General
TC Electronic's Quintessence Harmonizer is a groundbreaking, intelligent effects pedal designed for guitarists who want a versatile pitch shifter in a compact stompbox. The pressure-sensitive MASH footswitch really takes things to the next level by allowing expression pedal-phrasing without the need for an expression pedal and it works in both latch and momentary mode too! The pedal is True Bypass which means it won't affect your sound at all when it's not activated.
Quintessence Harmonizer: different keys, scales and harmonies
The first thing you need to do is set the key using the dedicated knob and # switch. Then you can choose from seven diatonic scale modes or load in a custom scale. The next step is choosing the type of harmonies themselves and, in addition to the eight default harmonies, there are three TonePrint slots for customisable harmonies too. With the mix control you can adjust the ratio between the wet and dry signals for the perfect sound.
More on harmonies, TonePrints and connectors
The eight default harmonies are lower thirds, fourths and sixths or higher thirds, fifths and sixths that are added to your original signal and combined thirds and fifths or thirds and sixths that add 2 voices to the original signal. With the aid of the TonePrint app you can add custom scales, different harmonies and adjust settings. The Quintessence Harmonizer has stereo inputs and outputs making it easy to use with almost any equipment.
