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C o n f i g u r i n g t h e H 8 0 0 0 F W f o r

M a c i n t o s h O u t p u t

Once all software drivers have been installed, perform the following steps to enable Macintosh audio output via the H8000FW.

Note: Before proceeding, be sure your Firewire connection between the Macintosh and the H8000FW is established, and the H8000FW is configured to pass audio.

Viewing the H8000FW’s Configuration

To view the configuration of the H8000FW, click Show All from the Sounds screen to return to System Preferences. Then click H8000FW from the Other category (below):

The screen at the right displays, which lists the device settings for the H8000FW:

Note: Initially, the Available Devices, Device Nickname, and Master Device will read something cryptic like “MyProduc12345456.” Feel free to rename it to something a little more descriptive.

After the H8000FW is selected as your output device, go ahead and test your connection.

From the Sounds screen, select the Sound Effects tab. Beneath the listing of installed sound files, select Eventide H8000FW from the drop-down list following “Play Alerts and Sound Effects Through.”

Now, click on any listed sound file, and you should see the LEDs on the left side of the front panel light up; this reflects that the signal has been received and is being

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processed by the H8000FW. Of course, if you have speakers connected, you’ll hear the output as well.

Setting Up the H8000FW for Default Audio Output

Click on the System Preferences icon; when its window displays, select Sound:

The Sound options screen now displays:

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After selecting the Output tab, Eventide H8000 displays as an output device, along with its port type, Firewire. Highlight it to select it as your output device and to override the default output device on your computer.

Configuring the H8000FW for Output with Logic Pro

If you wish to use Logic Pro as your audio editing and authoring platform in tandem with the H8000FW, do the following:

Open Logic Pro, and from the Audio drop-down menu, select Audio Hardware and Drivers:

The following screen displays:

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From the Core Audio tab, be sure the Enabled checkbox is selected, and Eventide H8000FW is selected as your driver.

You now will be prompted to restart your computer for the new settings to take effect.

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R o u t i n g A u d i o B e t w e e n L o g i c P r o a n d t h e H 8 0 0 0 F W

This section describes how to establish a functional interface between the H800FW and Logic Pro, which permits you to seamlessly route audio to and from either environment. The final section provides the logical overview of the process, and includes a process diagram for you to better grasp the steps involved.

Because Logic Pro supports only one core audio device at a time, and because only one sample clock can be in effect, we must combine audio sources into a single, aggregate audio source, described below.

Creating an Aggregate Audio Device

Before you proceed, you must first create an aggregate audio device that allows Logic Pro to employ more than a single audio interface. To do this,

Select your Macintosh HD icon. When the Finder window displays, go to

Applications > Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup. The following screen displays:

From the Audio drop-down menu, select Open Aggregate Device Editor.

The following window now displays (below). It is from here that you designate which audio input devices to include in the new aggregate.

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Click the “+’ button beneath the Aggregate Devices area. A listing of all installed audio device drivers subsequently displays. Click in the checkbox to the left of the device to select it for this aggregate device. Also select one of the devices for the aggregate’s internal clock. For this example, we’ll be using the Eventide HW8000FW and Built-in Audio as our audio devices. Click Done

When we’re finished, the setup looks like this:

At the top of the screen, the aggregate device, comprised of the two audio devices we selected, displays, with its total number of input and output channels. At the bottom of the screen each individual audio device is listed, with its input and output channels capacity.

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Note that the sequence the devices are listed is a very important consideration. As Built-in Audio precedes Eventide H8000FW in the listing, it consequently reserves the first two of the total 18 audio channels for the Built-in Audio device, leaving channels 3-18 for the H8000FW. This will be of paramount importance when routing the audio to the H8000FW.

After all parameters for the Aggregate Device are established, your Audio MIDI Setup screen will display like this:

You may view the setup of the Aggregate Device by clicking the Configure Device button.

For more information on creating Aggregate Audio Devices, consult Help from your Macintosh’s menu bar.

Routing Audio to the H8000FW

Now that you have created an Aggregate Audio Device, you must configure the H8000FW to accept and generate audio signals.

To do this

Press the Program button on the H8000FW’s front panel until it blinks. Check to be sure the Routing screen is displaying.

Using the front panel’s keypad, enter 20, then ENT. Finally, press the Select button.

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These actions establish the H8000FW’s internal routing configuration.. The number 20 routing preset on the H8000FW, Firewire 8Track AB, supports 8-track input and output: channels 1-4 are routed to and from the H8000FW’s machine A, channels 5-8 are routed to and from its machine B.

Configuring Logic Pro for H8000FW Input and Output

To permit Logic Pro to send and receive audio from the H8000FW, you must change to audio its settings to recognize the aggregate audio device we just created.

Open Logic Pro, and from its Audio menu, select Audio Hardware & Drivers. The following screen displays:

From the Driver drop-down list, select Aggregate Device (as shown above).

You now will be prompted to restart Logic Pro for the new settings to take effect.

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An Example of Using Logic Pro with the H8000FW

The following example illustrates using the H8000FW as both an insert and a bus effect with Apple’s Logic Pro 7.

We are using the aggregate audio device we set up in the previous section, consisting of Built-in Audio (channels 1 and 2) and the Eventide H8000FW (channels 3-18). The routing preset we have selected on the H8000FW is 20, Firewire 8 Track AB, which is preset to process channels 1-4 using its machine A, and channels 5-8 using machine B.

In Logic Pro, we have configured the routing with the aggregate audio device as follows:

Audio 1 receives input in channels 1 and 2, and sends output to channels 1 and 2;

Audio 2 receives input from channels 7 and 8, and sends output to channels 1 and 2.

Audio 1 also has an insert plug-in that routes output to channels 3 and 4, and a bus, which outputs to channels 7 and 8 on the aggregate audio device.

These settings are reflected in the following illustration of the Logic Pro Mixer screen:

The following diagram provides the logical overview of the routing between Logic Pro, the aggregate audio device, and the H8000FW. Each step, numbered 1-10 in the diagram, is duly described in the next section. The numbers display in the diagram at or near the initiation point of the process.

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