Eventide H9 Harmonizer®
There is so much to say about this pedal. This is THE harmony pedal to end all harmony pedals. The amount of sounds and options and types of effects in this pedal is staggering. There is no more customizable and versatile harmony device on the planet. As stated in previous postings, this machine is not for the faint of heart. If you take the time (and we mean hours and hours) to really understand what is possible with this pedal, it can easily be not only the best pedal on your board, but it can take the place of several of your pedals all at once! But be ready to really dive into this pedal.
External Control: MIDI/EXP/APP/TAP/APP
Cost: $$$
HornFX Review
Interface: 2.5/5
- need need need app!
- midi control and expression highly recommended
- not easy to create on the fly AT ALL
Versatility: 5/5
- all things considered, one of the most versatile non multi-effects units out there today
- cannot use more than one effect at once!
-access to a ton of different sounds at once
-there is a lot more than horn players need; a lot of the weird stuff is not very usable, synths dont track as well as other synth pedals on market
H9 Harmonizer® (top)
Tonal reproduction: 4/5
-as with all Eventide pedals, very digitized and not incredible
-certain sounds and engines can be manipulated to sound great
- use bass input signal
Tracking speed: 4/5
(taken from pitchfactor so u can see what u wrote) While the tracking speed is mostly excellent, there are a few bugs here and there. Its speed is not the problem, but there is a tracking issue that must be discussed. There is a strange sound, mostly in the articulation of the note, in harmonized voices that are much lower than the note you are playing. It varies from instrument to instrument, but for the most part, when you have a harmonized voice a 5th or more below the note you are playing, there is a “wub” sound as the note starts. This can be mitigated by lowering the volume of the harmony notes, but can be frustrating for many. That being said, the entire HornFX team uses this pedal. Also, we are in contact with Eventide and a solution to the tracking issue is hopefully close.
Complexity: High
Live application: 2.5/5
- need midi control
-many usable sounds
- most professional guitarist use multiple H9s together, so many consider using it along with something else that gives you some better sounds in areas you think need to be improved
Product Information
One Pedal to Rule them All
A complete pedalboard in one stompbox, the H9 Harmonizer® effects pedal is full of Eventide’s iconic reverb, chorus, delay, modulation, pitch-shifting and distortion effects. With the H9, you can evoke the sonic landscape of legendary albums and open the doors to the creation of new sounds never heard before. Faithfully recreate the iconic sounds used by top artists, engineers and producers such as Steve Vai, Jimmy Page, Frank Zappa, Eddie Van Halen, Richard Devine, Suzanne Ciani and many more.The award-winning design of the H9 features a simple, one-knob user interface which allows easy effect editing and preset selection. Two onboard footswitches let you change presets, tap tempo, and bypass with your feet during live performance. The H9 offers studio quality sound, stereo I/O and full MIDI compatibility. With the free H9 Control app, you can purchase additional algorithms, create set lists, edit and manage presets wirelessly via Bluetooth or USB. The app is available for iOS, Android, Mac and PC.
The H9 can run all of the effect algorithms from our TimeFactor (delay), ModFactor (modulation), PitchFactor (pitch shifting), and Space (reverb) pedals as well as some created just for the H9.
True analog bypass
Real-time MIDI control
Power supply included
MIDI via DIN and USB
Fast accurate tuner included
Expression pedal and AUX footswitch input
Sync to the beat with tap tempo or MIDI
Product info taken from the Eventide website.