So, H910.”Ī critical audio signal processor, and it’s name, are born.The H910 was arguably the first pro audio digital effects product. After the liner note inspiration above, he tells us: ” I liked the sound of 910, plus it evoked the early Beatles song “One After 909”. Is the 910 named after a Beatles song, “The One After 909?” According to Agnello, that’s true too. Lennon’s birth day and month (not month and day) spell out the model number of the world’s first digital pitch shifter, known also as a harmonizer. The album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band has the inscription, “For Yoko with love from John 9/10/70” on the LP liner sleeve, and was in rotation at the time of the product’s development. I was 15 years old and attending Brooklyn Technical High School when Revolver was released and “Tomorrow Never Knows” made my head spin.” “I was and am a Beatles fan and a fan of John Lennon in particular. Tony Agnello, the inventor of the Eventide H910 Harmonizer, shares his inspiration for naming the device. Sources Back to the full Recordingography What’s in a name like the H910? Tony Bongiovi, Michael Brauer, Roy Cicala, Jimmie Douglass, Brian Eno, Flood, Roy Hendrickson, Kevin Killen, Tony Platt, Susan Rogers, Tony Visconti, Shelly YakusĪC/DC, David Bowie, John Lennon, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Prince, Slave, Patti Smith Group, U2, Suzanne Vegaįabricating new harmonies, new timbres, de-tuning, spreading, thickening, and more. Recordingologists know this effect's first sonic appearance in pop music occurs on David Bowie's album Low, which inspires our close look and listen to Sound and Vision.Īs the good folks at Eventide show us in their video below, the sound of this device immediately changed the sound of pop music, grabbing the attention of producers and engineers: The Eventide H910 Harmonizer, however, was a bit of a surprise.

Digital reverb and digital delay lines were a thrilling addition to the effects racks, but were somewhat expected - digital versions of analog and acoustic predecessors. While digital Audio Compact Discs wouldn't hit stores until 1982, digital devices snuck into recording studios in the mid-70s.

Offering opportunities beyond the stock processes of the time: filters, delays, reverbs, etc.įor this to happen, audio had to be digitized it can't be done in the analog domain. First: Digital Pitch Shifter, and - more importantly - the first Multi-FX unit,

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