Steinberg Halion 5 Manual
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201 Model CThe FX Page Reverb On/Off Activates/Deactivates the Reverb effect. Reverb Type Use this dial to switch between the available reverb types: Spring, Plate, and Hall. Time Allows you to set the reverb time in seconds. Predelay Controls how much time passes before the reverb is applied. This allows you to simulate larger spaces by increasing the time it takes for first reflections to reach the listener. Mix Sets the ratio between the dry and the wet signal.
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202 HALiotron Introduction HALiotron emulates the sound generation of the pre-digital sampling era. Before the introduction of digital samplers, original instrument sounds were created by playing a pre-recorded tape for every key. HALiotron comes with seven different tapes from these days, which can be blended to create sound mixtures. In addition to its classic archetype, HALiotron offers a set of the most important synthesis parameters, allowing you to vary the shape of the sound. Furthermore, you...
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203 HALiotronThe Filter Page Attack Adjusts the attack time of the sound. Release Adjusts the release time of the sound. Velocity Controls the influence of the velocity on the level of the sound. Pitchbend Down/Up Sets the range of the pitch modulation that is applied when you move the pitchbend wheel. Coarse Tune Here, you can adjust the sound in semitone steps. This allows you to play intervals with multiple layered HALiotron sounds. The Filter Page Resonance Adjusts the resonance of the low-pass...
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204 B-Box Introduction The B-Box provides you with a veritable drum computer inside HALion. It comes with 13 instrument lanes that can make use of up to 128 different sounds. You can set up your drum patterns, create variations, and modify each drum sound using a low-pass filter and several distortion modes. The B-Box contains three pages: Pattern, Mix, and Aux. To open a page, click the corresponding button in the top section of the B-Box. The Pattern Page The Pattern page is where you create and...
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205 B-BoxThe Pattern Page Selecting Sounds •To select another drum sound for a lane, change the value in the Sound column. You can choose between up to 128 drum sounds, depending on the selected drum instrument. •To preview a drum sound, click the trigger button to the right of the instrument name. Adding Steps to the Pattern •To add drum steps, click on the step fields in the pattern editor. •To set all steps at the same time, hold down [Shift] and click. Setting up the Velocity You can set each step...
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206 B-BoxThe Pattern Page Level Adjusts the level of the instrument. Removing Steps •To remove a step, click it. •To remove all steps, hold down [Shift]-[Ctrl]/[Command] and click a step. •To remove all steps in a pattern, click the Clear Pattern button below the pattern editor. Modifying the Pattern •To move all steps of the pattern one step to the left or right, click the “Shift Pattern Left/Right” buttons. This is useful if you have created a pattern that sounds the way you want but does not start...
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207 B-BoxThe Mix Page ÖThe parameters Loop, Sync, Hold, Trigger Mode, Restart Mode, and Input Mode are not part of the variations. Switching Variations With the Trigger Pads Variations can be assigned to the trigger pads, allowing you to switch variations on the fly, see “The Trigger Pads” on page 259. The Mix Page On the Mix page, you can add effects to the patterns. This page contains the following settings: Level Adjusts the level of the instrument. Pan Adjusts the panorama position of the...
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208 B-BoxThe Mix Page The AUX Page On the Aux page, you can make global settings for the B-Box and the included effects. It is divided into two sections. The left section gives you access to the global performance settings, and the right section allows you to edit the integrated delay and reverb effects. Performance Loop When this option is activated, the pattern plays in a loop. Hold Here, you can make the following settings: Trigger Mode The Trigger Mode determines at which moment B-Box changes the...
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209 B-BoxThe Mix Page Restart Mode Determines whether the pattern playback is restarted when a note is triggered. The following options are available: Input Mode Keys that trigger the pattern are shown in green on the HALion keyboard. Keys that are assigned to an instrument sound are shown as regular black and white keys. Depending on the Input Mode, the black and white keys either trigger or mute the assigned instrument. The following options are available: Sync To synchronize the pattern to the...
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210 B-BoxThe Mix Page Swing Use this parameter to shift the timing of notes on even-numbered beats. This way, the pattern gets a swing feeling. Negative values let the notes play earlier, positive values let the notes play later. Velocity Scale This parameter allows you to raise or lower the note-on velocities of the pattern. At a value of 100 %, the notes play with their original velocity. Delay/Reverb The delay and reverb effect have the same parameters as the Multi Delay and Reverb effects that...