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1. dump program This function dumps the currently running program on the DSP referred to by the upper left hand corner of the screen press the DSP A B key to toggle the display If received at the MIDI In port or at the serial port Orville will load the received program into the currently displayed DSP press the DSP A B key to toggle the display dump setup This function dumps the state of the Orville covering all of the parameters covered in the SETUP area except for routings dump files This function dumps all setups programs and routings stored in internal memory Nore The factory presets are not dumped by this function If received at the MIDI In port or at the serial port Orville will erase all of your saved setups and saved programs and replace them with the received setups and programs Note The current setup and the currently running programs will not be altered dump card This function dumps all setups and programs stored on the Memory Card If re ceived at the MIDI In port or at the serial port Orville will erase your Memory Card and replace its contents with the received setups and programs If there is no Mem ory Card in place or if the Memory Card is too small the incoming data is ignored dump internal This function dumps the contents of the internal memory This is the same as using dump files dump setup and dump program for each DSP It dumps all the set ups and programs stored in internal memory a
2. The lt more gt SOFT KEY reveals additional information pertaining to the current page The lt less gt SOFT KEY returns from the additional infor Contains the code that operates the system mation The lt next gt SOFT KEY advances to the next menu page lt last gt returns Ai King Modul ator to the previous menu page and lt exit gt returns to the service menu Name memory card page in the SETUP atea filiaeke uct One important piece of information to be found in this area is your M Band Hi lier r a 5 aes Hotherboar nto Orville s Electronic Serial Number which is the first 8 digits of the Hardware ID 73E8120600000303 Hardware ID number on the screen to the right You may be Ladakhi cs ee eer ac f Hours total power 1248 206 asked for this by a dealer or an Eventide representative The Time Date figures are not currently used so their values are unimportant The Hours total power refer to the total number of hours that have elapsed since the unit was built 1248 in this case and the total number of hours the unit has been powered 206 in this case A brand new unit may show as many as 300 powered up hours to cover burn in and factory testing Start Up Options There are several secret keys that can be depressed during startup to perform special functions These keys should be pressed and held down during the second start up screen the one with the Orville in large text Y
3. page in the SETUP area displays the status of the digital inputs DIN 1 2 reflects the status of the digital inputs 1 2 either AES EBU 1 2 or S P DIF 1 2 depending on DIN 1 2 on the inputs menu page DIN 3 4 reflects the status of the digital inputs 3 4 The status of the digital inputs will be slipping signals are present but their sampling rate does not correspond with the internal clock s rate If sample rate conversion hardware is vot on digital inputs that are slipping may suffer from clicks or distortion The greater the difference between the internal clock s rate and the digital input s rate the greater the distortion Some slipping may be acceptable for monitoring or other noncritical applications Of course you can always just turn on the sample rate converter OK signals are present and their sampling rate is locked to the internal clock rate Eve rything s groovy unlocked no signals are present the signals sampling rate is very unstable or something is dreadfully wrong with the signals If the words slipping or unlocked ate in parentheses as shown above this means that the respective inputs are not routed and that the indication can be ignored The sampling rate at the digital outputs will be the same as the system sampling rate and A D and D A conversion will be done at the system sampling rate Page 58 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Oper
4. s output 2 will be the same as DSP A s input 2 DSP B s output 4 will be the same as DSP B s input 4 etc The routing configuration still applies This is the same as setting all the OUTx Wet Dry parameters on the dsp A and dsp B menu pages in the LEVELS area to 0 except that the output levels cannot be changed mute Mutes all the outputs Put Orville into system bypass mode either by pressing the lt sys sustem mute tem gt SOFT KEY or by pressing and holding the BYPASS key machine dsp bypass for one second Once Orville is in system bypass mode the By pass Status LEDs blink and the lt bypass A gt and lt bypass B gt Cousten gt sbubast gt ybass options menu keys are no longer available To get Orville out of system bypass mode either press the lt system gt SOFT KEY or press and hold the BYPASS key for one second To change the one second hold time see Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 92 See CAPTURE on page 76 to see how to remote control the bypass functions Page 64 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual The two options that exist for machine bypass are dsp bypass Makes each output of the bypassed DSP the same as its corresponding input The routing configuration still applies This is the same as setting all the OUTx Wet Dry parameters on the dsp x menu page in the LEVELS area to 0 except tha
5. Now when you use that foot pedal to modulate parameters the minimum foot pedal position will correspond to no modulation and the maximum foot pedal position will correspond to maximum modulation If you want the opposite to occur maximum foot pedal position corresponding with no modulation and minimum foot pedal position corresponding with maximum modulation simply calibrate the pedal as discussed above and then swap the heel and toe values Page 66 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual MIDI Setup In Orville MIDI can be used e with programs that explicitly call for MIDI signals For example some programs in Orville act like syn thesizers that a MIDI keyboard can play e with programs that explicitly call for some sort of external controller For example the program Ex ternal Detune calls for an external signal to adjust the amount of detune that is applied to an audio signal You can direct a MIDI controller to do the adjusting e to remote control any parameter in Orville including input and output levels e to change programs via MIDI program change messages See Loading A Program Via A MIDI Program Change Message on page 82 e to advance to the next program or select the previous program See Triggering the Next or Previous Program To Load on page 83 Changing Banks Via A MIDI Controller Message To be able to load any given program using a M
6. This MIDI command is channel independent Manually Selecting the External Controller For Triggers External trigger menu pages are less common than external modu lation menu pages A good example of one is the hextprog menu page in the SETUP area you may have to press the SETUP key several times to find it As on external modulation menu pages Ai udio Test Set prog 5 CO Capture Hidi Co pedals danp EE mode selects the external controller that will do the triggering Our options are Page 72 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual off No triggering at all brig 1 62 These are placeholders that are assigned to actual external controllers on the fex ternal menu page in the SETUP area Until you understand the concept of redi rection discussed below don t pay any attention to these You can read about redirection in The Concept Behind Redirection External Assigns 1 8 and Trigs 1 amp 2 on page 79 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 73 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual tip 1 amp 2 ring 1 amp 2 andtip amp ring 1 amp 2 When a pedal input is used as a switch input it can operate in one of two modes supporting either 2 switches or 3 switches If any controller references tip amp ring for a given socket that socket will be in 3 switch mo
7. determines whether the serial port is enabled or disabled If set to dis abled messages will neither be sent out the serial port nor accepted at the serial port The second parame ter baud rate determines the speed at which messages will be sent out the serial port and the speed at which Orville expects to receive messages at the serial port Similarly data bits stop bits and parity all describe aspects of the messages sent out the serial port and aspects of the messages that Orville expects to receive at the serial port For things to work properly these last four parameters must be set to the same values on both Orville and the machine connected to the serial port Higher baud rates result in faster transmission times but most machines have a ceiling above which errors occur So set the baud rate to the highest value you can on both Orville and the machine connected to its serial port that results in error free transmissions The data bits are normally set at 8 the stop bits are normally set at 2 and the parity is normally set at none You should only need to stray from these values if the device Orville is communicating with is constrained to some other values If that is the case change the values on Orville to match the other device To aid in troubleshooting the BUSY LED will illuminate when data is transferred at the serial port pro vided no memory card is in place If the serial port is enabled messages sent out the MI
8. hand side of the screen to help you distinguish your saved programs from factory programs save current program as b b bank 1 Pitch Shifters PIPDOogram number name 4_interval Shi ft If the upper left hand corner of the screen reads A the currently displayed DSP is DSP A while if the upper left hand cor ner of the screen reads B the currently displayed DSP is DSP B Both DSPs are always running but only the parameters for one of them can be displayed at a time Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 83 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual see Entering or Changing Text on page 23 Copying Programs To copy a program simply load it into one of the DSPs and then lt save gt it where you would like the pro gram copied to You can copy a program from one place in internal memory to another from one place on a Memory Card to another from internal memory to a Memory Card or from a Memory Card to internal memory Updating a Program Like lt save gt when you press the lt update gt SOFT KEY you are updating the program running on the cur rently displayed DSP Tf you want to update the program running on the DSP not oe BRIG press the DSP A B key Updating is just r E except S overwrites the e update current progran an I ers previous version of the program Pressing the lt update gt SOFT se ear fe ee KEY calls the pop up menu shown to the right You ca
9. omni 50 of full range is received a trigger will occur The trigger is reset when a value of less than 50 is received A third parame ter appears con which selects the controller number to be used MIDI start Triggers when a MIDI start command is received This MIDI command is channel independent MIDI stop Triggers when a MIDI stop command is received This MIDI command is channel independent External Controller Selection Parametets Common to Both External Modulation and External Trigger Menu Pages For all of the above MIDI messages except for those in At Enptu Prooran Digital 1 setip volving MIDI clock if omni is set to on on the midi mode mod wheel Capture Hidi y channel omni scale 100 0 menu page in the SETUP area then the MIDI message will Diaital 1 100 0 di Peer 0 00 C be accepted on any channel Although you can highlight dsp ay the channel parameter here you cannot change it from omni You must go to the midi menu page in the SETUP area to change it If omni is set to off on the midi menu page in the SETUP area Ai_Empty Program 0igital 1 setup mode mod wheel O Capture Hidi then the second parameter on the screen channel selects which channel base 0 scale 100 0 MIDI channel the MIDI message will be accepted on relative to ow C the base channel found on the midi menu page in the SETUP area If the value of base x is greater than 16 the r
10. service utilities data dump utilities and program advance options Flip this switch to bring Orville to life When the power is off the unit is bypassed i e each audio input is connected to its corresponding audio output Orville Operating Manual Page 11 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual The Back Panel a b c d e g i j a AC Voltage Selector Line up the dot with the triangle so that your preferred voltage is up It is absolutely essential that you select the voltage corresponding to your local AC power b Fuse Holder A 1 Amp Slow Blow fuse Always replace it with the correct value c AC Port Connect an IEC standard 3 prong AC power cord here The center post is chassis ground S P DIF Digital Audio Input Output Consumer S P DIF is a consumer digital audio standard with two audio channels encoded into a single connector Use these connectors to hook up Orville to CD players DAT recorders and other audio gear using this format The connectors are two conductor RCA jacks Your plug should have the shield connected to the sleeve with the single shielded conductor connected at the tip Eventide recommends the use of professional quality cables made of RG 59 U coaxial cable Ordinary hi fi type leads will probably prove inadequate especially at the higher sample rat
11. 93 See serial port S P DIF See also Digital inputs and outputs input location 11 selecting 11 53 output location 11 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual 1999 Eventide Inc Page 111 Orville Operating Manual Index selecting specs sample rate conversion Sampler module sampling rates 44 1 kHz selecting 48 kHz selecting 88 2 kHz benefits of reduction in max program size selecting 96 kHz benefits of reduction in max program size selecting saving programs saving routing configurations scaling secret keys Select key location self destruct mode self tests bypassing sequencing serial port baud rate data bits enabling fast communications parity pin out stop bits use93 Serial port data indicator location setup clearing Setup area accessing gen description Setup key location slipping slowing transmission soda effect on Orville Soft Keys highlighted meaning of 11 53 11 53 81 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 33 83 39 91 See external modulation menu pages 101 9 18 101 See MIDI 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 See Busy LED 14 100 10 16 10 See Digital inputs 65 93 35 18 location More Soft Keys indicators stacked triggers use 17 speeding transmission start up options storage space internal storing data externally 8 17 18 18 65 93 101 80 See dumping data sysex speed 65 System Bypass key location 7 system exclusiv
12. Adjust the contrast of the display by pressing the SETUP key until you see i Nice Delay OK display adjustments the display SOFT KEY Press the display SOFT KEY and turn fright the KNOB to adjust contrast or press the DOWN CURSOR key and turn the KNOB to adjust brightness service midi ext j med con TETIETE The Areas of Orville Orville s interface is divided into several functional areas You access each area by pressing its key You ll know which area you re in because the LED next to its key illuminates except for the BYPASS area but that one s obvious The areas are PROGRAM Press the PROGRAM key to access this area Inside you ll find utilities for loading programs saving programs deleting programs comparing a tweaked program with the saved version and creating banks manila folders for organizing programs Press the PROGRAM key to access addi tional SOFT KEYS See Program Load Save Delete Etc on page 79 ROUTING Storage Press and hold down the PROGRAM key Analog A E routing SSS for one second to access this area The f routings pie LIEI i Bes i LED next to the PROGRAM key blinks p l Here you ll find utilities for loading saving or deleting routing configura tions See Storing and Loading Routing Configurations on page 40 To change the hold time see Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 92 Factory Init setup SE
13. Clock 60 The Status Of The Digital I Os When Using The External Clock 60 Understanding The System Sampling Rate And External Syne Indicator When Using The External Clock 61 Sample Rate Conversion SRC 62 Word Length Bits 63 Input Word Length 63 Output Word Length 63 BYPASSING AND MUTIN G uneen taeae a a a a a ae ER 64 System Bypass 64 Machine Bypass 65 EXTERNAL CONTROLLERS rrain ot sets a aR ER E RRE E RAR OE R EAEE RR st E ohana E ee de es 66 Setting Up the External Controllers 66 Foot Pedals 1 and 2 66 MIDI Setup 67 Changing Banks Via A MIDI Controller Message 67 External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages 70 Manually Selecting an External Controller For Modulation 70 Manually Selecting the External Controller For Triggers 72 External Controller Selection 75 Automatically Selecting a MIDI External Controller 76 Scaling the External Controller 76 The Concept Behind Redirection External Assigns 1 8 and Trigs 1 amp 2 79 Remote Controlling Parameters 83 Remote Controlling Triggers 83 MIDI Groups 1 Configuring the MIDI Group 1 PROGRAM LOAD SAVE DELETE EUG iy saceississcatigecideivesssasasassuscsecueastenvesesieoshosasiatesatse ESIE PESK RUNEA ESTEE TEA SEK ESTNE INTRA Raia 79 Banks 79 Creating a New Bank or Renaming an Old Bank 80 The Size of a Program and Its Ramifications for Storage 80 Loading Programs 81 Loading a Program Remotely 82 Loading A Program Via A MIDI Program Change Message 82 Changing
14. Clock disabled from digital inputs 1 2 SE inputs _dsp A_ _outputs p Digital inputs 1 2 are taken from either the AES EBU 1 2 aes input jack or the S P DIF 1 2 input jack Select one or the other with the parameter IN 1 2 on the inputs menu page If you are only using two digital inputs you must connect them to clock inputs dsp _ outputs p digital inputs 1 2 either the AES EBU input or the S P DIF input If digital inputs 3 4 aren t synchronized to inputs 1 2 at the SRC Hode 1 2 Status 1 2 OK source use the sample rate converter Turn SRC Mode 3 4 to SRC Hode 3 4 on jot ck TK oi on In the example shown to the right digital inputs 3 4 will be Input SR 3 4 44100 sample rate converted to the sample rate of digital inputs 1 2 p_clock nT se TE 48000 Hz Digital outputs 1 2 are sent to both the AES EBU 1 2 output jack and the S P DIF 1 2 output jack but they can only be sent in one format consumer or professional Select S P DIF on the bottom format menu page in the SETUP area to select the L_format_ Cir MEK aTa ea consumer format select AES EBU to select the professional format Digital inputs and outputs 3 and 4 must be taken from the AES EBU 3 4 input jack and sent to the AES EBU 3 4 output jack This is because there is no S P DIF 3 4 jack gt To read about the digital setup in more detail see Digital Setup on pa
15. Effecting Things 30 Panic Muting 30 Loading Programs 30 Parameters 32 Tweaking and Saving Tweaks 34 Wrap Up 35 OPERATION 36 Mounting and Handling 36 Memory Cards 36 THE COMPREHENSIVE INPUT OUTPUT SCHEME sinisiin i aa aa a N a E E dagen dinnaasedteartiens 38 Signal Flow Inside Orville 38 Selecting Sources for Each DSP 38 Selecting Sources for the Outputs 39 Storing and Loading Routing Configurations 40 Loading a Routing Remotely Via MIDI 41 Signal Flow Examples 41 Analog Serial Quad 43 Dual Quad 1 44 Digital Parallel Quad 45 Analog Dual Stereo 46 Mono To Quad Serial With Truly Dry Signal Added to Outputs 46 Programs Effect on Routing Decisions 48 Controlling Levels 51 The Levels Meters 51 Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Inputs 53 Input Levels Wet Dry Ratios and Output Levels for Each DSP 54 Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Outputs 55 DIGITAL SETUP Pria a S oils ETA N a A NE os ess EAR E AEN E E ae E ie ae os ok 56 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 1 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Contents Digital Setup Overview 56 S P DIF56 Sampling Rates 57 Using the Internal Clock 57 Selecting The Internal Clock s Rate 57 The Status Of The Digital I Os When Using The Internal Clock 58 Understanding The System Sampling Rate And External Syne Indicator When Using The Internal Clock 59 Using an External Clock 59 Selecting The External
16. If set to off then all system exclusive messages will be ignored This switch does not prevent Orville from sending system exclusive mes sages however You can use this parameter in conjunction with sequence out by leaving sequence out on and system exclusive off while recording a sequence and sequence out off and system exclu sive on while playing the sequence back This eliminates the possibility of those digital demons dancing their mean dance in Orville device ID All system exclusive messages to and from his Orville will have this device ID If you re using more than one Orville you can set each one s device ID to a different value This would let them share a common MIDI chain while allowing system ex clusive messages to be sent to a specific Orville Normally the device ID is left at 1 the factory default You can control one Orville from another by matching their de vice IDs See Controlling One Orville from Another Orville on page 96 Page 68 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Press the midi page MIDI base channel omni mode note mode pressure pitch bend sysex speed Orville Operating Manual SOFT KEY again to reveal the second menu Ai Guitartuner MIDI setup _ HIDI enabled Pressure channel base channel 1 Pitch bend omni mode on sysex speed 10 note mode poly MEIC external dunp nexteroa This is just
17. Impedance lt 500hm Full Scale Output Level 26dBu Dynamic Range gt 110dB Signal to Noise Ratio gt 110dB A weighted THD N lt 0 002 1Khz 3dBFS Crosstalk lt 100db 20 Hz to 20kHz 1dBFS Remote Control Inputs Up to 2 foot pedals or 0 5V control inputs or 6 footswitches or combination Remote Control Outputs 2 isolated relay closures rated at 1A 30VDC MIDI Connections 5 pin DIN output and thru 7 pin DIN input with output capability and external power jack Memory Card Interface 68 pin PCMCIA 2 0 JEIDA 4 0 Supports type 1 SRAM cards up to 4MB for data storage Page 104 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Factory Preset Capabilities at 48k sampling Pitch shifting up to 8 channels Compressor limiter up to 8 channels Equalization up to 128 bands parametric single input 16 bands at 8 channels Sampling with time compression up to 174 seconds mono Digital delay up to 87 seconds mono in addition to sampler Power 100 watts 100 125V 220 240V AC 50 60Hz Size Inches 3 5h x 19w x 12 5d Cm 8 9h x 48 3w x 31 7d Weight 12 pounds 5 5 Kg net 17 pounds 8Kg shipping weight All specifications are subject to change or improvement at any time without notice or obligation Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 105 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual WARRANTY INFORMATION Limited Warranty and other
18. and 19 At Gui tarluner digital 1 setup mode Allows selection of any MIDI control number with very fine quantization Input range is 0 to 16383 A third parameter appears con which selects the controller number to be used Your choices for con are 0 to 31 The MIDI control number con will pass the coarse value for the modulation and the MIDI control number con 32 will pass the fine value for the modulation HIDI double channel omni Capture Hidi range 100 0 dE type absolute O 0 H done Ai Guitartuner digital 1 setup mode WIDI single Capture Hidi channel omni range 100 0 dE absolute Allows selection of any MIDI control number with coarse quantization Input range is 0 to 127 A third parameter appears con which selects the controller number to be used type 0 0x H done MIDI keyboard note number Middle C on an 88 note keyboard gives a value of 60 Turns on when the specified midi note is received Triggers when a MIDI program change message is received Modulates as a function of the BPM beats per minute of a MIDI clock signal The value of this external controller is input BPM 480 value so 120BPM yields a value of 0 25 96BPM yields a value of 0 2 and so on This MIDI message is channel independent Triggers when a MIDI start command is received This MIDI command is channel independent Triggers when a MIDI stop command is received
19. are much easier to use than to describe so take a minute and play with the gangs on this menu page You will find gangs sprinkled liberally throughout Orville as their presence facilitates many tasks Using the Cursor Keys and the KNOB in the PROGRAM and Routing Storage Areas Now let s investigate the use of the cursor keys and the KNOB in the PROGRAM area they work just the same in the Routing Storage area Things are only a little bit different here than in the other areas The box on the display with the word banks in it is called the bank field The box below the banks field with the word programs in it is called the programs field In the PROGRAM area the UP and DOWN CURSOR keys scroll through programs and the LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys scroll through banks banks are manila folders for pro grams See Banks on page 79 The SELECT key the lt load gt SOFT KEY and the ENT key all load the program shown in the display with the triangle next to its number you may need to press the PROGRAM key again to find the lt load gt SOFT KEY For example Press either the LEFT or RIGHT CURSOR key when the cursor is in the programs field as on the above screen to position the cursor over the bank field as shown to the right With the cursor in the bank field press the LEFT or RIGHT CURSOR key to scroll through banks Spinning the KNOB also banks scrolls through banks Pressing the RIGHT CURSOR key
20. difference between menu page SOFT KEYS and trigger SOFT KEYS because menu page SOFT KEYS ate rectangular whereas rigger SOFT KEYS are hexagonal On this screen Operate and About are menu pages and lt Bong gt and lt Throttle gt are triggers Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 19 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Using the Cursor Keys the SELECT key the NUMERIC KEYPAD and the KNOB We use the CURSOR keys the KNOB the SELECT key and the NUMERIC KEYPAD to navigate and manipu late the menu pages found in the PARAMETER Patch Editor LEVELS BYPASS and SETUP areas We ll discuss their use in the PROGRAM and Routing Storage areas in a bit Use of the cursor keys is straightforward The LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys move the cursor left and right respectively If you move the cursor past the edge of the screen it will wrap around to the other side The UP and DOWN CURSOR keys move the cursor up and down respectively Again the top and bottom wrap around Stereoi zingPhase Phaser Params Use the KNOB NUMERIC KEYPAD or the INC DEC keys to alter the a Share Triangle Rate 40 Hz value of a numetic parameter For example spin the KNOB on this gt 80 screen to change the value of Mix or enter a new value directly with the NUMERIC KEYPAD pressing ENT when yov re done Tf you To get to a screen like this one first press the PROGRAM accidentall
21. e CircleRingTaps2 has an I O Identifier of 44 e Texture 47 has an I O Identifier of 24 e Mono Delay has an I O Identifier of 22 To understand why the I O Identifier is necessary we must first understand that although each DSP has four inputs and four outputs it is not necessarily the case that all of those inputs and outputs will be utilized by a given program As has been stated elsewhere in this manual each program is a unique algorithm The particulars of a given algorithm dictate how many inputs and outputs will be used just as they dictate what sorts of parameters are used For example a program that acted as a synthesizer would not need any inputs A program that turned a mono signal into a pseudo quad signal would only need one input A program that modulated one stereo signal with another stereo signal would only need two outputs So the I O Identifier tells us at a glance how many inputs and outputs a program uses The first digit refers to the number of active live inputs to the program and the second digit refers to the number of ac tive live outputs to the program The way these digits correspond to actual inputs and outputs is as you would expect e 0x the program has no inputs It could be an oscillator or sound effects generator e ix input 1 is live inputs 2 3 and 4 are dead e 2x inputs 1 and 2 are live inputs 3 and 4 are dead e 3x inputs 1 2 an
22. enable the use of User supplied Crystal Oscillators Since this socket connects directly to Orville s internals incorrect usage may damage Orville s cit cuitty and is NOT covered by the Warranty e Pin Connections based on 14 pin DIP socket 1 no connection 8 output 7 Ground 14 5v at 100mA maximum Page 98 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual SERVICE AND START UP OPTIONS Fixing Internal Memory Problems Orville uses solid state memory circuits to store programs the routing configuration and setup These cir cuits use a long life battery to keep them alive while Orville is turned off Whenever the computer in Or ville updates that memory it performs an operation called a checksum and stores the result A checksum is a calculation whose result characterizes what is stored in memory A second run of the checksum calcula tion should result in the same characterization if the memory hasn t changed When Orville is turned on it runs a checksum calculation on the memory and compares the result against the stored result If there is a discrepancy Orville reports an error In the unlikely event that an internal memory checksum error Bi Empty _ service functions a CEES information occurs there may be a critical problem with what is stored in O format internal clear setup gt a f fix card memory The service function fix internal on the servi
23. factory Pressing the lt no gt SOFT KEY will abort the mission Internal memory checksum errors should occur infrequently if ever Should they occur more frequently than infrequently contact Eventide as something is definitely amiss Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 99 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Fixing Memory Card Problems If a Memory Card checksum error occurs your Memory Card has been corrupted in some way It is possible that there is no loss of data Memory Cards can be corrupted by static electricity shock a loose battery older siblings a weak battery incorrect insertion into Orville use in some other computer or a myriad of other causes As a result a Memory Card checksum error should not mediately send your heart into your mouth although an internal checksum error probably should Regardless of whether you are concerned about a Memory Card checksum error or not you should fix the checksum ka our memory card has faulty ata Bad checksum Go to the service menu page in the SETUP area CEN a re service functions O fix internal O information format internal clear setup me fix card O format card 4 service di Zext mod _con display Highlight fix card and press the SELECT key Press the lt yes gt k Pressing YES will fiz the checksum SOFT KEY to force the new checksum result to be saved If data is jand
24. factory should be contacted PROGRAM Loads Mute into both DSPs instead of Do you want to lose the current Program and load HUTE their current programs Press the lt Yes gt SOFT KEY to go ahead or lt No gt to abort This function is used in the event that one of the last run programs caused the unit to lock up SETUP Clears the internal setup and resets parameters in BYPASS SETUP and LEVELS to their factory default values This is an excellent first step if your Orville starts acting funny but you don t know why scuse me while I Alternatively you can use the service menu page in the SETUP area to clear the setup Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 103 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS Sample Rates 96kHz 88 2kHz 48kHz 44 1kHz or external Frequency Response Sample Rate 44 1kHx 48kH 88 2kHz I6KH 0 0 1dB 20Hz 20Khz 20Hz 22kHz 20Hz 41kHz 20Hz 44kHz 0 3 0dB 5Hz 21Khz 5Hz 23kHz 5Hz 42kHz 5Hz 46kHz Digital Inputs Outputs 4 AES or 2 AES and 2 S P DIF at 44 1 96kHz all with sample rate conversion synchronization AES relay bypass at power down Analog Input XLR Balanced Inputs Impedance gt 20kOhm bridging Full Scale Input Level 26dBu Dynamic Range gt 110dB Signal to Noise Ratio gt 110dB A weighted THD N lt 0 002 1Khz 3dBFS Crosstalk lt 100db 20 Hz to 20kHz 1dBFS Analog Output
25. first coutse of action Eventide Department of Sociology expert mode Ext LED meaning of during external clock sync meaning of during internal clock sync external clock display of rate 39 a 94 64 64 64 96 96 53 53 50 57 22 49 55 58 55 57 55 58 55 58 53 22 52 49 53 15 8 17 39 90 50 See bits 51 8 17 17 17 24 6 79 51 49 49 52 51 94 94 94 94 94 95 94 101 See digital emphasis 9 21 100 87 32 88 58 56 57 57 58 range of acceptable rates selecting source of External Clock connections external controllers def global setup external modulation def external modulation menu pages automatically selecting controller bar graph basic idea of example of explicit def manually selecting controller MIDI capture mode explanation of options scaling scaling equation scaling use use 66 external storage device external trigger def use in loading programs external trigger menu pages manually selecting controller mode explanation of options use68 External trigger menu pages factory self test programs Favorites Bank changing the size description foot pedal foot pedal jacks calibrating inverting min amp max settings location specs use 62 Foot pedal jacks specs formatting internal fuse location amp specs gain structure ganged parameters graphics type of parameter hard drive high speed mode I O Identifier def examples of Inc Dec keys locat
