The box that makes synths better: Eventide H90 Demo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2024
- Being a demo of Eventide's H90 dual effects box being glorious on two Mackie 1604 aux sends, and a document of all the vibes that ensued. I really like Eventide effects (and own a H3000), so this is also a love letter to their glory, and to simple hardware music jams.
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WHAT'S THE GEAR IN THE VIDEO?
➡️ Mixer: Mackie 1604 VLZ
➡️ Synth 1: Korg ARP 2600, connected to the Keystep 37 via pitch/mod/gate CV outs (mod going to filter cutoff).
➡️ Synth 2: ASM Hydrasynth Desktop.
➡️ Drum Machine: System 80 880
➡️ Interlude Synth: Nord Lead 2
➡️ Modular Filter 1: Plum Audio ADVA
➡️ Sorrowful Turing Acid Filter: SoundForce VCF/VCA6 • How the Soundforce VCF...
➡️ Modular Source of Voices: Music Thing Turing Machine • Modular Monthly: An in...
CHAPTERS
00:00 A thing that is 62 pedals in one.
00:36 Crystals & Quadravox on ARP2600
02:35 Weedwacker/2016 on 2600 & 808
04:09 Nord Lead Interlude 1
04:32 Harmodulator Drama
05:21 Fruity Pitchshifting
06:32 A very Eventide thing happens
07:26 Nord Lead Interlude 2
08:10 Hall & Micropitch Acid on...?
11:04 Making a 2600 Polyphonic
13:03 Pensive Fifths jam, oof!
15:11 Nord Lead Interlude 3
15:55 A sort of dubby...thing.
17:18 Drunk David Bowie's 808 jam
19:49 Sorrowful Turing Acid Jam, oof
22:30 Blackhole Reversal Jam
23:59 Nord Lead Interludes 45678
26:51 Tripped Outro: Relax Completely
28:46 Hydrasynth Goosebumps
I like it when Alex has fun and makes funny noises with his mouth because fun is occuring.
I just thought he was drunk.
Like if Bob Ross was signed to Warp in the 90's. You guys should break the TH-camr curse and release a Fantano 10. Massive respect for both of you musically!
ahwussa wussa wussa
Guess we all have out “synth face”
I need more „drunk Bowie“ content for sure now. Spot on! 😅
The H90 was made for the synth!! Everything sounds great with my MatrixBrute. It’s like a getting a 2nd synth not just great effects.
I’d say it must be awesome to patch the h90 into the MXB’s insert point!
Well done on showcasing a masterpiece fx unit. I have been using Eventide since the 80's and this is by far my favorite FX unit EVER! You make great use of it!
BoC just called - they want their jams back. Well, they didnt call, but sent 10 blank pages on the fax machine. That quadravox sequence at 2:00 is so magical, chapeau big time
I'll say Orange to that - thanks x
@@mylarmelodies "...orange!" 😁
Great video! I’ve connected my H90 to pretty much everything in my studio and it makes everything sounds better/new, I love it!
its so nice to hear this going through a proper synth and not a guitar, awesome sounds ,im sold
Another great video and some fantastic sounds / sequences, inspiring and informative, thank you!
So many amazing sounds in this video! I'll need to try get a hold of one of these to play with.
I have the H90 routed in dual mode in my guitar rig. The flexibility to have an algorithm before or after ( or both) in my effects chain is very powerful. The effects are the best I have ever experienced. You may only get 2 "blocks" but they are the best 2 blocks in your chain. You get what you pay for in my humble opinion.
really fun to watch thank you Alex!
Funnily enough one arrived just yesterday. Really happy with it so far, running one synth through
Man, apart from really showing what this thing is capable off is the amount of good music you created while making this video is amazing. Could listen for 3 hours to the first example you did alone😅 Keep it up man, always enjoying your videos!
