TC Electronic NOVA System, User Manual

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Intelligent Pitch Shifter
The NOVA System Intelligent pitch-shifter is a 2 voice
pitch-shifter that allows you to play harmonies within a
variety of scales in any key. The range of the voices
range from minus 13 scale-steps below to 13 scales
steps above which /- one octave plus a diatonic
sixth.
Key
To allow the intelligent pitch-shifter to generate the
correct voices it is necessary to enter which key you are
playing in. Keys are listed as: C, C#, D , D#, E, F, F#, G,
G#, A, A#, and B.
Scale
With the scale parameter you set the type of scale you
intend to play. NOVA System covers the following scales-
types:
Label Full name Scale steps
Ionian Ionian 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Dorian Dorian 1,2,b3,4,5,6,b7
Phrygi Phrygian 1,b2,b3,4,5,b6,b7
Lydian Lydian 1,2,3,#4,5,6,7
Mixoly Mixolydian 1,2,3,4,5,6,b7
Aeolia Aeolian 1,2,b3,4,5,b6,b7
Locria Locrian 1,b2,b3,4,b5,b6,b7
PntMin Pentatonic minor 1,b3,4,5,b7
PntMaj Pentatonic major 1,2,3,5,6
Blues Blues 1,b3,4,b5,5,b7
DimWhl Diminished whole 1,2,b3,4,b5,b6,6,7
Whole Wholetone 1,2,3,#4,#5,b7
HrmMin Harmonic minor 1,2,b3,4,5,b6,7
Voice 1-2
Range: -13 to Unison to 13
The intelligent pitch-shifter can add two voices within the
selected scale. The pitch-shifter automatically calculates
the correct interval according to the played note, selected
scale type and key.
Level 1-2
Range: -100 to 0 dB
Sets the individual levels of the two voices.
Pan Position 1-2
Range: -/+50
Controls the panning position of each of the two voices.
0 is center position. By panning the voices you can
achieve a very wide spread sound.
Delay 1-2
Delay range: 0-50ms
To a get at natural sounding result is it obvious to
simulate that no two guitarist would play notes precisely
at the same time. To simulate this you can delay the
harmony voices slightly. Just 10-20ms of delay will give
in a smooth and natural sounding result.
Mix
Range: 0 to 100%
Sets the overall mix between the dry and processed
signal.
OutLev – Out Level
Range: -100 to 0 dB
This parameter sets the overall output level of this effect.
EFFECTS - PITCH
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