Steinberg Halion 5 Manual

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Voice Control Section
The Unison/Glide Tab
The Unison/Glide tab has the following parameters:
Unison
Unison allows you to trigger multiple voices simultaneously with each note you play. 
When you activate the Unison option, the following parameters become available:
Glide
You can use the Glide parameter to bend the pitch between notes that follow each 
other. You achieve the best results in Mono mode.
When you activate the Glide option, the following parameters...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Pitch Section
ÖIf you use Cutoff, Amplitude and Pan Key Follow, the corresponding parameters also 
change with the Glide effect.
Glide Groups
You can assign zones to Glide Groups. This way, the glide effect can be set 
independently for the zones. This allows you to set up zones with overlapping Key 
Range and different settings of Glide Time, for example.
Use Start Range
If a new note plays in a different zone with a different sample assigned, the new 
sample is...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Oscillator Section
Random
This parameter allows you to randomly offset the pitch with each played note. Higher 
values cause stronger variations. At a setting of 100
 %, the random offsets can vary 
from -6 to +6 semitones.
Key Follow
Here, you can adjust the pitch modulation by MIDI note number. Set this parameter to 
positive values in order to raise the pitch the higher you play. Use negative values to 
lower the pitch the higher you play. At a setting of +100...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Oscillator Section
When Multi-Oscillator mode is activated, you can click the edit button to show the 
corresponding parameters.
The following parameters are available:
Editing the Parameters in the Modulation Matrix
When Multi-Oscillator Mode is active for an oscillator, you can modulate the 
corresponding parameters in the modulation matrix.
1.In the modulation matrix, open the Modulation Destinations pop-up menu.
2.On the Synth submenu, select the destination...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Oscillator Section
The following algorithms are available:
ÖExcept for PWM, all algorithms support the Sine, Triangle, Saw, and Square wave 
shapes. PWM supports Square wave only.
ÖThe waveform parameters for OSC1, OSC2, and OSC3 can be assigned as 
modulation destinations in the modulation matrix.
OSC 1/2/3 Waveform
The waveform parameter allows you to modify the sound of the oscillator algorithm. Its 
effect depends on the selected oscillator type.
OSC 1/2/3...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Oscillator Section
Sub Oscillator (SUB)
The pitch of the sub oscillator is always one octave below the overall pitch of the synth 
zone. If you modulate the pitch of the synth zone, the pitch of the sub oscillator 
follows.
•To activate and deactivate the sub oscillator, click its On/Off button.
The following parameters are available:
Ring Modulation (RING)
Ring modulation produces sums and differences between the frequencies of two 
signals.
•To activate ring...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Sample Oscillator Section
The Sample Oscillator Section
The sample oscillator controls various playback parameters, as well as loop 
parameters. 
Playback Mode 
The following playback modes are available:
In One Shot and Reverse One Shot mode, the zones ignore any MIDI Note Off 
messages. All envelopes and LFOs play until their sustain is reached and then remain 
on this level for as long as the sample plays back. Any release segments of the 
envelopes and LFOs...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorOrgan Oscillator Section
this preload buffer can be set in the Options editor. The Preload setting enables you 
to adapt this buffer size for individual sample zones by setting a multiplier from 1 to 16. 
Increasing the buffer size can be useful if a sample can be transposed in a wide range 
and HALion needs to read out the sample data faster, for example.
If you set Preload to its maximum, HALion preloads the complete sample. This option 
is useful for smaller...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorOrgan Oscillator Section
Parameters
Manual
Activates the nine drawbars for the manual.
Pedal
Activates the two drawbars for the bass pedals.
Drawbars 16' to 1'
The faders control the level of the corresponding drawbar.
Using Percussion Envelopes
The Voice Control section of the Organ Oscillator has a dedicated percussion 
envelope to emulate the percussion of vintage organs. The Percussion envelope 
works in addition to the amplifier envelope. 
Proceed as...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe AudioWarp Section
The AudioWarp Section
In the AudioWarp section, you can apply time stretching and formant shifting to your 
audio.
Mode
On the Mode pop-up menu, you select the mode that is used for the AudioWarp 
functions.
The following options are available:
Time Stretching
•Click the On button to activate or deactivate time stretching.
When this button is activated, you can play back a sample at a different pitch than the 
root key without changing its tempo...