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Pitch Randomize

Small amounts of this parameter apply a unique, moving pitch shift to each

voice that is derived from the study of human singing. It is used to remove the

sometimes mechanical sound of perfectly in-tune harmonies. 

Time Randomize

No group of singers is able to start their harmony notes at the exact same time.

Lower values of this parameter create slight timing differences to the onset and

sustained portions of each harmony note. This feature greatly increases realism

when the harmony voices are panned in stereo. 

Vibrato Style & Amount

A unique modeled vibrato based on the analysis of human singers can be

added to each harmony voice using a combination of these two parameters.

When Style and Amount are chosen, vibrato occurs when the pitch of the lead

voice has settled momentarily. This more closely simulates human singing.

Vibrato may not occur if the lead voice melody is changing quickly.

The styles are randomized so that they sound slightly different on each voice

even when 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 harmony

notes, further disconnecting the harmonies from the lead. Select a style, then

use the Amount control to determine the shift range of the scoop. 

The Control Tab

The Control Tab is used to configure parameters that relate to the different

harmony modes. Depending on the mode, different parameters are available. A

brief description of each harmony mode follows 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 harmony voices can be shifted

above or below the input note in semi-tones. 

Mode: Scale

In Scale Mode, harmonies use key and scale information to create musically

correct, diatonic harmonies. Scale Mode harmonies are more parallel than

Chord Mode harmonies. To overcome situations where the harmony interval is

incorrect for one or two sung notes, the custom scale editing parameters may

be used. Refer to Appendix: Scale Types and Voicings Table

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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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