Steinberg Halion Sonic 2 Manual

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EditingEditing Drum and Loop Layers
Amount
This parameter defines how much of the quantization grid is applied. A value of 100 % 
means the slices play back only at the Quantize Note Value you specified. Smaller 
values move the notes only partially towards the next Quantize Note Value. With a 
value of 0
 % no quantization is applied at all.
Key Follow
Here you can adjust the pitch modulation from note number. Set this parameter to 
positive values to raise the pitch with notes above the Center Key....

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EditingEditing Instrument Layers
Loop FlexPhraser Variations
By activating Random and by adjusting the parameters Tempo, Tempo Scale, Swing, 
Gate Scale, Quantize, Amount, Start and Length, you can create up to eight variations. 
For further information, see 
“Working with FlexPhraser Variations” on page 73.
ÖThe parameters Loop, Sync, Hold, Trigger Mode, Restart Mode, Key Follow and 
Center Key are not part of the variations. You set them up only once per FlexPhraser.
Editing Instrument Layers
For...

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EditingEditing Instrument Layers
The Pitch Subpage
This subpage gives you access to the tuning of the expression. With the Octave, 
Coarse and Fine parameters, you can adjust the tuning in steps of octaves, semitones 
and cents. In addition, you can also set the amount of pitchbend. 
The following parameters are available:
- Octave (see “Octave” on page 33).
- Coarse (see “Coarse” on page 33).
- Fine (see “Fine” on page 33).
- Pitch Bend Up and Down (see “Pitchbend” on page 33).
The Filter Subpage
The...

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EditingEditing Instrument Layers
Sustain
Use this to offset the Sustain level of the filter envelope. Positive values increase and 
negative values decrease the Sustain level.
Release
Use this to offset the Release time of the filter envelope. Positive values decrease and 
negative values increase the Release time.
The Amplifier Env Modifiers Subpage
This section offers parameters to modify the amplifier envelope of the expression. You 
can offset the Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release of the...

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EditingExpression Maps
Expression Maps
Using Expression Maps
For more realistic performances, many instrument layers use key switches to switch 
between different expressions, i.
 e. different articulations and playing styles of the 
same instrument. These key switches are set to rather low keys to maximize the 
playable range and they cannot be changed internally to ensure that performances 
played by FlexPhrasers always sound the same – FlexPhrasers expect the key 
switches of certain expressions on...

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EditingExpression Maps
Remapped Mode
The Remapped mode allows you to transpose the fixed, internal key switch 
assignments into the playable range of your MIDI keyboard. Each expression displays 
the MIDI note of the internal key switch and a MIDI note for re-assigning the key 
switch next to its name. The MIDI note of the internal key switch is for indication only 
and cannot be edited.
To transpose the internal key switches, proceed as follows:
1.Set the mode to Key Switch.
2.Enter the MIDI note you...

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EditingEditing Insert Effects
Editing Insert Effects
HALion Sonic offers you up to four insert effects for each of the four layers and for the 
program itself. The insert effects you assign to a layer affect only that layer. The insert 
effects you assign to the program affect all four layers together. Typically, you assign 
effects like EQ or Distortion to the separate layers, but effects like Delay or Reverb to 
the whole program.
Using the Insert Slots
Each layer and the program have four slots for...

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Auron
Introduction
The Auron synth uses granular synthesis with up to eight grain streams to produce 
oscillator waveforms. With the integrated arpeggiator and step sequencer, you can 
create anything from sequencer lines to stepped chords.
The granular oscillator is followed by a multi-mode filter that offers a large number of 
different filter shapes. The filter can be modulated by modulation sources like the 
keyboard, velocity, and LFO, but also by the controller lanes of the step sequencer, for...

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AuronThe Osc Page
The Osc Page
On this page, you can make settings for the grain oscillator.
Position
You can set the playback position of the grains manually. For example, at a setting of 
50
 %, the playback position is in the middle of the sample. The playback position is 
updated with every new grain.
Position Random
Selects a random playback position within a certain range around the current position. 
At a setting of 100
 %, the playback position jumps to a random position between the 
start and...

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AuronThe Mod Page
Grains
You can specify the number of grains, from 1 to 8. For example, with a setting of 4, 
you get 4 grains per period of the grain duration.
To hear the effect of this setting, you have to play a new note.
The Mod Page
The Mod page contains the LFO settings in the upper section and the mod wheel, or 
vibrato, settings in the lower section.
LFO Settings
LFO Waveform and Shape
Here, you can select the waveform for the LFO:
Freq
Controls the frequency of the modulation, that is, the...