26. gram change messages or external triggers See Loading a Program Remotely on page 82 e The digital inputs and outputs have comprehensive sample rate and word length parameters to comple ment any digital installation See Digital Setup on page 56 e Any program anywhere in Orville can be remote controlled via MIDI or the rear panel foot pedal jacks 1 and 2 See Setting Up the External Controllers on page 66 External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages on page 70 and Remote Controlling Parameters on page 83 e Existing programs can be altered or entirely new programs can be created in the Patch Editor See the separate Programmer s Manual Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 35 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual OPERATION Po Mounting and Handing S Mounting and Handling Normally Orville will be rack mounted in a standard 19 inch rack If the rack will be taken on the road Orville should be supported at the rear It is advisable to keep the rack well ventilated and in a dry dust free environment so that heat and moisture won t cause degradation of performance Contrary to some reports we have found that soda beer splashed liberally about the front panel does of enhance the reliabil ity of Orville Since Orville has few internal connectors it should hold up well under road conditions Memory Cards All functions that work on internal user memory also work on Memo
27. gt d This is a warning You can if the spirit moves you make changes to parameters in the ORIGINAL PROGRAM However when you press lt compare gt again to return to the tweaked version those changes will be lost If you want to avoid losing those changes you must lt save gt the ORIGINAL PROGRAM before pressing lt compare gt again But the Eventide Department of Sociology suggests a better solution Scientific studies reveal that the primary reason Orville users feel compelled to change parameters on the ORIGINAL PROGRAM s because their tweaked version was heading down the wrong path If you compare your tweaked version to the original and find that the original is better simply reload the program before you resume your tweaking That way the lt com pare gt function will still be open to you EDS Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 87 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual PARAMETERS I can t tell you what a parameter is but I ll know it when I see it US Supreme Court The PARAMETER area is special in that the menus change to reflect the options available in the currently running program on the currently displayed DSP The number of menu pages and their content vary from program to program Consequently very little can be said about parameters generally But that s not much of a liability parameters are easy to understand as you encounter them 7 ity irsi E d Reverseletra
28. inputs to DSP A will never be heard because the program VocalVerbTwo doesn t use DSP inputs 3 and 4 Remember the first digit in its I O Identifier 2 means that only inputs 1 and 2 are live Inputs 3 and 4 are dead they re shown as dotted circles in the diagram You won t hurt Orville by hooking things up this way but you won t pass audio gt 5 2 D c Z OGO To the right we have another bad scene The program Big Voice has an I O Identifier of 22 That means that only DSP outputs 1 and 2 are PEA live Outputs 3 and 4 are KE nae dead but in the block ei WE diagram to the right it is precisely these dead outputs that are being used Again you won t hurt Orville by hooking things up this way but you won t pass audio sindino Jepa Of course making a connection to a dead input or Output is not necessarily a bad thing You can make dead connections as long as you don t fool yourself into thinking that they re actually passing signals For filter a simple stereo signal You ll use digital inputs 1 and 2 and digital outputs 1 and 2 You don t care what s happening on digital in puts 3 and 4 or digital outputs 3 and 4 You load the program Stereo Filter with an I O Identifier of 22 For convenience you load the routing configuration dual quad 2 which makes connections as shown above Connections are in fact made
29. load appropriate programs into DSP A and DSP B being mindful of the I O Identifiers and their bearing on the routing configuration This may be an over simplification You may very well select appropriate programs for the task at hand and then determine an appropriate routing configuration for those programs Once the routing configuration is set and the programs are loaded you ll probably tweak the parameters on those programs to fit the situation When you re done using a program you ll probably save your tweak for future use Doing this much will give you an appreciation of the horsepower under the hood of Orville But on doing this much won t give you an appreciation of the amazing versatility of Orville e In addition to simply loading routing configurations you can manually configure things any way you like See Signal Flow Inside Orville on page 38 e In addition to altering levels at the inputs you can alter and monitor levels at any point in the signal path See Controlling Levels on page 51 e Programs and routing configurations can be saved to and loaded from removable Memory Cards as well as internal memory See Memory Cards on page 36 e In addition to using system bypass DSP A and DSP B can be muted or bypassed independently of each other See Bypassing and Muting on page 64 e In addition to loading programs from the front panel programs can be loaded remotely via MIDI pro
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31. of the preset routing configurations can be found in Loading Routing Configurations on page 26 Page 40 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Access the Routing Storage area by holding down the PROGRAM MEETME routing where Internal 8 5 Dig T key for one second The LED next to the PROGRAM key will be gin to blink and the upper right hand portion of the screen will read routing Here we find four SOFT KEYS e lt load gt loads routing configurations e lt save gt saves routing configurations without overwriting the last routing configuration that was loaded e lt update gt saves routing configuration by overwriting the last routing configuration that was loaded e lt delete gt deletes stored routing configurations from memory These four SOFT KEYS behave exactly as they do in the PROGRAM area except that there are only two banks Internal and Card and the DSP A B key has no effect See Loading Programs on page 81 Saving a Program on page 83 Updating a Program on page 84 and Deleting a Program on page 84 for more details To change the one second hold time see Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 92 The parameters on the following routing and levels menu pages are saved in the Routing Storage area e SETUP ldsp A used to assign sources for DSP A and to alter input levels for DSP A e SETUP ls
32. or running on Orville one on DSP A and the other on DSP B Of course if you want to you can run the same program on both DSPs There will be two instances of that program running and the parameter values set for one will not affect those of the other All of the programs in memory are available to either DSP except for Yarge sampler programs and some long delay programs these can only be loaded on DSP A You can save a program that is running in two ways The first is to simply lt save gt it you won t overwrite the old version of the program The second way to save a program is to lt update gt it you will overwrite the old version of the pro gram Of course you can delete a program from memory if you wish you will quickly find out that you cannot delete the presets that came with Orville Banks Bank slot Number of Programs in this Bank Ai Thru Four ___ progran banks 1 ch Shifters 10 Pit Programs 1 4_Interval Shift 44 2 4_Reverseletra 44 C7 Mono Shift 22 Highlighted Program I O Identifier A bank is like a manila folder for programs Instead of just giving you a pile of programs from which to load Orville s memory is divided into banks There can be as many as 100 banks in internal memory and 100 banks on a given Memory Card Each bank has 128 slots in which to store programs Programs with a common theme are usually stored in a sing
33. ory Card the file name will not be shown while the card is re Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 85 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual moved Instead the phrase NO LINK SOURC will restore the link If you create a link in an int to insert a different card that has a program in the E will again be displayed Reinserting the Memory Card ernal memory bank to a program on a card and then happen same bank and slot number the link on internal memory then will refer to the program on the different card Since this is probably not your intention we recom mend either taking care to put links only on the use different bank numbers on different cards card that contains the program to which they refer or to Page 86 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Comparing a Currently Loaded Program With The Original Saved Version Are you a pathological tweaker Yeah I know the story first you started tweaking only at large social gath erings when the whole band was in the control room tweaking away But then it became a little more seri ous you started tweaking in the evenings after the band had gone home Now you even tweak in the morn ings When confronted you say I just need to adjust the threshold one more time Then Pll stop I swear You re only kidding yourself To keep you honest Orville comes with a compare featur
34. rate If your hardware configuration supports it an external Word Clock input may also be used as an external clock source You will have to enable this feature before you can select it See Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 92 to enable disable Word Clock input Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 59 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Selecting The External Clock The external clock is derived from digital inputs 1 2 or the word Source AES EBU 1 2 DIM 172 clock input To set the system sampling rate to the external Sample Rate 47999 DIN 3 4 clock s rate set the Source parameter on the clock menu page Hae ata aber be in the SETUP area to AES EBU 1 2 of S P DIF 1 2 which you can H cleck e E select depends on which you selected under the inputs menu page The system sampling rate will now be the sampling rate of digital inputs 1 2 Remember that digital inputs 1 2 are taken from either the AES EBU 1 2 input jack or the S P DIF 1 2 input jack Use the DIN 1 2 parameter inputs menu page to switch between the two Alternatively you can enable the Word Clock parameter and nik nes select WORDCLK as the external clock source Sample Rate 48000 DIN 34 Cunlocked gt High Speed disabled Mord Clock enabled The rate of the external clock is displayed in the Sample Rate il clock SRT The a LER xxxxx field In the example shown two screens above the actu
35. several external modulation or trigger menu pages you can change the actual external controller that fills that placeholder by making ove change If redirection didn t exist you would need to go to each and every one of those external modulation or trigger menu pages and change the actual external controller manually Wow That s pretty abstract If it doesn t make sense yet read through this section and then re read this paragraph 29 There are eight external assignment placeholders assign 1 assign 2 assign 8 There ate two external frigger placeholders ig 1 and sig 2 ni Filteri LT e These placeholders are selected as the mode on external Capture Hidi modulation or trigger menu pages littered throughout Orville Tow gt range 3 steps type absolute 0 0 OD type lowpass Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual For example assign 3 can be assigned here And here Capture Hidi Tow 3 range 2000 ms type absolute 0 0 7 j delay O ms done And here Capture Midi Tow gt range 100 type absolute tos a ldiff D And anywhere You see that a single placeholder can modulate or trigger many different parameters Ai Eurhetemec assign i Ee U A single placeholder is filled by an actual external controller cS Capture Aidi at one place the external men
36. sindino boyeuy sindno jeu161d Analog Inputs Digital Inputs S CO e OOS SO s nd no boyeuy syndyno eysa Orville Operating Manual 1 amp 2 DSP B outs 1 amp 2 go into analog outputs 3 amp 4 and digital outputs 3 amp 4 2g X z Digital Dual Stereo 8 3 DSP A a Digital inputs 1 amp 2 go into DSP A 1 amp 2 DSP A E O D E outs 1 amp 2 go into analog outputs 1 amp 2 and digital outputs 1 amp 2 Digital inputs 3 amp 4 go into DSP B 1 amp 2 DSP B outs 1 amp 2 go into analog outputs 3 H a D g amp 4 and digital outputs 3 amp 4 3 DSP B 9 ae 3 The I O Identifier While each DSP has four inputs and four outputs it s not necessarily the case that every program will utilize all four inputs or all four outputs of the DSP it s running on Every program is unique and uses only the number of inputs and outputs that are necessary for its function For instance a program that synthesized sound would not need any inputs A program that modulated one stereo signal with another would need all four inputs two for the carrier and two for the modulator but only two outputs for the result of the modulation Again the function of a program determines how many inputs and outputs are utilized on the DSP running the program Notice that to the far right of every program name in the fai _Compressor_ __ progran ___ PROGRAM area is a two digit number press th
37. the current bank This can be done using MIDI Controller 0 which is normally unused Some MIDI devices may not be able to use MIDI Controller 0 in which case there is a SYSEX System Exclusive message that can be used For information on SYSEX messages visit www eventide com In order for this feature to work the parameter MIDI on the midi ext menu page in the SETUP area must be set to enabled If the parameter omni mode is set to on the current bank will be changed on the current DSP Alternatively if omni mode is off a MIDI Controller 0 message sent using the base channel will cause the current bank to be changed in DSP A while a MIDI Controller 0 message sent using the channel one greater than the base channel will cause the current bank to be changed in DSP B Page 82 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual The system will be switched to A or B as appropriate just as if the IDSP A B button were pressed If the current bank is on a Memory Card the new bank will be selected on the Memory Card otherwise the new bank will be selected from one of the Internal Banks If the bank number contained in the MIDI Con troller 0 message does not exist no action will be taken All of these parameters are found on the second midi ext menu page in the SETUP area Note To aid in troubleshooting you can use the BUSY LED as a MIDI
38. the same as the MIDI parameter found on the top menu page It s duplicated here for your comfort and convenience Selects one of 16 MIDI channels to be the base channel from which MIDI channel numbers will be calculated elsewhere in Orville If this is on then a MIDI message on any channel is accepted and dutifully obeyed by every MIDI message recipient in Orville This keeps things simple in simple setups If this is off then every MIDI recipient in Orville specifies which MIDI channel offset from the base channel it will accept messages on Orville allows selection of mono and poly mode Poly means one channel has all the notes keyboards Mono means each channel plays only one note but you have multiple channels MIDI guitars wind controllers This parameter affects project deadlines Additionally if this parameter is set to channel then the last changed MIDI aftertouch message on a given channel affects all the notes played on that channel If it s set to key then a MIDI aftertouch mes sage on a given channel affects only the note with which it is associated When using a MIDI keyboard to play a synthesizer program in Orville this parame ter controls how many semitones a maximum MIDI pitchbend message shifts the original pitch The lower the value of this parameter the slower Orville will transmit MIDI mes sages This can be useful if the device being sent to is unhappy with faster rates That s it f
39. three Programs 10 Basi cRoon p x OnPressor_e times on the above screen would scroll through banks and result in 12 Comeressor a the screen to the right Press the UP or DOWN CURSOR key when the cursor is in the z Programs pie LIM EES iiu bank field as on the above screen to move the cursor to the pro gg ee grams field as shown to the right 12 Compressor _ Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 21 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual With the cursor in the programs field press the UP or DOWN fa Thru __ progran___ CURSOR key to scroll through programs Spinning the KNOB also scrolls through programs Pressing the DOWN CURSOR key twice on the above screen would scroll through programs and result in this screen Page 22 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Press the SELECT key the lt load gt SOFT KEY or the ENT key to EAE SIRE TSI FTA Toe load the program shown in the display with a triangle next to its number On the above screen 12 Compressor_Q has the trian gle next to its number Pressing SELECT lt load gt or ENT would load Compressor _Q and result in this screen Notice that the upper left hand corner of the display reflects the fact that Compressor _Q is now the current program running on DSP A The moral of the story Use the LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys to scroll to the bank from which you wa
40. to match Orville s output levels to other equipment and would not normally be used as level controls You should leave these levels set at 0dB where possible in order to get the best possible audio performance At Guitarluner Output Levels i Oo igi O 0 dB To adjust the level of the analog outputs go to the joutput menu page in the LEVELS area The left hand side of the top menu page adjusts the analog outputs 100 to 0 dB before they are converted to analog signals i e pre D A conversion Unless you have a good reason for doing otherwise leave these at zero i Gui tarTuner Post D A Cain A better place to adjust the analog output level 90 to 3 dB is on aa i eR the bottom foutputs menu page in the LEVELS area These analog 2 11 0 dB 2 analog 3 24 0 dB adjustments are made after the D A conversion Making your analog 4 24 0 dB adjustments post D A will generally result in a better gain structure than making them pre D A To adjust the level of the digital outputs use the right hand side Mp GuitarTuner Output Levels k analog 1 0 0 dE digital 1 2 5 dE of the outputs menu page in the LEVELS area Adjust the Pe Cee se digital 2 2 5 dB Digital parameter to cut all four digital outputs from 0 to 100 oR ons 4 oe ae dB Note Both of these parameters can be remote controlled via MIDI or the foot pedal jacks To learn how read e Setting Up the
41. ues different types of parameters will have different full ranges With various settings of scale the parameter being modulated and the external controller doing the modulation it is possible to pin the parameter being modulated at its minimum or maximum values Adjust scale or the value of the parameter being modu lated to remedy this situation see tbe examples below Note It is also possible to set scale to a negative value Doing so allows the value of the parameter being modulated to decrease while the external controller is zucreas ing The final parameter on the external modulation menu page is just a duplicate of the parameter we re modu lating Its value reflects the applied external modulation so you can see the result of all your futzing as you futz the external modulation s value will be ADDED to the parameter s value Additionally you can adjust the value of the parameter while you futz we ll see why you d want to in the examples that follow Ifyou modulate a gang of four or more parameters they will not be shown on the external modulation menu page because there isn t enough room to fit them all There are two ways that you can obtain your desired range of modulation The first involves educated guesses and the second involves math First we ll give an example using the educated guess method We re going to ditch the Digital 1 parameter we ve been modulating thus far To avoid future headaches
42. update the memory card in fact corrupted this will not fix it Press the lt no gt SOFT KEY to abort If you are worried about the contents of the Memory Card you es Se ee O fix internal O information should either dump the contents of the memory card to an exter format internal clear setup Ix Car nal storage device see Dumping Data and Receiving Data Dumps on page 95 OR copy all valuable internal programs and routing configura EZEMTA idi ext ned con j dispTay tions to a different Memory Card copy the faulty Memory Card s programs and routing configurations to internal memory and then to another Memory Card see Copying Programs on page 84 Finally return to the service menu page in the SETUP area Highlight format card and press the SELECT key Pressing the Do you wish to delete all presets lt yes gt SOFT KEY will erase the contents of the Memory Card and jand banks that are stored on the reformat it Press the lt no gt SOFT KEY to abort bares eana You might also put a label on the card using adhesive tape indelible marker etc indicating that a problem occurred along with the date Keep track of this kind of problem and make multiple backup copies Have you been introduced to Mr Murphy He s got this law that says Page 100 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Changing the internal battery A small bu
43. use the timer can be overridden by simply entering a new loop time value Al Hobiustanifold Time 2 00 sec Back to the timer menu page in the SETUP area By setting Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Hode restart 1999 Eventide Inc Format j tempo MEQ em _pedal Orville Operating Manual Source to tip lortip 2 you can use a foot pedal in place of the soft key to calculate the length of a measure Tap the foot pedal at the beginning of the measure and again at the end of a measure By setting Source to ext1 ext2 ext 8 you can use any of the external modulators in a similar fashion See The Concept Behind Redirection External Assigns 1 8 and Trigs 1 amp 2 on page 79 for information regarding the external modulators See Foot Pedals 1 and 2 on page 66 for more information regarding the foot pedals ai Reich Loops 2 Delay Timer By setting Mode to continue successive taps of the Source Tine Sar cee be it the soft key a foot pedal or whatever will simply extend Source exti Hode continue the current system timer without resetting it to zero _Tormat_ _tenpo_ BETE Fedal i Several programs use a tapped delay line For a particular tap the UP and DOWN CURSOR keys select among three parameters tap 0 e dly adjusts the delay position of a particular tap the ivi 39 0 number of milliseconds before the tap GEAL ino e ivl adjusts the level of a part
44. 5 Orville Operating Manual Analog Dual Stereo Load the routing configuration Analog Dual Stereo so you can follow along Hold down the PROGRAM key until the LED next to it starts to blink Scroll through the preset routing configurations until you highlight Analog Dual Stereo and press the SELECT key Analog Inputs s ndyno Boyeuy Digital Inputs sindino jey61G The first thing we need to do is to assign analog inputs 1 amp 2 to inputs 1 amp 2 of DSP A We ll connect silence to inputs 3 amp 4 of DSP A This is accomplished at the dsp Al menu page in the SETUP area Ungang the cursor by pressing the DOWN CURSOR key 0 0 LE P A IAL Gain Analog in 1 gt INI Analog in 2 gt IA ER eee 3_IN7 PLE Cain 0 0 dE EEA Nd Gain 0 0 dE cock j inputs output p 3 i daa Next we need to assign analog inputs 3 amp 4 to DSP B s inputs 1 BS aes gt In CANTE ATANE si toi is i nalog ind gt IN Lee RD amp 2 Well connect silence to inputs 3 amp 4 of DSP B This is EOR DS IND Gain 0 0 dE accomplished at the dsp_ 5B menu page located beneath the ap teas dB dsp A menu page in the SETUP area Then we need to assign DSP A s outputs 1 amp 2 to analog eat i outputs 1 amp 2 and DSP B s outputs 1 amp 2 to analog outputs 3 amp dsp A out 2 4 This is accomplished at the jout
45. 9 Fixing Internal Memory Problems 99 Fixing Memory Card Problems 100 Changing the internal battery 101 Char Setup 101 Software Version and Accessories 101 Start Up Options 102 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS 104 WARRANTY INFORMATION 106 INDEX 108 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 3 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual This Page Intentionally Left Blank Page 4 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION e Before powering up the unit check that the voltage selector on the back panel is set correctly e Do not remove any covers or panels from the unit when the power is connected e No operator access to the internals of the unit is permitted servicing must be performed by qualified personnel only e The unit must not be operated with a damaged or ungrounded power cord e Suitable ventilation must be provided for the unit at all times In particular the rear and side vents must not be obstructed HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL The first and second chapters of this manual are the most important ones The first is the Overview and Quickstart chapter In it you will find essential information regarding the front panel the back panel and the general structure of Orville After these preliminaries are out of the way you ll start using Orville and learning the basic methodologies that you will employ whenever you use Orville The Overview an
46. B is controlled on the cee oo TT right hand side of the dsp _B menu page located below the Analog in 2 gt IN2 nalog in 3 gt IN dsp A menu page in the SETUP area Again you can cut the Analog in 4 gt IM4 input signal from 0 to 100 dB By pressing the DOWN CURSOR MSSM eae dse E TTT key to ungang the parameters cuts can be made on single inputs independently of the others i oE 22 To change the wet to dry ratio for each channel of DSP A go to ETT the left hand side of the dsp Aj menu page in the LEVELS area Fir h OUT Level 0 0dE i j FGA OUTS Level O 0de not to be confused with a menu page of the same name in the Or Yan OUT4 Level 0 0dB SETUP area At 1008 the signal coming out of an output is completely processed At 0 the signal coming out of an output is identical to the signal applied to the cor responding input For example if you set A OUT2 Wet Dry to 0 the signal at DSP A output 2 will be the same as the signal at DSP A input 2 A setting between 0 and 100 mixes the processed and input signals as you would expect Pressing the DOWN CURSOR key ungangs the parameters and allows you to control the Wet Dry ratio of any channel independently of the others Use of the word dry may cause some confusion Normally if you set an effects box to dry the output of the box is the same as its input However the Wet Dry cont
47. Banks Via A MIDI Controller Message 82 Triggering the Next or Previous Program To Load 83 Saving a Program 83 Copying Programs 84 Updating a Program 84 Renaming A Program 84 Deleting a Program 84 Linking Programs 85 Comparing a Currently Loaded Program With The Original Saved Version 87 DAR AME VERS eiir eerste REEE AEN R AR AEA Sasa eseeals ete dh bad IREE ONN AREN 88 System Tempo 88 System Timer 89 Taps 90 Page 2 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Contents Textblocks 90 Graphics and Curves 90 STORING AND JGQADING SETUPS arsena naien i Lieto bd seteiste Lact a ea a ohh alate tensed ah be cant ast aS 92 MISCELLANEOUS SETUP OPTIONS kersen ta a e e Eeee uactale Rea ane Ka EErEE TKN EEE S AEE rE E EEE talento 92 APPENDIX A UTILITIES 94 TRANSMITTINGAND RECEIVING DATA seesi tua a n a aE aA A OAE A a E EE E EE 94 Setting Up the Serial Port 94 Dumping Data and Receiving Data Dumps 95 Controlling One Orville from Another Orville 96 Sending A Program From One Orville to Another 96 Sequencing With MIDI 97 CONNECTING USER SUPPLIED CRYSTALS AND EXTERNAL CLOCKS scccsssssssessesesecesesecsesesesseseseesesecseseesceeceesenesseseceeseuesaeaecseseecseseeaeaeeecnees 98 SERVICE AND START UP OPTION S jecsssessc sccsessctdvaded setssscssdsed ssestassseseasdssdsseusaevasceeosdielianssaiesdesasbsslaseasois st cesqntssasdesscss in aa aaan dure sabes bagedoseceseates 9
48. DI Out port are also sent out the serial port Note If both the serial port is enabled and MIDI is enabled a command received over either the serial port or the MIDI In port causes the port not receiving the command to be ignored until the command is complete The pin out for the serial port is 1 DCD 2 RXD 6 DSR 3 TXD 7 RTS 4 DTR 8 CTS 5 gnd 9 ne For most applications only pins 2 3 and 5 need be connected Page 94 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Dumping Data and Receiving Data Dumps You can dump data from Orville for external storage or for use in another Orville To dump go to the dump menu page in the SETUP area The dumped data will be system lt dump files exclusive and will be sent out the MIDI Out port and the CE EEEE FE serial port None of the MIDI parameters on the midi menu page in the SETUP area has any bearing on dumps except for the device ID The device ID is used as part of the system exclusive messages in the dump While the dump is occurring a running display of the number of bytes sent is presented for those keeping score at home You can reload the dumped in formation into Orville by presenting it at the MIDI In port or the serial port provided system exclusive is set to on and MIDI is set to enabled on the midi menu page in the SETUP area Let s look at the five types of dumps O x dump setup
49. DSP B Use the DSP A B key to in this case A Name of menu page toggle between the two TE Quad Flange Echo mod ratel O 2 mod ratez O 1 1 ms mod rated 0 20 Hz mod rated O 1 Information displays and adjustments Stacked soft key more pages beneath this one First in the upper left hand corner of the display is either the letter A or the letter B This is the DSP Display Indicator If it reads A then everything else on a DSP sensitive screen is in reference to DSP A If it reads B then everything else on a DSP sensitive display is in reference to DSP B Press the DSP A B key to toggle the display between the two DSPs The screens in the PROGRAM PARAMETER and Patch Editor are DSP sensitive Both DSPs are always running but the display only shows the parameters for one of them at a time The DSP Display Indicator lets you know which one you re fiddling with Look to it often The remainder of the upper left hand corner of the display always shows the name of the program currently running on the DSP referred to by the DSP Display Indicator In the example shown above we re run ning a program Quad Flange Echo on DSP A The upper right hand corner of the display always de scribes the menu page you re looking at In the example shown above we re looking at the delay mod menu page Situated along the bottom of the display are t
50. ERLE MET eee Ly a clock inpute EE outputs p analog in x Connects analog input x 1 2 3 or 4 to one of DSP A s four inputs gt S P DIF or AES EBU in x Connects digital input x 1 2 iaf gt 3 or 4 to one of DSP A s four inputs dsp A out x Connects DSP A s output x 1 2 3 or 4 to one of DSP A s four inputs Yes if you hook up an output directly to an input nasty feedback can occur Use caution dsp B out x Connects DSP B s output x 1 2 3 or 4 to one of DSP A s four inputs Connects silence to one of DSP A s four inputs Although it will frequently be the case that analog inputs 7 through AES EBU in 3 gt IN A IN Gain 0 0 dE dsp out 1 gt INF A IND Gain 0 0 dB Page 38 Orville Operating Manual dsp B out 1 gt M4 CR eee _clock_ dsp A Cy 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual 4 will be connected to DSP A s inputs 7 through 4 things don t have to be connected in such an orderly way You can mix and match as the spirit moves you To the right we see a particularly pathological assignment You need only undo the ganged parameters by repeatedly pressing the DOWN CURSOR key to select such diverse sources PARE Selecting the sources for DSP B is similar to the procedure dsp A out i 7 1 LO Pe used for DSP A You can see that the dsp Aj menu page in the dsp A out gt INZ iA lagea B fee a INJ
51. External Controllers on page 66 e External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages on page 70 e Remote Controlling Parameters on page 83 Note On 48k only systems the analog gain can be varied from 100 to OdB and is before the output metering Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 55 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual DIGITAL SETUP Digital Setup Overview Before we look at Orville s digital setup in detail let s take in the big picture All of Orville s analog to digital conversion and digital to analog conversion is 24 bit Orville sports four digital inputs and four digital outputs Unlike the analog inputs and outputs the digital inputs and outputs must be received or sent in pairs e digital inputs 1 and 2 are received at a single input jack That jack is either the AES EBU 1 2 input jack ot the S P DIF 1 2 input jack e digital inputs 3 and 4 are received at a single AES EBU input jack e digital outputs 1 and 2 are sent out from both the AES EBU 1 2 output jack and the S P DIF 1 2 output jack The format can be set to either AES or SPDIF for both jacks simultaneously e digital outputs 3 and 4 are sent out from a single AES EBU output jack Orville assumes that signals at the digital inputs are 24 bit No harm occurs if the input is in fact less than 24 bit subsequent processing will fill the lower bits The word length at the digital outputs can be full 24 bit dithered to 20 bit or dit
52. FT KEY will replace current parameter values with the factory defaults Unless you saved your setup before pressing lt yes gt it will disintegrate into digital dust see Storing and Loading Do you wish to change all the setup and levels settings back to the way they were at the factory Orville will reboot gt yes gt Setups on page 92 Press the lt no gt SOFT KEY to abort If Orville ever gets buggy try using clear setup before you do anything more drastic It is usually wise to perform a clear setup after installing a new version of software Alternatively you can clear the internal setup by holding down the SETUP key during start up Software Version and Accessories Orville has expansion and upgrade capabilities Informa tion menu pages allow you to keep track of what options are inside an Orville without having to open the box To access the information menu pages go to the menu page in the SETUP area service Highlight information and press the SELECT key to get a screen that looks something like the screen to the right O fix internal O format internal clear setup O fix card O format card 4 service di Zext mod _con display Al King Hodul ator Name System ROH Revision 27 409 Time Hon Jan 25 12 49 11 1999 Size 52428 Check E Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual 1999 Eventide Inc Page 101 Orville Operating Manual
