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The Edit Button
Setting Notes Extension to ON allows Harmony
voices triggered in Notes mode to continue
sounding after the MIDI note has ceased for as
long as you sing a sustained note.
NATURALPLAY = MIDI NOTES
Mode Only
f PAN, GENDER, PORTA, SMOOTH,
and Individual Voice LEVEL
The ability to control voices individually is re-
moved in MIDI NOTES mode to simplify and
reduce the number of parameters required when
8 voices are active. In their place are macro-type
settings for the features listed above. For indi-
vidual control of 4 MIDI voices, you can use MIDI
4 CHAN mode.
NATURALPLAY = MIDI NOTES,
MIDI NOTES 4 CHAN Modes
f DOUBLING
This changes from an ON/OFF parameter to a
selection of the number of voices you can control
via MIDI.
• OFF (8 VOICES) - No harmony voice doubling
is possible but you have access to 8 unique
MIDI note intervals upon which to build har-
monies.
• ON (4 VOICES X2) - With this you can play
up to 4 voices at once, but each voice can be
doubled for extra thickness.
• UNISON (1 VOICE X8) - All 8 voices are trig-
gered from a single MIDI note. This is similar to
a synthesizer mode of the same name where
you can layer all voices on one note.
f ATTACK & RELEASE
These settings are designed to introduce fade ins
and fade outs to the harmony voices. The At-
tack parameter provides a gentle volume fade-in
when you strike a MIDI note during a sustained
sung note. The Release parameter adds a smooth
fade-out if you release your MIDI note as you
continue to sing. The values range from 0 to 1000
milliseconds for the Attack and 0 to 2000 ms for
the Release.
f NOTES EXTENSION
This feature is most useful when singing to a
commercial MIDI file that is controlling the har-
mony voices in VoiceLive Rack. Often the MIDI
notes used to control harmony cut off where
the singer might prefer to hold the notes longer
and this makes for a more singer-oriented MIDI
performance.