Broadcast and production effects by Jay Rose

The DSP4000B+ is based on Eventide's powerful DSP7000professional audio effects processor, but it has a unique set ofsoftware programs created especially for radio, TV and postproductionby sound designer Jay Rose. Effects that would be impossible with mostprocessors are instantly available with the DSP7000 series. Just pressa button and look who's talking - an airplane captain from the cockpit.Press again - now, it's the kid at the drive-thru window at a fast-foodplace. Another press and you'll hear your words coming out of acomputer voice chip, or the TV in the next room, or a cellular phone.There are dozens of audio environments to choose from.
Fantasyvoices are just as easy. Is that your conscience talking back to you?Or your fairy godmother? Or you worst nightmare? The DSP4000B+ is morethan just a signal processor, it's your audio special effectsdepartment, a true creative partner. You also get sound effects andaudio backgrounds built right in. Rain and thunder, the seashore, wind,a jet flying by. The DSP4000B+ can put your sound anywhere, from thetop of the mile-high mountain to 200 feet underwater.

So Fast and Easy to Use

Because each of these effects and hundreds more are alreadyset-up and ready for instant recall, the DSP4000B+ is a terrific timesaver in program and commercial production and post-production. Andit's perfect for a fast-paced "Morning Zoo" radio show. Imagine tryingto create a whole cast of character voices or "strange places" effectson-the-fly with an ordinary effects box! With the DSP4000B+, it's morethan possible. It's easy. A six line graphic LCD screen lets you choosethe effect you want in seconds...they're conveniently organized intological groupings such as "Science Fiction Voices," "Commerce &Machines," and "Backgrounds." Every effect features a wide variety ofuser-adjustable parameters, and the LCD screen leads you quicklythrough the process, explaining how the various parameters affect thesound. In addition to saving presets you create in the DSP4000B+'sinternal memory, you can also store them on a removable PCMCIA memorycard for convenience and added capacity and to protect your uniquesounds from use by others.

Superb Quality Reverbs, Pitch Change, and Time Compression

In the production studio, you'll uncover more of the power ofthe DSP4000B+, because Eventide has also included the effects modulesoftware which makes the standard DSP7000 today's premier signalprocessor for recording and live performance.  Dense, lush reverbs,rich choruses, flanging and the best quality pitch change programs onthe planet. What's more, the DSP4000B+ offers Timesqueeze® stereo timecompression and expansion with higher quality than ever before. It's soeasy to use...just punch in the current running time of the audio andhow long you want it to be.

Ready for the Digital Studio

The Eventide DSP4000B+ comes standard with analog and digitalinputs and outputs. The digital I/O provides full 24-bit AES/EBU andS/PDIF for an all-digital signal path along with simultaneous XLR-typeanalog inputs and outputs. Optimal audio quality is assured via 24-bitA/D and D/A converters. Audio bandwidth at the analog connectors is upto 22kHz, with 44kHz (at 96K sampling) also available for most presets.Its remote control interfaces include MIDI In/Out/Thru jacks and aserial port. The serial port can also be used with the powerfulVSIGfile program editor, or connected to a PC for available operatingsystem upgrades over the internet.  (Want sampling to further extendthe capabilities of the DSP4000B+?  Take a look at the DSP7500!)
Althoughwe've emphasized the DSP4000B+'s many programmed production effects,there's a whole other side to the unit, which will be of specialinterest to advanced "effects explorers." Unlike conventional audioprocessing units which contain a limited number of fixed digitalprocessing algorithms, the factory programs of the DSP4000B draw onover 200 internal effects modules to create a wider variety of trulydistinct programs than ever before possible. What's more, the unit'sobject-oriented Algorithm Construction Kit patch editor function letsusers (and third-party developers) build totally new effects algorithmsby linking modular effects "building blocks" which are presented on thelarge, graphics LCD screen. With the DSP4000B+, there are always neweffects avenues to explore, new sounds to create.