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3.Click the plus-sign to open the category folder and display the items it 
contains.
Note that you can also click the “global” plus- and minus-signs in the top left corner to 
open and close all category folders at once.
4.In the list, select the item to which you wish to assign a key command.
Key commands already assigned are shown in the Keys column as well as in the Keys 
section in the top right.
5.Alternatively, you can use the...

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7.If the key command you entered is already assigned to another item or 
function, this is displayed below the “Type in Key” field. 
In case a key command already is assigned to another function, you can either ignore 
this and proceed to assign the key command to the new function instead, or you can 
select another key command.
8.Click the Assign button above the field.
The new key command appears in the Keys List.
❐If the key command...

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Searching for key commands
If you want to know which key command is assigned to a certain func-
tion in the program, you can use the Search function in the Key Com-
mands dialog:
1.Click in the search text field at the top left of the dialog and type in the 
function for which you want to know the key command.
This is a standard text search function, so you should type the command as it is spelled 
in the program. Partial strings are OK;...

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Tutorials 

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About this chapter
Examples of how a certain feature or function can be used in practice 
is often the quickest way to learn. To help you get the most out of 
HALion, this chapter contains step by step instructions on how to use 
certain key features. The tutorials cover the following areas:
•The first tutorial aims to broaden the concept of folders, an important 
and powerful HALion feature – see page 207.
•Tutorial 2 deals with various ways to use the MegaTrig function – see...

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Tutorial 1: Using Folders
Folders are a convenient way of grouping samples or programs to-
gether, allowing you to edit them as units. 
Here are a few practical examples:
Example 1: Dynamic switching between samples
Let’s say you have a set of medium (mf) and loud (ff) samples of a pi-
ano that you would like to switch between by using different velocities. 
This is done as follows: 
1.Open the Keyzone page view in HALion. 
2.In the Program list to the right, select an empty...

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8.Make sure “Select” edit mode is active and select the “Piano mf” sub-
folder.
Switching between “All” and “Select” edit mode is a central function in HALion. When 
“All” is selected, all samples in a Program are affected, and when “Select” is active 
only selected samples or sub-folders containing samples are affected when editing. 
The Pitch/Modulation controller (the “trackball” in the bottom right corner) indicates 
the selected mode by changing color; it should now be blue,...

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Example 2: Creating Multi-Instruments
Say you have two Programs that you would like to layer, so that you 
can play them at the same time. One simple way of doing this is by us-
ing the Global page, where you can assign two or more Programs to 
the same MIDI channel. 
But what if you want to save the layered Programs as a single multi-in-
strument Program? For this you have to use folders.
Here’s how it is done:
1.Select an empty Program in the Program list.
2.Open the Program...

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Tutorial 2: MegaTrig examples
In the previous tutorial we layered samples in a relatively straightforward 
manner. The next step is to control how and when a group of samples 
should sound using MegaTrig. 
MegaTrig allows you to set up a “condition” that needs to be met before 
a set of samples will sound. This gives you a convenient way to trigger 
different sounds or articulations by using controllers, a key or a key 
range on your keyboard. Some practical applications include...
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