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1. The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Note that these equate to the title and SOFT KEY Each Delay sets the when the menu page is viewed in the Delay Amount 500ms value for each PARAMETER area sce MIren a a DelayCtl The obj rows indicate which userobject outputs are connected to this menupage module s userobject inputs In this case the userobjects of the module named delay knob the module named delay mon and the module named nfo are all connected to this menupage module s userobject inputs To the right is a close up of what s actually going on For the fun of it and what fun it is exit the Vsigfile Specifier Display and connect the userobject output of the knob module to Each Delay 250ms Each Delay sets the F oe Each Delay 250ms value for each userobject input 2ofthe menupage module so that it is delay module lt more connected to both 1 and 2 Then select the Send command under the Midi menu to upload the program to the Harmonizer You should see that indeed the Each Delay parameter is now doubled on the menu page Change one version and then highlight the second version you ll see that they are the same even if they do exhibit some peculiar behavior You won t normally have any reason to put the same parameter on the same menu page more than once But you may want to put the same parameter on different menu pages in the same progra
2. 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 22 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Context Dependent Menus By right clicking the mouse a context dependent menu will appear as shown to the right The available commands will Pane depend on what s going on in the vicinity of the right click Zoom Out Once you get more familiar with Vsigfile using context Zoom to fit dependent menus will save you time Zoom Selection Cut Ctrl g Copy Ctrl C Add Module Ctrl A Module Info Reposition Shortcut Keys There are several shortcut keys that perform menu commands They are listed next to their command in the various menus For example the Cut command can be accomplished by holding down the Ctrl key and the x key simultaneously Once you get proficient with Vsigfile these shortcut keys will save you time and you know what they say about time 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 23 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual SENDING PROGRAMS TO THE HARMONIZER Once you ve constructed a program in Vsigfile youll want to send it to the Harmonizer so that it can be run This is accomplished by selecting the Send command under the Midi menu Make sure that the Harmonizer is in some area ee ae other than the Patch Editor area when you Send lest errors occur Be warned the program running on the currently displayed DSP will be bumped out
3. 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 68 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Front Panel Controls There are several controls used to manipulate the Patch display Knob In many programs the patch diagram will be larger than the ss screen In such a case the screen will display only part of the ane dfr Eve program The KNOB may be used to shift the screen A complicated program will move more slowly across the screen Aud only as the KNOB is rotated This is due to the processing required for the Harmonizer to draw the picture of the program If the KNOB is rotated faster than the screen moves the screen will jump to catch up If the KNOB is rotated very fast the screen immediately jumps to the end of the program The screen will not wrap around to the other end of the program Cursor Keys The LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys are used to highlight Fateh Editor e iE select modules When you first enter the Patch Editor area IN F Emdi Our the IN module is highlighted As shown on the example screen to the right pushing the RIGHT CURSOR key causes the mix 4 Cinsert_ gt connect gt lt modify gt lt aud_onTy gt module to be highlighted The name of the selected module is shown in the top right line of the display PARAMETER key The PARAMETER key is used to toggle between sets of SOFT a KEYS Tapping the PARAMETER key on the screen to the right TN Fes inl would give you access to i lt i
4. 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 6 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual HOW A PROGRAM INTERFACES WITH THE PARAMETER AREA Simple Interface Because you really shouldn t be reading this manual if you ERST haven t already read the User Guide we ll assume you ve seen m Del ay Hoge n_XPam 100 4 m_ Pan 4 menu pages in the PARAMETER area Z gt 100 haster WENKE Delays Info A menu page with an associated SOFT KEY is created by connecting a module s userobject output to a userobject input on something called the head module Every program has one and only one head module The actual parameters that will appear on a menu page created this way depend on the module being connected They will usually be the values of all unconnected control inputs For example consider the simple del ay module connected to a f ilter module we started this chapter out with again as shown in Vsigfile Now that you ve learned a little more we ve unhidden the control inputs for these modules the unconnected ones on the left and the userobject outputs the ones on the lower right AS you can see we ve connected their userobject outputs to the userobject inputs on the head module the disembodied 1 and 2 in the lower right corner The observant user will spot that the head module doesn t really look like the other modules C If we run thi
5. modify gt lt ctrlonTy gt Additionally the monitor module s userobject output is connected to the head module so that it shows up in the PARAMETER area as shown to the right Ei Inter D5P Receiv Receive value 301 You can see for yourself that changing the Send Value in DSP A alters the Receive value in DSP B Of course you could lt inserty a c_bridge module in DSP B to send control signals to DSP A at the same time that DSP A is sending control signals to DSP B Receiver 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 80 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual CREATING THE USER INTERFACE The Patch Editor automatically creates PARAMETER area menu pages for most modules when they are inserted by connecting their userobjects to the head module You can create a wealth of programs this way In the PARAMETER area parameters will automatically be grouped by module and SOFT KEYS will appear one per module A program created this way will be fully functional and have all of the audio characteristics of a factory preset Audio however is where the similarities end A program created using the automatic menu system will not look as slick nor be as easy to use as the factory presets are Factory presets are created by hand connecting the userobjects of knob modules to menupage modules and then hand connecting the userobjects of those menupage modules to the head module This chapter details how this is done V
6. Eventide Programming Manual for H8000 H7600 Orville and the DSP7000 families of Harmonizer Brand Effects Processors covering H8000 H8000A H8000FW H7600 Orville DSP7000 7500 and DSP4000B Part No 141035 Manual Release 1 3 19 August 2008 1999 2008 Eventide Inc One Alsan Way Little Ferry NJ 07643 USA Harmonizer is a registered trademark of Eventide Inc for its audio special effects devices incorporating pitch shift H8000 H8000A H8000FW H7600 Orville DSP7000 DSP7500 DSP4000B and Ultrashifter are trademarks of Eventide Inc This page intentionally left blank The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Table of Contents GENERAL PRINCIPLES 4 OVERVIEW aa A a ea E E T E E E sucess tunes ote E e a nal iouemevccnnnaguan EE 4 Different Kinds of Signals 6 HOW A PROGRAM INTERFACES WITH THE PARAMETER AREA Q cscessescssescsesesesecseescsesesessecssesecseesscsesssesseeessecsuesssnesereneesese 7 Simple Interface 7 Custom Interface 8 MODU ES a a a a a N A A RS 10 The IN and OUT Modules 10 The Characteristics of Modules 11 WRAP UB EE E r E E E T 15 VSIGFILE 16 System Requirements and Background Knowledge Required 16 COMMUNICATIONS senit e a E AA E E E A E E E EE E ETE E AE E trees 16 Establishing a MIDI Connection 16 Establishing a Serial Connection 17 BASICFHUNCTION Siirsin ione r a a a N A RE EE SEEE E E EE 18 Adding Modules 18 Connecting Modules 19 Deleting Modules 19 DISPLAY FUNCTIONS o
7. by the program you Send Save any changes before you Send Yourcomputer must be communicating with the Harmonizer for this to work See Communications on page 16 TUTORIAL 1 A SIMPLE PROGRAM We can couple our new found knowledge of Vsigfile with the material we learned in the General Principles Chapter to create a simple but meaningful program We ll create a modulating filter To begin start with a clean slate by pressing the button You should see a work area that looks like the one shown to the right The green inl gt and ind gt on the left represent the inputs 1 and 2 on the DSP that will eventually run the program we ll learn how to do quad programs for Orville later but the idea is the same Similarly the green gt outl and gt out2 on the right represent the outputs 1 and 2 on the DSP that will eventually run the program The blue I 2 3 and 4 on the left represent the global inputs these only have meaning for Orville s dual DSPs and we ll learn about them in Inter DSP Communication on page 56 The pink on the right represents the first userobject input on the head module Recall that the userobject outputs of modules are connected to the head module so that their menu pages will appear in the PARAMETER area Add Operator To create a modulating filter program we ll need just two modules an LF 0 low frequency oscillator module
8. e To scroll through the data for the module use the CURSOR keys If the KNOB mode reads select as shown to the right asl SEL first det ay ___ lt DELA you can also use the KNOB to scroll through the data for the Max delan eal eta module e To change any of the data in the module first ensure that the line of data you want to change is highlighted and that the Cad just first dela DELAY name first dela KNOB mode reads adjust these two requirements are actually max delay 10000 ms p p in adc inl one in the same You highlight a line by either pressing the RIGHT or DOWN CURSOR key OR by pressing the SELECT key Patch Editor first dela e Once a line of data is highlighted spin the KNOB or use the Cheat Ua numeric keypad to adjust the data A pop up menu appears that prompts you to either press the SELECT key or the ENT key when you are satisfied with the change Below is a composite of the information for the first delay module in the Patch Instruct program KNOB mode module name REZALA 9 editmodule name p3 name first delay specifiers max delay 10000 ms Composite illustration of audio input im adc inl lt modify gt mode of delayamt control input del ayamt patched output connected to delay amount control input del auamt delay knob out on a delay module The above example includes several details that are familiar and a few that aren t The following is a breakdown of e
9. Vsigfile makes use of the standard clipboard associated with the Windows operating system The clipboard is a temporary holding area for text or modules The Cut Copy and Paste commands work with the clipboard as follows e The ut command deletes the currently selected text module or modules and places what it deletes on the clipboard if something was already on the clipboard it will be overwritten If more than one module is Cut and connections exist between those Cut modules then those connections will exist on the clipboard as well e The Copy command copies does not delete the currently selected text module or t al modules and places what it copies on the clipboard if something was already on the ae clipboard it will be overwritten If more than one module is Copied and connections LATTICE exist between those Copied modules then those connections will exist on the selected text g En clipboard as well You can also Copy by pressing the button ey e The Paste command places the contents of the clipboard into the patch A version still exists on the clipboard so that you can Paste more than once If text is selected as shown to the right the Paste command will replace the selected text with the contents of the clipboard You can also Paste by pressing the button Undo Selecting the Undo command under the Edit menu reverses the last change that was made to the patch You can Undo many times in a row
10. connected to this input delay knob out in the example to the right If autoknob is chosen as in the example to the right the next line cDELAY of the menu will show the autoknob s PARAMETER area E Er menu statement along with the current value of the control first delay IIT input first delay 181 00 ms in the example to the right More on this below under Autoknob Output connected to delayamt control input Since the mode of the delayamt control input is set to Fatch Editor first_dela te sa z x 2 adjust first dela CDELAY patched in the example shown to the right the next line will in ade ind se el ayam p show the module and output connected to this input By del ayant del ay knob out selecting this line as shown to the right and pressing the SELECT key the chosen module and output may be changed But of course the standard method of re patching control inputs is to use the connect SOFT KEY in the basic Patch Editor area display Autoknob If this particular module s delayamt input is set to autoknob SS the control input s value is adjustable The prompt offered in Li ee paper oe first delay 101 00 ms this case first delay is the same prompt that would be offered if this module s userobject was displayed on a menu page in the PARAMETER area by connecting this module s userobject to the head module The prompt also called a menu stat
11. gt modify gt lt aud_onTy gt You should now be able to connect IN in2 to second Patch Editor delay knob delay in Then connect second delay out to OUT outz es out The screen to the right is what you should end up with This patch has a delay module in each channel of audio 1 lt insert y connect gt modify gt lt ctrTonTy gt As an exercise you could go to ctrlonly screen mode and bypass the mul module by connecting the knob knb to mon in as shown to the right That would make the Delay Amount parameter in the PARAMETER area show the correct delay value Notes on connect Although it is possible to connect a single output to multiple inputs it is not possible to connect two signals to a single input If an attempt is made to connect a signal to an input that is already in use the new signal will replace the old To connect multiple audio signals to one input a mixer or adder module could be used to combine the audio signals For control signals a c_adder module could be used Breaking a Connection cunplug gt The unplug SOFT KEY removes a single connection between two modules To break a connection press the cunplug SOFT KEY then use the CURSOR keys and the KNOB to choose which input to disconnect The unplug SOFT KEY will not allow a disconnect to be specified by output because outputs may be connected to more than one input 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 73 of 97 Release 1 3
12. modules that have no audio signals this includes knobs f aders etc are not shown in the aud only view Note that mod signals are treated like audio signals by the editor they will show up in the aud only view 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 70 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual The right most SOFT KEY provides display mode control i When this key is pressed the display mode will change to the iy SP four next mode in this order aud only aud ctrl ctrionly misc HASAS aud only aud ctrl etc The right most SOFT KEY s label will inzert tonnect Cmodify gt Gaud anTg change to indicate the current mode Upon entering the Patch Editor area the right most SOFT KEY is in the aud only mode and only the audio path is visible Control signals and modules that contain only control inputs or outputs are hidden Note most modules that have audio inputs or outputs also have control inputs or outputs The following images are composite pictures of a simple program in all 4 display modes lt aud only gt IN Erix feted ee lt aud ctri md OUT lt ctrionly gt gE m MISC txt mnu By comparing these different pictures we can determine which of the wires in the aud ctrl picture carry audio signals and which carry control signals The misc display mode will be discussed later Connect Modules connect Pressing the connect SOFT KEY starts a process that will connect a module output to
13. repeating fields click on any existing example of the coe i number inputs repeating field In this case we want to alter the number of Hie inputs Clicking on adc null associated with inl or 0 seaman E z 2 238 E 5 0 usero associated with gainl will be sufficient Click on either of i adena these fields In the upper left border of the window a gm Cr N button appears 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 31 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Clicking on the button will add a repeating field to the module as shown to the right A new button appears that will allow you to similarly decrease the number of repeating fields MIXER If you exit the Vsigfile Specifier Display you ll see that the module now has two audio inputs and two control inputs If you wanted more than two inputs you would follow the same procedure e Double click on the module to open the Vsigfile Specifier Display window 1 0 e Click on the existing example of the repeating field immediately above 2 MIXER where you would like to insert a new instance when adding Click on the 1 mixer repeating H would like to delete when deleting 2 e Press on the button or the E button as many times as necessary to increase or decrease the number of repeating fields ALTERING THE NUMBER OF REPEATING FIELDS WITH THE CTRL AND DELETE KEYS Again we ll add the mixer module to demonstrate the second techni
14. right After turning the Ifo freq to something other than nod lt aaa ca 8Hz mess with the modfilte freq and freq mod parameters And that s basically it You can create simple programs by concentrating on cornerstone one and then satisfying the other two cornerstones by liberally connecting userobject outputs to the head module Now that you ve been introduced to the basics and have some hands on experience let s move on to more advanced topics in program construction 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 26 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual ADVANCED FEATURES The Specifier Display Add Operator x Some mention was made in the General Principles Chapter of Specifiers The astute reader will note that no mention has been made of these creatures since Well now s the time Go ahead and add a delay module from the Delay group E Num 1 Once it s added double click on it You will call VSigfile Specifier Display ile Es up the Vsigfile Specifier Display fype Poo ae eee er eee eee shown tothe right We ve upstart nam delay operator name fyes _ a OE module Here we have nfo adenull D ea stuff Cells that contain black type can be altered while those that contain gray type cannot Let s take each row in turn Title Line PE BELAY i descnnuan EEEE Rated E F EE pratt e BEE EE Pe The first row gives a general descrip
15. would be referred to as a Samphold module The best place to find detailed information on each module is the Vsigfile Help System Modules Section which is updated regularly MODULE NAME The module name is a text string that is stored with a particular module It is helpful to change the module name immediately after adding a module so that Cy E modules of the same type can be told apart Choose a name that reflects both the db oa purpose of the module within the patch and the module type The name may be GATE oe up to 18 characters in length To the right we see gate type module named se Pe ae Ch1 Hiss Gate 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 11 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual RESOURCES A resource is something that is needed for the operation of a Harmonizer program there are several different kinds of resources A program cannot run if it needs more of a particular resource than is available Audio memory Modules that store audio for brief periods of time use audio memory Modules that use audio memory include modules in the delay filter pitch shift and reverb groups Some modules contain specifiers see below that increase or decrease the amount of audio memory used by either varying the number of audio channels or by specifying the amount of delay explicitly Signal Processing Modules that perform operations on audio use signal processing The amount of proces
16. A good way to organize something like this is to first hide Control Misc and Unconnects under the View menu and then organize the remaining modules Then show Control and organize what appears Finally show Misc and organize what appears 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 34 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Creating the User Interface In our first tutorial in this chapter we used an LF O module and a modf ilter module To allow the user to control the parameters of these modules in the PARAMETER area we simply connected their userobject outputs to the head module You can create a wealth of programs this way In the PARAMETER area parameters will automatically be grouped by module and SOFT KEYS will appear one per module A program created this way will be fully functional and have all of the audio characteristics of a factory preset Audio however is where the similarities end A program created this way will not look as slick nor be as easy to use as the factory presets are Factory presets are created by hand connecting the userobjects of knob modules to menupage modules and then hand connecting the userobjects of those menupage modules to the head module This section details how this is done Viewing Menupages and Menupage Modules A menupage module has a single userobject output and any number of userobject inputs Normally a menupage module is connected to the head module If so the menupage mod
17. Because this knob module will be connected to 7ES titi bn a menupage module and not to the head default module directly the 8 char name is left blank it would serve as the SOFT KEY title if the module were connected directly to the head module e The min is set at zero corresponding to no modulation at all e The max is set at 49 9 because we set our maximum delay time to 50 milliseconds and we set the delayamt to 0 1 We don t want the user to specify a Strength that is greater than what the microdelay module is set up to deliver e We set the resolution to 0 1 so that a spin of the KNOB results in a reasonable change in the Strength s value e We set the default value at 10 because 10 milliseconds is a pretty standard flanger strength 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 50 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Feedback Add a percentknob module and connect its control output to amp2 on the mix module Then double click on it Change the specifiers as shown to the right e The mix module s control inputs accept a value from 1 to 1 negative values invert the phase of the applied signal Recall that the percentknob module s output will be 1 100th that of its displayed value Thus we can display the feedback as a percentage and still get the appropriate fractional control output RE PEREFREEKNOB descnnuan on 20 char re e charname 0 rinvatue max 100 _ maxvalu
18. Note that now there is a menu page and an slide time 0 5 sec associated SOFT KEY for eq parameters EECETES info JC eq Most but not all modules get their own PARAMETER area menu keys automatically If the inserted module comes from any of the following groups it will not show up automatically Bridge Control Math Control Process Interface Math Miscellaneous Ifa module does not create an automatic menu page in the PARAMETER area upon insertion but does have parameters a menu page can still be created for it in the PARAMETER area This is a more advanced operation and is discussed in Chapter 3 Notes on insert During the insert process if you change your mind and decide not to insert anything yet press the PARAMETER key to abort That will put you back at the main edit menu without changing the patch Removing a module delete The delete SOFT KEY removes a module from a program Pe zn T Any signals connected to the deleted module are disconnected Select a module to be deleted by highlighting it using the LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys Here we re choosing the second delay delay module Patch ih as Jzecond del ag Next press the delete SOFT KEY The Harmonizer prompts to be sure that the delete is intentional If it is press the DOWN CURSOR key choosing OK and then press the SELECT key In the example to the right the OUT module now has an Patch Edi tor unconnected input and the fi
