harmonyM PRODUCT MANUAL ENGLISH VERSION
WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Changing the FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Remote Control with a Footswitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 QuickStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Front Panel Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-13 Back Panel Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Getting To Know Harmony-M How to Set the MIDI Receive Channel . . .
Introduction Welcome to VoiceTone Harmony-M Features: Harmony-M was built for the singer who wants the highest quality and most interesting live vocal production possible. It puts a complete vocal production center into your hands including harmony singers that follow your singing and keyboard playing. It’s also highly useful as a studio tool allowing the creation of background harmony and even guide parts for singers.
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. vocalist. Our products focus on removing barriers and inspiring creativity in performance. That's why our products range from near-field personal vocal monitors to floor-based vocal multi-effects pedals.
Quick Start Step 1: Step 2: Connect your microphone to a mic cable Connect the mic cable to the Mic Input on Harmony-M NOTE: Make sure Harmony-M is not powered at this time.
Quick Start Step 3: Step 4: While you’re connecting and setting up, lower the fader on your mixer channel to off. Connect a 1/4” phone jack-equipped cable from the Left/(mono) Out to a 1/4” line level input on your sound system. Connect a MIDI cable from your keyboard’s MIDI Out to the MIDI IN on Harmony-M. Set your keyboard to transmit on MIDI channel one.
Quick Start Step 5: Step 6: Set the Input Knob fully left then set the Humanize, FX and Harmony control knobs to the detent at the 12 O’Clock position. Connect Harmony-M's power adapter to main power and to the Power Input on Harmony-M. There is no power switch so plugging it in automatically turns it on.
Quick Start Step 7: Step 8: While singing through your microphone, raise the Input Knob until the Input Light turns green, sometimes orange on louder parts, but never red. In preparation for your first listen, check that the LEDs conform to the status shown in the boxes below. You can press the button associated with the LEDs to change them if necessary.
Quick Start Step 9: Slowly raise the fader on your mixer channel as you sing into your mic. Once you’ve reached a comfortable listening level you should hear your voice clearly with some reverb effect added. Now you’re ready to hear Harmony-M’s harmony voices. Tap the On footswitch so that its LED lights solidly and sing a song while playing the chords on your keyboard. If the On LED is flashing, this indicates Bypass mode and you can hold the On footswitch to exit Bypass before proceeding.
Front Panel 1 Mic input 2 Output Input 3 Footswitch Humanize 4 MIDI in FX 5 Power Harmony Tone 3. Humanize Control Allows you to raise or lower the amount of variation in the pitch and timing of the harmony voices. At TC-Helicon, we call this “humanization”. 4. FX (Effects) Level Control Raises or lowers the mix level of the effect selected with the FX button. Full right position is approximately 50% wet. 3 1.
Front Panel 6 Preset 7 Hall Room Echo Slap Combi SFX 3 Higher High Low Lower Bass Octave 48V Stereo Manual Double 8 9 FX Voice 1 10 8. Manual Mode Button 12 Voice 2 11 6. Preset Select Button and Preset Display Press to cycle through the 5 presets numbered 1 to 5 shown in the Preset display. Hold to store edits you make.The dot in the corner of the display indicates that MIDI is received on the correct channel.
Front Panel A) Change the associated voice’s harmony interval B) Enable the harmony voice when its LED is off C) Turn the voice off 3 Setting the same interval for both voices adds thickness to the harmony voices. 13 14. Preset A and B Select Footswitch If you only need to access your two favorite sounds in performance, tapping the A/B footswitch will toggle between them quickly. If you would like to access more presets with this footswitch, hold it to enter Preset select mode.
Back Panel 3. Footswitch Input Connecting an optional TC-Helicon Switch3 footswitch here allows placement of Harmony-M on your keyboard. The Switch3 footswitch controls A/B, Bypass and On functions from left to right.This jack can also accept a single button pedal for remote control of the On footswitch. Functions that require holding the footswitches, such as MIDI Setup mode, are not available from the external footswitch. 1 2 3 4 5 1.
