nevertheless, H90 can achieve a parallel stereo insert with two serial Presets or all three in parallel (stereo insert, Prest A and Preset B).
I have two amps, one with an FX-Loop and one without it. Is it possible to connect the eventide H90 to the two amps, using the 4--Cable method/Pre-Post insert routing mode on the first amp that has the FX-loop, and connect it to the front of the second amp? Thank you
It’s possible, but definitely not a configuration we recommend for true stereo. Also, this works best if you’re running both amps clean; in this instance, you could use the preamp section of one amp, take the FX send to the H90 and connect one side of the H90 output back to the FX return and the other side to the front of the second amp. Make sure that output is set for instrument level. Here, effects to the front of the one amp would be in mono but effects in the loop would be in stereo.
@@EventideAudio Thanks for the response. The first Amp is a Marshal Plexy Style, and is the one with the FX-Loop, I use the amp's gain, thats why I need the H90 in the FX-Loop. The second amp is a Fender Pro Reverb. How can I connect it to the fx-loop on the first one and in the front of the second one? What options do I have? Thank you
This is a fantastic video and I have watched it many times. But I am still a bit unsure of how I should best route it. My setup with the h9 before was this… GT into l6 hxfx out to a aby pedal into 2 amps and the h9 into the fx loop on one of the amps. That was ok, but not too satisfied with it. I swapped out the h9 for the h90 and still not satisfied. I want to keep the l6 hxfx for the front of amp stuff (dist,wah,noise gate,compressor etc…)and the h90 for fx loop stuff in either one or both amps. Would be cool (maybe) to use both fx loops. Could make some crazy sounds perhaps.. am I over complicating things, or what? Any ideas are appreciated.
Are you going for a full stereo rig or a wet/dry rig? Connecting an H9/H90 to only one side is never going to sound optimal. It is possible to connect the H90 to the loop of both amps. Amp 1’s FX loop to In 1 and Amp 2’s FX loop to In 2 of the H90. In Eventide’s MicroPitch Part 2 tutorial they explain how this can be accomplished. Go to 3:46 m.th-cam.com/video/lfi0sbn5c5Y/w-d-xo.html
Not sure I understand your settings. Did you mean to have one for Out 1? If so, in most cases Out 1 should be line level as well. It depends on the operating level of your amp’s effects loop. In general, bypassing the H90 should not introduce drastic level disparities. That’s how you know operating levels are set properly. Should a small level difference exist, things can always be tweaked further with Program and Preset I/O level parameters.
I'm doing the setup that shows in minute 9:45 using a 4cm in insert mode. So my question is if my selection of i/o levels on the system menu was the correct one
Can i use a guitar plugged into the H90, and 2 mono fx loops (distortion pedals and amp sim) and have stereo output? So if this configuration is possible i could use a drop or whammy before the overdrives, then goes into the amp simulation and a stereo reverb or pingpong delay after the amp.
Yes. Stereo output becomes automatic when the H90 senses both Outs 1&2 are connected in Insert Routing Mode. So, using an Eventide algorithm after the cab sim would generate stereo audio.
Just got mine and really frustrated with the lack of instructions on how to setup in 4CM on the interface. Is there a section that reviews that in these videos because it’s not in the 4CM section. Thanks
We cover two ways to connect in 4CM. The easiest of the two methods is putting the H90’s global routing in Dual mode. Follow the connections in the video. In short, I/O 1 to the front of your amp. I/O 3 to your amp’s effects loop. In the Routing menu, placing a Preset in Path 1 is for the front of the amp, while a preset in Path 2 is for the effects loop.
@@EventideAudio correct, how to setup the wiring is reviewed in detail but how do you configure that within the settings? Those instructions are not contained within the 4CM section of the video.
@@EJH-jn6mo To switch the global routing mode, go into System menu by pressing Programs and Routing for two seconds. In the Global section, switch Routing to Dual Mode. Once you confirm the change, you’ll have two independent paths to work with. If you press the Routing button, you’ll see both. With the first quick knob, you can place Presets on each path as you wish. If you make the connections outlined in the video, you’ll be able to get 4CM working.
30:30 my problem is, if i open up the DAW on another Day the Latency is again a little bit change, so i have every time to do new justage, its pain in the as. Any Tips?
As long as you’re using the same interface with the same sample rate, the calculated latency will not change. Are you sure some other variable is not changing?