19. The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Example To break the connection between the two delay modules in the program Patch Instruct from the Programming bank first load the program Then press and hold the PARAMETER key to enter the Patch Editor area ET BB ata jour After the display updates briefly press the PARAMETER key again to reveal the alternative set of SOFT KEYS k Unplug gt aud only mM T Press the cunplug gt SOFT KEY scroll aud oniy Use the LEFT CURSOR key to select the input for the second LE i diyi TUT delay module Press the SELECT key Patch Editor M GE ats ats sown 4 delete gt unplug gt Scroll e aud only That s it You ve unplugged the input to the delay module Note that the aud only aud ctri ctrionly misc SOFT KEY is active to aid in selecting a module and input to be unplugged Changing the display mode does not deselect the currently selected input The upper right corner of the screen will indicate the currently selected input regardless of the display mode Inserting Modules inserts The lt insert SOFT KEY adds a new module to the patch The pee new module will be inserted to the right of the currently selected P idge s cmodul es module Use the RIGHT and LEFT CURSOR keys to select the toc insertion point Note that modules do not strictly speaking have to be in any particular order because connections can run in either direction However th
20. a changeable rate depth feedback and waveform Flangers work by modulating a short delay and then recombining that signal with the original signal The interference that results from the recombination produces that classic whooshing effect Recall our three cornerstones of program construction We must connect appropriate modules to achieve a desired overall audio effect 2 We must control the parameters of the modules in a program so that the desired audio effect is achieved We must make some of the parameters available in the PARAMETER area so that the user can tweak the program to fit a particular situation We ll clearly tackle EEN cornerstone one gt OO aE is cae nae first We ll then A 42 LA tackle two and three at the same time because they re quite intertwined ale E 72 MKER O a mixer 1 O A AO MICRODELA YO microdelay The audio modules we will need for a single channel of our flanger are as follows mix module to mix back part of our modulating delay s output to produce feedback microdelay module to modulate the signal LFO module to modulate the mi crodelay module s delay time mixer module to combine the modulated signal with the original signal Go ahead and add these modules and connect them as shown above The mix module and the mixer module are both found in the Mixer group The microdelay module is found
21. a suitable input The Patch Editor will prompt for a starting input or output and then will prompt for a complementary destination The Patch Editor automatically limits the available destinations to legal selections For example if a connection is started from a control input only control outputs will be offered Similarly if a connection is started from a mod output only audio mod inputs will be offered To cancel a connect press the PATCH key To illustrate load the program Patch Instruct from the inn H i Programming bank This program consists of a pair of m Sunes E Eh DeL orae delay modules connected in series between DSP input 1 and delay nodule SMOE a DSP output 1 The remaining DSP inputs and outputs are hardwired one to the other Press and hold the PARAMETER key to see what this patch looks like e atch Edi tor JIN As you can see there are two delay modules INT diyas i lt inseri gt connect gt modify gt lt aud_onTy gt 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 71 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual If you press the aud only SOFT KEY to go to the aud ctrl Patch TATAN display mode you ll see the knobs and monitor that make the Each delay and Delay Amount parameters shown in the PARAMETER area work Notice the mul module That s a m c_multiply module Itis multiplying the control signal from the knob knb module by a constant amount in this case 2 but yo
22. alter it 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 28 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual e Here we see the four specifiers for the meter module The FEEEEEEEEEE EE EI meter module monitors a control signal output and displays its value in what looks like an old school VU meter e The minimum specifier sets the lowest value that will be displayed while the maximum specifier sets the highest The the name name specifier sets the description of the meter and the tag specifier sets the description on its SOFT KEY if it has one EIMEE All of these items are selected by you the program s creator at its inception The user can t change any of this stuff There is one other type of specifier that we ve deliberately ignored the sort that controls repeating fields This sort of specifier can t be altered from the Vsigfile Specifier Display and is discussed in a section all to itself below Audio Inputs in adc null 1 1 yes Returning to the Vsigfile Specifier Display window for the delay module that we started out with the next row after the specifier row displays the audio inputs Double clicking on the NODULE column calls up yet another eppen e gt audio delay 1 i wi window the Editing Signal Input auda dolap 2 uri window Here you can select audio delay 3 Cancel audio delay 4 among all of the possible audio c fitr a outputs in your patch The output you selec
23. and outputs can have two three or four connections DSP7000 users will want to restrict this to two Each input or output is a repeating field e The head module can have any number of userobject inputs Each input is a repeating field Get the idea If not you will Read on l If the repeating field on a module pertains to the number of inputs or outputs of any gt type on the module each repeating field will be numbered The oswitch module O shown to the right has a variable number of outputs In this case it is set to five OSWITCH oswitch There are three distinct techniques used to increase or decrease the number of repeating fields In most cases the number of repeating fields can be altered via any of the techniques In a few modules however the number of repeating fields can only be altered via one of the techniques We ll look at each technique in turn 8 8 8 8 ALTERING THE NUMBER OF REPEATING FIELDS IN THE SPECIFIER DISPLAY To demonstrate the first technique we ll add a mi xer module Each audio input on this module is a repeating field There can be as few as one input as shown to the T right or as many as fifty The top input is an audio input and the bottom inputisa 1 control input that controls the level of the audio input a CAEN mixer J Double click on the module and the Vsigfile Specifier Display type window pops up as shown to the right To alter the number of ia
24. chooses text4 and so on wa tea S es eE EI ee yes oth the textual monitor o Jys modules create displays that are half of a screen width and one line long e e eaa ooo OO O S e E a e ea ag o E num values aia el oe bes yes e io a Sa sz 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 44 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Menupages and Parameter Placement The use of menupage modules to create menu pages in the 4 f PARAMETER area is crucial for creating easy to use programs rth Y This section discusses many of the fine points of menu creation RLS There are several important points regarding PARAMETER area me as menu pages and their construction in Vsigfile Ke e Unconnected userobject inputs have no effect on the way BIS i things look in the PARAMETER area M6 SETENE l e Any userobject output that is connected to the head module M MENUPACE E e ENE creates a SOFT KEY areca i Ha 16 Lio J MENUPAGE gang menupage i interface Hodule Simple Param Adijtrs EEA percentknob 0 hfader mon knob mon 0 00 knob 0 00 tapknob O 2770 knob mon G 00 tapknob mon 0 0000 SEEM oni trs _Ganas_ The order that a userobject is connected to the head module determines what location the SOFT KEY will appear in the PARAMETER menu The first userobject output gets the first SOFT KEY The fifth userobject gets the fif
25. coded blue e userobject inputs outputs and signals are coded pink e The black and white damn screen capture shown to the right is similar to what you should see if you were to begin a new file by pressing the button The green ins and outs correspond to the audio inputs and outputs to the DSP that will eventually run the program The blue 1 2 3 and 4 on the left correspond to the global control outputs The pink 1 on the right corresponds to the first userobject input on the head module Adding Modules Use the Add Module command found under the Edit menu to add modules to a program The dialog box CONTROLMATH DE_EMPHASIS shown to the right opens The left side of the box selects a group a collection of similar modules Cancel and the right side selects a module type inside that I an group Additionally you can change the Num field to insert more than one instance of a particular kind INTERFACE of module Go ahead and insert a IIR module from the Filter group as shown above 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 18 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Connecting Modules To connect an input to an output simply click on the input or output you want to start with drag to the output or input you want to connect to and release Go ahead and connect the IIR module to the other stuff as shown to the right Also note that when you hov
26. connected to the input you double clicked on to call up the Editing Control input window If connecting things this way works for you great but most folks find it easier to click and drag in the normal Vsigfile display c_and diatonicshift Userobject Outputs ay obj userobj yes The final row displays the userobject output This row isn t too useful unless you want to hide the userobject output And that s basically it You ll find that different modules have different displays in the Vsigfile Specifier Display window but they re all variations on the theme described above When in doubt turn to the Modules Section for a complete description of a module s specifiers inputs and outputs 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 30 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Repeating Fields The term repeating fields is easier to define by example than to explain in mere words so here are a few examples of repeating fields e Adiatonicshif t module can have one two three or four pitchshifting voices The parameters associated with each pitchshifting voice are repeating fields e A menupage module can have any number of userobject inputs Each input is a repeating field e A quadmixer module can have as many as fifty audio inputs Each input is a repeating field e A sequencer module can have between two and fifty steps in its sequence Each step is a repeating field e The DSP inputs
27. double clicking on the name If you plan to use multiple copies of a particular module type it s wise to tack a I d ve we 1 b onto the end O oO Og a 3 DELAY A DELA p DELAY a DELAY 1 of the first instance and then Copy and Paste that dadayi EOE OO R aa instance The subsequent copies will be numbered sequentially as shown to the right Specifiers iiaxdela 1 max delay 1 32500 yes The third row contains a specifier for the delay module Remember specifiers from the General Principles Chapter It read A specifier is a control that affects a module s behavior For example a del ay module might have a specifier that sets the maximum delay time a user can enter A pitchshif ter module might have a specifier that sets the number of pitchshifting voices used by the module A module may have several specifiers The range of permitted values for a specifier is fixed Specifiers are only adjustable in the Patch Editor area or in Vsigfile i e specifiers can never be altered in the PARAMETER area There is no input or output for specifiers they reside inside a module Whadaya know We ve got a delay module here and the specifier at hand sets the maximum delay time for it By looking at the min and max columns we can see that the minimum delay time is millisecond and the maximum delay time is 32500 milliseconds The maximum delay time is something you set as the program s creator the user wi
28. e Go back to the Patch Editor area and select the misc display P neee impats 4 mode and use the modify SOFT KEY on the head Buit ade null module This is a composite of what the modify SOFT out ade nul I KEY can see in the head module now This shows that the description Enpty Program allpass obj userobject was automatically connected to the eentries 2 ob jl adc nul lobi head module ob jz al l pass obj 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 92 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual e Go back to the basic Patch Editor area by pressing the Ew done SOFT KEY Now insert an easytaps module easytaps e Return to the PARAMETER area and observe that there is now a second SOFT KEY This SOFT KEY is stacked because gi Eoetu Proarar a aT LJE b EF T ms the easytaps parameters take up more than one menu page g 0 00 ali pass easutars 2 e Go back to the Patch Editor and use the modify SOFT ETEF KEY on the head module Note there are now three userobjects connected to the head module and that the i obz a E new userobject was connected after the existing two obs taps obj userobjects Adding a menupage module This section demonstrates how an empty menu page shows up in the PARAMETER area with a SOFT KEY Interface TTT gt ii s5 hmoni tor e lt insert gt a menupage module from the Interface knob menupage group e Use the modify SOFT KEY on the head module a
29. example screen to the hfader mon knob mon 0 00 Gn 5 p knob D tapknob 0 2770 right it is the highlighted upper left parameter The area taken knob mon tapknob mon 0 0000 up by the graphic is one half of the width of the screen and one text line long Eight of these can fit on a single menu page PE min max visible Six characters of the 8 char name are G usiari nam lhfader joperatorname fyes presented on the display to the left cid aut of the graphic The menu statementis cerpbiect obj userobj lt yes not used Refer to the Modules pi eee arte menustateme jyes Section for complete information ii eha hfader 8 charname yes min ioo minvae 32768 32767 yes resolution 1 Jo 52767 yes default o jmoo fioo yes 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 40 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Knob module The knob module is the most popular interface module in CRs ETD ET eT eS hfader percentknob 0 factory programs It generates a 20 character text string hfader mon 59 A 20a 00 iS A t apkno 0 including a very versatile numerical display from the menu knob mon 11 00 tapknob mon 0 0000 statement Eight of these can fit on a single menu page The 8 char name is used only if type ENGR descantan wasihie this module s userobject apsiari nar faob fopertorname yen output is connected directly 32768
30. go to the PARAMETER area and see the difference that Each Delay sets the 3 i m Delay mount 500m5 value for each made to the display Note the decimal value in the Each delay module Delay parameter It used to read 250 Now it reads propere 250 000 Contain yourself Min and Max Values K f select The lower and upper limits of a numeric parameter value are PO nane delay knob 5 CO menu statement Each Delay 2 0fm set as specifiers in the module that controls the parameter In m 8 char nane Del ay the example program Patch Instruct the delay knob max value 10000 0000 resolution 1 0000 parameter value has a range of 8 00080 to 10000 0009 set by the min value and max value specifiers You can adjust these limits using the numeric keypad or the KNOB delay knob As another wee exercise load the program Patch Instruct from the Programming bank go to the Patch Editor area change the screen mode to aud ctrl and highlight the knb module Then use the modify SOFT KEY to change the min value and max value to set different limits as shown to the ri ht i Patch Instruct delay control 8 EMM ETB EERE Each Delay sets the Delay Amount 246m value for each Now go to the PARAMETER area and test the Each Delay delay nodule parameter To the right we bump up against the new min MERN MOTE S value And on this screen we bump up against the new max value Each Delay sets the You will find max
31. in the Delay group The LF 0 module is found in the Oscillator group Remember to add a repeating field to the mixer module by clicking on the first input and then selecting the Add Repeating Field command under the Edit menu 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 48 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Prosianmmer s Manual To keep things straight let s rename K MIX T D MIXER these modules Remember to tacka T T l eee 1 on at the end of each name C feedback mir y__ E j 1 ai That way their names will Copy O O ae 2 appropriately when we Copy these i l 7 CMICRODELAYC modules for the second channel f E modulator 1 C H 3 Now double click on the modulator module and change the max delay Y 2 specifier to 50 milliseconds A 50ms C waveform modulation is more than sufficient for a flanger Also set its delayamt control input to 0 1 Doing so will ensure that the delay time is never modulated to zero milliseconds a situation that can result in audible clicks and pops Now we ve accomplished cornerstone one The audio is set for channel one anyway This is a good time to make sure the flanger works as you expect it to Connect the userobject outputs from these four modules to the head module adding repeating fields as necessary and then select the Send command under the Midi menu to upload the program to the Harmonizer eee Dep
32. is much louder If the host talks loudly the callers audio disappears altogether Since we ll be using the ducker module as a compressor we ll loop the output audio back to the sidechain input Try the following tutorial out on your Harmonizer To start go to the PROGRAM area and load the Thru program 36 Froaranmina i Programs 11 Interface Hodules from the Programming bank Patch Instruct ru Next go to the Patch Editor area by pressing and holding the PARAMETER key We re looking at an empty slate The only Patch Editor OJIN things we see are the IN and the OUT modules which exist in Le every patch The IN module is where audio signals come into your program and the OUT module is where audio signals exit 4 lt nodi fy gt aud only your program In its current configuration the DSP running i Thru should be passing audio unchanged just as the patch display shows To start creating the compressor insert a ducker module Press the lt insert SOFT KEY You will get a list of things to insert insert what Dynamic Cmodules3 group ae ee eias insert pcompressor We want a ducker which is in the Dynamic group of Aaker modules You can either turn the KNOB until you see the little arrow pointing to ducker or you can save a little time by 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 64 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual scrolling through groups first To do the latter pr
33. module s second input e We ll need a Rate parameter that controls the rate of the LF 0 module e We ll need a Wave parameter that selects the LF 0 module s waveshape e We ll need a Duty parameter that controls the duty cycle of the LF 0 module s waveshape ea 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 49 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual e Finally we ll want though we don t need a Sweep monitor that monitors the output of the LF 0 module We ll hook each one of these up and then use the Vsigfile Specifier Display window to set all of the various specifiers correctly Strength The first parameter adjuster we ll want to add is a knob module from the Interface group Go ahead and add it and connect it to the microdelay module as shown Then double click on it to enter the Vsigfile Specifer Display window To the right is how we d like to set everything and here s why e We set the module s name to reflect its purpose __ fype E Adding the I at the end ensures that when we sees eeu strgth knob operator name a CCC aoa t ob fuserobj e The menu statement is what will appear on the menu een Strength 4 1f ms page We write 4 1 because we want the value a P Bcharname_ to take up four spaces no matter how many digits digis ooo minva there are and because we want only one decimal point of precision e
34. module creates a multiple choice selection in a EON Simple Param Aditrs single line by half screen width area of a PARAMETER area ee araten fader non textknab menu page a eet ae Simple Honitrs tangs _ The choices appear in place of the s in the menu Patch Editor textknob SY statement The 8 char name is only used if the module s EES extknob __LTEXTENOB userobject is connected to the head module The control eect abe nent textknoh output reflects which selection is made If the Ist selection is of values 3 iz made the output will equal 0 If the 3rd selection is made the val uel nane vale output value will equal 2 Refer to the Modules Section for value nane vali complete information CONTROL SIGNAL MONITORS Just as parameter adjuster modules are used to generate control signals and are displayed as parameters in PARAMETER area menu pages control signal monitor modules monitor the value of control signals and may be displayed on those same menu pages Graphical Control Signal Monitors There are five different monitor modules Three of these the ia hmonitor meter and vmonitor modules produce hi M graphical displays The screen to the right taken from the program fonttor 6 70 Interface Modules from the Programming bank shows the three _Sinple CEI graphical monitors among others Each of the graphical control signal monitor modules has a ERAT control signal input and four spe
35. on the modfilter module fmod is a modulation input The filter s cutoff frequency will vary as a function of the signal applied to this input The result should look similar to that shown right Let s take a moment and analyze these connections A signal comes into the DSP s input 1 and then into the modfilter module We refer to the Modules Section of the Help System to learn what exactly the modf ilter module will do with the signal It reads Modfilter This module implements a classic state variable audio filter It provides simultaneous lowpass bandpass highpass and notch outputs It has variable Q and frequency and has mod rate frequency and q factor modulation inputs So not surprisingly it will filter the signal applied to its input All of the frequencies in the input signal that lie below the cutoff frequency will be output at 10w and all of the frequencies in the input signal that lie above the cutoff frequency will be output at high Furthermore the LF 0 module s output signal will modulate the cutoff frequency We ve now satisfied cornerstone one of program construction We ve connected appropriate modules to achieve a desired overall audio effect The second and third cornerstones of program construction state that e We must control the parameters of the modules in a program so that the desired audio effect is achieved e We must make some of the parameters available in the P
36. one shown to the right press the SELECT key 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 72 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual As this is an audio output the screen mode will automatically LE i mme change to aud only mode Because you have selected an output the screen will now prompt you for an input to connect to The Patch Editor will automatically choose a valid audio input for you to connect to as shown to the right Note that the Patch Editor s choice may not be your choice Use the LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys and the KNOB to experiment with what exactly can be selected Although the aud only SOFT KEY is presented pressing itin all this case will not allow connections to anything that isn t an audio or mod input This is because we ve already selected an audio output and you can t connect an audio output to anything but an audio or mod input Feel free to press the aud only SOFT KEY and yov ll see what we mean After you ve experimented set the screen mode back to aud only select out1 on the OUT module and press the SELECT key 3 aud only The current program now has a single delay module between IN in1 and OUT outi a delay module that has an input but no output and straight paths between the remaining DSP channels Note that the signal that was previously connected to OUT out1 has been automatically disconnected See Notes below Patch Editor i lt inseri gt connect
