Effects - pitch, Intelligent pitch shifter – TC Electronic Nova System User Manual

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Intelligent Pitch Shifter

The NOVA System Intelligent pitch-shifter is a 2 voice

pitch-shifter that allows you to play harmonies within a

variety of scales in any key. The range of the voices

range from minus 13 scale-steps below to 13 scales

steps above which equals +/- one octave plus a diatonic

sixth.
Key
To allow the intelligent pitch-shifter to generate the

correct voices it is necessary to enter which key you are

playing in. Keys are listed as: C, C#, D , D#, E, F, F#, G,

G#, A, A#, and B.
Scale
With the scale parameter you set the type of scale you

intend to play. NOVA System covers the following scales-

types:

Label

Full name

Scale steps

Ionian

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Dorian

1,2,b3,4,5,6,b7

Phrygi

Phrygian

1,b2,b3,4,5,b6,b7

Lydian

1,2,3,#4,5,6,7

Mixoly

Mixolydian

1,2,3,4,5,6,b7

Aeolia

Aeolian

1,2,b3,4,5,b6,b7

Locria

Locrian

1,b2,b3,4,b5,b6,b7

PntMin

Pentatonic minor

1,b3,4,5,b7

PntMaj

Pentatonic major

1,2,3,5,6

Blues

1,b3,4,b5,5,b7

DimWhl

Diminished whole

1,2,b3,4,b5,b6,6,7

Whole

Wholetone

1,2,3,#4,#5,b7

HrmMin

Harmonic minor

1,2,b3,4,5,b6,7

Voice 1-2
Range: -13 to Unison to 13

The intelligent pitch-shifter can add two voices within the

selected scale. The pitch-shifter automatically calculates

the correct interval according to the played note, selected

scale type and key.
Level 1-2
Range: -100 to 0 dB

Sets the individual levels of the two voices.
Pan Position 1-2
Range: -/+50

Controls the panning position of each of the two voices.

0 is center position. By panning the voices you can

achieve a very wide spread sound.

Delay 1-2
Delay range: 0-50ms

To a get at natural sounding result is it obvious to

simulate that no two guitarist would play notes precisely

at the same time. To simulate this you can delay the

harmony voices slightly. Just 10-20ms of delay will give

in a smooth and natural sounding result.
Mix
Range: 0 to 100%

Sets the overall mix between the dry and processed

signal.
OutLev – Out Level
Range: -100 to 0 dB

This parameter sets the overall output level of this effect.

EFFECTS - PITCH