@@EventideAudio yes sure, the config is always the same my setup is the same. My Setup is MacBook Ableton -> 18i20 and the h90 as a send/return. I mean its most of all in sync but you can hear it on a single sample like a snare its sounds like a phaser effect and you can change it with correction in 0.10 steps. Ok, if i correct it and the snare sound’s mostly original compare dry and wet im happy but i test it. If i restart my mac and start the same project i have again a bit out of sync and the snare sounds like with a phaser effect. If i corrected new its ok till i restart the pc. Try it out, take a effect in bypass mode and you will see that micro out of sync. i think no one compare the sound of the sample with or without the sendeffect. That i observe also on Windows PC. Sry my english is bad i hope you understand. Maybe you have a tip why i have that problem. Btw the video is excellent.
I know I’m a little late on the H90
But man this video is so helpful my guy, thanks a lot for blessing all of us who need that guidance on the connections .
Thank you
Without a doubt, this is THE most thoroughly explained and comprehensive "Manual" I have ever seen.
EXCELLENTLY DONE! (That includes all 3 videos). It will take numerous viewings, but it's available to do so. Thank You!
You guys thought of EVERYTHING. These routing options are amazing. The dual paths are a killer feature for me.
The H90 is a fantastic design! This series of videos from Eventide is super helpful for me as I learn how to use my H90. These three videos set a benchmark for manufacturers to aspire to. And the background guitar playing is stellar. Thank you Joe and Eventide.
Thank you! Instead of getting headache while reading the manual, you guys showed me what to do. Easy, straightforward, practical video. Now I am all set, acoustic + electric guitar. Rock'nroll!
Finally a really good video tutorial/manual! 👍
brilliant, fast-paced (luckily yt lets me slow it down!), dense as all get-out.
would love to see the whole session in print format...
Well. I bought the H90. Bad news, that's A LOT of money for 2 effect blocks. My modeller runs 15 blocks.
Great news, These are the best sounding 2 blocks money can buy. I ain't mad at em!!!!!
Outstanding explanation. Great work guys!! This has brought me much closer to investing in this pedal.
I bought this pedal with out realizing how crazy it is 😮
Excellent! Thanks Joe!
A tip for Eventide: relabel the rear panel audio connectors as 1L, 1R, 2L, 2R. Those are in the 1 to 4 order using your existing labeling which is needlessly confusing.
Awesome tutorial videos. All three! Thanks you!
One question: when using dual routing with a loop switcher, it should set to instrument? Or line?
Thank you for the compliment. The operating level of the H90 should depend on the operating level of the system as a whole. If you’re incorporating the H90 paths as part of a standard pedalboard signal flow, then it’s best to set it to instrument level. If you’re incorporating the H90 into a rack system, patchbay, or amp effects loop, you may want to experiment with line level operation.
Great tutorial, thank you! 🙏
I am looking at something like this to use with my Friedman IR-X tube preamp into an Audient iD24 interface. The preamp's TRS balanced out into the combo line/XLR input. The effects unit would go between the IR-X and the interface. Mono will become stereo is the plan. It should work huh?
Other options include using something like this in the FX send and return of each mic channel of the interface, so I have a stereo effects bus. I need to sus how that works in DAW though (just running directly in would be far simpler for guitar).
Unlike the H90, most effects units for guitar are not happy about being fed a TRS balanced signal. There's some good ones, but I figure it would require messing around with direct boxes etc. There's enough spaghetti junction of cables as it is. :D
If two cables are used to connect outputs 1 and 2 to the Audient, then yes, you get stereo signal. Regarding the effects bus in the DAW, as long as you dedicate one or two I/O on the interface to connect the H90, it will always live on that I/O; as with any external effects processor, probably best to run the H90 in kill dry.
You had me at Eventide ❤🤤
plz 500 series stereo module - no more external psu, ure turning into tascam
Hi there! I have two guitar amps both with effect loops. I won't be using both amps at the same time and just want to know if I can use the H90 for both amps by connecting in/out 1 to amp 1's effects loop and in/out 2 to amp 2's loop so which ever amp I'm using can get the H90 effects? And is it still possible to still add an insert effect with this method?
H90 has two routing modes - Insert and Dual mode. The best one for your application is Dual mode because each amp will have a dedicated signal flow. Dual mode, however, does not allow inserts. The reason Insert mode will not work how you want it is because each output cannot be used an independently. When the H90 senses both Outs 1&2 are being used it makes everything function in stereo.
Thanks!@@EventideAudio
Can you show how to do four cable method with the Friedman IRX and go stereo out with delay. And is it possible to use the main out of the IRX into the Eventide for the power section?
