Steinberg VST Sampler HALION 4 Operation Manual

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Global Functions and Settings
MIDI Select
When this option is activated, played MIDI notes can be 
used to select zones. This also influences zone parame
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ters displayed in the editors.
This parameter is linked to the corresponding option in the 
Mapping editor so that you can remote-control the option 
even if the Mapping editor is not visible, see 
“Selecting 
Zones with the Mapping Editor Keyboard” on page 102.
MIDI Reset
Sometimes notes can “hang”, due to the plug-in losing the 
MIDI connection,...

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Global Functions and Settings
Triggering Notes
The vertical position where you click the key defines the 
velocity that is used to trigger a note. Click on the lower 
end of a key to use the highest velocity, and click on the 
upper end of a key to use the lowest velocity.
•Right-click a key to open a context menu that contains 
information about the key. The “Assigned Zones” sub
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menu displays the names of all zones that are mapped to 
this key, allowing you to select a zone. The Info submenu 
shows...

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Global Functions and Settings
Voice Fade Out
This adjusts the fade out time for voices that need to be 
stolen because the Max Voices or the Max CPU setting of 
the plug-in instance is reached.
Osc ECO Mode
When this is activated, the oscillators of synth layers run in 
ECO mode, and use less CPU. This allows you to play 
more voices, but also produces more aliasing at higher 
pitches.
Streaming Section
Some of the programs include up to 1 GB of samples, 
such as the acoustic piano. This is a large...

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Global Functions and Settings
Key Commands
This opens the Key Commands dialog. For detailed infor-
mation, see “Using Key Commands” on page 51.
External Wave Editor
HALion allows you to specify an external sample editor ap-
plication that can be used to perform destructive offline 
editing on a sample, for example applying EQs, filtering, or 
denoising.
Here, you can specify which application to use. You can 
either type in the path manually or click the Browse button 
to navigate to the corresponding...

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Global Functions and Settings
•Turn the control to the right to decrease controller 
smoothing.
This way, parameters respond faster to MIDI controllers.
Velocity Note-On to Note-Off
Some keyboards do not transmit note-off velocity mes-
sages. If this option is activated, the played note-on veloc-
ity value is also used as note-off velocity for the notes.
FlexPhraser Hold Reset
Sends a global Hold Reset message to all FlexPhraser 
modules that are used in HALion.
The Reset Controller pop-up menu allows...

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Global Functions and Settings
Naming Quick Controls
1.Open the Quick Control Assignments section of the 
program or layer that holds the quick control.
2.In the Name column in the section on the left, click the 
quick control you want to rename, and enter a new name.
ÖYou can also enter the name for a quick control in the 
Quick Controls editor.
Duplicating Quick Controls
You can duplicate a quick control assignment using the 
“Duplicate Assignment” command on the context menu 
for the quick control....

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Global Functions and Settings
Trimming the Range
The Trim Range function allows you to optimize the quick 
control range depending on the current parameter value.
Proceed as follows:
1.Right-click the assignment in the list on the right.
2.To trim the range of a single assignment, select “Trim 
Range”. To trim the range of all quick controls, select 
“Trim Range of all Quick Controls”.
3.The minimum and maximum values are set automati-
cally.
Whenever you change the original parameter, you have to...

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Bypassing Quick Controls
To hear a sound without quick control assignments, by-
pass them temporarily by clicking the corresponding Mute 
button in the Quick Control Assignments section.
Assigning Quick Controls in the Modulation 
Matrix
In addition to assigning the quick controls directly to pa-
rameter controls, you can also assign them as source or 
modifier in the modulation matrix. This way, you can com
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bine the quick control with other modulation sources.
Proceed...

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Common Editing Methods 

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Common Editing Methods
Introduction
This chapter describes common editing methods in 
HALion.
Using Controls in HALion
Knobs and Sliders
Most of the editing methods are the same for knobs and 
sliders. The following applies:
•You can adjust the value by clicking on a knob or fader, 
and dragging up and down, or by using the mouse wheel.
•When you press [Alt]/[Option] and click on a knob, a 
small fader appears, allowing you to set the parameter.
•Press [Shift] and move the knob or use the mouse 
wheel...