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progressively higher pitched notes will be
assigned in order to the progressively lowered
numbered active channels. For example,
for a four note chord, the lowest note will
be assigned to harmony channel 4, the
next higher to channel 3, the next higher to
channel 2 and the highest to channel 1.
This ensures that you can use each
channel’s Throat Length control to define a
timbre, confident of that channel’s general
range. In the example above, for instance,
since harmony channel 4 will always be
assigned the lowest note, you might
choose to lengthen the Throat setting a bit
to reinforce its identity as a bass voice.
In the end, this is all actually a lot easier to see
and hear than it is to describe, so just play with
the controls for a bit and you’ll understand
what’s happening.
Chord Degrees Mode
When Chord Degrees mode is selected, the
Key/Root, Scale, Chord, Inversion, Register,
and Spread controls are enabled and the
Interval popups in the individual harmony voice
channels are disabled.
In Chord Degrees mode, the harmony notes
are generated by the combination of the
settings of the Key, Scale, Chord, Inversion,
Register, and Spread controls. This mode
is specifically designed to be used with the
Harmony Preset buttons described below.
Start by setting the song’s Key and Scale in
the same way as described above for Smart
Interval mode. Again, if your song is in an
unlisted key, use the enharmonic equivalent:
Db = C#
Eb = D#
F = Gb
Ab = G#
Bb = A#
Next, for each chord that appears in your
song, select the chord from the Chord popup
(specified as a degree of the selected key
and scale) and the desired inversion from the
Inversion popup.
Finally, set the chord’s voicing with the Register
and Spread controls as described in the
previous section.
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: In the
original Harmony Engine, when you
were using Chord Degrees mode in
combination with the Harmony Preset buttons
described below, the settings of the Key/Root
and Scale popups were not stored with button
presets.
THIS FUNCTION HAS BEEN CHANGED in
Harmony Engine Evo. The settings of the Key/
Root and Scale popups ARE now stored with
button presets. If you have existing sessions