37. output 1 Additionally the monitor module s userobject output is connected to the head module so that it shows up in the PARAMETER area as shown to the right KNOB senderknob i Inter D5P Send Sender lt Send Value 301 KJ le MONITOR monitor Ei Inter D5P Receiv Receive value 301 Receiver You can see for yourself that changing the Send Value in DSP A alters the Receive value in DSP B Of course you could add a c_bridge module in DSP B to send control signals to DSP A at the same time that DSP A is sending control signals to DSP B This function can be used to write huge programs that span both DSPs 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 56 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual SUPERMODULES A Supermodule is a module which is itself made up of other modules possibly EEFE including supermodules that is able to leap tall buildings in a single bound It is a Tene EE way of making complex functions and then reusing them without being bothered Break Apart by their tedious inner details Supermodules can also be used when a Create from File construction requires the same functions on multiple channels like our flanger Save to File above it is only necessary to get a single channel working satisfactorily and Add to Library then that channel can be converted to a supermodule and repeated easily Be Rename aware that different instances of a supermod
38. section goes through a tutorial to show e Parameters are presented on a menu page in the PARAMETER area in the order their userobjects are connected to a menupage module with placement beginning in the upper left corner of the screen and proceeding to lower right corner of the screen e Modules that produce parameters with simple text take up one eighth of the screen an exception is the textblock module Modules that produce parameters with graphics take up some other portion of the screen The order that modules are connected to the menupage module may cause the parameters to be placed poorly allowing only a few parameters to appear on a screen where better placement might have allowed more Placing a Vfader a Meter and Four Knob Modules It is possible to build a good looking menu page using six fi Placement Deno Levels Control F main bih lous 2 1 dB out levels modules connected to a menupage module The order of their left highs 0 0 dE connection to the menupage module is important The display ri ant highs 013 dE to the right shows a typical arrangement of the six modules taken from the program Placement Demo found in the Programming bank To achieve this arrangement the modules userobject outputs must be connected to the menupage module in exactly the Bes nate MENU eee ree iro order shown to the right 8 char nane Levels Manran aa obj2 left ou knob 0b sh cba ers ob34 risht teu kabobs left high knob obj ob
39. that the user can tweak the program to fit a particular situation 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 4 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Much complication will now be heaped upon the above three cornerstones but all of the complication is introduced in order to achieve the goals set out in the three cornerstones Don t lose sight of these three cornerstones as they motivate everything that follows To gain a greater appreciation for what we are doing when we construct an the Harmonizer program consider the following analogy Computer programs basically compute things The computer user however is not directly involved in actual computation thank goodness The user does direct the computer regarding what computations it should carry out and receives the results of those computations through a user interface The user interface on a computer is typically a monitor a keyboard and a mouse The lucky individual who designs a computer program on the other hand needs to consider both the actual computations that the computer performs and the way those computations will be controlled and displayed at the user interface By analogy when you construct a program for the Harmonizer you must consider the actual audio manipulations carried out by the program cornerstones one and two and the way those manipulations will be controlled and displayed at the user interface cornerstones two and three In this contex
40. the textblock module Modules that produce parameters with graphics take up some other portion of the screen The order that modules are connected to the menupage module may cause the parameters to be placed poorly allowing only a few parameters to appear on a screen where better placement might have allowed more Placing a Vfader a Meter and Four Knob Modules It is possible to build a good looking menu page using six modules connected to a menupage module The order of their connection to the menupage module is important The display to the right shows a typical arrangement of the six modules taken from the program Placement Demo found in the Programming bank To achieve this arrangement the modules userobject outputs must be connected to the menupage module in exactly the order shown to the right main fader obj left low knob obj left high knob obj right low knob obj right high knob obj meter obj Sy ee Dok 1999 2008 Eventide Inc right lows right highs Ai Placement Demo Levels Control T left lows 2 1 dE out levels EHDE irt highs 0 0 dB 6 0 dE 0 3 dB KNOB KNOB KNOB KNOB Page 46 of 97 main fader IN left low knob VV lefthigh knob Y 5 s right low knob z right high knob 1 Ce 2 is A 3 MENUPAGE 4 Menupage ES Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual If the userobjec
41. the Midi menu to upload the program to the Harmonizer You should see a screen like that fai Empty th 1 Flanger STC Have Tri Feedback 40 Duty 30 to the right If you ve made any errors a VERY common Depth O dB Sweep MEO occurrence go back and fix things up patie He Notice that our three parameters on the left side and four parameters on the right side idea has been shot This is because the menupage module robotically places parameter adjusters in the order they are connected What we really need to do is connect a space saver to the fourth userobject input Add a knob module and leave its menu statement blank Then connect its userobject output to the third userobject input while holding down the Ctrl key on the keyboard This will connect the space saver to userobject input four by adding a repeating field KNOB space saver 44 MENUPAGE chi menu Upload the program to the Harmonizer Things should look ai Empty Ch 1 Flanger ATT CRE Rate 0 250 Hz pretty good now Have Tri dE Duty 30 Sueep Creating the second channel of this dual flanger is easy now that we have the first channel up and running Just select all of the modules on the page and then Copy and Paste them if you have trouble pasting because you cannot paste file with head into existing file simply select all of the modules by clicking on each one while holding down the Shift
42. to indicate to the user what the parameter is for It should also contain the format for the parameter value that will be displayed indicating the number of spaces that the parameter value will take up and how many digits will be after the decimal point for a numerical parameter value parameter values can be text as well more on this later You must specify this format bearing in mind the min value the max value and the resolution The syntax of the format is AY Xf where Y is the number of spaces reserved for display and X is the maximum number of digits after the decimal point The percent period and f must be used as shown If the period is removed the Harmonizer will display six digits after the decimal point Here are example formats and results that would be displayed on a menu page in the PARAMETER area represents a space that will be inserted I I 28 2345608 O12 18 55 23 ma iz 2m5 o2 1e 55 23 wr aza aseo vonz mioo O 55 23 E Oomi eaa 234560 mennad eed m5523 WA mnt 2345 23456 2345 7 0 1234 71 0000 55 2300 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 38 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Refer to the separate User s Manual on entering text for a list of the characters included in the text insert menus The formats shown here can be created using the character numbers a small f and a period 7G CHAE Each Delay 2 3fms
43. up in the PARAMETER Each elise eevestie Delay Amount 500ms value for each area as a parameter Each Delay delay module imore gt a Selecting a parameter in the PARAMETER area and rotating the KNOB will change the value of the parameter adjuster s control output The change will also be reflected in a textual or graphical PAETE display change In this case rotating the KNOB changes the Each Delay Amount 122ms yal Geta a Delay parameter in the PARAMETER area and it changes the value more gt sent from the delay knob s control output into both delay modules and the c_multiply module see the diagram above The actual text used ype for a parameter andthe apstart_nam delayknob _ operatorname yes way changes made toa cirl out parameter s valuein userobjen obi fusero fes the PARAMETER area 26 char Each Delay 2 0fms menu statement yes translate to control 1o char Delay S charname fyes output changes are set iy up in the Wsigfle fecior Display eonan 1 0000 fo faerer yes detsut 250 0000 fono fiooooyes 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 37 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Double clicking on the knob module in the Patch Instruct program reveals this window as shown above you may have to download the program by using the Get command if you haven t already done so e The module name specifier is set to delay knob e T
44. value and min value specifiers in most of Pelay Amount 312ms value for each ge 53 elay module the interface group modules lt more gt DelayCtl 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 85 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Resolution The resolution specifier controls what minimum change in a parameter value can be achieved by turning the KNOB or by using the INC or DEC key on the numeric keypad The resolution parameter also controls the rate of change as the KNOB is spun If the resolution is very fine the parameter value will increment in baby steps as the KNOB is spun If the resolution is very course the parameter value will increment in great leaps as the KNOB is spun For example if the selected parameter displays a value of 45 30 and the resolution is 1 8000 then slow motion clockwise rotation on the KNOB will change the value to 46 38 unless the max value is less than 46 3 If the selected parameter displays a value of 45 3 and the resolution is 0 1000 then slow motion clockwise rotation on the KNOB will change the value to 45 48 As yet another wee exercise use the modify SOFT KEY the same way as in the Min and Max Value section and adjust the resolution specifier of the knb module Notice the difference this makes in the step size of the Each Delay parameter value You ll have to walk yourself through this one 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 86 of 97 Rel
45. will dumb down the Harmonizer s transmission speed Service midi mod con display Establishing a Serial Connection ane you ve launched Vsigfile choose Comms under the Preferences menu Choose Serial as the Comms Type in the dialog box that opens T TE Serial config Choose Serial Config to select the comms port you would like to use Ai Inter 05P Receiv serial setup serial enabled Parity none Port Baud Rate baud rate 38400 om Bits Stop Bits E Parity a Control Canc es You must also ensure that the baud rate the data bits the stop bits and the parity agree on the Harmonizer and Vsigfile These parameters are found on the third midi menu page in the SETUP area in the Harmonizer as shown above right and in Serial Config under the Preferences menu in Vsigfile as shown above left The higher you set the baud rate the faster the communication will be between the Harmonizer and your computer However most computers have a ceiling above which errors occur You should set the baud rate as high as you can on both machines without incurring errors On the Harmonizer ensure that serial is enabled and system exclusive is on You will find these parameters on the midi menu page in the SETUP area Connect your computer s serial port to the Harmonizer s serial port and ensure that no other device on your computer is hogging the comms port the modem is a common offender on
46. 0000 0000 Editor area This screen shown to the right is a composite ee lor 1 000I picture of the modify menu for the knob module in the Patch Instruct program gt 14 e The module name specifier is set to delay knob Fatch Editor delay knob e The menu statement specifier is set to Each ei bis eidel ay knob cENOES te eget name delay knob 7 Delay 2 0fms the last s is hidden This means that on a menu statement Each Del ay 2 0fm z lt cl char name Delay min Value U menu page in the PARAMETER area where this Bop nax value 10600 0600 3 resolution 1 module s menu statement shows up the text Each resalotion Iene Delay xxxxxms will show where xxxxx actually reflects the value that the parameter is set to The 2 0f part is described in some detail later e The 8 char name is Delay The 8 char name is what would show up as a SOFT KEY if this module s userobject were connected to the head module e The min value specifier sets the minimum value that the parameter can be set to e The max value specifier sets the maximum value that the parameter can be set to e The resolution specifier sets the jump that the parameter value makes when the KNOB is rotated In other words when the user rotates the KNOB the resolution is how far the parameter value changes per incremental movement e The last line in the modify menu shows Each Delay 25 ms This is ca
47. 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual The menu pages found in the factory presets were almost exclusively made with interface modules and menupage modules Now that you have some understanding of audio signals control signals and userobject signals coupled with an understanding of how they all play a role in making a program both functional and accessible from the PARAMETER area we can discuss modules in a little more depth 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 9 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual MODULES Modules are the magic that make the Harmonizer shine They are signal processing nuggets that are interconnected via the signals discussed above Before we discuss aspects of the typical modules like the delay module the filter module the pitch shifter module etc we need to look at the more specialized IN and OUT modules The IN and OUT Modules Orville H8000 Orville s programs are loaded and run one at a time on a given DSP The DSP running the program provides the program with four channels of input audio the source of that input audio is a function of the routing configuration see the Harmonizer s User Manual our Most H8000 family programs can run on one DSP but it also allows larger monolithic programs to be split across two DSPs The DSP s running the program also take s the four or eight channels of output audio from the program its subsequently destination is agai
48. 32767 tothe head module et o oo os fusero o ves _ NNonmall y ils serber yall E knob 3 21 menu stateme yes ee ere knob BS char name PTE i 00 minvaiue 32768 32767 oautes Section ior complete information meu resolution 1 dO 267 fo 100 fho fyes Percentknob Module The percentknob module is very similar to the knob Simple Parar ad jtrs module The only difference is that the control output value is hfader mon 59 knob ren divided by 100 Refer to the Modules Section for complete knob mon 11 00 tapknob mon information simple Tapknob Module The tapknob module is a modification of the standard knob single Faran Adjtrs hf ader _ percentknob ae module Just like the knob module the menu statement is used to BE der mon 59 iali men o 27 create the 20 character text display However instead of using knob non 11 00 tapknob mon 6 9252 the f format the s format is used The tapknob module creates an 8 character numeric result that is inserted in place of the s The tapknob module creates PE TAPENOR _description min visilile a tapered non linear control Gpstart hat ftapenob Toperatornamey yes that has a selectable number Ci aul of steps instead of the usual WSETDD EEL resolution parameter and a 2p char tapknob s menustateme yes selectable taper waveform ichar tapknob_ 8 charname fyes The greater the tap
49. 32767 999 Mod Signals Used to pass modulation signals between modules A modulation signal is a higher speed control type signal running at one quarter the bandwidth of the audio signal Mod and audio signals may be interconnected but not without a loss of signal quality Although mod signals look like audio signals they actually work to achieve cornerstone two controlling the parameters of a module In some cases control signals are too slow to alter a parameter without clicking or stuttering For instance if you wanted to alter a delay time quickly to produce a flange effect a control signal might not be equal to the job Thus certain modules moddelay for instance come equipped with a mod input Other modules such as the low frequency oscillator LF 0 come equipped with a mod output By interconnecting the two fast smooth parameter adjustment can be executed that would defy control signals Userobject Signals Used to pass PARAMETER area menu page information in accordance with cornerstone three There exist module inputs and outputs for each of the four signal types They are named logically enough e audio inputs outputs e control inputs outputs e mod inputs outputs e userobject inputs outputs Only inputs and outputs of a similar type may be interconnected except for audio and mod inputs outputs A given module will only have those types of inputs outputs that are pertinent to its function
50. AMETER area menu pages but rather acts as a place holder Start with a clean slate e Load Empty Program from the Utilities bank Patch Fditor e Goto the Patch Editor area by pressing and holding the Talet AA THEADN PARAMETER key CO name adc A E number inputs 4 e Select the misc display mode by pressing the aud only number outputs 4 outi adc nul I SOFT KEY three times Select the module marked hed with out 2 adc nul out 3 adc nul I the LEFT or RIGHT CURSOR key Press the modify SOFT outa adc null Co description Empty Program KEY To the right is a composite image of what the Pa nane Enpty modify menu looks like for the head module at this bil adc nul lob j time Automatically connecting a userobject to the head module e Press the done SOFT KEY to leave the modify menu for the head module Press the misc SOFT KEY twice to select the aud ctrl display mode insert what modules e Press the lt insert SOFT KEY and then the LEFT CURSOR key Turn the KNOB until the Delay group is shown Press the RIGHT CURSOR key to highlight the allpass module Patch Editor ali pass 00 iN Em e Press the SELECT key to go ahead with the insertion i lt aud_onTy gt i Empty Program falipass parms delay 1 00 ms 9 0 00 e Press and hold the PARAMETER key to see that there is now a menu page and SOFT KEY for the allpass module pal trace select
51. ARAMETER area so that the user can tweak the program to fit a particular situation e In our simple program these will be one in the same We will arrange to have the parameters for both modules available in the PARAMETER area by connecting their userobject outputs to the userobject inputs of the head module 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 25 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual First click on the head module s userobject input 1 mamn gt out the pink square below the DSP outputs Then select See ae e a ee the Add Repeating Field command from the Edit menu A Sua Oo Oboe second userobject input should appear e PY Q Connect the modfilter s userobject output to the oorner a head module s userobject input 1and the LF0 s rand fies Q TE userobject output to the head module s Q Cy userobject input 2 The screen should look similar to the one on the right OK now we re ready to send the program to the Harmonizer to be run Make sure the Harmonizer is in some area other than the Patch Editor area Gat CRG and then select the Send command from the Midi menu If you aren t connected to the Harmonizer read Communications on page 16 The Harmonizer should flash coding file from remote and then loading program You should then find yourself in the frea mod 0 0 Hz 1 0 PARAMETER area with a screen that looks like the one to the h nod 0 0
52. Control outputs are always found on the right side of a module Mob INPUTS A mod input is used to pass a high performance modulation signal into a module A mod input may be connected to at most one audio or mod output Unconnected mod inputs are actually attached to a special null signal provided by the Harmonizer s operating system The null signal simulates a zero voltage noise free audio source Mod signals range in value from 1 to 1 or full negative to full positive Mod inputs are always found on the left side of a module Although mod signals are high performance modulation signals they kind of stink at passing audio signals they were never really meant to Remember they act to achieve cornerstone two to control the parameters of modules An audio signal passed through a mod in mod out on a module will lose fidelity This is because the sampling rate used for mod signals is 1 4 that used for audio signals Of course if you go for that retro aliasing dawn of the samplers kind of sound mod signals might be right up your alley 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 13 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual MoD OUTPUTS A mod output is used to pass a high performance modulation signal from a module A mod output may be connected to any number of audio or mod inputs Mod outputs are always found on the right side of a module See the comments made immediately above concerning the low fi status of
53. Farr Thresh 30 0 a Decay 0 400 Sec compressor 10 4 12 0 dE 0 400 Sec 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 61 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual FILE FUNCTIONS As you d expect you can save and load the programs you create or Get to File and from your computer In this context the programs are called files ay Chien You can also print out a picture of your program All of these functions are Open Chao accessed under the File menu Close Save Ctrl S e The New command creates an empty file Use this command to start Save As creating a new program or just before you Get a program from the Print ChleP Harmonizer The button does the same thing Print Preview Print Setup 1 TRIPPER SIG 2GROSS SIF SEXP SIG 4 CHP_SAMP SIF Exit e The Open command me pen KE opens an existing file File name Folders The dialog box shown si c hide eventide i Cancel to the right allows you ambhats3 sig to select a file to open amhts3de sig from among the various oo amp eventide Help drives and folders in dakoari C nicefx 1 our computer The Grep g __ superm 1 istreg2 sig tem button does the distregn sif ha same thing List files of type Drives Siafiles sif _sig amp c hum_dinger e The Save command saves the program in the active window and overwrites its previous version The button does the same thing e The Save As command opens a dia
54. IDI config T enn 1220 The dialog box that opens allows you to select an input MQISA Card 1 interface and an output interface from the possibilities that exist on your particular computer Select the Output Yamaha OPL2 0PL3 Synthesis interface s you want to use Make sure that the output MQISA Card 1 Out 1 f i goes to the external MIDI socket not to the internal usually wavetable synthesizer i Inter DSP Receiv global configure You will need to connect the MIDI Output on the Harmonizer to OLCIEEETETIIT system exclusive on serial enabled device ID 1 your chosen MIDI Input interface on your computer and vice program load off SOR Kane doft versa One way communication is not sufficient p ea eee pS service B od eon display 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 16 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual HIDI enabled system exclusive on On the Harmonizer ensure that MIDI is enabled and system COE device ID 1 p 5 X yis Program load off exclusive is on You will find these parameters on the midi sequence out off menu page in the SETUP area Cservice SE nod_con_ display If you find that your PC is unhappy about the speed of a CR a T transmission as in it s too fast lower the sysex speed HIDI enabled pressure channel parameter on the second midi menu page in the SETUP area Bart channel 1l r soos note mode poly This
