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Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 About This Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 2 Registration, Activation, and Installation 2.1 Registering Your Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Activating Your License . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 Installing Your Plug-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 Moving or Removing an Activation . . . . . . 2.
.5 4.6 4.4.10 Delay 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters . . . 4.4.11 Pitch Shift 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters 4.4.12 Filter 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters . . . 4.4.13 Ampmod 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters . 4.4.14 Scale 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters . . . 4.4.15 LFO 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters . . . 4.4.16 Envelope 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters . 4.4.17 Mixer 1–4 Effect Block Parameters . . . . . Expert Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Function Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 About This Product Welcome, and thank you for your purchase of the Eventide H3000 Factory Native. This plug-in provides a convenient modular interface to combine up to 18 effects blocks together in a practically limitless number of configurations. It offers pairs of sweepable delays, pitch shifters, filters, mixers, amplitude modulators (or VCAs), and an assortment of modulation sources including two low frequency oscillators, envelope generators and more.
• Fully adjustable filters offer Band Pass, High Pass, and Low Pass types with Q factors up to 1000. • Over 200 parameters make this an incredibly versatile sound design tool. • Drag and drop re-ordering of effects blocks. • Full MIDI controller support for Parameter Modulation. • Recreation of the H3000 Function Generator and Parameter Modulations provides for incredibly dynamic sound shaping. • Soft Keys let you customize the most important preset parameters.
Chapter 2 Registration, Activation, and Installation Eventide uses PACE’s ilok.com licensing system, with or without an iLok hardware dongle, to license our plug-in products. Each license provides two activations which can reside on either your computer or on an iLok license dongle. Once you’ve purchased your plug-in, you’ll need to register it on Eventide’s website, activate your license, and install the plug-in on to your computer. 2.
2.3 Installing Your Plug-In You should have been given a link to the Eventide Native plug-in installer when you purchased your plugin, but if you haven’t, you can find downloads for all of Eventide’s Native Plug-Ins at http://https: //www.eventideaudio.com/products/plugins. Please download and launch the correct installer for your system. Once you’ve launched the plug-in installer, it will take you through several pages of options.
Chapter 3 Using H3000 Factory 3.1 Patch Cables and Blocks The H3000 Factory Plug-In contains 18 effect blocks in a patchable interface. These blocks are located in the lower left of the plug-in, on the Program Page. Clicking on each input, output, or effect block will show that blocks detail page, which includes all relevant parameters, modulation and routing. To create effects in H3000 Factory, you connect the effects blocks together using virtual patch cables.
3.2 Effects Blocks There are 27 blocks in the H3000 Factory patch bay which fall into 14 distinct types. These are: • I/O – the LEFT and RIGHT input and output blocks, and the SIDECHAIN block, all represent the plug-ins I/O. • DELAY – two DELAY modules with feedback and modulation control over delay time and filter cutoff. • PITCH SHIFT – two PITCH SHIFT modules with delay and modulation control over pitch shift amount and delay time.
Function Generator, the parameter value will turn red and you will no longer be able to change it in the ways described above. Only the modulation source will affect the parameter value. 3.5 I/O Formats Eventide H3000 Factory is available for use on mono and stereo sources in Mono → Mono, Mono → Stereo, and Stereo → Stereo configurations. When the plug-in is in Mono input configuration the input will be routed to both LEFT and RIGHT input blocks.
Chapter 4 Plug-in Panel Details The H3000 Factory user interface panel is broken down into four main sections, each of which is detailed in this chapter: • Preset Bar – the area above the Front Panel where you can recall, save, and scroll through presets. • H3000 Front Panel – this is the top portion of the plug-in panel that resembles the original H3000’s front panel. • Preset Parameters – this is the center section that contains level, mix and tempo settings for the current preset.
4.1.4 Load The H3000 Factory preset drop down menu only displays presets located in /Documents/Eventide/H3000 Factory/Presets. Use the Load button to recall a preset that is saved somewhere else on your computer. Note that this button will only allow you to load preset files with the ”.tide” extension. 4.1.5 Compare The Compare button allows you to quickly toggle between the current settings and the last loaded preset. When you load a preset the Compare button will be set to dim.
4.2 H3000 Front Panel The H3000 front panel is always available in the top portion of the plug-in window. This is where you edit Soft Parameter values, view the input and output level meters, and save and load snapshots. 4.2.1 Levels The stereo meters allow you to monitor the audio signal levels. Click on the in/out button to toggle between the input and output signal. An illuminated LED indicates that the meter levels correspond to the input signal. 4.2.