53. Gain 0 0 dB SETUP area is stacked Pressing either the dsp A SOFT KEY a dsp A out _4_ gt 164 CL L second time or pressing the DSP A B key will reveal that the page da aT _dse 6 e below dsp_ Aljis an analogous menu page for DSP B All of the comments made above for DSP A apply here for DSP B gt The right hand side of these menu pages control the input levels to the DSPs These parameters are discussed in Input Levels Wet Dry Ratios and Output Levels for Each DSP on page 54 Note All of the parameters discussed in this section can be remote controlled via MIDI or the foot pedal jacks To learn how read e Setting Up the External Controllers on page 66 e External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages on page 70 e Remote Controlling Parameters on page 83 Selecting Sources for the Outputs The second step in routing involves selecting sources for the four analog outputs and the four digital out puts ee Ai Filtera 0 Output Routing Selecting sources for the four analog outputs is done at the i bet SS ANAT i i gt ANA outputs menu page in the SETUP area Spin the KNOB to scroll dsp E out 2 iti zoas through the options dsp E out I L gt ANAd analog in x Connects analog input 1 2 3 or 4 directly to one of the analog outputs The output will be unprocessed because both DSP A and DSP B will have been bypassed Al though this conne
54. IDI Program Change message as described above you may need to change the current bank This can be done using MIDI Controller 0 which is normally unused Some MIDI devices may not be able to use MIDI Controller 0 in which case there is a SYSEX System Exclusive message that can be used For information on SYSEX messages see the Programming Manual In order for this feature to work the parameter MIDI on the midi ext menu page in the SETUP area must be set to enabled If the parameter omni mode is set to on the current bank will be changed on the current DSP Alternatively if omni mode is off a MIDI Controller 0 message sent using the base channel will cause the current bank to be changed in DSP A while a MIDI Controller 0 message sent using the channel one greater than the base channel will cause the current bank to be changed in DSP B The system will be switched to A or B as appropriate just as if the DSP A B button were pressed If the current bank is on a Memory Card the new bank will be selected on the Memory Card otherwise the new bank will be selected from one of the Internal Banks If the bank number contained in the MIDI Con troller 0 message does not exist no action will be taken All of these parameters are found on the second midi ext menu page in the SETUP area Note To aid in troubleshooting you can use the BUSY LED as a MIDI chaser e to load programs in sequence See Triggering the Next or Pr
55. Orville s MIDI In and you will see the changes you re cotded played by the sequencer assuming MIDI is enabled system exclusive is on the programs that were loaded when the sequence was recorded are loaded during playback on their respective DSPs and the device 1D set during recording is set during playback How ever if you manage to configure the MIDI connections between your various pieces of equipment such that the system exclusive sequence out MIDI messages of Orville loop back into Orville without delay digital demons will unleash a raging fury inside your helpless Orville So make sure that doesn t happen If you aren t actively using the sequence out feature it s wise to leave it off By kaving sequence out on and system exclusive off while recording a sequence and sequence out off and system exclusive on while playing the sequence back you can elimi nate the possibility of those digital demons dancing their mean dance in Orville However doing this would render the echo feature discussed below useless All adjustments made to Orville while the parameter sequence out is set to on are sent out the MIDI Out port and the serial port not including Patch Editor commands This includes any changes received at the MIDI In port If the MIDI sequencer is sending data to Orville and receiving data from Orville at the same time it will receive an echo of the commands it sends to Orville This means that if you ch
56. Orville Operating Manual k Analog Audio Inputs Orville s analog inputs accept either unbalanced 1 4 connectors or balanced XLR connectors Orville s XLR input connectors are female Pin 1 is ground Pin 2 is phase hot and pin 3 is phase To unbalance the XLR jack use both pins 1 and 3 as ground and use pin 2 as hot Ifeither pins 2 or 3 are uncon nected you will get more noise and hum than signal The analog inputs 1 2 3 and 4 accept signals at their corresponding jacks Connect the analog outputs of other gear to these jacks These may be used as both line and guitar inputs depending on the input level setting See Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Inputs on page 53 1 Foot Pedal jacks 1 and 2 m Relay Jack n MIDI Stereo 1 4 connectors The sleeve is ground reference the ring is 5 volts source and the tip is an analog signal from 0 to 5 volts Connect either foot switches foot pedals or control voltage sources to these inputs to modulate parame ters or to trigger events including remote program loads See Foot Pedals 1 and 2 on page 66 Two relays are connected to this Stereo 1 4 connector They can be controlled from suitable programs allowing Orville to drive real world equipment and can switch up to 1 0A at 30V dc Relay 1 is connected between ring and sleeve while Relay 2 is connected between ring and tip All of these connections are elec
57. Setup Storage Area and the upper right hand portion of the screen will read setup O Factory Init E Here we find four SOFT KEYS which in general behave as they do in the PROGRAM area except that there are only two banks Internal and Card and the IDSP_A B has no effect e lt load gt loads saved setup configurations e lt save gt saves setup configurations w7thout overwriting the last setup configuration that was loaded e lt update gt saves routing configurations by overwriting the last setup configuration that was loaded e lt delete gt deletes stored setup configurations from memory See Loading Programs on page 81 Saving a Program on page 83 Updating a Program on page 84 and Deleting a Program on page 84 for more details To change the one second hold time see Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 92 There is one difference between saving a Setup and saving a Program It is possible to choose whether when the setup is roar al punt ermal 1 reloaded it will automatically load the programs that were loaded when it was saved This brings the machine state as close as possible to that when it was saved To do this set with programs to yes A few things to be aware of m name Joes Init with programs no o The programs are not saved as part of the setup so they must still exist on the machine The current routing is always saved as part of the setup e After loading a set
58. Shift Params For the sake of your sanity it s important to remember that the pee eLa EE Reverse parameters you are messing with in the PARAMETER area belong 1197 Cuts Hode Reverse A A 693 Cots Hooded Reverse to the program running on the currently displayed DSP For ex i 705 Cnts Hooded Reverse ample on the screen to the right we re messing with parameters for the program 4_ReverseTetra that is running on DSP B wo ne Elias ie Pe feedbacki 40 00 Continuing our example pressing the DSP A B key toggles the directionl reverse levell 0 00db displ DSP A N gt ith fot th del ayi 200 ms Pani 1 00 sp ay to E Ow were messing wit parameters or e lengthi 600ms reverb Ivi 0 0db program Dinosaur Legs that is running on DSP A EP ELETES crystal chorus reverb A Many but not all of the programs in Orville support an expert mode feature The expert mode parameter controlling this fii Dinosaur Legs p key hold 1 0 sec feature is found on the misc menu page in the SETUP area you t y may have to press the SETUP key a few times to find it A setting eee See A of 0 Aides all but the most relevant menu pages in the PARAMETER _pedals J dump nextproa TET area Conversely a setting of 9 reveals all of the available menu pages in the PARAMETER area Settings be tween 0 and 9 reveal a proportionate amount of menu pages in the PARAMETER area Leave expert mode at 9 if you
59. TUP Storage Press and hold down the PROGRAM key again for one second to access this area MEE T 5 The LED next to the PROGRAM key blinks Inside you ll find utilities for load ing saving or deleting routing configurations See Storing and Loading Setups on page 92 To change the hold time see Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 92 Page 16 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual PARAMETER Press the PARAMETER key to access this pate 50 0 feedback 0 50 area Here you ll find the parameters for A ERE pate the currently loaded programs Continue pressing the PARAMETER key to access additional SOFT KEYS if available gt See Parameters on page 88 f rain leslie _ external _info_ The PARAMETER key also gives access to the built in Patch Edi a tor Press and hold down the PARAMETER key for one second to access this area The LED next to the PARAMETER key blinks The Patch Editor allows you to create your own effects from Ceri Commer cml tuo and onus scratch or to customize programs that already exist See the separate Programmer s Manual for more information on the Patch Editor To change the hold time see Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 92 LEVELS Press the LEVELS key to access this area STEERER Gee Gan Inside you ll find level and Level Meter pa ir FA OUT2 Level O 0dB Pia OUT Level 0 0dB rameters i
60. The only company authorized to perform work under this warranty is Eventide Little Ferry NJ While you are free to give personal authorization to anyone else or to work on it yourself we will not honor claims for payment for abor or parts from you or from third parties Page 106 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual However we and our dealers do try to be helpful in various ways 1 Our dealers will assist usually without charge during the warranty period in A Determining whether there is a problem requiring return to the factory B Alleviating user error or interconnection problems that may be preventing Orville from operating to its full capability 2 Weare available for telephone consultation if the dealer is unable to assist 3 Ifa part fails during the warranty period and you wish to replace it yourself we will normally ship the part immediately at no charge providing your warranty form is on file We reserve the right to request that the defective part be returned to us Responsibility for warranty repair shipping For us to work on your unit it must be here Shipping suggestions are given below This section details who pays for it all Shipping within the 50 United States You are responsible for getting it to our door at no cost to us We cannot accept COD or collect shipments We will return it to you prepaid at our expense using an expeditious shipping method
61. When you are finished entering your text press the SELECT key or the ENT key to make it stick The list of alphanumeric characters in ordet is sihfP gt lt 3 _ DD F amp S zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba space ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY Z0123456789 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 23 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual QUICKSTART OR NEARLY INSTANT GRATIFICATION All right all right Areas displays SOFT KEYS parameter this scroll that BUT WHAT CAN IT DO Let s cut to the chase and get you up and running Besides if you played with the box a good deal before moving on to the finer points of operation those finer points will stick better to the ol gray matter Here are the steps we will take 1 First we ll connect Orville to the rest of your gear 2 On page 26 we ll route signals between all of those inputs outputs and DSPs you ve been reading so much about On page 29 we ll set the input levels so that things don t distort On page 30 we ll learn how to mute Orville in the event of feedback On page 32 we ll run programs on DSP A and DSP B and tweak their parameters Finally on page 34 we ll learn how to save the programs you ve tweaked for future use Hooking Up Before we concentrate on what happens nside Orville we ought to get it hooked up to the rest of your stu dio As was stated in the overview we have four analog input
62. about 31 Parameter area 88 name of the current on display 17 accessing 9 Menu Pages gen description 16 selecting 18 use of DSP A B key in 88 Meters See Level Meters Parameter key Page 110 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc location parameters altering numeric 19 entering the same value as was previously entered 19 text 19 curves 90 expert mode 32 88 for which DSP 32 ganged 19 graphics 89 modulating 62 modulating box level 62 remote controlling 62 66 72 73 78 taps 88 textblocks 89 trigger 19 underlined 78 parameters saved in Routing Storage area 40 Patch Editor area accessing 9 gen description 16 pathological tweaker 87 pedals See foot pedal jacks place holders 67 68 75 See also redirection filling 75 mods 75 scaling 76 trigs 75 Power switch location 10 Program area accessing 8 gen description 15 moving cursor in 20 Program key location 8 programs unloadable at high sampling rates 54 81 algorithmic nature of 31 47 comparing 87 copying 84 deleting 84 finding out the size of 80 link deleting 85 deleting source of 85 indication of 85 Memory Cards and 85 the size of 85 updating source of 85 linking 85 linking reasons for 85 loading 20 30 81 remotely 82 remotely via MIDI pgm chg msg 82 remotely via trigger 83 which DSP 31 loading Mute at start up 102 name of the current on display 17 renaming 84 saving 33 83 reasons for 83 saving vs updating 79 s
63. aded on either DSP Programs _ FH SH FF 1 FH Sequence Ue 3 2 Timbre Synth F 2 n U2 On the screen to the right if we were to press the lt delete gt SOFT 4 _Toad bc save gt update gt delete gt KEY we would be deleting the program FM Sequence It doesn t matter that it s not currently loaded Ai Timbre Synth F 2 program _ _ Actually pressing the lt delete gt SOFT KEY would result in the bldelete progran z6 screen to the right Your only choices are to delete by placing DEPORT an ACEH sequence H the cursor over delete and pressing the SELECT key or to Fe resp cee delete Coa K EF ELJ AS UPd he 7 BEDE Le If the upper left hand corner of the screen reads A the currently displayed DSP is DSP A If the upper left hand corner of the screen reads B the currently displayed DSP is DSP B Both DSPs are always running but only the parameters for one of them can be displayed at a time Page 84 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual abandon the operation by placing the cursor over cancel and pressing the SELECT key Factory presets are distinguished from your saved presets by the a es Synth EAEE 3 Q Bletabie lack of a U at the right hand side of the screen You can t delete any key to continue a any of the factory presets Go ahead try 22 ac load 3 save o gt update gt l
64. ading a Program Remotely on page 82 for more details Signal Flow Examples Now that we re familiar with the actual menu pages employed in signal routing let s look at some of the routing configurations we used in the Overview and Quickstart Guide Four main steps are required for routing any configuration 1 Select sources for DSP A s inputs at SETUP dsp Al Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 41 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual 2 Select sources for DSP B s inputs at SETUP dsp 8 3 Select sources for the analog outputs at SETUP foutputs 4 Select sources for the digital outputs at SETUP outputs bottom menu page Once the routing is configured you can at your discretion change levels at e The analog inputs Use LEVELS inputs bottom menu page for pre A D adjustments the top menu page for post A D adjustments not recommended not saved in the Routing Storage area e The digital inputs Use LEVELS inputs not saved in the Routing Storage area e The inputs to DSP A Use SETUP asp Al e The inputs to DSP B Use SETUP dsp B e The outputs of DSP A Use LEVELS dsp Al e The outputs of DSP B Use LEVELS dsp B U U se LEVELS output rot saved in the Routing Storage area se LEVELS output of saved in the R
65. ads A the currently displayed DSP is DSP A If the upper left hand corner of the screen reads B the currently displayed DSP is DSP B Both DSPs are always running but only the parameters for one of them can be displayed at a time Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 81 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual want with the NUMERIC KEYPAD pressing ENT when you re done Similarly if you know what program number you want in the current bank simply position the cursor in the program field and type the program number you want with the NUMERIC KEYPAD pressing ENT when you re done Loading a Program Remotely There ate two ways to load programs remotely The first is via a MIDI program change message and the second is by triggering Orville to load the next or previous program in the current bank Let s discuss them in turn shall we Loading A Program Via A MIDI Program Change Message Orville will change programs within the current bank upon receiving a MIDI Program Change message A MIDI Program Change message can be sent by a MIDI keyboard a MIDI sequencer or a MIDI foot pedal Using a MIDI foot pedal on stage makes loading programs a breeze The current bank referred to above is the one displayed in the PROGRAM area which can be different for each DSP It is usually the one from which the last program on each DSP was loaded In order for this feature to work the parameter MIDI on th
66. al Page 52 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual The Level Meters are useful for two reasons First you can use them to verify that your internal gain struc ture is in good shape You generally want to keep levels near but not touching the red clip LED To achieve this it s always better to boost or cut an output Only if a signal level cannot be optimized by an output boost cut should you resort to altering an input level Second the Level Meters can be used to troubleshoot routing problems If for example you hear nothing at the output of Orville and you ink your signal path goes from the analog inputs to DSP B to DSP A to the digital outputs you can use the Level Meters to check that signal exists at every point along the way The point in the path at which the signal dies will clue you in to what routing or level parameter has been set incorrectly Don t forget about the I O Identifier when troubleshooting see Programs Effect on Routing Decisions on page 48 Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Inputs Signals come into Orville from the outside world via the four A EATS analog 1 0 0 dB TIT analog inputs and the four digital inputs Adjust the boost cut of analog 1 Cid ee a 0 0 dB 0_dB each of these eight inputs on the inputs menu page in the analog 3 0 0 dB TET ene analog 4 0 0 dB EOP LAEL eee LEVELS area Such boost cuts wi
67. al frequency of the external signal is 47999 Hz External sampling rates can range from 30kHz to 50kHz in normal speed mode and from 30kHz to 53kHz and 61kHz to 99kHz in high speed mode See Sampling Rates on page 57 for information on speed modes The Status Of The Digital I Os When Using The External Clock The right hand side of the clock menu page in the SETUP area ea Source AES EBU i72 DIN 1 2 COK displays the status of the digital inputs DIN 1 2 reflects the Sample Rate 47999 DIN 3 4 unlocked status of the digital inputs 1 2 either the AES EBU 1 2 input jack or the oh iiini iri S P DIF 1 2 input jack depending on IN 1 2 on the inputs menu page DIN MSE inputs _dsp_A_ _outputs p 3 4 reflects the status of the digital inputs 3 4 Unless sample rate conversion is on bottom clock menu page in the SETUP area you must ensure that digital inputs 3 4 are synchronized to digital inputs 1 2 Page 60 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual The status of the digital inputs will be slipping DIN 1 2 will read slipping if its sampling frequency changes suddenly or if it is unstable For DIN 3 4 this means that signals are present but they are not syn chronized with DIN 1 2 If sample rate conversion is mot on slipping digital in puts 3 4 will suffer distortion The greater the discrepancy between the sampling rate of digital inp
68. al other sources using the Source parameter Tip 1 amp 2 The voltage at the tip of pedal inputs 1 or 2 defines the system tempo Midiclock A midiclock signal sent from a sequencer to Orville s MIDI input defines the system tempo ext1 8 The value of external modulators 1 through 8 define the system tempo See The Concept Behind Redirection External Assigns 1 8 and Trigs 1 amp 2 on page 79 for information regarding the ex ternal modulators Ei Denondela Parameters in the PARAMETER area that synchronize to the anda fo A system tempo are denoted by t_ before their name such as taps 2 diyshape constant a Ff a t_length 174 note ampshape lin inct t length length 769 ms panshape spread 7 multitap Bi Denondela 7 g mix m a random Ox Notice that changing t_length or any t_ parameter changes tops i diyshape constant the corresponding length parameter to reflect the interaction _fenath 1 E note EE L i j Jaen J4 ms Panshape spread between the musical duration 1 8 note in this case and the multitap system tempo 78 BPM in this case pare You can also override the t_ parameter by adjusting the naked ae et ea ae E parameter length in this case However if the system tempo is t taps 32 dlyshape const ant i t length 1 note ampshape lin_ine changed the naked parameter will revert back to its calculated value length 1000 ms PEDET AER ET multitap ran
69. alue This isn t really a modulator it doesn t evolve through time It pins the parameter at its lowest modulation value 8 Trig 1 amp 2 These are placeholders that are assigned to actual external modulators on the fx ternal menu page in the SETUP area Until you understand the concept of redi rection discussed below don t pay any attention to these You can read about redirection in The Concept Behind Redirection External Assigns 1 8 and Trigs 1 amp 2 on page 79 The input from the pedals at the rear panel foot pedal jacks 1 amp 2 These jacks are setup on the pedals menu page in the SETUP area See Foot Pedals 1 and 2 on page 66 to set them up tip 1 amp 2 ring 1 amp 2 andtip amp ring 1 amp 2 mod wheel chan pressure pitch wheel breath con foot con portamento Manual Release 1 2 When a pedal input is used as a switch input it can operate in one of two modes supporting either 2 switches or 3 switches If any controller references tip amp ring for a given socket that socket will be in 3 switch mode otherwise it will be in 2 switch mode In 2 switch mode e tip is high when a switch connected between tip and sleeve is closed e ring is high when a switch connected between ring and sleeve is closed To give an added control input a third switch may be connected so as to connect both tip and
70. amming paradigm that made the DSP4000 famous Programs are composed of individual building blocks or modules that allow the user to create original programs Inspiration and creativity are given no bounds As you read this manual it may be easy to lose sight of the forest for the trees Always bear in mind the following Orville houses two independently running DSPs digital signal processors They are lovingly referred to as DSP A and DSP B Although they are both always running you can only view the parameters for one DSP at a time Use the DSP A B key to toggle the display between the two DSPs Each DSP runs programs that are stored in the system Programs are the algorithms that manipu late your audio With the exception of large sampler programs and some long delay programs any program can be run on either DSP Like two separate effects boxes the parameters for the program running on DSP A are totally independent of the parameters for the program running on DSP B Like two separate effects boxes you can connect the outputs of one DSP to the inputs of the other or use them completely independently Orville has four analog inputs four analog outputs four digital inputs and four digital outputs that can all be used simultaneously DSP A has four inputs and four outputs and DSP B has four inputs and four outputs Any input can be connected to any output It s that simple conceptua
71. ange something on Orville while sequencing and echoing then your changes will also be sent with the echo information to the sequencer This might be useful for editing or touching up a sequence Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 97 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual CONNECTING USER SUPPLIED CRYSTALS AND EXTERNAL CLOCKS External Clock An external TTL level clock at 256 times the desired sample rate may be used as a synchronization soutce It should be connected to J402 on Orville s motherboard This signal should have low jitter and well controlled edges for proper operation Its use is not recommended for sample rates above 50kHz See Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 92 to enable the use of External Clocks Since this socket connects directly to Orville s internals incorrect usage may damage Orville s cit cuitry and is NOT covered by the Warranty e Pin Connections 1 Clock 2 Gnd 3 5v at 100mA maximum User supplied Crystal Oscillators A user supplied crystal oscillator may be installed to give sample rates beyond those offered by Orville such as 32kHz or 44 056kHz This oscillator should be installed in the socket at location Y401 on Orville s moth etboard The oscillator should run at 256 times the desired sample rate and should be similar to the Fox 1100E type used elsewhere on the motherboard Fox Electronics Florida tel 813 693 1554 See Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 92 to
72. anks and a box that says programs Banks are manila folders for programs many programs with a common theme are saved in a single bank There can be as many as 100 bank slots in the internal memory of Orville and each bank contains 128 program slots The number of program slots that can actually contain programs is limited to the amount of storage space available See The Size of a Program and Its Ramifications for Storage on page 80 The Speed indicator slightly like a lightning symbol indicates that this program can be loaded and run in high speed mode for use at 88 2kHz and 96kHz sampling rates See Sampling Rates on page 57 for more information on speed modes Page 30 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Use the LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys to scroll through banks and the UP and DOWN CURSOR keys to scroll through programs Use the SELECT key the lt load gt SOFT KEY or the ENT key to load the high lighted program For the finer nuances of PROGRAM area navigation read Using the Cursor Keys and the KNOB in the PROGRAM and Routing Storage Areas on page 21 When you highlight a program you want to load into the currently displayed DSP referred to by the letter in the upper left hand corner of the screen press the SELECT key If you want to load the program into the DSP not currently displayed pr
73. ating Manual Understanding The System Sampling Rate And External Sync Indicator When Using The Internal Clock The System Sampling Rate and External Sync Indicator is the box of five LEDs imme diately to the left of the display The top four LEDs indicate the status of the system sampling rate e Solidly lit When one of the top four LEDs is solidly lit the system sampling rate is exact 0 05 the LED corresponding to the system sampling rate will illuminate e Blinking When one of the top four LEDs is blinking the system sampling rate is between one of the fixed rates the LED corresponding to the nearest sampling rate will blink Of course if you select one of the fixed rates 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 88 2 kHz or96 kHz the LED corresponding to your selection should light solidly The bottom LED EXT has four possible states e Not lit at all When the bottom LED is not lit at all none of the digital inputs are routed e Solidly lit When the bottom LED is solidly lit the sampling rates of all routed digital inputs are locked to the internal clock rate Bi Hute 2 Sample Rates Source Int 48 0 kHzDIM 1 Cunlocked e Blinking regularly When the bottom LED is blinking Sample Rate 48000 DIN 3 4 unlocked geod High Speed disabled regularly at least one and maybe more than one routed digital MEERE EEE A j lock T dsp Afi outputs input is unlocked Use the right hand side of the clock u_clock aT eae
74. ce format card menu page in the SETUP area will remove the checksum error by MEEHAN nid Zext _ med con dispTay forcing the new checksum result to be saved This will not get rid of the corruption in the data however After pressing the SELECT key on the above menu page you will eee Peter can arrive at the menu page shown to the right If you want to go for the internal ram ahead with the procedure press the lt yes gt SOFT KEY Otherwise press the lt no gt SOFT KEY Now you can assume that the checksum error was no Bi empty service functions big deal get a cup of coffee and go back to work not ad fix internal information vised OR you can assume something nasty is going on and ee or EDIR take immediate action advised Assuming you take the EEE eX ed So Cap latter smart course of action the first thing you ll want to do is to save all of your important programs routing configurations and setups to a card see Copying Programs on page 84 or to an external storage device see Dumping Data and Receiving Data Dumps on page 95 Then return to the service menu page in the SETUP area Highlight format internal and press the SELECT key You ll ressing YES will fix the checksum arrive at the screen shown to the right Pressing the lt yes gt SOFT ffor the internal ram KEY will delete everything you have stored in Orville returning it to the state in which it left the
75. change the mode to off and then press the done SOFT KEY lt lt Load the program Delay_M from the Delays bank if you Ta RECT Seer would like to follow along We re going to modulate the delay time FTHIEFsIDEIE in this simple program Highlight the delay parameter in the icut 20000 hz PARAMETER area Press and hold the SELECT key until the menu page shown to the right appears again we re remote controlling this parameter delay 32500 ms E RER lt c Bi Delay H elay setup OOOO Let s say we want to modulate it with the external controller mod mae Cee wheel on MIDI channel 3 We could either directly adjust the channel base 2 scale 100 0 delay 32500 ms 0 00 TT Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual mode and chanel parameters or we could use the Capture Midi feature to select it Check omni mode on page 69 Let s also say that we want the delay to vary from 100 0 ms to 300 0 ms With the mod wheel at 0 as shown above we change delay to 100 ms With scale set to 100 0 we find we overshoot our desired value of 300 0 ms when we advance the mod wheel 100 scale will take it to its maximum value in this case 32500 Next we try 10 0 for scale and find we s overshoot big time when we advance the mod wheel After a few more trials we zero in on 0 62 for scale and hit our target To escape from thi
76. channel base 0 scale 100 0 ee Digital 1 0 0 dB ing the SELECT key puts Orville in Capture mode The mode o 00 7771 parameter reads CAPTURE ga The next type of MIDI message received by Orville will be used for the mode parameter and the MIDI channel that it is received on will be used for the channel parameter Of course if you are in omni mode the channel parameter will remain omni regardless of what channel the message is recetved on To exit Cap ture mode without capturing just press the SELECT Rey again For example if on the screen above set to Capture mode we Searle ramet LL setup i mode pitch wheel Capture Hidi send a pitch bend message on channel 3 the screen to the right channel base 2 scale 100 0 3 5 Digital 1 49 9 dE results The mode is set to pitch wheel and the channel is set 50 00 to base 2 Our base channel in this example is 1 so 1 2 3 The base channel is selected on the second midi menu page in the SETUP area At this point we have discussed all of the parameters that are relevant to se ecting an external controller for modulation and triggering If the external controller you would like to use doesn t involve MIDI simply se lect it with the mode parameter If the external controller you would like to use does involve MIDI you have a choice You can explicitly enter it with the mode parameter selecting th
77. chaser Triggering the Next or Previous Program To Load Orville can also advance to the next program from the one that is currently loaded or return to the previous program from the one EET a that is currently loaded upon receipt of a trigger signal This will peat te act upon the currently displayed DSP pedals h dnp EEE On the hextprog menu page in the SETUP area you ll find an ex ternal trigger menu page The top menu page selects a trigger to load the next program and the bot tom menu page selects a trigger to load the previous program press the jnextprog SOFT KEY to toggle between the two See External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages on page 70 Capture Hidi The next or previous program is constrained to the same bank as the currently loaded program If the currently loaded program is the highest program in the bank a next program trigger will load the lowest program in the bank Similarly if the currently loaded program is the lowest program in the bank a pre vious program trigger will load the highest program in the bank Saving a Program If you ve tweaked a program or created your own program you ll probably want to store it for future use If you ve tweaked a program and don t want to overwrite the original version you should use the lt save gt SOFT KEY in the PROGRAM area Similarly if you ve cr
