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You may want to record a scratch MIDI chord track in your host sequencer in
the song sections where harmony is required so you can try the different
Chords presets without having to play at the same time.
3. You can now listen to how the different Chord presets sound as the song
plays. At this point you can also start learning about editing. A good place to
start is with parameters in the Voices Tab. Here you can move the Voicing up
and down and hear the effect of different Gender settings on each voice.
4. Once you’ve experimented with the Chords mode presets, you can check out
the presets built on Notes mode. You’ll need your MIDI keyboard, or MIDI track
again but this time, instead of simply playing chords, you also have the option of
playing melody lines, or holding static notes.
Again, it will help if you create a scratch MIDI track with some harmony lines
so you can sample the different Notes presets.
One of the Notes mode presets is called MIDI 4 Channel. To hear this preset
correctly, you will need to record up to four MIDI tracks on different MIDI
channels each with a mono melody line. The four MIDI channel assignments of
the tracks must match the assignments set in the Setup tab of Harmony4. It
sounds like a lot of work but this is arguably the most flexible and powerful
harmony mode so it is worth the extra effort to hear it. Be sure to try different
pitch bends on each 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, or
song section, and enter it when you load each preset. If the song chord
structure is fairly simple, one setting of Key, and Scale will sound wonderful.
What may happen though is that the harmony part will sound great for most of
the song, or section but when the accompaniment goes to a particular chord,
and the singer sings a particular note, the harmony at that moment doesn’t
sound musically correct.
When Scale harmony needs help, the beauty of DAW automation comes to the
rescue! Take note of where the harmony needs to be adjusted. Then loop this
section, and find a Key, or Scale combination that works for that moment. Now
automate a Key, or Scale edit just before that note, or phrase. Return to the
original Key, and Scale settings for the rest. You may have to do this at a couple
of places in your song but the often breathtaking reality of Scale mode
harmonies will make it worth the effort.
A table outlining the differences between the three Major, and three Minor
scales is in the Appendix. These scale modifications have been developed by
performing musicians to make Scale harmonies work for more songs.
6. Shift is the last harmony mode group in the factory presets. These are least
likely to produce what we call harmony but they can be useful for doubling, and
special FX. No input on these presets is required beyond loading the preset.
Editing the voicing parameters though will give you a good idea of what is
possible with this harmony mode.
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