H8000 - Eventide Audio

Eventide’s Powerful 8-Channel Effects Processor

Featuring 1,800 post-production and music effects preset algorithms, never before has Eventide unleashed so much power for your creative endeavors.

The H8000FW offers four channels of pristine analog I/O combined with eight channels of AES/EBU, ADAT, and S/PDIF I/O. New FireWire I/O now allows direct connection to your Mac or PC so you can directly patch 24-bit audio to and from the eight inputs and outputs.

The analog inputs feature either guitar-friendly ¼” hi impedance input jacks or XLRs. The H8000FW also offers remotely switchable true bypass.

Features

Digital Effects Workstation – Create your own algorithms

With the H8000FW you will run out of ideas before you run out of DSP power. With our catalog of over 230 effects modules, you can create effects never before thought of either from the front panel or using the supplied development tools for PC or OS X. Whether creating your own unique signature effect or dialing up one of our studio standard effects from the plethora of preset-algorithms, you will never run out of creative possibilities.

Post-Production And Broadcast Essentials — The complex made simple

The H8000FW is chock full of our best post-production effects, including CB Radio, Cellular Phone, Long Distance, Random Dialer, Off Hook!, Real Dialer, Megaphone, Shortwave Radio, Traffic Report, Radio, Intercom, Public Address, Fries With That?, Office Intercom, Sound Truck, Talking Dashboard, Clock Radio, Bullhorn, Airplane Background, Jet Flybys, TankAttack, Mortar Shells, Stormwatch, TV in Next Room, Boom Box, to name a bunch.

Also included are templates for eight precision delays for multichannel video post applications, and tools specifically designed to facilitate 5.1 frame rate conversion and its associated problem of pitch correction, along with a dedicated channel for time code delay.

Control Freak?

The H8000FW offers everything you need to control its parameters and functions from a remote. If you are on stage, the H8000FW offers full MIDI control or analog control. ¼” inch TRS jacks accept up to two external foot pedals, up to six external footswitches, or a combination.

5.1 Reverb And Effects Extraordinaire

The H8000FW is packed with 5.1 halls, chambers, rooms, booths, ambient spaces, and plates, as well as a full tool kit of multichannel effects. Included are eight individually adjustable sets of straight delays, modulated delays, ribbon delays, reverse delays, panning delays, diatonic shifters, flangers, EQs, phasers, tremolos, and filters.

And Now Midi Virtual Racks — Stacked effects with instant program change

The H8000FW offers twenty MIDI Virtual Rack preset-algorithms, featuring up to five full-blown effect processors ganged together. Each preset offers ten different tweaks which can be programmed, stored, and controlled in real-time through MIDI. Up to forty-five different parameters can be controlled with one MIDI control message. Individually optimized for guitar, vocals, or percussion and designed with performance in mind. Single effects blocks are also offered as separated presets so that effect chains can be assembled using VSIG.

Oodles Of Sample/Delay Memory

The H8000FW offers 174 seconds of mono or 87 seconds of stereo, leaving you plenty of time for looping and flying in choruses. It can be used in conjunction with the arsenal of effects. The H8000FW offers fast, precise triggering.

The Long and the Short of It — 8 channels of time compression/expansion

Eventide’s Timesqueeze® algorithm has been proven in the demanding arena of broadcast production. If you need to time compress or expand your 5.1 audio for an HD broadcast, our new phase-locked 8 channel Timesqueeze is fast, simple, and sounds great.

ULTRASHIFTER™ THE APEX OF PITCH MANIPULATION

The H8000FW incorporates Eventide’s most advanced pitch shifter optimized for the human voice. The UltraShifter’s real-time adaptive resynthesis allows for unmatched modification of vocal timbre. So, if you are changing gender or going for something completely bizarre, we’ve got you covered.

