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Root, and Chord (available only in Chord Mode)

Use these parameters to set the chord root (e.g. C), and chord type (e.g. major
7). The chord defines the allowable notes for the harmony voices.

The Setup Tab

When using the two modes that require MIDI input, Notes, and Chords, it is
essential to match the MIDI settings of Harmony4 to those of your DAW’s MIDI
track for controlling harmony.

Harmony V1(All) Channel

The MIDI channel for notes, and sustain pedal information must match the
channel of the transmitting keyboard controller, or sequencer MIDI track. Chord,
and Notes modes (but not Notes 4CH) require only the Harmony V1(All)
Channel be set to match your controller. 

The other three channel assignments only apply when using Notes 4CH mode
where each voice has its own channel assignment. The “V

n

” nomenclature

denotes each edit field as the channel setting for Voice 1 through 4. 

Harmony V2/ V2 / V3 / V4 Channel

In Notes 4CH mode only, these settings determine which channel controls each
single voice.

Notes Transpose

In Notes mode only, this setting works in tandem with the Split Zone, and Split
Note settings to allow you to play high harmony notes on the lower section of
your keyboard, and vice versa.

Split Zone & Split Note

You can use these settings to isolate which section of your MIDI keyboard will
control Harmony4. This is mostly used when playing live with keyboard sounds
triggered from one side of the keyboard, and harmonies triggered from the
other.

Tuning Reference

If the vocal track that drives Harmony4 was recorded with a non-440Hz
instrument reference, you can use this setting to bring the harmonies into tune.

Bend Range

See the Control Tab description previous.

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Summary of Contents for Intelligent Vocal Harmony Harmony4

Page 1: ...Manual version 1 1...

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Page 3: ...ducing Harmony Harmony Modes Background 14 A Comparison of the Harmony Modes 15 Getting Set Up 15 Checking Out the Harmony Presets 16 Troubleshooting Answers 19 Chapter 4 Appendix Scale Intervals Char...

Page 4: ...ingles spoken word content video games and more from within a compatible digital audio host program All you need is a nicely recorded vocal track to send to Harmony4 The four Hybrid ShiftingTM algorit...

Page 5: ...ned to meet the needs of our users We constantly update the database and you will find the site to be a huge resource of information Browse through Q A s and discover new aspects of your TC Helicon pr...

Page 6: ...dit field and dragging vertically is supported Scroll Wheel Support All parameters support scrolling on both Windows XP and Mac OS X Simply place the mouse over a parameter value field and use the Scr...

Page 7: ...not in Notes and Notes 4CH modes because harmony intervals in these modes are determined by incoming MIDI note messages Gender is represented by the apparent male or female characteristic of each voi...

Page 8: ...has different requirements in order to make the voices produce musical sounding harmonies See the Control Tab section later in this manual for each harmony mode s requirements The parameters in this...

Page 9: ...minor depending on the current Key and Scale settings In Chord Mode Voicing determines a more general relation of the harmony note to the input note The harmony intervals always relate to the chord o...

Page 10: ...f your lead voice is a little out of tune In this case the pitches of the harmony voices are pitch corrected to a chromatic semitone scale Settings near 100 allow the lead singer to float between pitc...

Page 11: ...ollows here with more detailed discussion following in Chapter 3 Mode Shift Shift Mode is best used for doubling and special FX Shift is the most basic mode of operation for the Harmony Block The harm...

Page 12: ...s played must equal the number of harmony voices enabled for any voices to be triggered Bend Range You can define how far the harmony pitches are shifted when you move the pitch wheel on your MIDI key...

Page 13: ...voice has its own channel assignment The Vn nomenclature denotes each edit field as the channel setting for Voice 1 through 4 Harmony V2 V2 V3 V4 Channel In Notes 4CH mode only these settings determi...

Page 14: ...our analogy Harmony4 has intelligence that can contribute to making good music You can choose to use this intelligence or not depending on the chord structure of your song and the harmony lines you ha...

Page 15: ...Turn on your computer run the host program and ensure that any external PowerCore unit s are powered on 2 Connect a MIDI keyboard to your computer and set your host program to route the MIDI to Harmon...

Page 16: ...isable to insert Harmony4 in a stereo track because the dry return to the mixer will be heard on the left channel Note that using Harmony4 as an insert requires that you control wet dry mix within the...

Page 17: ...oning the Scale mode presets with your lead vocal track is much easier All you have to do is determine which Key and Scale matches your song or song section and enter it when you load each preset If t...

Page 18: ...ed with this text up to this point you ve received a good overview of what Harmony4 has to offer From this point onwards you can work with presets in the harmony modes that suit your workflow best Har...

Page 19: ...nt but there are still no harmonies confirm that a the MIDI channel for Harmony4 is matched to your track with MIDI information or b the split point settings are allowing MIDI notes through Why do my...

Page 20: ...Bb C nc D nc 5th above G nc A Bb nc C nc D Eb nc F nc MIN3 3rd above Eb nc F G nc Ab nc B C nc D nc 5th above G nc A Bb nc C nc D Eb nc F nc The table at left illustrates the how the six scale types d...

Page 21: ...chord type Recognized Chord Types with Root of C Type Required Notes Maj C E G Maj6 C E G A Maj7 C E G B Maj7sus4 C F G B Min C Eb G Min6 C Eb G A Min7 C Eb G Bb Min7b5 C Eb Gb Bb Dim C Eb Gb Dim7 C...

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