Thanks Roy - I am really pleased with this one. Something about eventide effects just tickles me and good stuff emerges. I will preserve a version of this setup
Bro you've made me a complete 880 fanboy
Beat time ive had with a gear vid in a long time.
HEY! Nice to have you back! Hope life is good!
The closed captions on this are particularly fun.
It's great to hear the ambient album finally get some air time ;-)
Export, upload, immediate success (buying a mansion)
Great demo! Thanks
Been listening to the “Hall and Micropitch” chapter on repeat since finishing the video… so good. If you were to release that as a 5-10 minute ambient acid adventure of sorts, like an extended cut of what you did there, I’d buy it in a heartbeat.
Thanks Eric - defo might try to pull out some of the moments in this one and work them into something standalone!! That and do more with the setup
Superlative video. I’m not even the right market for this, and yet I listened to the entire video as audio only while doing something intensely depressing. This video is practically a concept album! You helped SO MuCh, and thank you!
Thanks, that's amazing!
I love my H9. One of the best external hardware fx ever made. The H90 is intriguing, but buying a second H9 used would be the way to go. Great video as always, mate!
Amazing demo! Time to get saving
God damn this is soo good.
What en epic video ❤
Wonderful to see the H90 on something besides guitar. Great video. Would like to see a vid with the H90 on Vocals, Mix Bus.. Thank You.
'Synthemasizahs' are my favorite Eventide Pedal test subjects!
Utter madness .....I love it
Amazing
Excellent!
I came to hear an 808 and was presented with an 08, that's clickbait! ;-) But then I got to experience an entertaining and varied hardware jam, which was drenched in the magic of Eventide effects. It always amazes how much a great FX unit can make out of otherwise rather "boring" sounds. Thanks for showing this again!
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#verdict > *Effects are to music creation what seasoning / herbs are to cooking* imho. I overlooked the power of this for decades basically. Still do, but at least I am aware of this now 😀 So, I think that I really should "invest" in one great effect unit and then learn that one 100%.
I used to have the space and could not forget the lovely modechoverb! Got a H9 now and it’s greatness but also a lot to explore and needs time on it to maximize the ROI. Eventide sounds very digital too me but in a good crystal and bright way. The stereo Image is unparalleled and a great plus to adding wide stage to mono elements. I prefer it also a lot over other hyped modules like FX aid, that did not work for me.
nice video on the h-90 I really love it.
one more thing you didn't show on this video is that the h-90 can be use the 2 expression inputs with cv to assign selected parameters which make the h-90 more powerful for modular .
That's been on my mind and I really need to try it!
Oh damn!
I've recently gotten really into pedals, and its really a whole route of modular synthesis that in general seems cheaper than going the eurorack route (the H90 being a bit of a monster of an exception); using a Zoia + three or four other pedals, I realized it almost doesn't matter what synth I use to feed into the chain.
I feel that. Getting a Zoia and H90 made it a lot easier to quell my gas for other things, especially my desire for a big expensive poly synth, and I’m almost tempted to pull back from 9u to 6u in the Eurorack.
Yeah, at some point, when you have enough pedals, especially 2 or 3 reverb pedals in serial, you don't need synths anymore. You can just fart into the effect chain.
I agree, I use VCV and spend more time making modular effects than I do on synth sounds. A lot of synths are the same basic waveforms but effects are where the creative potential is for me. Some of the pitch fx here are the only thing I can't do with VCV and plugins, so I'd love to buy an H90 too. Just can't justify the price unfortunately but it's a monster unit!
Consider a pitchfactor second hand!
@@mylarmelodies cheers, good call! Hadn't seen those, I have a TC Quintessence guitar pedal for basic harmonising but the Pitchfactor is obciously a lot more powerful. To be honest I tend to try and use software fx because I'm a total amateur cheapskate, and I find it more flexible too 😉
If I did a channel with demos, this is very close to the format I'd use...putting things in a musical context. But your voice in the mix in all this enhances the video....my voice would ruin it. 😂
You’d be fine!! Do it
Bringing it in on the drums for just a second at 9:23... awesome.
