User Manual

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Chord via MIDI Mode
When Chord via MIDI mode is selected, the
Register and Spread controls are enabled, while
all other section controls (apart form the Assign
and Delete buttons) and the Interval popups
in the individual harmony voice channels are
disabled.
Chord via MIDI is very similar to the two
preceding modes, except that instead of
defining chord names by some combination
of popups, they are defined in real time by all
“On” MIDI notes appearing on an assigned
MIDI channel. These notes are treated as if
they were a chord (whether they are actually
an “official” chord or not) and are re-voiced by
the settings of the Register and Spread controls
such that the lowest note played will always be
the lowest pitched note and will be assigned to
the highest numbered active harmony voice.
The MIDI notes can, of course, be played in real
time from a controller or recorded into a MIDI
track that is then routed to Harmony EFX.
NOTE: Each time there is a change
in the currently “On” MIDI notes,
Harmony EFX will re-voice the
harmony based on the Register and Spread
controls. If the MIDI data has notes that start
or end at slightly different times, each such
change will cause the harmony to be re-voiced,
potentially shifting existing notes one or more
octaves and resulting in unwanted changes.
If you’re playing the chords manually, play
precisely. If you’re creating a MIDI track, ensure
that all notes of a chord start at exactly the
same time.
NOTE: There are only four available
harmony voices, so limit your MIDI
input to no more than four notes at
a time.
ANOTHER NOTE: Keep in mind that
you are not actually “playing” the
harmony channels in this mode
(that’s what MIDI Omni mode is for), but simply
defining the notes that make up the chord that
the Register and Spread controls will voice.