Steinberg VST Sampler HALion 3 Operation Manual

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Settings in the Options page
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Introduction
The Options page view contains a number of global settings and 
contains the following sections:  

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Memory – Voice
Preload into RAM
This setting determines how many seconds of each sample are loaded 
into RAM. It should be set depending on the number of samples that 
you intend to use, and the amount of RAM you want to dedicate to 
HALion. The less RAM you assign, the more often HALion has to ac-
cess the disk. Since your sequencer is competing with HALion for disk 
access, this setting may also have an impact on audio playback of your 
sequencer.
Voice...

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Play/Edit Mode 
NoteOn Velocity to NoteOff
Some keyboards do not transmit Note Off Velocity messages. If this 
option is ticked, the played Note On Velocity value will be used to as-
sign a Note Off Velocity message to played notes.
Reset Key Switch
This acts as a global reset key for all samples assigned key switches. 
If this key is pressed, only samples not assigned key switches will be 
heard.
Use a Global Tempo
If this is ticked, parameters that use...

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Editing
Key activates sample
When this is checked, playing a sample from your keyboard will auto-
matically select it. This can also be set using the button to the left of 
the keyboard.
Move Only with Shift
When this is checked, you cannot move samples unless you press 
[Shift].
Show tooltips
When this option is enabled and you move the mouse pointer over a 
HALion user interface element, text information about this element is 
displayed in a little extra...

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Knob Mode
The following options can be set for knobs:
Slider Mode
This pop-up menu contains the following options:
Option Description
Circular To move a knob, you click on it and drag in a circular motion, much 
like turning a “real” knob. When you click anywhere along the knob’s 
edge, the setting is immediately changed.
Relative 
CircularWorks like the “Circular” option, but clicking does not automatically 
change the setting. This means you can make...

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Valuebox Mode
This pop-up menu contains the following options:
MIDI Controller List
This list shows all the available parameters and their assigned MIDI 
controller numbers. By clicking in the right half of the list for a para-
meter you can assign the parameter to a different controller.
Note that if the controller number is already assigned to another pa-
rameter, the new assignment will replace the other. The parameter 
previously assigned the...

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•Click the minus button to remove the current preset.
Factory presets cannot be removed.
Receive MIDI CC
This must be checked if you intend to use external MIDI controllers 
which access parameters such as Cutoff (CC74) or Resonance 
(CC71) directly, bypassing modulation (see page 198).
Quality
This is the same setting as the Quality setting available in the Macro 
page view, but here you can set it as a percentage value. There is also 
a “Full Quality...

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Use Export Mode (AU format only)
When you use the AU plug-in format on a Macintosh and wish to mix 
down your project, you have to select this option before starting the 
export process. Don’t forget to deselect this option again after the ex-
port is completed.
Output configuration
This allows you to set the number of outputs you wish HALion to use. 
By default this is set to 4 stereo and 4 mono outputs plus one 5.1 sur-
round output.
•When you change...

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