Steinberg Halion 5 Manual

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Editing Programs and Layers in the Sound EditorThe Voice Management Section
Voice Mode
The Voice Mode parameter determines which notes are stolen during playback and 
whether new notes are triggered when the Polyphony setting is exceeded. The 
following settings are available:
Trigger Mode
The Trigger Mode parameter defines the trigger behavior for new notes.
The following settings are available:
OptionDescription
Low Note PriorityLow notes have playback priority over higher notes.
- If you exceed the...

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Editing Programs and Layers in the Sound EditorThe Voice Management Section
ÖWhen Resume or Legato is selected, you might hear an unnatural attack, depending 
on the sample. To avoid this, activate the “Use Start Range” option for the sample 
zone (see “Use Start Range” on page 102).
Voice Groups
By assigning zones to a voice group, you can set their polyphony individually. In 
addition, you can manage the polyphony across zones that are not part of the same 
layer. Furthermore, zones can steal notes...

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Editing Programs and Layers in the Sound EditorThe Voice Management Section
The Poly Tab
The Poly tab contains the polyphony settings for programs and layers.
Mono
The Mono parameter activates monophonic playback. For solo instruments, this 
usually results in a more naturally sounding performance.
Mono can also be used for programs that use dedicated note-off layers. When the 
played note is released, the note-off layer is triggered.
Retrigger
The Retrigger option is only available in Mono mode. When...

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Editing Programs and Layers in the Sound EditorThe Variation Groups Section
Sustain Mode
While holding the sustain pedal, HALion plays back notes that you play repeatedly up 
to the Key Polyphony value. When you lift the sustain pedal, the notes of the keys that 
are no longer held enter the release phase. Depending on the selected Sustain Mode, 
the notes of the keys that are still held either keep playing, or also enter the release 
phase.
The following settings are available:
Play Release
By...

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Editing Programs and Layers in the Sound EditorThe Quick Control Assignments Section
Assigning Zones to Variation Groups
Proceed as follows:
1.In the Program Tree, select the zones that you want to add to the variation group.
2.Open the Sound editor for the zones.
3.In the Voice Control section, select the Trigger tab.
4.On the Variation Group pop-up menu, select a variation group.
Usually, the variation group numbers relate to the variation groups of the program. If 
the zone is part of a layer with...

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Editing Programs and Layers in the Sound EditorThe Note Expression Section
The Note Expression section shows the eight Note Expression controllers on the left 
(NE1 to NE8) and the assigned modulation destinations on the right. This gives you a 
quick overview of how Note Expression controllers are routed in the modulation matrix 
and what their influence on the sound will be. One Note Expression controller can be 
assigned to several destinations.
Naming Note Expression Controllers
By default, a Note...

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Editing Zones in the Sound Editor
Introduction
The Sound editor for synth and sample zones contains the zone parameters in 
HALion. It allows you to modify the settings for a single zone, for multiple selected 
zones, or for all zones at the same time.
If not expressly stated, the functions described in this chapter apply to both synth and 
sample zones.
All functions and parameters described here also apply to the Zone Editor.
Global Zone Settings
The global section at the top of the Sound editor...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorEditing Selected Zones or All Zones
Editing Selected Zones or All Zones
When working in the Sound editor, you can apply your editing either to the selected 
zones (SEL) or to all zones (ALL), depending on the setting of the corresponding 
button on the toolbar.
All zones are 
affected by 
the editing.
Absolute and Relative Editing
When editing multiple zones, you can either change values absolutely for all the zones 
(ABS) or make relative changes (REL), depending on...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Voice Control Section
When you lock a button, it cannot be deactivated and the corresponding section is 
always visible in the editor. Clicking another button shows the new section, scrolling 
the view, if necessary.
Click the button to the left of the Sections toolbar to toggle between showing and 
locking all sections, and showing only the first section.
Examples
•When only one button is active, but not locked, you can click another button to 
switch exclusively...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Voice Control Section
Priority
Each zone you trigger corresponds to a voice. When the number of played voices 
(zones) exceeds the “Maximum Voices” setting of the plug-in instance, zones are cut 
off and replaced by other voices. This is called “voice stealing”. Use this parameter to 
specify a priority for this behavior. Zones with higher priority can steal zones with 
lower priority, but not vice versa. If there are no zones with lower priority, zones of the...