User Manual

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Usage Tips
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CHOIR Evo is available in mono and stereo
versions and, depending on the capabilities
of your host program, a mono -> stereo
version (which in most cases is the preferred
routing). In the case of the stereo version,
CHOIR Evo processes only the left channel.
CHOIR Evo is dramatically more eective
with the voices panned across the stereo
spectrum, so if at all possible, try always to
use it with stereo output.
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The real power of CHOIR Evo comes not as a
processor for one voice, but as a processor to
assign to each of a number of harmony parts.
Even if you have only one singer, have them
overdub the basic harmony parts and then
process those parts through THROAT Evo to
give each the character of dierent voices.
Then assign an instance of CHOIR Evo to each
of those parts and create your vocal ensemble.
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Alternatively, create harmony parts by
processing a single vocal part through a
harmonizer and then assigning each
individual harmonizer output to an instance
of CHOIR Evo.
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Keep in mind that the greater the number of
voices, the greater the CPU usage. If you will
be using multiple instances of CHOIR Evo,
it might be wise to limit each instance to 4
or 8 voices.
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Along those same lines, even if you have
tons of CPU power, more is not always
better. Match the choir size to the style
of your music. Not every song needs the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
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Experiment with dierent combinations
of the Pitch and Timing controls. They
can create dramatically dierent vocal
ensembles. With Timing at its minimum
and substantial Pitch Variation, you have a
choir that’s rhythmically tight but a bit loose
with intonation. Conversely, reversing those
settings gives you a group that’s solidly in
tune, but rhythmically loose. And there
are of course many variations in between.
Match the performance style to the style of
your music.
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For best performance, CHOIR Evo requires a
clean, pitched monophonic signal. If CHOIR
Evo can not reliably detect the pitch of the
input, either because of a noisy or eected
signal or because the input is not a single
monophonic voice, it will apply Timing
variations only.