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Lift Us Away (gerry bassermann)
This country-tinged song features two vocalists, a male and a female, each processed with an
instance of Harmony Engine Evo. Between the two parts, gerry uses three different Harmony
Control modes as follows:
Male Singer
The male singer’s performance is split into
three distinct sections:
In the first section, the harmonic structure is
relatively simple, allowing four harmony voices
to be generated using Scale Interval mode in
G Major. The selected intervals are 8vb, -4th,
+3rd, and 8va.
NOTE: Because the Key and Scale are
not stored in the Harmony Presets
when using Scale Interval mode
(see Chapter 3 for the explanation of why it
works that way), in addition to automating the
Scale Interval Harmony Preset, gerry also uses
automation to set the Key and Scale popups to
G Major at the beginning of the song.
Leading into the second section, gerry
automates Harmony Engine Evo’s Bypass
function to make the lead-in a solo. Since the
second section consists of a more complex
harmonic progression than the first, gerry
automates a change to Chord Name mode and
uses automated Harmony Presets to follow
the progression with the Register and Spread
controls set to a mid-range voicing.
The third section returns once again to Scale
Interval mode and the Key of G Major.
Female Singer
All harmonies for the female singer are
generated using MIDI Channel mode. (In most
hosts you should be able to examine the MIDI
tracks in edit view.)