About This Item
Description
The OX9 gives an H9 the two extra footswitches it was always missing: bolt it to the back of the pedal and preset up, preset down, bank changes and tap tempo move from a menu to your foot.
Which Eventide accessory is this?
The OX9 is a handcrafted Barn3 auxiliary switch designed around the Eventide H9 chassis, so it travels with the pedal instead of taking up its own pedalboard space. It carries no audio and adds no effects of its own: it simply drives functions the H9 already has. If you are shopping for the pedal itself rather than the switch, the H9 Harmonizer Gen 2 is the current compact Harmonizer and the H9 Max Dark is the earlier limited Dark edition of the H9 Max.
Why H9 owners add the OX9
- Two assignable footswitches move preset up, preset down, preset load, bank up, bank down and tap tempo out of the menu system and onto the floor.
- It mounts directly to the H9 with four supplied screws, so there is no extra enclosure, no extra patch cable run and no lost pedalboard real estate.
- The OX9 carries its own expression jack, so plugging the switch in does not cost you the ability to connect an expression pedal.
- Because it is a passive switch it needs no power supply and no free output on your pedalboard power brick.
- Every unit is assembled, tested and packaged by Barn 3 in Klecknersville, PA.
Controls and switches
- Two footswitches Each one is assigned inside the H9 to a function such as preset up, preset down, preset load, bank up, bank down or tap tempo.
- Expression jack A 1/4" jack on the OX9 that accepts an expression pedal, so the switch and a treadle can be used together.
- Connection cable Links the OX9 to the H9's aux switch input.
Mounting and connections
The OX9 is passive: it takes no power supply, no battery and no output on your pedalboard power brick. Four mounting screws are supplied so the switch bolts directly to the H9's chassis, and it connects to the pedal's aux switch input. Because the OX9 provides its own expression jack, you keep the ability to plug in an expression pedal alongside the two footswitches. Assignment is done in the H9 itself, so no editing software is required once the functions are set.
Technical specifications
| Type | Auxiliary footswitch accessory for the Eventide H9 |
|---|---|
| Function | Auxiliary footswitch accessory for the Eventide H9; no audio passes through it |
| Switches | Two footswitches, assignable in the H9 to preset up, preset down, preset load, bank up, bank down and tap tempo |
| Expression input | Onboard 1/4" jack that accepts an expression pedal |
| Power | None required; the OX9 is a passive switch |
| Mounting | Bolts to the H9 chassis with the four supplied screws |
| Assembly | Assembled, tested and packaged in Klecknersville, PA |
| In the box | OX9 aux switch and four mounting screws |
Reference: the official Eventide OX9 page and the official manual.
FAQ
What does the OX9 actually do? It adds two assignable footswitches to an Eventide H9. Functions such as preset up, preset down, preset load, bank up, bank down and tap tempo can be placed on the switches so you do not have to bend down to the pedal.
Does the OX9 need its own power supply? No. It is a passive switch, so there is nothing to plug into a power brick and no battery to replace.
Do I lose my expression pedal input if I use an OX9? No. The OX9 has its own expression jack, so an expression pedal can be connected through the switch.
How is it attached? It bolts to the H9 using the four mounting screws supplied in the box, then connects to the pedal's aux switch input.
Does the OX9 process audio? No. No audio passes through it at any point, so it cannot colour your tone. It is purely a control accessory.
Where is it made? Eventide states that every OX9 is assembled, tested and packaged in Klecknersville, PA, and the manual is credited to Barn 3 LLC of the same town.