55. OUT modules 4 modify gt aud only The IN and OUT modules always remain as part of the program 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 10 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual The Characteristics of Modules There are several characteristics associated with any module All modules have e amodule type e a module name Modules use memory and processing resources that can be divided into the following groups e audio memory e signal processing e user interface and control signal memory e control processing Different types of modules use different amounts of these resources More complex modules have some or all of these items specifiers audio inputs and or mod inputs audio outputs and or mod outputs control inputs control outputs userobject outputs userobject inputs The following sections will discuss all of these attributes in depth MODULE TYPE There are many kinds of modules at our disposal The module type simply defines a module as being a particular kind of module When a module is added to a program it is selected by module type Once added the module type cannot be changed If a different module type is needed the offending module must be deleted and then the correct module type must be added anew The modules are ordered by module type When a module is mentioned in this document it is referred to by module type For example a module whose module type is sampho 1d
56. a module s behavior For example a delay module might have a specifier that sets the maximum delay time a user can enter A pitchshif ter module might have a specifier that sets the number of pitchshifting voices used by the module A module may have several specifiers Specifiers are only adjustable in the Patch Editor area or in Vsigfile i e specifiers can never be altered in the PARAMETER area There is no input or output for specifiers they reside inside a module you ll learn how to access the inside of a module in the Vsigfile or Patch Editor chapters 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 12 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Specifiers have the following features e they are extremely efficient in terms of resources A module with a specifier for a given characteristic is more efficient than a module with a control input for that characteristic e they can change the amount of resources that a module needs e they can change the number of audio mod and control inputs and outputs or even the number of other specifiers for a module e they can be numerical multiple choice or text AUDIO INPUTS An audio input is used to pass high fidelity audio into a module An audio input can be connected to at most one audio or mod output Unconnected audio inputs are actually attached to a special null signal provided by the Harmonizer s operating system The null signal simulates a zero voltage
57. a new file by pressing the button an e Adda ducker module from the Dynamics group and name it 1 Comp by double clicking on its name directly or by entering the VSigfile Specifier 2 Display la e Connect the ducker module s output to its sidechain input a e Connect the ducker module s output to DSP output 1 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 57 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Cool Now we need to be able to control our teshent compressor We need some interface modules If we open the Vsigfile Specifier Display window of our ducker Sree eae een ne a sce eo fon fro controls In this case we will connect parameter 10 0 adjusters to all five Also found here are the limits of deeayen oo foo foo these control inputs We ll need this information along with the units involved e g is the attack control in seconds or milliseconds when we set the min and max specifiers in our parameter adjusters Refer to the Modules Section for the units that each control input is cast in Add a knob module and connect its control KpE output to the ducker module s threshcnt1 control input Double click on it and change the specifiers to match those shown to the right Notice that we re not using the full range of the parameter as settings beyond the ones we ve limited it to are quite unphysical EFE SEET EPPEEEDEE o iaa ___ _ Scharn
58. ach line 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 76 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual KNOB Mode If the KNOB mode reads select spinning the KNOB will scroll through the menu If the KNOB mode reads adjust spinning the KNOB will adjust the data on the current line the line with the little triangle next to it Module Name The name of the module we are modify ing Module Type The type of module we are modify ing Edit Module Name This is the current name of the selected module Selecting this line and pressing the SELECT key will allow you to change the name After the name is changed press the SELECT key to make it stick The Harmonizer will display a message indicating that Modifying and then Loading new patch is taking place If the done SOFT KEY is pressed while the name is being edited the name change will be lost and the display will return to the basic Patch Editor area display Patch Editor first dela Specifier This example the del ay module has only one specifier TE ees 3 Some modules have many specifiers To change the specifier i choose it and press the SELECT key This will bring up a Press any other key to cancel menu Change the value with the numeric keypad or the KNOB Press the SELECT key or the ENT key to save your alteration The Harmonizer will display a message indicating that Modifying and then Loading new patch is taking
59. ad hed menupage mnu and Patch Editor JIN textblock txt can now be seen Pressing the LEFT or mnu ext RIGHT CURSOR key will select one of the modules Select the menupage module and then press the modify SOFT KEY lt insert_ gt connect gt lt modify gt lt _misc gt intinn Patch Editor menudo From here we can see the description delay control and SPS enul SCHENUPAGES the 8 char name DelayCtl FS name menul Co description delay control Co char name Del ayCtl Note that these equate to the title and SOFT KEY when the menu Each Delay sets the peg d Delay Amount 500 lue f h page is viewed in the PARAMETER area opt is dalay module lt more gt Del ayCtl 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 81 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual To the right is a composite of the modify menu data that would be seen by rotating the KNOB The obj data lines Sen ED indicate which userobject outputs are connected to this is char naneiMelagcel menupage module s userobject inputs In this case the obit delay knob ob i userobjects of the module named delay knob the module obja delay eee named delay mon and the module named info are all connected to this menupage module s userobject inputs are included userobjects delay knob knob module The diagram at the right shows what s actually going on As mentioned before the connections made b
60. age modules may be connected to other menupage modules A menupage userobject output is the same as any other module s userobject output except that a menupage userobject output is always big enough to warrant being placed on its own menu page or pages in the PARAMETER area e A userobject output may be connected to multiple userobject inputs This means a single module s userobject output can show up in several menu pages in the PARAMETER area Note If an module s PARAMETER area graphic is shown more than once on a single menu page the second instance might not be updated when the first instance s value changes and vice versa 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 91 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual e When a module with a userobject output from the delay detector dynamic external filter mixer oscillator pitchshift or reverb module groups is inserted using the insert SOFT KEY its userobject output is automatically connected to the head module PARAMETER AREA MENU PAGE PLACEMENT This section goes through a tutorial to show e Certain modules that have userobject outputs are automatically connected to the head module upon lt insert gt ion e The order of userobject connection to the head module affects SOFT KEY location in the PARAMETER area e A null userobject connected to the head module or a menupage module does not appear in the PAR
61. al PC Windows emulator but Eventide is unable to assist in replicating this operation To communicate with the Harmonizer you need either a Windows supported MIDI interface typically Creative Technology s Soundblaster or an IBM PC type RS232 serial port You can create programs on Vsigfile without the Harmonizer connected but you can t run them on the Harmonizer until they re uploaded and this of course requires connecting the Harmonizer to your computer NOTE this chapter refers to an earlier version of Vsigfile and has been left here in the interests of completeness An updated version is available as part of the Vsigfile Help System This chapter assumes that you re familiar with the operation of a PC and with the Windows operating environment and that you ve read the User s Manual and the General Principles Chapters in this manual COMMUNICATIONS You will create programs in Vsigfile and then send them to the Harmonizer to be run or you will receive programs from the Harmonizer to edit in Vsigfile Either way there needs to be a communications link between Vsigfile and the Harmonizer You have your choice of a MIDI connection or a serial port connection We ll look at each in turn Establishing a MIDI Connection access win Assuming you ve launched Vsigfile choose Comms under the Preferences menu Choose MIDI User Config as the Comms Type in the dialog box that opens MIDI config Comms Then choose M
62. ame menu pages Graphical Control Signal Monitors There are five different monitor modules Three of these the hmonitor meter and vmonitor modules produce Nt e meter graphical displays The screen to the right taken from the program monitor 6 70 tmoni tor text Interface Modules from the Programming bank shows the three Simple E C tangs graphical monitors among others Each of the graphical control signal monitor modules has a control signal input and four specifiers minimum maximum name and tag type HMMONITGR descnnuan knob tor mons fazon sever ves P yes Ives _ _Ives _ e minimum sets the lowest value that may be indicated by the monitor e maximum sets the highest value that may be indicated by the monitor e For vmonitor and hmon the tag specifier is used to generate the text for the monitor e For meter the name specifier is used to generate the text for the monitor e The text fields of the monitors may include f format numeric displays to convey numerical as well as graphical information 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 43 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual All three graphical monitors will indicate when the control i e p meter input s value falls above or below the range set by the minimum hmonit MEE E pen monitor 11 00 and maximum specifiers The screen to the right was made by changing tmonitor
63. ame_ Now add four more knob modules Connect and alter their specifiers in the Vsigfile Specifier Display as the table below indicates Frame menu saene nin max eoluion ae connectedto regain Gain 4 1fdB o 24 o 12 gainentt___ Attack 6 3f See 0 10 oooi 0 003 Decay 6 3f Sec 0 10 0 001 0 4000 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 58 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Next add a menupage module and connect the userobject outputs of the five knob modules to its userobject inputs adding KNOB repeating fields as necessary as Shown to the cthresh right Connect the menupage module s userobject output to the head module KNOB cratio SY 2 Ei S j MENUPAGE compmenu A A5 Finally double click on the menupage module and change its specifiers as shown to the right Be sure to include the 1 prior to the description and 8 char name The significance of these will be discussed when we create a Supermodule If we weren t planning on j 8 eat namg creating a Supermodule the I would not be mee Manier included Our single channel compressor is now fully functional You can name it if you like use the Ratio 10 Set title author command under the Edit menu and Send ete E k Ta it to the Harmonizer 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 59 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Pr
64. and a modfilter module Go ahead and add these modules to the program by using the Add Module command from the Edit menu You ll find the LFO module in the Oscillator group and the modf ilter module in the Filter group 1999 2008 Eventide Inc FILTER INTERFACE MATH MISCELLANEOUS MIXER NODE OSCILLATOR ed Page 24 of 97 ENVELOPE IMPULSE LFO NOISE OSCILLATOR WAVEFORM Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual After adding both modules the screen should look similar to the one at the right The modules are overlapping and nothing is yet connected Move by clicking and dragging the modf ilter module to the right so that both modules are clearly in view Note that the DSP outputs and the head module input move out of the way The screen should now look similar to the small one at the immediate right Now connect inl gt to in onthe modfilter module by clicking on in1 gt and then dragging to in on the modfilter module recall that if you hover the pointer over an input or output for a second a bubble will gt outt appear that describes the input or output Similarly ETE e Connect low onthe modfilter module to gt Ge saa outl low is the lowpass output of the filter YP 5 e Connect high on the modfilter module to es C gt oute high is the highpass output of the filter sie modfitter e Connect out on the LFO module to fmod
65. ay module and a filter module Lastly you would connect one of the DSP s inputs to the delay module the delay module s output tothe filter module andthe filter module s output to one of the DSP s outputs The result as seen in VSigfile is shown above Most modules delay and filter included have control inputs that allow you to change parameters associated with a given module For example a delay module has a control input that allows you to change the delay time for the module will it delay the signal 20ms or 1000ms A filter module has three control inputs one for the cutoff frequency one for the resonance at the cutoff and one to select the type of filtering done by the module lowpass highpass notch or band We normally construct programs so that parameters such as the ones described above can be altered in the PARAMETER area of the Harmonizer like the factory presets you ve probably already played with Some things called userobject signals are used in the construction of a program to create and organize menu pages of parameters in the PARAMETER area The three paragraphs above capture the three cornerstones of program construction in the Harmonizer We must connect appropriate modules to achieve a desired overall audio effect We must control the parameters of the modules in a program so that the desired audio effect is achieved We must make some of the parameters available in the PARAMETER area so
66. b is a parameter adjuster entries 5 Its userobject is connected to a menupage module obj1 delay knob ob bjz delay mon ob which is in turn connected to the head module Each Delay sets the A 3 Delay Amount 500ms value for each Thus the module named delay knob shows up in the delay module PARAMETER area as a parameter Each Delay MEEN Smore gt Selecting a parameter in the PARAMETER area and rotating the o KNOB will change the value of the parameter adjuster s control fateu anountcizme Cach Delay sets the output The change will also be reflected in a textual or ie ee Le hee graphical display change In this case rotating the KNOB changes the Each Delay parameter in the PARAMETER area and it changes the value sent from the delay knob s ee E control output into both dly modules and the mul module of ag course this screen doesn t show the change but the value has changed nonetheless h lt ctrlonTy gt 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 83 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual The actual text used for a parameter and the way changes made gt EAE Selay knob O O NOM to a parameter s value in the PARAMETER area translate to pan wane dela knob Sai control output changes in the Patch Editor area are set up by Seen nsekdias modify ing the parameter adjuster s module in the Patch Apes val ue 1
67. bit some peculiar behavior You won t normally have any reason to put the same parameter on the same menu page more than once But you may want to put the same parameter on different menu pages in the same program so that it will be accessible from more than one place in the program 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 82 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Interface Modules Control inputs are used to send a parameter value into a module The parameter value is generated by another module perhaps a knob module One common use for this capability is the creation of custom parameter adjusters to adjust the parameters for the modules in a program The custom parameter adjusters are special purpose modules from the interface module group This group includes the common text numerical parameter adjuster that is generated by the knob module as well as several graphical parameter adjusters hf ader module vf ader module and rf ader module PARAMETER ADJUSTERS Parameter adjuster modules have a single control output and a Each Delay 230ms Each Delay sets the userobject output If connected to a menupage module a Delay Amount 500ms value for each parameter adjuster will show up on the menu page in the ee ree r PARAMETER area as a parameter Patch Editor delay knob For example in the now infamous program Patch Instruct shown to the right the module named delay kno
68. cifiers minimum maximum P r name and tag in knob for mons out ana minimum 10 000 e minimum sets the lowest value that may be indicated by maximun heen tee the monitor e maximum sets the highest value that may be indicated by the monitor 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 89 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual e For vmonitor and hmon the tag specifier is used to generate the text for the monitor e For meter the name specifier is used to generate the text for the monitor e The text fields of the monitors may include f format numeric displays to convey numerical as well as graphical information All three graphical monitors will indicate when the control input s value falls above or below the range set by the minimum hnoni t M i net Sate and maximum specifiers The screen to the right was made by mant tang aep x changing the max value to 11 on the knob for mons module in the Sinple EN FTA Interface Modules program The vmonitor module creates a graphic that is one sixth of a screen width and four lines high The hmonitor module creates a graphic that is one half of a screen width and one line high The meter module creates a graphic that is one quarter of a screen width and four lines high Form over function Textual Control Signal Monitors The monitor and tmonitor modules use text to display their ana tT WHE cote control input values hmonit monitor 3 60 tmoni tor te
69. e fesplufipn VT default C e The in the menu statement is necessary to allow a single symbol to appear on the Harmonizer s display This is because is a special symbol that tells the Harmonizer that numeric information is to be displayed in what follows Thus to tell it that you actually want to display a symbol requires two Depth Add a knob module and connect its control output to gain2 on the mixer module Then double click on it to alter its specifiers to match those shown to the right e The control inputs on the mixer module accept values from 100 to zero Rate Add a knob module and connect its control output to freq on the LFO module Then double click on it to alter its specifiers to match those shown to the right e The freq control input on the LF 0 module accepts a value between zero and 1000 1999 2008 Eventide Inc es sere dat fot eontrot_ _ _ fuse abies obj ______ userobj__ 26 char inchs _______ 8 charname min OD minvalue mex 0 imaxvalue ee oi _ PE ENOR descanuan opstart nam rate knob 1 cir aut UserpPJEEL obj Juserobj 26 char Rate 3f Hz 1dchar charname O o maxvatue resolution 01 default 25 Jo o o Page 51 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Wave Adda textknob module and connect its control output to freq on the LFO
70. e A E E E A E R E E EE E EAEE E AE TEE E 20 Selecting Modules 20 Moving Modules 20 Re Positioning Modules 20 Aligning Modules 21 Zooming 21 View 21 EDINNG are n a E E E cane cove ete tus E E E E E Dietaven tease 22 SENDING PROGRAMS TO THE HARMON ZER erae ea e a a aa raaa aE aaa Ea Ee aAa Ta ERNE SEPE OKE IEO TEENA DEERE eSa Nh kE 24 TUTORIAL L A SIMPLE PROGRAM 4 csvccscosc enssstsstees cucu cuvavgshnsss ep AEEA ETE Ep ANCEN ESENE Ep EENES ROEE ONEEN EA SEARES ANERE O PEETRE S 24 ADVANCED FEATURES se ssuccvesses es onvsetbevesecess suvsst surest eecventanesnshedy costesebsedes re ESSEN S E AER EESE Ee ETNE EEN AE EE tats 27 The Specifier Display 27 Repeating Fields 31 Editing Special Modules 33 Updating the Parameters from the Harmonizer 33 Getting Programs from the Harmonizer 34 Creating the User Interface 35 Viewing Menupages and Menupage Modules 35 Interface Modules 36 Parameter Adjusters 37 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 1 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Simple Parameter Adjusters Menupages and Parameter Placement LUTORIAL 2 PRETTY IN DEPTH 220 E hates Sete ee E endo weet INTER DSP COMMUNICATION FOR H8000 ORVILLE ccceessssscecececeesssaececececeessasececececseseassecececseneasaeceecceeseuaaesecececeensaeaeeecs SUPERMODULES EAEE E E Sosbeecedtech cave ued e eotnti E ab E E hae Shnetoreeneein ess TUTORIAL 3 U SING SUPERMODULES os s a vethscdurh hits E RA Ver Rear Gare Re aA a ni
71. e VERDELE descAn dn iii Wax vaie ERE are displayed in the graphic as an atal nani wieder operator name a title Refer to the Modules Section for complete o OO ves a veder o charname _ ae FEFFE ee E22 E 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 42 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Textknob Module The textknob module creates a multiple choice selection ina amra j orale TRETE single line by half screen width area of a PARAMETER area Frade er D menu page textknob mon 0 L_Simple_ The choices appear in place ype TEXERNOS descnpuan aile of the s in the menu statement apstari nan textknob TEOR PET The 8 dar rane is only used if adou fout eono 32768 32767 the module s userobjecris usersbien obi fusero ves connectedtothehead oncha textknab s menu siateme fyes _ module The control output fa cras ftexiknob e charname fyes reflects which selectionis f ajae i00 made I the Ist selection is J fomo e fo fyes made the output will equal 0 oni valuciuame vall J o oo So o pes If the 3rd selection is made i value name vai2 J o oo fo pes the output value will equal 2 dades J o es _ CONTROL SIGNAL MONITORS Just as parameter adjuster modules are used to generate control signals and are displayed as parameters in PARAMETER area menu pages control signal monitor modules monitor the value of control signals and may be displayed on those s
72. e pertain to everything else This is a good functional arrangement Add a menupage module from the Interface group ee ee ee and connect its userobject output to the head module Then double click on the menupage module and T ae chi menu operator name change the specifiers as shown to the right Jobi fuserobj e The description Ch Flanger will be displayed in the upper right corner of the Harmonizer s display e The 8 char name will be used on the menu page s SOFT ie KEY abil fadenuttobi Now we re read y Cmn J 4 gt outt to connect the aa jo userobject outputs _in _ DENTAN ST gt out from the various eedback knob f Q MIXER Ee ec ci depth mixer 1 d 1 parameter og o adjusters to the menupage module The order that we connect them is the order they will appear on the menu page We ll connect them in the order shown to the right 1 strgth knob 2 feedback knob 3 depth knob 4 rate knob 5 wave select 6 7 KNOB rate knob 1 KNOB ne j depth knob 1 7 tra i waveforn T E TEXTKNOB wave select 1y HMO NITOR sweep mon 1 PERCENTKNOG a wW A I MENUPAGE duty knob 1 lie ee a chi menu duty knob sweep mon 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 53 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Select the Send command under
73. e programmer should be aware that every instance of reverse signal flow will add a four sample delay to the process In some cases such as where a preset has multiple signal paths such delays can cause objectionable phasing or other artifacts After you ve chosen where to place a new module press the lt insert SOFT KEY This display is a lot like the one given in the PROGRAM area Just as in the PROGRAM area the top area shows the name of a group bank and the field below lists the contents of that group The difference is that here a group contains modules instead of programs Ifyou don t know how to load a program you probably shouldn t be reading this manual Please read the separate User s Manual before proceeding 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 74 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Most modules will create a menu page in the PARAMETER area MEA a when they are inserted in the Patch Editor area To demonstrate this first load the program Long Mono Delay from Bank 2 Then press and hold the PARAMETER key to Cnodi fu gt aud onli enter the Patch Editor area _ a cmodul egt Insert an eq module by pressing the lt insert SOFT KEY scrolling to the Filter group and selecting eq Press the SELECT key to actually insert the eq module i Long Hono Dela delay parameters Press and hold the PARAMETER key to return to the delay 100000 ms feedback 0 0 PARAMETER area
