The NEW Eventide H90 Harmonizer - Review and Sound Samples

[@JasonTMays]

The Ambience is THICCCC with this one!

[@SomedaySam]

The best demo yet for this pedal. I really appreciate that you play to suit the patch chosen, instead of trying to for a playing style onto the patch chosen. Thanks for taking a songwriter's approach to demoing this pedal.

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Thanks for the kind words and for checking it out. That's definitely the approach I try and take, and one that makes most sense to me so glad it hit home with you. Appreciate it!

[@GratefulGrove]

I have mine pre-ordered and am replacing 4 to 6 pedals on my board which im selling at $200+ each so the price evens out. Excellent demo!

[@RiggsTaylor]

Loved it man! Great balance of information and practical usage. Can't wait to hear more!

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@fcaspect8556]

I’m so glad I got one so much tone I can get from it!!

[@AmbientEndeavors]

it's true. they're absolute workstations.

[@shanehen]

Just got mine. Running it in dual routing mode, so path A runs through the preamp and path B runs through the amp's effects loop. I'm mostly using this for live playing. Amazing unit. The programs I'm writing and using are not ambient at all. The box can do it all.

[@DepressedCapitalist]

Hi! Great review and playing!!! Are those programs stock? If not, are they available to download? Cheers from Argentina.

[@Rainy78]

Wow, sounds incredible!

[@surfrby8876]

It does sound incredible and if you’re a touring musician or pro studio / session guy definitely worth the investment , , but if your a home player or occasional gigger ,I think it’s a little pricey, or you can get a used H9 , …… Ok I really want this !! 😬

[@AmbientEndeavors]

haha! you know you want one. home player/occasional giggers have have fun toys too!

[@aryencas]

I am a professional flamenco guitar player and I play electric guitar home just as a hobby: I’ll get one! Why? Cause life is short 😂!

[@wheresallthezombies]

That’s super awesome.

[@mattiuzzididier8911]

Very Good demo. Just an information: at the begining, you record your music with a long loop in the h90? Or something else? Thanks for your very good vidéo.

[@AmbientEndeavors]

thanks for watching! I record those intro songs multi-tracked into my Focusrite interface and DAW. Each instrument is a separate "take" and I mix it for the video. Hope this helps!

[@rjlane3475]

How does this compare functionally to the BigSky/Timeline/Mobius setup? Those 3 big boxes from Strymon are more money ($1500), but seem to be easier to use, turn off/on, etc. The H90 seems like a great device, I just can't tell if it's a headache to use once you're in the middle of a song, playing live, etc.

[@deadtothewxrld]

this is what I'm hoping to find out too. The usability of the Strymons, both in prepping for a set and operating them live, is better than anything else I've used so far. If I can easily make the perfect presets and swap them easily live, the H90 could be a top choice.

[@marshallrankin168]

So this is about 10 months late, but I’d like to answer anyway. The H90 shines in pre-programming your effects beforehand, building up a catalog of effects that you really like, and then calling them up with a midi controller live. Which, it seems to me like the Strymon setup is typically used the same way by people. I use my H90 with a Quad Cortex at church for worship stuff, and the quad cortex controls the h90 with midi program change stuff. Also, the H90 has its own effects loop, and you can select where the pedal appears in the signal chain. So it just works way differently than the strymon big 3 do. The user interface of the h90 is different, but I’ve really gotten used to it and quite enjoy it. It offers similar sound quality to the strymon stuff, and being able to pair any two effects in the h90, and then throw in a third pedal via the loop if you want it, is really awesome. I’m sure the strymon deck is probably easier to adjust parameters on the fly with all the knobs present all at once, but I don’t feel like you’d typically need to adjust mod-delay-reverb-weird effects on the fly, unless you’re hooking an expression pedal up to it and going for some really specific effect. The h90 can do that stuff. Also, you can switch between preset select mode, and performance mode, which changes what all the face buttons and foot switches do. Performance mode lets you turn on/off individual effects, and you can program face buttons to do just about anything you want. It’s really impressive how much you can do, and I haven’t felt the need to delve into a lot of those options yet. I’ve been incredibly impressed by what the h90 can do compared to the strymon stuff, and it takes up waaaaaay less space. Super long and late answer, but there ya go.

[@frankfrank7921]

Pricey but incredible. One thing I didn't see on the website is how many user programs can be stored? Any help?

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Good question. I couldn't quickly find a stated number, BUT from navigating the unit it looks like you get 4 USER libraries with 99 slots in each...so, it's a lot!

[@UKGUYINMANCHESTER]

love it, just so hard to find one for sale in the uk

[@MrJbonilla30]

Sweet bro, as always! Share your presets please. :-)

[@kylecasey7089]

Is the H90 a must have? I’m torn between adding that to my board or going with me MilKman Amp Stereo. H90 would be great effect but Amp Stereo would be a great end of chain. Both around the same price.

[@4jAWorship]

Hi There! What a beautiful tone, those presets are in H90 in default? Or you created them?, i’d love to have them!

[@cody3078]

Most default presets/programs sound horrible so you have to make your own for get them from other people

[@leejaisung1]

I really love your tone! how to i get your H90 preset patch?!?

