User Manual

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Usage Tips
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CHOIR Evo is available in mono and stereo
versions and, depending on the capabilities of
your host program, a mono -> stereo version
(which in most cases is the preferred routing).
In the case of the stereo version, CHOIR Evo
processes only the left channel. CHOIR Evo
is dramatically more effective with the voices
panned across the stereo spectrum, so if at
all possible, try always to use it with stereo
output.
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The real power of CHOIR Evo comes not as
a processor for one voice, but as a processor
to assign to each of a number of harmony
parts. Even if you have only one singer, have
them overdub the basic harmony parts and
then process those parts through THROAT
Evo to give each the character of different
voices. Then assign an instance of CHOIR
Evo to each of those parts and create your
vocal ensemble.
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Alternatively, create harmony parts by
processing a single vocal part through a
harmonizer and then assigning each
individual harmonizer output to an instance
of CHOIR Evo.
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Keep in mind that the greater the number of
voices, the greater the CPU usage. If you will
be using multiple instances of CHOIR Evo,
it might be wise to limit each instance to 4 or
8 voices.
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Along those same lines, even if you have tons
of CPU power, more is not always better.
Match the choir size to the style of your
music. Not every song needs the Mormon
Tabernacle Choir.
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Experiment with different combinations of
the Pitch and Timing controls. They can create
dramatically different vocal ensembles. With
Timing at its minimum and substantial Pitch
Variation, you have a choir that’s rhythmically
tight but a bit loose with intonation. Conversely,
reversing those settings gives you a group
that’s solidly in tune, but rhythmically loose.
And there are of course many variations in
between. Match the performance style to the
style of your music.
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For best performance, CHOIR Evo requires a
clean, pitched monophonic signal. If CHOIR
Evo can not reliably detect the pitch of the
input, either because of a noisy or effected
signal or because the input is not a single
monophonic voice, it will apply Timing
variations only.