Steinberg Halion Sonic 2 Manual

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Managing Your SoundsManaging Files via the MediaBay
Rating Filter
You can limit the results list to presets that have a certain rating. The rating slider 
allows you to define the minimum rating.
Text Search
In the text search field on the results list toolbar you can enter text contained in the 
name or any of the attributes of a preset that you are looking for. The results list 
updates immediately and the Category search section above shows all categories 
that contain presets matching the text...

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Managing Your SoundsManaging Files via the MediaBay
Editing Preset Attributes
Each preset can be described using a predefined set of attributes. These attributes 
can be set directly in the results list or in the section “New Preset Attributes” of the 
Save dialog.
1.Click in the field of the attribute value that you want to set.
Depending on the attribute, a menu or a dialog opens.
2.Select a value.
ÖAttribute values are written directly into the corresponding preset files. However, this 
is not...

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Managing Your SoundsSetting Up a Multi Chain
Setting the Character Values
Character attribute values can be set via a dedicated editor. This editor provides a list 
of values that describe the character of a sound.
Setting Up a Multi Chain
HALion Sonic comes with a special multi chain feature which allows you to set up a 
list of 128 multis. This is done on the Multi page of the Edit display.
The list of multis in your chain is displayed on the right. When you select a multi in this 
list, its name is...

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Managing Your SoundsSetting Up a Multi Chain
You can now step through the list by clicking the left (Load Previous Multi) and right 
(Load Next Multi) arrow buttons, or select a particular list entry with the mouse to load 
the corresponding multi. In addition, you can also assign arbitrary MIDI controllers to 
remotely control the Previous and Next buttons with a hardware controller (see 
“Assigning MIDI Controllers to the Previous/Next Buttons” on page 24).
Changing the Order of the Chain
You can...

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Editing
Introduction
All editing of programs and layers is done via the Edit page of the Edit display. The 
Edit display is a multipurpose display that shows various editor views depending on 
the selected page and slot. Seven different editors can be opened with the “Show 
page” buttons above the Edit display. These pages are the Load (see 
“Managing Files 
via the MediaBay” on page 19), Edit (see below), MIDI (see “The MIDI Page” on page 
128), Mix (see “The Mix Page” on page 129), Effects (see...

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EditingEditing Programs
The Program Page
The top section of the Program page serves for loading and setting up up to four 
layers for a program. It contains the following parameters:
On
The On button is used to turn layers on or off. When switched off, layers do not use 
any processing power. They are still loaded but do not receive MIDI anymore. 
Mute
Activate the Mute button to silence a layer. The layer remains loaded and continues to 
be processed. Therefore, it can be unmuted smoothly at any...

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EditingEditing Programs
FX1–4 Send Levels
These four sliders adjust the send levels for the global AUX FX busses for each layer 
separately.
Output
Here you can select the output for each layer separately. If you do not want the signal 
to be sent to the output that is specified for the program, you can select the Main 
output or one of the 15 individual plug-in outputs instead.
The FlexPhraser Subpage
For detailed information about the FlexPhraser functions, see “The FlexPhraser” on 
page 64.
The...

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EditingEditing Programs
Velocity Range (Low Vel, High Vel)
Each layer can be limited to a certain velocity range. You can set the range with the 
Low Vel and High Vel values or by dragging the graphical velocity range control at its 
ends. When you click and drag towards the middle of the velocity range control, both 
values are moved at the same time.
To adjust the velocity range, proceed as follows:
1.On the Ranges subpage, click the Vel button.
The velocity range options are shown on the subpage....

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EditingEditing Layers
Editing Layers
A program contains up to four layers. Each layer can be edited separately. The 
available parameters vary depending on the type of the selected layer (sample, synth, 
drum, loop, or instrument layer). 
To edit a layer, proceed as follows:
1.In the Multi Program Rack, select the program that contains the layer you want to 
edit.
2.Click Edit to open the Edit page.
3.Select the Layer Page button of the layer you want to edit, i. e., Layer 1, Layer 2, 
Layer 3, or...

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EditingEditing Layers
The Voice subpage contains the following parameters:
Mono
Here you can switch between monophonic and polyphonic playback:
•Activate Mono to switch to monophonic playback. Usually, this allows a more 
natural sounding performance for solo instruments.
•Deactivate Mono to play polyphonically with the number of notes specified by the 
Polyphony setting.
Retrigger
This option is only available if Mono is activated. It allows the retriggering of a stolen 
note. When Mono and Retrigger...