Steinberg HALion Symphonic Orchestra VST SISet Operation Manual

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Editing 

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Editing
Introduction
All programs of the HALion Symphonic Orchestra VST 
Sound Instrument Set come with their own dedicated Edit 
page. This page gives you access to all available parame
-
ters. The most important ones can be set directly from the 
Main page. Some additional settings can be found on the 
Options page.
The Main page
For easy editing, the layers of the HALion Symphonic Or-
chestra VST Sound Instrument Set have a special set of 
controls. In the list at the top left, you will see the...

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Editing
To transpose the internal key switches, proceed as fol-
lows:
1.Set the mode to Remapped.
2.Enter the MIDI note you want the expression to be re-
assigned to.
ÖThe MIDI notes you use for key switches cannot be 
used to trigger samples anymore.
Controller
The Controller mode allows you to define a MIDI controller 
that remotely controls the internal key switches. The de
-
fined MIDI controller switches only between the active ex-
pressions.
To assign a MIDI controller, proceed as follows:
1.Set...

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Editing
The Amplifier section
The Amplifier section gives you access to the level and 
pan settings of the expression. Since all samples have 
been recorded in stereo, you can also adjust the stereo 
width before placing it in the stereo panorama. Further
-
more you can adjust the attack and release times of the 
amplifier envelopes individually.
Level
With the Level parameter, you adjust the loudness of the 
expression. The control range is from -
 to +12dB.
Pan
With the Pan parameter, you specify...

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Editing
•To adjust the settings of a controller, click the Curve 
button to the right of the aspect you want to edit.
The curve editor offers different curve shapes which you 
can select by clicking the desired curve button on the 
right. To set up your own curve, click the custom curve 
button (the button at the bottom of the left button column).
When the Custom preset is selected, you can edit the 
curve graphically with the mouse:
•Double-click in the editor to insert a new node. 
•Double-click on...

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Default key switches 

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Default key switches
Key switch assignments
All the programs in the HALion Symphonic Orchestra VST Sound Instrument Set are set up to share the same key 
switches for the same type of expression. However, in some cases there are exceptions from that rule. The table shows 
the key switch assignment for the different instrument groups.
KeyStrings tuttiStrings soloWoodwindBrassPerc
A-1trill whole notetrill whole notetrill whole notelegato (Default)
A#-1spicc/staccspicc/staccstaccstacc
B-1trill half...