74. eans a single module s userobject output can show up in several menu pages in the PARAMETER area Note If a module s PARAMETER area graphic is shown more than once on a single menu page the second instance might not be updated when the first instance s value changes and vice versa Parameter Placement on a Menu Page Menu page design may be highly individualized The look and feel of a menu page is important if a program is complex or if there are displayed reactions to adjustments that must be viewed and understood quickly For instance if a program uses a meter monitor to display the signal level in a given frequency range while aknob parameter gives adjustment of the compression level in that frequency range it is important to have the knob parameter and the meter monitor on the same menu page It may also be possible to show the relationship between a f ader parameter anda meter monitor by placing them on the same menu page This kind of look and feel control is performed through the connection of userobject outputs to menupage modules This section goes through a tutorial to show e Parameters are presented on a menu page in the PARAMETER area in the order their userobjects are connected to a menupage module with placement beginning in the upper left corner of the screen and proceeding to lower right corner of the screen e Modules that produce parameters with simple text take up one eighth of the screen exception is
75. ear what the compressor sounds like Press the connect SOFT KEY and then the SELECT key to select the ducker s output Press the SELECT key again to 1 Insert Homect gt Candi Tg gt aud anla connect that to the OUT s output 1 Patch Editor ducker o m dck ee Ld Now the compressor will be heard on the first channel of the Ai Theo Four ducker_parms pa Ce cee Oe decay 0 010 sec DSP running the program while the remaining three channels ratio 10 dB go uncompressed Press and hold the PARAMETER key to see the JATE iP io sec ducker ducker module s menu page Now that you re somewhat familiar with the mechanics of inserting and hooking modules up let s move on to something a little more comprehensive 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 66 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual The IN and OUT Modules H8000 family and Orville H8000 and Orville programs are loaded and run one at a time on a given DSP The DSP running the program provides the program with four or eight channels of input audio where that input audio comes from is a function of the routing configuration see the our Harmonizer s User Manual The DSP running the program also takes the four or eight channels of output audio from the program where it is subsequently sent is again a function of the routing configuration H7600 and DSP7000 The H7600 s programs are loaded and
76. ease 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Simple Parameter Adjusters There are a number of simple parameter adjuster modules A knob module for simple numeric values An rfader module for rotary graphical display instead of numeric values An hfader module for horizontal graphical display instead of numeric values A vfader module for vertical graphical display instead of numeric values A textknob module for text valued parameters A tapknob module for tapered or non linear values A percentknob module for percentage display that corresponds to fractional control output They have several things in common e All have a single control output and no other signal inputs or outputs e All have a userobject output that can be connected to a menupage gang or head module e All have a menu statement and an 8 char name These modules are used by connecting their userobject outputs Fateh Editor to a menupage module using the modify SOFT KEY on the Henui CHENUPAGE R obji delay knob obj menupage module as shown to the right or the head module using the obj2 delay mon obj modify SOFT KEY on the head module The PARAMETER area a menu pages will then show the text or graphic menu statements for the connected parameter adjuster modules The following pages describe the simple parameter adjusters To play along at home load the program Interface Modules fr
77. ection for complete information Percentknob Module The percentknob module is very similar to the knob module The only difference is that the control output value is divided by 100 Refer to the Modules Section for complete information Tapknob Module The tapknob module is a modification of the standard knob module Just like the knob module the menu statement is used to create the 20 character text display However instead of using the f format the s format is used The tapknob Patch Editor knob oS eek nob ENOG name knob CO menu statement knob C char name knob min value 100 0000 max value 100 0000 resolution 1 0000 knob 11 00 Ai interface Hodule Simple Param Adjtrs knob mon tapknob 0 2770 knob mon 11 00 tapknob mon 0 0000 Simple Param Adjtrs hf ader _ percentknob 27 knob mon 0 27 knob mon tapknob mon 6 9252 module creates an 8 character numeric result that is inserted in place of the s The tapknob module creates a tapered non linear control that has a selectable number of steps instead of the usual resolution parameter and a selectable taper waveform The greater the taper specifier the more non linear the parameter response Refer to the Modules Section for complete information Rfader Module The rf ader module creates a graphic on the PARAMETER screen The graphic including title takes up four lines of the scre
78. ed by clicking and dragging over the area that contains them View As your programs become more complicated you ll often want to hide certain kinds of signals to make a patch more viewable A check mark next to an item PS Toolbar under the View menu indicates that that sort of signal is shown The absence of a v Status Bar check mark next to an item indicates that that sort of signal is hidden as Sigfile Audio v as Graphic Shows or hides all audio mod green connections inputs and outputs v show Audio show Control Control v show Misc Shows or hides all control blue connections inputs and outputs PER ee Misc Show All Fields Shows or hides all userobject pink connections inputs and outputs Unconnects Shows or hides all unconnected inputs and outputs Hiding all the unconnected inputs and outputs is useful when trying to follow the logic of a patch 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 21 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual EDITING One of the benefits of using Vsigfile over the Patch Editor area is that Editing patches in Vsigfile is considerably easier than editing patches in the Patch Editor area despite its name Undo Add Module CZ Cut Ctrl Select All eon Chel This command selects every module in a program This is the same as Paste Ctrl clicking and dragging over all the modules in a program only easier Select All Cut Copy and Paste
79. elect the as Sigfile command under the View menu e The Sif file format on the other hand does save all of the display information but may be phased out in future versions of Vsigfile 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 63 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual PATCH EDITOR Let s make a patch OK That way you ll get a feel for how the Patch editor works and you ll have a much better understanding of things when you read about the details later The patch we re going to make will be an audio compressor A compressor reduces the audio gain when louder signals are input The compressor we will build is constructed from a single ducker module Here is an excerpt from the Modules Section of the Vsigfile Help System describing the module The ducker module is the basic building block for most dynamics control patches It is essentially a dynamic range compressor with separate inputs for the signal whose gain is to be processed and for the detection sidechain input By connecting sidechain to the output a basic compressor is built By connecting a dry signal to the sidechain and a processed signal to the input the processed signal can be ducked have its gain reduced during louder passages of audio Ducking is often used by radio talk show hosts such that the host s audio overrides the guest or telephone caller Each time the host talks the caller s audio is dropped down such that the host s audio
80. ement is in this case the same as the module name The text that is displayed is determined by the inherent properties of a particular module type i e delay module and may be different for other module types 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 78 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Modifying Complex Modules Some modules have specifiers that change the number of remaining specifiers in the module or the number of some other type of input or output on the module Consider these two composite screen images Patch Editor EAA switch C_SHITCH gt O name c_suitch number inputs 1 select autoknob select 0 inl autoknob inputi 0 000 Patch Editor sec switch C_SHITCH gt name c_suitch number inputs 4 select autoknob select 0 inl autoknob inputi 0 848 i n2 autoknob i nput2 30000 000 in3 patched in3 delay knob out i n4 autoknob input4 3 140 The major difference between these two examples of the c_switch module is that the module on the left has its number inputs specifier set to 1 whereas the module on the right has its number inputs specifier set to 4 Since the c_switch module will always have its number inputs specifier set to 1 when it is first inserted the modify menu must be used to enable more inputs Note that since the number of control inputs in the c_switch module has changed basic Patch Editor area display will show a different
81. en and one quarter of the width of the screen Up to four of these modules can fit on one menu page Nine characters of the menu statement are displayed above the graphic as a title Refer to the Modules Section for complete information 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 88 of 97 Patch Editor p et eet apknob CTAPENOB gt name tapknob CO menu statement Cuse s tapknob char name tapkno min value 100 0000 max value 100 0000 steps 20 6 9252 Simple Param Adjtrs rfader mon 6 i Interface Hodul e vader mon 0 00 vader artknob vali l textknob mon Patch Editor eS eee fader CRFADER name rfader CO menu statement rfader CO char name rfader min value 100 0000 max Value 100 0000 resolution 1 0000 rfader Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Vfader Module The vf ader module creates a graphic on the PARAMETER ieee ea aadi screen The graphic including title takes up four lines of the metas ader non vae 00 screen and one sixth of the width of the screen Up to six of textknob mon 0 these modules can fit on one menu page Six characters of the 8 char name are displayed in the graphic are BI fader TUF ADER as a title Refer to the Modules Section for complete N nena cr arenantiveaderine 8 char name vyfader information min value 100 0000 max value 100 0000 resolution 1 0000 vfader 33 999999 Textknob Module The textknob
82. ending on the order of your connections you ll see something like the screen to the right in the Harmonizer To get the flanger working you ll aa EP need to set atten on the feedback menu page to 1 00 delay on the modulato menu page to 0 1 ms moddelay on the modulato menu page to 5 0 ms and freq on the waveform menu page to 0 258 Hz Try it out attenz 0 00 Assuming it works and you re not cursing this page you ll want to choose the Update params command under the Midi menu to grab the parameter changes you made in the Harmonizer Now let s concentrate on controlling the parameters of this program We re going to create a menu page that utilizes parameter Ai Empty 1 Flanger adjusters To create a cool usable flanger we ll need six Strength 10 0 ms ATA i A Feedback 40 Mave Tri parameter adjusters and one monitor per channel to the rightis Depth 0 dB Duty 50 Sueep sneak peek at what we ll have when we re done Ch 1 We ll need a Strength parameter that adjusts the length of the delay modulation e We ll need a Feedback parameter that controls how much of the delay s output is reapplied to its input This will actually control the level of the mix module s second input e We ll need a Depth parameter that controls how much of the modulated signal is recombined with the original signal This will actually control the level of the mixer
83. ently Th i aa mix aaar aTh 007 selected module except during connect or unplug i Pa SS operations when it shows the currently selected input or output 1 Cinsert gt connect gt modify gt lt aud_ only A block diagram of the program takes up most of the display As mentioned before a program consists of a series of modules Each module is shown on the display as a block with lines indicating its inputs and outputs Inputs are on the left side of a module while outputs are on the right side Each module is shown with a three character or less abbreviation of its function name See the Modules Section of the Vsigfile Help System fora list of all modules The example screen to the right shows four modules and is Patch Editor JIN shown in the default audio only mode This means that the La x ind UT only modules and signals shown are audio paths and modules that work with audio The modules shown in the example are i modify gt aud only IN audio from the DSP s inputs only one is being used mix a two input mixer mdi modulate able delay OUT audio to the DSP s four outputs As shown the IN module s output 1 is connected to one of the inputs of the mixer The other mixer input comes from the output of the modulate able delay The mixer feeds the input of the delay The delay output may be seen to drive five module inputs the mixer input and all four of the OUT module s inputs
84. ents also apply to the older 4000 series but the reader is not advised to view this publication as an exhaustive reference for these models This manual does not cover the Eclipse or the H3000 family of Harmonizer Brand Effects Processors Most references to H7600 also apply to DSP7000 7500 and DSP4000B whereas H8000 references apply to H8000 H8000A H8000FW and in most cases Orville as well One of the reasons Eventide s effects units are so versatile is that their effects programs are modular A single program is composed of many smaller modules Modules might best be thought of as good old fashioned guitar pedals except of course that unlike guitar pedals the modules in the Harmonizer are 24 bit crystal clear high end audio processors Imagine you have a gym floor covered with guitar pedals and a coat rack draped with patch cords You run around connecting pedals a delay pedal to a pitchshifter pedal the output of that pitchshifter pedal to a compressor the output of that compressor into a filter etc The end result of all that patching is to the Harmonizer a program Although the above picture is oversimplified it does capture the essence of what s going on when a program is created You re just connecting modules guitar pedals to each other to produce a desired overall program These modular programs can be created with either of two tools Vsigfile a PC based graphic editor or the unit s inter
85. enu whose title is 2 has only one meter module monitor on it i Empty Program menupage meter 0 0Cmeter 0 00 Patch Editor pag Cad just 2menupage CHENUPAGE gt Co name 7menupage pem description Co char name menupage Patch Editor fmenupage C mnu i lt inseri gt connect gt modify gt lt _misc Patch Editor Cad just 2menupage CHENUPAGE gt Co char name menupage entries 1 ob jl meter ob j Patch Editor i Empty Program CTE meter 0 0Cmeter 0 00 menupage j i Empty Program E meter 0 00 nenupage j 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 95 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual PARAMETER PLACEMENT ON A MENU PAGE Menu page design may be highly individualized The look and feel of a menu page is important if a program is complex or if there are displayed reactions to adjustments that must be viewed and understood quickly For instance if a program uses a meter monitor to display the signal level in a given frequency range while aknob parameter gives adjustment of the compression level in that frequency range it is important to have the knob parameter and the meter monitor on the same menu page It may also be possible to show the relationship between a f ader parameter and a meter monitor by placing them on the same menu page This kind of look and feel control is performed through the connection of userobject outputs to menupage modules This
86. er the pointer over an input or output for a second a bubble appears that describes what that input or output is Additionally the lower left corner of the Vsigfile window displays the Module type you are hovering over its name the input output name and what it is connected to if anything IIR rez filter in from long delay out Deleting Modules To delete modules first select the module slated for deletion by clicking on it its module type name will turn red Then press the Delete key on the keyboard or select the Delete OR T me T Module command from the Edit menu EIER AOO mutiply To delete more that one module at a time just click and drag over the area that contains the modules you would like to delete in the screen capture to the right the multiply and the peak modules are being selected All of the modules that you select will have red module type names Then press the Delete key on the keyboard or select the Delete Module command from the Edit menu To unplug a connection click on the input that terminates the connection and press the Delete key on the keyboard Away it goes 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 19 of 97 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual DISPLAY FUNCTIONS Now that you can add modules we can discuss a few of the display related features of VSigfile These functions don t have anything to do with the actual construction of a program they s
87. er module The interface module then takes over that control input Similarly interface modules that have a single control input like the monitor module koroa shown to the right are connected to the control output of another module to display the maniar value of that control output It should now be clear that not all modules exist to deal with audio Many such as the interface modules exist to create a user interface Still others exist to manipulate control signals For example we could utilize two knob modules and a menupage module in the program we ve been working on One knob module will take over the delay time control input on the delay module The second knob module will take over the frequency control input on the filter module The userobjects of both knob modules are connected to the menupage module which is in turn connected to the head module When we run the program on the Harmonizer the screen n Eels p shown to the right appears in the PARAMETER area Notice that Steff lt 1000 Hz the order that the knob module s userobject outputs are connected to the menupage module dictate their order on the menu page in the PARAMETER area Ai Empty EE Also notice that because the second knob module took over type lowpass the filter module s frequency control input that parameter no longer appears on the filter module s menu page 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 8 of 97 Release 1
88. er specifier SEEREF 100 __ minvalue _ 32768 32767 yes the more non linear the mas ioo maxvalue 32768 32767 yes parameter response Referto sieys f0 fpo peery the Modules Section for ggg Eo T p f e PE ee vawe 0 fen foo fioo fyes 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 41 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Rfader Module The rf ader module creates a graphic on the PARAMETER Simple Param Adjtrs screen The graphic including title takes up four lines of the Leer a aon screen and one f i S textknob vall quarter of the width of the screen Up to four of i testknab mon 0 these modules can fit on one menu page Nine characters of the menu tpe READER description miu max visite statement are displayed above J nar rtader operator name fyes the graphic as a title Referto foy au out__Jeontrol 52765 30767 the Modules Section for f userobjert obj fuserobj fyes complete information 26 char Mader menu stateme fyes ifehar fader B charname fyes nin 100 __ minvalue 32758 32767 mas 100 maxvalue 32768 32767 resolution 1 J 32767 default Vfader Module The vf ader module creates a graphic on the PARAMETER ACN ES ET screen The graphic including title takes up four lines of the nE IEW fader mon screen and one sixth of the width of the screen Up to six of CS eren ea these modules can fit on one menu page Six characters of the 8 char nam
89. ess the LEFT CURSOR key so that the group name is highlighted and then turn the KNOB until you see the Dynamic group Patch Editor ducker o Press the RIGHT CURSOR key twice to highlight the ducker mye and press the SELECT key A ducker will appear in your program It s the little box marked dck 4 lt modify aud only Note that the IN and OUT modules are still connected to each Connect uhat other just as they were Audio is still passing through the DSP running Thru unchanged Now we need to make a compressor from the ducker Press the connect SOFT KEY The upper left hand side of the display now asks you what you EmMa want to connect The upper right hand side of the display gives the name of the currently selected output The center of the display shows the currently selected output as a highlighted little line inside the module s box You can choose to connect a different output instead by pressing the RIGHT or LEFT CURSOR key or by turning the KNOB Right now we want to connect the ducker s output which is the currently selected output So just press the SELECT key Notice that the output we selected is still identified by a little line inside its module box but the box itself is not highlighted The little line tells us what we re connecting from The editor is now asking what input we would like our previously selected output connected to The currently selected input is shown as a highlighted little line in
90. etween userobject outputs and userobject inputs are not shown as little lines in the gelay mon menut Patch Editor area The connections are implicit much like the montor MOP aS connections made between inputs and outputs when routing signal flow on the analog dsp A dsp B and digital menu pages in the SETUP area of Orville textblock module O user object output user object input As an exercise use the KNOB and RIGHT CURSOR key to select ELEmEIHET j i atiz delay mon obj F obj2 Press the SELECT key The screen should look like the Spee EELECL aot ERI tacueceet one to the right Rotate the KNOB left and right to view Press any other key to cancel available userobjects that can be connected to this userobject input The possibilities are adc nullobj delay knob obj scalemult obj delay mon obj menul obj and info obj Just for the fun of it and what fun it is select delay knob obj The screen should look like the one to the right with delay knob obj connected to both userobject input and userobject input 2 Now return to the PARAMETER area by pressing the done delay control SOFT KEY and then pressing and holding the PARAMETER key Ea hoDelis sea You should see that indeed the Each Delay parameter is now delay module SMOE a 7 doubled on the menu page Change one version and then highlight the second version yov ll see that they are the same even if they do exhi
91. he j e Editor _linenupaze _ modify SOFT KEY gn the menupage module e Set the entries specifier to 2 and then set the obj2 specifier to meter obj same as obj1 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 94 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual e Return to the PARAMETER area and observe the menu page Note that it shows two meter module monitors these are in fact two pictures of the same meter module Notice that the SOFT KEY is not stacked e Go back to the Patch Editor area misc display mode and lt inserty another menupage module Edit its module name using the modify SOFT KEY such that it reads 2menupage Then change the description specifier to read 2 you will need to use the CXL key to delete characters Press done to exit the modify menu Note the module name in the upper right corner of the display e Go back into the modify SOFT KEY menu for the 2menupage module and set the entries specifier to 1 and then change the obj1 specifier to meter obj Exit from the modify menu by pressing done e Now using the LEFT or RIGHT CURSOR key select the 1menupage module Use the modify SOFT KEY and change its entries specifier to 3 and its obj3 to 2menupage Press done e Return to the PARAMETER area Notice that there is now a stack of SOFT KEY menu pages The title of the top menu page is still menupage e Press the SOFT KEY The second m
