The Harmonizer
Programmer’s Manual
The Harmonizer
Programmer’s Manual Page 49 of 97 Release 1.2.1
1999 Eventide, Inc.
To keep things straight, let’s rename
these modules. Remember to tack a
“1” on at the end of each name. That
way their names will Copy
appropriately when we Copy these
modules for the second channel.
Now double click on the “modulator
1” module and change the max delay specifier to 50 milliseconds. A 50ms 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.
Depending 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 need to set atten1 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 0.250 Hz. Try it out.
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
adjusters." To create a cool, usable flanger, we’ll need six
“parameter” adjusters and one monitor per channel
(to the right is a
“sneak peek” at what we’ll have when we’re done)
:
• We’ll need a “
Strength” parameter that adjusts the length of
the delay modulation.
• 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.
• 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 module’s second input.
• We’ll need a “Rate” parameter that controls the rate of the LFO module.
• We’ll need a “
Wave” parameter that selects the LFO module’s waveshape.
