Steinberg Halion 3 Manual
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Included Instruments Skylab 181•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 are attenuated. Attenuation is more pronounced for the frequencies above the cutoff. •HP12+LP6 and HP18+LP6 are combinations of a high-pass filter with 12 and 18 dB/oct and a low-pass filter with 6 dB/oct (asymmetric band-pass filter). Frequencies below and above the cutoff are attenuated. Attenuation is more pronounced for the frequencies below the cutoff. •HP24, 18, 12, and 6 are high-pass filters with 24, 18, 12, and 6 dB/oct. Frequencies below the cutoff are attenuated. •BR12 and BR24 are band-reject filters with 12 and 24 dB/oct. Frequencies around the cutoff are attenuated. •BR12+LP6 and BR12+LP12 are combinations of a band-reject filter with 12 dB/oct and a low-pass filter with 6 and 12 dB/oct, respectively. Frequencies around and above the cutoff are attenuated. •BP12+BR12 is a band-pass filter with 12 dB/oct plus a band-reject filter with 12 dB/oct. Frequencies below, above, and around the cutoff are attenuated. •HP6+BR12 and HP12+BR12 are combinations of a high-pass filter with 6 and 12 dB/oct and a band-reject filter with 12 dB/oct. Frequencies below and around the cutoff are attenuated. •AP is an all-pass filter with 18 dB/oct. Frequencies around the cutoff are attenuated. •AP+LP6 is an all-pass filter with 18 dB/oct plus a low-pass filter with 6 dB/ oct. Frequencies around and above the cutoff are attenuated. •HP6+AP is a high-pass filter with 6 dB/oct plus an all-pass filter with 18 dB/oct. Frequencies around and below the cutoff are attenuated. Cutoff Controls the cutoff frequency of the filter. Resonance Emphasizes the frequencies around the cutoff. At higher settings, the filter self- oscillates, which results in a ringing tone. Distortion Adds distortion to the signal. The following distortion types are available: •Tube adds warm, tube-like distortion. •Hard Clip adds bright, transistor-like distortion. •Bit Reduction adds digital distortion by means of quantization noise. •Rate Reduction adds digital distortion by means of aliasing. •Rate Reduction Key Follow adds digital distortion by means of aliasing, but with Key Follow. The rate reduction follows the keyboard, so the higher you play, the higher the sample rate. Envelope Amount Controls the cutoff modulation from the filter envelope.
Included Instruments Skylab 182Cutoff Velocity Controls the cutoff modulation from velocity. Cutoff Key Follow Adjusts the cutoff modulation using the note number. Increase this parameter to raise the cutoff with higher notes. At 100 %, the cutoff follows the played pitch exactly. Filter Envelope On the left on the Env F/A tab, you can set up the filter 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. Amplifier and Amplifier Envelope On the right of the Env F/A tab, you can make settings for the amplifier and the amplifier envelope. Amplifier Parameters Level Controls the overall volume of the sound.
Included Instruments Skylab 183Velocity Controls the level modulation from velocity. At 0, all notes are played with the same level. Amplifier Envelope Parameters Attack Controls the attack time of the amplifier envelope. Decay Controls the decay time of the amplifier envelope. Sustain Controls the sustain level of the amplifier envelope. Release Controls the release time of the amplifier envelope. Env3 Section The faders below the envelope display set the following parameters: •L0 sets the start level. •A sets the attack time. •L1 sets the attack level. •D sets the decay time. •S sets the sustain level. •R sets the release time. •L4 sets the end level. •Vel determines how much the envelope intensity depends on the velocity. If this fader is set to 0, the envelope is fully applied. Higher values reduce the intensity for lower velocities.
Included Instruments Skylab 184LFO Section In the LFO section, you can make settings for LFO A and LFO B. LFO Waveform and Shape •Sine produces smooth modulation, suitable for vibrato or tremolo. Shape adds additional harmonics to the waveform. •Triangle is similar to Sine. Shape continuously changes the triangle waveform to a trapezoid. •Saw produces a ramp cycle. Shape continuously changes the waveform from ramp down to triangle to ramp up. •Pulse produces stepped modulation, where the modulation switches abruptly between two values. Shape continuously changes the ratio between the high and low state of the waveform. If Shape is set to 50 %, a square wave is produced. •Ramp is similar to the Saw waveform. Shape increasingly puts silence before the sawtooth ramp up begins. •Log produces a logarithmic modulation. Shape continuously changes the logarithmic curvature from negative to positive. •S & H 1 produces randomly stepped modulation, where each step is different. Shape puts ramps between the steps and changes the S & H into a smooth random signal when fully turned right. •S & H 2 is similar to S & H 1. The steps alternate between random high and low values. Shape puts ramps between the steps and changes the S & H into a smooth random signal when fully turned right. Sync If Sync is activated, the frequency is set in fractions of beats. Freq Controls the frequency of the modulation, that is, the speed of the LFO. Phase Sets the initial phase of the waveform when the LFO is retriggered. Rnd (Random Phase) If this button is activated, each note starts with a randomized start phase. NOTE The Phase control cannot be used if Rnd is activated.
Included Instruments Raven 185Arp Page This page contains the same parameters as the FlexPhraser. RELATED LINKS FlexPhraser on page 76 Raven Raven provides the sound of a classical Italian concert grand with six velocity layers and adjustable sustain resonances. Its Tone control allows you to adapt the tonal range from very soft romantic to more intense colors. In addition, you can modify the character of the note-off behavior by adding a dedicated note-off layer. Tone Raven comes with 6 different velocity layers. The Tone control allows you to specify how these layers are used. •If the Tone control is in middle position, different input velocities trigger all 6 layers.