92. he menu statement specifier is set to Each Delay 2 0fms This means that on a menu page in the PARAMETER area where this knob module s menu statement shows up the text Each Delay Xxxxxms will show where xxxxx actually reflects the value that the parameter is set to The 2 0f part is described in some detail later e The 8 char name is Delay The 8 char name is what would show up as a SOFT KEY if this module s userobject output were connected to the head module e The min value specifier sets the minimum value that the parameter can be set to e The max value specifier sets the maximum value that the parameter can be set to e The resolution specifier sets the jump that the parameter value makes when the KNOB is rotated In other words when the user rotates the KNOB the resolution is how far the parameter value changes per incremental movement e The last row reads 250 000 This allows you to manually set the value of the control output from the Vsigfile Specifier Display Let s look at these lines in more detail shall we Menu Statement The menu statement is a crucial specifier used in the basic knob module which is the most common parameter adjuster The menu statement is the line that will appear in PARAMETER area menu page The menu statement may contain up to 20 characters including the parameter value Anything over 20 characters will not be displayed The first job of the menu statement is
93. icon for the module l input c_switch ut 4 input c_switch e 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 79 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual INTER DSP COMMUNICATION FOR H8000 AND ORVILLE Control signals can be sent from one DSP to the other in Patch Editor A Orville 7600 family users should note that they only have a a chr single DSP so will probably want to skip this section The c_bridge module accepts four control signal inputs sctrTonTy gt Control signal outputs that are connected to these inputs appear at the other DSP s global control outputs and at the control outputs of a c_bridge module in the other DSP A DSP s global control outputs are located on the IN module as seen on the screen to the right notice that we re in ctrionly display mode Patch Edi tor A For example load the program Inter DSP Send from the nb ebr Programming bank into DSP A A knob module is connected to the first input of a c_bridge module in as FATT shown to the right ae Sender Additionally the knob module s userobject output is Aimer Der pend connected to the head module so that the knob module s parameter shows up in the PARAMETER area as shown to the ight Sender_ Now load the program Inter DSP Receive from the Patch Editor monitor Programming bank into DSP B A monitor module is Pee connected to global control output 1 a lt inseri gt connect gt
94. iewing Menupages and Menupage Modules A menupage module has a single userobject and any number of userobject inputs Normally a menupage module is Each Delay 250s Each Delay sets the Delay Amount 500ms value for each connected to the head module If so the menupage module delay module more shows up in the PARAMETER area as one or more pages of parameters a title line and a SOFT KEY The information for the title line and SOFT KEY and the list of connected userobjects that comprise the parameters seen in the PARAMETER area are accessible by using the modify SOFT KEY on the menupage module For example load the program Patch Instruct from the Programming bank The menu page shown above is visible in the PARAMETER area It is created with a menupage module a knob module a monitor module and a textblock module we ll see how in a minute Pressing and holding the PARAMETER key will access the Patch mes ep ars Editor area Do so and then press the aud only SOFT KEY to a M get the screen shown to the right From this display the knob Cie GED GRIT GHE Ep gt knb module and monitor mon module are visible Both are visible in this display mode because they have one or more control inputs or outputs The menupage and textblock modules have neither so they will only be visible in the misc display mode Press the aud ctrl SOFT KEY twice to view the program in the misc display mode The three modules he
95. igfile print jobs HP LaserJet 4P 4MP on LPT1 x Help r Orientation Paper Portrait Size Letter 81 211 in x Landscape Source Paper Cassette e The section of the File menu below the print 1 DLMONODE SIG section contains links to the last few opened 2 C AHIDESEVENTIDE NICEFX 1 MATHEF 1SMNAM SIG files for quick access 3 C AHIDEXEVENTIDESNICEFX 1 FLANGE MSDYMD SIG 4 CAHIDESEVENTIDESNICEFX 1 BACKWRD3 SIF e The Exit command closes the Vsigfile program entirely sig Files versus sif Files Two file formats are recognized by Vsigfile You will normally want to save all of your files with the sif extension but it may be useful to know why both exist e The Sig file format is the format recognized by the Harmonizer When files are transferred to or from the Harmonizer they are transferred in the Sig format you may have noticed that when you use the Get command under the Midi menu the file that results has the Sig extension e Sig files are saved as ASCII text If you want to look at a Vsigfile file in a text editor the Sig extension is the one to use But be warned saving files with the Sig extension may result in a loss of some display information In other words the program may not look the same in VSigfile when you reopen it although it will still function the same when sent to the Harmonizer e To view files in their Sig format s
96. imply make it easier to view and manipulate the display Selecting Modules A single module can be selected by clicking on it Several modules can be selected simultaneously by clicking and dragging over the area on the screen that contains the desired modules as shown to the right or by clicking on all of the desired modules while pressing the Shift key on the keyboard The selected module or modules will have red module type names modules that aren t selected have gray module type names I MULTIPLY T multiply Moving Modules You can move modules around on the screen at will Doing so can help to make a patch more viewable Simply click on the module you want to move and drag it to its new position All of a module s connections will stay with the module To move more than one module at a time first select the modules you would like to move All of the selected modules will have red module type names Then click on any one of the selected modules and drag the whole bunch to its new location Re Positioning Modules To make a patch more viewable a function under the Edit menu exists that automatically re Positions all of the modules on the screen There are Undo ChangeSource CthZ times when this is very useful particularly when you ve downloaded a Cut Ctra program from the Harmonizer to work with on VSigfile There are other Copy Ctrl C times where using re Position will just make thing
97. its min and max to 0 and I nt Sweep Arranging a Sweep monitor is a little more involved than the above interface modules were We want to monitor the mod output of the LF 0 module but all of the monitor modules have only control inputs Of course we can t directly connect a mod output to a control input Fortunately there exist a few bridge modules that convert audio mod signals to control signals and vice versa Go ahead and add an a_to_c module from the Bridge group and an hmonitor module from the Interface group Connect them as shown above HMONITOR LFO sweep mon 1 waveform 1 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 52 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Double click on the hmonitor monitor and change O epe HMONFTOE fi ONCER the specifiers as shown to the right e Audio and mod signals range from 1 to 1 In this case the LF 0 s output is only varying from zero to 1 and so we set the minimum and maximum on the monitor accordingly Constructing the Menu Page OK the hard stuff is over All of the elements are there we just fai Empty a Flanger need to place them on a menu page To the right is a sneak oe TA t e Po 250 Hz peak at what we will end up with Notice that the parameters on feeep 1y a the right side of the menu page pertain to the modulation rate Ch i and shape while the parameters on the left side of the menu pag
98. j5 risht high knob obj right low knob obj right high knob obj meter obj AN KRWN To create a menu page such as the one shown the programmer inserts the six parameter modules and the menupage module using the lt insert SOFT KEY and then uses the modify SOFT KEY on the menupage module The entries is first set to the desired number six and then the obj entries are adjusted one at a time to connect the userobject outputs to the menupage module 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 96 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual If the userobject outputs are connected in a different order the Coelect CO name menupage menu page items might not only look bad but might not all fit description Levels Control char name Levels on the same menu page For instance connecting the entries 6 5 i objl main fader obj userobject outputs in this order obj left low knob obi_ s obj3 left high knob obj 1 main fader obja meter obs 2 left low knob obj right high knob ob j 3 left high knob 4 meter 5 right low knob T 6 right high knob ming t lous 2 1 dE out levels results in two menu pages accessible via a stacked SOFT KEY A ae a Levels Since parameters are always placed from upper left to lower right top to bottom once the meter monitor is placed not fitting below the left highs parameter there is no more room below the meter or to the right of the meter on
99. key on the keyboard All of the new modules except for the menupage module will be named appropriately because we stuck 1 s on the ends of our original module names Move the new modules in such a way that the screen is somewhat understandable RPE GPBiaTE AEE Double click on the new menupage module and alter akj its specifiers as shown to the right ahi de geduk fa entries atenth Lanh 9 ak Follow the instructions on the next page 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 54 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Connect e DSP input 2 to inputs 1 on both the second mix module and the second mixer module e The output of the second mixer module to DSP output 2 e The userobject output of ch menu to userobject input 2 on the head module adding a repeating field if necessary As a final touch select Set title author under the Edit menu and name this program Upload the program to the Harmonizer and flange away CHT eT a eee TT TTC re Rate 0 250 Hz Feedback 40 Mave Tri Depth dE Duty 30 Sweep Cth i ia If you wanted to make a quad mono flanger for your Orville you d need to add repeating fields to the DSP inputs and outputs and then copy and paste as we did above If you wanted to create a stereo as opposed to dual flanger you d need to use two sets of audio processing modules like we already have but only one set of control adjusters co
100. les A select few modules require a non standard editing environment To enter this special environment click on the special module and then select the second to last command under the Edit menu The exact phrasing of this command will change depending on what module you have selected Here are some examples Pp Editing C_CURYE x Curve modules the multitap module Cancel Harmonics Zero and the waveform module have a graphical editor that is considerably easier to use than the Harmonizer s front panel Thetastb idek modie si kOSh editor This is the textblock editor It a wraps the text so that all of it will fit on Orville s screen Updating the Parameters from the Harmonizer As you create more extensive programs yov ll find yourself frequently Sending incomplete version of a program to the Harmonizer as you work Get CtreG When you do you will often change parameter values on the Harmonizer It Send Ctrl S would be quite irritating if you lost those parameter changes when you oe Add Controller returned to work in Vsigfile Fortunately you don t have to Once you re done tweaking things in the Serial config Harmonizer and are ready to return to Vsigfile select the Update params o Disons o command under the Midi menu Vsigfile will update all of the parameter Add remote values in your patch from the Harmonizer Updating Parameters Note if you change the ty
101. ll not be able to alter it This is important because like most things in life the amount of delay the Harmonizer has available is finite As a result it is necessary to divide this among the modules so that each has enough Setting the maximum amount that each module can use in this way makes sure that there is enough left for the others Different types of modules will have different types of specifiers some may have no specifiers at all and some may have many The Modules Section describes what the specifiers for a given module do Let s look at the Vsigfile Specifier Display windows for a few other types of modules to see what sorts of specifiers they have m H RECHBRS 1 number sectio 1 20 yes e Here we see the single specifier for the IIR module This module is a resonant filter and the n_sections specifier selects the number of poles used The number of poles used is something you set as the program s creator the user will not be able to alter it Here the number of poles controls the behaviour of the filter but it also determines the amount of DSP resources the filter will use e Here we see the single specifier L805 1 numbertaps ji 54 yes for the easytaps module This module produces a tapped delay line and the taps specifier selects the maximum number of taps that the user can select As with all specifiers the maximum number of taps is something you set as the program s creator the user will not be able to
102. lled the example line It is an example of what the menu statement actually looks like when viewed in the PARAMETER area If the example line is selected the parameter value can be set and the parameter will behave the same as it does when used in the PARAMETER area Let s look at these lines in more detail shall we Menu Statement The menu statement is a crucial specifier used in the basic knob module which is the most common parameter adjuster The menu statement is the line that will appear in PARAMETER area menu page The menu statement may contain up to 20 characters including the parameter value Anything over 20 characters will not be displayed The first job of the menu statement is to indicate to the user what the parameter is for It should also contain the format for the parameter value that will be displayed indicating the number of spaces that the parameter value will take up and how many digits will be after the decimal point for a numerical parameter value parameter values can be text as well more on this later You must specify this format bearing in mind the min value the max value and the resolution The syntax of the format is oY Xt where Y is the number of spaces reserved for display and X is the maximum number of digits after the decimal point The percent period and f must be used as shown If the period is removed the Harmonizer will display six digits after the decimal point Here are e
103. log box similar to the File Open dialog box above You can select from among the various drives and folders in your computer to save the program in the active window You can also create or change the name of the file 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 62 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual e The Print command prints opens the dialog box shown to the Print Control x right The top section allows you to scale the size of the image to fit on a given number of pages If more than one page is pacamo 5 Pages Horizontally fi selected you can overlap their edges by a given amount The bottom section allows you to hide audio Signals control or cn hoa ong ie userobject Misc connections inputs and outputs Once you re Page Uverap satisfied with these settings press the Print button to print or the Fit to 1 page Cancel button to abort Show IV Signals e The Print Preview command calls up the exact same dialog box V Control that the Print command calls up Once you select the Scaling V Misc and Show options you would like to view press the Print button to call up the Print Preview window Print Setup x Printer OK e The Print Setup command calls ups 4 W a ee et Cancel ie dialog box sans the ight currently HP LaserJet 4P 4MP on LPT1 crea ere you can select the printer INS y P C Specific printer Options paper and orientation for your Vs
104. lying concepts involved in constructing programs either in VSigfile or the Patch Editor area It is essential reading The second chapter will discuss the mechanics of creating programs in VSigfile and the third chapter will discuss the mechanics of creating programs in the Patch Editor area It is suggested that you only read the chapter pertaining to the construction environment you will in fact use 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 3 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual GENERAL PRINCIPLES OVERVIEW This section will describe in general terms just what goes into constructing a program Return to this section if you ever feel like you re being mired down in details later on First the primary stuff of program construction is the module Modules are small functional chunks Some modules may have names that will be familiar to you such as delay reverb filter pitchshif ter and eq As you would expect a delay module delays the signal at its input A reverb module adds reverb to the signal at its input A filter module filters the signal at its input And so on Before going any further let s say you wanted to construct a program that delayed and filtered a signal You would begin either in VSigfile or the Patch Editor area with a blank slate that contained nothing but representations of the inputs and outputs of the DSP that would run the program You would then add a del
105. m so that it will be accessible from more than one place in the program Interface Modules Control inputs are used to send a parameter value into a module The parameter value is generated by another module perhaps a knob module One common use for this capability is the creation of custom parameter adjusters to adjust the parameters for the modules in a program The custom parameter adjusters are special purpose modules from the interface module group This group includes the common text numerical parameter adjuster that is generated by the knob module as well as several graphical parameter adjusters hf ader module vf ader module and rf ader module 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 36 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Parameter Adjusters e ed bad bd Parameter adjuster modules have a single j Each Delay sets the control output and a userobject output If Fp ree encase mieRiatcl connected to a menupage module a delay module lt more gt parameter adjuster will show up on the menu page in the PARAMETER area as a parameter For example in the program Patch Instruct a section of which is shown to the right the module named delay knob is a parameter adjuster It s userobject output is connected to a menupage module which is in turn connected to the head module X Thus the module named delay knob shows
106. menu statement As an wee exercise Get the Patch Instruct program from the Harmonizer it s found in the Programming bank and double click on the knob module Then change the menu statement to Each Delay 2 3fms as shown above Now Send the program back to the Harmonizer and see the Ai Patch Instruct delay control difference that made to the display Note the decimal value in Delay arount 500m3 dedan each 4 the Each Delay parameter It used to read 250 Now it reads sce au ga ene 250 000 Contain yourself Min and Max Values ee Win 0 0000 min value The lower and upper limits of a numeric eae Tea aT ie 10000 0000 parameter value are set as specifiers in the module that controls the parameter In the example program Patch Instruct the delay knob parameter value has a range of 0 0000 to 10000 0000 set by the min value and max value specifiers You can adjust these limits 1f you wish As another wee exercise Get the Patch Instruct 123 min valie program from the Harmonizer it s found in the Programming bank and double click on the knob module Change the min value and max value to set different max value imi limits as shown above Each Delay sets the Delay Amount 246ms value for each Now Send the program back to the Harmonizer and test the Each delay module More Delay parameter To the right we bump up against the new min value And on this scree
107. mod signals USEROBJECT OUTPUTS Most modules have a userobject output The userobject output can be connected to the userobject input on a menupage module the head module or a gang module Such a connection will allow the module s parameters to be accessible in the PARAMETER area The existence or use of a userobject does not affect system resources or memory This means that menu pages can be created without using much in the way of resources or program memory In Vsigfile userobject outputs are always found on the right side of a module In the Patch Editor area userobject outputs are not explicitly shown USEROBJECT INPUTS A handful of modules gang head and menupage have userobject inputs This means that these modules can accept as inputs other modules userobject outputs For instance a menupage module may be used to create a PARAMETER area menu page by accepting the userobjects of other modules In Vsigfile userobject inputs are always found on the left side of a module In the Patch Editor area userobject inputs are not explicitly shown 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 14 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual WRAP UP OK so that completes our birds eye view of the program construction process Recall that all of our constructing is done to satisfy the three so called cornerstones We must connect appropriate modules to achieve a desired overall audio effect This is achieved by connec
108. module Then double click type TEMTKNOB description on it to alter its specifiers to match those shown to the right Remember to add the correct number of repeating fields by first clicking on the cell under the luserobject obj userobj TEXTKNOB column associated with the value name The E button appears permitting you to add achar 8 char name repeating fields with abandon avalues 8 o O of values e The value row sets which value the module will value eo default to A value of 0 selects valuel a value of valucl aamic Sine selects value2 a value of 2 selects value3 a value of 3 selects value4 and so on Here a value of selects valued name Sar ve Ti e The waveshapes corresponding to each value can be found in the LF 0 module s section in the Modules Section value namc Halfsine valued name Half peak Duty Add a percentknob module and connect its control type PERCENTKNOH description output to dutycycle on the LFO module Then double click on it Change the specifiers as shown to the right lvserobject obj userobj e The dutycycle control input on the LF 0 module accepts an input value between zero and 1 but by acha s B charname using the percentknob module we can display a eee value between zero and 100 The choice is purely mas 100 maxvalue reselwtion OO C aesthetic We could have just as well used a normal meyn ar at knob module and set
109. more modules have enough inputs that they are taller than the screen Here the qmx module has inputs that Patch Editor exist below this screen Est The scroll SOFT KEY changes to reflect current scroll mode 4 CdeTete gt unplug gt audtctrI gt gt allowing you to scroll either horizontally or vertically The screen will not move if there is no off screen information in Patch Editor IN the direction that you are spinning the KNOB Thus in the case ee eee ee our of a simple program such as the one shown to the right selecting scroll motion up and down and then rotating the KNOB will cause Cnodi fy gt aud only no change Display Mode caud only It is quite possible to construct a complex program without using control signals Eventually however you ll want to create custom PARAMETER area menu pages This is accomplished by using knob modules f ader modules and other interface modules that use control signals Most of the factory presets that come with the Harmonizer were created using these modules One of the consequences of using interface modules is that there are usually more control signals than audio signals As a result what might have been a fairly viewable patch in terms of its audio signals becomes quite complex in terms of its control signals To allow the patch to be viewed in a simplified manner a feature exists that excludes control signals from the Patch Editor area display Furthermore