[@LetWatersSing]

Simple, just start playing around with the editor, so many wonderful options, it's hard to get it wrong...

[@jeffreyfago9035]

I have yet to see a demo where someone runs vocals through the H90.

[@willgoodfellow3144]

I have a GFI synethesia and Specular tempus. Do you think it's worth replacing these with the H90?

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Hey that's a great question. Certainly would save you a little space and cabling. At first blush the main thing you'd miss with the H90 are some of the lo-fi/vinyl modulation sounds in the Synesthesia. I'd give the edge overall to the H90 as, aside from one or two reverb algos in Spec Temp I favor nearly all the Eventide reverb and delay sounds, and it's packed with a bunch of solid traditional modulation and pitch sounds too, as well as having a few drives. I also find the H90 workflow a bit more intuitive.

[@willgoodfellow3144]

@@AmbientEndeavors Thanks so much! That's really good to know. I'll bear it all in mind.

[@jonathan-smith]

I'm going to wait until they release a black one.

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Haha can’t blame you there - that would look sharp

[@jonathan-smith]

@@AmbientEndeavors Thanks for the demo!

[@john808welk]

I used to have an H9 and loved it, but traded it out for the specular tempus. Since I live and die by the 70s plate algo now, do you think the new plate algo can compete? I loved all the extra stuff on the H9 and would love go back to it.

[@Robguitarjarvis]

Eventide were producing incredible reverbs over 30 years ago, I mean way ahead of their time so you can only presume this is going to awesome, I’ve owned a h3500 ultra harmoniser, still have a space, h9 max, CXM, ( outstanding and really easy to use ) also just acquired an LVX but still want this h90 even though I don’t need it.

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Yeah I tend to agree here. Eventide has a proven track record from decades of development. I too love the 70s Plate on the GFI, but was using the SP2016 a lot on H90 and really liking it. For me, you get so many more unique and deep ambient verbs in H90, along with the classics, and the classics are good enough that I don't think I'd miss the Specular Tempus. And having *everything* right there at your disposal is a big value add too.

[@nickreesyt]

Yeh boiiiiii

[@AmbientEndeavors]

you'd love this one my friend - so much sound design & ambient potential!

[@delaynomore6636]

could u share your list to us to improt？

[@Thedharmalounge]

how are u syncing drums with this pedal bro

[@AmbientEndeavors]

all my "songs" are multi-tracked to my daw to a click , so it all comes together in there ...there's no real live / on-the-fly "syncing"

[@laszlopanyigay2803]

If you had to choose: H90 or Microcosm?

[@AmbientEndeavors]

mannn, they're really apple and oranges. Microcosm is sort of an "instant ambient-er" and killer for ear candy / granular / looping. H90 is like having every traditional effect you'd need (and a lot of ambient/experimental too) sounds on hand, but doesn't have quite the depth of granular sounds that Microcosm has. So. It'd be pretty contextual which you would pick over the other.

[@jwilliams986]

Will the H90 work for playing with saxophone?

[@AmbientEndeavors]

It should! It will accept instrument or line level inputs, and you can select that in the menu options.

[@LoVeAmBiEnT]

Sounds great but if you’re gonna go this route, just get to a check stub. That thing is constantly being updated I mean you could run six or seven of Fxs in parallel or series

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Guessing you mean HX Stomp? It's a fair comparison. I think the Eventide algos are a cut above in a lot of areas, and they too have a track record of adding algos to the catalog. HX Stomp is a compelling all-in-one though, especially with the amps.

[@asynchronicity]

Check stub? Sorta….

[@patrickr6505]

It's looks like the Meris LVX🤔

[@AmbientEndeavors]

could see some similarities, but to me it looks more derivative of..the H9 :D

[@LoVeAmBiEnT]

At first glance, that’s what I thought it was obviously until I looked for longer than three seconds, but you’re right it does

[@xiaoxia5]

nah, it looks more like the Hotone Ampero II Stomp.

[@signalpath]

Woahhhhhhhhhh

[@johnfaunierrodriguezballes6574]

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ONE....BUT I LIVE IN COLOMBIA....AND IT ISN'T HERE YET.......HOW MUCH THAT IS COST THERE?...... I'M BLUE.

[@jwilliams986]

899.00

[@Theylieohio]

$900 is a very large price tag!

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Yeah it feels steep. I think H9 MAX was in the $750 range? It's a significant upgrade from H9, and well...it feels like we're entering into a new pricing era with gear in some ways (thanks inflation , etc.) You do get a ton of studio quality effects inside, even some drives, a tuner, a looper, and MIDI and app control. If it can replace two other big boxes perhaps the price is warranted, and each player will have to decide for themselves!

[@Fabiozenarii]

Share this presets 🥹

[@michaelrosawatkins3928]

Costs more than any of my guitars😅

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Haha that’s fair! It isn’t cheap. BUT it could hypothetically replace 3-4 pedals on a board…tons of possibilities with all of its sounds and features.

[@AlternateUniverse]

The wiggling of the neck... like its even doing anything. Even w the bass? Dude, cmon...ridiculous. H90 will rule all tho...

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Thanks for watching! Next time I’ll remain perfectly still.

[@LetWatersSing]

@@AmbientEndeavors Don't listen to that, dance if you want too! Great music your making!