Steinberg Halion Sonic 2 Manual

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English 

Matthias Klag, Michael Ruf
Revision and quality control: Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Christina Kaboth, Insa Mingers, 
Sabine Pfeifer, Benjamin Schütte
This PDF provides improved access for vision-impaired users. Please note that due to the complexity 
and number of images in this document, it is not possible to include text descriptions of images.
The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a 
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Table of Contents
6Installation and setup
6Welcome
6Key Command Conventions
7How You Can Reach Us
7Installation
9Setting Up
11Introduction
11HALion Sonic Overview
12About Programs, Layers, Multis, Macro 
Pages, and Presets
15Managing Your Sounds
15Introduction
15The Multi Program Rack
17Managing Multis
19Managing Files via the MediaBay
23Setting Up a Multi Chain
25Editing
25Introduction
25Editing Programs
29Editing Layers
64The FlexPhraser
69User Phrases
73Working with FlexPhraser Variations
74Editing...

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179Global Functions and Settings
179Introduction
179The Plug-in Functions Section
182The Options Page
187The Controls in the Standalone Functions 
Section
192MIDI Controllers
192Using MIDI Controllers
196Index 

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Installation and setup
Welcome
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing Steinberg’s premier VST workstation, 
HALion Sonic 2.
What is HALion Sonic? Conveying the workstation concept into the world of virtual 
instruments with the benefits of VST like flexibility and performance is the main 
thought behind HALion Sonic and makes it the perfect companion in any studio, on 
stage, and at home. The unique combination of extraordinary multi-timbral sample 
playback and synthesis audio engines, the...

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Installation and setupHow You Can Reach Us
How You Can Reach Us
Clicking the Steinberg logo in the top right corner of HALion Sonic opens a pop-up 
menu containing items for getting additional information and help:
•This menu contains links to various Steinberg web pages. Selecting a link 
automatically launches your browser application and opens the page.
On the web pages, you can find support and compatibility information, answers to 
frequently asked questions, links for downloading new drivers,...

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Installation and setupInstallation
System Requirements
Your computer must meet the following minimum requirements for the Windows and 
Mac versions of HALion Sonic:
Installing HALion Sonic
HALion Sonic provides a large amount of content and is distributed on a set of two 
DVDs. Please have all DVDs ready for the installation.
Proceed as follows:
1.Insert the first DVD into your DVD drive.
An interactive Start Center appears. If it is does not open automatically or if you 
have a Macintosh computer, you...

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Installation and setupSetting Up
Register Your Software
We encourage you to register your software! By doing so you are entitled to technical 
support and kept aware of updates and other news regarding HALion Sonic.
•To register HALion Sonic, click the Steinberg logo in the top right corner of the 
control panel and select “Register HALion Sonic now!” from the pop-up menu.
This option opens the registration page of the Steinberg web site in your web 
browser. To register, follow the instructions on...

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Installation and setupSetting Up
Selecting Outputs
HALion Sonic loads with a stereo output configuration by default. However, you can 
use up to 15 additional outputs in Cubase. This allows you to route all 16 program 
slots to a dedicated Cubase Mixer channel.
To make these outputs available, proceed as follows:
1.Open the VST Instruments window.
2.Click the output button for the HALion Sonic instrument.
3.Activate the required outputs.
Cubase automatically creates a MIDI track for each additional...