Steinberg Halion 5 Manual
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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
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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...")
211 World Instruments Introduction The World Instruments deliver a great variety of ethnic instruments which can either be played manually or use the integrated arpeggiator. On the Sound page, the instruments can be fine-tuned with filter and amp settings. In addition, you can use the built-in micro-tuning functionality, which allows you to decrease the pitch of each key by a quarter note, to realize typical oriental scales. The Filter Section Filter Shape The filter shapes are the same as on the Filter subpage, see “Filter Shape” on page 114. Cutoff Controls the cutoff frequency of the filter. Resonance This parameter emphasizes the frequencies around the cutoff. At higher resonance settings, the filter self-oscillates, which results in a ringing tone. Env Amount Controls the cutoff modulation from the filter envelope. Velocity Controls the cutoff modulation from velocity.
212 World InstrumentsThe Amp Section Filter Envelope Attack Controls the attack time of the filter envelope. Decay Controls the decay time of the filter envelope. Sustain Controls the sustain level of the filter envelope. Release Controls the release time of the filter envelope. The Amp Section Amp Parameters Key Delay Delays playback of the notes. This parameter can be used when working with multiple programs or layers. Setting up different key delay values for the different layers allows you to spread the notes, so that they do not all begin at the same time. Level Controls the overall volume of the sound. Velocity Controls the level modulation from velocity. At 0, all notes are played with the same level. Amp Envelope Attack Controls the attack time of the amplifier envelope. Decay Controls the decay time of the amplifier envelope. Sustain Sets the sustain level of the amplifier envelope. Release Sets the release time of the amplifier envelope.
213 World InstrumentsThe Pitch/LFO/MW Sections The Pitch/LFO/MW Sections Pitch Section Pitchbend Up/Down Here, you can set the range of the pitch modulation that is applied when you move the pitchbend wheel. Coarse Adjusts the tuning in semitones. Fine Adjusts the tuning in cents. LFO Section Freq Controls the frequency of the modulation, that is, the speed of the LFO. Sync When Sync is active, the frequency is set in fractions of beats. Pitch Controls the modulation depth of the pitch modulation. Cutoff Controls the modulation depth of the filter cutoff modulation. MW Section Vib Freq Controls the frequency of the second LFO which is used for pitch modulation, or vibrato. Vib Depth Controls the depth of the vibrato modulation. Cutoff Controls the influence of the mod wheel on the filter cutoff. The Oriental Scale Section Scale On/Off Activates/Deactivates the influence of the scale settings on the played notes. Note Switches Activate a switch to decrease the tuning of the corresponding note by a quarter note.
214 World InstrumentsThe Arp Page The Arp Page This page contains the same parameters as the FlexPhraser, see “The FlexPhraser” on page 254.
215 World Percussion Introduction World Percussion delivers a great variety of ethnic percussion instruments and associated MIDI phrases. The instruments can be globally fine-tuned with filter and amp settings which in turn can make use of envelope settings. The built-in MIDI player allows you to use the included MIDI phrases or to import your own MIDI phrases. MIDI Player Parameters On/Off button Activates/Deactivates the MIDI player part of the World Percussion Macro page. Variation buttons You can configure up to 8 different variations of your sounds and switch between them with the variation buttons. This works in the same way as for the FlexPhrasers, see “Working with FlexPhraser Variations” on page 258. ÖTo avoid switching variations in the middle of a beat or measure, use the trigger modes “Next Beat” or “Next Measure”. Loading phrases •To load a phrase, click in the Phrase field and select a phrase from the selector. Exporting MIDI phrases You can export your MIDI phrase as MIDI file using drag and drop.
216 World PercussionIntroduction Loop Defines whether the phrase is played once or continuously in a loop. When this is activated, the phrase plays in a loop. Hold With the Hold parameter, you can prevent the phrase from stopping or changing when the keys are released. In addition, the Gated mode plays silently in the background when you release the keys, and resumes playback at the current position when you press the keys again. You can select one of the following options: Trigger Mode The Trigger Mode determines at which moment the player changes the phrase when you select another variation. You can select one of the following options: Restart Depending on the selected Restart mode and your playing, you can restart playback from the beginning of the loop. You can select one of the following options Start This parameter allows you to shift the start of the loop in steps of 1/4 notes. The length of the loop is shortened accordingly. Option Description OffThe phrase changes immediately when releasing a key. The phrase stops immediately when releasing all keys. OnThe phrase plays to end even when the keys are released. When the Loop option is activated, the phrase plays continuously in a cycle. GatedThe phrase starts playback with the first key being played. It plays silently in the background even when the keys are released, and resumes playback at the current position when you press any of the keys again. This way, you can gate the playback of the phrase. OptionDescription ImmediatelyThe phrase changes as soon as you switch to another variation. Next BeatThe phrase changes on the first new beat after switching to another variation. Next MeasureThe phrase changes on the first new measure after switching to another variation. OptionDescription OffThe loop runs continuously and will not restart upon note changes. First NoteThe loop restarts when a note is triggered and no other notes are already held. Each NoteThe loop restarts each time a note is triggered. Sync to HostSelect this to align the loop with the beats and measures of your host application. The loop aligns to the beats and measures each time you start the transport. Follow TransportPlayback starts and stops automatically together with the transport controls in your host application.
