Steinberg Halion 3 Manual

							Using the Standalone Version of the Plug-In
Selecting the MIDI Input and the Audio Output 
271Advanced Page
Once you have selected the driver, you can specify which inputs and outputs to use and
name these on the Advanced page. Click the Control Panel button to open the control panel
for the audio hardware and adjust the settings as recommended by the audio hardware
manufacturer.
Selecting the MIDI Input and the Audio Output
The MIDI input pop-up menu lists all MIDI devices that are installed on your system.
•Select the MIDI device that you want to use from the MIDI Input pop-up menu.
The MIDI activity LED in the top left corner of the control panel indicates incoming
MIDI messages via the selected MIDI input. The LED lights up on receiving note-on and
controller messages. This way, you can check if HALion Sonic and your MIDI keyboard
are connected to the same MIDI device input.
The Audio output pop-up menu lists all outputs of the selected ASIO device.
•To select an audio output for the main stereo channel of the plug-in, open the Audio
Output pop-up menu.
If you select an audio output, the front and rear channels are set to incrementing
audio output ports. To assign the audio outputs in pairs to the front and rear channels
instead, hold down Alt-Shift and select an output.
RELATED LINKS
ASIO Driver Page on page 270
Scratch Pad
The scratch pad allows you to record and play back MIDI files in Standard MIDI File format.
You can load existing MIDI files and you can record your own files and save them.
The transport section provides buttons for play, stop, record, and loop. The display shows
the song position, the tempo, and the time signature of the MIDI file. In addition, there is a
metronome that you can use for recording and practicing.
The scratch pad can play back multi-track MIDI files sending notes on all 16 MIDI channels.
It also sends MIDI program change messages when a MIDI file is loaded.
Transport Controls
Play
Click Play to start playback of the MIDI file. Playback always starts at the song
position. 
						

							Using the Standalone Version of the Plug-In
Scratch Pad 
272Stop
Click Stop to pause the MIDI file at the current position. Click the button twice to
reset the song position to the start.
Record
Click Record to start recording.
Loop
Activate Loop to play the entire MIDI file in a loop.
Info Icon
To check which MIDI file is loaded, point the mouse at the info icon in the top left corner of
the scratch pad. A tooltip appears, showing the name of the MIDI file.
Song Position Indicator
The song position indicator shows the position of the transport. Above the song position
indicator, the position is displayed numerically.
After loading a MIDI file, the display shows the full length of the file.
•To move the transport to a different song position, drag the song position indicator to
the new position.
•To switch the time format between Time and Bars, click Select Time Format in the top
right corner of the display.
Tempo and Time Signature
Below the song position display, the Tempo and Time Signature fields are located. These
fields provide HALion Sonic with tempo and time signature information. These settings are
used by the scratch pad and the metronome.
Fixed Tempo/Tempo Track
Set this parameter to Track to follow the original tempo of the MIDI file.
Set this parameter to Fixed to enter the tempo manually. You can either enter the
value directly in the value field or you can enter a tempo by repeatedly clicking
the Tap to set Tempo field next to the value field.
Tempo Value
Determines the tempo of the MIDI file.
Adjust Tempo
If the Tempo Track option is selected, this parameter is available, allowing you to
scale the playback relatively to the original tempo of the MIDI file.
Time Signature
Determines the time signature. You can enter the new signature as fractions of
beats. 
						

							Using the Standalone Version of the Plug-In
Loading a MIDI File 
273Recording Your Performance
PROCEDURE
1.Click the record symbol below the Record button to select a record mode.
•To start recording immediately when you click the record button, select Direct.
•To start recording with the first MIDI note, select MIDI.
•To start the recording after a count-in of one bar, select Count In 1.
•To start the recording after a count-in of 2 bars, select Count In 2.
2.Click the Record button to start recording.
To indicate that the recording is running, the song position indicator moves from left to
right.
3.When you are done recording, click the Stop button.
RELATED LINKS
Saving a MIDI File on page 274
Using the Metronome
PROCEDURE
•To select the playback mode of the metronome, click Metronome and select one of the
options from the pop-up menu:
•If On is selected, the metronome is activated and plays continuously.
•If Count In is selected, the metronome plays only during the count-in of a
recording.
•To deactivate the metronome, select Off.
Loading a MIDI File
You can load MIDI files in Standard MIDI File format (file name extension .mid).
PROCEDURE
1.Click the Load MIDI File button below the transport buttons.
2.In the file dialog, select the file that you want to use.
3.Click Open to load the MIDI file.
MIDI Channel Filter
If a multitrack MIDI file is loaded, you can play back all MIDI events or only the events of a
specific MIDI channel.
•To specify which events to play back, click the MIDI Channel Filter field to the right of
the info icon and select an option from the pop-up menu. 
						

