Harmonizers for Non-strummers ?
I just got an intriguing answer from the folks at TC Electronic concerning a query I submitted about the efficacy of their harmonizers when used by those who play mostly fingerpicking rather than strum. I gave JT songs as an example. I'll mention that their response was very prompt.
My query:
"Most of my solo work is singing over fingerpicked tunes such as those by James Taylor. I rarely, if ever, strum. I've never seen a demo of a unit such as yours, from any vendor, that shows anything but singing with a strummed guitar. Does it work just as well with fingerpicking or are the harmonies produced unpredictable?"
The response:
"Hello Paul,
Thank you for contacting TC Electronic.
To generate harmonies the VL2 needs a chord (or at the very least a root and 3rd) to determine key and scale information and generate harmonies - Harmonies would be unpredictable with fingerpicking although you could program in key/scale information as well instead of having it respond to your guitar playing -
Best Regards,
Eric
User Support-Product Specialist
TC Group Americas"
Has anyone ever tried what is suggested here? Has anyone tried one of these units, TC or otherwise, with a picked background?
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