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PLUG-IN OUTLET
Eventide H3000 Factory
By Devon Brent

One or another of the rackmount units in the Eventide Ultra-Harmonizer Effects
System, with their instantly recognizable keypad and Big Knob on the front, will be in
evidence on most big stages and in most big studios around the world. Previously these
were only available in hardware form and as TDM plug-ins for Pro Tools. Now a “Big
Knob” effects processor is available in native format for the PC and Mac. What’s all the
hub-bub about? Let’s find out.

are re-creations of original H3000
presets, a Function Generator with 19
waveshapes, a white-noise generator,
a sidechain input, and a good
amount of MIDI controllability, and
you have a lot of Eventide goodness
on your hands.
Layout
The layout of H3000 is fairly
straightforward. Along the top is a
hardware representation of the original H3000 hardware unit, complete
with the four “soft keys” and “Big
Knob”. However, the 16-key keypad
is for display only, its function from
the TDM version has been moved to
the preset selection bar across the
very top of the plug-in.
The middle section offers a basic
preset parameter editing option, like
buttons for activating Tempo Based
and Session Tempo along with Mix
level, setting the tempo, Meter, and
Input and Output levels. The bottom
section offers the bulk of the editing
interface. It provides three tabs:
Program, Expert, and Function.
These three pages offer two ways to
work with almost all the available
parameters.
First is the Program page, with all
available routing possibilities of every
effects block on the left, with all the
parameters and modulation possibilities of the selected effect block on the
right. Second, the Expert and
Function pages provide almost all the
parameter and modulation routing for
every effects block simultaneously.

...two Delays, two Filters, two Amp Mods, two LFOs, two Pitch
Shifters, two Scales, four Mixers—routed any way you choose...
The details
However, you will always need to use
Here’s how Eventide puts it: “The H3000 Factory™ Harmonizer® Native plug-in for the Program page to set up the routAAX, VST for PC, and AU is a re-creation of several algorithms from the H3000 that ing between the effects blocks, and
combine pitch, delay, modulation, and filtering in a modular interface. It features over you’ll also need to use the Program
450 presets including over 100 new artist presets and over 100 original presets from page to switch between a few modes
the H3000.”
on the blocks themselves.
The original H3000 hardware dates back to 1989. Its
native plug-in version has a modular infrastructure that proDelivery: Download only
vides multiple effects blocks to route your audio through: two
Format: AAX and VST for 32/64-bit Windows, and AAX and
Delays, two Filters, two Amp Mods, two LFOs, two Pitch
Shifters, two Scales, and four mixers. From your mono or
AU for 32-bit Mac OS X
stereo source, the audio can be routed through any of the
Copy Protection: iLok 2 USB key (does not work with iLok 1)
effects blocks any way you choose to the final stereo output.
License: multiple installs/single iLok activation
Each block has its own set of parameters that faithfully
Documentation: PDF only
stick to the parameters and ranges available in the original
Price: $349 ($175 crossgrade)
H3000 hardware. Couple this with the delays and LFOs
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that can be sync’d to tempo host settings, the aforementioned 450+ presets with approximately 100 presets that
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