110. n a function of the routing configuration DSP7000 H7600 The H7600 s programs are loaded and run on its single DSP The DSP provides the program with two channels of input audio and takes two channels of output audio from the program The remainder of this manual will show Orville style four channel processing but the INF idea is the same with the H7600 s two channels If you send a program that has more than two inputs or outputs to your H7600 from VSigfile it will not be accepted The input audio and output audio connections to the program are handled through a pair of pre defined modules called IN and OUT The IN module has up to four eight on H8000 signals to send to the program labeled 1 2 3 etc Since these signals are coming from the module they are called outputs of the module A small amount of confusion might result because the IN module has outputs Similarly the OUT module has inputs labeled 1 2 3 etc This difficulty is minor compared to the gain in consistency created by using the word output to refer to all signals that come from a module and using the word input to refer to all signals that go into a module In the simplest of conceivable programs the IN module s Patch Editor INS outputs are connected directly to the OUT module s inputs I S this is the Thru program in bank 0 Normally other optional modules are inserted in between the IN and
111. n we bump up against the new max value ee et ed Each Delay sets the You will find min value and max value specifiers in most of the PEL au oan ane Ai Ens ae ue for ae interface group modules lt more gt DelayCtl Resolution The resolution specifier controls what minimum change in a parameter value can be achieved by turning the KNOB or by using the INC or DEC key on the numeric keypad The resolution specifier also controls the rate of change as the KNOB is spun If the resolution is very fine the parameter value will increment in baby steps as the KNOB is spun If the resolution is very course the parameter value will increment in great leaps as the KNOB is spun For example if the selected parameter displays a value of 45 30 and the resolution is 1 0000 then slow motion clockwise rotation on the KNOB will change the value to 46 38 unless the max value is less than 46 30 If the selected parameter displays a value of 45 38 and the resolution is 0 1000 then slow motion clockwise rotation on the KNOB will change the value to 45 48 As yet another wee exercise double click on the knob module the same way as in the Min and Max Value section and adjust the resolution specifier Notice the difference this makes in the step size of the Each Delay parameter value You ll have to walk yourself through this one 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 39 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer
112. nal Patch Editor Vsigfile is more suitable for program creation whereas the Patch Editor is handy for making local modifications but either can be used for either purpose Without going into great detail the example cited above a delay pedal into a pitchshifter into a compressor into a filter is shown to the right as seen in the Patch Editor The little boxes represent the modules and the lines between them represent patch cords HANT dite MX IN represents the inputs to the effects engine or DSP Digital ER ats psn Sepr oT Signal Processor running the program dly represents the delay module psh represents the pitchshifter module cpr represents Gud ony the compressor module flt represents the filter module and OUT represents the outputs from the DSP running the program Of course if things were going to remain this simple there would be no need for this separate Programmer s Manual But conceptually things are this simple We ll muddy things up by implementing control features that will make your programs easier to use in the PARAMETER area We ll further muddy them by making large programs that utilize many modules connected in ways that defy the serial parallel paradigm So the details may get a little complex but the main idea should remain crystal clear we re just connecting a bunch of 24 bit full bandwidth guitar pedals The first chapter in this manual General Principles will cover the under
113. nd change the obj1 specifier to menupage obj e Return to the PARAMETER area and observe that the eS menupage module has created a new menu page and that the allpass and easytaps SOFT KEYS were bumped over when the null userobject was replaced STACKED MENU PAGES This section goes through a tutorial to show e That modules parameters are presented on a menu page when their userobject outputs are connected to a menupage module which is in turn connected to the head module e That multiple connections of the same module s userobject output creates multiple images of the module s parameter s Note The second image of a module s parameter s on the same menu page may not be active e That menupage modules userobject outputs may be connected to other menupage modules to create SOFT KEY stacks Inserting Multiple menupages Load Empty Program from the Programming bank Go to the Patch Editor area by pressing and holding the PARAMETER key Select misc display mode by pressing the aud only key three times cinsert gt a menupage module from the interface group 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 93 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual e So that we can differentiate this menupage module from the next one we insert use the modify SOFT KEY on it and change K enop aae B SHENUPAGE its name to Imenupage Do this by selecting the name S ager alt on a te el specifier pressing
114. nnected to both sets of audio processors you d probably only want to use one LFO module as well You ll find that our creation of a two channel flanger could have been facilitated somewhat by using Supermodule functions You ll read about Supermodules on page 57 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 55 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual INTER DSP COMMUNICATION FOR H8000 ORVILLE H7600 users should move ahead this is for H8000 and Orville only 1 1 n Control signals can be sent from one DSP to the other in Orville The i I c_bridge module accepts four control signal inputs Control signal 2 C BRIDGE outputs that are connected to these inputs appear at the other DSP s 3 J 3 7 brid mec global control outputs and at the control outputs of a c_bridge 4 4 nu a module in the other DSP A DSP s global control outputs are the four of ix blue squares on the left side of the screen For example load the program Inter DSP Send from the Programming bank into DSP A A knob module is connected to the first input of a c_bridge module in as shown to the right Additionally the knob module s userobject output is connected to the head module so that the knob module s parameter shows up in the PARAMETER area as shown to the right Now load the program Inter DSP Receive from the Programming bank into DSP B A monitor module is connected to global control
115. noise free audio source Audio signals range if value from 1 to 1 or full negative to full positive Audio inputs are always found on the left side of modules AUDIO OUTPUTS An audio output is used to pass high fidelity audio out of a module An audio output may be connected to any number of audio or mod inputs Audio outputs are always found on the right side of modules CONTROL INPUTS One module can control the parameter of a second module by connecting to the second module s control input as we saw the knob modules doing in the Custom Interface section The range of values a control input can accept may be set by a specifier by fixed internal programming or even by another control input A few notes concerning control inputs e Control inputs are always found on the left side of a module e The value of a control input cannot change the amount of resources used by a module e The existence of a control input takes up processing and memory resources In modules with a variable number of control inputs like the c_switch module reducing the number of inputs reduces the amount of resources used In such modules specifiers control the number of control inputs e Control inputs can be connected to only one control output CONTROL OUTPUTS A control output sends a numerical value to another module by connecting to one of the other module s control inputs A single control output can connect to any number of control inputs
116. nseri gt connect gt modify gt lt aud_onTy gt these SOFT KEYS Notice that you need only tap the i 4 Patch Editor mix PARAMETER key If you hold it down you will exit the Patch Th fiend four Poco crores Editor area and return to the PARAMETER area To adjust the hold time key hold parameter on the misc menu page in the SETUP area delete gt unplug gt Scroll gt aud only 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 69 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual The Patch Editor Area SOFT KEY Functions In the Patch Editor area there are seven SOFT KEY functions lt insert and delete add and remove modules from a program connect and lt unplug gt add Patch Editor as IN mi x ind I OUT remove or change a signal connection scroll changes the direction that the KNOB moves the display aud only gt changes the display mode to show audio and control lines instead of just audio lines or to show menupage modules modify makes changes to internal module details and userobject information Let s take a closer look at the functions of all these SOFT KEYS insert gt connect gt lt modify gt aud only Scroll Direction scroll The scroll SOFT KEY selects the direction of motion that the Patch Editor JIN KNOB causes This is useful if the program you are editing has so many signals that they dip below the level of the screen or if one or
117. ogrammer s Manual Now we ll create a Supermodule Select all the modules by clicking and dragging over all of then TRIER cchie esa ei ces Ea and then choose the Combine Modules command under the SuperMod menu The Enter the name for the new SuperModule window should pop up Type in the name monocomp Cancel The OK button will be gray if the above name In the String Substitution fields type a blank space in the OR ee ee e Replacement column for 1 A check mark will appear next Description to I when you do The substitution windows allows you to globally change text information for a o S Supermodule In this case we do not want the I to be part of our menu Later we will substitute L and R to give a clear description of each menu when we employ them in a dual compressor String Substitutions Key Replacement If you think through things when creating Supermodules the substitution feature will allow quick redefinitions of multiple menu and knob names You can avoid much tedious editing later Once the dialog box looks like the one to the right press the OK button The Vsigfile display should now look like the one shown to the right Notice that all of its inputs and outputs are visible Click on the Supermodule and then select the Hide Internals command under the SuperMod menu The Vsigfile display should now look like the one shown to the right At this
118. om the Programming bank Hfader Module The hfader module creates a horizontal graphic on a EN Ae SE aco eer a PARAMETER area menu page In the example screen to the hfader mon 59 knob mon 0 00 g 33 58 p R knob 0 00 tapknob 0 2770 right it is the highlighted upper left parameter The area taken knob mon 0 00 tapknob mon 0 0000 up by the graphic is one half of the width of the screen and one text line long Eight of these can fit on a single menu page Six characters of the 8 char name are presented on the display IEAFEE to the left of the graphic The menu statement is not used p tamne ye ar C 8 char name hfader Refer to the Modules Section for complete information min value 100 0000 max value 100 0000 resol uti on 1 0000 hfader Knob module The knob module is the most popular interface module in Tae AT Ta T percentknob 0 1 hfader mon 39 knob mon 0 00 factory programs It generates a 20 character text string ea gnoi n 000 including a very versatile numerical display from the menu knob mon 11 00 tapknob mon 0 0000 statement Eight of these can fit on a single menu page 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 87 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual The 8 char name is used only if this module s userobject is connected directly to the head module Normally its userobject will be connected a menupage module Refer to the Modules S
119. pes order or connections in Vsigfile after you ve sent a program to the Harmonizer you will not be able to Update it You ll get Presets not the same the message shown to the right 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 33 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Getting Programs from the Harmonizer In addition to creating programs from scratch in Vsigfile you can alter programs that exist in the Harmonizer First load the program in the ae x Harmonizer Orville users make sure the DSP running the program is Send Ctrl S referred to in the upper left corner of Orville s display Then select the Get eae o a Add Controll command under the Midi menu in Vsigfile aR Update params Serial config Disconnect Add senate If you already have a patch in the active window of Vsigfile you will get the warning that All changes will be lost This means that the program you Get from the Harmonizer will overwrite All changes will be lost Continue the patch in the active window To go ahead press Yes to abort press No Loading file from MIDI Once to program is downloaded its modules will appear in one big string across the top of the display as shown right Yuck This is a good time to use the re Position command under the Edit menu The result will look something like that shown to the right You ve still got some organizing to do but at least you have a prayer now
120. place If the change in specifiers makes the program take up too much of any resource the Harmonizer will display the Patch too big error message and will reverse the change To return to the modify menu without changing the value of the specifier press any key other than SELECT or ENT Audio input The delay module has one audio input In this program the fad just first dela DELAY max delay 10000 ms first delay module s input is connected to adc in1 That s del t patched techie speak for inl on the IN module eee You can change the output that connects to the current Patch Editor first dela module s input in the modify menu if you so desire Here ae delay 100001 oe we ve changed it to second delay out Returning to the basic Patch Editor area display by pressing the dane SOFT KEY we can see that the second delay module s output is indeed connected to the first del ay module s input 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 77 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Fine you say but it seems simpler to do stuff like that with the connect SOFT KEY A wise pupil are you Mode of Delayamt Control Input Every control input has two possible modes patched and autoknob If patched is selected as in the example to the right adjust first dela SDELAY the next line of the menu will show the module and output goo asa TATTA
121. que In this simple example we ll mix the DSP inputs 1 and 2 First connect DSP input 1 to the input on the mixer module Next connect DSP input 2 to the input on the mixer while holding down the Ctrl Teak key on the keyboard A repeating field is added below the one you connected O i ies 2 MXER fields Simply click on the repeating field you want to remove and press the o migr 2 Delete key on the keyboard ALTERING THE NUMBER OF REPEATING FIELDS WITH THE EDIT MENU Finally we can add or delete repeating fields by clicking on an example of the repeating field in question and selecting the Add Repeating Field or Delete Repeating Field command under the Edit menu The complement of this technique involves reducing the number of repeating For example click on DSP input 2 and select the Add Repeating Field command under the Edit int gt menu A third DSP input appears Select the same command and the fourth DSP input appears You can do the same on the DSP outputs To delete a repeating field click on the in2 gt repeating field you would like to delete and select the Delete Repeating Field command under the Edit menu It s worth noting that this is the only technique you can use to add or remove DSP inputs or outputs from your program _in3 gt 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 32 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Editing Special Modu
122. rst dly module has an unconnected e E an wal output i lt delete gt unplug gt Scroll lt gt lt audtctri gt Modifying a module modify The modify SOFT KEY is described in the next section 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 75 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual THE lt MODIFY gt SOFT KEY The modify SOFT KEY gives you the ability to directly change the internals of a module This is necessary to create complex highly customized programs The modify SOFT KEY works on one module at a time and is needed to change the following e the module name e specifiers e connections between userobjects and userobject inputs e control inputs that are not patched and that are not controlled via their userobject Modifying a delay module To use the modify SOFT KEY in the Patch Editor display Patch Editor first delay simply select the desired module using the LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR control keys 1 lt inseri gt connect gt lt modify gt lt aud_onTy gt and then press the modify SOFT KEY On entry to the fatch Editor tist d la a WAA iret dela cDELAY modify menu the display shows the current KNOB mode p name First delay A max elay mg select or adjust the name of the module the module type in adc ind and the first three lines of module information The modify menu scrolls and behaves much like things in the PROGRAM area do
123. run on its single DSP The DSP provides the program with two channels of input audio and takes two channels of output audio from the program The remainder of this manual will show Orville style four channel processing but the INF idea is the same with the H7600 s two channels If you send a program that has more than two inputs or outputs to your H7600 from VSigfile it will not be accepted In the simplest of conceivable programs the IN module s Patch Editor JIN IN outputs are connected directly to the OUT module s inputs this is the Thru program in bank 0 Normally other optional modules are inserted in between the IN and OUT modules aud only The IN and OUT modules always remain as part of the program 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 67 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual THE PATCH EDITOR AREA DISPLAY When the PARAMETER key is pressed and held the Harmonizer GENES 75 T 1 presents a Patch Editor area display of the current program along ee e with a selection of SOFT KEYS This is the default Patch Editor area screen Unlike the other areas in the Harmonizer the top A Cnodi fy gt aud_onTy gt line of the screen is used for special purposes delay out The left half of the top line is used as a question field when the Spee connect or cunplug SOFT KEY is used Patch Editor delay The right half of the top line shows the name of the curr
124. s Manual Simple Parameter Adjusters There are seven simple parameter adjusters modules A knob module for simple numeric values An rfader module for rotary graphical display instead of numeric values An hfader module for horizontal graphical display instead of numeric values A vfader module for vertical graphical display instead of numeric values A textknob module for text valued parameters A tapknob module for tapered or non linear values A percentknob module for percentage display that corresponds to fractional control output They have several things in common e All have a single control output and no other signal inputs or outputs e All have a userobject output that can be connected to a menupage gang or head module e All have a menu statement and an 8 char name These modules are used by connecting their userobject outputs to a menupage module or the head module The PARAMETER area menu pages will then show the text or graphic menu statements for the connected parameter adjuster modules i MENUPAGE EN A2 menupage PERCE The following pages describe the simple parameter adjusters To play along at home load and then Get the program Interface Modules from the Harmonizer it s in the Programming bank Hfader Module The hf ader module creates a horizontal graphic on a merr e ee ent REE PARAMETER area menu page In the
125. s less viewable Baste ithe Select All Trouble is the re Position function is not Undoable see below As a work ee glia on 1 Delete Module Del around Save a program just before you use the re Position function If the Saas dd Repeating eld result is worse than the original simply reopen the saved version pe ee Module Spesitic Set title author 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 20 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Aligning Modules You can align a group of modules either along their top edge or their left edge First select the modules you would like to align Then select either Top or Left from the Align menu The add and bound modules have been selected to the right Zoom SuperMod Midi Text Pre EE 7 ie Ch BOUND I The result of Top aligning them is shown below Nice eh C C bound Y C H You ll find that as a patch gets very large it s hard to see the names or input outputs ESHU of individual modules when the whole patch is in view A zoom function exists to In Alt let us zoom in or zoom out Under the Zoom menu you ll find four choices Out Alt In Get closer relative to the current display to Fit Out Get further away relative to the current display Selected to Fit Zoom such that the entire patch just fits on the screen Selected Zoom such that the currently selected modules just fit on the screen Modules are select
126. s program and go to the PARAMETER area we see the screen to the right A menu page exists for each module that contains parameters pertinent to its functioning EO Note that the order of the connections to the head module s userobject inputs dictates the order of the SOFT KEYS Constructing programs this way is fast and easy Just concentrate on the audio connections and then connect every module s userobject output to the head module However the user interface isn t very slick and may be cumbersome to use That s where custom interface construction comes in 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 7 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Custom Interface There is one very special module that is used to create custom menu pages It s called appropriately the menupage module It has any number of userobject a a inputs the example shown to the right has only one and a single userobject output The WW MENUPAGE menupage module will create a menu page out of the userobject outputs that are Were cae connected to it menupage The menupage module is typically used with a special group of modules called the interface group Most of the modules in the interface group have a userobject output and either a single control output or a single control input The interface modules that have a control output like the knob module shown to the right are connected to the control input of anoth
127. side the OUT module Rotate the KNOB or use the LEFT or RIGHT CURSOR key to select the ducker s sidechain input As you move the highlighted little line between available inputs the upper right hand side of the display will show the currently selected input and the name of the module it resides on to which input ducker si dechain 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 65 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual The display to the right shows the ducker highlighted with its Patch Editor e e output selected and its sidechain input ready to be selected mE g Press the SELECT key 1 lt inseri gt connect gt lt modify gt lt aud_onTy gt There you have it There s a wire connecting the ducker s output to its sidechain input Connect what Now let s connect the ducker s main input to the IN module Press the connect SOFT KEY and then the LEFT CURSOR key twice The ducker s main input should be highlighted as shown to the right Press the SELECT key to actually select the ducker s main eae eae input Now we need to select something to connect the ducker s main input to As luck would have it the IN module s input 1 is the currently selected candidate Patch Editor 1 lt inseri gt connect gt modify gt lt aud_onTy gt Press the SELECT key to complete the connection The last thing we need to do is connect the OUT module to the ducker so that we can h
