Steinberg VST Sampler HALion 3 Operation Manual

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Release envelope parameters
The Release parameters affect samples that are triggered by note off 
messages, i.e. when a note is released. Triggering samples with note 
off messages is set up on the MegaTrig sub-page, see page 135.
Setting up for use
The release envelope functions are used as follows:
1.Start by having two overlapping samples.
Sample Select editing mode should be selected, see page 70.
2.In the MegaTrig view on the Sound page, set one sample to...

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Release Envelope modes
The Release Envelope modes govern how the sample triggered by 
note off will play back. Click in the “No Mode” field to bring up a pop-
up where the following modes can be selected:
The Amount knob
The Amount knob governs how much the release envelope modes af-
fect the envelopes. It should normally be set to maximum value.
“REL. ENV.” Mode Description
NoteOff Env. at 
current Pos.This will take the volume from the current note off...

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Out
This lets you route all or selected samples to any virtual output, to Pro-
gram or Insert effect outputs, or to a 5.1 surround bus. Using surround 
encoded samples in HALion is described below. Routing to effect 
outputs is described on page 147.
•If the main Program output is set to Program (on the Global page), 
and you adjust the output setting with the “ALL” edit mode activated, 
this will define the main output for the Program.
Once you have set the...

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About the 5.1 surround output option in HALion
HALion can import interleaved multichannel samples in the 5.1 format. 
This format contains 6 speaker channels of the following configuration 
(in this particular order): left and right front, center, subbass (LFE) 
plus left and right rear channels. 
Samples in this format should be routed to the 5.1 output option in 
HALion. Each of the six individual channels in the sample will then be 
routed to the host...

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To route the channels to the surround busses in older versions of Nu-
endo/SX (prior to version 2) versions, proceed as follows:
•Make sure you have selected a 5.1 format in the Master Setup dialog.
•Route the Hal L/R Front (channels 13/14) to the SurroundPan output.
Double-click on the mini SurroundPanner and choose Y-Mirror as Mode, and move the 
L and R balls to the upper front Left and Right corners.
•Hal Center (channel 15) should be routed directly to...

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LFO section
HALion features two LFOs (Low Frequency Oscillators). The most 
common use of an LFO is to modulate pitch to produce vibrato. 
The LFOs in HALion have the following parameters:
Parameter Description
Freq. This controls the frequency of the modulation, i.e. the “speed” of the LFO. 
The range is 0 to 30 Hz for LFO1 and 0 to 10 Hz for LFO2.
Delay This allows you to set a delay before the LFO modulation starts. You can 
also set negative values, in...

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LFO waveform types
The available waveforms have the following characteristics:
Please note that the LFOs show different triggering behavior.
•When LFO 1 is used for modulation, it is retriggered every time a note 
on message is received.
•LFO 2 is never retriggered.
When a new note on message is received, the modulation will not return to the begin-
ning of the waveform but continue at the point in the waveform it had reached at the 
time of the last note off...

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Tune section
This section allows you to tune all or selected samples in either octave, 
semitone (“Coarse”) or cent increments. You can tune the octave range 
+/- 5 octaves, the semitone range +/- 11 semitones and the cent range 
+/- 100 cents (cent = 100th of a semitone).
Grouping/Glide section
This section lets you assign samples to one of up to 16 groups, and de-
fine the number of voices (polyphony) for each group. One obvious ap-
plication of polyphony...

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Higher settings would allow more samples of the same value to build 
up on top of each other. Note, however, that this can place higher de-
mands on the system because repeatedly playing an 8 note chord 
with a setting of 0 only requires 8 voices whereas an overlap of 1 
would demand 16 and a setting of 2 would demand 24 and so on.
Mode section
In this section you can make various settings that govern how samples 
are to be played back. Using the pop-up menu...

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Legato
Legato works best with monophonic sounds. Set the number of voices 
in the Grouping section (see above) to 1 and try the following:
•Hold down a key and then press another key without releasing the first.
Note that the pitch changes, but the envelope does not “retrigger”. That is, there will 
be no new “attack”. 
•If the number of voices for a group is set to more than 1, legato will 
only be applied when all the assigned keys are used up.
For example,...