Steinberg Halion 3 Manual
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Managing Your Sounds Slot Rack 91Slot Context Menu The context menu provides a number of functions for managing programs. Load Program Opens the program loader. Double-click a program or layer to load it into this slot. Save Program Saves the program. If you try to overwrite write-protected factory content, a dialog opens that allows you to save the edited program under a new name. Save Program As Allows you to save the program under a new name. Save All Programs Allows you to save all programs as a VST preset. Remove Program Removes the program from the slot. Init Program Loads the Init program. This contains a neutral synth layer. Revert to Last Saved Program Discards any changes that you made to the program since the last time it was saved. Cut Program Copies the program and removes it from the slot. Copy Program Copies the program. Paste Program Pastes the copied program into the slot. If the slot already contains a program, it is replaced. Rename Program Allows you to rename the program. Reset Slot Resets the slot to the default values. Reset All Slots Resets all slots to the default values. NOTE You can also cut, copy, and paste programs from one plug-in instance to another.
Managing Your Sounds Managing and Loading Files 92Managing and Loading Files You can use the MediaBay to manage, navigate to, and load different file types. Managing Multis Multis can load multiple sounds or programs and combine them. You can use multis to layer several programs or to create split sounds by setting several programs to the same MIDI input channel, for example. However, the most common usage is to create sound sets with different instruments set to individual MIDI channels. A multi-program contains all plug-in parameters. If you use HALion Sonic as a plug-in in a Steinberg DAW, these multis are listed in the Preset Management pop-up menu of the host application. You can drag multis and programs from the MediaBay to a slot in HALion Sonic. If you use HALion Sonic as a plug-in in a different host application, you can use the preset functionality from the host application or the multi management features provided by HALion Sonic. Loading Multis You can load multis in the following ways: •Open the MediaBay and double-click a multi or drag a multi onto the multi slot. •Click the Load Multi-Program button in the multi slot to open the Load Multi-Program dialog, select a multi, and click OK. Renaming Multis PROCEDURE •To rename a multi, click in the name field, enter a new name, and press Return. Removing Multis •To remove all programs of the current multi, click the Remove All Programs button on the toolbar of the multi program rack. This also resets all slot parameters and removes effects from the slot busses. However, AUX and Master effects are not removed. Clearing the Plug-In Instance •To reset the entire plug-in instance to an empty state, right-click the multi loader and select Clear Plug-in Instance from the context menu. Saving Multis PROCEDURE 1.Click the Save Multi-Program button. 2.Enter the name of the multi. 3.Assign any attributes that you want to use and click OK.
Managing Your Sounds Managing and Loading Files 93If the entered name already exists, the Make Unique Name option adds a number suffix to the name of the new multi. Saving a Multi as Default •To specify a default multi to be loaded with HALion Sonic, use the Save as Default command on the context menu for the multi loader. Creating Subfolders for User-Defined Multis You can create subfolders inside the user preset folder to organize presets. •To create a new folder, click the Create New Folder icon at the top left of the Save Multi-Program dialog. Navigating Through the Folder Hierarchy You can move through the folder hierarchy using the three navigation buttons at the top left of the dialog. These buttons allow you to navigate to the previous or next browse location, or browse the containing folder. Editing Attributes You can edit the attribute values that are assigned to the preset. PROCEDURE 1.Open the Save Multi-Program dialog and navigate to the New Preset Tags section. 2.To edit an attribute, click on a value field and enter the new name or value. 3.Click OK to save the preset. Managing Files via the MediaBay The MediaBay functionality can be found on the Load page. In the top section of the MediaBay, you specify which sounds to look for. The lower section presents the corresponding results. •To adjust the size of the two sections, drag the divider at the top of the results list. Applying Filters Category Filter You can filter the results list based on up to 4 filter criteria using the configurable attribute columns. The standard attributes are Category, Sub Category, Style, and Character. Only the files that match the filter are displayed in the results list. •To define the filter, click on specific values in the columns. •To refine the filter, select more values from other columns.
Managing Your Sounds Managing and Loading Files 94•To select different filter criteria, click the column header and select a different attribute from the submenu. Content Set Filter Use the Select Content Set pop-up menu to search a specific content set. By default, the search is performed in all installed content sets. Results List The results list shows all files that have been found according to the category filter. Text Search In the text search field on the results list toolbar, you can enter text contained in the name or any of the attributes of a preset that you are looking for. The results list is updated immediately and the category search section above shows all categories that contain presets matching the text search. To reset the text-based result filter, click Clear Search Text next to the search field. View Filters The toolbar has three filter buttons that allow you to define which preset types to display: multis, programs, or layers. In the results list, the corresponding icon is shown to the left of the preset name. Rating Filter You can limit the results list according to the rating of the presets. Use the rating slider to define the minimum rating.
Managing Your Sounds Managing and Loading Files 95Content Filters The content filter buttons allow you to define whether to show all presets, only the factory presets, or only your user presets. Columns The columns show all the attribute values for the presets that match the filters that you set up in the top section. Set Up Result Columns Allows you to select which attribute columns to display on the toolbar. Results Counter The number of presets that match the filter criteria is displayed at the right of the toolbar. Configuring the Results List •To configure which attributes are shown in the results list, click Set up Result Columns in the upper right corner of the results list and activate the corresponding entries. New attributes are added at the right of the list. •To reorder the columns in the results list, drag the column headers to another position. •To change the sorting of the list entries, click the column header. The triangle in the column header shows the sorting direction. Assigning General MIDI Program Change Numbers to Sounds PROCEDURE 1.In the MediaBay, click Set up Result Columns on the title bar of the lower section. 2.Select Musical > GM Sound. 3.Select the sound to which you want to apply the GM program change number. 4.In the GM Sound column for the sound, select the General MIDI program change number that you want to use. You can assign the same GM Sound program number several times. If a program number is used more than once, the Rating attribute can be used to decide which program to load.
