Steinberg Halion 5 Manual

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe AudioWarp Section
ÖFor the Sync modes to work properly, the loop of the sample has to be set up 
correctly. In Tempo mode, the original tempo must be set as exact as possible. 
•If you load a sample that contains tempo information in the file header, HALion 
uses this information to set up the parameters “Original Tempo”, “Note Length”, 
and “Number of Beats”. If a sample does not contain any tempo information, 
HALion estimates these values.
ÖYou can always...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe AudioWarp Section
Formant Shifting (Solo Mode Only)
Formant shifting allows you to avoid so-called Mickey Mouse effects when pitch 
shifting a sample. This is especially useful with samples of human voices or acoustic 
instruments.
•Click the On button to activate or deactivate formant shifting.
Formant
Use this knob to specify the amount of formant shifting.
Key Follow
This parameter determines how much the formants follow the pitch. Use positive 
values to...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Filter Section
The Filter Section
The Filter section for synth and sample zones allows you to adjust the tone color of the 
sound. 
Filter Type
By selecting the filter type, you specify the basic sound character of the filter. Note 
that filters without distortion use less processing power. 
The following filter types are available:
Filter Mode
The buttons on the left of the Filter section determine the overall filter structure. The 
filter types provide the...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Filter Section
ÖFor compatibility reasons, the filter types HALion 3 and Waldorf are included. These 
filters always use Single filter mode.
Filter Shape
Each filter type offers 24 different filter shapes. By selecting the filter shape, you 
determine which frequencies are affected. Depending on the chosen filter mode, you 
can either select one, two, or four shapes.
Morph 2This mode morphs between filter shape A and B. You can select the 
filter shapes for filter...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Filter Section
Cutoff
Here, you can adjust the cutoff frequency of the filter. The effect depends on the 
selected filter type.
X/Y Control
The X/Y control allows you to adjust two parameters simultaneously. This is especially 
useful with the morphing filters, where the X/Y control adjusts the mix between the 
filter shapes. For the other filter modes, the X/Y control adjusts cutoff and resonance. 
Depending on the selected filter type, the X/Y control adjusts...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Filter Section
Resonance
This parameter emphasizes the frequencies around the cutoff. For an electronic 
sound, increase the resonance. At higher resonance settings, the filter self-oscillates, 
which results in a ringing tone.
Distortion
This parameter adds distortion to the signal. The effect depends largely on the 
selected filter type. At higher settings, it creates a very intense distortion effect.
ÖThis parameter is only available for the Tube Drive, Hard...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Amplifier Section
Bypass
The Bypass buttons in the top right of the section allow you to listen to the zone 
without modulation of the filter envelope and without any filtering.
The Amplifier Section
The Amplifier section has two tabs: Main and AUX.
The Main Tab
The Main tab gives you access to the Level and Pan settings of the zone.
Level
Here, you can adjust the loudness of the zone.
Headroom
Use this parameter to specify the headroom for polyphonic playback. By...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Amplifier Section
•-3 dB: This option uses the cosine/sine pan law.
The loudness is cut by -3 dB at the center position, but the energy is preserved 
when moving the source signal across the stereo panorama. The -3
 dB option 
sounds more natural. The transition from hard left to hard right sounds much 
smoother than with the 0
 dB or the -6 dB setting.
•-6 dB: This option uses the linear pan law.
The loudness is cut by -6 dB at the center position, and the energy...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Envelope Section
The Envelope Section
The Envelope section for synth and sample zones gives you access to the four 
envelopes of the zone: Amp, Filter, Pitch, and User. Each of these is a multisegment 
envelope with up to 128 nodes. The Amp, Filter and Pitch envelopes are pre-assigned 
to the amplitude, the filter cutoff frequency and the pitch of the zone. You can adjust 
the pre-assigned modulations in the corresponding sections of the zone. The purpose 
of the...

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Editing Zones in the Sound EditorThe Envelope Section
Envelope Zoom Snapshots
Envelope zoom snapshots save the current state of the graphical envelope editor. For 
example, by saving two envelope zoom snapshots, one for the beginning and one for 
the end of the envelope, you can conveniently switch between editing the attack and 
release of the envelope.
Saving and Loading Envelope Zoom Snapshots
To the right of the scrollbar, you can find three numbered buttons that allow you to 
save and load...