Melodic Transmutations
Harmonia is the latest wildly innovative virtual instrument from Cherry Audio, designed to easily create rich, evolving polyphonic tones through its intuitive visual interface.
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The magic behind Harmonia lies in its two sample-based oscillators. Using techniques similar to those found in additive synthesis, each Harmonia oscillator can simultaneously produce up to eight pitches, individually tuned to a harmonic series or semitones. The volume for each pitch harmonic can be fixed or dynamic, and Harmonia's unique interpolated harmonic scanning enables dramatic sweeps and melodious sequences through a single modulatable slider.
Harmonia derives its distinctive organic sound from hundreds of sampled waveforms recorded from various synthesizers, traditional instruments and voices, colorful "lo-fi" sounds, and more. User samples can be imported, further expanding Harmonia's tonal palette. Producers can effortlessly create unique morphed and sequencer-like tones by varying the combinations of waveform selection and harmonic presets.
Harmonia reaches new heights by providing four syncable polyphonic LFOs, an expansive stereo multimode filter, click-and-drag envelopes, and a massive mod matrix with eight slots for dozens of sources and destinations. Harmonia includes support for aftertouch, flexible MIDI mapping, and a collection of over 350 breathtaking, professionally designed presets. Harmonia also has 17 studio-quality effects such as distortion, chorus, phaser, echoes, reverbs, and more - all fully modulatable through the matrix.
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Reviewed By blatanville [all]
November 22nd, 2023
Version reviewed: 1.0.10 on Windows
My compliments and "complaints" about Harmonia are the same as those I made on the new Pro Soloist by Cherry Audio, so I'll just copy/paste them here:
Sounds lovely. Well done. And the presets are great.
BUT!
there is so much interface space given over to the keyboard and the wooden ears...this [overly] wide interface is a problem.
I can see, just at a quick glance, how the main panel controls could be divided into two rows, ...and it would be a more compact, screen-friendly design that would also allow for larger knobs and labels (always a complaint I see about Cherry Audio synths are the size and readability of knob/slider position).
the knobs and sliders, in Harmonia's case, are a big problem. So much so that I initially passed on buying this (and I like to support Cherry Audio when I can!) synth because of it. Since I was offered such a good deal on Synth Stack 4, to fill in my collection, well, I'll take it. But I predict I won't spend a lot of time tweaking or creating with Harmonia as-is. A great collection of presets, for now.
HTH,
Keep up the good work.
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