Managing Your Sounds Managing and Loading Files 96RESULT Now, you can use MIDI program change messages to load the assigned sounds into the slot of the corresponding MIDI channel. NOTE Slot 10 ignores any program change messages and keeps the loaded drum set. Loading Programs into Slots To load a program into one of the slots of the Slot Rack, you have the following possibilities: •Select the slot into which you want to load the program, and double-click the program in the results list. •Drag a program from the results list to an empty space in the Slot Rack to create a new slot. If you drag it to an existing slot, the current program is replaced. •Right-click the program and select Load Program into selected Slot from the context menu. Importing Presets You can import program presets from any file location using the File Explorer/Mac OS Finder. PROCEDURE 1.Select the preset in the File Explorer/Mac OS Finder. 2.Drag it to the MediaBay. RESULT The imported presets are copied to your user folder. Editing Preset Attributes Presets can be described by using a predefined set of attributes. PROCEDURE 1.In the New Preset Attributes section of the Save dialog, click in the field of the attribute value that you want to set. Depending on the attribute, a menu or a dialog opens. 2.Select a value. Attribute values are written into the corresponding preset files. NOTE If you change the attributes for write-protected factory presets, these changes are only saved in the MediaBay database, not in the preset file.
Managing Your Sounds Managing and Loading Files 97Deleting User Presets •To delete a user preset, right-click it and select Delete from the context menu. NOTE Factory presets cannot be deleted. Multi Chains On the Multi page, you can combine up to 128 multis as a multi chain. You can step through the multis manually or via MIDI control change messages. This feature is particularly useful when performing live on stage. It allows you to set up a list of sounds that follows the order of their appearance during your performance, for example. NOTE •To use a hardware controller to switch between the multis, add MIDI controllers to the Load Previous Multi/Load Next Multi buttons. •If Multi Mode is selected on the Program Change pop-up menu on the Options page, you can use program change messages to switch between the multis. Setting Up a Multi Chain PROCEDURE 1.On the Multi page, click the down arrow button for a list entry to open the Load Multi- Program dialog. 2.Select a multi and click OK. 3.Select the next slot in the list and repeat the procedure. 4.Continue until all multis that you want to add are part of the chain. AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK You can rearrange the order of a chain by dragging an entry to a new position in the list.
Managing Your Sounds Managing and Loading Files 98Multi Page The list of multis in your chain is displayed on the right. If you select a multi in this list, its name is displayed in the field above the list, and the corresponding programs are displayed on the left. •To load the next or the previous multi, use the Load Previous Multi/Load Next Multi buttons above the list. •To load a specific multi, select it in the list. On Activates/Deactivates the corresponding program. Level Sets the level of the corresponding program. Pan Sets the pan of the corresponding program. Active Multi Display The field at the top op the multi list shows the selected multi. Click the arrow button on the right to open a pop-up menu with the following options: •Clear Multi Chain removes all multis from all slots in the list. •Remove Selected Multi removes the selected multi from its slot in the list. Load Previous Multi/Load Next Multi Use these buttons to step through the multi list. •To assign a MIDI controller to a button, right-click it, select Learn CC, and use a control on your hardware controller. •To remove an assigned MIDI controller, right-click the button and select Forget CC.
Managing Your Sounds Managing and Loading Files 99Multi List The multi list contains 128 slots. To load a multi in a slot, click the arrow button and select a multi. Assigning MIDI Controllers to the Previous/Next Buttons For switching through the multi chain, you can also use MIDI controllers, such as a potentiometer, a fader, or the modulation wheel. You can use the same MIDI controller for Load Previous Multi and Load Next Multi, or select a different controller for each function. NOTE •If the same MIDI controller is assigned to both buttons, the Load Next Multi command is triggered by the transition from the center position to the upper range of the control, and the Load Previous Multi command by the transition from the center position to the lower range of the control •If different MIDI controllers are assigned, any transition from the lower to the upper range of the control triggers the Load Previous Multi/Load Next Multi command. PROCEDURE 1.Right-click the Load Previous Multi button and select Learn CC. 2.On your hardware controller, use the control that you want to assign. 3.Right-click the Load Next Multi button and select Learn CC. 4.On your hardware controller, use the control that you want to assign.
Automation 100You can automate most of the HALion Sonic parameters from within your host application, whether these are parameters of a program or global parameters such as AUX effects. NOTE •To automate parameters of multiple layers relatively, use quick controls and automate these instead. •Not all parameters can be automated. Automation Page All assigned automation parameters are shown on the Automation page. To access this page, open the Options page and activate the Automation tab at the top. With the tabs at the top, you can specify whether you want to show the automation parameters for the slot, the global parameters, or all automation parameters. On the left, the name of the automation parameter is shown, and on the right, the name of the assigned HALion Sonic parameter. If multiple HALion Sonic parameters are assigned to one automation parameter, these are listed below each other on the right. •To remove an automation parameter, click the trash icon to the right of the parameter name. •To remove all automation parameters, click Delete All Parameters at the top of the page. •To rename an automation parameter, double-click the parameter name and enter the new name. This name is then used in your host application. Setting Up Automation