TC electronic SDN BHD Harmony4 Mode Chord, Mode Notes & Notes 4CH, Attack and Release, Bend Range

Mode: Chord

In Chord Mode, musically correct harmonies are produced by chords recognized from the incoming MIDI notes.

Mode: Notes & Notes 4CH

In this Mode, incoming MIDI notes determine the pitches of up to four harmony voices. When "Notes" is selected, a single MIDI channel controls the 4 harmony voices. When Notes 4CH or “Notes Four Channel” is selected, each harmony voice is assigned a unique MIDI channel in the Setup tab which has many benefits including:

1.the ability to use unique pitch bends on each channel

2.full stability of panning and gender assignments for each voice.

To take full advantage of this mode, you will need to have 4 tracks of MIDI data on separate channels driving Harmony4.

Key & Scale (available only in Scale Mode)

Use these parameters to set the key and scale type. The scale defines the map for how the harmony voices will react to the input pitch. Available scales are Major/Minor 1,2 and 3. Custom scales can be created for situations where the predefined scales don’t produce the desire results. Refer to Appendix: Scale Types and Voicings Table

Attack and Release

Available only in Chord and Notes Modes, these parameteres set the envelope attack and release times for harmony voices. Using these parameters can make entrances and exits of the harmony notes softer or harder. This function works when Latch is "Off" and MIDI notes are being received.

Latch (available only in Chord and Notes Modes)

When enabled, the last chord remains active after the notes have been released. When disabled, harmony output stops when MIDI notes are released. In notes mode, the number of notes played must equal the number of harmony voices enabled for any voices to be triggered.

Bend Range

You can define how far the harmony pitches are shifted when you move the pitch wheel on your MIDI keyboard. The values go from 0 to +\- 24 semitones.

Tuning

There are three micro tuning options for all harmony modes except Notes, Notes 4CH and Shift.

Equal tuning uses approximations for the tuning of each note, allowing you to easily alter the key of your music without re-tuning your instruments. This is the same way synthesizers are tuned. Most non-digital instruments are tuned this way.

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