Steinberg Halion 3 Manual

Included Instruments
B-Box 
141Fine
Fine-tunes the instrument in cent steps.
Pan
Adjusts the panorama position.
Cutoff
Adjusts the cutoff frequency for the instrument.
Resonance
Adjusts the filter resonance for the instrument.
Distortion Type
Sets the distortion type. You can choose between Tube, Hard Clip, Bit Reduction,
and Rate Reduction.
Distortion
Sets the amount of distortion for the instrument.
Level
Sets the level of the instrument.
Playing Back the Pattern
•To play back the pattern, use the play...

Included Instruments
B-Box 
142Mix Page
On the Mix page, you can add effects to the patterns.
Level
Adjusts the level of the instrument.
Pan
Adjusts the panorama position of the instrument.
Delay
Determines how much of the signal is sent to the delay effect.
Reverb
Determines how much of the signal is sent to the reverb effect.
Output
Here, you can select one of the available plug-in outputs.
AUX Page
On the Aux page, you can make global settings for B-Box and the included effects.
The page is divided...

Included Instruments
B-Box 
143
Performance Section
Loop
If this option is activated, the pattern plays back in a loop.
Hold
•If this parameter is set to Off, the pattern changes immediately when a key
is released. The pattern stops immediately when all keys are released.
•If the parameter is set to On, the pattern plays to the end even when
the keys are released. If the Loop option is activated, the pattern plays
continuously in a cycle.
•If the parameter is set to Gated, the pattern starts playback...

Included Instruments
B-Box 
144•Sync to Host – Aligns playback with the beats and measures of your host
application. Playback is synchronized every time you start the transport.
•Follow Transport – Playback starts and stops automatically together with
the transport controls in your host application.
Input Mode
Keys that trigger the pattern are shown in green on the HALion Sonic keyboard.
Keys that are assigned to an instrument sound are shown as regular black and
white keys.
Depending on the Input Mode,...

Included Instruments
World Instruments 
145Velocity Scale
Allows you to raise or lower the note-on velocities of the pattern. At a value of 100
 %, the notes play with their original velocity.
Delay and Reverb Section
The delay and reverb effect have the same parameters as the Multi Delay and Reverb effects.
Delay
Adjusts the general amount of delay.
Reverb
Adjusts the general amount of reverb.
Master
Adjusts the overall volume of B-Box.
RELATED LINKS
Multi Delay on page 214
Reverb on page 211
World...

Included Instruments
World Instruments 
146Filter Section
Filter Shape
•LP24, 18, 12, and 6 are low-pass filters with 24, 18, 12, and 6 dB/oct.
Frequencies above the cutoff are attenuated.
•BP12 and BP24 are band-pass filters with 12 and 24 dB/oct. Frequencies
below and above the cutoff are attenuated.
•HP6+LP18 and HP6+LP12 are combinations of a high-pass filter with 6 dB/
oct and a low-pass filter with 18 and 12 dB/oct, respectively (asymmetric
band-pass filter). Frequencies below and above the cutoff...

Included Instruments
World Instruments 
147Filter Envelope
Attack
Controls the attack time of the filter envelope.
Decay
Controls the decay time of the filter envelope.
Sustain
Controls the sustain level of the filter envelope.
Release
Controls the release time of the filter envelope.
Amp Section
Key Delay
Delays playback of the notes. This parameter can be used when working with
multiple programs or layers. Setting up different key delay values for the different
layers allows you to spread the notes, so...

Included Instruments
World Instruments 
148Pitchbend Up/Pitchbend Down
Determines the range for the modulation that is applied when you move the
pitchbend wheel.
LFO Section
Freq
Controls the frequency of the modulation, that is, the speed of the LFO.
Sync
If Sync is activated, the frequency is set in fractions of beats.
Pitch
Controls the modulation depth of the pitch modulation.
Cutoff
Controls the modulation depth of the filter cutoff modulation.
MW Section
Vib Freq
Controls the frequency of the...

Included Instruments
World Percussion 
149Arp Page
This page contains the same parameters as the FlexPhraser.
RELATED LINKS
FlexPhraser on page 76
World Percussion
World Percussion delivers a great variety of ethnic percussion instruments and associated
MIDI phrases.
The instruments can be globally fine-tuned with filter and amp settings which in turn can
make use of envelope settings. The built-in MIDI player allows you to use the included MIDI
phrases or to import your own MIDI phrases.
MIDI Player...

Included Instruments
World Percussion 
150On/Off button
Activates/Deactivates the MIDI player part of World Percussion.
Variation buttons
You can configure up to eight different variations of your sounds and switch
between them with the variation buttons.
NOTE
To avoid switching variations in the middle of a beat or measure, use the trigger
modes Next Beat or Next Measure.
Loading Phrases
To load a phrase, click in the Phrase field and select a phrase from the selector.
Exporting MIDI Phrases
You can...