Antares Harmony EFX user manual

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Fixed Interval Mode
When Fixed Interval mode is selected, the 
Interval popups in the individual harmony 
voice channels are enabled and all of the other controls in the Harmony 
Control section (apart 
form the Assign and 
Delete buttons) are 
disabled.
In this mode, each enabled harmony voice 
tracks the original input at the interval defined 
by the number of semi-tones up or down 
selected in the voice’s Interval popup.  Since no allowance is made for diatonic scale 
tones, using this mode in...

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To use Scale Interval mode, select your song’s 
key with the Key/Root popup. Note that 
sharp/flat keys are specified as flats with the 
exception of F#. If your song is in an unlisted 
key, you should choose the enharmonic 
equivalent:Db = C#
Eb = D#
F# = Gb
Ab = G#
Bb = A#
The Scale popup offers three variations of the 
major and four variations of the minor scales as 
follows:  Major (Major)
Major with no 7th (Maj/no7)
Major with a flat 7th (Maj/b7)
Natural minor (Minor)
Harmonic minor (Har. min)...

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If you adjust this control while a chord is 
sounding (again, for instructive purposes), you 
will hear all but the lowest note of the chord 
move apart or together in response to your 
adjustments.
Here are some example settings:
Wide harmony:
High, very tight harmony:
Low, very tight harmony:
Medium range, moderately tight harmony:IM pO rTANT N OTE: When using 
r egister and Spread, the harmony 
notes will be assigned to the various 
harmony channels such that the lowest pitched 
note will be...

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Chord Degrees Mode
When Chord Degrees mode is selected, the 
Key/Root, Scale, Chord, Inversion, Register, and 
Spread controls are enabled and the Interval 
popups in the individual harmony voice channels 
are disabled.
In Chord Degrees mode, the harmony notes are 
generated by the combination of the settings 
of the Key, Scale, Chord, Inversion, Register, 
and Spread controls. This mode is specifically 
designed to be used with the Harmony Preset 
buttons described below.
Start by setting the song’s...

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Chord names Mode
When Chord Names mode is selected, the 
Key/Root, Chord, Inversion, Register, and 
Spread controls are enabled, while the Scale 
popup and the Interval popups in the individual 
harmony voice channels are disabled.
Chord Names mode is almost identical to 
Chord Degrees mode, with the exception that 
instead of setting a key and scale and then 
defining the chords by scale degree, you define 
each chord by its explicit name, independent of 
the scale or key.
In Chord Names mode, the...

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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 
“o n” MIDI notes appearing on an assigned 
MIDI channel. These...

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MIDI Omni Mode
When MIDI omni mode is selected, all other 
section controls (apart form the Assign and 
Delete buttons) and the Interval popups in the 
individual harmony voice channels are disabled.
In MIDI  omni mode, you are in fact directly 
“playing” the harmony channels (again, either 
live from a controller or via a pre-recoded MIDI 
track).  
A T Ip: Keep in mind that there are 
only four available harmony voices, 
so limit your MIDI input to no more 
than four notes at a time. That’s easy to...

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About Routing MIDI to Harmony EF X 
In order to use the MIDI Harmony Control 
modes described above, you must be able 
to route MIDI data to Harmony EFX. The 
method of routing MIDI to a plug-in varies 
pretty dramatically (both in technique and ease) 
among various hosts. If you are unsure how to 
do it in your particular host, you should refer to 
your host’s manual for instructions. Additionally, 
you can open one of the Tutorial Sessions 
that make use of one of the MIDI modes (as 
described in...

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If you assign the new preset to a button that 
already has a preset assigned to it, the new 
preset will overwrite the old one.
If you click the Assign button and then, for 
some reason, change your mind, simply click it 
again to exit Assign mode.
Preset names
When you assign a preset to a button, 
Harmony EFX will create a preset name based 
on the values of the key parameters of the 
selected harmony mode. In most cases this 
should be sufficient to help you remember 
what each preset is about....

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As mentioned back at the beginning of the manual, you will find two additional learning tools on the 
installation DVD (if you’ve purchased a boxed copy) or included with your download: the Factory 
Presets Guide and the Tutorial Sessions Guide.
Factory Presets
Harmony EFX comes with a selection of 
factory presets that configure Harmony EFX 
to let you quickly and easily interact with its 
various modes and functions. The Factory 
Presets Guide includes brief descriptions of 
each of the presets as...