The ol’ reverb send crash! Never gets old when deployed correctly
@@mylarmelodies dubby
I have to have a little chuckle with you running all of that kit through a Mackie VLZ desk. You clearly started producing in the 1990s! Crank up those gains for instant overdrive! Haha. The VLZs were the de-facto low budget mixer for seemingly every electronic bedroom-producer in the 1990s and early 2000s. I've always hated them!
I love them
Sounds great! What kind of post-production (eq,compression,limiting etc. well you know the deal) are you using for the sound?
Yes please! May I have some more?
As soon as this studio is built, I want to build an XL version of this setup - H90 has a standing invite to the jamparty x
Great review. How does it sound compared to the H3000?
Hey, im wondering if it would be possible for you to do a video/jam on useing the M303 and Metropolix together? Maybe with Planar as cutoff/resonance control?
Im thinking of getting this setup for a long time now but only got the M303 so far because that stuff is so expenpensive....
I really like your content, you are a huge inspiration! :)
stillson hammer mk2 is better than the metropolix. I looked at both.
Super orbus terrarum vibes!
Seeing this the day my Eventide Ultratap delay died breaks my heart 😢
What happened to it?
I ordered this through Perfect Circuit over the weekend, anyone have an idea on the wait times to be expected? Lovely demonstration too! Just makes the wait that much more excruciating.
In the Netherlnds its 1-2 Months...
I feel that with Eventide, less is more. So I'll stick with my H9 for the time being (controlled from iPad). Rather combine it with other stompboxes.
17:19 wow!
I like 808's😌
me 202
Came for beeps and bloops, stayed for the Black Sheep bar mat
Left with an Arp 2600
Mr Mylar thanks for your fantastic videos, can you please explain the patch you create at 19:55 ? i only understand there is a gate starting from grids but i don’t understand the cv to the pitch osc passing to? to create that random scales notes!?
Thanks!! The melody is just made with a Turing machine output going into an Erica Synths Pico quantizer! I guess I was using Grids to do the note triggers here. Hope that helps! Get a Turing machine and pitch quantizer basically!
nice synthemesizers
for real though this is just the video I needed to pull the trigger on this effects powerhouse
Sounds incredible!
Made me want one.
Looked up how much they cost
…I can’t have one 😢
😭
yes eye-wateringly expensive
First off, I absolutely loved your creations! You’ve got a subscriber and supporter for life!
Second, how in the heck do you have your H90 routed ??? I’ve had the h90 for almost a month now and I’m just mind blown over the possibilities. I’d love to have a set up as symbiotically connected as yours. How on earth can I achieve this ???
Yo!! Thank you - so this is dead simple and just uses a mixer with aux sends, and I’m using two of them, one aux send goes to one in on the H90 and the other to the other block input - ie. both mono sends - with the stereo outs going to stereo returns on the mackie. Arguably you could have more fun if you put the stereo returns onto dedicated stereo channels on the mixer so you had more control over them and then could also use the sends on those channels to create feedback/cross FX-ing. So yeah it’s nice to have a mixer involved if you don’t already!
@@mylarmelodies thank you so much! My next purchase will be a mixer. I think it’s time for one
👍 One more thing - I remembered I did a quick vid on the subject th-cam.com/video/Ys7gd6kzjcs/w-d-xo.html But yeah buy a similar mackie I’d say and make sure you get it second hand, it shouldn’t cost much at all, don’t pay more than $200!
@@mylarmelodies I’m on it! 🙏🏾 ! Thank you so much !
6:06 strong Geinoh Yamashirogum vibes m8
Hi, Great video. My unit is shipping soon. Just curious what Mixer are you using with your setup to drive your sends ?
