User Manual

20
Some CHOIR Tips
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Experiment with different combinations
of the Pitch and Timing controls. They
can create dramatically different 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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Keep in mind that the more channels of
CHOIR active and the larger the Choir
Size, the greater the CPU usage. Watch
your CPU Usage Meter. If you are running
out of cycles, try reducing Choir Size.
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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.
Harmony Control
The controls in this section allow you to choose the method by which Harmony Engine Evo decides
which harmony notes are assigned to each harmony voice.
These controls, in combination with the Freeze controls and the Harmony and Voice Parameter
Preset sections described below, is where the truly unique power of Harmony Engine Evo lies.
While Harmony Engine Evo offers the usual extremes of automatic fixed and “smart” scale interval
modes on one hand (very easy to use, but with little creative control) and the ability to completely
specify every note of each harmony voice via MIDI on the other (ultimate control, but requiring
solid expertise in note-by-note vocal arranging), it’s the powerful new options in the middle that we
believe will provide you with innovative (and downright entertaining) ways of creating the harmony
arrangements you hear in your mind.