H9000 Gen2 DSP Upgrade

[alexone]

I received this upgrade offer today. But in three years, I haven’t seen many algorithms that really make use of the full power of the H9000. There isn’t much information about this new DSP. Does Eventide actually plan to produce new algorithms?

[gustebeast]

Perhaps this will enable running more than 4 algorithms on one fx chain?

[joeydego]

I’m watching this one from afar. The H9000 as it is has yet to reach its full potential. I’d like to see what development is for these new chips before I shell out a grand. Let see what it does first.

[bsfreq]

Hi,

Same question here.

 

”The H9000 is getting a major hardware upgrade. Powered by the new Gen2 DSP platform, the H9000 is now faster and more powerful than ever while keeping the same features, workflow, and I/O you rely on.”

This sounds very interesting. I would probably order the upgrade kit right away, if the features I’ve been waiting for were added.

However, the announcement says ”..while keeping the same features.”

So, still no 2 algorithms per core? Still no ability to connect between DSPs? No sends between algos and a more comprehensive mixer / router built in the unit?

The current firmware doesn’t even make full use of the DSPs, so I too am wondering what we’d really gain from upgrading if no new features are added.

 

https://www.eventideaudio.com/forums/topic/emote-inter-connecting-fx-chains/#post-153302

 

https://www.eventideaudio.com/forums/topic/h9000-emote-wishlist-undoredo-copypaste-etc/#post-116102

[plikestechno]

Questions I have…

Is it still ARM, just newer ARM, or a different type of DSP?

Will you be able to combine DSPs?

Will you be able to run more than 4 algos on one chain? Or two separate paths in one chain, like others have said?

I don’t care about the same functions, just microseconds faster. It’s already plenty fast for my needs. As others have said, the old DSP barely gets flexed out as it is, it’s just currently a lot of bottlenecking in the programming (ie. can’t combine cores). If the bottlenecking is cause by lack of power then I look forward to actual improvements.

An interesting development though, I wonder how it will affect things in the long run.

 

 

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