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as octave errors or loss of pitch tracking),
experiment until you get the best result.
A TIP: One of the things that can
cause tracking problems is excessive
sibilance and/or other unpitched
articulations. De-essing (prior to compression)
can often alleviate these problems.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Like the Set
Input Vocal Range setting, getting
this setting right is critical for best
performance. If you are experiencing problems,
these are the controls to adjust.
It may be useful to think of the four Harmony
Voices as being similar to the voices of a four-
voice synthesizer. Each voice has independent
controls for setting its vocal quality, pan
and level. The method by which pitches are
assigned to voices varies with the Harmony
Modes selected in the Harmony Control
section. In this section, we’ll describe the
Harmony Voice controls. The Harmony Modes
will be discussed later in this chapter.
NOTE: As mentioned below in
the Harmony Control section,
harmony notes will be assigned
to the various harmony channels such that
the lowest pitched note will be assigned to
the highest numbered active channel and
the 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.
Gain
Each Gain fader controls the gain of its
Harmony Voice channel whenever that channel
is not muted.
In the various MIDI Harmony Modes, the Gain
control sets the maximum gain level for its
channel (i.e., the gain at MIDI velocity value 127).
The default Gain value is -6dB. Option (Mac)/
Control (PC)-clicking a fader returns it to that
value.
Solo
Engaging a channel’s Solo Mode causes that
channel’s signal to appear at the output and
simultaneously mutes any other channels
(Harmony Voice and/or Input Voice) that are not
also soloed.
When a channel’s Solo button is yellow, Solo
Mode in engaged on that channel. Click a
button to toggle its state.
Mute
Engaging a Harmony Voice channel’s Mute
Mode causes that channel’s signal to be muted
from the output.
Harmony Voices 1–4
Each of the four Harmony Voice channels
are functionally identical and contain identical
controls.