Introduction Welcome to VoiceTone Harmony-G Features: Harmony-G was built for the singer who wants the o Adds one or two harmony voices directed by your highest quality and most interesting live vocal production guitar playing possible. It puts a complete vocal production center...
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Quick Start Step 1: Step 2: Connect your microphone to a mic cable Connect the mic cable to the Mic Input on Harmony-G NOTE: Make sure Harmony-G is not powered at this time.
Quick Start Step 3: Step 4: While you’re connecting and setting up, lower the fader Connect a 1/4” guitar cable from your electric or on your mixer channel to off. Connect a mic cable from acoustic guitar to the Guitar IN. For now, we won’t use the Left/(mono) Out to a mic input on your sound the Guitar THRU so the guitar sound will be mixed with system.
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Quick Start Step 5: Step 6: Set the Input Knob fully left then set the Guitar, FX and Connect Harmony-G's power adapter to main power Harmony knobs to the 12 O’Clock position. and to the Power Input on Harmony-G. There is no power switch so plugging it in automatically turns it on.
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Quick Start Step 7: Step 8: While singing through your microphone, raise the Input In preparation for your first listen, check that the LEDs Knob until the Input Light turns green, sometimes conform to the status shown in the boxes below. You orange on louder parts, but never red.
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Quick Start Step 9: You can now experiment with all of Harmony-G’s Slowly raise the fader on your mixer channel as you sing features starting by pressing the Preset button to load into your mic. Once you’ve reached a comfortable the different presets and then pressing the A/B listening level you should hear your voice clearly with footswitch to hear each preset’s A and B settings.
Front Panel 3. Guitar Mix Knob Controls your guitar volume when it’s routed to the main outputs (when the Guitar Thru jack is not used).The center Auto detent position automatically balances your guitar volume with your voice. Adjusting above or below the Auto Input Guitar Harmony...
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Front Panel 9. Double Voice Button Preset Hall Higher Room High Echo Press this button to simulate the sound of you singing Slap Lower Combi Bass along with yourself for added thickness. Octave Stereo 10. FX Button and LED Display Pressing the FX button cycles through the effect styles Manual Double...
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Front Panel Select mode. Now, pressing the A/B button cycles forward through the five “A” preset settings or “B” preset settings, depending on whether an A or B was loaded when you held the footswitch. 15. On Footswitch Tapping this footswitch engages or disengages the doubling and harmony effects in the current preset.
Back Panel operation see “External Mixing with Mono and Dry Outputs” in the “For Advanced Users” section. Guitar Connections Plug a 1/4” cable directly from your guitar into the IN jack. If you use effect pedals, they should be connected after Harmony-G.
Getting to Know Harmony-G Loading Presets Using the Tone Button Press the Preset button to load the next preset and When you activate the Tone button, your voice will change the sound. If you need to access your two sound smoother and brighter. There are three high favorite sounds while standing, tapping the A/B quality studio effects that accomplish this: adaptive footswitch will toggle between them quickly.
Getting to Know Harmony-G Adjusting Your Guitar Volume Thicken Your Voice with the Double Button If your guitar is sent to the main outputs (Guitar Thru Activating this button will simulate the effect of you jack is not used), the Guitar control knob adjusts how singing along with yourself to make your lead voice much guitar sound is added to the mix.The center Auto sound thicker.
Getting to Know Harmony-G What Does Higher, Lower etc. Mean? Storing Edited Presets These names define the harmony arrangement in the You can store a changed preset for the next time you current preset. Careful arrangement of harmony voices need it. Press and hold the Preset button to store both is an effective way of emulating a favorite band’s vocal the A and B settings for that preset number.
Getting to Know Harmony-G string is sharp or flat. As you raise or lower the pitch of Hall Hall Higher Higher the string, the FX and Voice 1/ Voice 2 indicator LEDs will Room Room High High Echo Echo light as shown. Slap Slap Lower...
For Advanced Users How to Use the Manual Mode you play the chord, tapping the A/B footswitch to cycle through the three alternate major or minor scales. A There may be times when you want to disengage guitar number from 1 to 3 will show your selection in the control of your harmonies and use a fixed key (e.g.
For Advanced Users How to Choose Alternate Tone Settings You’re able to add a separate detune effect to your guitar when you enter the Advanced FX Select mode The factory default for the Tone button accomodates a (Hold the FX button) and then press the Double button wide range of singers but there are options to further so its LED lights.
For Advanced Users To Change the Tuning Reference Preset button to extend the limit to up to ten (shown as “0”) or back down to three (1 and 2 are not options). By default, Harmony-G is tuned to A=440 Hz and the Hold the Preset button to store this setting and exit to harmony voices will sound in tune when you sing with a normal operation.
FAQ and Troubleshooting My guitar doesn’t change the harmonies.What’s My FX level is up but the sound is still dry wrong? o You’re likely set to the Off FX style. Press the FX button to activate and cycle through the FX styles. o Turn up the volume control on your guitar.
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FAQ and Troubleshooting Guitar Performance Tips Can I Use Alternate Tunings On My Guitar? To ensure that the harmony voices follow your guitar Alternate tunings e.g. drop D, DADGAD, etc. are okay. playing closely, it’s best to play as cleanly as you can. Also, The most important notes of your chord, as far as at the beginning of your song, it’s important to play a Harmony-G is concerned, are the chord root and the...
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