--- In eventidehelps@yahoogroups.com, John Moner <john.moner@...> wrote:
>
> I am a new owner/user of an eclipse 3.1.

Congratulations and welcome, John!



>I read thru the manual a few times, all new territory, after playing
>the guitar and scrolling thru the presets I finally realized that one
>has to teak them to get them to come out.

That's a very personal thing! Some people may like a preset the way it
is, some like to change something. You should consider them as
starting point to learn what the parameters do and tweak, as you have
already found out.


>Then I reread the example tutorial of preset 144 with the fuzz and
>followed the tweak examples.  That explained the process, which could
>take some time if one wants to see how different Hot Keys react to
>each other.  I just wonder  are their any discriptions of how
>different Hot Keys will affect the preset other then experimenting?
>Maybe their are, but I'm still stumbling around, so I'd appreciate
>some help .

First you need to understand what Hotkeys are.
a maximum of 8 parameters can be "extrapolated" from the guts of the
preset and brought up on the display for quick user tweaks. The
Hotkeys show up in 2 pages of four each, at preset loading.
The fact is that the preset has many more parameters than these 8
Hotkeys. You need to get inside the preset and check them all to
really learn your unit well. Time is on your side. There are no
relationships between hotkeys per se....interactions exist between
parameters (that can be made hotkeys if you like) that affect the same
effect. For instance in a chorus fx the rate will speed up/slow down
the mosulation rate, while the depth will affect how much detuning you
get. It's interesting and useful to hear how they interact...making
your own chorus!



>Also I thought it would be great if their were some lists available
>of preset tweaks that somebody has worked hard at getting right, that
>users could share and try out or get ideas from.  I really like
>preset 284 and 285 straight off the LOAD program, but I am not sure
>what's the best way to tweak them.  I know this seems like looking
>for shortcuts, but for new owners/users I believe it would be very
>useful.

I believe you need to acquire the basic knowledge of the effects and
their parameters. A good reading of Craig Anderton book "Multi_FX for
Musicians" will boost your tweaking a lot. It's a very good book.


>I also noticed that the eclipse likes to see the guitar strings
>picked pretty heavy and with alot of english on both the pick and on
>the fretboard, which is OK, that's usually the way I hit them, but
>the light touch seems a little listless. Anyway I would >appreciate
>any feedback for a novice.  Thanks for any advice.

I don't think that is the case, John. Be more specific....which preset
  gave you this impression? There might be different conditions:
-a gate in the preset needs lowering the threshold
-your system is not properly connected
-the levels are not properly set



best
I

I'm syncing my H8000 to a Lucid external clock and I just noticed the
sample rate in the H8000 is fluctuating between 41001 and 41002 .... is
that OK ? Or might I be having clock issues ?

Richard Jay.

I wouldn't be worried at all, Richard. Such small shifts are normal.


best
I



----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Jay" <lists@...>
To: <eventidehelps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 1:46 PM
Subject: [Eventide Helps] Fluctuating Wordclock SR


> I'm syncing my H8000 to a Lucid external clock and I just noticed the
> sample rate in the H8000 is fluctuating between 41001 and 41002 .... is
> that OK ? Or might I be having clock issues ?
>
> Richard Jay.
>
>
>
> H8000 rules !!

Just what I wanted to hear :) Thanks.

R.

Italo De Angelis wrote:
> I wouldn't be worried at all, Richard. Such small shifts are normal.
>
>
> best
> I
>

When loading a program, the H8000 automatically goes into Parameter
mode. When I'm cycling through a bunch of programs, I don't want to go
into Parameter mode until I've found a suitable program. In other words,
I'd much prefer to stay in the program screen after having loaded a
program: is this possible via a setting somewhere ?

Richard Jay.

Richard

Orville used to work that way...and we got submerged by requests to load and
go to parameter.
So...here we are.
You can't change this.


best
I




----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Jay" <lists@...>
To: <eventidehelps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 4:27 PM
Subject: [Eventide Helps] How to avoid automatically entering Parameter mode
after loading ?


