Steinberg Hypersonic User Manual

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Keyword selection
Instead of typing text, you can search for pre-defined search terms 
(keywords) by selecting them from a menu:
1.Right-click (Win)/[Ctrl]-click (Mac) into the text entry field to open the 
selection menu.
2.Choose either a category or an attribute.
3.You can choose more keywords, or combine the search with text you 
type, to narrow your search.
Technically a menu selection does nothing else than “type” the pre-
defined term into the entry field. 
Find on...

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Managing banks and patches
The preset patch library is an integral part of Hypersonic 2. Although 
the preset banks and patches cannot be changed or removed, you 
can edit any preset patch and save the result to a user bank.
Hypersonic 2 can manage up to 20 user banks with up to 128 patches 
each (2560 total).
User banks and patches reside in the “Patches” folder within the 
Hypersonic 2 content folder. User banks are folders, while patches 
are FXP files inside these folders. 
The...

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Managing user patches
Creating your own patches
You can change preset patches to your liking and save them as user 
patches. Here’s what you can edit:
•Hyperknob settings
•Patch and element settings in the Edit page
•Patch name and comment
Editing patch comments
You can enter your own patch comments into the text entry field of the 
Hyper display. 
Saving a patch
1.To save a patch to a specific user bank, open the user bank in the 
Load page first. Otherwise the patch is...

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Renaming a patch in a user bank
1.Right-click (Win)/[Ctrl]-click (Mac) the patch in the Load page and 
choose “Rename” from the pop-up menu. 
2.Type a new name or edit the existing one.
Resetting a patch
You can reset an edited patch by right-clicking (Win)/[Ctrl]-click (Mac) 
the patch in the Load page and choosing “Reset” from the pop-up 
menu. This reloads the patch from the library, discarding all changes 
made since you loaded the original patch.
Selecting banks and patches via...

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Combis
A combi is an entire Hypersonic 2 setup including all patches, FX, and 
part settings. By loading or switching combis, you can change from a 
4 channel string layer to a multitimbral 16-part setup and on to a grand 
piano just by hitting a button. Combis can be loaded or selected via 
program change. There’s a bank of preset combis included with 
Hypersonic 2, and you can create your own combi user banks.
Combi files are FXB files. 
Managing combis (loading, saving,...

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The Part area
Arranging parts
Selecting (loading) a patch for a part
Highlight the part into which you want to load a patch, then double-
click a patch in the Load page (or drag it into the patch name row). 
Removing a patch from a part slot
To free up memory, you can remove patches from part slots:
•Highlight the patch name and hit the computer’s [Delete] key (hold 
[Shift] to bypass the delete confirmation dialog), or
•Right-click (Win)/[Ctrl]-click (Mac) on the patch name and...

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Copying/moving parts
To copy or move a part to another one (including the MIDI and Mix 
page parameters):
•To copy a part, click on the name and drag it.
•To move a part to another, hold [Shift], click the patch name, and drag it.
Layering parts (Link)
You can use the Link function to layer any part with its neighbor(s) be-
low. For example, linking parts 1, 2 and 3 causes MIDI events received 
on channel 1 to also trigger parts 2 and 3, so all three parts play simul-...

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Setting levels and metering
The fader area in the middle of the user interface, called the Level Strip, 
contains 16 faders. Use these for mixing the part volumes internally. Un-
der the hood, you can turn the light blue bars into meters.
Setting part levels
Move the fader in a part row to set that part’s volume.
Remember – holding [Shift] enables fine-adjustment, click with [Ctrl] 
(Win)/[Command] (Mac) sets a default level.
Activating meters
To activate metering, proceed as...

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Metering options
•Polyphony: Shows the number of currently used voices in each part – one dot 
per active voice.
The polyphony meter is especially useful for measuring a patch’s relative 
CPU load.
•Velocity: Shows the incoming velocity. One dot always remains lit while keys 
are held.
•Audio Level: Shows peak audio level at the part’s output. One dot remains lit 
until the output is silent.
•Level: No metering – the light blue bars follow the fader position.
The Combi...

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To setup a Combi chain, proceed as follows:
1.Set up your Combis and save them.
2.Go to the Combi page.
3.Right-click (Win)/[Ctrl]-click (Mac) a number in the list (e.g. 000).
4.Choose a combi from the list that appears.
5.Go to the next numbers in the list and assign the number of Combis 
you need.
6.Now you can switch through the Combi Chain by clicking the arrows 
on top of the page, or assign these arrows to MIDI controllers by right-
clicking and choosing a MIDI control from...