PDF Manual of the TC Electronic VoiceWorks Plus - Direct Pro Audio

HARMONY EDITINGEqual tuning is the compromised tuning standard thatinstruments such as guitar and keyboards are designedto. This tuning mode allows you to play in any keywithout completely retuning your instrument for everychord.This value is the default from the factory.Just tuning is what is known as “perfect” intonationbetween harmony intervals. It is best to use this whenperforming with other instruments tuned to Equal, orstandard tuning.The pitches of major and minor thirdsand the fifth intervals are brought into exactmathematical symmetry which overcomes the“beating” of harmonics that occurs with Equal tuningmode.Barbershop functions exactly like Just tuning in allharmony modes except for Chord mode. In this case,Barbershop tuning uses your singing voice as the pitchreference where Just intonation uses the root of thecurrent chord played via MIDI.HoldRel (Hold Release) varies the amount of time ittakes for any notes held with the Hold feature todecay.This makes for a more natural release. Note thatno new harmony notes will sound until the time youset with this parameter has elapsed.H6: Notes Envelope,Attack, Decay and ReleaseThese settings affect only Notes mode harmony.Theyare designed to introduce level modifications to theharmony voices’ onset, duration and release for morenatural effect.All values are in milliseconds.The Attack parameter provides a gentle volume fade-inwhen you strike a MIDI note during a sustained sungnote.The Decay parameter adds a brief, pre-set level boostto the sustained portion of a MIDI note to separateNotes harmony from the dry voice better.Adjusting itdetermines the time to ramp in and out of the higherlevel.The Release parameter adds a smooth fade-out if yourelease your MIDI note as you continue to sing.H7: Notes Extension and LatchThe Notes Extension feature is a new feature for TC-Helicon harmony processors. It allows a harmony voicethat has been triggered in Notes mode to continuesounding while the singer sings after the MIDI note hasceased. This feature makes it possible for singers toimprovise by holding their sung notes longer withouthaving to reprogram the sequencer controlling theirharmony performance.Latch works in the Notes and Chord modes only. Itacts like an automatic sustain pedal.With Latch set toOff, you can sing a sustained vowel and press the noteson your MIDI keyboard on and off to bring theharmony voices in and out. With Latch set to On,removing your hands from the keyboard will cause nochange to the chord or notes you played.When turning Latch On in Notes mode, you musttrigger the same number of notes for the subsequentchord as there are voices turned on in the preset. Forexample, if four voices are enabled in the preset (Levelsare more than zero) and you play a four note chord onthe keyboard while you sing, you will hear fourharmony voices. If you remove your hands from thekeyboard and play two different notes, the harmonywill not change. Only when you hold four notes atonce will the harmonies change.Dry Voice Mix Screen - DVYou can vary the level of your singing voice in theharmony mix with the Dry Level and Pan controls. Inharmony presets in VoiceWorksPlus, the “Dry” voice isyour singing voice with or without pitch correction.19