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IMPORTANT NOTE: In MIDI Omni
mode, there is no way to guarantee
that a particular note will be assigned
to a particular harmony voice channel. While
Harmony Engine Evo does its best to assign
the lowest note to the highest numbered active
channel, depending on your fingering, that
may not always be possible. Setting different
harmony voices to different Gain, Pan, and/
or Throat Length settings will almost certainly
result in harmony lines jumping from timbre to
timbre, which may or may not be acceptable.
As a result, this mode is most useful (or,
at least, most predictable) when all active
harmony voices are set to the same settings.
MIDI Channels Mode
When MIDI Channels mode is selected,
all other section controls and the Interval
popups in the individual harmony
voice channels are disabled.
This is the mode to use when you want
to have absolute control over every
note of your harmony arrangement.
In MIDI Channels mode, channels 1-4 of
the MIDI bus assigned to Harmony Engine
Evo are routed to the matching numbered
harmony voice channels. While it’s
conceivable that you could split a controller
into four zones and use it live in this mode,
its main purpose is for executing harmony
arrangements where you can be assured
that individual harmony lines will always be
realized by the desired harmony voice.
About Routing MIDI to Harmony Engine Evo
In order to use the MIDI Harmony Control
modes described above, you must be able
to route MIDI data to Harmony Engine Evo.
The method of routing MIDI to a plug-in varies
pretty dramatically (both in technique and
ease) among various hosts. If you are unsure
how to do it in your particular host, you should
refer to your host’s manual for instructions. In
addition, check the Read Me that accompanies
Harmony Engine Evo for a guide to a few of the
more obscure routing schemes. Finally, you can
open one of the Tutorial Sessions described in
Chapter 5 and simply observe how it is done.