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Exploring the presets

The factory presets are grouped by the different

abilities of the product which makes it much simpler

for browsing. The different harmony modes require

different inputs from you and the preset groupings

make it easier to compare presets of a harmony single

control method with others of that same method.

Harmony presets that utilize MIDI

input

Presets 1 to 10: Chord harmony mode

Presets 11 to 20: Notes harmony mode

Presets 57 to 60: Combi harmony mode

If you have connected a MIDI keyboard or the output

of a MIDI sequencer track to VoiceWorksPlus, you can

use these presets to produce harmony for any

combination of melody and musical accompaniment.

MIDI Channel channel 1 is recognized by default so set

the output of your keyboard or sequencer track to

send on channel 1.

The text on the lower line of the lcd display will show

an H: indicating that it is a harmony preset and either

“Chord”,“Notes” or “Combi” which are the names of

the MIDI-controlled harmony modes.

In the Chord harmony presets, the chords you play on

your keyboard are interpreted by VoiceWorksPlus to

produce related harmony intervals that move while

you sing. Holding a chord and singing a melody or

arpeggio will result in a moving harmony arrangement.

In Notes presets, you play melodies or chords that

define the exact harmony intervals while you sing.

Holding a chord or a note while you sing a melody or

arpeggio will “freeze” the harmony arrangement on the

notes held on the keyboard. VoiceWorksPlus will

recognize up to 4 MIDI notes at a time although some

presets may be set to mono (1 voice) or duophonic (2

voices) operation.

Combi mode presets use the MIDI chords you play to

momentarily override the key and scale you’ve set.This

can correct odd-sounding harmonies that result at

times from the combination of your sung note and

musical accompaniment that diverges from strict

diatonic scale rules.

Note that the sung melody note should be in the

chord played.

Harmony presets you set with Key

and Scale

Presets 21 to 30: Scale harmony mode

These presets require that you input the key and scale

of your song. No further input is generally required

because the musical intelligence built into

VoiceWorksPlus shifts the intervals automatically while

you sing.The factory default key setting for all of these

presets is A major so, if you sing a song in this key you

won’t have to keep changing key and scale each time

you load a new preset.

To change key and scale, press EDIT and turn the Data

Wheel to locate edit screen HC. Use the soft knobs to

select the combination of key and scale for your song

that sounds good over your chord changes. Note that

VoiceWorksPlus is configured so that all presets share

the key and scale settings saved with the last preset.

If you wish to change this so each preset has a different

key (perhaps for different songs in live performance),

the Setup menu has a parameter called Chord/Key

which is set to “Global”.You can set this to “Preset” if

you prefer.

The Scale harmony technique works best when the

accompaniment uses the simple chord changes found

in pop and blues. A preset with a single 3rd harmony

interval will usually produce pleasing harmony with

more songs than presets that have a 5th or additional

interval. If your key and scale result in odd harmonies

now and then, switch to a Combi preset (or edit the

current preset) and play MIDI chords at those times.

Presets that change voice character

Presets 31 to 40

These presets use modeling and the hybrid shifter to

modify the timbre and pitch of your voice. In most of

these presets, your dry voice is replaced with the

modeled version so you can use them to mimic other

singers’ growl, rasp or timbre and create cartoon

characters. In a few of the presets, a duet is created

with the modeled voice and your dry voice hard

panned left and right.

There is an “M:” on the lower line of the display

indicating that the preset uses modeling.The remainder

of the text on the lower line shows the amount of

pitch shifting in cents (hundredths of a semitone), if any

is enabled in the preset.

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