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Chapter 4: Appendix

Troubleshooting

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I don’t hear any harmony voices, but the input meter to Harmony4 shows

input level - nothing on the output?

There are several common reasons harmonies are not being produced when

the plug-in shows input level:

1. Harmony Mute is enabled: disable it to hear harmonies

2. A Notes or Chord preset is selected: make sure there is MIDI being sent

through the correct path in Pro Tools.

3. If MIDI is being sent, 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 meters only show activity on the left channel?

If Harmony4 is inserted on a mono channel only the left side of Harmony4 is

used. For both meters to function, use Harmony4 on a stereo channel.

Can I reduce excessive sibilance when using Harmony4?

The harmony voices are pitch shifted and humanized versions of the input

voice. If there is sibilance on the original recording, that effect becomes more

noticeable with each harmony voice added. Try using Time Randomize = 10.

Additionally, consider using a de-esser plug-in.

I hear a slight delay between the lead voice and the harmonies, can that

be fixed?

Pro Tools doesn’t default to having plug-in delay compensation turned on. You

will need to turn this on and set the buffer size to at least 1792 samples at 44.1

or 48 KHz or 3588 samples at 88/96 KHz. 

I hear the harmony voices clipping but the Harmony4 input meters don’t

show it.

In this case, drag the IN fader in Harmony4 down to reduce the input level. If

your vocal track is very dynamic, you could also place a compressor plug-in

before the Harmony4 send or insert.

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Summary of Contents for Natural

Page 1: ...Manual v1 0 USER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...Comparison of the Harmony Modes 16 Getting Set Up 16 Checking Out the Harmony Presets 17 Chapter 4 Appendix Troubleshooting 20 Scale Types and Voicings Chart 21 Chord Types and Voicings Chart 22 BY T...

Page 3: ...an be thought of as well trained singers that you can manipulate in order to create vocal magic We hope you become as excited by the possibilities of Harmony4 as we are to bring it to you The TC Helic...

Page 4: ...stallation or the procedure will abort All should go smoothly but if an error occurs you can contact TC Support from the contact information shown on the next page Terminology Presets Throughout this...

Page 5: ...y designed 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 Hel...

Page 6: ...ormation about the current preset Each head represents an enabled harmony voice Click on a head and you can drag the mouse to change the harmony interval of each voice although not in Notes and Notes...

Page 7: ...preset name area will allow renaming of the current preset The A B and Mem buttons offer an edit comparison feature Press the Mem button first to clear the comparison memory Any edits you make then be...

Page 8: ...ction later in this manual to fully understand each harmony mode s control requirements The parameters in this area of the GUI will differ depending on which mode is selected You can see at a glance t...

Page 9: ...val relative to the input melody In Scale Mode the Voicing parameter specifies a diatonic interval relative to the input The range is 2 octaves to 2 octaves For example a setting of 3rd will result in...

Page 10: ...tyle and experiment with each parameter Style This parameter contains preset values for all the parameters in the Humanize block It provides quick access to different qualities of performance Portamen...

Page 11: ...hen the same style is chosen for all Mixing different styles can create a very realistic sounding vocal group Scoop Style Amount The Scoop parameter adds a brief pitch envelope to the onsets of the ha...

Page 12: ...t produce the desire results Refer to Appendix Scale Types and Voicings Table Attack and Release Available only in Chord and Notes Modes these parameteres set the envelope attack and release times for...

Page 13: ...he MIDI settings of Harmony4 to those of your Pro Tools MIDI track for controlling harmony Important note All parameters in the Setup tab are saved with the current preset or Pro Tools setting This is...

Page 14: ...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 tr...

Page 15: ...ough the harmony modes Like your friend in 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 structur...

Page 16: ...e following table gives an overview of the plusses and minuses of each harmony mode Getting Set Up 1 After you ve successfully installed Harmony4 open a new Pro Tools session or an existing one with a...

Page 17: ...you don t mind controlling wet dry mix within the plug in as opposed to the track fader controls in the Pro Tools mixer 4 You can confirm that Harmony4 is receiving MIDI note information by loading a...

Page 18: ...re to try a pitch bend on at least one MIDI channel 5 Auditioning 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...

Page 19: ...idea of what is possible with this harmony mode If you ve stayed 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 wit...

Page 20: ...ed on a mono channel only the left side of Harmony4 is used For both meters to function use Harmony4 on a stereo channel Can I reduce excessive sibilance when using Harmony4 The harmony voices are pit...

Page 21: ...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 differ I...

Page 22: ...ze each 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...

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