Thanks!! It's an old Mackie 1604 VLZ, strongly recommend. They're cheap and great
Thanks 🙏
28:19 Orb meet FSOL 💖
Probably a dumb question, but does your mixer have stereo effects sends, or are using other channels to handle the stereo routing? I've been trying to find a mixer with stereo sends to tap my synths into my large stereo effects collection more easily.
No, mono sends! But you could use separate sends to send in true stereo. Or you could use a patchbay and mult the signal out twice. Of course some FX are mono input even with stereo ins (ie. the block isn’t true stereo!) actually not sure if that’s the case on H90, would need to RTFM
Yeah, you just use two aux sends. This is not too noticeable for much spatial effects. But if you have very stereo localized source material, or a panning synth patch, might be worth it. I never use stereo aux sends live though. Too much trouble!
My ever present question when listening to your stuff. Does it all sound like incredible forgotten 90s IDM because that's the aesthetic in you head, or because you use an all hardware setup of the finest 90s aesthetic gear? Either way, incredible sounds. Would love to hear a videomusik mk II.
Ha thanks - I do wonder myself about that but it’s likely a combo of all of these. That’s some of the music I love best, and when you work with similar setups to what they had, it kinda falls out of them. Not to say that musical styles are totally reliant on the gear used obvs (you can do anything with anything if you’re creative enough), but it feels like the gear lends itself better/more easily - or it could be that it inspires me to work with them in that way. I dunno! Everyone should have at least 1 ultra basic proto 90s techno/electro setup in the corner of the studio, and it can be and probably should be made with the cheapest nastiest gear you can just about afford.
@@mylarmelodies That's a great idea. I so often get caught up in designing the perfect setup, whereas this idea of having some self contained smaller setups of a particular vibe is an interesting one. I guess my basic 90s corner is my RM1x, I should power that up and treat it as a 90s studio in a box more often.
I'm also interested in template setups in the box. Setting up a template of a particular studio with say a 106, a 101, a drum machine and a rompler, then sticking with that setup like you would have to if you had the hardware. That would be an interesting way of working. And you could have different ones. The 90s techno template. The extravagant 80s synth studio. Could lead to some interesting virtual spaces to work in.
Exactly! All great ideas - RM1x is the perfect thing to make the hub of a setup. I actually had one but never really worked out how to make it work as a hardware setup before I just got Cubase and sequenced it from that. Could have done with TH-cam existing. I’ve come back round…
I, too, was hearing Ae's Incunabula in parts of this.
@@sabamacx Amen to that. See recent minifreak for a direct ae impression too 🤓
6:50 I feel that pattern was so punchy and naturally compressed, that I prefer that pattern clean. I get the H90 but I've never been a fan of running synths thru an effects box that does "cascading 5ths", or "infinite shimmer" or "rising arpeggios". I prefer those ideas be done on the synth using modulation or sequencing. No reason why, I just feel like the original vibe gets lost in the over-effected world. And nobody loves a good analog or tape delay, or 12-bit vintage Lexicon reverb more than I. I'm not Marc Doty :). But since I dismissed the first example, I will say that I do love your example at 8:15. That reverb has hairy reflections that are nice.
Wish I could make anything sound 1/10 as good as you make things sound.
Bless ya, thanks (but you defo can)
pensive fifths is a jaaaaaaaaaam, wow. can i ask what 808 ur using? is it a clone or ??
nevermind, it's in ur description. thanks for the vids! ur music is my fave in the gear demo world
Yep the System 80 880!! Thanks m8 🙌
I noticed that you ended up getting rid of the atlantis, was wondering what your reasons were for this? Do you find it not quite adept enough to play live? The reason for me asking is that I'm on the market for my first piece of modular and your early videos on it are quite inspirational
I’ve never got rid of atlantis! Nor will I, it’s fantastic, I just choose different things for videos to mix it up. It’s great, can’t recommend enough. I like feeding Rings into the ext input…
@@mylarmelodies Oh crikey, sorry for assuming you would do such a terrible thing, deep down i knew it couldn't have been true. Would love to see it back in the mix!
