Steinberg VST Sampler HALion 3 Operation Manual

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Applying Send effects to Programs
There are 4 additional Send Level Program sliders which are indepen-
dent from the Send Level Sample sliders. To apply Send effects to a 
Program from the Macro or Global page views, proceed as follows:
1.Click the “Send FX” button at the top of the effect section to bring the 
Send FX sub-page into view.
2.Assign the Send effect(s) you wish to use using the method described 
earlier.
3.Activate Program Edit mode.
4.Open the...

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Setting up send effect returns
You can route each send effect to any of HALions virtual outputs. This 
allows you to use one or several output pairs as dedicated send effect 
return channels in your host application. This is done by clicking in the 
Output column for the Send effect slots and selecting an output from 
the pop-up that appears. 
By setting up dedicated returns you can control the master level of the 
effects while retaining the relative balance...

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5.Click the “Out” pop-up in the DCA section and select the correspond-
ing “Ins FX” output, i.e. the output with the same number as the slot 
with the effect you activated.
6.When you play a few notes you should hear the effect!
7.Using the same general method, you can add Insert effects to the 
other slots.
Inserts are not connected serially as Program Inserts are (see below), instead each 
output carries one effect only.
•When you have activated several...

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How the different effect types are routed internally
When you have selected an insert effect, a program insert and a send 
effect for a Program, naturally you wish to hear them all simultaneously.
What Program outputs the different effect types should be routed to, 
in order for the effect to be heard, is handled in the following way:
•Send effects, if applied from the Sound page view, do not have to be 
routed to any specific effect output.
Simply activate an...

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The Browser page view 

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Introduction
In the Browser page view you can copy selected contents from sam-
ple CD/DVD-ROMs to disk (e.g. an internal or external hard drive), or 
browse for HALion Banks or Programs and other sampler formats on 
your hard drive. You can also organize your files and folders, store 
paths to favorite locations and assign Programs and folders to instru-
ment categories. You can also open a separate Browser window 
which can remain open in other page views.   

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The structure of the Browser
The Browser page view features two main columns, with files and 
folders organized in a standard hierarchy, much like in the Windows 
Explorer. The Browser will display all folders and sub-folders on your 
drives and partitions, but will only display individual files of the sup-
ported file formats.
•The left column is the root level where all your hard drive partitions and 
connected drives are listed.
•When you select a partition in the...

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Auditioning samples
You can audition a selected sample by using the Play button below 
the sample window. 
• Click Play to hear the sample. You can adjust the level with the Volume slider.
• If you activate the Auto function, a sample will play back automatically when 
selected.
• If you activate the Loop function, the sample will play back looped.
• The Position slider allows you to audition the sample from any point. Drag to 
the right to audition “further into” the...

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About the Auto Browse function
The Auto Browse function will scan a selected partition or directory 
(and any contained sub-folders in up to 11 levels) for HALion compat-
ible file types. The file format buttons (see above) can be used to filter 
the results, e.g. if you deactivate all file types except “fxb”, the Auto 
Browse function will only scan for files of this type and display the re-
sults in the Browser.
Auto Browse will index the results and remember the...

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The Quick Favorites 1-3
The buttons at the top left corner labeled 1 to 3 can be used to store 
directory locations. Setting up locations for each button allows you to 
quickly jump between these locations on your drives and partitions. 
Simply select a folder or a file and this location will be memorized for 
the corresponding button until you navigate to another location. The lo-
cations are memorized globally for each instance of HALion you open. 
Quick Favorites...