The H9 in use "live"

Travisthedog

So how easy is it to use live?
Every time I've bought a multi fx I gave up as theres nowt easier than stepping on a single stomp, but the H9 intrigues me continually

sweepy

https://www.evenmidi.com/midi-controllers/1-evenmidi-h9-midi-controller.html

Seems  a good solution

Travisthedog

See that just scares the crap out of me

robinbowes

When I used mine, I had it plumbed in to my G2, ie. it changed preset when I selected a patch on the G2. I did all my editing from the iPad app. I don't think I could use the front panel on the actual pedal if you paid me!

R.

GavRichList

robinbowes said:

When I used mine, I had it plumbed in to my G2, ie. it changed preset when I selected a patch on the G2. I did all my editing from the iPad app. I don't think I could use the front panel on the actual pedal if you paid me!

R.

This is definitely the way to use it. Midi program changes and the app; I was exactly the same, but for it being the MC6 instead of G2 doing the changes. 

meltedbuzzbox

I don't use midi with mine and it's a doddle to use.
I think the most important thing is to see if you like the eventide sound. It's a bit of an opinion splitter

Moe_Zambeek

I found it hopeless live. Hated the pedal UI, the app on a phone is rubbish and I wasn’t taking an iPad to gigs. I don’t use midi so that wasn’t an option.

For me it was a nice distraction for a while but within a couple of months I absolutely hated it

mistercharlie

I don’t play live, but I find the H9 easy to use without an app. You can assign the x, y, and z buttons to whatever “knob” you like, and then adjust them on the fly by tapping one, then turning the big knob.

It’s actually better than real knobs, I reckon, because a) it’s all lit up, so you can see what you set in the dark. And b) the display tells you what you’re setting. 

Changing patches live, though might be best left to midi 

simonk

Moe_Zambeek said:

I found it hopeless live. Hated the pedal UI, the app on a phone is rubbish and I wasn’t taking an iPad to gigs. I don’t use midi so that wasn’t an option.

For me it was a nice distraction for a while but within a couple of months I absolutely hated it

Completely agree with @Moe_Zambeek ‘s sagacious comments here - it was an utter pain in the arse live!

robinbowes

simonk said:

Moe_Zambeek said:

I found it hopeless live. Hated the pedal UI, the app on a phone is rubbish and I wasn’t taking an iPad to gigs. I don’t use midi so that wasn’t an option.

For me it was a nice distraction for a while but within a couple of months I absolutely hated it

Completely agree with @Moe_Zambeek ‘s sagacious comments here - it was an utter pain in the arse live!

Yeah, I wouldn't want to twiddle anything live. So I didn't, and just used presets. Works fine like that.

Travisthedog

Good 
That's cured that GAS then. Thanks men

hotpickups

If you're a twiddler during gigs then this isn't for you. I do all my adjustments at home and save then and switch presets using midi. If I ever needed to change something like the mix live then it's easy to do using the XYZ buttons 

mistercharlie

I wonder what people want from the H9 live. How much knob twiddling does one do during a gig anyway?

You have instant access to three knobs, and they’re all lit up, so it’s better than a regular pedal on a dark stage. And switching presets is not really any harder than switching a few regular pedals on and off, with the advantage (again) of the LED display telling you which preset is loaded. 

Swapping presets quickly during a song is certainly a lot trickier, but then again, compare it to using normal pedals. You can’t easily switch more than one of those either.

hotpickups

Put it this way I sold my strymons due to the H9. Sounds great, versatile, small footprint and easy to switch using a midi switcher. Alternatively just plan your set and put the presets in order then it's a simple case of cycling through them. 

NelsonP

Travisthedog said:

Good 
That's cured that GAS then. Thanks men

...although that Helix effects thingy looks pretty easy to use live

;-)

jamiexsilver

You could get a digitech fxs3 footswitch with that you can program it to pretty much tell the H9 to do anything, tap tempo, increase/decrease presets, operate the looper, change parameters on any patch etc also use a simple midi switcher like a tech 21 midi moose to change presets and then you don't even have to touch the H9. 

TimmyO

Yes the FSX3 gives you easier options for changing patch or bank

and yes the XYZ knobs are super handy for on the fly tweaks

but using a midi controller seems to be how most gigging folk use them (I had a G2 when I had mine)