> When loading a program, the H8000 automatically goes into Parameter
> mode. When I'm cycling through a bunch of programs, I don't want to go
> into Parameter mode until I've found a suitable program. In other words,
> I'd much prefer to stay in the program screen after having loaded a
> program: is this possible via a setting somewhere ?
>
> Richard Jay.
>
>
>
>

Surprising, especially as I can't think of any other piece of software
that immediately goes into Edit mode as soon as you've loaded a program.
At the very least it should have been a user-selectable option (IMHO).

R.

Italo De Angelis wrote:
> Richard
>
> Orville used to work that way...and we got submerged by requests to load and
> go to parameter.
> So...here we are.
> You can't change this.
>
>
> best
> I
>

> Surprising, especially as I can't think of any other piece of software
> that immediately goes into Edit mode as soon as you've loaded a program.
> At the very least it should have been a user-selectable option (IMHO).
>
> R.

I think I agree with you Richard. But then, I'm holding out for a 1U VSIG box
anyway.

-M@

Richard

old days digital technology has all parameters available on the ront panel.
When algorithms started out w/VLS chips, many felt that sub_menus were a
sort of obstacle to on_the_fly adjustments. Particularly performers enjot
parameters visibility, hot keys, parameters the user can put there, on the
display.
You can use MIDI to load presets and simply don't care about the display.
Probably the solution to make everybody happy could be a mode setting....


best
I




----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Jay" <lists@...>
To: <eventidehelps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Eventide Helps] How to avoid automatically entering Parameter
mode after loading ?


> Surprising, especially as I can't think of any other piece of software
> that immediately goes into Edit mode as soon as you've loaded a program.
> At the very least it should have been a user-selectable option (IMHO).
>
> R.
>
> Italo De Angelis wrote:
>> Richard
>>
>> Orville used to work that way...and we got submerged by requests to load
>> and
>> go to parameter.
>> So...here we are.
>> You can't change this.
>>
>>
>> best
>> I
>>
>
>
>

Agreed :)

R.
> Probably the solution to make everybody happy could be a mode setting....
>
>

Hello,

I have a problem with my global setup.. I use a looper (voodoo lab gcx)
and the Eclipse is on channel 6 of the looper. I'd like to control the
volume of the Eclipse with my pedalboard (an All Access) even though
when channel 6 is not activated in the loop. In fact I don't need the
Eclipse on every song I play with my band, but I'd like to keep control
on the out gain volume all the time. When the Eclipse is outside the
looper I can control it... What could I do to solve this problem ?

Thanks a lot !


Best regards,

Julien, France

Italo -

I just installed the new Vsig 2.490 on a new Windows XP PC.

Right after I installed Vsig and I looked under
Preferences > Comms, I noticed Stop Bits was 1
by default.  I changed Stop Bits to 2 in Vsig
to agree with the Vsig Help and the settings
on my H8000FW running OS 5.2.

Everything seems to work fine with my H8000FW.
I just wanted to let you know about that default
setting Vsig has on the PC.  I'm guessing you
want it to default to 2.

- Dave

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Good catch!
I have just tried reinstalling 2.4.9.0 on a clean pc and indeed you are
right.


thanks
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Ricks" <audiofx@...>
To: <eventidehelps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 2:48 AM
Subject: [Eventide Helps] Vsig stop bits


> Italo -
>
> I just installed the new Vsig 2.490 on a new Windows XP PC.
>
> Right after I installed Vsig and I looked under
> Preferences > Comms, I noticed Stop Bits was 1
> by default.  I changed Stop Bits to 2 in Vsig
> to agree with the Vsig Help and the settings
> on my H8000FW running OS 5.2.
>
> Everything seems to work fine with my H8000FW.
> I just wanted to let you know about that default
> setting Vsig has on the PC.  I'm guessing you
> want it to default to 2.
>
> - Dave
>
>
>

Hi Julien


you an control Eclipse out level with MIDI CC messages, like any other
parameter on the unit.
Please refer to the user manual section:
Modulating Parameters Via the modulation block: LFO, ADSR, Envelope, MIDI,
Pedals and More

page 40 of the pdf - Release 3.000


all the best
I






----- Original Message -----
From: "caribouriquet" <caribouriquet@...>
To: <eventidehelps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 7:44 PM
Subject: [Eventide Helps] I'd like to control out gain volume of the Eclipse
with my global setup...