78. ct mode pitch wheel jiggle the pitch wheel on your keyboard and then leave it alone you will see the screen shown above The bar graph reads 50 00 halfway between full minimum and full maximum Page 76 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual If you pull the pitch wheel all the way down you ll get the screen to the right The bar graph reads 0 00 full mini TTT eT Capture Hidi channel omni scale 100 0 mum Digital 1 0 0 dB aoc C7 If you crank the pitch wheel all the way up you ll get the A M Capture Hidi screen to the right The bar graph reads 100 00 full neie aan EE marimii Digital 1 99 8 dB 100 00 M The next parameter we come to is scale After all this discussion we may have forgotten that what we re actually doing is modulating a parameter but that 7s what we re doing And parameters come in all shapes and sizes like people For example we must be able to modulate a delay time from 5 milliseconds to 25 milli seconds with a full rock of the foot pedal just as we must be able to modulate a pitch shift from 0 cents to 4800 cents with a full rock of the foot pedal The scale parameter allows us to do just that we had you change scale when modulating Digital 1 so that the external controller could actually modulate if With scale set to 100 the external controller s range corresponds to the full range of the parametet s val
79. ction will rarely be made it may prove useful in some situations e g playing a dry guitar through Orville S P DIF or AES E in x Connects digital input 1 2 3 or 4 directly to one of the analog outputs The output will be unprocessed because both DSP A and DSP B will have been bypassed Al though this connection will rarely be made it may prove useful in some situations e g using Orville as a digital to analog converter dsp A out x Connects DSP A s output 1 2 3 or 4 to one of the analog outputs dsp B out x Connects DSP B s output 1 2 3 or 4 to one of the analog outputs Connects silence to one of the analog outputs Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 39 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual f 7 Ai Filter Output Routing The right hand side of this menu page allows you to connect a dcp outi O CST eT second source to each analog output For example you could dsp A out 2 dsp B out 2 ANAZ dsp A out dsp out 3 gt ANAS sum the outputs of each DSP at the analog outputs as shown to dsp out 4 gt sp Bout 4 gt ANAd the right At analog output 1 we would find the outputs of DSP Select I owt puts A out land DSP B out 1 at analog output 2 we would find the outputs of DSP A out 2 and DSP B out 2 and soon There is a chance that adding loud but undistorted signals may result in distortion To eliminate this possibility reduce the l
80. d 3 are live input 4 is dead e 4x all of the inputs are live e x0 the program has no outputs Perhaps it s a spectrum analyzer e x1 output 1 is live outputs 2 3 and 4 are dead e x2 outputs 1 and 2 are live outputs 3 and 4 are dead e x3 outputs 1 2 and 3 are live output 4 is dead e x4 all of the outputs are live If the I O Identifier is not visible this means either that the program has no inputs or outputs unlikely except for a small number of information only presets or that the program file does not contain I O Iden tifier information this will usually only apply to presets obtained from a DSP4000 or other earlier system Be mindful of the I O Identifiers when you select your programs and routing configurations You won t want to make connections to dead inputs or outputs unless you plan not to use those dead inputs or outputs You may find yourself frequently ignoring dead inputs or outputs especially if you load quad routing configura tions but only process sreo signals As long as you don t fool yourself into thinking the dead inputs or out puts are passing audio everything is O K Let s look at a few examples of routing configurations that re y on connections to dead inputs and outputs and because of that reliance fail to do any business Page 48 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual For example the setup shown to the right is bad news The
81. d Quickstart chapter is not meant to be complete It s meant to get you up and running fast circumventing thornier issues in favor of speed If you would like to know more about a particular topic discussed in this chapter look to the abundant references contained therein They ll point you to chunkier discussions in the remainder of the manual Ideally we would have you read through the Overview and Quickstart guide with Orville in front of you following the examples After you finish the Quickstart guide we d have you play with Orville for a while Once the initial new box euphoria wears off a bit we d have you sit down and read the Operation chap ter A true appreciation and mastery of Orville cannot be obtained without reading the manual We d have you consult the appendices only when you need specific technical information Finally when you need to find information days weeks months and years down the road we d have you use the comprehensive Ta ble of Contents and Index Note This manual is intended for Orville units that were manufactured after 1 April 2003 running version 3 0 software Most but not all of it will apply to other units as well Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 5 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual OVERVIEW AND QUICKSTART The Eventide Orville is a programmable multichannel multipurpose dual digital signal processor DSP 24 bit digital audio signal processo
82. de otherwise it will be in 2 switch mode In 2 switch mode e tip is high when a switch connected between tip and sleeve is closed e ring is high when a switch connected between ring and sleeve is closed as to connect both tip and ring to sleeve This will require a 2 pole switch Refer to Drawing The drawing represents the connec tions that need to be made with the wires that are connected to the tip ring and sleeve Alternatively the same results may be obtained by pressing the 2 switches simultaneously to simulate the third switch In 3 switch mode To give an added control input a third switch may be connected so ee ring sleeve tip is high when a switch connected between tip and sleeve is closed and the third switch is open If you re using two switches tip is high when the switch between tip and sleeve is closed but the switch between ring and sleeve is open ring is high when a switch connected between ring and sleeve is closed and the third switch is open If you re using two switches ring is high when the switch between ring and sleeve is closed but the switch between tip and sleeve is open tip amp ring is high when the third switch is closed If you re using two switches tip amp ring is high when the switch be tween tip and sleeve is closed and the switch between ring and sleeve is closed damper Triggers when a damper control message MIDI control messa
83. ding Programs Programs are loaded by first selecting a program to load in the fa AcousticRoom program _ _ _ _ PROGRAM area You select a program to load by scrolling through banks with the LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys and scrolling PEE a through programs with the UP and DOWN CURSOR keys When the triangle cursor is next to the program you want to load press the SELECT key the lt load gt SOFT KEY or the ENT key gt This is described in excruciating detail in Using the Cursor Keys and the KNOB in the PROGRAM and Routing Storage Areas on page 21 ai 4 It s important to note that the program will be loaded into the currently displayed DSP If you min want to load the program into the DSP zor currently displayed you need to press the DSP A B key NOTE Some larger programs those not marked with a amp Delays Modulated 45 lightning flash will be unavailable for loading when the system is in i high speed mode In the screen on the right the line through Band Flanger indicates the unavailability the F for Fast tells you why gt See Sampling Rates on Page 57 for more information on speed modes NOTE Programs using the large Sampler and Longdelay modules are be unavailable for loading on DSP B In the screen on ae IAS Lea ices mt the right the line through Digital Timesqueeze indicates the unavailability the B for DSP B tells you why gt See the Programming Manual for in
84. dom a If you want to make the naked parameter impervious to Pa Gane snk changes in the system tempo turn the t_ parameter to off ath ampshape lin int ae Panshape spread multitap System Timer Much like the system tempo the system timer provides a Ai Robi usnant fold ielan Line Time 2 00 sec common reference point for measure based parameters such as Source soft key loop times note that the system timer is used in far fewer programs than the system tempo Set the system timer using the gC run eda timer soft key in the SETUP area Hode restart Let s say you want to use loops in a song with measures that are 2 seconds long MeasureTime BeatsPer Measure 60 BPM Using the nifty formula or some prior knowledge you can simply set the Time pa rameter to 2 00 sec Alternatively with Source set to soft key and Mode set to restart you can tap the lt run gt softkey at the beginning and end of a measure and Orville will calculate the time for you Now load up a loop program such as Reich Loops 2 The loop Reich Loops 2 e finer equals 1 bars time is automatically set to the system timer notice the lower ee 1 right corner You can use the timer equals parameter to timer 2 000 sec define how many bars the timer will equal Not all loops are set up to work with the system timer only those that explicitly show the system timer value Notice also that all of the programs that
85. e 100 00 cee delay F237 ms preset is not saved if the parameter you are remote 2 27 controlling belongs to a program as opposed to a global parameter such as an input level This means that you must lt save gt of lt update gt the program to ensure that your remote control will still be there the vex time you load the program Of course if you don t care if the remote control is there the next time you load the program then don t worry about it See Saving a Program on page 83 and Updating a Program on page 84 Assuming that the mode on the above menu page was set to f EAT pan O something other than of f when you exited delay will be un delan 16250 ms derlined This indicates that it is remote controlled Kark Sond a The underline blinks to add an element of fun and excitement to KOER ino Orville s display and to cheer you up when you re feeling glum You can return to the remote control menu page by highlighting delay and holding the SELECT key again If you change the mode to off on the re mote control menu page delay will no longer be underlined and nothing will blink Remote Controlling Triggers As we mentioned before some soft keys are known as riggers be a i Ai AcousticRoom cause pressing them causes an action to happen as opposed to sustem dsp bypass displaying a menu page An example of this is shown to the right Teh teze kkas on the BYPASS screen See By
86. e It allows you to compare your tweaks with the original saved program You can then determine if your tweaks are helping or God forbid hurting the situation First make sure that the DSP running the program you wish to i_Small Sampler program _____d banks 34 Big Loops compare is shown on the upper left hand corner of the screen If PEET ONL OOF THD S i et it s not press the DSP A B key to toggle the display In our ex CN ECTS LOOFUERE ample we re going to compare the program running on DSP A Small Sampler Notice that the cursor does not need to be highlighting the program you wish to compare Press the PROGRAM key a few times until you see the lt compare gt HEGHEEE EGE Tr i a banks 34 Big Loops 14 SOFT KEY Then press it programs 11 DILATIONLOOP THO z2 Mi STEREO BPH LOOP 22 13 BPH HELIXLOOPUERB 22 c info gt lt _ bank gt if I i nk bi lt compare gt pare Ai ORIGINAL PROGRKAH program sd banks 34 Big Loops Programs 11 DILATIONLOOP THO d 12 STEREO BPH LOOP 13 EPH HELI XLOOPVERB Once yov ve pressed the lt compare gt SOFT KEY Orville will be running the original saved version of the program Notice that the upper left hand side of the display reads ORIGINAL PROGRAM To return to your tweaked version simply press lt compare gt again You may have noticed that the first time you compare Orville displays the message Any changes to original will be lost if not lt save
87. e PROGRAM key to get there This two digit number is known as the I O Identifier In the case of the program IntervalicShift_Q shown to the right the two digit number is 44 In the case of the program H910s shown to the right the two digit number is 22 The first digit indicates how many inputs are utilized and the second digit indicates how many outputs are utilized If the I O Identifier for a program were 13 DSP input 1 would be used while inputs 2 3 and 4 were dead and DSP outputs 1 2 and 3 would be used while output 4 was dead A program will utilize the same number of inputs and outputs regardless of whether it is loaded on DSP A or DSP B Some programs have no I O identifier See If the I O Identifier is not visible on page 48 for more information O 2a running Mono Shift DD Digital Inputs g 2 v O z S 5 S a ee ee ae Those DSP inputs or outputs that are vot used by the program are dead no signals are passed by them Page 28 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Knowing which inputs and outputs a program uses can affect which routing configuration you choose to use You probably wouldn t want to place a program that only utilized two inputs after a program that util ized all four outputs because two of those outputs would be connected to dead input
88. e clock menu page in the Sample Rate 47999 DIN 3 4 4 High Speed disabled SETUP area to see the actual sampling rate Hord Clock disabled MESES inputs _ _dep_a_ outeuts The bottom LED EXT has two possible states e Solidly lit When the bottom LED is solidly lit digital inputs 1 2 are locked and all is right with the world e Blinking regularly When the bottom LED is blinking regularly digital inputs 1 2 are not locked Be cause digital inputs 1 2 are not locked the external clock is invalid Because the external clock is inva lid the system sampling rate will revert to the last valid zvternal clock rate Notice that when synched to the external clock the EXT LED has nothing to do with digital inputs 3 4 nor does it have anything to do with which digital inputs are routed and which aren t unlike internal clock mode To see the status of digital inputs 3 4 look to the DIN 3 4 field on the audio menu page in the SETUP area To check which digital inputs are routed consult the routing menu pages discussed in Signal Flow Inside Orville on page 38 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 61 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Sample Rate Conversion SRC In the absence of sample rate conversion SRC you need to make sure that any digital inputs are synchro nized to the system sampling rate Of course when you select external synchronization digital inputs 1 2 are the system samp
89. e one of these as a volume control input are not silenced It is recommended for the same reason that if you change these settings and then want to remove the change you set them back to high rather than to off Page 82 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Remote Controlling Parameters Parameters can be remote controlled via MIDI or the rear panel foot pedal jacks To remote control a parameter first highlight it EELHETEI 5 level 3 db Pan Dz with the cursor In our example we re going to remote control METE EE ms ack x the parameter delay in the program Delay_M found in the hicut 20000 hz Delays bank MDE info With the cursor in place press and hold the SELECT key until fe DerauzH the screen changes to the remote control menu page After m Capture Hidi 3 scale 100 00 pressing and holding the SELECT key on the parameter delay delay 32500 ms 0 00 TT above we arrive at the external modulation menu page shown to the right This is the same menu page we discussed ad nauseam in External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages on page 70 We won t rehash it here gt To change the hold time see Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 92 it thi i x We can exit this screen by pressing the done SOFT KEY You eps tuce Midi may notice that Orville flashes Control will be lost if scal
90. e and channel parameters or we could use the Capture Midi feature to select it Lets also say that we want the delay to vary from 100 0 ms to 300 0 ms 100 0 ms is the min parameter value and 300 0 ms is the max patameter value With the mod wheel at O as shown above we change delay to 0 ms its lowest value and leave scale at 100 0 in order to find out the full range of this parameter delay params level 4 db Pan ox 327500 ms Oo 20000 hz delay 32500 ms s M mode mod wheel channel base 2 scale 100 0 delay 32500 ms 0 00 TT Ei Delay H Psetup mode mod wheel Capture Hidi channel base 2 scale 100 00 SSS ea 0 00 Page 78 Orville Operating Manual 1999 Eventide Inc Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating M a d Ei Delay_H With scale set to 100 03 we advance the mod wheel We can see that the full range mode mod wheel Capture Hidi 3 channel base 2 scale 100 00 of this parameter 4 32247 mS delag 222747 ms 99 22 Ei Del ay_l delay setup Now with the mod wheel at 0 on the bar graph we can change delay to 100 0 ms mode mod wheel Capture Hidi channel base 2 scale 100 0 delay 100 ms 0 00 Recall our equation max parameter value min parameter value full range scale Plug in our values 300 0 100 0 32247 0 006202 In other words we need to set scale to 0 6202 2 Notice that the display then reads Bi Del au i mode mod wh
91. e bottom line of the dis play See Understanding the Display and SOFT KEYS on page 18 F The display The display tells you what s going on In the upper left hand corner of the display is the letter A or B A indicates that what is shown on the display reflects the status of DSP A Similarly B indicates that what is shown on the display reflects the status of DSP B The menu pages in the BYPASS LEVELS and SETUP areas have some displays that are common to both DSPs In these areas the A or B is irrelevant However in the PROGRAM PARAMETER and Patch Editor areas menu pages are DSP speci ic The remainder of the top line displays the program name running on the currently displayed DSP and the current display area you re working in The bottom line is dedicated to the four SOFT KEYS directly be low the display The middle section of the display changes depending on what youre doing See Understanding the Display and SOFT KEYS on page 18 G DSP A B Press this key to toggle the display between the status of DSP A and DSP B The upper left hand corner of the display changes when you press this key the a tog gles to B and vice versa Both DSPs are always running but the display only shows the parameters per taining to one of them at a time H PROGRAM Press this key briefly to access program functions such as loading saving deleting etc The DSP you are loading into or saving
92. e conversion page is the bottom menu page under clock in the SETUP area By turning SRC Mode on for the appropriate digital input Orville will adjust the input sampling rate to match the system sampling rate The sample rate before conversion is displayed in the lower right corner of the screen The sample rate conversion algorithm is quite good and will generate few if any noticeable artifacts Never theless if you can synchronize the input devices to the Orville without using sample rate conversion the end result will be just a little better Word Length Bits on page 62 Again the right hand side of the page allows two sources to be summed at each digital output Note All of the parameters discussed in this section can be remote controlled via MIDI or the foot pedal jacks To learn how read Setting Up the External Controllers on page 66 External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages on page 70 Remote Controlling Parameters on page 83 Storing and Loading Routing Configurations Fortunately you don t have to wrestle with all those parameters every time you want to change the routing configuration As you ll recall in the Overview and Quickstart guide we used the Routing Storage area for loading entire routing configurations in one go In addition to loading the preset routing configurations that came with Orville you can also save your own configurations for future use Block diagrams and descriptions
93. e midi menu page in the SETUP area must be set to enabled and the parameter program load on the same menu page must be set to on If the parameter omni mode is set to on the program will be loaded into the current DSP Alternatively if omni mode is off a MIDI Program Change message sent using the base channel will cause the program to be loaded in DSP A while a MIDI Program Change message sent using the channel one greater than the base channel will cause the program to be loaded in DSP B The system will be switched to A or B as appropriate just as if the IDSP_ A B button were pressed The program that is loaded will be the one whose number is sent in the Program Change message If the number is not that of a program in the current bank no program will be loaded All of these parameters are found on the second midi ext menu page in the SETUP area Note To aid in troubleshooting you can use the BUSY LED as a MIDI chaser With the Memory Card removed any MIDI signals sent to Or ville at the MIDI In port cause the BUSY LED to flash If you re trying to send MIDI Program Change messages to Orville but the BUSY LED isn t flashing when you do and the Memory Card is removed you know something is wrong with the connections outside Orville Changing Banks Via A MIDI Controller Message To be able to load any given program using a MIDI Program Change message as described above you may need to change
94. e msgs 13 64 95 96 system sampling rate 57 between fixed rates display of 56 58 exact display of 56 58 source of 53 System sampling rate and external sync indicator blinking 7 location 7 solidly lit 7 System Sampling Rate and External Sync Indicator def 56 58 meaning of when synced to internal clock 56 58 taps type of parameter 88 text deleting 9 entering 21 textblocks 89 trig See place holders trigger See external trigger triggers Soft Keys 18 troubleshooting 50 erratic behaviour first coutse of action 100 what to do if a particular program crashed Orville 102 tweaks def 33 underlined parameters 78 unknown input bits 59 unlocked See Digital inputs updating programs 84 updating routing configurations 39 91 user supplied crystal 53 User supplied Crystal Oscillators connections 97 voltage selection 11 wet dry ratio 40 60 Word Clock 57 92 word length See bits Page 112 Orville Operating Manual 1999 Eventide Inc Manual Release 1 2
95. e proper channel and if you ve chosen MIDI double or MIDI single selecting the con number Alternatively you can use the Capture Midi feature sending the MIDI signal you would like to modulate or trigger with from your MIDI source and letting Orville figure out the mode channel and con Note To aid in troubleshooting you can use the BUSY LED as a MIDI chaser With the Memory Card removed any MIDI signals sent to Or ville at the MIDI In port cause the BUSY LED to flash If you re trying to send MIDI messages to Orville but the BUSY LED isn t flashing when you do and the Memory Card is removed you know something is wrong with the connections outside Orville Scaling the External Controller The remaining parameters on the external odulation menu page pertain to scaling the selected external con troller to suit the range of modulation desired The horizontal bar graph on the bottom of the left hand side of Ai Orville s Banks Digital 1 setup mode pitch wheel O Capture Hidi the screen displays the current value of the controller you selected channel omni scale 100 0 i Digital 1 49 9 dB in mode on a scale of approximately 1 to 100 Use this bar graph 50 00 M to visually confirm that the external controller you have selected is actually finding its way to this menu page If you manipulate your external controller and this bar graph doesn t change something is wrong To see how this works if you sele
96. e unit If you receive a new unit from a dealer in damaged condition notify the dealer and the carrier If we receive the unit from you with apparent shipping damage we will notify you and the carrier In this case you must ar range to collect on any insurance held by you or your carrier We will await your instructions as to how to proceed with the unit but we will charge you for all repairs on damaged units Who is covered under the warranty The warranty applies to the original purchaser from an Authorized Eventide Dealer providing that the dealer sold a new unit Demo units are also covered under warranty under slightly different circumstances see below Units that are used or have been used as part of a rental program are not covered under any circumstances It is your responsibility to prove or to be able to prove that you have purchased the unit under circumstances that effect the warranty A copy of your purchase invoice is normally necessary and sufficient for this If you have any questions about who is an Authorized Eventide Dealer call us Units with the serial number plate defaced or removed will not be serviced or covered by this warranty When the warranty becomes effective The one year warranty period begins on the day the unit is purchased from an Authorized Eventide Dealer or if the unit is drop shipped from Eventide on the day shipped plus a reasonable allowance for shipping delays This applies whether or not you ret
97. eated your own program there zs no original ver sion and again you should use the lt save gt SOFT KEY in the PROGRAM area gt If you do want to overwrite the original version of a saved program use the lt update gt SOFT KEY discussed below The program you are saving is the one running on the currently displayed DSP Tf you would like to save the program running on the DSP not cur rently displayed press the DSP A B Rey before pressing lt save gt Pressing the lt save gt SOFT KEY results in the screen shown on the right The second line of the display bank allows you to select the bank in which you will save the program Ifa Memory Card is in place the banks on the Memory Card will be accessible as well The third line pro gram number allows you to select which slot the program will be saved in The available choices will be all those numbers between 0 and 127 that do not already have a stored program associated with them so you can t accidentally overwrite a program with the lt save gt command The fourth line name allows you to name the program Once you re satisfied with the bank program number and name place the cursor over the save line and press the SELECT key to go ahead with the save If you chicken out simply place the cursor over cancel and press the SELECT key to abort Once you have saved the program it will appear on the PROGRAM screen with a U for User at the right
98. ectricity or any kind of electricity for that matter gt For information about Memory Card problems and how to fix them see Fixing Memory Card Problems on page 100 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 37 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual THE COMPREHENSIVE INPUT OUTPUT SCHEME All right the word comprehensive has been used a bit much in this manual so far but it s appropriate The various inputs outputs and DSPs can be connected in just about any way you can think of Signal Flow nside Orville Routing is accomplished inside Orville by assigning sources to e the inputs of DSP A e the inputs of DSP B e the analog outputs e the digital outputs The available sources are SLAdLNO e the analog inputs e the digital inputs e DSP A s outputs e DSP B s outputs The diagram to the right displays the routing possibilities in a simplified form We will now zoom in on the actual menu pages used for routing Look back frequently to the adjacent dia gram so as not to lose the forest for the trees Selecting Sources for Each DSP Filter_ To select sources for DSP A go to the dsp Aj menu page in SCRE GEESE MEG nn Cota cL fmalog in 2 gt IN CALE 3 Analog i zi a the SETUP area By spinning the KNOB on the left side of the eet See menu page we scroll through our source options Analog in 4 gt INI
99. ee EER menu page in the SETUP area to see which digital inputs are in fact unlocked e Blinking irregularly When the bottom LED is blinking zrregu arl at least one and maybe more than one routed digital input is slipping relative to the internal clock Use the right hand side of the clock menu page in the SETUP area to see which digital inputs are in fact slipping Digital inputs that are not routed i e are not connected to DSP A DSP B or the outputs block will not affect the status of the EXT LED See Signal Flow Inside Orville on page 38 Using an External Clock When you use the external clock the system sampling rate will be that of the external digital signal The sys tem sampling rate is the sampling rate used for all internal processing The external clock s sampling rate is derived from digital inputs 1 2 or the word clock input Unless sample rate conversion is on bottom clock menu page in the SETUP area you must ensure that digital inputs 3 4 if used are synchronized to digital inputs 1 2 or the word clock input Similarly if you only use a single digital input it must connect to 172 Note If digital inputs 1 2 are unlocked not connected to a valid digital source the external clock will be invalid unless you re using the word clock input If the external clock is invalid the system sampling rate will revert to the last valid nzerna clock
100. eel Capture Hidi 0 62 Although you don t always see all of the digits you type in Orville it still stores six channel Base 2 significant digits 333 delay 300 ms i A That completes our review of the external modulation menu page After having investigated all of the pa rameters on this menu page it should be mentioned that you will find stripped down versions of it scat tered throughout Orville For example the program Ext Pitch Correct in the Fix Ei Ext Pitch Correc mod 100 cents control bi polar Tools bank explicitly calls for an external controller Because manual shiftmed 100 0 cen the minimum and maximum values have been determined by the ARE as o aas SMft PORE cents program s designer that option is absent from the menu page ME Control expert _ All that remains is to choose an external controller and that is done in the same manner as discussed above The Concept Behind Redirection External Assigns 1 8 and Trigs 1 amp 2 Redirection allows a program developer to use an external controller in his or her program while allowing you to assign which actual external controller is used An external controller placeholder is used in the program and you fill in a specific external controller for that placeholder Redirection also allows you to select a placeholder on an external modulation or trigger menu page If you select the same placeholder on
101. ending to another Orville 95 Orville Operating Manual Index 9 slots selecting when saving storage typical size updating use of DSP ins outs 30 79 33 79 80 84 28 47 See I O Identifier what to do if a particular program crashed Orville 102 programs field 20 quotes effect affect 30 jungle gym 79 US Supreme Court 88 RAM 79 tates See internal or external clock redirection 75 See also place holders benefits of 76 example 76 mods 75 trigs 75 uses of 75 76 relay jack 62 remote controlling parameters See parameters renaming programs 84 routing dead inputs 28 47 48 connecting 2nd source to outputs 39 dry level quieter than FX 46 examples 40 46 analog dual stereo 44 analog serial quad 41 digital parallel quad 43 dual quad 1 42 mono to quad w truly dry signal 45 main steps in 40 possible inputs to DSPs 37 possible sources for outputs 38 selecting inputs for DSPs 37 selecting sources for outputs 38 troubleshooting 50 un routed digital inputs effect on Ext LED 56 routing configurations See also routing and Routing Storage area loading 24 preset diagrams 24 28 analog parallel quad 26 analog serial quad 24 digital parallel quad 27 digital serial quad 25 dual quad 1 25 dual quad 2 26 Routing Storage area accessing 8 39 91 deleting 39 91 gen description 15 loading 24 39 91 moving cursor in 20 parameters saved by 40 saving 39 91 updating 39 91 RS232 14
102. equest prepayment from you for the appropriate amount 3 All funds must be in US Payment may be effected by checks drawn on any bank in the US or by telegraphic fund trans fer to our bank If you send US Currency be sure that it is sent by a method you can trace such as registered mail If you wish to pay by Letter of Credit be sure that it affords sufficient time for work to be performed and the L C negotiated and that it is free from restrictive conditions and documentation requirements 4 We reserve the right to substitute freight carriers Although we will attempt to honor your request for a specific carrier it is frequently necessary to select a substitute because of difficulties in communication or scheduling Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 107 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual INDEX B for DSP B 81 least significant 59 C in bank field of Program area 79 most significant 59 F for Fast 81 output 53 59 input bits 59 unknown 59 2 switch mode 67 blinking underline 78 3 switch mode 67 brightness adjusting the 15 44 1 kHz 56 bugs 48 kHz 56 first course of action 100 88 2 kHz 56 what to do if a particular program crashed Orville 102 96 kHz 56 Busy LED A C cord 11 location 10 A D conversion 55 58 Memory Card write indicator 10 rate of 53 MIDI In Serial port indicator 10 71 82 93 about menu page 31 Bypass atea 60 AES EBU See also Digital inputs and outputs acces
