Steinberg Halion 3 Manual

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Skylab 
171Arp Page
This page contains the same parameters as the FlexPhraser.
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FlexPhraser on page 76
Skylab
The Skylab synth is an instrument that produces a wide range of sounds that are perfectly
suited to create cinematic or ambient soundtracks. It comes with a large number of multi-
samples that provide a variety of evolving pads and soundscapes as well as typical orchestral
sounds like strings, brass, and choirs, allowing you to create huge and epic sounds....

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Skylab 
172
Skylab contains four pages: Osc, Mod, Voice, and Arp. To show the settings for a page, click
the corresponding page button.
The button for the Arp page also contains an On/Off button for the arpeggiator.
Osc Page
On this page, you can specify whether you want to use a sample or a grain oscillator and
make settings for the oscillator.
Sample Mode
In Sample Mode, you can load different multi-samples. These samples are played back
normally.
Grain Mode
In Grain Mode, Skylab...

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Skylab 
173Position
You can set the playback position of the grains manually. For example, at a
setting of 50 %, the playback position is in the middle of the sample. The playback
position is updated with every new grain.
Random Position
Selects a random playback position within a specific range around the current
position. At a setting of 100 %, the playback position jumps to a random position
between the start and the end of the sample.
Duration
Increases the grain period by a...

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Skylab 
174Auto Gain
Allows you to automatically adjust the level of grains using quieter sample parts.
This way, you get a more homogeneous signal and you can use a quiet part of a
sample as source.
Grains
Allows you to specify the number of grains, from 1 to 8. For example, with a
setting of 4, you get 4 grains per period of the grain duration.
To hear the effect of this setting, you have to play a new note.
Fixed Pitch
Plays the sample at a fixed pitch.
•If this button is...

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Skylab 
1755.Click in the modulation Destination field and select the parameter that you want to
modulate.
Modulation Matrix Parameters
Modulation Sources and Modulation Modifiers
The following options are available as modulation sources and as modulation modifiers.
LFO A/B
The LFOs A and B produce cyclic modulation signals.
Amp Envelope
The amplifier envelope. The shape of the envelope determines the modulation
signal.
Filter Envelope
The filter envelope. The shape of the envelope...

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Skylab 
176Bus 1–8
Modulations that are sent to one of the eight busses can be reused as sources.
This way, you can combine several modulations to produce more complex
signals.
Quick Control 1–8
The quick controls can be used as modulation signal.
Unipolar vs. Bipolar Sources
The polarity of a modulation source specifies the value range that it produces. Unipolar
sources modulate between 0 and +1. Bipolar sources modulate between -1 and +1.
•To change the polarity of a modulation...

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Skylab 
177Grain Duration
Modulates the grain duration, that is, the frequency at which the grains repeat.
The maximum modulation range at a modulation depth of 100 % is -5 to +5
octaves.
Grain Pitch
Modulates the pitch of a grain. The modulation is not continuous, but it is updated
at the start of a new grain. For continuous pitch modulation, use Pitch instead of
Grain Pitch as destination and make sure that Follow Zone Pitch is activated in
the grain oscillator.
Grain Formant...

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Skylab 
178Filter Env Sustain
Modulates the sustain level of the filter envelope. This modulation destination
cannot be modulated continuously. The level is updated only when the segment
starts.
Filter Env Release
Modulates the release time of the filter envelope. This modulation destination
cannot be modulated continuously. The time is updated only when the segment
starts.
Env 3 Start Level
Modulates the start level of the user-definable envelope 3, that is, the level
of the first...

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Skylab 
179Voice Page
Voice Section
Polyphony
If Mono mode is deactivated, you can use this parameter to specify how many
notes can be played simultaneously.
Mono
Activates monophonic playback.
Retrigger
This option is only available in Mono mode. If Retrigger is activated, a note that
was stolen by another note is retriggered if you still hold the stolen note when
you release the new one.
This way, you can play trills by holding one note and quickly and repeatedly
pressing and...

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Skylab 
180•Legato Keeps Zone does not trigger a new note upon note stealing. The
envelope keeps running and the pitch of the zone is set to the new note,
even if the new note plays in a different zone.
Glide Section
Glide
Allows you to bend the pitch between notes that follow each other. You achieve
the best results in Mono mode.
Fingered
Activate this parameter to glide the pitch only between notes that are played
legato.
Glide Time
Sets the glide time, that is, the time it takes...