> Hello,
>
> I have a problem with my global setup.. I use a looper (voodoo lab gcx)
> and the Eclipse is on channel 6 of the looper. I'd like to control the
> volume of the Eclipse with my pedalboard (an All Access) even though
> when channel 6 is not activated in the loop. In fact I don't need the
> Eclipse on every song I play with my band, but I'd like to keep control
> on the out gain volume all the time. When the Eclipse is outside the
> looper I can control it... What could I do to solve this problem ?
>
> Thanks a lot !
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Julien, France

test

Hi Italo,

We're setting up a new daw in the studio, it runs leopard 10.5.1
It seems the h8000fw driver is partly incompatible: The H8000 Settings
dialogue works (calling the H8000fw MyProduct 04000096). It's possible
to change the clock source for instance, it'll reflect in the units
setup menu. 'about this mac' will also show the H8000fw. The unit is
also visible in the 'sound' menu of the 'system preferences'
Firewire1 (in the units setup/clock menu) doesn't go to a locked state
- only sometimes for about 0.5 seconds, but the H8000 Settings on the
computer will show it's locked

We tried in both on a new Mac Pro and a new MacBook with the same
result. Will there be a compatible driver or workaround anytime soon?

cheers,

Simon

Hi Simon


the FW driver will very likely need an upgrade. So at this time, as
adviced, people should not use Leopard yet.
There is no info on when the driver will be available.



best
I





--- In eventidehelps@yahoogroups.com, Simon van Roekel <simon@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Italo,
>
> We're setting up a new daw in the studio, it runs leopard 10.5.1
> It seems the h8000fw driver is partly incompatible: The H8000 Settings
> dialogue works (calling the H8000fw MyProduct 04000096). It's possible
> to change the clock source for instance, it'll reflect in the units
> setup menu. 'about this mac' will also show the H8000fw. The unit is
> also visible in the 'sound' menu of the 'system preferences'
> Firewire1 (in the units setup/clock menu) doesn't go to a locked state
> - only sometimes for about 0.5 seconds, but the H8000 Settings on the
> computer will show it's locked
>
> We tried in both on a new Mac Pro and a new MacBook with the same
> result. Will there be a compatible driver or workaround anytime soon?
>
> cheers,
>
> Simon
>

Hi all, Eventide Helps members

in the hope to provide you a better service, Eventide has started a
new forum dedicated to discussions and support of its products.

After 6 years and 4 months, Eventide Helps goes to retirement.
Hopefully you have enjoed the service provided here, so far.
A full archive of EvHelps postings has been uploaded on the new
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We'll keep Eventide Helps with the posting function *on* for the next
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all the very best
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FYI: there is a broken link on the home page: "Join" in the top navbar.

-m@

Italo De Angelis wrote:
> Hi all, Eventide Helps members
>
> in the hope to provide you a better service, Eventide has started a
> new forum dedicated to discussions and support of its products.
>
> After 6 years and 4 months, Eventide Helps goes to retirement.
> Hopefully you have enjoed the service provided here, so far.
> A full archive of EvHelps postings has been uploaded on the new
> forums, so you won't be alone ;-))).
>
> We'll keep Eventide Helps with the posting function *on* for the next
> 4 days. At the end of this week no one will be able to post anymore
> but looking thru posting will remain available for some time.
>
> You are not alone! The story goes on here, along with other good news
> coming up soon:
>
> http://forum.eventide.com/cs/forums/
>
> Please log in and create your own new account, providing the requested
> simple information.
>
> Thanks for being so many...with almost 18000 postings in these years.
>
>
> all the very best
> Italo De Angelis
>
>
>
>
>
> H8000 rules !!
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

Thanks Matt!

