User Manual

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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.
NOTE: As mentioned in the Register
and Spread section, the 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.
Once you get everything the way you want it,
assign the settings to a Harmony Preset button
as described below.
Repeat the process for each of the chords in
your song. If your song modulates, you can
either create a new host preset in the new
key or use automation to change the Key and/
or Scale setting to the new key (which will
automatically transpose all of the chords to the
new key).
A TIP: Keep in mind that you can, for
example, assign the same chord, but
with different Register and Spread
settings, to multiple Harmony Preset buttons so
that you can have different harmony voicings for
the same chord depending on where it appears
in your song.
When you have programmed all of the chords
and any alternate voicings, you’re ready to
play your song and simply select the various
Harmony Presets at the appropriate times,
either manually (by clicking the buttons) or,
better yet, via automation.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In Chord Degrees
mode, the harmony notes are
generated independently of the
actual pitch of the original track. The original
can be out of tune (or even a monotone, for
that matter), but the harmony notes will still
be perfectly in tune with the A=440 pitch
reference.