103. er filter cutoff frequency and resonance Enter them To avoid going through all of the arduous math the vex time you want to mimic the frequency response of your neighbot s television you should save your tweaks as a new program Press the PROGRAM key to enter the program area Press the lt save gt SOFT KEY You ll see a pop up menu with a few options The bank line allows you to select which bank in which you will save the program The program number line allows you to change which number Ei Filter_ main parameters freq 1000 07 Hz q 1 0 Ei Filter _ type freq main parameters lowpass 143 37 Hz Ei Filter_ program i 3 Basics cid E TEE E 2 Save current program F Basics Program number name Filter_ O lt cancel slot you save the program in Your choices will be all those numbers between 0 and 127 that do not al ready have a program assigned to them including the presets By placing the cursor over the name line and pressing the SELECT key you can change the name of the program Once you ve picked a bank a program number and a name place the cursor over the save line and press SELECT to go ahead with the save place the cursor over cancel and press SELECT to abort See Banks on page 79 gt To learn how to enter text see Entering or Changing Text on page 23 If you were to change the bank to PX Communication the prog
104. erating Manual Page 78a 1999 Eventide Inc mode HIDI single Capture Hidi CEFE t icky on con F on off group size 0 00 7 jactive con 0 service ia rod_con display Orville Operating Manual The parameters on this screen cannot be controlled by way of the MIDI group There s a reason for this The controller number con is the first controller number in the group This is most usefully set up by MIDI capture See page 76 for more on MIDI capture The group size is the number of controllers in the group For example in the screen at the right the group is from 70 to 77 This is a useful location for the group as these controllers are unassigned by the MIDI specification and not generally used The active con displays the number from 1 to group size of any member in the group that changes This is useful as a way of checking that the group is set up correctly and is acting on received MIDI sig nals If sticky is off the external controller will directly control the parameters on the current screen This sounds right but can cause problems when moving from screen to screen For example suppose you are using a fader based controller like the Peavey 1600 and you push the fader all the way up to control say a vibrato depth Then you switch to another screen where the same fader controls the master output level The minute you touch the fader the level will go way up and the floor will be covered with b
105. ers both effects program specific and SETUP values Orville is designed so that a sequencer can receive and then play back these values to the same Orville but we can also use this feature to slave one Orville to another To slave one Orville to another mae Ai Dual External Sh global configure e set the parameter sequence out found on the midi ext MIDI enabled getenceeclaciwean menu page in the SETUP area to off on the slave serial enabled PETTE Program load off remote on e On the same menu page set the parameter sequence tonew sequence out off service IRICEN ned con a on the master e On the same menu page set the parameter MIDI to enabled on both units e On the same menu page set system exclusive to on for both units e On the same menu page set device ID to a common value for both units e Connect either the MIDI Out port of the master to the MIDI In port of the slave or connect their serial ports Using the serial ports will require a special nu modem cable with pin 2 of each end con nected to pin 3 at the other and vice versa Now changes made on the master are echoed on the slave Be sure to leave sequence out to off on the slave or MIDI feedback will lock up the Orvilles in a very bad sort of way Sending A Program From One Orville to Another To send a program from one Orville to another turn sequence out to off on the midi ext menu pa
106. es i d S P DIF 1 2 output jack ai ooo The digital outputs 1 2 are sent out this jack Connect this output to the S P DIF input on another piece of gear If the DOUT 1 2 parameter on the bottom format menu page in the SETUP area is set to S P DIF both digital outputs 1 2 S P DIF and AES EBU 1 2 will be in the consumer format If it s set to AES EBU both digital outputs 1 2 will be in the professional format e S P DIF 1 2 input jack To select the S P DIF digital input set DIN 1 2 on the inputs menu page in the SETUP area to S P DIF Page 12 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual See S P DIF on page 56 AES EBU Digital Audio Input Output Professional Use these connectors to connect professional digital audio gear to Orville These cables are differential with a shielded twisted pair Eventide recommends the use of purpose manufactured Digital Audio cables which have low capacitance and a controlled impedance for carrying AES signals Ordinary microphone cables will usually work at 48kHz but are likely to reduce range and add jitter and possible distortion to the signal It is unlikely that microphone cable will prove satisfactory for 96kHz opera tion f AES EBU 1 2 output jack mo meri os The digital outputs 1 2 are sent out this jack Connect this output to the AES EBU input on anothe
107. ess the DSP _ A B key Doing so will toggle the display to the other DSP 5 Compressor 0 Prog Let s load some programs banks 10 Dynamics 19 shall we Pressing the SELECT key on the screen above would load the program Bigger is Wider into DSP A Notice that the upper left hand corner of the display reflects the fact that Bigger is Wider is loaded on DSP A on the screen to the right 2 Artist Bank tiS Pressing the DSP Al B key would toggle the display so that we 10 Apu lation a could load a program into DSP B 12 Enhancer Scrolling through banks and programs would do good things for our hand eye coordination banks amp Delays Hodulated 47 gt Programs 13 Chorus_5 EO z2 14 ChorusDel ays Foo 15 Chorused Cabinet Pressing S ELECT on the screen above would load the program ChorusDelays into DSP B Notice that the upper left hand banks e Chori Hodulated se corner of the display reflects the fact that ChorusDelays is Dael aE ET loaded on DSP B on the screen to the right Note that many of the programs in the Inst series are designed so that a foot pedal connected to the foot pedal jack will control the output volume If you don t have a foot pedal hooked POLITA up go to the external menu page in the SETUP area you may MRC external Ea r E have to press SETUP a few times to see it Making sure that the upper rig
108. esult wraps around For example if base chan nel were set to 10 and channel were set to base 12 the actual MIDI channel used would be 10 12 22 22 16 6 SIX It s worth noting that MIDI commands are often sent on a MIDI connection only if the command being sent differs from the last command sent Be tween the occasional command messages are data messages A data message pertains to the last sent command message These are known as Running Status You could send a MIDI command message to Orville with the MIDI parameter on the midi menu page in the SETUP area set to dis abled If you then change the MIDI parameter to enabled you must re send the MIDI command message before the MIDI data messages will be accepted Try sending a different MIDI command to get things started or try cycling power on your MIDI source Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 75 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Automatically Selecting a MIDI External Controller As opposed to manually selecting a MIDI controller along with its proper channel and control number a feature exists that captures the first MIDI message sent to Orville and uses it as the external controller This works on both external modulation and external trigger menu pages ight i i z On the upper right hand side of the screen you will find a func E tion called Capture Midi Highlighting this parameter and press
109. evel of each of the signals being added by 3dB See Input Levels Wet Dry Ratios and Output Levels for Each DSP on page 54 to see how Kate Af Ai Filter_ Output Routing Although you will often connect sets of sources ig the SEC EDAS FEEFEE analog outputs such as DSP A outputs 1 through 4 you can dsp fA out 1 dsp B out 2 eat R Js ee P REAT S P DIF ind c S PDIF in 2 connect sources in any chaotic combination you choose AES EBU in 3 ATELE Simply ungang the parameters by pressing the DOWN CURSOR Select inputs e R key At the right we see a particularly diverse assignment eT gt Ae lai Filter_ Output Routing Selecting sources for the four digital by pressing the outputs ica nt SDG SOFT KEY again The same selections exist here as discussed dsp A out 2 oe gt DIGZ gt DIG above for the analog outputs DIGA The menu page below this one is discussed in Sample Rate Conversion H MAR outputs j SRC In the absence of sample rate conversion SRC you need to make sure that any digital inputs are synchro nized to the system sampling rate Of course when you select external synchronization digital inputs 1 2 are the system sampling rate In this case you only need to worry about digital input 3 4 If for whatever reason you cannot synchronize either digital input to the system sampling rate use sample rate conversion SRC The sample rat
110. evious Program To Load on page 83 e to dump information from one Orville to another or to an external storage device See Dumping Data and Receiving Data Dumps on page 95 e to control one Orville with another See Controlling One Orville from Another Orville on page 96 e to record parameter changes on a MIDI sequencer for subsequent playback See Sequencing With MIDI on page 97 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 67 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual cc 2 Timeout Spore global configure There are several MIDI global parameters that bear on how all MIDI enabled sucten exclucive an of the above uses of MIDI function These parameters are found meal enabled device ID 1 R l am on the midi menu page in the SETUP area you may have to sequence out off page is stacked the top menu page is shown to the right Let s look at each parameter in turn shall we press the SETUP key a few times to find it The midi menu MIDI If set to disabled all received MIDI commands are ignored However MIDI owt put messages including parameter changes program load bank change and the vari ous dump commands are still enabled Set this parameter to enabled if you want to receive MIDI messages serial Enables or disables the serial port If set to enabled MIDI commands can be re ceived at or sent from the serial port See Setting Up the Ser
111. f the display A or B See the separate Programmer s Manual for Patch Editor information To change the one second hold time required to enter the Patch Editor alter the key hold pa rameter on the misc menu page in the SETUP area you may have to press the SETUP key several times to find it Press this key briefly to select something highlighted by the cursor Press and hold this key for one second to set up a remote control for whatever pa rameter is highlighted on the display See Remote Controlling Parameters on page 83 To change the one second hold time alter the key hold parameter on the misc menu page in the SETUP area you may have to press the SETUP key several times to find it Press these keys to move the cursor on the display The RIGHT CURSOR key moves the cursor right the LEFT CURSOR key moves the cursor left the UP CURSOR key moves the cursor up and the DOWN CURSOR key moves the cursor down We only break from this convention in the case of banks where the LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys scroll through banks See Using the Cursor Keys the SELECT key the NUMERIC KEYPAD and the KNOB on page 20 Spin the KNOB to change the value of whatever parameter is highlighted See Using the Cursor Keys the SELECT key the NUMERIC KEYPAD and the KNOB on page 20 M The NUMERIC KEYPAD N CXL O INC DEC keys P ENT Use the numbers decimal point and minu
112. feature exists that gangs parameters together ar E a E PANAT The butputs menu page in the SETUP area contains a good dsp Aout 2 iti ag zia example of ganged parameters The purpose of this menu page is dsp Aout 4 t Es gt to assign signals to the outputs Such assignments are typically E e R outputs G made in quad or stereo gangs So all four parameters are initially ganged together Spin the KNOB and all four values change Now lers say you only want to change ANA1 and ANA2 Press the xP 5 Ai Program Name ya Output Routing DOWN CURSOR key to ungane ANA3 and ANA4 Now spin the er KNOB only the values for ANA1 and ANA2 change ace eee dsp A out 4 e F Page 20 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Ai Program Name ya Output Routing a gt ANAL Going further let s say you only want to change the value of ANA1 Again press the DOWN CURSOR key to ungang ANA2 dsp B out 4 0 gt ANAZ dsp A out gt ANAZ Now spin the KNOB only the value of ANA1 changes Press the dsp A out 4 gt ANAd DOWN CURSOR key to repeatedly cycle through the various gang gS a owt puts possibilities next ANA2 alone is selected then ANA3 and ANA4 are ganged together then ANA3 is alone then ANA4 is alone and lastly we arrive at our starting point all four parameters are ganged together Gangs
113. formation on the Sampler and Longdelay modules The last few programs to be loaded are also saved as inks in the Favorites Bank bank 0 this means that you can quickly revisit f Programs 13 Chromaticluner the programs that you are currently using without having to look through all the banks to find them again These n amp s are created automatically by Orville with the most recent programs at the top and cannot be modified You can of course permanently save your own links or programs in this bank gt See Linking Programs on page 85 for more information on links Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 92 to change the number of favorites displayed Once you re comfortable with accessing programs as described in Using the Cursor Keys and the KNOB in the PROGRAM and Routing Storage Areas on page 21 you should be let in on a few secrets Using the UP CURSOR key to go past the first program in a bank will take you to the last program in the previous bank Similarly using the DOWN CURSOR key to go past the last program in a bank will take you to the first program in the next bank Also if you know what bank number you want to go to simply position the cursor over the bank field and type the bank number you the screen reads B the currently displayed DSP is DSP B Both DSPs are always running but only the parameters for one of them can be displayed at a time If the upper left hand corner of the screen re
114. from 1 to 1 The curve sets up an arbitrary relationship between the input amplitude and the output am plitude The x value is the input amplitude and the y value is the corresponding output amplitude In the example above an input amplitude of 1 0 results in an output amplitude of 0 480 By making the input amplitude slightly different from the output amplitude you can obtain a subtle distortion We could get a little wackier How about making an input p Eau listei e amplitude of 0 667 result in an output amplitude of 0 5 No Man l 1 000 sweat By making the input amplitude radically different from the 0500 0 440 output amplitude you can obtain a garbage compactor dis main ae i L in U tortion Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 91 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual STORING AND LOADING SETUPS As you will have deduced from reading the foregoing text there are many adjustments you can make to Or ville Wouldn t it be nice if you could save them somewhere both to get back to the same state at a later date or to make another Orville behave the same as yours You can Access the Routing Storage area by holding down the PROGRAM key for one second The LED next to the PROGRAM key will begin to blink and the upper right hand portion of the screen will read rout ing Next release the PROGRAM key and then hold it down for another second Now you have reached the
115. from is referred to in the left hand cor ner of the display A or B To load into or save from the other DSP press the DSP A B key See Program Load Save Delete Etc on page 79 Press and hold this key for one second to access the Routing Storage area where routing configurations are loaded and saved See Storing and Loading Routing Configurations on page 40 Press and hold this key again for one more second to access the Setup Storage area where setup configurations are loaded and saved See Storing and Loading Setups on page 92 To change the one second hold time required to enter the Routing Storage area alter the key hold parameter on the misc menu page in the SETUP area you may have to press the SETUP key several times to find it Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 9 1999 Eventide Inc I PARAMETER J SELECT K CURSOR keys L The KNOB Orville Operating Manual Press this key briefly to access parameters for the programs that are running The parameters shown are for the program running on the DSP referred to in the left hand corner of the display A or B To see the parameters for the program run ning on the other DSP press the DSP A B key Press and hold the PARAMETER key for one second to access the Patch Editor The patch shown is for the program running on the DSP referred to in the left hand corner o
116. ge in the SETUP area on both Orvilles On the same menu page change the device ID of each Orville so that they agree Then connect their serial ports or connect the MIDI Out port of the sender to the MIDI In port of the receiver Make sure the program you would like to send is running on the currently dis played DSP on the sender press the DSP A B key to toggle the display Make sure that the DSP you would like to run the program on in the receiver is the currently displayed DSP press the DSP A B key to toggle the display gt To read about using the serial ports see Setting Up the Serial Port on page 94 On the sender highlight dump program on the dump menu page in the SETUP area and press the SELECT key The program will be loaded on the receiver Before doing anything else you should change the device ID of one of the Orvilles so that it is no longer the same as the device ID of the other Fail ure to do so could cause problems later if sequence out gets set to on on both Orvilles If the upper left hand corner of the screen reads A the currently displayed DSP is DSP A If the upper left hand corner of the screen reads B the currently displayed DSP is DSP B Both DSPs are always running but only the parameters for one of them can be displayed at a time Page 96 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operat
117. ge 54 e Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Outputs on page 55 Of course it s always best to optimize levels at their source leaving Orville s boost cut at 0dB But if you can t then go to the jinputs menu page in the LEVELS area Press it twice so that only the analog input levels are shown Here you can boost cut the analog inputs by 30dB 90dB before they are digitally con verted You can cut the analog inputs after digital conversion and the digital 1 0 0 4B digital inputs by Odb 100dB on the first inputs page analog 2 7 8 dB UTI Ce i analog 3 3 8 dE QIE LEIE E Assuming you set the Source of the Level Meters to analog in analog A lt 23 dB ETPTEET EE Rae dsp h inputs CLT La or digital in on the meter menu page in the LEVELS area the meters reflect the input levels after the boost cut is applied You want the loudest portions of the sig nal to approach but not reach the red clip LED at the top of the Level Meters If you do clip a signal you won t hurt Orville but you will hurt your chances for career advancement a clipped signal typically sounds nasty For more information on setting input levels see Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Inputs on page 53 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 29 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Effecting Things The effect on your affect of Orville s effec
118. ge 56 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 25 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Loading Routing Configurations As was stated in the overview Orville houses two separate DSP engines DSP A is always running a pro gram and DSP B is always running another program The program running on DSP A does not necessarily have anything to do with the program running on DSP B and the program running on DSP B does not necessarily have anything to do with the program running on DSP A The display can only show the pa rameters for one of them at a time use the DSP A B key to toggle between displays While functioning of DSP A is quite independent of DSP B and vice versa we can route signals between them Each DSP can accept four input signals and produce four output signals What s more Orville is equipped with four analog inputs four analog outputs four digital inputs and four digital outputs All of these inputs and outputs can be used simultaneously The signal routing between the various ins and outs and the two DSPs is comprehensive and can be manually configured in just about any way imaginable How ever for the purposes of this Instant Gratification section we ll stick to the routing configurations that come as presets in Orville Besides you ll probably use these preset configurations most of the time be cause they cover the most obvious and necessary routing configurations gt To learn how to
119. ge 64 is received with damper 1 portamento Triggers when a portamento control message MIDI control message 65 is recetved with portamento 1 sostenuto Triggers when a sostenuto control message MIDI control message 66 is received with sostenuto 1 soft Triggers when a soft control message MIDI control message 67 is recetved with soft 1 hold 2 Triggers when a hold 2 control message MIDI control message 69 is recetved with hold 2 1 general 5 6 7 and 8 Triggers when a general 5 6 7 or 8 MIDI control message is received with value 1 note on Triggers when a MIDI note message is received MIDI program Triggers when a MIDI program change message is received mod 1 2 3 and 4 Triggers when the mod 1 2 3 or 4 pores oe 50 MIDI single Allows selection of any single byte MIDI Ai Power Trip next prog setup ae HD single Capture Hidi control number When a control value of channel onni o x s con an change 50 of full range is received a trigger will o 00 occur The trigger is reset when a value of Eeedals JC dune EEEE less than 50 is received A third parameter appears con which selects the control ler number to be used Page 74 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual MIDI double Allows selection of any double byte MIDI Ai Power Trip control number When a control value of WIDI double Capture Hidi channel
120. he so called SOFT KEYS The four physical keys located below the display select menu pages or events corresponding to these SOFT KEYS They re called soft because their function changes depending on context The More Soft Keys indicators are the little ar rows next to the SOFT KEYS shown above They indicate that if you press the area key you used to ac cess the current display again you will access more SOFT KEYS The arrows are meant to imply that more pages exist in a nether world beyond the display For example press the SETUP key to see the More Soft Keys Source Int 48 0 kHz LLE Bee ec p Sample Rate 45000 DIN 374 Cunlocked Orville Operating Manual High Speed disabled Mord Clock disabled O Mende Ie MEAN inputs dsp A outputs Orville Operating Manual indicators Press the SETUP key again to get more SOFT KEYS Source Int 48 0 KH eee te Sample Rate 45000 DIM 374 Cunlocked gt High Speed disabled Mord Clock disabled Press the SETUP key until you return to the original set of SOFT JEZEL a T ELE KEYS A Stacked SOFT KEY shown above indicates that if you repeatedly press the stacked SOFT KEY you will access more menus The graphic is meant to imply that there are more pages lying below the top one For example repeatedly press the SETUP key until you see the Ai Gui tarTuner alobal configure 5 5 1 exclusive stacked SOFT KEY fidi
121. hered to 16 bit The system sampling rate is derived from either an internal clock or an external clock The internal clock rates supplied by Orville include 44 1kHz 48kHz 88 2kHz 96kHz and the rate of an optional user supplied crystal note that 32kHx and 44 059kHx are not supplied Unless the sample rate conversion option is on bottom page under clock in the SETUP area you must ensure that any signal at the digital inputs is synchronized to the system clock rate The external clock is taken from digital inputs 1 2 and can range from 30kHz to 50kHz and from 54kHz to 99kHz Unkess the sample rate conversion option is on bottom page under clock in the SETUP area you must ensure that the signal at digital inputs 3 4 is synchronized to the signal at digital inputs 1 2 The digital outputs are at the system sampling rate and all analog to digital and digital to analog conversion is done at the system sampling rate S P DIF The digital inputs 1 2 are received at either the AES EBU 1 2 input jack or the S P DIF 1 2 input jack To select between the two use the DIN 1 2 parameter on the inputs menu page in the SETUP area MMS inpute T EG Al Guitariuner Select Inputs DIN 172 S P DIF The digital outputs 1 2 are sent out at both the AES EBU 1 2 output jack and the S P DIF 1 2 output jack To select between the two formats use the DOUT 1 2 parameter on the bottom format menu page in the SETUP area To be clea
122. hold the SELECT key until l tupe abselute the external modulation menu page shown to the right appears ba one The SELECT key trick is how you remote control any parameter in Orville and is discussed in depth on page 83 For now we have a convenient method for get ting you to an external modulation menu page You will also find explicit external modulation menu pages in the PARAMETER area ones that don t require you to press SELECT to see them See Remote Controlling Parameters on page 83 if you re really curious Before we do anything else change the range parameter to 100 AL GuitarTuner digital 1 setup gt f 3 i P mode off Capture Hidi dB that s negative Don t ask questions just do it You ll understand in due range 100 0 dB time re type absolute is EEE Ly done Manually Selecting an External Controller For Modulation The first parameter mode selects the actual external controller that will do the modulating Our choices are off No external modulation at all high This isn t really a modulator it doesn t evolve through time It pins the parameter at its highest modulation value Page 70 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc mid low assign 1 2 pedal 1 amp 2 Orville Operating Manual This isn t really a modulator it doesn t evolve through time It pins the parameter at its middle modulation v
123. ht corner of the screen reads assign 1 setup and change mode to high This will allow you to hear these programs See Foot Pedals 1 and 2 on page 66 and The Concept Behind Redirection External Assigns 1 8 and Trigs 1 amp 2 on page 79 Ai Bit Desert 1 mode high Capture Hidi Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 31 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Simply loading programs probably won t prove satisfying for too long f Ai Hod U Hania you ll want to mess with the parameters on the programs you load This Te PETE GE feedback 50 5 is accomplished in the PARAMETER area Very little can be said generally tayefore sine g phase level 100 about what you ll find in the PARAMETER area because every program in LFO depth 43 3 Ht 5 M rhaser_ Linto J Orville is a unique algorithm Each unique algorithm i e program calls for its own unique parameters gt To learn more about the algorithmic nature of Orville s programs read the separate Programmer s Manual A huge number of Orville s LFO s delay times reverb decays etc are designed to synch to an system tempo defined on the tempo Mempo 130 BPH Z i 3 Source Internal menu page in the SETUP area Say you re working on a song Average 2 Taps that s at 130 BPM Simply set the system tempo to 130 and most MECL lt tap gt tiner peda
124. ial Port on page 94 program load This determines whether Orville will accept and obey MIDI program change mes sages sequence out If set to old or new then every time a parameter is changed or a program is loaded a corresponding message is sent out the MIDI port as a system exclusive message By recording parameter changes to a MIDI sequencer you can automate your mix downs Simply play back the recorded MIDI sequence at Orville s MIDI input and you will see the changes you recorded played by the sequencer assuming MIDI is en abled and system exclusive is on However if you manage to configure the MIDI connections between your various pieces of equipment such that the system exclu sive sequence out MIDI messages of Orville loop back into Orville without delay digital demons will unleash a raging fury inside your helpless Orville So make sure that doesn t happen If you aren t actively using the sequence out feature it s wise to leave it off See Sequencing With MIDI on page 97 If you re recording a fresh sequence out use new Your Orville will send messages in a mote robust ASCII format than the old protocol Select old if your Orville will be responding to a sequence recorded in the old protocol or if you anticipate reading the sequencer with an older Orville in the future system exclusive If set to on then any system exclusive message that is received by Orville will be ac cepted and dutifully obeyed
125. icular tap e pan adjusts the stereo pan position of a particular tap Use the LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys to select the particular tap for which you re adjusting parameters The graphic to the right of the parameters represents the delay position and level of every tap in the bunch Textblocks All right maybe a textblock isn t really a parameter but you ll find modulating delay lines w resonators it hiding among parameters so we might as well discuss it here ad ninama nia a ua Mar Ini mixer allows you to direct incoming You ll typically find these creatures on an info menu page in the MAST a PARAMETER area As the name suggests this is just a block of text that you can read for your own enlightenment If all of the text fits on the screen that s the end of the story If however all of the text doesn t fit on the screen you ll see a double headed arrow to the left of the text Turning the KNOB scrolls the text so you can read the rest Bol or bel ays and ringmods into a quad mixer Input mixer allows you to direct incoming Sources d rhan i Graphics and Curves Several programs use an interface reminiscent of an analog graphic 16 Grafic E4 equalizer Two parameters are used an x value and ay value The dae Ne x value is the horizontal position of the currently selected graphical igp tA A point and the y value is the vertical position of the currently se lected graphical poin
126. ing Manual Sequencing With MIDI Most MIDI sequencers will receive system exclusive messages and store them for later playback on the originating instrument Orville fully supports this Instead of sending keyboard presses and knob turns Orville sends parameter change messages When a sequencer sends a parameter change message back to Orville the corresponding parameter is adjusted This is true whether the display is showing the parame ter or not Further you can operate the front panel of Orville as you normally would while it s receiving pa rameter change messages from a sequencer Newer versions of Orville use a new ASCII based sequencing protocol that is superior to the old proto col When you turn sequencing on you can select which of these protocols to use Unless you re reading an old sequence or have to ensure compatibility with older machines we suggest you use the new protocol 5 global configure To actually sequence set sequence out on the midi menu MIDI enabled Sy SEE ESE MET eS in page in the SETUP area to new Every time a parameter is serial enabled device li I program load on changed a corresponding message is sent out the MIDI Out port 3 idi external CANTI and the serial port as a system exclusive message By recording E externa dune nextproaip parameter changes to a MIDI sequencer you can automate your mixdowns Simply play back the recorded MIDI sequence at
127. inputs EEEE INL Gain 0 0 dB is i j gt EDIF in 2 gt IN Dee ee This is accomplished at the asp _B menu page located beneath mE DIE ing eT Re non yo the dsp A menu page in the SETUP area AES EBU in 4 gt 1X4 CMe eee a clock j inputs MEGA outputs p Ai Filter_a Dutput Routing Next we need to assign DSP A s outputs to the analog outputs This is accomplished at the outputs menu page in the SETUP area Finally we need to assign DSP B s outputs to the digital outputs dsp out 1 This is accomplished at the bottom outputs menu page in the dsp out 7 dsp B out SETUP area dsp E out 4 3 Page 44 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Digital Parallel Quad Load the routing configuration Digital A B so you can follow along Hold down the PROGRAM key until the LED next to it starts to blink Scroll through the preset routing configurations until you highlight Digital A B and press the SELECT key Analog Inputs a3 Digital Inputs sindino bojyeuy sindyno eya SOOO AGO The first thing we need to do is assign the digital inputs to the inputs of DSP A This is accomplished at the dsp A menu page in the SETUP area Next we need to assign the digital inputs to DSP B s inputs as well This is accomplished at the asp _B me
128. ion use 19 info menu page inputs internal clock rate choices rate selecting reading actual rate selecting 93 97 57 53 57 97 62 62 66 71 71 66 72 73 66 66 71 66 71 72 73 72 See dumping data 66 83 68 68 68 101 92 81 See foot pedal jacks 62 62 62 13 62 13 98 101 11 50 See parameters 89 79 81 28 47 See also routing 28 47 29 47 48 9 31 See Analog or Digital inputs 54 53 54 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual 1999 Eventide Inc Page 109 Orville Operating 98 Manual Index internal memory checksum error MIDI fixing 98 7 pin cable 13 formatting internal 98 101 as external controller 62 internal memory formatting 98 101 base channel selecting 65 Knob base channel use 65 location 9 calculating channel of receipt 70 use 19 capture 71 Level Meters double def 68 calibration 7 49 enabling receipt of msgs 64 decay time of 49 global parameters 64 location 7 In port 13 peak hold of 49 In port data indicator See Busy LED pts in sig path at which to monitor 49 note mode selecting 65 use50 note mode use 65 why four 49 omni 70 levels omni selecting 65 changing input 29 omni use 65 possible pts in signal path to change 40 Out port 13 Levels area pitch bend selecting range 65 accessing 10 port location 13 Levels key pressure selecting 65 location 10 pressure use 65 lightning flash 81 program change msg 82 linking
