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Manual v1.0

USER’S MANUAL

Harmony4 User’s Manual

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Support Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Chapter 2: Descriptions

The Main Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

The Voices Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

The Humanize Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

The Control Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

The Setup Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Chapter 3: Producing Harmony

Harmony Modes Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

AComparison 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

RESPECTIVE OWNERS. PRO TOOLS®IS A TRADEMARK OF AVID TECHNOLOGY INC. ALL

HELICON IS A TC GROUP COMPANY.

February 2007 Manual version 1.0

Chapter 1: Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Harmony4 Pro Tools®TDM plug-in from TC-

Helicon. This product is a landmark in that it is the first time our harmony

technology has been made available as a Pro Tools plug-in. You can now add

vocal sparkle and depth to your songs, advertising jingles, spoken word content,

video games and more from within the Pro Tools environment. All you need is a

nicely recorded vocal track to send to Harmony4. The four Hybrid ShiftingTM

algorithms can 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-Helicon Team

February 2007

Main Features

²Runs in realtime on Pro Tools HD systems

²Up to 4 harmony voices can be derived from a single vocal track

²Choice of harmony intervals up to 2 octaves above or below

²Humanization styles offer maximum realism and special FX

²Tabbed interface simplifies and speeds editing

²Range of musical inputs possible: “Notes” or “Chords” MIDI input modes,

“Key and Scale” or “Shift”

²All settings are easily automated for precise results

²Compatible with 96 KHz recordings

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.

Support Information

The TC Support Interactive website www.tcsupport.tc is designed as an online

support and information center. At the site you can find answers to specific

questions regarding TC-Helicon software and hardware. All known issues are

stored in a database searchable by product, category, keywords or phrases.

Under the section "My Stuff" you can login to check the status of your questions,

download materials such as product manuals, software updates and new

presets. This site has been specifically 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-Helicon product. If you can't find an answer online, you have the

option of submitting a question to our technical support staff who will then reply

to you by e-mail. The TC Support Team is on constant alert to help you in any

way they can.

Contact Details

Alternatively, you may contact the TC Electronic distributor in your area or write

to:

TC ELECTRONIC A/S

Customer Support

Sindalsvej 34

Risskov DK-8240

Denmark:

TC Electronic, Inc.

5706 Corsa Avenue, Suite 107

Westlake Village, CA 91362

USA

www.tc-helicon.com

Chapter 2: Descriptions

The Main Interface

Here we discuss getting around the GUI. More detail on parameters follows

later in the manual.

1. Host Area - Here you will find, among other features, the Settings drop down

menu with a selection of pre-configured parameter values grouped by harmony

mode. Consult your Pro Tools manual for more information on this area.

2. Visualization Area - Here you can see at a glance information 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 4CH presets because harmony intervals in these presets are

determined by incoming MIDI note messages). Gender is represented by the

apparent male or female characteristic of each voice. The soundwaves emanating

from the heads show both level and pan position. The lower part of the window

shows text representing the harmony intervals or a MIDI note number depending on

the current harmony mode.

The Main Interface (cont.)

3. Tab Editing Area - This is composed of 4 tabs containing parameters that

are grouped by function. Generally, each voice has its own vertical column of

parameters. The slider on the right side of this window can be used to reveal

more parameters if they exist in the harmony mode the preset is based upon.

4. Preset Area - Clicking the File button presents a drop down list of the factory

presets grouped by harmony mode, any new or edited presets and the Load

and Save features. Clicking in the 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 become the A setting and the A button will light. Pressing the B button will

allow you to compare your edits (A) with the existing preset (B). To return to the

unedited version of the preset, press the Mem button or reselect the preset

using the File button.

5. Wet/Dry Mix and Pan - There is an optional dry path through the plug-in for

times when you use Harmony4 as a channel insert. Note that when used as a

stereo input insert, only the left channel of the audio track will be used as input

to Harmony4.

The Main Interface (cont.)

