Ear Training Mode

Click "Ear Training" to open this function in a new window.

IMPORTANT! Use the "Change Mode" button at the top right to switch views between the notes to be played and the harmonics (or harmonic presets) to be used. Notes and harmonics are displayed as yellow buttons, which can be used in training.

If you wish to identify which note is being played, you can do this by pressing the play button while in Note Training mode (see "Note Training" beside "Change Mode" button).

Selecting Notes to Play

Click "Set Notes" and choose files. Many files are included with the Harmonic Equalizer. Files used must be of the format, "A2", "As2", "B2", "C3", "Cs3" etc.

You must select a minimum of two notes.

The files dialogue window should open in the correct place to choose an instrument folder and the notes within. The "Notes" folder is inside the Folder at the location where the application was installed. You can later add more notes using the "Add Notes" button. You can select the same note from different instrument folders by using the "Add Notes" button. However, the yellow button for each instrument will not indicate instrument.

Set Harmonics

Click "Set Harmonics" to select the harmonics or harmonic combinations to test your ear and recognition. The image above shows an example of the options, which will appear. The choices come from the presets on the main EQ form. Which ever presets exist in the main application will appear here.

You can train your recognition of combinations of harmonics, as well as single ones. For example, if you wish to train your ear to recognise sounds with strong second and fourth harmonics, you could quickly create this preset on the main form using the sliders and the "Apply to All" buttons. Save the preset and it will appear here.

Above is the Ear Trainer in Harmonic Training mode. The play button will play the selected notes (chosen using the "Set Notes" button) at random and apply the harmonic choices at random. The EQ level can be adjusted (the mix between the signal from the harmonic EQ and the original signal). If the EQ Level is set to 100% it will actually be impossible to identify a chosen single harmonic (although harmonic combinations could be identified).

Advice: If you hear that any of your harmonic selections are particularly quiet, you may find that you have to adjust the EQ Level slider to identify them. Alternatively, go back to the main form and make adjustments to the volume level of that harmonic for that note. Then save the preset. When you are happy with the preset, you will be able to practice your training in future without adjusting the EQ Level between notes.