129. its of loudspeaker This can be prevented by setting sticky to on e If sticky is on each member in the group can only be changed by moving the controller through its current position the value will then s ck and respond to further movements of the controller Looking at the top right of the screen you will see a small thermometer The arrow shows the direction to move the Dict he fA Decay 0 500 Sec 3 Ratio 6 1 controller to pass through the current value while the vertical tain 0 0 dE ne fttack 0 010 Sec bar is the position of the current value Once the current es E OO value has been reached the thermometer will disappear and you will have full control Page 78b Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual PROGRAM LOAD SAVE DELETE ETC Orville ts like a jungle gym for sine waves Anonymous Programs are the algorithms used by the DSPs to process signals Programs are stored in Orville much like files are stored on your computer s hard drive Instead of using a hard drive however Orville uses RAM memory either internally or on a card A battery preserves the memory when Orville is powered down The load times are much faster and the unit is more durable and quiet than it would be if a hard drive were used When you want to use one of Orville s programs you load it There are always two and only two pro grams that are loaded
130. k overtones is a re duction in the size of the programs Orville can run Some programs will be un loadable when 88 2 kHz is selected 96 kHz The new professional rate maybe This raises the highest possible reproducible audio frequency to 44 kHz The cost of these 20k overtones is a reduction in the size of the programs Orville can run Some programs will be unloadable Bi Hute Sample Rates when 96 kB selected Source Int 48 0 KAAS CDK l The actual value of the system sampling rate can be read in the Sample Rate 48000 DIN cunlocked gt i High Speed enabled field that reads Sample Rate xxxxx Of course if you Hord Clock disabled select one of the fixed rates 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 88 2 kHz or p_clock nT TE 96 kHz the actual rate should be the same as the rate you select See Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 92 for other sync options Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 57 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual The Status Of The Digital I Os When Using The Internal Clock The sampling rates of the signals at the digital inputs must be E gt Source Int 48 0 kHz Bee eo equal to the internal clock s rate or sample rate conversion must Sample Rate 48000 DIN 3 4 OK d be turned on under the bottom clock menu page in the Haan ap een dis aned SETUP area The upper right hand side of the elock menu clock MT ee E
131. l Press midil ed ee ae Ea Program load Sequence out MEIC external dunp nextproa Press it again to geta second menu page Ai Guitartuner JHIDI setup HIDI enabled PUREE eu base channel 1 Pitch bend omni mode on sysex speed 10 note mode poly f miai external dunp nextproa Press it again to get a third menu page Ai Gui tarluner Serial setup _ serial enabled Parity none baud rate 38400 data bits stop bits 2 Press it until you return to the original menu page M midi external a Pressing a SOFT KEY repeatedly that is mot stacked puts Orville into self destruct mode Just kidding It has no effect When you press a SOFT KEY it becomes highlighted The middle section of the screen is a menu page cor responding to that highlighted SOFT KEY Use the cursor keys to move around on the menu page Use the KNOB the NUMERIC KEYPAD and the SELECT key to change and enter values See Using the Cursor Keys the SELECT key the NUMERIC KEYPAD and the KNOB on page 20 Ei Airplane Backgro ithe ete Press Bong to call Caller This Row flight attendant Speed _ Throttle to change Accel engine sound EEEE bout lt Bong gt Throttle Before moving on we ought to say that not all SOFT KEYS are menu pages Some SOFT KEYS are trig gers A trigger is a key that riggers an event get it You ll always know the
132. le bank For instance you will find a bank of Delays a bank of Reverbs Rooms anda bank of Vintage Emulation To scroll through the available banks use the LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys Program slots To access banks on a Memory Card simply scroll past all of the Ai Tinbre sunth F 2 progran ___ l Dib it os internal banks Alternatively you can type the minus key on the Programs 0 FM 5H NUMERIC KEYPAD and then the number of the Memory Card We finbre anth F 2 n bank you want pressing ENT when you re done Notice that a iE lt Telete gt Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 79 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual c appears in the banks field to indicate that the displayed bank is on the Memory Card See Memory Cards on page 36 The banks in Orville and the programs stored in them are common to both DSP A and DSP B Banks of Programs are common to both DSP A and DSP B DSP A loads from DSP B loads from and saves to and saves to common memory common memory Creating a New Bank or Renaming an Old Bank As far as Orville is concerned there are always 100 internal banks name a bank _ bjbank number 4 Pi name Small Spaces and 100 Memory Card banks However you can t save to banks that have never been named This means that creating a bank amounts to naming one that has never been named before To name a bank press the lt bank g
133. legal stuff terms and conditions The Eventide Orville is built to exacting quality standards and should give years of trouble free service If you are experiencing problems which are not cleared up or explained as normal in this manual your recourse is this war ranty What the warranty does and does not cover Orville has a one year warranty against defects in material and workmanship During this period we will repair or replace at our option the unit This means that if the unit fails under normal operation because of defective parts or because of defects in construction that become apparent such as bad solder joints printed circuit board traces etc we will repair the unit at no charge for parts and labor We also assume a limited responsibility for shipping charges as detailed below The warranty does not cover damage or defects due to accident or abuse Orville is a complex piece of equipment that does not react well to being dropped bounced crushed soaked or exposed to excessively high temperatures voltages electro static or electromagnetic fields If the unit becomes defective for these or similar causes and the unit is deemed to be eco nomically repairable we will repair it and charge our normal rates It does not cover shipping damage either to or from Eventide If you receive a new unit from us in damaged condition notify us and the carrier we will arrange to file an insurance claim and either repair or exchange th
134. like lots of parameters to tinker with at 0 if you find lots of parameters an noying or somewhere in between if your tastes fall somewhere in between While most parameter types are self explanatory there are a few special types that deserve specific mention System Tempo Most programs that have frequency or time parameters e g LFO s reverb decays and delays will syn chronize to the system tempo This greatly simplifies the task of customizing a program to a particular song Simply set the system tempo to tempo of the song you re working on and BAM Everything falls in place The system tempo is defined on the tempo menu page in the Bi FH Fanner Tempo SETUP area In the simplest case set Source to Internal and E CEE pee manually enter the appropriate Tempo Alternatively you can tap PAIRT the lt tap gt soft key to the beat and Orville will calculate the CTL tap eo a tempo for you Change the number of taps used in this calculation with the Average parameter If the upper left hand corner of the screen reads A the currently displayed DSP is DSP A If the upper left hand corner of the screen reads B the currently displayed DSP is DSP B Both DSPs are always running but only the parameters for one of them can be displayed at a time Page 88 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual You can derive the system tempo from sever
135. ling rate In this case you only need to worry about digital input 3 4 At Timeout Spore Sample Rate Cony If for whatever reason you cannot synchronize either digital input eyes PAA ee to the system sampling rate use sample rate conversion SRC Se a ae Seis 7 npu The sample rate conversion page is the bottom menu page Input SR 344 44100 under clock in the SETUP area By turning SRC Mode on for the y_clock nT eae a ee EER G appropriate digital input Orville will adjust the input sampling rate to match the system sampling rate The sample rate before conversion is displayed in the lower right corner of the screen The sample rate conversion algorithm is quite good and will generate few if any noticeable artifacts Never theless if you can synchronize the input devices to the Orville without using sample rate conversion the end result will be just a little better Page 62 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Word Length Bits As was mentioned in the introduction to this section Orville assumes that the signals at the digital inputs are all 24 bit Things work out regardless of the actual word length of the input signals because for exam ple the 16 bits in a 16 bit signal correspond to the 16 most significant bits in a 24 bit signal The 8 least significant bits are left blank to be filled in by subsequent processing If howeve
136. link gt compare Press the lt l1ink gt SOFT KEY to reveal the pop up menu shown on EMMTink a preset r y bank 3 Chorus Fi angers the right Find the program you want to link to with the second program Phase Flange and third lines bank and program Select the slot you i would like the link to appear in with program number In our example we re linking to the program Phase Flange that is located in the Chorus Flangers bank The link itself will be found in slot number 5 in the bank called The Timeout Drawer Place the cur sor over link and press SELECT to confirm or place the cursor over cancel and press SELECT to abott Unlike ordinary program names an L follows a link name to let MEnmTENE program __ en V A banks 36 The Timeout Drawer you know that it is in fact a link You can delete a link just as you Programs p RBM a Fete gt L LU22 would delete an ordinary program and doing so will have no effect strain ray on the linked program If you load a program through a link h Heete gt and later chose to lt update gt that program the actual linked program is updated If a link is made to a program that is later deleted the file name will Ai Quad Sampler program o no longer be shown Instead the phrase NO LINK SOURCE is bank 36 The Vineet Drauer 3 displayed Additionally if a link is made to a program on a Mem aa a a meray 7
137. ll often be made in gangs Se ce inputs EELE however you can boost cut any of the eight inputs independ ently of the others by pressing the DOWN CURSOR key Nove These settings are not saved or loaded with routing configurations in the Routing Storage area Ai Filtera 0 input Levels The top menu page shown above makes cuts of OdB 100dB Jileti sr an cco in the digital domain So analog cuts made on the top page analog 2 19 0 dE MA A i i analog 4 19 0 dB ate after digital conversion The bottom menu page shown to analog 4 19 0 dB the right makes analog boosts cuts of 30dB 90dB in the analog domain Except in rare instances it is usually preferable to optimize your signal level on the bot tom menu page that is 7 the analog domain To monitor the input levels go to the meter menu page in the Bi Shortwave Radio meter setup Source analog in LEVELS area Change Source to either analog in of digital decay time 0 30 sec Peak hold 1 0 sec in depending on which you want to monitor The levels shown on the Level Meters are after the boost cut found on the inputs _dsp E menu page This means that it is possible to overdrive an input to Orville decrease that overdriven level at the inputs page and show no clipping on the Level Meters To avoid such a situation it is advisable that you boost cut the signals coming into Orville at their source Doing so also result
138. llaneous Setup Options on page 92 for information on the other keys on this screen It should also be mentioned that any parameter on any menu page can be remote controlled via MIDI or the rear foot pedal jacks Telling you how to do this entails discussing voluminous topics such as setting up MIDI globals setting up foot pedal globals and navigating a remote control menu page Such a discus sion wouldn t be in keeping with the concept of this Quickstart section If this really piques your interest go ahead and read Setting Up the External Controllers on page 66 External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages on page 70 Remote Controlling Parameters on page 83 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 33 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Tweaking and Saving Tweaks Different sets of parameter values for a single program are said to be different tweaks of that program As you play with the parameters on the preset programs you are tweaking those preset programs For instance let s say you want a program that mimics the frequency response of your neighbor s television as heard through your wall You want to tweak the parameters of a filter program in order to get the correct frequency response First load the program Filter Q from the Basics bank Do some long calculations involving transmission coefficients and dispersion laws to arrive at the prop
139. lly Page 6 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Never lose sight of the above facts They are the foundation upon which we will build our understanding Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 7 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual KNOBS KEYS AND JACKS If this is your first time learning Orville don t be put off by some of the rather in depth descriptions that will follow they exist for your future reference once you understand Orville and need a quick bit of information For now concentrate on what the various knobs and jacks are called Their use will be explained progressively throughout the rest of this manual oam t oa Ge oaan 5 Ai Orville s Banks Contents TD r Helcome to the Eventide Orville PeO 1 r 1 Bank 0 Utilities 10 presets PARAMETER O Je Bank 1 Pitch Shifters 38 presets r seor gt OE Horey nyepa AE ie at alate eko og0 Q 00O 0O00 900 O00 Q900 0O00 The Front Panel A Level Meters These measure the four signals at the analog inputs the digital inputs DSP A in DSP B in DSP A out DSP B out analog out and digital out The highest LED in dicates a clipped signal and every LED below that falls off at 3dB per decrement with the exception of the bottom one which indicates the presence of any signal See The Levels Meters on page 51 B Syste
140. long with the current setup and the programs running on DSP A and DSP B If received at the MIDI In port or at the serial port Orville will replace all of its setups and programs load the two new pro grams on their respective DSPs stop all operations and start as if from power up using the new setup and programs If the device to which you sent the dump has the ability to send it back again such as a sequencer you can use this as a way to back up your Orville WARNING If for any reason this dump gets corrupted in some way and you send it back to Or ville you will lose all the information you are trying to back up as well as Orville s contents If you do a backup in this way especially to a computer it would be a good idea to do it twice to two separate files and then to compare the files If they are identical it s a good indication that the data sent from Orville has been recorded accurately If the upper left hand corner of the screen reads A the currently displayed DSP is DSP A If the upper left hand corner of the screen reads B the currently displayed DSP is DSP B Both DSPs are always running but only the parameters for one of them can be displayed at a time Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 95 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Controlling One Orville from Another Orville Orville can send system exclusive messages detailing all changes to its paramet
141. ls Waa OUT4 Level O 0dB See Controlling Levels on page 51 ETUP Press the SETUP key t his global ETMENE DIN 1 2 cunl ocked gt S U ee ess t P gt U cy oraceess t s global Sie Rate 48000 DIN 374 Cunlocked gt catch all area Inside you ll find routing EIS E TER TES Mord Clock disabled parameters digital setup controls global W clock inputs dsp_a outputs MIDI setup global external setup display contrast brightness the pedal jacks setup dump data utilities next previous program advance and miscellaneous service utilities Press the SETUP key more than once to access additional SOFT KEYS BYPASS Press SYSTEM BYPASS to access this area Inside you ll find the bypass options and machine dsp bypass the SOFT KEYS used to actually bypass or Sun bypass AITE A ETE See Bypassing and Muting on page 64 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 17 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Understanding the Display and SOFT KEYS Every area in Orville makes use of the display so understanding the display is critical A generic screen of the sort typically found in the PARAMETER area is shown below It exemplifies various aspects of the dis DSP Display Indicator If it reads A Current program everything you see on the screen running on the DSP pertains to the DSP A If it reads B referred to by the everything on the display pertains to DSP Display Indicator
142. ls_ p of Orville s LFO s and delay times will be appropriate for the song No more calculators You can also derive the system tempo from a midiclock signal applied to Orville s MIDI input Simply set Source to Midiclock i i en im panner params Parameters that synch to the system tempo are identified by ME t rate uhole notefn depth 2 00 Bz such as t_ rate and t_fmrate and are adjusted in musical paie iat lE terms such as whole note and dot 1 8 You will find them i 2 67 Hz in the PARAMETER area of most programs See System Tempo on page 88 Some parameters such as delay loops use the system timer They are also denoted by t_ See System Timer on page 89 You will usuali find an info or jabout menu page in the A m_dCombDel aus i 4 delay lines w resonators into a PARAMETER area In it you will find general information about QySanizer Input mixer allaus you to i 7 i i direct incoming sources what the program does along with any notes concerning special ae ea parameters or nonobvious things nhi Masters _Delays ITC The parameters displayed in the PARAMETER area pertain to the program running on the currently displayed DSP referred to by the letter in the upper left hand corner of the screen If you would like to fiddle with the parameters for the program running on the DSP zoz currently displayed press the DSP A B For example here we re adjus
143. m sampling rate and external sync indicator The top four LEDs display the system sampling rate of Orville 96 kHz 88 2 kHz 48 kHz or 44 1 kHz When solidly lit they indicate that the system sampling rate is ex act 0 05 When blinking they indicate that the system sampling rate is between one of the fixed rates the LED corresponding to the nearest sampling rate blinks The bottom LED EXT reflects the current external sync status See Understanding The System Sampling Rate And External Sync Indicator When Using The Inter nal Clock on page 59 See Understanding The System Sampling Rate And External Sync Indicator When Using The Exter nal Clock on page 61 C BYPASS Press this key briefly to access bypass menu options Press and hold this key for one second to actually bypass the system the system is Orville as a whole See Bypassing and Muting on page 64 To change the one second hold time alter the key hold parameter on the misc menu page in the SETUP area you may have to press the SETUP key several times to find it Page 8 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual D Bypass Status LEDs e A illuminated DSP A is bypassed e B illuminated DSP B is bypassed e both A and B blinking system is bypassed See Bypassing and Muting on page 64 E SOFT KEYS These four keys select the menus or events described on th
144. manually configure the routing configuration see Signal Flow Inside Orville on page 38 To access the preset routing configurations press and hold down MANENE i the PROGRAM key for one second to enter the Routing Storage where Internal lt 3 E routings HELI EIEI i ee area The LED next to the PROGRAM key will begin to blink and 11 Analog B A the upper right hand corner of the display will read routing Use the UP and DOWN CURSOR keys to place the cursor over the routing configuration you would like to load and then press the lt load gt SOFT KEY Below we describe each preset routing configuration in English and complement that description with a block diagram The routing configuration name as saved in Orville follows each description gt To change the one second hold time see Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 92 Analog A gt B Analog Serial Quad All four analog inputs go into DSP A the output from DSP A goes into DSP B the output from DSP B goes into both the analog outputs the digital outputs sjndjno Boyeuy Pig CEEE Q Q Os E S TE Qs On 2 Os Digital A gt B Digital Serial Quad 2 O 8 All four digital inputs go into DSP A The outputs E OO AS from DSP A go into DSP B the outputs from 2 O Om DSP B go into both the analog and digital outputs Wy G DSP A 6 DSP B on a i A CM ONG i y Si
145. menu page located eres INZ Gain 0 0 dE B P7 S f E out 4 gt INF INF Gain 0 0 dB below the dsp Aj menu page in the SETUP area dsp Aout 4 gt INI Lee eee Ly clock j inputs MEA utents p Next we need to assign analog input 1 a ong with the outputs of fnalog in C is i i nalog in 1 DSP B to the analog outputs This is accomplished at the Anaoa ia outputs menu page in the SETUP area Analog in 1 cetock jcimputs _dsp E ETR Finally we need to assign analog input 1 a ong with the outputs of Analog ini dsp B out 1 gt DIGI DSP B to the digital outputs This is accomplished at the nalog in 1 3 dsp B out 2 gt DIGZ ed 3 p nalog ind lt dsp E out 3 DIG bottom joutputs menu page in the SETUP area finalog in 1 c PERETE eee ai Filter_ Hachine B Levels f RAEE Ui Level fib Now you may want to turn down the level of the effects relative ical he eee OUT Level 8 7dE i 3 Met Dry 100 to the dry level This amounts to turning down the output level BA of DSP B which can be accomplished at the asp B menu page located below the dsp Aj menu page in the LEVELS area You ll read more about DSP levels in Input Levels Wet Dry Ratios and Output Levels for Each DSP on page 54 If with DSP B s output level at 0dB you want the dry level gwieter relative to the effected level you ll need to play a trick C
146. n be either open or closed A trigger switches the parameter from one state to the other The various external modulation and trigger menu pages you will encounter are all variations on a common theme Although the length of this section might lead you to think otherwise all you re really doing on these menu pages is selecting the external controller that will modulate or trigger a parameter If the exter nal controller you select involves MIDI then you will also have to deal with MIDI channels and possibly MIDI control numbers This adds length to our discussion but it shouldn t add complexity In the case of external modulation menu pages we re doing one more thing we re scaling the external con troller to suit the range of modulation we would like Again the concept is simple but we ll have to get a little wordy in the process of describing it Apologies idi i Ai nm AColorDelays jinput gains For the sake of providing an example we re going to externally Pn ee ae modulate the Digital 1 parameter found on the inputs menu Analog 2 0 0 dB Digital 2 0 0 4B Analog 3 0 0 dE Digital 3 0 0 dB page in the LEVELS area Remember press the DOWN CURSOR nalog 4 0 0 d Digital 4 0 0 dB key to ungane parameters BE output ht Kane Al Gui tart digital 1 setup With the cursor highlighting Digital 1 on the menu SE EEE eS Capture Hidi j j range 100 0 dB page in the LEVELS area press and
147. n the crack choose the next largest word length in Orville For example if your sampler were 18 bit you would set the output of Orville to 20 bit not 16 bit Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 63 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual BYPASSING AND MUTING Sometimes you ll find it necessary to bypass Orville A few bypass ing options exist in the BYPASS area You can get to this by press US aEEIPECTTET machine dsp bypass ing the BYPASS key Alternatively pressing and holding the BYPASS key for a second will toggle the system bypass mode re options turning to the previous screen There are two levels of bypass system and machine System refers to Orville as a whole whereas machine refers to each DSP System Bypass The three options that exist for system bypass are rly bypass Hardwires each input to its corresponding output i e analog input 1 is con nected to analog output 1 digital input 3 is connected to digital output 3 etc This may well NOT be the same as the current routed configuration For example if Analog in 1 is routed to Digital out 3 this will differ from the connection when by passed Note Because the 1 4 analog inputs have no corresponding 1 4 analog outputs rly bypass effectively mutes those analog inputs that are mated with 1 4 plugs dsp bypass Makes each output of each DSP the same as its corresponding input E g DSP A
148. nabled and MIDI is enabled a command received over either the serial port or the MIDI In port causes the port not receiving the command to be ignored until the command is complete Page 14 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc o EveNet ethernet p Serial Port Orville Operating Manual See MIDI Setup on page 67 Ethernet jack for use with EveNet proprietary protocol Visit www eventide com for mote information An IBM PC type RS232 connector that looks like a modem or printer to a connected computer Connect a 9 pin serial cable to this port to transfer information to and from a personal computer do not use the null modem type of cable designed for file transfer between two computers it will not work With the Memory Card removed the BUSY LED on the front panel illuminates whenever a message is received at the serial port Note If the serial port is enabled and MIDI is enabled a command received over either the serial port or the MIDI In port causes the port not receiving the command to be ignored until the command is complete See Setting Up the Serial Port on page 94 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 15 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual GETTING AROUND AND ALTERING PARAMETERS Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast of the Display Before we begin to describe Orville s interface we ought to make sure you can see the display
149. nnot O lt cancel 7 pa F m update change the bank or the program slot number This makes sense Dmm 7 Save 7 IPUNE 7 EEE because you are necessarily overwriting the stored version of the program You do have the option of altering the name however It s worth noting that you cannot update any of the factory presets FHESGEGEE MEET WETS Es cr b This program cannot be updated _41 pi Use save instead 22 cany key to continue ZF If you try you ll get the message shown to the right If you want to save a tweaked version of a factory preset use the lt save gt SOFT KEY as Toad gt _ save gt i update gt lt delete Renaming A Program To rename a program simply load it and then press the lt update gt EERIE tr Update current program SOFT KEY in the PROGRAM area Before going ahead with the bank 2 Delay Effects y Co name m_AColorDel ays update you are given the chance to rename the program You g cancel can t rename the factory presets because you can t lt update gt BELELE them Deleting a Program Because there is a finite amount of storage space in Orville or on a given Memory Card you may want to delete some of your stored programs to free up room from time to time To delete a program go to the PROGRAM area and place the cursor over the program you would like to delete The program you wish to delete does not need to be XSLT NESTINNGEra ar g banks C 6 Synth 26 lo
150. nt to load a program Then use the UP and DOWN CURSOR keys to scroll through programs to the particular program you want to load When you get there press the SELECT key the lt load gt SOFT KEY or the ENT key gt To learn how to remotely load programs read Loading a Program Remotely on page 872 Entering or Changing Text In some menus it will be necessary to enter or change text For Cave new program as bjbank 19 Bizarre F PI proanan number O t cancel example you will often change text when saving a new program The method by which this is done is straightforward albeit a bit f 4 Co 2 save tedious To play along go to the PROGRAM area and press the lt save gt SOFT KEY SS You may have to press the PROGRAM key a second time to see it Press the UP CURSOR key twice so that the box next to name is highlighted and press the SELECT key To escape from this pop up menu highlight the cancel box and press the SELECT key Here s how it works Select the item that has the text you want to add or change with the cursor keys and press the SELECT key Now the LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys move you through the text string and the CXL key acts as a backspace key deleting characters as it moves back Turn the KNOB to scroll through al phanumeric characters When you arrive at the character you want stop scrolling and move the cursor past that character Begin scrolling again for the next character
151. nu page located be neath the dsp A menu page in the SETUP area Next we need to assign DSP A s outputs and DSP B s outputs to the analog outputs This is accomplished at the outputs menu page in the SETUP area Notice that we re utilizing the right hand side of the screen for the second soutce Finally we need to assign DSP A s outputs and DSP B s outputs to the digital outputs This is accomplished at the bottom outputs menu page in the SETUP area Again notice that we re utilizing the right hand side of the screen for the second source Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual 1999 Eventide Inc S P DIF in 1 gt Mi HL ee eee SPF DIF in 2 gt IN eee ee AES EBU in 3 gt INF CLE eee AES EBU in 4 gt INI CLC eee s clock ice dsp A Cee fl Filter_a S F DIF in 1 IMi ACRAEA AES EBU in 4 INF IN3 Gain 0 0 dE AES EBU in d gt IN4 IMN4 Gain 0 0 dE clock J inputs ETCH outputs p B SP DIF in 2 gt IN CRD ae E E B Filter_a Output Routing dsp out 1 t sp B out 1 dsp out t sp B out 2 gt dsp out F t sp B out 3 gt dsp out d sp B out 4 gt Mie outputs ji d d d d Ai Filter_ Dutput Routing dsp A out i c sp B out 1 gt dsp out t sp B out 2 gt dsp out 4 t sp B out 3 gt DIG dsp out d p B out 4 gt DIGA Page 4
152. o assign 3 and range to 100 03 mod wheel gt range 100 To change the one second hold time see Miscellaneous Setup Options 10 ME tupe absolute on page 92 done At this point we ve assigned the placeholder od 3 to modulate both Digital 1 andA OUT4 Wet Dry Now let s fill in this placeholder with an actual external controller Ea Go to the external menu page in the SETUP area Press the Capture Midi external SOFT KEY repeatedly until you see assign 3 setup in the upper right hand cornet ve O AT external jE EE EELE i Eurhetemec mode mod wheel Capture Hidi mod wheel on channel base 4 the omni parameter on the midi Ghannel base menu page in the SETUP area needs to be set to of in order to assign a specific channel mos DO s EEN external TET ETEEN You can set mode to anything you like we re going to set it to Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 81 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Now when you move the mod wheel on MIDI channel base 4 both Digital 1 andA OUT4 Wet Dry ate modulated Select the MIDI base channel on the midi menu page in the SETUP area 1 7 Digital 1 61 6 dB ATTE Capture Hidi scale 100 02 A OUT4 Het Dry 39 ee aa l 60 94 The very first time you switch on Orville you will find that as signs 1 8 are set to high this is so that any programs which us
153. ograms in internal memory A more realistic number might be 100 If that s not enough for you don t despair You can save programs on Memory Cards that can contain as much as 4 000 kilobytes of space And if you fill up one Memory Card you can always get another See Memory Cards on page 36 Place internal O lt cancel 4 To find out how large a program is and how much free space A d intervalbhift p remains either internally or on the Memory Card press the lt info gt SOFT KEY in the PROGRAM area The program to which this in er aaa RE loi EAL TE formation pertains is the one running on the currently displayed cinfo gt t bank gt t link _ gt lt compare DSP On the screen to the right the program running on DSP A 4_IntervalShift requires 9 930 If the upper left hand corner of the screen reads A the currently displayed DSP is DSP A If the upper left hand corner of Page 80 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual bytes of storage space a kilobyte is 1024 bytes If the bank selected on the screen before you pressed the lt info gt SOFT KEY was an znternal bank then the available space displayed is the available internal space Similarly if the bank on the screen before you pressed the lt info gt SOFT KEY was a Memory Card bank then the available space displayed is the available space on that Memory Card Loa
