Mission Engineering SP-H9

The Mission Engineering SP-H9 is an expression pedal made by Mission Engineering as a product-specific controller for the Eventide H9. Where a general-purpose expression pedal has to be matched to whatever pedal it drives, the SP-H9 is specifically calibrated for the H9, Eventide's multi-effects stompbox platform¹.

It was announced on 3 May 2016 at a list price of $139, and was reported as available at that time¹.

What it does

The SP-H9 gives an H9 owner hands-free control over the pedal's parameters: rocking the treadle sweeps whatever expression-assigned function the H9 is set to, in the way an expression pedal does on any multi-effects unit. What sets it apart from a generic pedal is the calibration: Mission Engineering built it around the H9's requirements rather than as a universal design¹.

Two features do the extra work:

• Integrated switch: a built-in switch engages repeats and other H9 functions, so delay repeats or similar functions can be triggered from the pedal itself without reaching down to the H9¹.
• External aux switch input: a jack accepts an external auxiliary switch for remote tap tempo and flex control, the H9's assignable control function¹.

For a player running an H9 Max on a board, that combination means the pedal handles both sweeping and switching duties in one footprint¹.

Context: the H9 it is built for

The Eventide H9 is a multi-effects stompbox that runs Eventide's algorithm library, including the PitchFuzz algorithm Eventide introduced to the platform in 2017². The H9 Max version comes loaded with the algorithms from all four Eventide stompboxes plus H9-exclusive algorithms, and connects wirelessly over Bluetooth to the H9 Control app for Windows, OSX or iOS for preset management and live control³. The SP-H9 slots into that setup as the physical, foot-operated controller.

Where it sits in Mission's range

The SP-H9 is a product-specific expression pedal, built for Eventide's platform rather than as a general-purpose controller¹. Mission Engineering lists it as available now, priced at $139¹.

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