User Manual

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another track and then mute the original input in
Harmony Engine Evo.
Five Channel Output
Depending on your host’s routing capabilities,
you may be able to use Harmony Engine
Evo in five channel output mode to send the
original input and the four harmony voices
to five separate channels for subsequent
individual processing. Unfortunately, the ability
and method of accomplishing this varies from
host to host and typically involves making non-
standard use of a host’s 5.1 capabilities. Check
your host’s manual and the Harmony Engine
Evo Read Me for details.
NOTE: While it is our intention to
provide tips in our Knowledgebase on
using five channel output in the major
hosts that support it, your primary resource
should be a detailed knowledge of how routing
works in your host. In this case, your host’s
manual is your best friend.
ANOTHER NOTE: With the original
Harmony Engine, we felt that one
of the most useful (and dramatic)
reasons to use five channel output was to allow
you to use instances of CHOIR or DUO on each
of the individual channels. With the integration
of CHOIR into Harmony Engine Evo, it’s no
longer necessary to struggle with five channel
routing to get those effects, so it may well be
that you can just ignore this whole issue.
Set Input
Vocal
Range
As a result
of Antares’
research
into the unique characteristics of various types
of audio signals, Harmony Engine Evo offers a
selection of optimized processing algorithms
for the most common types of inputs. Choices
include Soprano Voice, Alto/Tenor Voice, Bass/
Baritone Voice and Instrument (a general
setting for anything that isn’t actually a vocal).
Matching the appropriate algorithm to the
input results in faster and more accurate pitch
detection and more accurate modeling.
To select vocal range, click on the Vocal Range
pop-up and then select the appropriate range
from the pop-up list.
IMPORTANT NOTE: We really can’t
stress this enough. Getting this
setting right is critical to getting the
best performance from Harmony Engine
Evo. Choosing the wrong Vocal Range (or
just forgetting to set it at all) will result in
compromised performance. Pay attention.
Model
Glottal
The glottal
waveform
is created
by the
vibration of a singer’s vocal chords. While
the glottal waveform is largely defined by
each singer’s individual anatomy, it is also
affected by the specific singing style of
a particular performance. For example,
singing softly results in a markedly different
glottal waveform than does belting a
song with great energy and volume.
The Model Glottal control lets you tell Harmony
Engine Evo what performance style you would
like to model. The options are soft, medium,
loud, and intense. (If you want to preserve the
stylistic character of the original vocal, start
with this control set to Medium.)
Despite the value names (soft, loud, etc.), these
settings result in only modest change to the
actual level of the signal (with the “intense”
setting providing the most gain). Its primary
purpose is to model the glottal waveform that
would result from the various styles of singing.
If you want to further adjust the levels, use
the individual Harmony Voice Gain controls
described below.
NOTE: The Model Glottal control
affects all of the harmony voices. To
define individual vocal characteristics
for each voice, use the Throat Length
controls described later in this chapter.
ANOTHER NOTE: The Model
Glottal control does not
affect the Original Input.