Since I own a Strymon BigSky and Meris LVX, what am I missing out on with the Eventide H90?
Does the LVX do more than just delay? The H90 has all the algorithms from the H9 Max and then some…
@@symbiat0 I just got the LVX and am still learning but it does more than just delay such as bitcrush, granulize, cassette, poly pitch, etc.
@@Subtronik TBH I was also looking seriously at acquiring the LVX until the H90 came out but I still haven’t pulled the trigger on either 😂 It seems to me your current setup covers pretty much all the bases
I do wonder though if Eventide plan to add more algorithms ? If that happens then it really all comes down to which ones caress your ears more 🤣
@@symbiat0 Eventide has produced some of the best effects units around, but I don’t know if the H90 is worth the extra $300 over the LVX. The thing is, my LVX is still within the return window 😬
I see you got the Hydrasynth out of exile on the shelves
It deserves it
@@mylarmelodies Just got myself one of the 49 key version for a song, it is sooooo good
That and a nice mono (and effects of course) and you have pretty much every noise you could need
@@mylarmelodies Got my Pro3 (yeah, technically paraphonic) sitting right next to it, they're good buddies. And now that I've figured out how to use a patch bay I can toss them to my effects send I use for my guitar as well.
Nice bit of gear. Now where did I leave those nine $100 bills laying around?
In your badass effects fund drawer?
Did you keep it ?
Love the music btw
Oh yes indeed, it’s great
@@mylarmelodies may i ask, what would be your first pick for a unit to 'stereofy' a prophet5 ?
you seem like you rly know your synth stuff there ..😅
Micropitch on the H90 is tried and tested - Dimension D and clones also…double tracking when recording of course too. Any stereo delay too.
@@mylarmelodies tested the micropitch eventide plug and i love it, may get pedal too,
thanks for the tip
@LettyGhost would assume it’s basically exactly the same yea
oh no here i was just thinking I need to get some good creative effects for my dfam/m32/digitakt system...
😬
Is that your new peformance case?
Yes!
@@mylarmelodies nice, its fun to see some of the principles of your big performance case miniaturized! excited to get to see and hear it more
Your David Bowie voice 😂😂😂 ffs ❤
Not my best effort, yet somehow suits the moment awussa wussa wussa etc ⚡️
gosh !!
A couple of questions:
Where can I buy your music sir?
Still using a cirklon or you switched over to audio looping with the rc505? I'm facing a similar dilemma, I like sequencers but I'm more inspired when I work with loopers
See description for Bandcamp!! The Cirk is under the beer mat and lies in wait for the XL version of this rig, ha - I don’t have any specific preference for a setup though the simpler and quicker you can smash things out I think the better… could be a looper, a cirklon, a few beatstep pros, a push…
I’ll wait for the black version…
Surely the gold one
@@mylarmelodiesapparently no plans to make a black one for now so just pulled the trigger on the white one. Can’t wait for some Eventide action
Sneaky Cirklon peaking out
you could narrate a phone book and it still would be enjoyable.
Hmmm, I hope Alex Ball watches this and takes it as the bar to be exceeded for his product video, haha
Would that I could bring his funk
@@mylarmelodies Ohhhh...a funk off? We must have polarizing Model D squeals!
Can it do The Jon Hassell effect chain?
Don’t know - What is that?!
@@mylarmelodies He used the eventide H9000 to process his trumpet into a very distinctive sound. I was hoping this unit would be capable of a similar sound.
Quite possibly, if it’s written about anywhere chuck a link and I’ll have a look
@@mylarmelodies The problem is, I have been looking for information about it but never seem to find any. But I did hear other artists use a similar sound so at least someone figured it out...
What tracks are the best examples of it?
STOP MAKING ME BROKE!
No regretti the synth spaghetti
Mr. Floyd , is anybody out there??