Because the IRX only has a mono loop, in order to get stereo effects from the H90, it will have to placed after the IRX. Run the H90 in Dual mode. Connect your guitar to In 1 of the H90. Take Out 1 to the input of the IRX. From the IRX balanced out go to In 3 of the H90. From Out 3&4 of the H90 go to your FFRR monitor or interface. An algorithm you put in Path 1 will be "Pre" and any in Path 2 will be "Post." It may be necessary to change the operating level of path 2 to line level.
cuando vamos a tener videos en español? un gran pedal pero necesitamos videos en español por favor no nos olviden!
Por ahora no hay planes de filmar videos en español pero le invitamos a que haga preguntas en español en nuestros foros de usuarios: www.eventideaudio.com/forums/forum/products/stompboxes/
I am about to buy a H90 to use with 3 analog synths, I wanted to know if it's it possible to plug two synths mono output on a single stereo input ? (I understand well that these both synth will use the same effect).
If your intention is to try and use Input 1&2 as mono inputs, no, this is not possible. In order to connect 2-3 synths to the H90 you must use a combination of Input 1 (synth 1), Input 3 by way of insert 1 (synth 2), and Input 4 by way of Insert 2 (synth 3). Using the H90 as a mixer in this way is clearly explained at 19:50 in the video.
@@EventideAudio thank you a lot for the clear and fast answer!
I am not yet a customer and you are already providing the best customer support possible! 🙏♥
I am not getting the meaning of dry path, why it is needed? There is way to match gain?
Dry path refers to the part of the signal chain that does not have any effects. Think of it as guitar straight into the amp.
To match gain, every Program and preset have individual input and output gain controls that can be used to perfectly balance gain structures in the signal flow. These can be adjusted so that there is no volume disparity when bypassing and activating the H90 or individual presets.
Would it be possible to use the 4 cable method Pre-Post using Insert Routing Mode and still have a stereo output?
Yes. If you look at the diagram at the 10 min mark, you could simply connect Out 2 to the FX return of a second amp. In this case, you could use one preamp section for both amps.
@@EventideAudio Good to know! First, I'm trying to have it work with only one amp. In my case, I'm also using the Friedman IR-x as an amp with Preamp and power.
But I'm not able to make it work properly: If I bypass the H90 FX, I lose the amp signal as well, and the guitar becomes clean Without the pre-amp. Would you happen to know how to fix it?
@@eklonsou If you are on the latest version of the firmware, 1.8.6, you can go into the System Menu > Global > set “P Bypass” to AB only. Bypassing the Program will only bypass Presets A & B. The inserts will still be active.
Can I connect two pedals in stereo and run them in parallel ? I would gladly return the gfi duophony then
The H90 can provide only one stereo insert that can be routed in parallel with both Eventide presets; this means you may have up to three stereo effects in parallel - one external and two Eventide effects.
@@EventideAudio then I keep the duophony and run the microcosm and mood in parallel and run the duophony insert in the h90 and can run that parallel with the h90 effects. A lot of beautiful routing options. Thanks for the clarity, I will use both of them
Thanks for this video series 👍 I have question before I buy H90. Now I'm using two h9's one for modulation effects and second for reverbs. And I have Source Audio Nemesis delay. Is the possible to have Nemesis in stereo loop of H90 but in paralel with reverb algorithm and some modulation algorithm from h90 in the front of this stereo paralel configuration? Is it clear? Thanks much for reply 🙂
Presently, this configuration with an insert is not possible. Some users have requested this in the forums; please add your voice. Nevertheless, H90 can achieve a parallel stereo insert with two serial Presets or all three in parallel (stereo insert, Prest A and Preset B).
Sad😞, but thanks for the answer 👍
I have two amps, one with an FX-Loop and one without it. Is it possible to connect the eventide H90 to the two amps, using the 4--Cable method/Pre-Post insert routing mode on the first amp that has the FX-loop, and connect it to the front of the second amp? Thank you
It’s possible, but definitely not a configuration we recommend for true stereo. Also, this works best if you’re running both amps clean; in this instance, you could use the preamp section of one amp, take the FX send to the H90 and connect one side of the H90 output back to the FX return and the other side to the front of the second amp. Make sure that output is set for instrument level. Here, effects to the front of the one amp would be in mono but effects in the loop would be in stereo.
@@EventideAudio Thanks for the response. The first Amp is a Marshal Plexy Style, and is the one with the FX-Loop, I use the amp's gain, thats why I need the H90 in the FX-Loop. The second amp is a Fender Pro Reverb. How can I connect it to the fx-loop on the first one and in the front of the second one? What options do I have?