Getting to Know Harmony-M How to Set the MIDI Receive Channel For harmonies to be cued from your playing, the MIDI channel your keyboard transmits on and Harmony-M’s receive channel must be set the same. If the dot in the Preset display window does not flash when you play your keyboard despite a correct MIDI cable connection, Harmony-M’s receive channel can be set as follows: Press the A/B and On footswitches together. Play a note on your keyboard.
Getting to Know Harmony-M Using the Tone Button Editing Presets When you activate the Tone button, your voice will sound smoother and brighter. There are three high quality studio effects that accomplish this: adaptive “Shape” EQ, adaptive compression and de-essing. You can change the Double, FX, Voice 1, Voice 2 and Manual mode features to your liking by pressing their associated buttons. Pressing the Preset button will cancel your edits and load the next preset.
Getting to Know Harmony-M What Do the Voice 1&2 Buttons Do? o Pressing either of these buttons can be used to select a harmony “voicing” for that voice or to turn the voice off. Voicing is the term describing a pitch-shifted version of your voice at a musically determined pitch. When the Manual button is lit, these buttons become inactive. o What Does Higher, Lower etc. Mean? Changing the FX These names define the harmony arrangement in the current preset.
For Advanced Users More Information on Manual Mode The Manual button disengages Harmony-M’s musical intelligence. If you sing while the Manual button is lit, you can directly “play” four harmony voices as if they were a polyphonic keyboard part.Your harmonies will not move automatically in response to your sung melody as they do in normal operation, but you will be capable of unique and unusual harmony arrangements.
For Advanced Users can tap the Tone button to cycle through the numbered choices shown below: d: 1: 2: 3: Default setting best for most situations Choose this if you have a very bright-sounding PA This option adds “warmth” to your voice Increased compression. Caution: this slightly increases the likelihood of feedback Hold the Tone button to exit. Toggling the Tone button will now activate your alternate choice.
For Advanced Users MIDI Setup Mode 1. Play a note on your keyboard. or 2. Manually adjust the channel shown in the Preset display window with the Voice 1 and Voice 2 buttons. The MIDI operations of Harmony-M will work for most simple setups, but there may be times when more detailed control is necessary. For this, it’s possible to change the default settings for several necessary options in the MIDI Setup mode. Harmony-M’s buttons have alternate functions in this mode and are listed below.
For Advanced Users buttons.To disable CC reception completely, use the Voice buttons to set a value of 0 in the Preset display. o o Program Change Receive On/Off (Selected by the Tone button) - The Tone button configures whether or not Harmony-M will respond to program change messages from your keyboard or sequencer. When the Tone button is lit, program changes are accepted and this is the default.
For Advanced Users To reset all, insert the power connector while holding the Manual and Voice 2 buttons for 3 seconds. Harmony-M will boot normally after the memory is initialized. How To Change the Tuning Reference By default, Harmony-M is tuned to A=440 Hz and the harmony voices will sound in tune when you sing with a keyboard tuned to A=440. If you will be playing and singing with another instrument tuned to a different reference e.g.
For Advanced Users MIDI CC Chart Parameter CC Comments Modulation 1 0-127, controls vibrato intensity Sustain pedal 64 0-63=Off, 64-127=On, freezes chord or note input allowing improvised fills.
For Advanced Users MIDI CC Chart cont.
FAQ and Troubleshooting My keyboard doesn’t change the harmonies. What’s wrong? Confirm Harmony-M is receiving MIDI: 1. Check the dot in the Preset display is flashing when you play your keyboard. If not set the MIDI channel according to the directions listed in this manual. 2. Check/replace the MIDI cable 3. Ensure that you are playing keyboard chords made up of at least a root note and a major or minor third. The Voice 1 and Voice 2 buttons no longer work. Turn off the Manual button.
FAQ and Troubleshooting Keyboard Performance Tips Where can I find support for this product? To ensure that the harmony voices follow your keyboard playing as accurately as possible, it’s best to play cleanly with a minimum of accidental note strikes. In chords without a clear third, Harmony-M will assume a major chord, so when you play in a minor key, and as a general rule, you should always include a third in your chords.
Specifications Inputs Mic Connector: Balanced XLR, Input Impedance 1kOhm Mic Input Sensitivity @ 0dBFS -44dBu to +2dBu Mic Input Sensitivity @ 12dB headroom -56dBu to -10dBu EIN -126dBu @ max.