4.2.4 Page Select Buttons The page select buttons are found between the Knob and the Soft Keys. These buttons act like the ones on the original H3000 by selecting the Program, Expert or Function page of parameters. As you click on one of these buttons, the bottom portion of the plug-in panel changes to show the appropriate view of parameters. It’s also possible to access these pages by clicking on the tabs in the lower section. 4.2.5 Knob The Knob allows you to adjust one Soft Parameter at a time.
4.3.5 Mix This parameter sets the overall balance of wet (effected) signal to dry (original) signal. When the Mix is set to 0.0%, H3000 Factory is bypassed. 4.3.6 Input Level This parameter allows you to adjust the signal level into this plug-in. Up to 12 dB of gain is provided to recover low-level signals. As with all parameters, you can Alt-click the fader or the text box to set the level value back to its default. 4.3.7 Output Level This parameter allows you to adjust the plug-in’s output level.
4.4.3 Full Scale Input This block can be used in conjunction with other control signals to help maintain a steady signal or modify the output of others. 4.4.4 Side Chain Input This block allows you to utilize the audio coming in through your DAW’s side chain send. Only the AU and AAX H3000 Factory formats support side chain input. 4.4.5 Mod Knob Input The Mod Knob was a key contributor to the wild effects that could be made using the original H3000 algorithms.
earlier. You can even assign the FG’s Amplitude, Rate and Trigger button as targets for Parameter Modulation. Each FG Type, or wave shape, can be set to a specific speed and range. Many are available as triggered waveforms. The Function Generator consists of five parameters, plus an LED that lights to help you see its effective output. These parameters are described below. • FG Type – this drop down menu is where you select among the various types of wave shapes. See the next page for the complete list.
• Name – Click on the name field and type in up to eight characters, then hit Return or click on the plug-in panel. The name is instantly changed in the name field and in the H3000 LCD display area. • Polarity – This sets the range of the chosen Soft Key and is useful when you want to change the knob’s range. For example, you might choose ”-100 to +100” when a Soft Key is controlling Global Pan. Otherwise, a range of ”0 to 100” is the norm.
4.4.9 Effect Block PARAMETERS Section Adopted from the original H3000 architecture, the Expert page is where you can view all of these parameters at one time. This was part of the many magic modules that made the H3000 such a dynamic studio processor. While you can still view the Expert page, we’ve duplicated the Expert parameters specific to each block in the Effect Block PARAMETERS section. These parameters are described with each of the effects block parameters in the following sections. 4.4.
4.4.11 Pitch Shift 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters This section details the various parameters available within the Pitch Shift 1 and 2 blocks. The pitch shifter can operate in either a detune or pitch mode. • Pitch Shift / Detune Button – The H3000 Factory’s pitch 1 and 2 blocks can operate in two modes, depending on the setting of this button. When the button is lit, the block is running in a deglitched pitch shifting mode.
4.4.13 Ampmod 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters The Ampmod blocks are similar to synthesizer VCAs, use these blocks to smoothly modulate audio signal levels creating auto-panning, ducking and other dynamic effects. • Amount – This parameter determines how much the modulation input affects the gain of the audio signal. • Offset – The value here sets the minimum amount of gain change on the audio signal when the Mod source is at its minimum. 4.4.
• Amount – This value sets how much attenuation is applied to the mod source. 4.4.15 LFO 1 and 2 Effect Block Parameters The H3000 Factory includes two independent low frequency oscillator (LFO) blocks. They provide exceptionally smooth modulation signals in thirteen waveshapes, including many one-shot types that can be triggered using any available Mod source. These LFOs may also be synchronized to your session tempo to create self-running effects that are perfectly locked to the music.
Two independent envelope generators are available to create output in response to changes in the input signal. Two outputs are generated: an envelope follower output (the left output jack) and a ducker output (the right output jack). You can use these outputs to have any parameter (such as pitch shift) be controlled by the loudness of a signal. • Attack – The attack time controls the speed at which the envelope follower tracks increases in the input signal.
4.6 Function Page The Function page is where you create incredibly dynamic effects by assigning Mod Sources to the patchable parameters from nearly all of the input and effects blocks. To view this page at any time, click on the FUNCTION tab at the lower portion of the plug-in panel. This page may also be selected by clicking on the Function button to the left of the Knob.
Chapter 5 Conclusion We hope you enjoy the Eventide H3000 Factory plug-in and that it inspires you to create new sounds. If you have any problems or questions using this plug-in please contact us on our support forums or at support@eventide.com. We aim to update our plug-ins often, so please always check eventide.com to make sure you have the most recent version. And please be sure to check over Eventide’s other Native Plug-In offerings for more unique and interesting effects.