128. sing performed by a module can only be changed via specifiers see below This is important as the amount of signal processing that can be done in any given period is finite Modules that perform complex effects on audio use more processing than those that perform simple effects For example the reverb_a module uses more processing power than the delay module even though the delay module might use more audio memory User Interface and Control Signal Memory Interface memory includes memory used to store text adjustable range limits default values control inputs control outputs and any data used by control modules Modules that use text fields consume a large amount of this kind of memory For instance it is possible to use up all of the user interface memory with just two textblock modules if each contains enough lines of text See the Vsigfile Help System for a closer look at the textblock module Control Processing Control processing is a resource that cannot be exhausted though it can be strained The Harmonizer will repetitively process everything that comes under the control process category as often as possible Control operations will get slower as more operations are required For instance if a single menu page has eight values displayed that are all changing rapidly the display may appear to update slowly Typically control values are updated about 100 times a second SPECIFIERS A specifier is a control that affects
129. st ai simple menupage SHENUPAGE module or a menupage module include a nullobj sometimes titled adc nullobj as shown to the right or head nullobj creates null userobjects e Any userobject that is connected to the head module creates a SOFT KEY with the exceptions of those userobjects that are null e The order that a userobject is listed in the head module Bt annua E g i g ETEN percentknob determines what location the SOFT KEY will appear in the a E PARAMETER menu The first userobject gets the first knob mon 0 00 tapknob mon SOFT KEY The fifth userobject gets the fifth SOFT KEY and so on e The order that a userobject is listed in a menupage module determines where on a PARAMETER area menu i I hader awi i x 7 13 knob ob j page it will appear j4 knob mon ob j j3 percentknob ob j j percentknob mon obj if tapknob ob j i tapknob mon ob i ob 9 rfader obj obj10 vf ader obj 4 Simple Param Adjtrs e Objects are placed on a menu in upper left to lower right NE percentknob 0 p hfader mon knob mon 60 00 order as listed in the menupage module knob 0 00 tapknob 0 2770 knob mon 0 00 tapknob mon 0 0000 e Ifamodule s PARAMETER area graphic is too large to sinele Paran Ad itr appear on a menu page with other modules graphics it is ae ader ponai gt Nee placed on a later menu page in a menu stack thus creating Wfaderltextknob vall textknob mon a SOFT KEY stack e menup
130. t the user interface is the PARAMETER area in conjunction with the front panel keys and display Don t worry constructing programs for the Harmonizer is decidedly easier than even the easiest computer programming Unfortunately we must discuss these two charges in reverse order with user interface coming first and actual audio manipulations coming second The latter can t be properly understood without the former If you ve ever learned a computer language the first thing they teach you is how to print Hello on the monitor But first we ll take a brief detour and look at the different types of signals that interconnect modules in the Harmonizer After that we ll talk about the user interface 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 5 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Different Kinds of Signals To achieve the goals set out by the three cornerstones we must employ four signal types Signals connect modules together The four signal types are Audio Signals Used to pass full bandwidth audio between modules in accordance with cornerstone one Audio signals are represented numerically by a value between 1 and 1 Control Signals Typically used to pass parameter values between modules in accordance with cornerstone two Control signals are low speed and are updated at a variable rate depending on how busy the Harmonizer is Control signals are represented numerically by a value between 32768 0 and
131. t outputs are connected in a different order the menu page items might not only look bad but might not all fit on the same menu page For instance connecting the userobject outputs in this order 1 main fader obj left low knob obj left high knob obj meter obj right low knob obj right high knob obj DN eS results in two menu pages accessible via a stacked SOFT KEY Ai Placement Demo Levels Control ag left lous 2 1 dE out levels EHDON irt highs 0 0 dB Levels Since parameters are always placed from upper left to lower right top to bottom once the meter monitor is placed not fitting below the left highs parameter there is no more room below the meter or to the right of the meter on the first menu VFADER I main fader Y ji A BA ge 2 a 3 MENUPAGE 9 4 menupage D i 6 lt 6 KNOB left low knob KNOB left high knob ames Fj pl Fa KNOB right low knob i Placement Demo Levels Control cight lows 6 0 dE right highs Levels page Therefore a new menu page is created for the latter two knob parameters 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 47 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual TUTORIAL 2 PRETTY IN DEPTH OK now you ve got just about all the tricks at hand It s time to build a serious program complete with custom menu pages We ll build a dual flanger with
132. t will be connected to the input you double clicked on to call up the Editing Signal input window If connecting things this way works for you great but most folks find it easier to click and drag in the normal Vsigfile display Audio Outputs Giit out signal 32768 32767 yes The next row displays the audio output Well actually it just tells you that it exists This row is mainly useful if you want to hide the audio output Control Inputs delayaint 0 0 1 yes The next row on the other hand is very useful It describes the control input for the module The type column tells you what the control input is for in this case delayamt controls the amount of delay If no control output is connected to this control input as is the case here the MODULE column allows you to set the delay amount just as you would in the PARAMETER area on the Harmonizer The value you enter is constrained by the min and max columns 0 and I in this case If a control output is connected to this control input as is the case shown to c_curve out the right its module name and output will be displayed 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 29 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual If you double click on the MODULE er lt er lt aa column you ll call up the Editing ppc Control input window Here you can adc select among all of the possible camy control outputs in your patch The output you select will be
133. te AT A Aah aaa BILE FUNCTIONS AA EE ues bees detects ees ae la Seka ea an T E an ck i BE BR ES sig Files versus sif Files PATCH EDITOR GET COMFORTABLE BY DONG Auaknusannkrtie na le bee de Wak Wee le Pee eee A tebe an Reve Sadun ue eed de Wan lene B Beau davane testes raTa The IN and OUT Modules THE PATCH EDITOR AREA DISPLAY inenen ne E e E T OE EE acta ge ocabap ce E E apusactaae A OE EER Front Panel Controls The Patch Editor Area SOFT KEY Functions THE lt MODIFY gt SOFT KEY ccc eccceceseceseseeccseeeeeeseeesseesesesesesusesesususesesususesusesuseeususususesesusesusususususssessasssssssssessseeeesessssseseses Modifying a delay module Modifying Complex Modules INTER DSP COMMUNICATION FOR H8000 AND ORVILLE CREATING THE USER INTERFACE mann tran sundece cuca deayccsuusubsoudge dean bales tue ueub ee duusebinedzed pes buleae deus geap onsuurshcoedue das E Viewing Menupages and Menupage Modules Interface Modules Simple Parameter Adjusters 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 2 of 97 Release 1 3 40 45 48 56 57 57 62 63 64 64 67 68 70 76 76 79 80 81 81 83 87 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual This manual covers H8000 family H7600 Orville as well as the DSP7000 family of Harmonizer Brand Effects Processors as well as the DSP4000B In the following text these will for convenience be referred to as Harmonizers Much of its cont
134. textit 2 gt the max value to 11 on the knob for mons module in the Interface _SimpTe_ EN Modules program The vmonitor module creates a graphic that is one sixth of a screen width and four lines high The hmonitor module creates a graphic that is one half of a screen width and one line high The meter module creates a graphic that is one quarter of a screen width and four lines high Form over function Textual Control Signal Monitors Input value 3 6 The monitor and tmonitor modules use text to display hmonit z x monitor 3 60 their control input values tmonitor text5 The monitor module is a mirror image of the knob BE MOREFOE descuptign FEEFFE inex visilile module it displays the apstart nam monitor operator name decimal value of its control cis i input The format forthe user object obj fusero fyes __ display is set using the text g char monitor 9624 menu stateme fyes and Y format described i0 char montor 8 charname yes earlier page The tmonitor moduleis HPE EMONFEOR descnnian iii mas siie a mirror image of the apstatt_nam tmonitor operatorname yes textknob module It fi knobformonss a265 32767 yes uses the control input to name tmonitor s jyes determine which of several tmonitor gt la ae text strings willbe shown numvalues 0 100 yes control input value of O f fob userab S ves e oy Dia sem ras eee an
135. th SOFT KEY and so on e The order that a userobject is connected to a menupage module determines where on a PARAMETER area menu page it will appear HFADER hfader MONITOR hfader mon Objects are placed on a menu in upper left to lower right order as listed in the menupage module Simple Param Adjtrs METE l percentknob hfader mon knob mon PERCENTKNOBL percentknob MONITOR H percentknob mon knob 0 00 tapknob 2770 knob mon G 00 tapknob mon 0 0000 SEEM oni trs _tanas_ 17 MENUPAGE i 2 i S gmple menupage W NITOR tapknob mon If a module s PARAMETER area graphic is too large to appear on a menu page with other modules graphics it is placed on a later menu page in a menu stack thus creating a SOFT KEY stack TAPKNOB tapknob e menupage modules may be connected to other Ai interface Hodule Simple Param Adijtrs menupage modules A menupage userobject output is the Ffader mon 0 gt vfader mon 0 00 same as any other module s userobject output except that a WFader yostknob vall menupage userobject output is always big enough to _textknob mon 0 warrant being placed on its own menu page or pages in the PARAMETER area 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 45 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual e A userobject output may be connected to multiple userobject inputs This m
136. the SELECT key turning the KNOB right until the highlighted line reads 1 menupage and pressing the SELECT key LFatch Editor imenupage hedi After you ve changed the name press thecdone SOFT KEY maTo and note that the module name is displayed in the upper right cornerot the screen 1 lt inseri gt connect gt modify gt lt _misc e Select the aud ctrl display mode 7 i au e insert ameter module from the Interface group ee i lt inseri gt connect gt modify gt lt audtctri gt t e Go back to the misc display mode and use the modify Fateh Fditer SOFT KEY on the menupage module Use the LEFT or Cad just Imenupage THENUPAGED RIGHT CURSOR key to choose the menupage module ee ena nane menurage ob jl meter ob j e Set the entries specifier to 1 and then set the obj1 specifier to meter obj Make sure you use the SELECT key to save each change Press the done SOFT KEY to exit from the modify menu i Patch Editor jade e Use the modify SOFT KEY on the head hed module ae e HEADH ch E Change its entries parameter to 1 if it isn t already and set obj1 to 1menupage obj e Return to the PARAMETER area and observe the menu page RREGINE Garren Note that it has one meter module monitor Note also that Reter 0 06 the SOFT KEY is not stacked and that the menu page s title is menupage e Go back to the Patch Editor misc display mode and use t
137. the author s computer data bits stop bits 2 service E eod con display 8 S If Vsigfile is unable to access its assigned comms port you will get the message similar to that shown to the right It means that there is a device or another program hogging the comms port or that there is something wrong with the selected comms port Either way you ve got a problem to ferret out CPort Start Unable to open port Vsigfile will itself hog the comms port To disconnect Vsigfile from the comms port so that you can use another device choose Disconnect from the Midi menu or use AutoDisconnect which will disconnect the comms port after it has not been used for a while 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 17 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual BASIC FUNCTIONS All right so now you have Vsigfile communicating with the Harmonizer you do don t you Now we can take a look at how we actually add connect and manipulate modules in Vsigfile v Toolbar v Status Bar Before we look at anything verify that the View menu is checked as shown to the as Sigfile right That way the structures we describe will be visible to you v as Graphic show Audio show Control show Misc show unconnects Show AlllFields In Vsigfile signals are color coded e audio and mod inputs outputs and signals are coded green e control inputs outputs and signals are
138. the first menu page Therefore a new menu page is created for the latter two knob parameters 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 97 of 97 Release 1 3
139. time it would be a good idea to add this Supermodule to the Library module group so that it will always be immediately available C MEMS to add to a file Click on the Supermodule and then select the Add to Library command under the SuperMod menu Although you may edit the supermodule contents at any time using the Edit command under the SuperMod menu we suggest testing and tweaking it prior to saving it to the LIBRARY 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 60 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual its int gt kK A L Aea ave INOCOM P Y Now we will create a two channel version of our compressor If you did in fact add the monocomp Supermodule to the Library module group then you may simply add a second instance of the Supermodule e gt h as you would a normal module by selecting the Add Module command eae under the Edit menu Alternatively you may highlight the monocomp 4 4 Supermodule Copy and Paste Connect the new monocomp 3 D uant A AZ Supermodule s audio input to DSP in 2 its audio output to DSP out 2 manocam 2 and its userobject output to the head module s userobject input 2 adding a repeating field We will now highlight each Supermodule in turn and select Rename under the SuperMod menu In the Replacement field enter L and R respectively Send the file to the Harmonizer and enjoy your dual Ri Cene r compressor
140. ting audio manipulating modules via audio signals The heart of the program lies in its audio construction We must control the parameters of the modules in a program so that the desired audio effect is achieved This is achieved by using mod signals and control signals to alter the parameters of the audio manipulating modules We must make some of the parameters available in the PARAMETER area so that the user can tweak the program to fit a particular situation This is achieved by connecting userobject outputs to the head module Additionally menupage modules may be used in conjunction with interface modules to create custom menu pages That completes the theory of program construction but much remains in the way of execution We ll cover that in the Vsigfile Chapter and the Patch Editor Chapter You should now proceed to either the Vsigfile Chapter or the Patch Editor Chapter depending on which you plan to use If you have a computer that you can use with VSigfile you really ought to use it see the VSigfile Chapter for system requirements Vsigfile is decidedly easier to use than the Patch Editor area especially for constructing large programs 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 15 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual VSIGFILE To run Vsigfile you will need a PC compatible running Microsoft Windows 95 98 XP or Vista Macintosh users have had some success running Vsigfile under the Virtu
141. tion of each column more or less e The type column describes what type of input or output a row pertains to ifa row doesn t have anything to do with inputs or outputs like the first two shown above the type column is of little value e The MODULE column contains most of the alterable information in the Display The title of the column in this case DELAY is the module type e The description column gives a marginally useful description of each row e The min and max columns list the minimum and maximum values that can be entered in the MODULE column e The visible column allows you to hide input or outputs in the normal Vsigfile display Module Name Gusian pam delay operator name yes The second row MODULE column cell allows you to alter the name of the module The module name is a text string that is stored with a particular module There is a default module name that is usually the same as the module type It is helpful to change the module name immediately after adding a module so that modules of the same type can be told apart Choose a name that reflects both the purpose of the module within the patch and the module type The name may be up to 18 characters in length and no two modules in a given patch may share the same name 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 27 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual Additionally you can change the name of a module from the normal Vsigfile display by
142. u can t see it in this display and feeding the result to the monitor mon module Go back to the PARAMETER area by pressing and holding the E Fatch Instruct delay contral PARAMETER key to see how these modules and their connections in EMMAHETE mME Each Delay sets the i Delay Amount 300ms value for each the Patch Editor area translate into parameters on a menu page delay module C more The monitor module creates the parameter Delay Amount Delaylt that shows the actual delay while the knob creates the parameter Each delay that sets the delay for each of the delay modules For the sake of demonstration we ll use the connect SOFT KEY to rearrange the delay dly modules such that one is in channel 1 and the other is in channel 2 thus delaying each channel by up to 10 seconds 10 000mS Hey Ya gotta crawl before you can run OK Press the PROGRAM key and reload Patch Instruct After the program is loaded press and hold the PARAMETER key to re enter the Patch Editor area Patch Editor ee Press the aud only SOFT KEY to get the screen shown to the a A Connect E A A Now press the connect SOFT KEY The Harmonizer will monl 0 prompt for something to connect E Using the CURSOR keys select the output of the leftmost dly Connect what module You ll know you have the correct output when the mon 40 upper right of the display reads first delay out When the a screen looks like the
143. ule are different modules changing Edit one will not change the others The SuperMod menu contains supermodule related Hide Internals commands as follows Combine Modules Converts the selected modules into a supermodule Break Apart Converts a supermodule back into its constituent modules Create from File Loads an entire program from disk as a supermodule Save to File Saves a supermodule to disk as a program Add to Library Adds a supermodule to the dusk resident library so it may be easily used in other designs Rename Changes the TYPE name of the supermodule Note that this can only be done to supermodules ordinary modules must live with the type name they were born with Also allows various text substitutions to be done to the contents of the module Edit Opens another window allowing the modules within a supermodule to be edited This is mainly used for seeing what a supermodule does and for easily hiding and revealing connections Hide Internals Hides all of the internal connections of a supermodule at a stroke Supermodules only exist in VSigfile If a program containing a Supermodule is Sent to the Harmonizer and then returned to VSigfile via the Get command the Supermodule will no longer appear In its place will be its constituent modules TUTORIAL 3 USING SUPERMODULES In this tutorial we ll build a compressor create a Supermodule from it and use that Supermodule to generate a second channel e To start begin
144. ule shows up in the PARAMETER area as one or more pages of parameters a title line and a SOFT KEY The information for the title line and SOFT KEY and the list of connected userobjects that comprise the parameters seen in the PARAMETER area are accessible by using the Vsigfile Specifier Display on the menupage module by double clicking on it For example load the program Patch Instruct from the Programming bank in the Harmonizer The menu page shown to the right is visible in the PARAMETER Each Delay sets the Delay Amount 500ms value for each area Itis created with a menupage module a knob module a derau modulen xs monitor module anda textblock module we ll see how ina minute S A sa mk FA Q near G O Use the Get command under the Midi menu to download Occupant Aen i this program into VSigfile Then select the re Position IE command under the Edit menu Move the modules around until they look similar to what is shown on the right MENUBAGE description min mas visible apstart ham menul operator name Double click on the menupage module to enter the Vsigfile Specifier Display From here we can see the atij obj userobj ee ah descrpt delay control description description delay control and the 8 char name Delay tl aly tas DelayCtl 8 char name y jtag 3 entries delay knob obj delay mon obj info obj 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 35 of 97 Release 1 3
145. xample formats and results that 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 84 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual would be displayed on a menu page in the PARAMETER area represents a space that will be inserted E a W m 5s j lat 1 23 23456 00 012 100 55 23 o 42f 1 23 23456 00 012 1800 55 23 o 5 2f 1 23 23456 00 012 1 00 55 23 SOF vevet 23456 eee vvv i 55 23 PAE ween d 2 23456 0_ evv d ened 55 23 _ 94f wen 2345 23456 2345 0 1234 1 800 55 2300 Refer to the separate User Manual on entering text for a list of Patch Editor delay knob X N R ws Adel ay knob CKMOB the characters included in the text insert menus The formats HO name delay knob CO menu statement Each Delay 2 0fm shown here can be created using the character numbers a small f and a period CO char name Delay min value 0 0000 max value 10000 0000 resolution 1 0000 Each Delay 230ms As an wee exercise load the Patch Instruct program from the Programming bank go to Patch Editor area change the screen mode to aud ctrl and highlight the knb module Then jtadjust delay knab use the modify SOFT KEY to change the menu statement to hmm nenu statement Each Delay 2 34m Each Delay 2 3fms as shown to the right Patch Editor delay knob Patch instruct delay control Now
146. xts Cie Ties The monitor module is a mirror image of the knob module it displays the decimal value of its control input The format for PPP oni tor THONITOR the display is set using the text and f format described earlier peranane monitor ctri in knob for mons out CoO menu statement monitor 4 2f Co 8 char name monitor The tmonitor module is a mirror image of the textknob Patch Editor itnoniter module It uses the control input to determine which of several select 2 name tmonitor text strings will be shown A control input value of 0 chooses int patched in knob for mons out text1 a value of 3 chooses text4 and so on name tmonitor Xs tag tmonitor num values 10 Co textL texti Co text2 text Co text text Both the textual monitor modules create displays that are half of a screen width and one line long 1999 2008 Eventide Inc Page 90 of 97 Release 1 3 The Harmonizer Programmer s Manual MENUPAGES AND PARAMETER PLACEMENT The use of menupage modules to create menu pages in the PARAMETER area is crucial for creating easy to use programs This section discusses many of the fine points of menu creation and the care and feeding of userobjects There are several important points regarding PARAMETER area menu pages and their construction in the Patch Editor area e Null userobjects are invisible They do not take space on a menu page in the PARAMETER area Having the head ad u

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