6. Harmony Mute - Pressing this button will quickly turn the harmony voices off.

7. Musical Info/Various - Each preset in Harmony4 is based on one of the 4

harmony control modes. Each harmony mode has different requirements in

order to make the voices produce musical sounding harmonies. It’s important to

read the “Harmony Modes Background” section 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 the harmony mode of the loaded preset.

8. Meters and In/Out Levels - The Input Pitch area shows the recognized sung

input note and octave as well as whether the input note is sharp or flat by +/- 50

cents. The lower meters display input and output audio levels. You can reduce

the input level or both output levels by clicking and dragging the arrows.

The Voices Tab

The Voices Tab allows editing of settings you need most for each harmony

voice. The number of parameters differs depending on the harmony mode in the

current preset.

Level

Here you can mix the relative levels of each of the four voices. There is also an

"Off" value which will disable any voice. Setting all four voices to 0dB (full) will

most likely cause output clipping with hot inputs. If this occurs, you can either

reduce the input level with the IN slider or reduce the level of each voice. Note

that any voice whose level is set to Off will ignore MIDI. If you want to use

automation to fade-up a voice in a MIDI controlled harmony mode, you should

start at -60dB and not Off.

Voicing (Scale mode), Offset (Shift mode), Position (Chord mode)

These parameters allow you to arrange the intervals of your four singers above

and below the lead singer. They are available in all modes except Notes and

Notes 4CH and they work slightly differently in each harmony mode:

In Shift Mode, the Offset values range from -24 semitones to +24

semitones in a fixed, non-diatonic interval 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 a harmony voice a third above the input voice, which

could be major or minor depending on the current Key and Scale settings.

Values of for example, ++3 or --5 are over an octave away from the input

note.

In Chord Mode, the Position parameter determines a more general

relationship between the harmony note and the input note. The harmony

intervals relate to the chords played on your MIDI keyboard. A setting of

"Up1" generally places the harmony voice a third above the input voice.

In Notes and Notes 4CH modes, the Voicing parameter is not shown or

editable because intervals are determined by the incoming MIDI notes.

Pan

Each harmony voice can have its own stereo pan position. Spreading the

harmony voices within the stereo field can help de-couple the harmony voices

from the input voice, resulting in more natural sounding harmonies. Left = “-”,

Right = “+”

Gender

This parameter shifts the formants (often called the gender) of the harmony

voices. Use it to alter the character of the voice ranging from -50 (a big person

with a deep, resonant voice) to 0 (no change) to +50 (mice/alien sound).

Note Source and Input Note (Only available in Scale Mode)

These parameters help you to create custom scales for times when the lead

voice melody, the harmony voice(s) and the musical accompaniment don’t

sound correct on certain notes. You can edit the individual harmony notes of all

four voices (if they are all enabled) for each input note.

When Note Source is set to "Manual", you can select the Input Note with your

mouse and then edit the resulting note or notes produced by the harmony

voices. When Note Source is set to "Sung", the Input Note is determined by the

pitch of the singer.

Output Note

Each of the 4 harmony voices can produce a different harmony note for every

given input (sung note). Use these parameters to set the desired output note for

each enabled voice.

The Humanize Tab

TC-Helicon’s Humanize settings make the harmony voices sound more natural

or even wildly effected if you prefer. You can select a pre-programmed

Humanize style or start with the “Off” style 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.

Portamento

Portamento sets the time in milliseconds to reach a target note when a harmony

voice changes pitch.

Smoothing

This setting determines how in-tune the harmony pitches are in relation to your

sung pitch. It is most effective in Scale mode but it can also be useful in Notes

and Chords modes to “naturalize” the fixed pitches coming from a MIDI

keyboard. At Smoothing settings near zero, the harmony voices will be pitch-

corrected which may make them sound too stepped without a little portamento.

Settings near 100 allow the lead singer to float between pitches with the

harmony voices following closely. This high value of Smoothing sounds the

most real in Scale mode if the input voice is in tune but a value of 50 to 70 is

best for the MIDI modes.

Detune

With the Detune Parameter, a tiny, fixed amount of pitch shift is applied uniquely

to each of the harmony voices. This creates a thicker, chorus-like effect when

applied to harmony voices set to similar pitches.

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