Steinberg Halion Sonic 2 Manual

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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 blend 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 different parameters:
Resonance
This parameter emphasizes the frequencies around the cutoff. For an electronic 
sound, increase the resonance. At...

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The Amplifier Subpage
The Amplifier subpage of synth and sample layers gives you access to the level and 
pan settings of the layer. With level you adjust the loudness of the layer. With pan you 
specify the position of the layer in the stereo panorama. Both level and pan can be 
modulated by the MIDI note number. In addition, the pan position can be modulated 
with each keystroke randomly or left-right/right-left in alternation.
Level
Here you can you can adjust the loudness of...

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Alternate
This parameter allows you to alternate the pan position each time you play a note. For 
example, a value of +100
 % means the first note plays hard right, the second note 
hard left, and so on. You can specify the pan position for the first time when you hit a 
note with the algebraic sign: For negative values the initial pan position will be left and 
for positive values it will be right. With the value in percent you determine the deviation 
across the stereo...

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•P: Click “P” to display the parameters of the pitch envelope. The pitch envelope 
modulates the pitch over time. The pitch envelope is bipolar, which means it allows 
for negative and positive values to bend the pitch up and down.
•A: Click “A” to display the parameters of the amplifier envelope. The amplifier 
envelope shapes the volume over time.
•F: Click “F” to display the parameters of the filter envelope. The filter envelope 
controls the cutoff frequency to shape the...

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•To delete the selected preset from your system, click the trash icon. Then, you will 
be asked to confirm the deletion.
•To save a new preset, click the disk icon. A file dialog opens where you can name 
and save your preset file.
Navigating in the Graphical Envelope Editor
The vertical axis of the graphical envelope editor displays the level. The horizontal axis 
displays the time. 
To zoom, use the following possibilities:
•To zoom in on the horizontal axis, use the “+” button...

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Selecting Nodes
•Select a node by clicking the node in the graphical editor. Selected nodes turn 
light blue in color. The focused node is indicated by an orange frame color. The 
focused node displays its parameters in the text fields to the left of the graphical 
envelope editor.
•With multiple nodes selected, use the Node pop-up menu above the text fields to 
set the focus to a different node without losing the current selection.
•[Shift]-click on a node to add it to the...

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To set the Level parameter by entering values with the keyboard, proceed as follows:
•In the graphical envelope editor, select the nodes you want to edit. Use the Env 
Node pop-up menu to change the focus if necessary. Enter a value in the Level text 
field to the left of the graphical envelope editor, and press [Enter].
Adjusting the Curve Parameter
The Curve option allows you to adjust the curvature between two nodes from linear to 
logarithmic or exponential behavior. The...

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Positioning Nodes Using the Fixed Function
When Fixed is activated, only the selected nodes will be moved on the time-axis. With 
Fixed deactivated, nodes that follow the currently edited nodes will also be moved on 
the time-axis.
•Click “Fixed” to activate or deactivate the function. 
Positioning Nodes Using the Snap Function
You can select a second envelope that is displayed in the background of the edited 
envelope serving you as an optical or snap reference. Nodes you...

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•Loop: The envelope starts playback from the first node to the loop nodes. The loop 
will be repeated as long as the key is held. The envelope plays the stages behind 
the Sustain when you release the note. This mode is ideal for adding motion to the 
Sustain (which would be steady in Normal mode).
•One Shot: The envelope will be played from the first to the last node, even if you 
release the note. The envelope has no Sustain stage. This mode is ideal for drum 
samples.
•Sample...

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Velocity to Time (Vel>Time)
Use this parameter to adjust the influence of velocity on the times of the envelope. 
Positive values decrease the times for higher velocity values. Negative values increase 
the times for higher velocity values.
Segments
From the Segments pop-menu, you can select which stages of the envelope will be 
affected by the Velocity to Time parameter.
Key Follow and KeyF Rel
With Key Follow and KeyF Rel (Key Follow Release) you can scale the envelope times...