The new Gen 2 H9 from Eventide is their next-generation Harmonizer multi-effects pedal. It’s a lower-cost version of the dual-effects-slot H90, with the same algorithms and interface. The main differences are that it can run only one algorithm at a time instead of two like the H90, and it has fewer hands-on controls.
In this video, I take a detailed look at the Gen 2 H9 compared with the H90 and first-generation H9 Max, explore its workflow, listen to its algorithms and what makes them special, and discuss the overall pros and cons compared to the competition:
0:00 Intro
1:25 Overview
2:20 vs H9max
3:15 Only 1 fx?
4:20 Preset mode
5:20 Params mode
5:50 Mapping
7:00 Hot knob
7:30 Perform mode
8:00 Quick knobs
8:30 Foot switches
9:55 Hot switches
11:55 Saving psets
12:20 Select mode
13:35 Other modes
13:50 I/O
15:45 Control app
16:05 THE ALGORITHMS
16:25 Delays
18:20 Distortion
19:35 EQ
19:55 Granular
22:55 Harmonizer
26:40 Harmonizer+
28:05 Looper
28:50 Modulation
30:40 Multi
31:05 Reverb
34:05 Synth
35:30 Misc
35:50 Pros & cons
37:00 vs H90
38:00 Outro