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System Requirements

WINDOWS and MAC

• Digidesign Pro Tools|HD

®

running Pro Tools

®

version 7.0 or newer

• Available TDM DSP resources in project

Parameter Inputs

Mouse Click/Drag

Single-clicking and dragging the mouse vertically is supported in any text edit

field or on the harmony “heads”.

Direct Input

Double clicking in any edit field allows you to type in an exact number. In a text

field, you need only type in the first few characters and press enter.

Installation 

Installing the Harmony4 plug-in is handled automatically when you double click

on the file you received when it was purchased. An iLok key with a valid

authorization for Harmony4 must be inserted into your computer before the

installation 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 manual we refer to the loading, saving and use of 

presets

. Of

course, this is the way to describe pre-configured sets of parameter values that

simplify use of a product. In the Pro Tools world, the term is 

settings

. the

functions of “presets” and “settings” are mostly interchangeable except that: 

1. Selection of settings and presets is done in different areas of the plug-in;

settings are found on the Pro Tools host banner at the top of the plug-in and

presets towards the bottom left of the “face” of the plug-in. 

2. Saving an edited 

setting

will not be reflected in the 

presets

drop down menu.

Because of this, it’s best to choose one way of retrieving and storing parameter

sets and stick with it.

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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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