154. om siz decay time 1 9 sec hi freq 4000 Hz room size 70 1 4 lo decay 70 0 dE 73 diffusion diffusion 10 0 4 lo freq 100 Hz an one f reverb in eg Lout_eq expert i decay 75 hi freq 76 lo decay TI lo freq Each parameter would be controlled over its full range for example in this preset lo freq has a mini mum value of 10 Hz and a maximum value of 1000 Hz This means that the minimum MIDI value 0 would give you 10 Hz and the maximum MIDI value 127 would give you 1000 Hz In this example using a MIDI single controller the resolution will be limited to the 128 steps offered by MIDI meaning that the minimum change possible is 1000 10 128 or about 8Hz MIDI double controllers numbered 0 to 31 will give better resolution If you then changed to a different screen say DSP A Levels the following would apply 70 Wet Dry 1 Tr ad OUT1 Level O 0de 71 Wet Dry 2 OUT Level 0 0dB 72 Wet Dry 3 aA OUTS Level O 0dE aa OUT4 Level 0 0dE 13 Wet Dry 4 WERN reter inputs tpu 74 Level 1 75 Level 2 76 Level 3 TT Level 4 The MIDI group will continue to control whichever screen is displayed This looks useful how do we set up such a MIDI group Move on to the next page Configuring the MIDI Group The last key in the SETUP MIDI stack controls the MIDI group This operates just like any of Orville s other controller screens with some added features Manual Release 1 2 Orville Op
155. onnect your signal to both analog input 1 and analog input 2 we re talking about the real physical world outside of Orville Analog Inputs sindjno Boyeuy Digital Inputs sindyno Jesa Leave the routing just as it was except connect analog input 2 di fnalog in 2 gt dsp B out 1 gt oe g COUELE D iS dsp B out 2 rectly to the analog and digital outputs instead of analog input 1 dsp B out 3 Analog in 2 3 dsp BE out 4 gt ANAT on both outputs menu pages in the SETUP area SC outputs Now you can control the dry level by adjusting analog input 2 s analog 1 0 0 dB digital i 0 0 dB analog 2 3 4 dE DUETS Eee input level at the Jinputs menu page in the LEVELS area Note nalad 3 0 0 dE digital 3 0 0 de analog 4 O 0 dB digital 4 0 0 dB that we changed the value on the top menu page which adjusts the analog signal level after it has been digitally converted gt You ll read more about changing the input levels in Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Inputs on page 53 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 47 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Programs Effect on Routing Decisions As you ll recall from the Quickstart Guide to the right of every program ne RA bi m AColorDelays program name in the PROGRAM area are two digits called the I O Identifier On m gt ml EEE the screen shown to the right
156. or MIDI globals If you press the midi SOFT KEY one more time you ll see parameters pertain ing to the serial port s setup See Setting Up the Serial Port on page 94 With the Memory Card removed the BUSY LED on the front panel illuminates whenever a message is received at the MIDI In port If the serial port is enabled messages sent out the MIDI Out port are also sent out the serial port Note If the serial port is enabled and MIDI is enabled a command received over either the serial port or the MIDI In port causes the port not receiving the command to be ignored until the command is complete Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 69 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages Many aspects of Orville s operation can be controlled by external signals These external signals include MIDI signals and signals at the rear panel foot pedal jacks 1 amp 2 see External Controllers on page 66 to set these controllers up External modulation involves altering a parameter value over a range of values For example you could modulate a delay from 5 milliseconds to 25 milliseconds At different points in time the delay will be 5 milliseconds 25 milliseconds and all of the values in between An external trigger on the other hand has only two states It is vof continuous For example you could trigger a gate to open The gate ca
157. ormation this allows the use of a user supplied crystal oscillator to give sample rates beyond those offered by Orville such as 32kHz or 44 056kHz See Connecting user supplied crystals and external clocks on page 98 for more information this parameter allows the user to control the number of most recently used pro grams shown as links in the Favorites Bank The default value of 8 is usually a good setting If it is set to zero none will be shown this will make sure that nobody knows which programs you have been using See Loading Programs on page 81 for more information this controls how quickly the wheel changes parameters High values result in quick changes low values in slow changes Customize your Orville Orville Operating Manual Page 93 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual APPENDIX A UTILITIES TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA Setting Up the Serial Port The serial port can be used to transmit data between Orville and Ai CuitarTuner serial setup a computer or between Orville and another Orville It is an IBM aun pater IIS S ACA ETA PC type RS232 connector which looks like a modem or Hata bite printer to a connected computer You can set up the serial ports L__uidt_ EERE ME a TT parameters on the third midi menu page in the SETUP area Repeatedly press the midi SOFT KEY until you see the menu page shown to the right The first parameter serial
158. ou can release the key once the appropriate special screen appears Special Key Function Erase the Memory Card Press the lt Yes gt ne vee neal iene to clear all ia Information store on memory card SOFT KEY to go ahead or lt No gt to abort 11 This includes pre recorded cards lt Yeo gt lt Mo gt CXL Bypass start self tests Orville will skip from Powering On directly to Initializ ing When the Initializing message appears you can let go of the CXL key This facility is a timesaver to allow Orville to powerup more quickly 5 Run factory self test programs do not play with these as some can erase internal Hit SELECT te start Test al 2 setup and programs See separately available service manual for more details on these tests 8 Clear internal programs and setup This Do you really want to lose all 5 i the stored information key does the same thing as format in ternal on the service menu page in the SETUP area The purpose of this special Yes 3 6 Na Page 102 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual key is to initialize the unit at the factory and to fix a memory problem that might prevent the unit from working correctly Press the lt yes gt SOFT KEY to go ahead or lt No gt to abort The need for this operation should be quite rare If problems arise that require its use more that once the
159. outing Storage area e The analog outputs e The digital outputs You can also alter the Wet Dry ratio inside each DSP at LEVELS asp A or LEVELS dsp Bh gt These levels parameters are discussed at length in Controlling Levels on page 51 Now on with the examples Page 42 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Analog Serial Quad Load the routing configuration Analog A gt B so you can follow along Hold down the PROGRAM key until the LED next to it starts to blink Scroll through the preset routing configurations until you highlight Analog A gt B and press the SELECT key Digital Inputs Analog Inputs O60 eel OOOO L OOOO SOSO sjndjno Boyeuy sindino eysa The first thing we need to do is assign the analog inputs to the inputs of DSP A This is accomplished at the dsp A menu page in the SETUP area Next we need to assign DSP A s outputs to DSP B s inputs This is accomplished at the dsp_B menu page located beneath the dsp Aj menu page in the SETUP area Next we need to assign DSP B s outputs to the analog outputs This is accomplished at the outputs menu page in the SETUP area Finally we need to assign DSP B s outputs to the digital outputs This is accomplished at the bottom outputs menu
160. p B used to assign sources for DSP B and to alter input levels for DSP B e SETUP analog used to assign sources to the analog outputs e SETUP digital top page only used to assign sources to the digital outputs e LEVELS dsp Al used to adjust the Wet Dry mix for DSP A and the output levels for DSP A e LEVELS dsp B used to adjust the Wet Dry mix for DSP B and the output levels for DSP B Notice that the analog and digital input levels located on the LEVELS inputs menu page and the analog and digital output levels located on the LEVELS output menu page ate not saved in the Routing Storage area Loading a Routing Remotely Via MIDI To load a routing remotely make sure MIDI is enabled Ai Reich Loops 2 3 HIDI enabled pressure channel program load is on and omni mode is off on the midi menu base channel 1 pitch bend page in the SETUP area Routings will load in response to rae eT ET SUTEN alias es program change messages on the MIDI channel that corresponds L_ t__ 5S500F 10a Tia with base channel 2 In the example above base channel is set to 1 So if we send a Eeich Loops 2 lreutin Internal t14 the program change message 12 on MIDI channel 3 1 2 routings 10 fnalog we would load the routing Analog B gt A You can also load programs on DSP A using base channel 0 and on DSP B using base channel 1 gt See Lo
161. page in the SETUP area Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual 1999 Eventide Inc Ai Filter Dsp i p routing nalog in 1 gt INi HL ee eee Analog in Z gt IN CELAT EA Analog in 3 gt IN CLES eee Analog ind gt INI CELENTE A clock J inpute ME outputs p Ai Filtera Dsp E i p routing dsp out 1 gt INI HL EEE E E IN2 Gain 0 0 dB dsp A out 3 gt IN DRL eee ee dsp a out d gt IMi DRE Be eee dsp out 1 dsp out 2 dsp out dsp out d clock j inputs dp A ETIEN Ai Filter_ Output Routing dsp B out 1 gt gt DIGI dsp B out Z i gt DIGZ dsp B out 4 6 gt DIG dsp B out d gt DIGA Page 43 Orville Operating Manual Dual Quad 1 Load the routing configuration Eight Track A B so you can follow along Hold down the PROGRAM key until the LED next to it starts to blink Scroll through the preset routing configurations until you highlight Eight Track A B and press the SELECT key Analog Inputs gt 5 2 a O g ze G Digital Inputs sindyno jevbiq The first thing we need to do is assign the analog inputs to the aalsa ini TRL eee inputs of DSP A This is accomplished at the dsp A menu page nalog in INC es in the SETUP area analog in q 1N4 CREE Bee lt _clock j inputs M outputs p so eG Ai Filter_ Next we need to assign the digital inputs to DSP B s
162. passing and Muting on page 64 for l EEN more information on this screen The three left hand keys are 7g gers the square right hand key is a menupage To remote one of the triggers press and hold the soft key for Ai AcousticRoom about a second This will then bring up the remote control screen Capture Hidi described above allowing you to choose how you want to control it The flashing underbar as in bypass A above indicates that oo Co Lt done this key is remotely controlled If you change the mode to off on the remote control menupage the underline will of course go away gt To change the one second hold time see Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 92 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 83 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual The use of MIDI groups allows an alternative way to control Orville from MIDI with the minimum of setting up A MIDI group is a numbered sequence of MIDI controllers for example 70 71 72 77 When Orville has been told to respond to this group these controllers will correspond to the parameters on Or ville s screen This allows a multi controller such as the Peavey PC1600 to control Orville with very little configuration required For example referring to the parameter screen at the right the MIDI group from 70 77 would give you the following results 70 predelay Ai Basement Drums 71 decay time predel a BE hi decay 0 0 dE 72 fo
163. programs 85 accepting 64 loading data from ext device 94 sources of 82 files 94 sequencing 64 96 internal 94 setup 96 Memory Cards 94 touching up 96 program 94 single def 68 setup 94 slowing transmission 65 loading programs 20 30 81 system exclusive msgs 13 64 95 96 loading programs on stage 82 system exclusive accepting 64 loading programs remotely 82 Thru port 13 loading routing configurations 39 91 troubleshooting 70 Longdelay uses in Orville 63 module 81 MIDI pedal board manila folders 30 supplying power to 13 Memory Cards mod See place holders accessing banks 79 mod con See redirection and place holders care of 36 mode See external modulation or trigger menu pages checksum error 99 modulating parameters See parameters fixing 99 modulation See external modulation reasons for 99 mounting and handling 35 dumping data from 94 mute See bypassing erasing 101 neighbor s television 33 formatting 36 99 Numeric Keypad inserting 35 location 9 loading data to 94 use 19 memory maintenence 35 OK See Digital inputs removing 10 35 ORIGINAL PROGRAM 87 size of 35 Orville slot location 10 controlling one Orville w another 95 type 35 digital implementation overview 53 use of 35 gen description 6 memory size gen proceedure for using 34 finding out space remaining 80 info about 100 internal 80 overview 6 of Memory Cards 35 outputs See Analog or Digital outputs of typical program 80 overdriving inputs 50 menu pages panic muting 30 info
164. puts menu page in the dsp B out 2 SETUP area Finally we need to assign DSP A s outputs 1 amp 2 to digital out dsp out i t puts 1 amp 2 and DSP B s outputs 1 amp 2 to digital outputs 3 amp 4 dsp A out 2 This is accomplished at the bottom outputs menu page in the ger E out L om SETUP area _cTock ieee oma outputs Mono To Quad Serial With Truly Dry Signal Added to Outputs OK this one doesn t come as a preset routing configuration so we ll have to make it from scratch This sort of routing might be useful for a guitar rig where you d want the effects to play second fiddle to the dry timbre The dotted lines in the diagram are connections just like the solid lines They re dotted for clarity Analog Inputs sindino Boyeuy Digital Inputs sindino jeus i Ai Filtera 0 isp ip routing First we need to assign analog input 1 to all of the inputs of DSP Rar rr A is i i i fmalog in 1 gt INZ A INZ Gain 0 0 dB A This is accomplished at the dsp Aj menu page in the SETUP Aa e ed AE a OIE gin i gt _1N4 CDE TT eee a Vidiludl NCICaASe F Page 46 Orville Operating Manual 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual area Remember ungang parameters by pressing the DOWN CURSOR key i Next we need to assign the outputs of DSP A to the inputs of CIRM Gata oe ocae der B DSP B This is accomplished at the dsp B
165. r signals will y_format f T Coe be present at both the AES EBU 1 2 output and the S P DIF 1 2 output but they can only be one format Note The digital inputs 1 2 need not be assigned to the same protocol as the digital outputs 1 2 In other wotds digital inputs 1 2 can be received at the AES EBU 1 2 input jack and digital outputs 1 2 can be sent via the S P DIF protocol Or vice versa Page 56 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Sampling Rates Orville can Operate over a range of sampling rates from 32kHz to la AcousticRoon program 100kHz Because the higher sampling rates demand more of the banks amp Delays Hodulated lt 45 F l x l ill Programs Auto Tage Flanger F H F EF iil anger signal processing resources some large presets will not operate at 12 Band Flange the higher rates To allow for this Orville has two speeds a bit like gear ratios on a car In the normal lower speed range all presets can run but only sampling rates between 32kHz and Bi Mute Sample Rates Source Int 96 0 kHz EE ee Cunlocked gt 50kHz may be used In the higher speed range some presets Sample Rate 96000 DIN 3 4 unlocked cannot run those which do not have the lightning symbol beside HEHE Ehi AEri their name on the program screen but the whole sampling rate clock eae range may be used It is recommended that you keep Orville in the normal speed
166. r the device sending Orville digital signals supports the protocol you can see the word length at the inputs to Orville Go to the Format menu page in the SETUP area The top two fields on the upper left hand side of the screen display the word length The top field represents the word length Aiea eS ee ec eens at digital inputs 1 2 and the second field from the top represents off E EMPH 1 2 1 out off the word length at digital inputs 3 4 format tempo timer ELE If the input bits are unknown the field reads quite logically unknown If a digital input is unlocked not valid or not connected the field will read Output Word Length If the device to which you are outputting digital signals uses fewer than 24 bits you can dither Orville s output to 20 bits or 16 in Pis E BITS 3 41 out bits Use the top two parameters on the upper right hand side of Hiir Pent Leh ona the Eormat menu page in the SETUP area Your choices for H format timer O E ELE output bits are appropriately 16 20 or 24 The output word length you select for digital outputs 1 2 can differ from the output word length you select for digital outputs 3 4 Although you can leave these parameters set to 24 regardless of what the word length supported by the de vices you are sending signals to is assigning them with care will increase the quality of the result Also if a device supports a word length that falls i
167. r piece of gear If the DOUT 1 2 parameter on the bottom format menu page in the SETUP area is set to AES EBU both digital outputs 1 2 S P DIF and AES EBU 1 2 will be in the professional format If it s set to S P DIF both digital outputs 1 2 will be in the consumer format g AES EBU 3 4 output jack The digital outputs 3 4 are sent out this jack Connect this output to the AES EBU input on another piece of gear h AES EBU 1 2 input jack If the parameter DIN 1 2 on the inputs menu page in the SETUP area is set to AES EBU then digital inputs 1 2 are accepted at this jack Connect the AES EBU output of another piece of gear to this jack i AES EBU 3 4 input jack The digital inputs 3 4 are accepted at this jack Connect the AES EBU output of another piece of gear to this jack See Digital Setup on page 56 PMS CTS a inputs e ee j Analog Audio Outputs Orville s XLR analog audio output jacks are male Pin 1 is ground Pin 2 is phase hot and pin 3 is phase To unbalance the jack use pins 1 and 3 as ground and use J P S pin 2 as hot Ifeither pins 2 or 3 are unconnected you will get more distortion than signal The analog outputs 1 2 3 and 4 send out signals on their corresponding jacks Connect these outputs to the analog inputs of other gear Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 13 1999 Eventide Inc
168. r with UltraShifter capability That s a lot of adjectives It is the successor to a long proud line of digital signal processors that stretches back to a time when most audio manufactur ers didn t know digital audio from Morse code Orville is loaded with features that put it in a class by itself It has four analog inputs four analog outputs four digital inputs and four digital outputs that can all be used simultaneously Routing among them is com pletely flexible anything to anything What s more Orville houses two independent signal processors each having four inputs and four outputs imaginatively dubbed DSP A and DSP B The two proces sors can be run in parallel in series or in any mutant variation thereof The variety and depth of the programs that run on the DSPs are truly amazing from lush reverbs to cho ruses to flanges to delays to pitch shifters to dynamics to EQs to filters to distortions to synthesizers to samplers to ring modulators and everything in between Most frequency and time dependent parameters e g delays LFO s synchronize to a system tempo for ease of use And if that s not enough DSP A boasts nearly three minutes of sample time 7 addition to the 40 seconds of delay time found on both DSP A and DSP B And for the user who is interested in making his or her own programs if the huge number of factory pro grams aren t enough Orville continues the modular progr
169. ram number to 36 and the name to Irritating TV the screen would look like this After selecting save the screen changes to confirm that the pro gram is now saved in the correct bank and in the correct program slot Now you can load your tweak and feel edgy and irritated even when the neighbors are on vacation To read about using Memory Cards see Memory Cards on page 36 a Save current program b 72 PX Communication PIprogram number 36 name Irritating TU O lt cancel banks FRR PRS ue ee 20 Shortwave Radio 21 Traffic Report 36 Irritating T Programs To update a program you have already saved see Updating a Program on page 84 gt To link programs from different banks for ease of loading in say a live situation see Linking Programs on page 85 To compare your tweaks with the saved version of a program see Comparing a Currently Loaded Program With The Original Saved Version on page 87 Page 34 Orville Operating Manual 1999 Eventide Inc Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Wrap Up So there you have it The procedure we followed in this Quickstart section is more or less the procedure you will follow whenever you use Orville First you will determine an appropriate routing configuration for the task at hand and either load it from the Routing area or make it from scratch you ll learn how in the Operation guide Then you ll
170. range unless you need to use the higher sam pling rates To change the High Speed mode go to the clock menu page in the SETUP area Using the Internal Clock When you use the internal clock the system sampling rate will i Amp u lation Sample Rates A x i Source Int 48 0 kH LL Cunlocked gt correspond with the internal clock s sampling rate The system Sample Rate 48000 DIN 3 4 OKO sampling rate is the sampling rate used for all internal processing Wee could Unless sample rate conversion is on bottom page under clock RT ea E LE G clock in the SETUP area s pping will occur on any digital inputs unless they are externally locked to one of Orville s digital outputs See The Status Of The Digital I Os When Using The Internal Clock on page 58 Selecting The Internal Clock s Rate To select the internal clock set the Source parameter on the clock menu page in the SETUP area to Int 44 1 kHz Int 48 0 kHz Int 88 2 kHz with High Speed enabled or Int 96 0 kHz with High Speed enabled 44 1 kHz The rate of standard compact disks The 44 1 kHz sample rate indicator is illumi nated The highest reproducible audio frequency is 20kHz 48 kHz The professional rate The highest reproducible audio frequency is 22kHz 88 2 kHz Twice the rate of standard compact disks This raises the highest possible repro ducible audio frequency to 40 kHz The cost of these 20
171. rating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Finally we can cut the level of each output of each DSP if we so desire This is done on the left hand side of the dsp OUTI Het Dry 100 TTT rT A OUT Het Dry 100 PELE A or dsp B menu pages in the LEVELS area not to be con OUT Het Dry 100 MEITENE ATT A OUTA Het Dry 100 SEER fused with menu pages of the same names in the SETUP MEAM eter inputs area l The dsp_B menu page is located below the dsp A menu page Output levels can be cut from 0 to 100 dB By pressing the DOWN CURSOR key to un gang the parameters individual output levels can be adjusted independently of the others Note that software versions 3 0 and above have improved wet dry dynamics in older versions a 50 mix caused the total output voltage to drop by 6dB relative to 0 mix or 100 mix No more Now a 50 mix is just as loud as either extreme Note All of the parameters discussed in this section can be remote controlled via MIDI or the foot pedal jacks To learn how read e Setting Up the External Controllers on page 66 e External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages on page 70 e Remote Controlling Parameters on page 83 Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Outputs You can control the level of the analog outputs and the digital outputs These adjustments are made
172. ring to sleeve This will require a 2 pole switch Alternatively the same results may be obtained by pressing the first two switches simultaneously to simulate the third switch See drawing on page 74 In 3 switch mode e tip is high when a switch connected between tip and sleeve is closed and the third switch is open e ring is high when a switch connected between ring and sleeve is closed and the third switch is open e tip amp ring is high when the third switch is closed MIDI control message 1 typically assigned to the mod wheel on a MIDI keyboard MIDI channel pressure message MIDI pitch bend message MIDI control message 2 typically assigned to the breath controller on a MIDI key board MIDI control message 4 typically assigned to the foot controller on a MIDI key board MIDI control message 5 typically assigned to portamento Orville Operating Manual Page 71 1999 Eventide Inc volume balance pan expression general 1 2 3 MIDI double MIDI single note on note switch MIDI program MIDI Clock MIDI start MIDI stop Orville Operating Manual MIDI control message 7 typically assigned to volume changes MIDI control message 8 typically assigned to balance MIDI control message 10 typically assigned to panning MIDI control message 11 typically assigned to the expression controller on a MIDI keyboard and 4 MIDI control messages 16 17 18
173. rol on Orville is mot at the box level it s at the DSP level To understand the ramifications of this pretend we re sending a signal from the inputs block to DSP B The program loaded on DSP B is a dense reverb and the OUTx Wet Dry parameters for all four outputs of DSP B are set to 100 the output is totally processed Now let s say you connect all four outputs of DSP B to the inputs of DSP A That would mean that the signals at the inputs to DSP A are reverberant Now let s say you set the OUTx Wet Dry parameters for all four outputs of DSP A to 0 not processed at all DSP A s outputs would be identical to its inputs reverberant not the sort of signal we d normally call dry The important thing to realize is that the Wet Dry ratio control for each DSP is relative to that DSP It might be better thought of as a Wet Bypass ratio The Wet to Dry ratio control for DSP B can be found on the left hand side of the asp B menu page located below the sp Al 2 Net Or ZEB OUT2 Level 0 0dB rr ESE OUTS Level O 0dE menu page in the LEVELS area not to be confused with a menu Dr EEE OUTA Level 0 0dB page of the same name in the SETUP area To access the dsp B menu page either press the dsp A SOFT KEY a second time or press the DSP A B key The dsp B menu page operates just as the dsp Aj menu page does Page 54 Orville Ope
174. ry Cards A standard Memory Card is 524 288 bytes 1 2 a megabyte although Orville will support cards up to 4 194 304 bytes 4 megabytes Note Memory Cards must be PCMCIA type 1 static RAM card Orville does not support Flash cards A Memory Card will not maintain memory if the battery dies or if the battery is removed To change the battery without losing information change it while it s plugged into a powered up Harmonizer A conserva tive estimate puts the lifetime of a battery at a year Like gambling on the stock market bet only what you can afford to lose Insert a Memory Card by pushing it into its slot until it locks into place The Memory Card Release will lengthen and the display will briefly read Checking Memory Card of Checking GTR Li brary of generally Checking whatever the name of this card is Remove a Memory Card by pressing the Memory Card Release but don t remove a Memory Card when the BUSY LED is lit A program that was loaded from a Memory Card continues to run even if the Mem oty Card is subsequently removed The Memory Card only needs to be in place during PROGRAM and Routing Storage area functions such as lt load gt lt save gt lt update gt lt delete gt etc The BUSY LED is used to indicate that a Memory Card is being written to However if there is no Memory Card in place the BUSY LED indicates data at the MIDI In port or the serial port You may want to u
175. s Of course it wouldn t hurt anything if you did but the signals at the two outputs connected to dead inputs would be lost This scenario is depicted in the diagram above It s important for you to think about which inputs and which outputs from DSP A and DSP B are dead in the context of the routing configuration you ve chosen For more information on this topic including examples see Programs Effect on Routing Decisions on page 48 Setting Input Levels As we re sure you know getting a high but not distorted signal at a Dual External Sh eter setup T every point in a signal path is essential The Level Meters help us Source analog in decay time 0 30 sec to achieve this goal In the LEVELS area go to the meter menu Peak hold 1 0 sec page to reach this screen Adjust Source with the KNOB or the INC DEC keys to read either analog in of digital in depend ing on which input levels you would like to view The four Level Meters now reflect either the four analog inputs or the four digital inputs dsp A Bs inputs output In this cursory introduction we only fiddle with the levels at the AL Freanat Nate u2 e mee inputs but rest assured you can change levels anywhere in the analog 2 0 1 d signal path analog 4 0 0 dB gt See e Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Inputs on page 53 e Input Levels Wet Dry Ratios and Output Levels for Each DSP on pa
176. s four analog outputs four digital inputs and four digital outputs all at our disposal all the time See The Back Panel on page 12 for information on the jack types and their specifications OUT eG Hook up the analog inputs to suitable output sources such as an analog mixer s effect sends or the outputs of a preamplifier You may want to split up the four analog inputs For example you could connect two effects sends to analog inputs 1 and 2 and the output of a stereo preamplifier to analog inputs 3 and 4 The connections may be made with either balanced XLR connectors or unbalanced 1 4 connectors You can plug a guitar into the 1 4 jacks but you will need to turn up the input gain See Setting Input Levels on page 29 Hook up the balanced analog outputs to suitable input recipients such as an analog mixer or an amplifier As with the analog inputs you may wish to split up the four analog outputs Hook up the digital inputs to suitable output sources such as a DAW digital audio workstation or a key board with digital outputs Unlike the analog interface the sources of your digital signals must come in pairs Further digital inputs 1 and 2 are taken from either the AES EBU 1 2 input jack or the S P DIF 1 2 input jack see below to learn how to switch between the two Digital inputs 3 and 4 are necessarily taken from the AES EBU 3 4 input jack Hook up the digital outputs to suitable input recipients such as a DAW a
177. s renaming 80 location 9 selecting when saving programs 33 use19 slots 30 79 curves type of parameter 89 90 baud rate See serial port Cxl key beer effect on Orville 35 location 9 bits use21 choosing word length for input that falls between fixed rates 59 D A conversion 55 58 dithering 53 59 rate of 53 input 53 59 dead DSP ins outs 47 See routing and I O Identifier input less than 24 bit 53 59 examples of 48 input display 59 O K use of 48 Page 108 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Index deleting programs deleting routing configurations device ID factory default selecting use64 digital demons avoiding digital emphasis Digital inputs adjusting level of effect on external clock hooking up measuring the level of OK reading the status of slipping unlocked Digital outputs hooking up level control measuring the level of sampling rate of display adjusting cont bright gen description distortion intentional overdriving inputs dithering dry confusing use of word DSP A B key location use8 17 31 32 49 81 87 94 DSP Display Indicator areas where pertinent gen description DSPs both running difference between input levels of measuring the input level of measuring the output level of output levels of wet dry ratio dumping data files internal Memory Cards program setup Electronic Serial Number emphasis Ent key location entering text errors
178. s in a better gain structure The moral Use the boost cut on the inputs page only as a last resort Note All of the parameters discussed in this section can be remote controlled via MIDI or the foot pedal jacks To learn how read e Setting Up the External Controllers on page 66 e External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages on page 70 e Remote Controlling Parameters on page 83 Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 53 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Input Levels Wet Dry Ratios and Output Levels for Each DSP You can control the input level for each input of each DSP the wet to dry ratio of each channel of each DSP and the output level for each output of each DSP All of these settings are saved and loaded with a routing configuration in the Routing Storage area See Storing and Loading Routing Configurations on page 40 The input level for each input of DSP A is controlled on the analog in 1 gt INL i 2 i i nalog in 2 gt INZ right hand side of the dsp A menu page in the SETUP area NOt Aarau am to be confused with a menu page of the same name in the fnalog in 4 gt IN4 LEVELS area You can cut the input signal from 0 to 100 dB s _cfock I ineuts ECM _outeuts By pressing the DOWN CURSOR key to ungang the parameters cuts can be made on single inputs inde pendently of the others The input level for each input of DSP
179. s page press the kdone SOFT KEY Tf you d like to set the scale value in a mathematically precise way here s the equation to know max parameter value min parameter value full range scale Ei Del ay_H dela mode mod wheel channel base 2 setup Capture Hidi scale 100 0 CEE 100 ms o 00 MAR Ce mode mod wheel Capture Hidi channel base 2 delay 32500 ms 10 00 M mode mod wheel Capture Hidi channel base 2 delay F323 ms 99 22 Ei Delay Mo 6 cetup mode mod wheel channel base 2 a delay 700 ms 33 22 M where max parameter value is the maximum parameter value you would like min parameter value is the minimum parameter value you wouid like full range is the distance between the possible minimum and maximum parameter values and scale is the value of the parameter scale divided by 100 An example is in order no Let s repeat the above example in a more precise manner Reload the program Delay _M from the Delays bank if you would like to follow along Were going to modulate the delay time in this simple program Highlight the delay parameter in the PARAMETER area Press and hold the SELECT key until the menu page shown to the right appears again we re remote controlling this parameter Let s say we want to modulate it with the external controller mod wheel on MIDI channel 3 We could either directly adjust the mod
