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Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Using the Key Footswitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Manual Mode and the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Performance Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Using the Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction Welcome to HarmonyControl | guitar You will need: As a singer and guitarist, it’s likely you are using or have used a harmony processor before, which means it’s likely you’ve often wished your guitar could control your harmony par ts. That’s why we created HarmonyControl, to add value to your investment in vocal harmony. With HarmonyControl you can sing with harmony on more songs than ever before while spending less time stepping through and remembering song arrangements.
Introduction About TC-Helicon At TC-Helicon we truly believe that the voice is the world's most beautiful instrument. We don't mean to degrade other beautiful instruments, but the singing voice is the anthropological source for all things melodic. In the words of the founders of TC-Helicon, "Everything we do is dedicated to this instrument (the singing voice).
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Quick Start Step 1: Step 2: Set up your harmony processor, microphone and PA system as you would normally. If this is the first setup with the harmony processor, consult its manual for proper setup. Connect a cable from your guitar to the Guitar In jack on HarmonyControl. Then connect a cable from the Guitar Out jack on HarmonyControl to your amplifier or a channel in your PA system. HarmonyControl should be the first link in any effects chain.
Quick Start Step 3: Step 4: Connect the included MIDI cable or any standard cable from the MIDI Out jack on HarmonyControl to the MIDI input on your harmony processor. Connect HarmonyControl’s power adapter to your wall power socket and then to the Power input jack on the product.When power is applied, one or more LEDs on the unit will flash momentarily.
Quick Start Step 5: Step 6: Auto LED lit Check that the LED light above the On footswitch is lit. If it’s not, press the On footswitch.Turn up the volume control on your guitar and play some chords. The 0 Cents LED on HarmonyControl should light with each chord change but not every strum. You’re now ready to begin experimenting with guitarcontrolled harmony! Choose presets on your harmony processor that are based on either Chord mode or Scale mode harmony and sing while you play your guitar.
Quick Start Step 7: Manual LED lit Load a Chord preset on your harmony processor. Play your guitar and sing into the microphone.The harmony voices should follow your singing and guitar playing in chordal motion. If this is the case, correct hookup and operation in HarmonyControl’s Manual mode is confirmed. If your Manual-only harmony processor has Scale features e.g.
Front & Back Panel Descriptions 1. Auto/Manual LEDs 1 Displays the communication between HarmonyControl and your harmony processor. On power up, the unit will search for Auto-compatible units. If your unit is Autocompatible, the Auto LED will light after a moment. 2 2.Tuner Pitch Display This is primarily used to show tuning when Tuner mode is active. When Tuner mode is off, the two center LEDs above the “0 Cents” legend indicate that a chord has been recognized and sent from the MIDI Out. 3 3.
Front & Back Panel Descriptions 5. Key Switch 7. Power Input This allows you to work with fixed scale harmony when required. This is described in more detail in the “Using the Key Footswitch” section later in this manual. Connect the supplied power adapter here. 6. On Switch When the On LED is lit, HarmonyControl will send a changing stream of chords or scale information as you play.
Using the Tuner function HarmonyControl has a fast and accurate tuner function to help you keep your guitar in tune. It is a “chromatic” type, meaning that you can use it with altered tunings. Keeping your guitar tuned well helps HarmonyControl’s performance. The Tuner automatically mutes the Guitar Out jack so you can tune silently. TIP: A guitar will stay in tune better when you tune up to notes instead of tuning down.When a string is sharp, tune down so it’s flat and then tune up from there. 1.
Compatibility Chart Product Auto Detect Chords 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Fast Chords Adaptive Sc. Scale Select TC-H Helicon VoiceLive VoiceWorksPlus VoiceWorks Quintet VoicePro VoicePrism 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Digitech® Access Vocalist Workstation (incl. EX) Studio Vocalist (incl.
Compatibility Chart Compatibility explanations: Adaptive Scale There are various degrees of compatibility with HarmonyControl. The terms in the preceding table are clarified below. This feature deciphers musical information from your recent playing in order to make appropriate harmony decisions. Auto Scale Select You are free to load Chords and Scale mode harmony presets on these processors and HarmonyControl will follow and adapt automatically.
