The Eventide H3000 Factory MKII is arguably the most comprehensive plugin emulation of the original Eventide H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer โ hardware that has shaped the sound of records since the late 1980s.
The original H3000 was a hardware harmonizer, pitch shifter, and multi-effects unit that appeared on countless records. Its signature pitch-shifting algorithm has a quality that modern digital processors still struggle to match โ warmth, musicality, and that slightly-smeared quality that makes pitch effects feel like part of the sound.
The Factory MKII faithfully recreates the H3000's core algorithms including Diatonic Pitch Shifting, Micropitch, Crystals, and ModFactory effects. On vocals, the diatonic harmonizer is outstanding โ setting it to follow a key and scale creates that Eventide harmony sound instantly recognisable from productions by Prince, Peter Gabriel, and Bon Iver. The Micropitch algorithm โ subtle pitch spreading across two voices โ is one of the best vocal width tools available at any price point.
The definitive digital version of a legendary piece of hardware. For producers and engineers who know the H3000 sound, this is the most authentic way to access it in a modern DAW. Highly recommended.