180. s sign to enter numeric values or to enter numeric text in a text field See Using the Cursor Keys the SELECT key the NUMERIC KEYPAD and the KNOB on page 20 Cancels the last entered digit It s like the backspace key on a computer Use these keys to increment or decrement a parameter s value See Using the Cursor Keys the SELECT key the NUMERIC KEYPAD and the KNOB on page 20 After you ve entered a numeric value with the NUMERIC KEYPAD press ENT to en ter it Page 10 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Q BUSY LED R Memory Card slot Orville Operating Manual If a Memory Card is in place this LED illuminates when data is being written to the card Don t remove the Memory Card if this LED is lit If no Memory Card is in place this illuminates when data is present at the MIDI In port or at the serial port Use the latter feature to troubleshoot communication problems between Orville and the rest of the world Insert a Memory Card here to add new programs or to save your own See Memory Cards on page 36 S Memory Card release T LEVELS U SETUP V POWER Manual Release 1 2 Press this key to release the Memory Card but don t press it if the BUSY LED 1s lit Pressing this key accesses menus for metering and levels See Controlling Levels on page 51 Pressing this key accesses menus for routing digital configuration MIDI configura tion
181. sampler or a DAT machine As with the digital inputs the recipients of your digital signals must come in pairs Further digital outputs 1 and 2 are sent from either the AES EBU 1 2 output jack or the S P DIF 1 2 output jack see below to learn how to switch between the two Digital outputs 3 and 4 are necessarily sent from the AES EBU 3 4 output jack Note You don t have to hook up all 16 inputs and outputs Just be mindful of which are hooked up and which aren t when we get to routing below Page 24 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual gt To make sure we aren t stopped before we start go to the elock Ptestan Nate ya ary Ons i Sample Rate 48000 DIM 3 4 aul ocked gt menu page in the PETUR area you may have to press the SETUP key a few ia epced ETEF times to find it If you aren t using the digital inputs set the Source Hord Clock disabled lock MDC L parameter to Int 48 0 kHz as shown to the right using the M clock inputs _dsp_A_j _outputs p CURSOR keys and the KNOB ali Ai Program Name ya Sample Rates If you are using the digital inputs set the parameter Source to aa E r r cunt ocked AES EBU 1 2 ot S P DIF 1 2 depending on which you ve selected as the Sample Rate 42000 DIN 34 Cunlocked gt sasha Gye Baye SE High Speed disabled digital input see the paragraph below Orville will derive its sampling rate Hord
182. se this latter feature during a session that requires periodic use of a Memory Card Simply insert the Memory Card when you need to load something from it or save something to it Remove it when you are done loading or saving and the BUSY LED will be available for data indication Page 36 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual When a Memory Card is inserted Orville may report that the card is not formatted and offer to format it If the Memory Card has already been formatted and the format question is presented then there is a problem Try removing and reinserting the card Try blowing on the business end of the card like an old Atari 2600 game no spittle Formatting will erase all programs and banks on the card A bank with the name Mem ory Card will be created on the card when you format it Use the lt bank gt SOFT KEY to create new banks on the Memory Card gt To manually format a Memory Card see Fixing Memory Card Problems on page 100 gt To learn how to create a new bank see Creating a New Bank or Renaming an Old Bank on page 80 gt To find out how much memory is free on a memory card see The Size of a Program and Its Ramifications for Storage on page 80 Note Like fine china Memory Cards are fragile e Treat them with respect e Don t lie to them e Don t store them on your dashboard or in your toaster e Avoid shocking them with static el
183. sing 7 jack 1 2 gen description 16 input location 12 Bypass Status LEDs 60 61 input selecting 12553 blinking 8 60 output location 12 location 8 output selecting 12 53 solidly lit 8 61 jack 3 4 bypassing 60 input location 12 actually bypassing DSPs 61 output location 12 actually bypassing system 60 specs 12 dsp bypass 60 61 alphanumeric characters list 21 machine 61 Analog inputs muting 30 60 61 unbalancing XLRs 12 panic muting 30 adjusting level of 50 tly bypass 60 hooking up 22 system bypass options 60 location 12 w power off 10 measuring the level of 49 w System Bypass key 7 specs 12 career advancement 29 Analog outputs checksum 98 99 unbalancing 12 comparing programs w saved version 87 hooking up 22 contrast adjusting the 15 level control 52 controllers See external controllers location 12 controlling one Orville w another 95 measuring the level of 49 conversion A D or D A See A D or D A conversion specs 12 conversion sample rate See sample rate conversion Atari 2600 36 copying programs 84 automating mixdowns 64 crashing bank field 20 reformatting internal memory 101 banks what to do if a particular program crashed Orville 102 accessing 79 creating your own programs See Patch Editor area accessing on a Memory Card 79 crystal See user supplied crystal common to both DSPs 80 cursor creating new 80 moving 9 19 creating on Memory Cards 80 moving in Program amp Routing Storage areas 20 gen discussion of 79 Cursor key
184. swentiels he next steo Orville Operating Manual for software version 3 0 Part No 141032 Manual Release 1 2 4 April 2003 1999 Eventide Inc One Alsan Way Little Ferry NJ 07643 USA Harmonizer is a registered trademark of Eventide Inc for its audio special effects devices incorporating pitch shift Orville and Ultrashifter are trademarks of Eventide Inc This Page Intentionally Left Blank Orville Operating Manual Table of Contents HOWTO USE THIS MANUAL 2 cs5s detecscussseesses udeaseisodesessccssasessoigodsstsadens deed soageussee Eiaa S EEEa TEREE ES soucschaets castes raaa AGAS EES Raan SNARE EEPE Eaa SEESAV REES eass 5 OVERVIEW AND QUICKSTART 6 PREA eA PICTURE A E E E EE S E 6 KNOBS KEYS AND JACKS nara aa s E a KE S Aa EEE SE Ea a aa E EEE ANEK E EE E EE EATE S 8 The Front Panel 8 The Back Panel 12 GETIINGAROUND AND ALTERING PARAMETERS aaa aaa E r EE AE RaP AEEA E AA dae E A S 16 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast of the Display 16 The Areas of Orville 16 Understanding the Display and SOFT KEYS 18 Using the Cursor Keys the SELECT key the NUMERIC KEYPAD and the KNOB 20 Ganged Parameters 20 Using the Cursor Keys and the KNOB in the PROGRAM and Routing Storage Areas 21 Entering or Changing Text 23 QUICKSTART OR NEARLY INSTANT GRATIFICATION oeu nea a a a E E E a E E 24 Hooking Up 24 Loading Routing Configurations 26 The I O Identifier 28 Setting Input Levels 29
185. t In our example to the right the x value is 12500 Hz and the y value is 12 6 dB With the cursor in the y field as shown above the LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys change the x value while the KNOB and NUMERIC KEYPAD change the y value With the cursor in the x field the LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys the KNOB and the NUMERIC KEYPAD all change the x value Use the UP and DOWN CURSOR keys to move between the graphic interface and other parameters on the screen Page 90 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual For example pressing the LEFT CURSOR key several times on the Emaar above screen would change the x value and result in the screen to Boost 1 Hast O 200 Hz ao L the right 13 1 dB Spinning the KNOB on the above screen would change the y value isle trafic Eg Channel L Levels and result in the screen to the right Hast O Pressing the DOWN CURSOR key on the screen above would move the cursor from the graphic interface to the Mast parameter Curve modules behave just like graphics but their function is a little different Here we have loaded the program Band Distort from the ee Bend E Band way Inst Distortion bank On the curves menu page in the kapa m ee ono PARAMETER area we find two curves Think of the audio ea me a ee signal being processed by this program as ranging in amplitude _nain e shifts info
186. t SOFT KEY in the PROGRAM atea if you don t see this SOFT KEY press the PROGRAM key again Doing so will call up the screen shown on the right The second line bank num ber allows you to select the bank slot you want to name If the slot you select has been named at some time in the past or currently has a name you will be renaming it If the slot you select has never been named before you will essentially be creating a new bank in that slot The third line name allows you to modify an existing name or enter a new one The fourth line place determines whether you re naming a bank in in ternal memory or on the Memory Card When you are satisfied with the bank number name and place high light the box next to save and press the SELECT key to confirm If you get cold feet you can place the cur sot over cancel and press the SELECT key to abort You can rename the factory banks if this amuses you but not the factory programs See Entering or Changing Text on page 23 The Size of a Program and Its Ramifications for Storage Finite things overrun the world we inhabit There is a limit to the space available in Orville for the storage of programs Not everything is perfect Roughly 500 kilobytes of space is available for storing your programs in ternally A program typically requires between 1 kilobyte and 16 kilobytes of space for storage In the worst case that means that you can store 30 pr
187. t delete gt Linking Programs Allowing Programs that are Actually Saved in Multiple Banks to Appear as Though They are Saved in the Same Bank Saving programs in an orderly fashion in a single bank can facilitate many tasks One such task would be the loading of programs on stage Who wants to go scrolling hither thither and yon searching among hundreds of programs for the solo effect that has to happen NOW In such a situation you d like to save all of the programs you ll use in the show in one bank in the order they ll be used But if all of the pro grams you ll use in the show are already saved elsewhere in Orville won t re saving them to the Live bank waste a lot of precious storage space Yes Watson it would but we can circumvent that problem by Link ing programs to the Live bank You can read about remotely loading programs in Loading a Program Remotely on page 82 A sink requires a paltry 38 bytes of storage space recall that the smallest of programs require around 1000 bytes In reality the link tells Orville where the program of interest is actually saved but as far as you re concerned the link zs the program of interest To link a program first go to the PROGRAM area Select the bank prog x banks 36 The Timeout Drawer where you would like a link to show up In our example we ll Prograns SERTE place a link in the bank called The Timeout Drawer info gt e bank gt _
188. t the output levels cannot be changed mute Mutes the outputs of the bypassed DSP The routing configuration still applies Put Orville into machine bypass mode by pressing either the lt bypass A gt SOFT KEY or the lt bypass B gt SOFT system mute KEY As you d expect pressing the lt bypass A gt SOFT KEY bypasses DSP A and pressing the lt bypass B gt EEA SOFT KEY bypasses DSP B The corresponding Bypass Status LED will light when a DSP is bypassed To un bypass a DSP press its lt bypass x gt SOFT KEY again Its corresponding Bypass Status LED will grow dark See CAPTURE on page 76 to see how to remote control the bypass functions Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 65 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual EXTERNAL CONTROLLERS External controllers are inputs to Orville that allow the modulation of parameters from a source outside Orville These include the foot pedal jacks 1 and 2 the relay jack and MIDI In addition to modulating parameters such as delay times pitch shift LFO rate etc in programs the external controllers can be used to modulate box level parameters such as input levels Wet Dry mix and even screen contrast why you would want to modulate screen contrast no one knows but it s nice to know you can See e Setting Up the External Controllers on page 66 e External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages on page 70 e Remote Controlling Parame
189. ters on page 83 In addition external controllers can be used to advance through programs See Loading a Program Remotely on page 82 Here we will discuss the global setup of these external controllers Setting Up the External Controllers Foot Pedals 1 and 2 Each foot pedal jack accepts a stereo tip ring sleeve 1 4 con nector see diagram below Between the ring and sleeve is a fixed 5 volts provided by Orville The foot pedal that is hooked up to the jack and returned between the tip and the sleeve alters that voltage The pedals menu page in the SETUP area allows you to il pedals dnp nexteroal calibrate the foot pedal jacks for the particular foot pedals you are using The top menu page calibrates jack 1 and the bottom menu page calibrates jack 2 just press the jpedals SOFT KEY to toggle between the two The horizontal bar graph at the top of the menu page represents the current foot pedal position relative to the calibration Ai Hultitap Dela tt ET TTT 7 2 M To calibrate your pedal highlight the Calibrate parameter with the cursor and press the SELECT key Rock your foot pedal heel C hit anu Kew whan donec through its full range of motion from full minimum heel to Calibrate full maximum toe and then press any key The heel and toe lt EEZEEM dune mertere parameters will jump to reflect their new calibrated values You re done
190. ting parameters for the program 4 6 Grafic Eq that is loaded on DSP A Ei 4_interval Shift Shift Params Intervall Perts FineTune O nts Interval Perf4 Interval Augll Honitor 1 Interval4d minid Val ue TOO nts AMi O nhi b Info Pressing the DSP A B key toggles the display from parameters for the program running on DSP A to pa rameters for the program running on DSP B After pressing the DSP A B key we get the screen to the right Now we can adjust parameters for the program 4 Interval Shift that is loaded on DSP B Page 32 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Many but by no means all of the programs in Orville currently a a E Ai AcousticRoom misc setup support an expert mode feature The expert mode parameter METIER controlling this feature is found on the menu page in the UAE ae SETUP area you may have to press the SETUP key a few times Feal JC dup Pe to find it A setting of 0 Azdes all but the most relevant menu pages in the PARAMETER area Conversely a setting of 9 reveals all of the available menu pages in the PARAMETER area Settings between 0 and 9 reveal an increasing number of menu pages in the PARAMETER area Leave expert mode at 9 if you like lots of parameters to tinker with at 0 if you find lots of parameters an noying or somewhere in between if your tastes fall somewhere in between See Misce
191. to the dead inputs 3 and 4 and the dead outputs 3 and 4 but it doesn t matter in this case You aren t attempting to pass signals on these dead connections You re only using the live inputs 1 and 2 and the live outputs 1 and 2 Again making a dead connection isn t a bad thing as long as you don t fool yourself into thinking that it s actually passing a signal running Stereo Filter 22 syndy jev6iq Digital Outputs The moral Not all the inputs and outputs on a given DSP are necessarily live Exactly how many are live depends on the program that is being run To prevent signals from becoming lost keep the I O Identi fier and its impact on your routing configuration in mind Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 49 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Before we leave this section we should mention that although we just asked you to always keep the I O Identifier in mind you will seldom need to alter a chosen routing configuration to suit a program im practice You ll find that things tend to work out better than the bad news examples above might lead you to be lieve Page 50 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Controlling Levels The Levels Meters Now that you re comfortable routing signals in Orville we can ex Bi Resonechos meter setup plore the Level Meters Once you understand the Le
192. trically isolated from Orville See the separate Programming Manual for information on con trolling the relays MIDI is used for instrument to instrument digital communications Orville sends and receives Eventide system exclusive messages that allow a MIDI sequencer to remote control Orville among other things In addition Orville may respond to standard MIDI messages and may output standard MIDI messages Orville has three MIDI ports e In Orville accepts and processes MIDI messages received at the MIDI In port The connector is 7 pin and can provide power to a suitable pedal board provided you supply power at the Remote Power In socket described below It can also send MIDI messages from this connector to a suitably equipped system This means for example that a pedal board can be connected to Orville by means of a single cable that supplies power as well as a communication path A normal 5 pin MIDI cable can be used as a standard MIDI input e Out Orville sends MIDI messages to other devices via the Out port MIDI mes sages are also sent out the serial port if they are enabled e Thru Any MIDI information received at the MIDI In port is echoed directly to the MIDI Thru port regardless of Orville s configuration as ong as Orville is powered up With the Memory Card removed the BUSY LED on the front panel illuminates whenever a MIDI message is received at the MIDI In port Note If the serial port is e
193. ts will positively affect your popularity Anonymous In a moment you ll be loading and playing with programs but be fore you do let it be said that Orville can produce LOUD sounds _ machine dsp bypass with very little warning in some of the programs in some situations It would be nice to have a panic key to press in such a situation bypass E ETE Lers arrange things so that pressing and holding the BYPASS key for one second mutes all of Orville s outputs Go to the joptions menu in the BYPASS area Change the value of the system parameter to mute as shown above with the KNOB or the INC DEC keys Now hold down the BYPASS key After a second the A and B LEDs begin to blink you ve muted Orville To unmute simply hold down the BYPASS key again For more information see Bypassing and Muting on page 64 gt To change the one second hold time see Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 92 Number of Programs in this Bank Theo Four program banks 1 Pitch Shifters Programs 1 Interval Shift eal _Keverseletra C 778 Hono Shift 22 Highlighted Program Program slots V O Identifier Loading Programs Assuming you ve loaded an appropriate routing configuration Orville should be ready to process All that remains is to load a program into each DSP To load a program enter the PROGRAM area You ll see a box that says b
194. tton type battery is mounted internally and powers Orville s memory when the power is off This should last about five years before it needs to be changed longer if Orville is left powered up much of the time The number of hours for which the unit has been operating powered and unpowered can be found under SETUP service information This battery should be replaced by a qualified technician only since it must be replaced when Orville is powered up in order to preserve the internal memory contents Contact your Eventide Service Center to have this battery replaced IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE FOR LITHIUM BATTERY Q Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Q Replace only with same or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer Q Dispose of battery according to manufacturer s instructions Clear Setup At the factory all of the adjustable parameters in Orville are set to nominal values called factory defaults To return these parameters to their factory defaults go to the vice menu page in the SETUP area The parameters af fected include e everything in the BYPASS area Ai Ring Hodul ator O fix internal O format internal O fix card O format card 4 service i di ext mod _com display service functions information SOr e everything in the LEVELS area e everything in the SETUP area Highlight clear setup and press the SELECT key Press ing the lt yes gt SO
195. u page in the SETUP area A channel omni single placeholder is filled by on y one actual external uo CO i _ midi t M display pedals controller In the example screen shown to the right the actual AIE external fi ET LETA ELE external controller mod wheel has been selected to fill the placeholder assign 3 Now all of the and here example screens shown above would actually be modulated by the mod wheel Moreover the value in parenthases above low would change mode assign 2 Pee to mod wheel mod wheel range 100 0 dB tupe absolute 100 0 The external menu page is stacked Press the external H donet mode note on Eee r E SOFT KEY repeatedly to cycle through menu pages for assign 1 channel omni assign 2 assign 3 assign 8 trig 1 and trig 2 These menu pages on CoO behave just like those that were discussed in External Modulation and LIL external it TET2 ET ea To ELER Trigger Menu Pages on page 70 except that there is no scale parameter This makes sense because a single placeholder can be selected to externally control a multitude of parameters Scaling is done on the ex ternal modulation or trigger menu pages littered throughout Orville that have as their mode the place holder So redirection allows you to configure your external modulation and trigger menu pages to suit the par ticulars of yo
196. up a small number of non critical settings such as screen brightness will not be re stored until the system is restarted MISCELLANEOUS SETUP OPTIONS This menu contains a number of assorted setup options that are unrelated to the other pages Key hold is the time for which a key must be held down to daracasi trigger Key Hold functions such as expert mode 0 uheel speed 20 extra sync no Routing Storage on page 16 Setup Storage on page 16 Remote Controlling Parameters on page 83 C dump TT misc Page 92 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Expert mode allows more or less information to be displayed on certain programs as well has hiding some warning messages depending on its setting For more information see page 33 Extra sync changes the choice of audio synchronization sources If it is set to no the choices are as shown under Selecting The Internal Clock s Rate on page 57 If on the other hand it is set to yes two further options appear as described below These are normally hidden since they are rarely used and a mistake in selection will mute Orville s output ext clk user xtl favorites wheel speed Manual Release 1 2 this allows Orville to be synchronized to an external TTL level clock Its use is not recommended for sample rates above 50kHz See Connecting user supplied crystals and external clocks on page 98 for more inf
197. ur studio rack setup Let s say you frequently use a foot pedal the pitch wheel the mod wheel and MIDI controller 10 pan to do external modulations and MIDI note on and MIDI start to do external triggers Instead of explicitly assigning all of these external controllers on external modulation and trigger menu pages in the programs that you save you could instead assign assign 1 assign 2 assign 3 assign 8 trig 1 and rig 2 Then go to the external menu page in the SETUP area and assign the foot pedal to assign 7 the pitch wheel to assign 2 the mod wheel to assign 3 MIDI controller 10 to assign 4 MIDI note on to 7g 7 and MIDI start to 7 2 Here are the benefits If you take Orville on the road and need to use different external controllers you don t have to re edit all of the programs you use Instead just reassign the placeholders If you take Or ville to a foreign studio with a different set of convenient external controllers you don t have to re edit all of the programs you use Instead just reassign the placeholders If you get a new sequencer that has dif ferent convenient controllers than the ones you ve been using you don t have to re edit all of the pro grams you use Instead All right You get the idea Page 80 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Let s run through an example to make sure we re clear abo
198. urn your warranty form When we receive a unit this is how we determine whether it is under warranty 1 Ifthe unit was shipped within the past calendar year we assume that it is unless there is evidence to the contrary such as its having been sold as used or rented etc 2 Ifthe unit was shipped from our factory longer than a calendar year ago we assume it isn t under warranty unless A There is a warranty form on file showing that it has been purchased within the past year under appropriate conditions B You send a copy of your purchase invoice indicating warranty status along with the unit 3 Ifthe unit was used as a demo the warranty runs from the date that it was received by the dealer The original purchaser gets the unexpired portion of that warranty When you send a unit for repair you should indicate whether or not you believe it to be under warranty If you do not say so and we charge you for the repair we will not refund unless the charge was caused by an error on our part If you believe the unit to be under warranty and you do say so but we disagree you will not incur any charges until the dispute is resolved Reading the above you can see that it is to your advantage to send in the warranty form when you purchase the unit Also if we know who you are we can send you updates notifications and advise you of new products It will also enable you to re ceive pre shipment of parts discussed herein Who performs warranty work
199. ut 1 analog input 2 analog input 3 and analog input 4 If Source is set to machine in and the upper left hand corner of the screen reads B the four Level Meters will display the level of DSP B input 1 DSP B input 2 DSP B input 3 and DSP B input 4 The pattern continues with the four Level Meters displaying the level of the four signals at a point in the signal path selected by Source The parameter decay time determines how long the meters take HS LEIRGIDET EES A 1 a z bn a ry A Source digital in to go from full deflection to zero measuring an impulse The decay time 0 30 sec parameter peak hold determines how long the meters hold their highest reading dsp A meter Peak hold 1 0 sec The top most LED on each meter indicates that the signal is clipping The LED below the top most one indicates that the signal is just 0 06dB below clipping Each LED below the second falls off at 3dB per decrement with the exception of the bottom ones which light if any signal is present actually if the signal is above 40dB If the upper left hand corner of the screen reads A the currently displayed DSP is DSP A If the upper left hand corner of the screen reads B the currently displayed DSP is DSP B Both DSPs are always running but only the parameters for one of them can be displayed at a time Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating Manual Page 51 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manu
200. ut what s going on here While we re going to use placeholders to modulate system level parameters you would normally use them to modulate parameters in programs such as feedback chorus level pitchshift etc Ai mAColorDelays input gains Analog 1 0 0 dB Digital 1 0 0 dE Analog 2 0 0 dE Digital 2 0 0 dE Analog 3 0 0 dE Digital 3 0 0 dE Analog 4 0 0 dE Digital 4 0 0 dE inputs Let s highlight Digital 1 on the inputs menu page in the LEVELS area Remember to press the DOWN CURSOR key to ungang parameters Press and hold the SELECT key for one second The menu Capture Hidi H range 100 0 d page to the right appears type unipolar To change the one second hold time see Miscellaneous Setup Options 0 Coy on page 92 M o dones mode assign Capture Hidi mod wheel gt type absolute Set the mode to assign 3 and range to 100 0dB 100 0 done m_ACol orDel ays Hachine A Levels A OUT Het Dry 100 OUTL Level 0 0dB A OUT Het Dry 100 OUT Level 0 0dB A OUT Het Dry 100 a OUTF Level O 0dE 3 EA OUT Level O 0dB SES neter_ inputs _output_ Next let s highlight A OUT4 Wet Dry on the dsp A menu page in the LEVELS area Remember to press the DOWN CURSOR key to ungang parameters Press and hold the SELECT key for one second Set the mode fii_Eurhetemec f_OUT4 Het setup mode assign Pee t
201. uts 1 2 and the sampling rate of digital inputs 3 4 the greater the distortion OK For DIN 1 2 this means that the sampling rate is stable For DIN 3 4 this means that signals are present and synchronized to digital inputs 1 2 unlocked no signals are present the signals sampling rate is changing suddenly the signals sampling rate is very unstable or something is dreadfully wrong with the signals The sampling rate at the digital outputs will be the same as the sampling rate of digital inputs 1 2 which is the system sampling rate in external A D and D A conversion will be done at the sampling rate of digital inputs 1 2 which is the system sampling rate in external Understanding The System Sampling Rate And External Sync Indicator When Using The External Clock The System Sampling Rate and External Sync Indicator is the box of five LEDs imme O 96 kHz diately to the left of the display The top four LEDs indicate the status of the system sampling rate e Solidly lit When one of the top four LEDs is solidly lit the system sampling rate is exact 0 05 the LED corresponding to the system sampling rate will illuminate e Blinking When one of the top four LEDs is blinking the system sampling rate is between one of the fixed rates the LED corresponding to the nearest sampling rate will blink Ai Timeout Spore Sample Rates Source AES EBU 1 72 DIM 17 COR Use the Sample Rate field on th
202. vel Meters p _Resonechos __ you can adjust levels along the signal path There are four individ _ Begpy tige P a0 see ual meters to the left of the display By altering the Source pa rameter on the meter menu page in the LEVELS area you can _dsp_E a inputs output change the point in the signal path that the meters measure Your choices are analog in measure the level at the analog inputs after the pre A D gain and after the digital in put gain LEVELS inputs digital in measure the level at the digital inputs afer the digital input gain LEVELS inputs machine in measure the level at the inputs to the currently displayed DSP The level shown is before the DSP s input gain SETUP asp x To measure the level at the inputs to the DSP zor currently displayed press the DSP A B machine out measure the level at the outputs to the currently displayed DSP The level shown is after the DSP s output gain LEVELS dsp x To measure the level at the outputs to the DSP zor currently displayed press the DSP A B key to toggle the display analog out measure the level at the analog outputs after the digital output gain but before the post D A gain LEVELS foutputs digital out measure the level at the digital outputs after the digital output gain LEVELS fout put s If Source is set to analog in the four Level Meters will display the level of analog inp
203. y enter the same value for the parameter with the NUMERIC KEYPAD as was key Scroll through the banks using the LEFT or RIGHT already there ENT will have no effect To escape from this situation repress the SOFT KEY CURSOR ge a e oe Scroll a the a programs in that bank to StereoizingPhaser for the current menu or move the cursor For example if you type 50 for eo the abou Load it and press the PARAMETER key screen ENT will have no effect Press PHASE again or move the cursor to escape StereoizingPhase Shape Sine Use the KNOB or the INC DEC keys to alter the value of a text Mix ae a0 4 parameter For example spin the KNOB or press the INC key to epth 80 a change Shape from Sine to Triangle on this screen ee Numeric parameters and text parameters cover 99 of the parame 12 cents CORTES ters you ll see in Orville but there are a few more esoteric parame ters youll encounter One such oddball is the trigger parameter pitch mix Remember triggers trigger things to happen You place the cur MENIE reverb j expert C chorus t sor Over a trigger parameter and trigger it by pressing SELECT Other oddballs include Taps and Graphics See Graphics and Curves on page 90 Ganged Parameters In some cases there are multiple related parameters that are usually adjusted together To make such mass gt Ai Program Name ya Output Routing adjustments easy a
204. z Page 26 Orville Operating Manual Manual Release 1 2 1999 Eventide Inc Orville Operating Manual Eight Track A B Eight Track 1 All four analog inputs go into DSP A out from DSP A into the analog outputs All four digital inputs go into DSP B out from DSP B into the digital outputs Eight Track B A Eight Track 2 All four analog inputs go into DSP B out from DSP B into the analog outputs All four digital inputs go into DSP A out from DSP A into the digital outputs Analog A B Analog Parallel Quad All four analog inputs go into DSP A and DSP B all four outputs from both DSP A and DSP B are summed at the analog outputs and the digital outputs Digital A B Digital Parallel Quad All four digital inputs go into DSP A and DSP B all four outputs from both DSP A and DSP B are summed at the analog outputs and the digital outputs Analog Dual Stereo Analog inputs 1 amp 2 go into DSP A 1 amp 2 DSP A outs 1 amp 2 go into analog outputs 1 amp 2 and digital outputs 1 amp 2 Analog inputs 3 amp 4 go into DSP B Manual Release 1 2 Orville Operating M 1999 Eventide I Analog Inputs Digital Inputs Analog Inputs Digital Inputs syndjno Boyeuy sindino enbia sindino boreuy sindyno eysa N g gt rom E D amp o is lt Digital Inputs QOOO OOO sindino Boyeuy sindino eysa Analog Inputs Digital Inputs

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