Thank you
This is a fantastic video and I have watched it many times. But I am still a bit unsure of how I should best route it. My setup with the h9 before was this… GT into l6 hxfx out to a aby pedal into 2 amps and the h9 into the fx loop on one of the amps. That was ok, but not too satisfied with it. I swapped out the h9 for the h90 and still not satisfied. I want to keep the l6 hxfx for the front of amp stuff (dist,wah,noise gate,compressor etc…)and the h90 for fx loop stuff in either one or both amps. Would be cool (maybe) to use both fx loops. Could make some crazy sounds perhaps.. am I over complicating things, or what? Any ideas are appreciated.
Are you going for a full stereo rig or a wet/dry rig? Connecting an H9/H90 to only one side is never going to sound optimal. It is possible to connect the H90 to the loop of both amps. Amp 1’s FX loop to In 1 and Amp 2’s FX loop to In 2 of the H90. In Eventide’s MicroPitch Part 2 tutorial they explain how this can be accomplished. Go to 3:46 m.th-cam.com/video/lfi0sbn5c5Y/w-d-xo.html
That was helpful.. thank you.
So on 4CM in Insert mode, levels should be input1 inst / output 3 inst / input 3 line / output 3 line?
Not sure I understand your settings. Did you mean to have one for Out 1? If so, in most cases Out 1 should be line level as well. It depends on the operating level of your amp’s effects loop. In general, bypassing the H90 should not introduce drastic level disparities. That’s how you know operating levels are set properly. Should a small level difference exist, things can always be tweaked further with Program and Preset I/O level parameters.
I'm doing the setup that shows in minute 9:45 using a 4cm in insert mode. So my question is if my selection of i/o levels on the system menu was the correct one
@@chinescovegas4394 Read the initial post you wrote. You have Out 3 twice.
My bad, so what the correct sequence and level selection would be?
@@chinescovegas4394 If your amp has a line-level effects loop I would try In 1 inst / Out 3 inst/ In 3 Line / Out 1 Line.
Can i use a guitar plugged into the H90, and 2 mono fx loops (distortion pedals and amp sim) and have stereo output? So if this configuration is possible i could use a drop or whammy before the overdrives, then goes into the amp simulation and a stereo reverb or pingpong delay after the amp.
Yes. Stereo output becomes automatic when the H90 senses both Outs 1&2 are connected in Insert Routing Mode. So, using an Eventide algorithm after the cab sim would generate stereo audio.
@@EventideAudio Thanks, for the answer! The H90 will work exactly for my needs
Just got mine and really frustrated with the lack of instructions on how to setup in 4CM on the interface. Is there a section that reviews that in these videos because it’s not in the 4CM section. Thanks
We cover two ways to connect in 4CM. The easiest of the two methods is putting the H90’s global routing in Dual mode. Follow the connections in the video. In short, I/O 1 to the front of your amp. I/O 3 to your amp’s effects loop. In the Routing menu, placing a Preset in Path 1 is for the front of the amp, while a preset in Path 2 is for the effects loop.
@@EventideAudio correct, how to setup the wiring is reviewed in detail but how do you configure that within the settings? Those instructions are not contained within the 4CM section of the video.
@@EJH-jn6mo To switch the global routing mode, go into System menu by pressing Programs and Routing for two seconds. In the Global section, switch Routing to Dual Mode. Once you confirm the change, you’ll have two independent paths to work with. If you press the Routing button, you’ll see both. With the first quick knob, you can place Presets on each path as you wish. If you make the connections outlined in the video, you’ll be able to get 4CM working.
30:30 my problem is, if i open up the DAW on another Day the Latency is again a little bit change, so i have every time to do new justage, its pain in the as. Any Tips?
As long as you’re using the same interface with the same sample rate, the calculated latency will not change. Are you sure some other variable is not changing?
@@EventideAudio yes sure, the config is always the same my setup is the same. My Setup is MacBook Ableton -> 18i20 and the h90 as a send/return. I mean its most of all in sync but you can hear it on a single sample like a snare its sounds like a phaser effect and you can change it with correction in 0.10 steps. Ok, if i correct it and the snare sound’s mostly original compare dry and wet im happy but i test it. If i restart my mac and start the same project i have again a bit out of sync and the snare sounds like with a phaser effect. If i corrected new its ok till i restart the pc. Try it out, take a effect in bypass mode and you will see that micro out of sync. i think no one compare the sound of the sample with or without the sendeffect. That i observe also on Windows PC. Sry my english is bad i hope you understand. Maybe you have a tip why i have that problem. Btw the video is excellent.