Eventide Audio celebrates its 50th anniversary with the introduction of the Clockworks Bundle, bringing DAW users a virtual rack full of their groundbreaking effects processors that propelled them to success. Each of the eight processors in the bundle represents a milestone in audio technology.
In 1971, in a New York City basement, Eventide Clockworks revolutionized the audio industry by creating the world’s first studio effects processor – the Instant Phaser – and pro audio's first digital device, the Digital Delay Line. Over the course of the following decade, Eventide continued to introduce new processing paradigms – the world's first Harmonizer, the H910, followed by the Omnipressor, Instant Flanger, H949, and the SP2016.
Meticulously modeled to accurately produce these legacy effects – with dual versions of the H910 and H949 – the Eventide Clockworks bundle of plug-ins also includes sonic and DAW-friendly features even beyond the hardware capabilities.
Instant Phaser
The Instant Phaser was the world’s first studio phaser and the first-ever rack-mount effects unit. Originally intended to make the painstaking task of tape flanging quick and easy, engineers and producers found the Instant Phaser could also produce a smooth, transparent modulation and pleasing stereo decorrelation.
The Instant Phaser’s analog all-pass filters could mimic the effect achieved by time delay, resulting in a modulation effect all its own. The Instant Phaser Mk II plugin brings that iconic sound to the desktop and additionally lets users dial in ‘Age’ to their taste, emulating the spectrum of effects from component aging.
You can read our article Exploring the Musical Depths of the Envelope Side Chain Function in Eventide’s Instant Phaser Mk ll here.
Omnipressor
The Omnipressor, released in 1974, set the stage as the first dynamics effects processor, introducing the concepts of infinite compression, dynamic reversal, and side-chaining. The flexible Omnipressor plugin offers options to control all aspects of dynamics modification.
Check out Dan Cooper’s video review of Omnipressor for Pro Tools Expert here.
H910 Harmonizer
The H910 Harmonizer was the world’s first digital effects unit. With its unique combinations of pitch shifting, feedback, modulation and delay, it earned a home in the racks of studios worldwide. Thickening tracks is the H910s forte, with radical effects from robot sounds to gritty octaves also on tap.
Check out our video review where Dan Cooper takes a look at The H910 Harmonizer, manipulating the pitch of a lead guitar and how it can thicken an 808 snare drum.
Instant Flanger
The Instant Flanger utilized the then-newfangled bucket brigade ICs for swept delay, resulting in a time-based emulation of tape flanging true to the physical effect. Whereas the Instant Phaser offered several methods of controlling modulation, the Instant Flanger allowed engineers to combine these controls. The result was more control layers and less predictable sweeps.
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Eli Krantzberg tested the Instant Flanger to see how well the Bucket Brigade Delay Emulation works on Electric Guitar.
H949 Harmonizer
In 1977, Eventide released the H949, standing on the shoulders of the H910 as the second in Eventide’s family of Harmonizers. It introduced a formal micro pitch-shifting mode, which became a mainstay for lead guitar processing. The H949 also had the first Reverse delays and introduced advanced autocorrelation techniques and also a Random pitch mode adopted to produce an automatic double-tracks for guitars and vocals.
SP2016 Reverb
In 1981, the SP2016 was released – the world's first programmable effects processor featuring ROM chips that ‘plugged in’ under the hood, making it possible to add new effects in the field and introducing the concept of the plug-in. While it was not a Clockworks-branded effects unit, the SP2016 earned its spot on this roster, as it marks the opening chapter of modern Eventide effects processors, beginning the progression through to today’s flagship H9000 networked multi-effects processor. The SP2016 Reverb plug-in includes modern and vintage versions of its signature Stereo Room, Room, and Hi-Density Plate.
The Eventide Clockworks Bundle is available for both OS X and Windows, supporting VST, AAX, and AU plug-in protocols for compatibility with every DAW.
The total bundle is valued at over $1000 when each is purchased separately, but is available for immediate download at a special introductory MSRP of $299 from now through to June 30, 2021.
To learn more this collection of legacy Eventide processors and to purchase the Eventide Clockworks Bundle visit Eventides website.