217 World PercussionIntroduction Length This parameter allows you to shorten the length of the loop in steps of 1/4 notes. ÖThe control range of Start and Length varies with the original length of the loop. Tempo When Sync is deactivated, use the Tempo control to set the internal playback speed of the loop. The playback speed of the loop is specified in Beats Per Minute (BPM). In addition, Tempo Scale gives you further control over the playback speed. The Tempo control is inactive when Sync is activated. Sync To synchronize the loop to the tempo of your host application, activate Sync. The Tempo control is disabled when Sync is activated. ÖFor the modes “Sync to Host” and “Follow Transport”, synchronization to the host application is established automatically. In these modes, the Sync parameter cannot be edited. Play Click this to start playback of the phrase. Low Key This defines the lowest key on which the phrase is triggered. High Key This defines the highest key on which the phrase is triggered. Center Key This parameter determines the MIDI note that is used as the central position for the Key Follow function. Pitch Drums in Relation to Center Key Activate this to set the pitch of the drum sounds according to the center key. The Performance section Tempo Scale This parameter defines the rate at which notes are triggered, that is, the speed at which the phrase is running. You can specify a value in fractions of beats. You can also set dotted and triplet note values. When the Tempo parameter is 1/16 and you set this value to 1/8, for example, the speed is cut to half. When you set it to 1/32, the speed is doubled. Other values increase or decrease the speed accordingly. Swing Use this parameter to shift the timing of notes on even numbered beats. This way, the phrase gets a swing feeling. Negative values shift the timing backward, and the notes are played earlier. Positive values shift the timing forward, and the notes are played later. Gate Scale This parameter allows you to shorten or lengthen the notes of the phrase. At a value of 100 %, the notes play with their original gate length.
218 World PercussionIntroduction Velocity Scale This parameter allows you to raise or lower the note-on velocities of the phrase. At a value of 100 %, the notes are played with their original velocity. Quantize Note Value This pop-up menu allows you to set up a quantization grid, in fractions of beats. You can also specify dotted and triplet values. This way, you can force the timing of the MIDI note events to play back only at the selected note value. Quantize Amount This parameter defines how much of the quantization grid is applied. A value of 100 % means the MIDI note events play back only at the specified Quantize note value. Smaller values move the notes only partially towards the next Quantize note value. With a value of 0 %, no quantization is applied. The Filter section Cutoff Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the filter. Resonance This parameter emphasizes the frequencies around the cutoff. At higher resonance settings, the filter self-oscillates, which results in a ringing tone. Env Amount Controls the cutoff modulation from the filter envelope. Velocity Controls the cutoff modulation from velocity. Decay Controls the decay time of the filter envelope. The Amp section Level Controls the overall volume of the sound. Velocity Controls the level modulation from velocity. At 0, all notes are played with the same level. Decay Controls the decay time of the amplifier envelope.
219 Effects Reference Introduction HALion comes with a collection of high-quality studio effects. These effects are described in the following sections. Many of the insert effects can also be used in surround configurations, that means, they process all channels. However, some effects only process the front left and right channels. This is true for the legacy HALion 3 effects, Stereo Pan, Chorus, Flanger, Rotary, Vibrato, and Multi Delay. Reverb and Delay Effects REVerence REVerence is a convolution tool that allows you to apply room characteristics (reverb) to the audio. By recording an impulse in a room, you get the characteristics of the room. Convolution superimposes these characteristics to the sound. The result is a very natural sounding reverb. Included with this effect is a collection of high-quality reverb impulse responses. Impulse Response By selecting an impulse response you determine the basic sound character of the reverb. Reverse Activate this to reverse the impulse response. Predelay This determines the amount of time between the dry signal and the onset of the reverb. With higher predelay values you can simulate larger rooms. Time This controls the reverb time. At a setting of 100 %, the impulse response is applied with its original length.
220 Effects ReferenceReverb and Delay Effects Size This scales the size of the simulated room. At a setting of 100 %, the impulse response is applied as recorded in the original room. Level Here you can adjust the level of the impulse response. Equalizer Activates the built-in three-band equalizer. ER Tail Split This sets the split point between the early reflections and the reverb tail. ER Tail Mix This sets the balance between the early reflections and the reverb tail. At a setting of 50 % the early reflections and the tail have the same volume level. Settings below 50 % raise the early reflections and lower the tail, as a result the sound source moves towards the front of the room. Settings above 50 % raise the tail and lower the early reflections, as a result the sound source moves towards the back of the room. Reverb This effect produces a high-quality algorithmic reverb with early reflections and reverb tail. The early reflections are responsible for the spatial impression in the first milliseconds of the reverb. For emulating different rooms you can choose from different early reflections patterns and adjust their size. The reverb tail, or late reverberation, offers parameters for controlling the room size and the reverb time. You can adjust the reverb time individually in three frequency bands. PreDelay This determines the amount of time between the dry signal and the onset of the reverb. With higher predelay values you can simulate larger rooms. Early Reflections Here you select an early reflections pattern. The early reflections pattern contains the most important delays that deliver the key information for the spatial impression of the room. ER/Tail Mix This sets the balance between the early reflections and the reverb tail. At a setting of 50 % the early reflections and the tail have the same volume level. Settings below 50 % raise the early reflections and lower the tail, as a result the sound source moves towards the front of the room. Settings above 50 % raise the tail and lower the early reflections, as a result the sound source moves towards the back of the room.