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Eventide - The Next Step
Ever since the digital effects revolution began, Eventide engineering has provided the power to inspire creativity and break new ground. Take a look in just about every major studio on the planet and you'll almost certainly see an Eventide product. Take for example the new Eventide DSP4000 Ultra-Harmonizer which, at $4995 (list) is quite an investment, but consider that this amazing effects unit represents a quantum leap in sheer processing power. Eventide has rethought the entire process of how effects are created within a processor, and designed a whole new kind of architecture that's light years ahead of any other system. Not only can you create new sounds using the widest range of factory programs, but with the DSP4000's algorithm "building blocks" approach, you can design unique, completely customized effects that literally have never been heard before. Virtually every other effects processor on the market contains a limited number of fixed digital processing algorithms, and all programs and user presets are simply variations of these fixed algorithms. The DSP4000 sweeps away this old notion. The unit's object-oriented Algorithm Construction Kit function lets users (and third-party developers) build totally new effects algorithms by linking modular effects "building blocks" which are presented on the large, graphics-based LCD screen. You can choose from over 90 effects modules and connect up to 40 (yes, 40!) of them in one preset, in whatever combination and configuration you choose, much the way you'd use patch cables when working with a modular synth. Put pitch shift after a reverb, or string together effects and put EQ on only the ones you want; you decide which blocks "talk" to which. Did we mention there's a Pitch Shifter that stands in a class by itself? The new DSP4000 features the first and only fully digital real-time pitch transposer, and it's the only one that will generate up to eight simultaneous voices of pitch shifting, or four pitch shifted voices plus stereo reverb. It features the world's first and only user-programmable multi-diatonic pitch transposer and the world's best multi-voice reverse shifter with delay. The DSP4000's pitch change capabilities include a previously unheard of eight-octave pitch shift range. Of course Eventide has other spectacular processors, but space prevents us from telling you about all of them. But we think you've gotten the idea, right? If you've always dreamed of owning an Eventide Ultra-Harmonizer, contact your Sweetwater Sales Engineer for complete information and your very special price on the Eventide effects unit that's perfect for your specific needs. Master Index | Sweet Notes Index | Home | Back Page | Next Page |
Considering the impact that Eventide's effects processors have had on the industry, it's no wonder that studio professionals keep a sharp eye on (and lust after) all the latest Eventide gear.