Steinberg VST Sampler HALION 4 Operation Manual

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Vibr/Chor
This controls the mix between the vibrato and the chorus 
signal. At a setting of 100
 % you only hear the chorus effect.
Dynamics Effects
Compressor
The Compressor reduces the dynamic range of a sound. 
This way, the sound gains headroom. You can use this ex
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tra headroom to make the overall sound louder again. The 
graphical control to the left indicates the compression 
curve. You can edit the Threshold and Ratio value with the 
handles of this control, the...

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pressor senses the average power of the sound. Peak 
sensing responds faster than RMS sensing. Typically, 
Peak sensing is used for transient and RMS sensing for 
sustained sounds.
Limiter
The Limiter effects prevents the sound from exceeding the 
set output level to avoid clipping in following effects, for 
example. The input and output VU meters indicate the 
level before and after the Limiter. The Gain Reduction me
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ter in the middle indicates the current attenuation of the...

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Hold
This sets a time period during which the expansion is ap-
plied after the sound falls below the set threshold. 
Release
This determines how fast the Expander raises the gain af-
ter the sound exceeds the set threshold. The longer the 
Release time, the longer is the period for raising the gain 
again.
Auto Release
Activate this to set the Release time automatically. The Ex-
pander analyzes the input sound continuously to find the 
optimal Release time. The Release knob is...

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Auto 
Activate this to set the Release time automatically. The 
Gate analyzes the input sound continuously to find the op
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timal Release time. The Release knob is disabled when 
Auto Release is active.
Peak – RMS
Determines whether the input signal is analyzed according 
to peak or RMS values (or a mixture of both). At a setting 
of 0
 % the Gate uses Peak sensing only and at 100 % 
RMS sensing only. Peak means that the Gate directly 
senses the peak level of the sound. RMS is an...

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Width
Controls the width of the stereo input signal from 0% 
(mono) over 100
 % (Stereo) to 141.4 % (Expanded Stereo).
LFE
This parameter controls the level of the Low Frequency Ef-
fects channel.
Rotate
Rotates the source channels around the positioning han-
dle. All input channels circle around the handle (without 
moving beyond the borders of the surround field). 
Orbit Center
Use this parameter if you want to rotate the complete sig-
nal around the center of the surround field....

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Non-Linear Reverb
A “gated” reverb with a sharp cutoff.
Early Reflections
A short, dense reverb for simulating small acoustic spaces 
and to thicken or blur sounds.
Delay
A simple mono-in/stereo out delay.
Stereo Delay
A stereo-in/stereo out delay.
Long Delay
The Long Delay provides the same parameters set as the 
Delay, except delays up to four seconds can be set.
Tape Delay
Simulation of a vintage 4-head analog tape delay.
Chorus
A straightforward chorus effect that can be used to...

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Ensemble
Chorus with a more complex modulation waveform for a 
lively thickening effect.
Flanger
A classic flanger effect.
Phaser
A four pole phaser for subtle phasing effects.
Pan / Tremolo
Autopan and Tremolo effect as used in vintage electric 
pianos.
Stereo Width
A stereo width enhancer with 4 modes.
Rotary Speaker
Simulation of a rotary speaker cabinet with high and low 
rotors.
ParameterDescription
RateModulation rate.
DepthAmount of pitch modulation.
ShimmerCreates a more...

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Wah Pedal
An auto-wah effect.
TalkBox
Modulated vowel formant filter.
Shelf EQ
Simple tone control.
Parametric EQ
Two-band parametric equalizer.
Enhancer
Psycho acoustic spectrum shaping.
Limiter
Hard level limiting.
Compressor
A simple compressor effect.
Multiband
Three-band compressor.
ParameterDescription
RateModulation rate (optional tempo sync).
DepthModulation depth.
PedalAdjusts filter frequency.
Mode- Auto: Envelope controlled wah effect.- Pedal: No modulation, Pedal...

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Gate
Simple gate effect.
Distortion
Hard clipping distortion.
Overdrive
Softer distortion with a gradual onset.
Bit Reduction
Digital “Lo Fi” quality degradation.
Amp Simulator
Amplifier modelling effect.
Modulate L/R
This effect features three modes of signal distortion, 
where one side of a stereo signal is used to modulate the 
other.
ParameterDescription
ThresholdGate threshold.
RangeLevel reduction when gate closed.
AttackAttack time.
ReleaseRelease time.
OutputOutput level...

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MIDI Modules Reference