Dudley Moore 🧐🧐 esque??!!!
Very nice, but a grand for a pedal (albeit a feature-packed pedal)??? More for the pros than us amateurs... Beautiful demo as usual though
Thanks! Ya defo a pricier thing in the FX world, but to be fair to the cost it’s really two pedals!
@@mylarmelodies that's true, and all the algos and effects combinations are pretty incredible
@@mylarmelodies if only it had 2 pedals worth of knobs. I still want one. I'm assuming I could have 1 knob adjust the same parameter for multiple fx simultaneously? For example, is there an option to switch wet/dry mix for all the fx currently running, vs only for the delay? You know what, I'll check out other H90 videos. I could consolidate a few different pedals with this instead. Lately I've been using only 1 pedal (Ventris, nothing fancy) for convenience, but wishing it had more weird pitching/delay stuff to play with. I can get chorus and a karplus like sound with it. I can get micropitch via my mixer's stereo taps delay, very short time, long feedback. I'm pretty sure I prefer the Eventide algos just a little bit, smoother. A bunch of pedals, all with their own knobs, is fun too, but I tend to not keep things like that set up for long. Thanks for the sound demos. It's between this and a Microcosm, but this seems to sound more luxurious, and definitely is more versatile, probably less identifiable by a specific sonic signature, too.
that price tho :(
Consider it as two pedals (which it is!) tho?
@@mylarmelodies Ah dude your videos literally already got me into buying/building modular synths, stop making me spend money! :)
@@DubsteadyMusic Joiiiiiiin usssssss
thanks for this video… I hope there’s more to come on the H 90. However, please lower the volume of the synth sounds…. it’s very difficult to hear your speaking voice.
Don't make me buy more things! My Microcosm just arrived the other day!
Dunno, i don't think this pedal is worth the near $900 price tag. For $500 more, you can get the top tier Line 6 effects rack. And it surely can do much more than $500 worth of great sounding effects of all sorts. Some companies and their silly pricing can crack me for a great laugh or two.
I rarely see people using the H90, as a matter of fact, I don't think i've ever seen it at a live show. Other than demos, i know i've never seen anyone use it, on TH-cam, as part of their work flow. I also never hear people talking about it. Yep, I'd like to see the sales numbers for the H90, i'm certain it'd be a dismal thing to see.
I hope you’ll find the strength to move on from this someday
Nice but at £1000,I don’t think so.
Look at what an Eclipse cost…
Not a fan of menu diving, much less on a pedal. Even though you’ve made it sound great, I will never buy one.
Fair enough - FWIW it’s a little fiddly at first as you work out how they’ve structured it and expect you to work, but you get the hang of it. I come at it from the world of Quadraverbs and H3000’s…and it’s easier to use than them(!)
why not just use a computer?
Computers? Yuck!
Why not just use an acoustic guitar?
Why not just bang rocks together?
Sound quality issue. If you check waves plugins against the hardware u-he version it's immediately apparent the price for the plugins is insulting. H90 is pro gear, so has a nasty price tag , but yes it's fair to ask where's all the money going.
Hey, nothing personal, folks really seem to dig this video, but the voiceover made it impossible for me to watch. It set off my misophonia something fierce.
I found the delivery overly intimate, the recording proximity invasive, and the high-end forward vocal enhancement unnecessary and distracting. I was hearing the recording more than the words.
This video benefits from your knowledgeable commentary and musical skill, not the mouth-level detail of your voice. You could get away with a more conventional recording/delivery for sure.
Wishing you and your channel a fruitful 2024!
20-20 at 20:20 o m g EDIT: less than 2 mins later and all senses overwhelm! great "demo". I've been wrangling with GAS between analog heat fx and this h90. can't justify either cos mostly i'm hooked up to a PC, albeit one runing an often crashing windows ableton sin-stall 😀 good grief indeed. would love a WAV of that for a sample library!