Included Instruments Eagle 186•If you turn the knob to the left, the number of hard velocity layers that are used in the sound is reduced, that is, the sound becomes softer. •If you turn the knob to the right, the number of soft velocity layers that are used is reduced, that is, the sound becomes harder. NOTE The Tone control is independent from the influence that the velocity has on the level of the piano. That means that you can always play the entire level range, even with the softest or the hardest layer. Dynamics – Curve Allows you to specify how the input velocity is affecting the level of the piano. The curve that is used by this control goes from linear to exponential/negative exponential. The curve display on the right reflects the current setting. Dynamics – Minimum Level Specifies the minimum level for the note that is playing the lowest MIDI velocity. This allows you to simulate the behavior of real pianos where you cannot play a note without a minimum amount of pressure. If you set this control to the lowest setting, you get a behavior that is more common with electronic instruments. Sustain Resonance Allows you to decide whether or not to use the additional sustain resonance layer of the piano. If this option is activated, the sustain resonance layers are played when the sustain pedal is held and notes are played. You can adjust the level of the resonance layer with the dial on the right. NOTE The piano also allows for repedaling, which means that the sustain resonances will also be blended in when the sustain pedal is pressed again shortly after notes have been played. If you do not want to use the sustain resonance layers, deactivate this option to save CPU power. Note Off Allows you to decide whether or not to use an additional note-off layer. If this option is deactivated, the sound of the piano stops faster when a key is released. If this option is activated, the release is slightly longer and smoother. Polyphony Determines the number of notes that can be played before notes are stolen. Eagle Eagle provides the sound of a classical German concert grand with 12 velocity layers and adjustable sustain resonances. Its Tone control allows you to adapt the tonal range from very
Included Instruments Eagle 187soft romantic to more intense colors. In addition, you can modify the character of the note-off behavior by adding a dedicated note-off layer. Tone Eagle comes with 12 different velocity layers. The Tone control allows you to specify how these layers are used. •If the Tone control is in middle position, different input velocities trigger all 12 layers. •If you turn the knob to the left, the number of hard velocity layers that are used in the sound is reduced, that is, the sound becomes softer. •If you turn the knob to the right, the number of soft velocity layers that are used is reduced, that is, the sound becomes harder. NOTE The Tone control is independent from the influence that the velocity has on the level of the piano. That means that you can always play the entire level range, even with the softest or the hardest layer. Dynamics – Curve Allows you to specify how the input velocity is affecting the level of the piano. The curve that is used by this control goes from linear to exponential/negative exponential. The curve display on the right reflects the current setting. Dynamics – Minimum Level Specifies the minimum level for the note that is playing the lowest MIDI velocity. This allows you to simulate the behavior of real pianos where you cannot play a note without a minimum amount of pressure. If you set this control to the lowest setting, you get a behavior that is more common with electronic instruments. Sustain Resonance Allows you to decide whether or not to use the additional sustain resonance layer of the piano.
Included Instruments Hot Brass 188If this option is activated, the sustain resonance layers are played when the sustain pedal is held and notes are played. You can adjust the level of the resonance layer with the dial on the right. NOTE The piano also allows for repedaling, which means that the sustain resonances will also be blended in when the sustain pedal is pressed again shortly after notes have been played. If you do not want to use the sustain resonance layers, deactivate this option to save CPU power. Note Off Allows you to decide whether or not to use an additional note-off layer. If this option is deactivated, the sound of the piano stops faster when a key is released. If this option is activated, the release is slightly longer and smoother. Polyphony Determines the number of notes that can be played before notes are stolen. Hot Brass Hot Brass delivers a broad range of brass sounds and articulations suited for rock, soul, funk, and other music styles that need sharp and accentuated brass tone colors. This instrument is particularly suited to play concise licks and riffs. The instrument’s sample oscillators are followed by a synthesis section with a flexible filter where you can modify the sounds further. With the FlexPhraser functionality on the Arp page, you can play typical brass phrases and licks with a single note on your keyboard. Hot Brass contains four pages: Main, 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.
Included Instruments Hot Brass 189Main Page The Main page allows you to select the sample for Hot Brass and to make basic pitch settings. Select Samples Allows you to choose from a range of included samples. Hot Brass provides three differently mixed sections and a pure saxophone section. You can add additional authenticity to your play using the included falls, growls, doits, shakes, and staccato articulations. Coarse Adjusts the pitch in semitone steps. Fine Allows you to fine-tune the pitch in cent steps. Random Pitch Allows you to randomly offset the pitch with each played note. Higher values cause stronger variations. At the maximum setting, the random offsets can vary from -60 cents to +60 cents. Pan Defines the position of the instrument in the stereo panorama Mod Page The Mod page contains the modulation matrix. The modulation matrix offers you up to 16 freely assignable modulations, each with a source, a modifier, and a destination with adjustable depth. The polarity of each source and each modifier can be switched between unipolar and bipolar.
Included Instruments Hot Brass 190Creating Modulations You create modulations by selecting a source, a modifier, and a destination from the pop-up menus in the modulation matrix. PROCEDURE 1.Click the modulation Source field and select the modulation source. 2.Optional: Click in the modulation Modifier field and select the parameter that you want to use to modify the modulation. This modifier is used to scale the output of the modulation source. 3.Optional: Specify whether you want the Source and Modifier parameters to be unipolar or bipolar. 4.Set the modulation intensity with the Depth parameter. 5.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 determines the modulation signal. Env 3 A freely assignable envelope. It is suited for pan or pitch modulation, for example. Key Follow This produces an exponential modulation signal derived from the MIDI note number. Exponential means this source works with destinations such as Pitch or Cutoff. Note-on Velocity Note-on velocity can be used as modulation signal. Note-on Vel Squared The squared version of Note-on Velocity. The harder you press the key, the higher the modulation values. Pitchbend The position of the pitchbend wheel can be used as modulation signal.