Steinberg VST Sampler HALION 4 Operation Manual

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Editing Programs and Layers in the Sound Editor
Polyphony
When you play a note, one or multiple zones can be trig-
gered. Each triggered zone equals a voice. The number of 
voices you trigger with each note is displayed in the Voices 
field of the program. Use this parameter to set an upper 
limit for the number of notes that can be played simultane
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ously in polyphonic mode. 
If a program has a lower Polyphony value than its layers, 
the maximum number of notes you can play is limited by 
the...

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The following settings are available
ÖIf no variation groups are activated, all zones play si-
multaneously. To avoid this, activate the variation groups 
for the program or layer containing the zones and assign 
the zones to the different variation groups.
Assigning Zones to Variation Groups
Proceed as follows:
1.In the Program Tree, select the zones that you want to 
add to the voice group.
2.Open the Sound editor for the zones.
3.In the Voice Control...

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•To rename a Note Expression controller, click in the 
Name field of the selected controller and enter the new 
name.
Bypassing the Note Expression Controller
Each Note Expression controller has a Bypass button that 
allows you to deactivate the effect of the controller.
ÖThe Bypass button is linked to the Bypass button of 
the corresponding modulation destination in the modula
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tion matrix.
Changing the Modulation Depth
The Depth slider adjusts the...

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Editing Zones in the Sound Editor 

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Editing Zones in the Sound Editor
Introduction
The Sound editor for synth and sample zones contains the 
zone parameters in HALion. It allows you to modify the 
settings for a single zone, for multiple selected zones or 
for all zones at the same time.
ÖIf not expressly stated, the functions described in this 
chapter apply to both synth and sample zones.
ÖAll functions and parameters described here also ap-
ply to the Zone Editor.
Global Zone Settings
The global section at the top of the Sound editor...

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Editing Zones in the Sound Editor
The Voice Control Section
The Voice Control section of the Sound editor has two 
tabs: Trigger and Unison/Glide.
The Trigger Tab
On the Trigger tab, you can specify the triggering of a 
zone.
Voice Group
You can set the polyphony of a zone individually, by as-
signing it to one of 128 voice groups. The settings of 
voice groups can be edited in the Voice Management sec
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tion of the program or layer. For more information on voice 
groups, see 
“Voice Groups” on page...

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The Unison/Glide Tab
The Unison/Glide tab has the following parameters:
Unison
Unison allows you to trigger multiple voices simultane-
ously with each note you play. When you activate the Uni-
son option, the following parameters become available:
Glide
You can use the Glide parameter to bend the pitch be-
tween notes that follow each other. You achieve the best 
results in Mono mode.
When you activate the Glide option, the following param-
eters become available:
ÖIf...

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The Pitch Section
On the Pitch section for synth and sample zones, you can 
make settings for tuning and pitch modulation. The follow
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ing parameters are available:
Pitchbend
Here, you can set the range of the pitch modulation that is 
applied when you move the pitchbend wheel.
Octave
Here, you can adjust the pitch in octave steps. 
Coarse
Here, you can adjust the pitch in semitone steps.
Fine
This parameter allows you to fine-tune the pitch in cents 
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OSC 1/2/3 Type
The Oscillator Type defines the basic sound character of 
the oscillator. The pop-up menu lists the waveforms (Sine, 
Triangle, Saw or Square), followed by the algorithm 
(PWM, Sync, CM or XOR). The combination of waveform 
and algorithm controls the sound of the oscillator.
•To select an oscillator type, click the icon that indicates 
the wave shape for OSC1, OSC2, or OSC3 and select 
the wave shape and algorithm you want to use from the 
pop-up menu....

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The following parameters are available:
Ring Modulation (RING)
Ring modulation produces sums and differences between 
the frequencies of two signals.
•To activate ring modulation, click the On/Off button.
The following parameters are available:
Noise
The Noise parameter is used for non-pitched sounds. In 
addition to standard white and pink noise, there are also 
band-pass filtered versions of white and pink noise.
•To activate the noise generator, click its On/Off...