Eventide H3000 D/SX

I cant get it to work, and the people that sold me it, cant get it to work either, I thought it was suppose to be simple, But I am nota rocket Scientist, this thing really sucks.

dont know

can depend on it

rude people, have to wait an hour to get treated like crape

it sucks

Although it may not look like it, it is very easy to use. Editing is quite easy if you've read the manual. You should read it and simultaneously try the things described to get used to it.
I use it in a guitar-amp loop, and of course I have to adjust the mix of wet / dry signal, which is quite easy.

Ok, I'm using it in a typical guitar setup, live and as a session player. I go from the Send of my Mesa Boogie Mark IV to one of the Inputs and from there to 1) back to the return of the Boogie, which now works as the amp for the right effect channel and 2) to teh poweramp of my Rivera 100 Duo Twelve ( left side )
The effects are just great. If you just need some ambience ( some reverb or delay ) you willbe surprised how much it does NOT change the actual guitar sound.
Of course, this unit was meant to be a full studio effect-processor, and as usual you will have to edit the wet/dry-levels, cause i.e. with reverb sounds you will only hear the reverb andnot the actual guitar sound, which you can rectify by setting teh mix of teh reverb to abotu 50% ( or more or less ).
Reverb, delay, and all the other modulation- and time-effects are just great, no doubt about that.
This unit also features the Steve Vai-presets, which range from very useful" to "very weird" ( many weird sounds from "Passion & warfare" and "Slip Of The Tongue" are available here ), and they are just superior.
Many many weird combinations, and strange, synth-like sounds are possible, all in great quality, withoutmuch noise ( I own several noise gates and with just teh Eventide I don't have to use any of them ! ) and without changing the sound ( unless of course you use the synth-like weird effects.
Some effects are not really appropiate for the guitar ( since teh Eventide was made for use in the studio and therefore features many drum- and vocal-presets, which are sometimes interesting wih the guitar, but usually can be ignored ), but with all teh presets ( a few hundred ) there are plenty great sounds, and of course you can always edit your own ones and save them. Room a plenty !

I heard about problems with the RAM, I never had any problems.
One problem though:
With many guitarists who have got an Eventide Harmonizer in their rack, you might have seen TWO units. This is not really for backup-reasons, it is because the preset-changes take some time ( about 2 seconds... you play with one preset, then switch, and while the H3000 loads it goes to "bypass", you hear an unprocessed guitar sound for a sec until teh new preset is ready ), so you might consider that.
I was talking to Steve Morse and Vai's guitartech, and both only have got one H3000 or H4000 with them, because they usually don't have many presetchanges during songs, so they can just load a soudn in between and keep it running. So you gotta decide if you'd need another one to be more flexible and quicker in preset changes.
Otherwise: Since I ahd no problems at all, I give it a 10

Absolutely great support !
Before I got the Eventide I was in preparation for a small tour as a "hired gun" for a major label artists, and I knew I wouldn't have much time between receiving the unit and and the rehearsals.
So I emailed them ( I went to their website, it was kind of hard to find the right email-adress, 3 out of 4 were dead, the last one worked ) and talked to CJ about hooking it up.
He explained thoroughly what was necessary to hook it upp to my mono-setup ( was planned to be mono back then, turned out to be a stereo one now ). I needed a Y-Conenctor to connect both outputs to the amp-return ( see previous reviews ), and cables that would go from 1/4" unbalanced to XLR balanced with a phase switch.
CJ ( the guy from Eventide ) even explained how to solder those cables. I went to Sam Ash though, and they did a great quick job.
During the whole time, CJ answered fast and very patiently and polite.
Great !

I am playing studio sessions in various styles and work as a hired-gun for several artists and bands. I also am preparing for teh recordings of a solo-instrumental album, so I like to be quite versatile.
Due to previous jobs ( and because of upcoming ones and offers, with people looking for professional gear ) I was able to stack up some great sounding, reliable gear ( PRS-, Music Man- and Fender guitars, Boogie-, Rivera- and Marshall-amps, Morley effects etc. ), and when it came to effects I wanted to have one main-rack unt which had to be versatile, good sounding and reliable. I didn't wanna get another 12 unit-rack full of stuff, didn't wanna deal with all the matters of wiring, switching, setups, compatibility.
So I looked around, got some opinions from fellow players and some of my former GIT-colleagues, and checked an awful bunch of units. Finally I picked the H3000D/SX and have been happy since then.
Easy to use, great sounds, every sound under the sun, very inspiring effects, weird stuff as well as classical ambience-effects.
I really like th edelays, chorus-presets, some of the actual diatonic harmonizing, and the great stereo effects.
I compared it to several other units, but none other offered so many effects ( yes, tehre were great pitch shifitng effects, but none combined with so many awesome time- and modulation effects ).
It definitely is a great tool, it has everything I need, and even some more, since some of the effects actually inspired me to write some music. Just last night I was performing with an East Coast Metal band, filling in for their lead guitarist for a night, and during one of their songs ( on teh CD it features a multitracked solo ) I played a very Brian May-inspired solo, using the diatonic pitch shifting.
And one part of my solo spot was playing a slow melody with one of the weirder presets which adds high pitched echoes, so what you get is the original notes and then layers of synthish sounding ( or even flute- and violin-like sounding ) layers...it sounded GREAT, and that wa sjust one of the factory presets.
Of course I could perform without it and still play on my level, but teh Eventide sometimes ( not always ) s the icing on the cake.
A great tool, if you know what you want, and if you don't expect a cover for lack of feel or technique.

The unit is extremely easy to use and has some exelent factory presets, editting potential is also good. The manual is easy to comprehend and very helpful.

I us the H3000DSX in my studio but also use it for guitar and keyboard processing into amps etc. I read with dismay at some peoples
problems when trying to use the unit in mono. This can be acheived in a number of ways, example, use a Y lead to feed both inputs, then take the L+R outputs to two channels of a mini mixer and either pan both channels to the centre or just use one output of your mixer to feed your guitar amp.This way you get the combined L+R output of your H3000. Something like a small Soundcraft works perfectly as they have balanced line inputs. Never use a Y lead to combine both outputs as this can lead to problems. Also it is important to make surs the leads youare using are wired correctly, Unbalanced leads are, pin 1 shield, pin 2- unconected, pin 3 hot or+. Balaced, pin 1 shield, pin 2- cold, pin 3+ hot. It is inmportant to leave pin 2 disconected when using unbalaced. faliure to make these simple checks can lead to problems.

Reliability is OK I have had problems with the
user RAM crashing, so always use a DATA DISK backup, this only happens occassionally, there have been no other problems.

Customer support from Eventide is average. Support from my importer HHB Connunications is excellent.

The H3000DSX is very versatile, the effects are like nothing else,
very unique, I own an H3000DSE also and I would be lost without them, sad person that I am.

Not so easy to use, but extremely powerful. The manaul is good and has ok explanations

As far as I'm concerned this thing is amazing sonically. Someone reckons it glitches, but mine don't! The reverb are v good but the weirder algorithmns are fantastic. I use it in the studio and not as a guitar processor and for that it is excellent.

No problemo

Good customer support, although I just asked a few setup questions and they responded to e-mail within a day.

As a main reverb I stick to others (EMT, Roland R-880) but as a FX unit it is fantastic and has extremely low noise levels and a lovely sound.