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The range of the control is from 0 (no pitch
variation) to a maximum of 100 .
The default Pitch Variation value is 30. Option
(Mac)/Control (PC)-clicking the knob returns it
to that value.
Timing
Variation
The Timing
Variation control
lets you select
the amount of
random variation
in timing applied
to each
harmony voice. The higher the value, the
larger the maximum amount of allowable
timing variation. As mentioned above,
the actual amount of timing variation will
be different (and continuously variable)
for each active harmony voice.
Harmony Engine Evo’s timing variation is
completely independent of pitch variation.
The range of the control is from 0 (no timing
variation) to a maximum of 100 .
The default Timing Variation value is 50. Option
(Mac)/Control (PC)-clicking the knob returns it
to that value.
Glide
The Glide
function
allows you
to control
the speed
at which
harmony
voices
transition
from note
to note
during legato
phrasing.
Transition Rate
This control lets you set a selectable amount
of glide (or, for those who grew up with
synthesizers, portamento) between overlapping
note transitions. The control reads out in
milliseconds and represents the time it takes to
get halfway to the destination pitch.
NOTE: Glide only takes effect when
successive notes overlap or butt
up against each other. If there is
any silence between two notes (even a few
milliseconds worth), no glide will be applied.
The range of the control is from 0 milliseconds
(essentially instant transitions) to a maximum of
1000 milliseconds .
The default Transition Rate is 125 milliseconds.
Option (Mac)/Control (PC)-clicking the knob
returns it to that value.
Freeze
The Freeze
functions allow
you to freeze
either the
formants or both
the pitches and
formants of the
harmony voices
while the original
input continues.
Which mode you
select depends on
the specific effect you desire.
Formant Only
Click the Formant
Only button to engage
the Formant Only
Freeze function.
The button will turn blue to indicate the
function is active and the harmony voices’
formants and articulation will be frozen
at the instant the button is clicked.
In Formant Only mode, the harmony voices
will continue to change pitch per the current
harmony mode and will respond to Register
and Spread changes as well.
Click the button again to disengage the function
and return the channels to normal behavior.
One useful effect of this mode is to simulate
a backup group holding a particular word in
a lyric while continuing to provide harmony