Auto Mode Plug ‘n’ Go If you own a TC-Helicon product shown as Autocompatible in the Compatibility Chart, and you’ve connected both MIDI cables to the respective MIDI Ins and Outs as detailed in the Quick Start section, then HarmonyControl will operate in Auto mode and you’re finished with the setup! When first powered up, HarmonyControl sends out a MIDI signal to see if any of the Auto-compatible units is connected.
Using the Key Footswitch A Fixed Key Works Also 3. If your harmony processor shows a check mark in the Scale Select column in the Compatibility Chart, you can explore the Key footswitch functions discussed below. 4. You will likely find that the harmony in some songs just sounds better with a fixed, non-adaptive scale.You may prefer the sound of the harmony “clinging” to the main key more or you may just want to sing a song without playing your guitar.
Using the Key Footswitch The Major and Minor 1, 2 & 3 scale variations TC-Helicon and older Digitech® harmony processors have slight variations of typical Major and Minor scales to expand compatibility with more song chord structures and melodies. There are three Majors: Maj1, Maj2 and Maj3 and three Minors: Min1, Min2, Min3. The differences between these are evident only when singing certain notes in the scale but they can make the difference between harmonies sounding appropriate for a song or not.
Manual Mode and the Setup Menu For those of you who own harmony processors that are not on the Auto-compatible list, your HarmonyControl will operate in “Manual” mode indicated by the Manual LED. Initial setup in Manual mode is described in the Quick Start section. When HarmonyControl doesn’t get a response from an Auto compatible unit on power up, it will default to sending MIDI chords out on MIDI channel 1 as long as the On LED is lit.
Manual Mode and the Setup Menu Harmony mode (HM): If you have a Manual harmony processor with Scale Select features, or you are using an Auto-compatible unit in Manual mode you can set which harmony mode you wish to use, Scale (1) or Chord (2) in this menu. A value of 0 is used only to diagnose issues for customer support. There is a convenient shortcut to Chord and Scale swapping during normal operation outside of the Setup menu. Press and hold both footswitches for a moment.
Performance Tips Play it simple Your guitar playing style directly influences the operation of HarmonyControl. You will find that the harmonies are closely following every move you make and this may not be what you want all of the time. For best results, avoid walking bass lines and any extra playing ornaments when you have the harmonies turned on. Also, the minimum chord required to affect harmony movement is two simultaneous notes.
Performance Tips Saving presets on your harmony device HarmonyControl can be changing chords, key, scale, and voicing via MIDI when connected to your harmony processor. In certain chord circumstances, you may overwrite your preset’s chord, key, scale or voicing settings. A way around this is to make any edits on your processor and then play a simple major chord before saving both Scale or Chord presets.
“Chord” and “Scale” Explained We use the terms “Chord” and “Scale” a lot in this manual and for those who are new to using a harmony processor, we offer a brief explanation. More extensive detail is found in your harmony processor’s manual. In order to make sure that the harmony voices sing the right notes, your processor needs to know something about the musical accompaniment and the notes you are singing at any given moment.
Harmony Processor Notes Some of the harmony processor products supported by HarmonyControl have special requirements. Below are helpful tips for their operation. VoicePro: The CC Assign map in the Utility section needs to be adjusted. before Scale harmony will work. Start with the Default style. Scroll down until you see CC30 in the right column. Adjust the Controller 4 soft knob clicks clockwise so the controller is set to Harmony Key. Now set the controller following it, CC31, to Harmony Scale.
Technical Specifications Analog Inputs 1/4” Phone Jack, Input Impedance: 1MOhm Max Input Level 16 dBu @ 12V supply EMC & Safety Analog Outputs 1/4” Phone Jack Output Impedance 0 Ohm, Sense 225 Ohm Max Output Level @ 16 dBu @ 12V supply Dynamic Range, 106/98 dB, 20 Hz to 20 KHz @ Input Level 16/-2 dBu, not A-weighted THD < -90 dB (0.0032%) @ 1 kHz, I/O Level 16 dBu, Load > 2400 Ohm Frequency Response, +0.1/-0.