Some refinement work is still in progress.

Click on Sign In, then on Create a New Account and let me know if you
are able to create your profile and get a password.
In the next few days things should be ok.


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--- In eventidehelps@yahoogroups.com, Matt Picone <matman@...> wrote:
>
> FYI: there is a broken link on the home page: "Join" in the top navbar.
>
> -m@

Italo,

Does the story continue with you at the helm as our trusty guide?

-Allan


Quoting Italo De Angelis <italo.deangelis@...>:

> You are not alone! The story goes on here, along with other good news
> coming up soon:

Hi Allan

I should be there, along with some other folks at Eventide.

;-)
I





--- In eventidehelps@yahoogroups.com, ahoeltje@... wrote:
>
> Italo,
>
> Does the story continue with you at the helm as our trusty guide?
>
> -Allan
>
>
> Quoting Italo De Angelis <italo.deangelis@...>:
>
> > You are not alone! The story goes on here, along with other good news
> > coming up soon:
>

FIXED!

You can now click on "Join" to create your new account.

I









--- In eventidehelps@yahoogroups.com, Matt Picone <matman@...> wrote:
>
> FYI: there is a broken link on the home page: "Join" in the top navbar.
>
> -m@
>
> Italo De Angelis wrote:
> > Hi all, Eventide Helps members
> >
> > in the hope to provide you a better service, Eventide has started a
> > new forum dedicated to discussions and support of its products.
> >
> > After 6 years and 4 months, Eventide Helps goes to retirement.
> > Hopefully you have enjoed the service provided here, so far.
> > A full archive of EvHelps postings has been uploaded on the new
> > forums, so you won't be alone ;-))).
> >
> > We'll keep Eventide Helps with the posting function *on* for the next
> > 4 days. At the end of this week no one will be able to post anymore
> > but looking thru posting will remain available for some time.
> >
> > You are not alone! The story goes on here, along with other good news
> > coming up soon:
> >
> > http://forum.eventide.com/cs/forums/
> >
> > Please log in and create your own new account, providing the requested
> > simple information.
> >
> > Thanks for being so many...with almost 18000 postings in these years.
> >
> >
> > all the very best
> > Italo De Angelis
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > H8000 rules !!
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>

On Jan 14, 2008, at 4:29 PM, Italo De Angelis wrote:

> FIXED!
>
> You can now click on "Join" to create your new account.

Looks very nice, Italo. I just created my account, and I am now
logged in.

One question--Is there a "home" link somewhere, or a way to get back
to the main forum page? Right now I am on the Time Factor Beta update
page. I see links for 'register product', 'my products', and a few
others--but nothing that will take me back to the main forum page.

Thanks!

Jeff

GOOD ADVICE!

goint to the head dept. now!

thanks
I




--- In eventidehelps@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Shirkey <jcshirke@...> wrote:
>
>
> On Jan 14, 2008, at 4:29 PM, Italo De Angelis wrote:
>
> > FIXED!
> >
> > You can now click on "Join" to create your new account.
>
> Looks very nice, Italo. I just created my account, and I am now
> logged in.
>
> One question--Is there a "home" link somewhere, or a way to get back
> to the main forum page? Right now I am on the Time Factor Beta update
> page. I see links for 'register product', 'my products', and a few
> others--but nothing that will take me back to the main forum page.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jeff
>

http://forum.eventide.com/

book mark this in your browser(s) favourites!

Thanks
I

Hi all

posting and new subscriptions are now and finally disabled.

Anybody can enter EvHelps and read, but can't post.
No new members are accepted, but there is no need for this any longer.

A complete archive of EvHelps postings is available on the new
Eventide forum.

Any suggestion should NOT be sent to EvHelps. Please subscribe to the
new forum AND post THERE.


Adịs
Italo