User manual EVENTIDE H7600

[. . . ] ® ® H7600 Operating Manual Part No: 142135 Manual Release 1. 0 ©2006 Eventide Inc. , One Alsan Way, Little Ferry, NJ, 07643 USA 14 February, 2006 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. This Page Intentionally Left Blank The H7600 Family Operating Manual Table of Contents HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ­ READ THIS FIRST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 OVERVIEW AND QUICKSTART _____________________________________________________________________ 4 THE BIG PICTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 KNOBS, KEYS, AND JACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The Front Panel 5 The Back Panel 7 GETTING AROUND AND ALTERING PARAMETERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast of the Display 10 The "Areas" of the H7600 10 UNDERSTANDING THE DISPLAY AND SOFT KEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Using the Cursor Keys, the SELECT Key, the NUMERIC KEYPAD, and the KNOB 14 Ganged Parameters 14 Entering or Changing Text 15 QUICKSTART OR "NEARLY INSTANT GRATIFICATION". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Hooking Up 16 Setting Input Levels 18 Effecting Things 19 "Panic" Muting 19 Loading Programs 19 Parameters 21 "Tweaking" and Saving "Tweaks" 23 Using User Groups to Organize Useful Programs 24 Wrap Up 25 OPERATION _____________________________________________________________________________________ 26 Mounting and Handling 26 Memory Cards 26 Controlling Levels 28 The Level Meters 28 Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Inputs 29 Wet/Dry Ratios and Output Levels For the H7600's Processor 30 Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Outputs 30 DIGITAL SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Digital Setup Overview 31 S/P DIF & AES/EBU 31 Sampling Rates 32 The System Sampling Rate ­ a digital audio primer 32 Using the Internal Clock 33 Selecting The Internal Clock's Rate 33 The Status Of The Digital I/Os When Using The Internal Clock 34 Understanding The "System Sampling Rate And External Sync Indicator" When Using The Internal Clock 34 Using an External Clock 35 Selecting the External Clock 35 The Status Of The Digital I/Os When Using The External Clock 36 Understanding The "System Sampling Rate And External Sync Indicator" When Using The External Clock 36 Sample Rate Conversion (SRC) 37 BYPASSING AND MUTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 EXTERNAL CONTROLLERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Manual Release 1. 0 The H7600 Family Operating Manual ©2006 Eventide Inc. Page 1 The H7600 Family Operating Manual - Contents Setting Up the External Controllers Foot Pedals 1 and 2 MIDI Setup External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages "Manually" Selecting an External Controller For Modulation "Manually" Selecting the External Controller for Triggers External Controller Selection "Automatically" Selecting a MIDI External Controller Scaling the External Controller The Concept Behind "Redirection" - External Assigns 1-8 and Trigs 1 & 2 Remote Controlling the Bypass Functions Remote Controlling Parameters Remote Controlling Triggers MIDI Groups Configuring the MIDI Group 38 38 39 41 42 44 46 46 47 49 51 52 52 53 54 PROGRAM LOAD, SAVE, DELETE, ETC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Categorizing Programs 55 Searching for and Loading Programs 58 Loading Programs 60 Loading a Program Remotely 60 Loading A Program Via A MIDI Program Change Message 60 Triggering the Next or Previous Program To Load 62 Saving a Program 63 Copying Programs 63 The "Size" of a Program and Its Ramifications for Storage 63 Updating a Program 63 Renaming a Program 64 Deleting a Program 64 PARAMETERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 System Tempo 65 System Timer 66 Taps 67 Textblocks 67 Graphics and Curves 67 Storing and Loading Setups 68 Miscellaneous Setup Options 69 APPENDIX A -UTILITIES__________________________________________________________________________ 70 TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Setting Up the Serial Port 70 Dumping Data and Receiving Data Dumps 71 Controlling One H7600 from Another H7600 72 Sending A Program From One H7600 to Another 72 Sequencing With MIDI 73 CONNECTING USER-SUPPLIED CRYSTALS AND EXTERNAL CLOCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 SERVICE AND START-UP OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Fixing Internal Memory Problems 75 Fixing Memory Card Problems 76 Changing the Internal Battery 77 Clear Setup 77 Software Version and Accessories 78 Start-Up Options 78 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS ___________________________________________________________________ 80 WARRANTY INFORMATION ______________________________________________________________________ 82 INDEX___________________________________________________________________________________________ 84 Page 2 The H7600 Family Operating Manual ©2006 Eventide Inc. Manual Release 1. 0 The H7600 Family Operating Manual IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Before powering up the unit, check that the voltage selector on the back panel is set correctly. [. . . ] That's what's going on in the example to the right. With the pitch wheel all the way down, the value of knob is 100. Manual Release 1. 0 The H7600 Family Operating Manual ©2006 Eventide Inc. Page 47 The H7600 Family Operating Manual With the pitch wheel all the way up, the value of knob is 100!That's no good. Adjust the value of the parameter being modulated to remedy this situation (see further examples below). In this case you're going to manually change the value of knob to 0 while the pitch wheel is idle (at 50%). Because you did this and because range is set to +200, the parameter now "behaves. " See how it behaves?Behave! Note: It is also possible to set range to a negative value. Doing so allows the value of the parameter being modulated to decrease while the external controller is increasing. The range describes how the parameter will respond to the external controller. Smaller values result in small changes; larger values result in larger changes. When type is set to absolute and the external controller is all the way down, the parameter will take on its minimum value, 0 % in this case. When type is set to absolute and the external controller is all the way up, the parameter will take on a value determined by range, 66 % in this case. When type is set to unipolar and the external controller is all the way down, the parameter will take any value you select. When type is set to unipolar and the external controller is all the way up, the parameter will take on a value determined by the origin and the range. When type is set to bipolar, the parameter takes on the value of the origin when the external controller is halfway up (or halfway down if you're a pessimist). The final parameter on the external modulation menu page is just a duplicate of the parameter you're modulating. Its value reflects the applied external modulation, so you can see the result of all your futzing as you futz (the external modulation's value will be ADDED to the parameter's value). Additionally, you can adjust the value of the parameter while you futz as we did in the example above. If you modulate a gang of four or more parameters, they will not be The H7600 Family Operating Manual ©2006 Eventide Inc. Manual Release 1. 0 shown on the external modulation menu page because there isn't enough room to fit them all! Page 48 The H7600 Family Operating Manual In practice, scaling is even more flexible than we've described here. It's one of those things that's much easier to do than to describe!The Concept Behind "Redirection" - External Assigns 1-8 and Trigs 1 & 2 "Redirection" allows a program developer to use an external controller in his program, while allowing one to assign which actual external controller is used at a later time. An external controller "placeholder" is used in the program, and you fill in a specific external controller for that "placeholder. " Redirection also allows you to select a "placeholder" on an external modulation or trigger menu page. If you select the same "placeholder" on several external modulation or trigger menu pages, you can change the actual external controller that fills that "placeholder" by making one change. [. . . ] 19, 60 remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 remotely via MIDI pgm chg msg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 remotely via trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 loading "Mute" at start-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 most recent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 name of the current on display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 recently used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 renaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 saving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 63 reasons for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 saving vs. updating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 58 sending to another H7600. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 typical size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 updating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 user groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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