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I've now added a fourth Hairy Eyeball low gain overdrive (designed to distort the next thing in you signal chain) preset for a Treble Booster. This is more accurately described as Treble Booster inspired because I tailored it to suit my ear (ironically, by removing treble). The other three voices are a TS808, a Klone, and a mid-focused H9 factory preset called “Balls”. An expression pedal allows you to adjust the mid hump in each until you find the best setting for you. You could then eliminate the range if you’d like. The “TRIM” knob is a gain knob with a limited range and a hotswitch uses that knob to provide a modest crunch-boost option. The TREBLE and BASS knobs basically operate as expected. The default TRIM setting adds a volume boost so I have nullified that by reducing the output level. These presets are driving my Kingsley Page, Page TS, Harlot, and Page J out of this world! Naturally, you could hit any other drive pedal or the front of an amp. As always, adjust to taste. 9/26/2022
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The Hairy Eyeball has now evolved into a set of three low gain overdrives (designed to distort the next thing in you signal chain). The three voices are a TS808, a Klone, and a mid-focused H9 factory preset called “Balls”. An expression pedal allows you to adjust the mid hump in each until you find the best setting for you. You could then eliminate the range if you’d like. The “TRIM” knob is a gain knob with a limited range and a hotswitch uses that knob to provide a modest crunch-boost option. The TREBLE and BASS knobs basically operate as expected. The default TRIM setting adds a volume boost so I have nullified that by reducing the output level. These presets are driving my Kingsley Page, Page TS, and Page J out of this world! Naturally, you could hit any other drive pedal or the front of an amp. As always, adjust to taste. 9/19/2022
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The Hairy Eyeball has now evolved into a set of three low gain overdrives (designed to distort the next thing in you signal chain). The three voices are a TS808, a Klone, and a mid-focused H9 factory preset called “Balls”. An expression pedal allows you to adjust the mid hump in each until you find the best setting for you. You could then eliminate the range if you’d like. The “TRIM” knob is a gain knob with a limited range and a hotswitch uses that knob to provide a modest crunch-boost option. The TREBLE and BASS knobs basically operate as expected. The default TRIM setting adds a volume boost so I have nullified that by reducing the output level. These presets are driving my Kingsley Page, Page TS, and Page J out of this world! Naturally, you could hit any other drive pedal or the front of an amp. As always, adjust to taste. 9/19/2022
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BlueWingedTiger just posted an excellent Morley Power Wah preset. I've simply repackaged it as a half cocked wah for those interested in one. Use an expression pedal to find the right amount of nasal for you and off you go. Use with your favorite overdrive/distortion and, as always, adjust to taste. Again, attribution of all creative effort here goes to BlueWingedTiger. 9/26/2022
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This H9 preset was inspired by the famous Andy Timmons reverbesque delay in Robert Keeley's excellent Halo pedal. It is an approximation, not a recreation. That, in part, is because the original has a "gallop" that I don't think can be captured in UltraTap. Hopefully, it is close enough to cure your Halo gas. Thanks to YouTuber ciclosonico (whose channel is loaded with creative H9 snippets) for providing valuable improvements over a posted prior version. 9/7/2022
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This H9 preset was inspired by the first preset on Robert Keeley's excellent Halo pedal (the famous Andy Timmons reverbesque delay sound). This merely an approximation of that preset, not a recreation. Hopefully, it is close enough to cure your Halo gas. 8/30/2022
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Everybody has a jet flanger. Here's mine. Distortion before or after this will yield very different results.
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Josh Smith gets a lot of praise for his H9 Leslie sound and has shared it with the world on YouTube. I'm reproducing it here (on the preset sharing page) where it is likely to be shared even further. It has expression control over slow/faster rotor speed. If possible, use stereo headphones/amplification for the full effect.
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If I could have just one phaser in my H9, it'd be this one. It's on the subtle side and has exp pedal control over speed. Go ahead. Try it. 9/9/2022
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You prolly guessed that this is another Klon type preset. It is similar to the one I built with EQCompressor but this one provides a little grit. Just a little though. Most people use their Klons and Klones as overdrives. They keep the gain low and turn the volume up until they smash the front of a tube amp (where most of the distortion is generated). 9/9/2022
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Here's a MicroPog preset for the H9 with octave down and octave up (one sound at each end of the ribbon controller/exp pedal). The hotswitch adds fuzz so you have the option to use the preset with or without fuzz. Adjust to taste. 9/2/2022
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The H9 has various compressors and my favorites are in EQCompressor (duh!), Ducked Delay, and DynaVerb. Yes, if you shut of the delay and reverb in the latter two algorithms you have feature-rich compressors just waiting to squish something. This, of course, was totally intended by Eventide. I'm posting a compressor preset for each of these algorithms to raise awareness and to give one generic example of how one accesses these compressors. Please read the "info" tab in the top right corner of the control app for more detail information on operation. 9/7/2022
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For a long time the Boss PN2 was one of the best tremolo/panners around. This basic preset offers the same functionality as the PN2 with expression pedal control over speed. Changing the SHAPE control gets you SINE, TRIANGLE, and SQUARE waves.
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The Digitech Freqout pedal simulates several types of feedback at any volume. This H9 preset recreates the most useful type of feedback from that pedal. Use an expression pedal to sprinkle feedback onto notes here and there as desired. 8/30/2022
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Zack at Zvex deserves a lot of credit for developing original effects in a very crowded field. One example is his excellent Seek Wah. This H9 preset is reminiscent of the Seek Wah's seemingly random autowah sound. It works best with my treble pickup. 9/8/2022
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Here is my version of the Boss SG1 Slow Gear pedal. Like the original, it is limited/touchy. You have to learn to play the effect for it to work correctly. That means you pick harder or softer to find the dynamics sweet spot. Also, play some note of various speeds to find the speed sweet spot. With the exp pedal at heel, the sweet spot will be faster. With the exp pedal at toe, the sweet spot will be slower. I put a completely different Swell sound in the hotswitch just 'cause I could.
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IIRC, the H9 only has spillover delay in one of the three bypass modes. If you are not using that mode, you can still get quasi-bypass trails with the PitchFuzz and UltraTap algorithms. I have posted one "SPILLOVER" preset for each of these. PitchFuzz allows you to set a range of delay amount so I've set that range to apply a small amount of delay at all times and then (using an expression pedal) apply much longer trails for effect/emphasis. UltraTap also uses an expression pedal for this but you can' really set a minimum delay level. As a practical matter, it is more like none or all. They may have other uses but I use them to smear a note or a phrase with a ton of delay here and there. Try the hotswitch too. 9/7/2022
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I have uploaded BLACKFACE EQ a typical mid-scooped tonestack setting for a BF Fender amp. I'm using that in one H9 and this spring reverb preset (SPRING HSTREM) in another H9 as a silent practice rig. I plug a pair of headphones into the right and left outs of the second H9 and boost the output level in SPRING HSTREM to about 12 to 17dB (to taste). Light a cigar. Pour some scotch. And play into the wee smalls of the morning. 9/7/2022
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This approximation of the Strymon Deco offers some more grit, flanging, chorus doubling, and/or slapback with the idiosyncrasies of a tape delay. Using the expression pedals to stop at 2ms, 14ms, 40ms, 90ms, and 157ms you have five different sounds in one preset. Adjust Time, Saturation, and Mix to taste. 11/26/2022
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Here is an H9 spring reverb preset for your favorite surf tunes. The hotswitch adds tremolo and an exp pedal controls the speed of the trem. 9/7/2022
