User Manual

9
Original Input
Gain
The Gain fader controls the gain of the original
vocal whenever the channel is not muted.
The default Gain value is -6dB. Option (Mac)/
Control (PC)-clicking the fader returns it to that
value.
Solo
Engaging Solo Mode causes the original
vocal signal to appear at the output and
simultaneously mutes all Harmony Voice
channels that are not also soloed.
When the Solo button is yellow, Solo Mode in
engaged. Click the button to toggle its state.
Mute
Engaging Mute Mode causes the original input
signal to be muted from the output.
When the Mute button is blue, Mute Mode in
engaged. Click the button to toggle its state.
NOTE: If both the Input Channel’s
Solo and Mute buttons are pressed,
Solo takes precedence. However, if
Solo is then disengaged, the original input will
then be muted.
Pan
Sets the original vocal’s location in the stereo
spectrum when its output is not muted and
Harmony EFX is assigned to a stereo output.
If Harmony EFX is not assigned to a stereo
track, this control will be disabled.
Command (Mac)/Control (PC) click the control
to reset it to its default value of 0 (center).
Tracking
As previously mentioned, for best
performance, Harmony EFX requires a clean,
pitched monophonic signal.
Specifically, in order to accurately identify the
pitch of the input, Harmony EFX requires a
periodically repeating waveform, characteristic
of a voice or solo instrument. The Tracking
control determines how much variation is
allowed in the incoming waveform for Harmony
EFX to still consider it periodic.
If you are working with a clean, well-isolated
solo signal you can typically set the Tracking
control to 25 and forget it (hence, that’s the
default value).
If, on the other hand, your signal is noisy or
not well-isolated (as might be more common
in a live performance situation or a track with
headphone bleed) or you are dealing with a
particularly breathy or guttural voice, it may
be necessary to adjust the tracking for best
performance.
Interestingly (to us, anyway), we’ve discovered
that it is almost impossible to predict, just from
listening, what setting will work best. This led
to our choice of labels for the extremes of the
control’s range.
As the labels imply, there is no hard and fast
rule for what settings will work well with what
kinds of input. If you’re having a problem (such