RNBO

System Requirements

  • Full license of Max/RNBO

  • Max version 8.6.0 or higher

  • RNBO version v1.2.6-eventide.2

  • Eventide H9000 package 1.0.3-beta.4

  • H9000 firmware 2.1.12 or higher

Installation

To get the preview version of RNBO:

  • Open Max’s Package Manager

  • Navigate to the RNBO page for “Remote Packages”

  • Click on “Show All Available Versions”

  • On the right side of this screen, find and select the entry eventide in the pop-up menu

  • Choose the topmost entry in the list of distributions (there will only be one at the moment, v1.2.6-eventide.2)

  • On the next screen, press the blue “Update to…” button and allow RNBO to install.

To get the preview version of the “Eventide H9000” package:

  • Open Max’s Package Manager

  • Navigate to the “Eventide H9000” package page under “Remote Packages”

  • Click on “Show All Available Versions”

  • Select beta from the pop-up menu on the right.

  • Choose (for now) 1.0.3-beta.4 and install it.

  • Max should prompt you to restart, please do so: the RNBO target list is only updated at server startup (usually at application launch)

RNBO Setup

  • Follow the installation instructions above.

  • Open a RNBO patch, here we are using the RNBO FreqShifter example from the RNBO Guitar Pedals collection.

    Fig. 2 The RNBO FreqShifter patch.

  • Click the export icon on the right side of the Max patcher window. More information about RNBO export can be found here.

  • You will now be able to select your H9000 as an export target. If it’s not in the list, make sure that Emote can detect your H9000.

  • Click the H9000 target to edit information such as the algorithm name, description, and algorithm ID. Enter an unoccupied ID between 10101 and 11999. If you select an ID that is already occupied by an algorithm, then that algorithm will be overwritten.

  • Right-click the H9000 device and select “Export Target”. The algorithm will appear on your H9000 at the ID specified.

  • Open Emote and load the algorithm, or select it from the front panel of your H9000.

    Fig. 3 The RNBO freqshifter patch has been exported to the H9000 to algorithm ID slot 10101.

  • Note the parameters from the RNBO patch titled param freq, param mix, and param spread are now available as adjustable parameters within the H9000 algorithm.

Note

Your computer must be connected to both the H9000, and the internet to compile and export RNBO algorithms to the H9000.

Sharing RNBO Algorithms

If you would like to share your RNBO algorithm with other H9000 users, you may use the Dump Data feature to export a .9ka file that users can upload directly to their H9000 via Emote. To access the Dump Data feature, insert a FAT32-formatted USB drive into the H9000, then navigate to Emote’s Devices View, click UPDATES, then click DUMP DATA. The .9ka file will be exported to the USB drive.

RNBO Limitations

  • Retention of target settings per patcher (you’ll have to reenter name/description/slot every time you export, sorry)

  • buffer~/soundfile is not currently supported

  • On-screen parameter display currently doesn’t offer any customization.

  • Some RNBO patches may need to be optimized to run properly on the H9000. Please post on the Cycling ‘74 forum if you are having trouble with a patch.