Steinberg HALion Symphonic Orchestra Operation Manual

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 You can also simply copy the desired content files from the DVDs to a 
location on your hard disk. In this case, however, you MUST use the 
Locate Content function to show HALion Symphonic Orchestra 
where to find the audio files.
Activating the Steinberg Key
Your Steinberg Key does not yet contain the license required for HALion 
Symphonic Orchestra. You must download this license before you can 
launch HALion Symphonic Orchestra!
Use the activation code supplied...

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5. Use the License Control Center “Wizard” function and the activation 
code supplied with HALion Symphonic Orchestra to download the li-
cense for HALion Symphonic Orchestra to your Key. Simply follow the 
on-screen instructions.
If you are uncertain about how to proceed, consult the help for LCC.
When the activation process is completed, you are ready to launch 
HALion Symphonic Orchestra!
About HALion Content Converter
The HALion Content Converter is a utility for the...

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3. A File dialog is displayed. In this dialog, specify the location in which 
the converted HSB files should be stored, and click OK.
The conversion is started. Depending on the size and amount of the 
HSB files to be converted, the process may take some time.
Register your software!
Please fill out and send in the registration card that you have received 
with your software package. By doing so you are entitled to technical 
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Preparations
The following sections describe how to set up HALion Symphonic Or-
chestra for use with different interface formats. 
Setting up HALion Symphonic Orchestra as a VST Instrument 
in Cubase
The following information refers to the use of HALion Symphonic Or-
chestra within Cubase. We assume that you have correctly set up both 
Cubase and your MIDI and audio hardware. Should you wish to use 
HALion Symphonic Orchestra within another VST host application such 
as...

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4. Click on the “Edit” button (“e”) to open the HALion Symphonic Or-
chestra window.
The HALion Symphonic Orchestra window.
5. In Cubase, select a MIDI track and set its output setting to “HALion 
Symphonic Orchestra”. Make sure that the MIDI track input is set to “All 
MIDI Inputs” or to the MIDI track to which your keyboard is connected.
This way, HALion Symphonic Orchestra will receive MIDI data from the selected track.
 HALion Symphonic Orchestra receives MIDI...

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Setting up HALion Symphonic Orchestra as a DXi2 Synth
The following information refers to the use of HALion Symphonic Or-
chestra within Cakewalk SONAR. We assume that you have correctly set 
up both SONAR and your MIDI and audio hardware. Should you wish to 
use HALion Symphonic Orchestra within another DXi2 compatible host 
application, please refer to its documentation.
Note that DXi support is only available for the 32bit version of HALion 
Symphonic Orchestra.
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4. In the Soft Synth submenu, select “HALion Symphonic Orchestra”.
5. By default, the “Insert Soft Synth Options” dialog appears. To create 
one MIDI track and connect an audio track to the outputs 1 and 2 of 
HALion Symphonic Orchestra, activate the options “MIDI Source” and 
“First Synth Audio Output”. To create all available HALion Symphonic 
Orchestra outputs, activate “All Synth Audio Outputs”.
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6. Clicking the “Connection State” button in the Synth Rack will activate/
deactivate HALion Symphonic Orchestra. By default this is automati-
cally activated when DXi SoftSynths are loaded.
7. Double-click on the “HALion Symphonic Orchestra” entry or click the 
“Synth Properties” button in the toolbar of the Synth Rack to open the 
HALion Symphonic Orchestra window. 
The Synth Properties button in the Synth Rack window.
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For Logic Pro 7 proceed as follows:
1. Open the Track Mixer and choose the desired Instrument channel.
2. [Command]-click the I/O field and, in the pop-up menu that appears, 
choose either Multi-Channel or Stereo.
3. In the submenu that appears, select All Instruments and then HALion 
Symphonic Orchestra.
HALion Symphonic Orchestra is now loaded as an AU instrument.
HALion Symphonic Orchestra stand-alone and ReWire
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When you are using a Mac, note that after installation of HALion Sym-
phonic Orchestra you have to launch the program in stand-alone mode 
once to activate the ReWire functionality. 
When you now play a sample with HALion Symphonic Orchestra, the 
sound is streamed via ReWire to the assigned mixer channels in your 
host.
Note that you are now running two completely separate applications. 
When you save your sequencer project, this will include the overall 
channel and bus...