Headrush Pitch
Smart Harm
Inspired by HeadRush® Original
Intelligent Harmonizer (unlike “Harm”) generates musically correct harmonies based on key and scale
GENERAL FUNCTION
- Analyze the note played
- It suits her Key + Scale
- Generate up to 2 independent harmonized voices
Result:
- harmonies always in key
Perfect for:
- leads
- twin guitar
- ambient
Control Parameters
Harmony
- interval type
Options:
- 2nd: second above
- 3rd: third over
- 4th: fourth up
- 5th: fifth above
- 6th: sixth over
- 7th: seventh above
- 7th low → 2nd low: intervals below
- Oct Down: octave down
Smart Harm automatically adjusts to scale
Delayms
Voice delay
simulate:
- double guitar
- distance between musicians
VOICE 2
VolumedB
level of the second voice
Detune
like Voice 1
Harmony
independent interval
Delayms
independent delay
Pro Tips
- Wrong Key/Scale → out of tune harmonies
- High mix → artificial sound
- High glide → less precision
- High delay → echo effect
Perfect setup:
- Voice 1: 3rd
- Voice 2: 5th
- Mix: 40–50%
Trick: add light detune → realistic sound
Quick Reference
- Stairs: ladder type
- Key: key
- Learn: auto-detect
- Mix (%): blend
- Glide Time: transition
- Voice 1/2: harmonies
- Detune: pitch variation
- Delay: delay
Setup Examples
Twin guitar (Iron Maiden)
KeyE minor
Voice 13rd
Voice 25th
Mix50%
DetuneLight
Delay10–20 ms
Perfect harmony
U2 style (open)
Voice 15th
Voice 2Oct Down
Mix40–50%
Wide sound
Ambient pad
Voice 13rd
Voice 26th
Glide100–300 ms
Delay20–40 ms
Mix60–70%
Cinematic effect
Modern lead
Voice 13rd
Voice 24th
Mix50–60%
Detunemedium
Full sound