Steinberg VST Sampler HALION 4 Operation Manual

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Common Editing Methods
Using Key Commands
Key commands can be assigned to most operations that 
can be performed via the standalone panel of HALion. The 
Key Commands dialog contains a list of all available com
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mands, arranged in a hierarchical way. When you open a 
category folder by clicking the “+” sign beside it, the items 
and functions it contains are displayed with the assigned 
key commands.
•To open the Key Commands dialog, open the Options 
editor, and click the corresponding button in the...

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Common Editing Methods
Saving Presets
1.Click the Save button (disk icon) to open a file dialog.
2.Name the preset and click Save to save the parameter 
set as a preset.
ÖYou can modify a factory preset and save it under the 
same name in your user folder.
Deleting Presets
You can only delete user presets.
1.Click the Delete button (trash icon).
2.Click Yes to confirm.
VST Presets
Loading VST Presets
When you load a VST preset, the current program is re-
placed. Proceed as follows:
1.On the Program...

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Common Editing Methods
Using Effects
HALion features AUX busses that can be used to realize 
classical send effects. All slot, program, and layer busses 
as well as zones can send signal portions to these busses. 
Each bus hosts up to eight insert effects, which allows 
you to set up complex effects. The busses are then routed 
to either the main plug-in output or to one of the individual 
outputs. Furthermore, the Mixer provides access to the 
master output bus. These can be used to add a global EQ...

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Common Editing Methods
Using MIDI Modules
The MIDI modules available in HALion range from stan-
dard modules like an Arpeggiator (the so-called Flex-
Phraser) to more dedicated modules that trigger specific 
events or deliver special modulation signals, e.g., to con
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trol articulations of sampled instruments. In general, MIDI 
modules process the stream of MIDI events inside a pro
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gram. In addition, they are able to produce monophonic 
modulation signals, which can be used as sources in the...

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Importing and Exporting Samples 

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Importing and Exporting Samples
Importing Samples
HALion offers convenient functions to import samples and 
map them automatically on import. You can specify how 
the samples are mapped and also extract mapping infor
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mation from sample file and folder names.
You can import samples into HALion using the Import 
submenu of the Program Tree context menu. In the Import 
Samples dialog, you can select the samples to import and 
make mapping settings for them.
The lower section of the Import Samples...

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Importing and Exporting Samples
Setting the Root Key
The Root Key menu and settings allow you to specify how 
the root key for the samples is obtained. The following op
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tions are available:
ÖIf no root key information is found, the fixed root key is 
used.
Specifying the Velocity Range
You can specify the velocity range for the imported sam-
ples using the Vel Range parameters in the Import dialog. 
The following options are available:
ÖIf no information on the velocity range is found, the 
samples...

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Importing and Exporting Samples
Using the Position Setting
The Position setting determines the position in the file 
name at which the program searches for the information.
•When this is set to “0”, the entire file name is searched.
•When you select a number from the pop-up menu, the 
program starts searching after this number of characters. 
Every character is taken into account, including spaces.
The Tune and Gain Settings
The file header of the sample can contain information on 
the tuning and the...

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Importing and Exporting Samples
Start the Search
•Once you have specified the search path, click the Start 
Search button to start the search process.
If the search only finds a single result for each missing 
sample, the sample path is automatically corrected in the 
program and the sample disappears from the “Missing 
Files” list. If all samples are found, the dialog is closed.
Using Favorite Paths
If a path might be helpful for future searches, you can add 
it to the search path list. The next time...

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Importing and Exporting Samples
3.Where necessary, complete the file path by typing in a 
back-slash (Win) or a slash (Mac). 
You can combine several variables, separating them with hyphens, 
spaces, etc.
The resulting sample path is displayed in the Example 
Name field.
The following variables are available:
Renaming Samples
You can also rename the samples automatically on export 
using sample name variables. You can combine several 
variables.
Proceed as follows:
1.In the Sample Name field, set the...