							Using the Standalone Version of the Plug-In
Saving a MIDI File 
274Saving a MIDI File
PROCEDURE
1.Click the Save MIDI File button below the transport buttons.
2.In the file dialog, specify a location and a file name.
3.Click Save to save your recorded performance as a MIDI file.
Master Volume
Use the volume control on the right to set the master volume of the outputs of the
standalone version of HALion Sonic. This includes the volume of the main outputs, the rear
outputs, and the output of the metronome. 
						

							Index
275AAnimaAbout 153
Audio Output 271
AuronAbout 109
B
B-BoxAbout 139
D
Delay Effects 214
Distortion Effects 225
Dynamics Effects 241
E
EagleAbout 186Edit PageAmplifier Tab 46
AUX Tab 58
Envelopes 48
Expressions Section 59
Filter Tab 43
Inserts 61
Keymap Tab 58
LFO Tab 54
Oscillator Tab 40
Pitch Tab 40
Voice Tab 36
Effect Slots 107
Effects 106About 107
Amplifier 225
Auto Filter 217
Brickwall Limiter 246
Chorus 230
Compressor 242
Distortion 226
DJ-EQ 217
Envelope Shaper 251
Expander 248
Flanger 231
Frequency Shifter 236
Gate 249
Graphic EQ 216
Limiter 246
Maximizer 247
MorphFilter 221
Multi Delay 214
Octaver 229
Phaser 233
Resonator 221
Reverb 211
REVerence 210
Ring Modulator 234
Rotary 238
Step Flanger 232
Stereo Pan 251
StereoEnhancer 252
Studio EQ 215
Tape Saturator 228
Tremolo 234
Tube Compressor 244
Tube Saturator 229
Using 107
Vibrato 240
Vintage Compressor 243
Vintage Ensemble 241
VST Amp 227
WahWah 224
Effects Page 107
EnvelopesAbout 48
Selecting Nodes 51
Setting up the Loop 54
EQ Effects 215
F
Filter Effects 217
FlexPhraser 76
H
HALion 3 Effects 252
HALiotronAbout 137Hot BrassAbout 188
I
Insert EffectsAbout 61 
						

							Index
 
276KKeymapAbout 58
L
LayersEditing 36
Legacy Effects 252
M
Macro PagesAbout 88
Master Section 16
MediaBayAbout 93
Filters 93
Managing files 93
Results List 94
MIDI ControllersAbout 103
Assigning 103
Factory Controller Assignment 105
Parameter Range 104
MIDI FileLoading 273
MIDI Input 271
MIDI Page 102
Mix PageAbout 106
Mixing 106
Model CAbout 131
Modulation Effects 230
Modulation MatrixAbout 64MultisAbout 88
N
Note ExpressionAbout 264
Editor 264
O
Options Page 26
P
Panner Effects 251
Pitch Shift Effects 229
Preferences Dialog 269
Preferences Settings 269
PresetsAbout 88
Module Presets 13
VST Presets 13
Program PageParameters 32
Program Slot Section 15
Programs 32About 88
Editing 32
Loading 89
Q
Quick Control Assignments 21
Quick Controls 18Bypassing 23
Managing 22
R
RavenAbout 185
Reverb Effects 210
S
SkylabAbout 171
Spatial Effects 251
Standalone Plug-In VersionAbout 269
Saving MIDI Files 274
Studio StringsAbout 199
T
Trigger Pads 24
TriumAbout 117
V
VoltageAbout 125
W
World InstrumentsAbout 145World PercussionAbout 149