Artists Using H8000

Adrian Sherwood
Alessandro Cortini
Nine Inch Nails
Josh Homme
Queens of the Stone Age
Laurie Anderson
Peter Freeman
Seal, Alanis Morissette, Jon Hassell
Richard Devine
Schematic Records
Rik Simpson
Coldplay, Jay-Z
Robert Fripp
King Crimson
Al Jourgensen
Ministry
Billy Bush
Garbage
Jason Decter
Blink 182, Panic! At The Disco
Jon Hassell
Brian Eno

Specifications

Sample Rates

96kHz, 88.2kHz, 48kHz, 44.1kHz via FireWire, AES/EBU, S/PDIF, ADAT, or word clock

DIGITAL Inputs/Outputs

AES DB-25: 8 channels of AES 24-bit at 44.1kHz – 96kHz
AES XLR: 4 channels of AES at 44.1kHz – 96kHz with sample rate conversion and relay bypass at power down
Lightpipe (Toslink): 8 channels of ADAT (4 channels at 96kHz with S/MUX) or 2 channels of S/PDIF at 44.1kHz/48kHz
FireWire: 8 channels of 24-bit at 44.1kHz – 96kHz
FireWire thru for daisy-chain connection to other FireWire devices

Analog Inputs

Inputs

4 XLR INPUTS
2 High Impedance ¼” INPUTS

Impedance

20 K Ohm (bridging)

Full Scale Input Level

26 dBu

Dynamic Range

110 dB

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

110 dB, A-weighted

Crosstalk

<-110dB @ 20Hz to 20kHz, -1dBFS

Frequency Response/Sample Rate

+0/-0.1dB @ sample rate:

44.1kHz: 20Hz – 20kHz

48kHz: 20Hz – 22kHz

88.2kHz: 20Hz – 41kHz

96kHz: 20Hz – 44kHz

+0/-3.0dB @ sample rate:

44.1kHz: 5Hz – 21kHz

48kHz: 5Hz – 23kHz

88.2kHz: 5Hz – 42kHz

96kHz: 5Hz – 45kHz

Analog Outputs

Outputs

4 XLR OUTPUTS

Impedance

<50 Ohm bridging

Dynamic Range

110 dB

Signal to Noise Ratio

110 dB, A-weighted

THD+N

<0.002% @ 1kHz, 3dBFS

Crosstalk

<-110dB @ 20Hz to 20kHz, -1dBFS

Frequency Response Sample Rate using “Thru” Preset

+0/-0.1dB @ sample rate:

44.1kHz: 20Hz – 20kHz

48kHz: 20Hz – 22kHz

88.2kHz: 20Hz – 41kHz

96kHz: 20Hz – 44kHz

+0/-3.0dB @ sample rate:

44.1kHz: 5Hz – 21kHz

48kHz: 5Hz – 23kHz

88.2kHz: 5Hz – 42kHz

96kHz: 5Hz – 45kHz

Power

90 watts
100V-130V, AC
220V-240V, AC
50/60 Hz

Size

Inches: 3.5h x 19.0w x 12.5d
CM: 8.9h x 48.3w x 31.7d

Weight

12 pounds (5.5kg) net
17 pounds (8.0kg) shipping weight

Remote Control Inputs

Up to two foot pedals, or four 5V control inputs, or six foot switches, or combination

Remote Control Outputs

2 isolated relay closures, rated at 30Vdc 1A

MIDI Connections

5 pin DIN output and thru
7 pin DIN input with output capability

PCMCIA Interface

68 pin PCMCIA 2.0/JEIDA 4.0) Supports type 1 SRAM cards up to 4MB for data storage Compact Flash supported with CF to PCMCIA adaptor (supplied)

Pitch Shifting

Up to 16 Channels

Compressor/Limiter

Up to 16 Channels

Equalization

Up to 256 bands parametric single input, 32 bands at 8 channels

Sampling with time compression

Up to 174 seconds mono @ 48kHz

Digital Delay

Up to 87 seconds mono in addition to sampler

Documentation

H8000 Manual