User Manual

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Chapter 1: Getting Started
How to use this manual
We know you’re probably
anxious to get some harmony
going. While we’ve designed the Harmony
EFX interface to be largely self-explanatory,
Harmony EFX introduces some new concepts
to the process of quickly and easily creating
realistic harmonies, so, to really get the most
out of Harmony EFX, we strongly encourage
you to read this manual.
Of course, you’re welcome to just launch your
host and play around with Harmony EFX for a
while, but to get a good idea of Harmony EFX’s
capabilities (and how to accomplish various
basic tasks) you should at least:
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Check out the Factory Presets Guide PDF
that you will find on the installation DVD
or included with your download. We’ve
included a variety of presets that configure
Harmony EFX to let you quickly and easily
interact with its various modes and functions
and the guide will help you discover what
they’re about.
•
Check out the Tutorial Sessions Guide that
you will also find on the installation DVD or
included with your download. The Tutorial
Sessions let you see (and hear) exactly how
Harmony EFX was used to create some of
the audio demos on our web site and on the
installation DVD. The demos’ composers
have been kind enough to allow us to include
the actual sessions for you to load into your
host and experiment with. Open them up.
Check out the Harmony EFX settings. Tweak
some controls and see what happens.
Finally, when you’re ready to learn everything
Harmony EFX can do, check out Chapter 3 for
detailed descriptions of every function.
The contents of this manual
Chapter 1: Getting Started
The chapter you are reading.
Provides information on installing
and authorizing Harmony EFX.
Chapter 2: Introducing Harmony EFX
Provides a brief introduction to what
Harmony EFX is all about and gives an
overview of Harmony EFX’s key features.
Chapter 3: Harmony EFX Controls
This chapter is reference information for every
control used in the Harmony EFX interface.
Appendix: Factory Presets
& Tutorial Sessions
A brief discussion of the accompanying Factory
Presets Guide and the Tutorial Sessions Guide.
Installing Harmony EFX
Harmony EFX is designed to function as a plug-
in in a wide variety of digital audio applications.
Please refer to your specific host application’s
user manual for more information on installing
and using plug-ins. (Although in most cases,
simply double-clicking the Harmony EFX
installer and following the resulting directions
will be all you need to do.)