Steinberg VST Sampler HALION 4 Operation Manual

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Introduction
This chapter describes the available MIDI modules. For in-
formation on using and setting up MIDI Modules, see “Us-
ing MIDI Modules” on page 54.
The FlexPhraser
HALion features an arpeggio and phrase player: the so-
called FlexPhraser. You can select from a great variety of 
phrases that suit a wide range of musical instruments and 
styles. Depending on the selected phrase, the FlexPhraser 
uses your live playing to modify the phrase in real-time. 
This allows you, for instance, to re-harmonize phrases by 
playing different chords.
FlexPhraser presets
In the top right of the FlexPhraser editor, you can load and 
save presets for the FlexPhraser. In addition to the se
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lected phrase, these presets also contain the performance 
settings of the FlexPhraser, such as Tempo, Tempo Scale, 
Loop, Swing, etc.
ÖPresets can only be saved and loaded for phrases, not 
for sliced loops.
Loading Phrases for the FlexPhraser
The phrases are sorted into subfolders, according to the 
type of instrument. Each instrument subfolder contains 
phrases of different musical styles.
To load a phrase, proceed as follows:
1.At the top of the FlexPhraser, click in the Phrase field.
2.On the pop-up menu, open the submenu for the in-
strument, and select the phrase you want to load.
In general, you can apply any phrase to any type of instru-
ment. However, a phrase for guitar might not be suitable 
for use with a piano, for example.
Phrase Playback Types
HALion features a huge amount of phrase types organized 
in categorized submenus such as Classic Arp, Synth Seq, 
Chord Seq, Bass, and so on. Each folder can contain sev
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eral submenus containing phrases categorized according 
to functional descriptions or musical styles.
The Construction Sets submenu contains phrases espe-
cially made for HALion’s instrument layers. These phrases 
use key switches to switch between different playing 
styles, to increase the realism of your performance.
The phrases that can be found in the various other cate-
gories use a number of different playback types to allow 
phrase-specific user interaction while playing:
Mute
Activate the Mute button to silence the phrase temporarily. 
The phrase still plays in the background. When you deac
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tivate Mute, playback resumes immediately.
KS Off (Key Switches off)
Construction Set phrases that make use of key switches 
and noises (fret noises for guitar phrases, for example) 
usually work only with programs for the same type of in
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strument. Programs without key switches and noises play 
back such events as normal notes that do not fit to the rest 
of the phrase. To avoid the playback of key switches and 
noises, activate the KS Off option.
ÖAs this option filters out any note events that do not 
transpose with your playing, drum phrases do not work 
when this option is activated.
Loop
When this option is activated, the phrase plays in a loop.
OptionDescription
Playback of a 
drum patternPressing any note triggers the same rhythm pattern.
Playback only of 
the played notesThe phrase is played back using only the played note 
and its octave notes.
Playback of a 
programmed 
sequence 
according to the 
played chordWhen you press only one note, the phrase is played 
back using the programmed sequence — which means 
that notes other than the ones you play are triggered. 
When you are adding notes to those already held, the 
sequence changes accordingly — for example, the 
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Hold
Here, you can make the following settings:
Trigger Mode
The Trigger Mode defines when the FlexPhraser scans for 
new keys you play on the keyboard.
The following options are available:
Restart Mode
Here, you can make the following settings:
Key Mode
This option defines if the order of the notes, as played on 
the keyboard, affects the playback of the phrase.
The following options are available:
Vel Mode
This option specifies how the velocity of the notes you 
play affects the notes of the phrase.
The following options are available:
Sync
To synchronize the phrase to the tempo of your host appli-
cation, activate Sync.
ÖIn addition, you can set the Restart mode to “Sync to 
Host”. This aligns the phrase with the beats and measures 
of your host application.
Tempo
When Sync is deactivated, use the Tempo control to set 
the internal playback speed of the FlexPhraser. The play
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back speed of the phrase is specified in Beats per Minute 
(BPM). In addition, Tempo Scale gives you further control 
over the playback speed. The Tempo control is not avail
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able when Sync is activated.
Option Description
OffThe phrase changes immediately when releasing a key. The 
phrase stops immediately when releasing all keys.
OnThe phrase plays to the end even when the keys are re-leased. When the Loop option is activated, the phrase plays 
continuously in a cycle.
GatedThe phrase starts playback with the first key being played. It 
plays silently in the background even when the keys are re-leased, and resumes playback at the current position when 
you press any of the keys again. This way, you can gate the 
playback of the phrase.
OptionDescription
ImmediatelyThe FlexPhraser scans for new keys all the time. The 
phrase changes immediately in reaction to your playing.
Next BeatThe FlexPhraser scans for new keys at every new beat. 
The phrase changes in reaction to your playing on each 
new beat.
Next MeasureThe FlexPhraser scans for new keys at the start of new 
measures. The phrase changes in reaction to your play-ing on each new measure.
OptionDescription
OffThe phrase runs continuously and does not restart at 
chord or note changes.
New ChordSelect this to restart the phrase on new chords. How-ever, the phrase does not restart upon notes that are 
played legato, for example, if you play additional notes 
to a chord you are holding already.
New NoteSelect this to restart the phrase with each new note you 
play. Here, the phrase does restart also upon notes that 
are played legato.
Sync to HostSelect this to align the phrase with the beats and mea-sures of your host application. The phrase aligns to the 
beats and measures each time you start the transport.
OptionDescription
SortThe notes play in the order of the selected pattern. The 
chronological order is without influence.
As PlayedThe notes play in the chronological order as you played 
them on the keyboard.
DirectThe phrase itself does not create any note events, but 
controller events only. You hear the notes you play plus 
any controller events of the phrase, such as pitchbend, 
volume, pan, etc. Not all phrases contain controller 
data. Consult the documentation of the phrase to see if 
it does.
OptionDescription
OriginalThe notes of the phrase play with the velocity saved 
with the phrase.
As PlayedThe notes of the phrase play with the velocity you are 
playing on the keyboard.
Original +  As PlayedThe phrase velocity is determined by the combination 
of the velocity saved with the phrase and the velocity of 
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Tempo Scale
This parameter defines the rate at which notes are trig-
gered, in other words, the speed at which the phrase is 
running. You can specify a value in fractions of beats. You 
can also set dotted and triplet note values. 
When the Tempo parameter is 1/16 and you set this value 
to 1/8, for example, the speed is cut to half. When you set 
it to 1/32, the speed is doubled. Other values increase or 
decrease the speed accordingly.
Swing
Use this parameter to shift the timing of notes on even 
numbered beats. This way, the phrase gets a swing feel
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ing. Negative values shift the timing backward, and the 
notes are played earlier. Positive values shift the timing 
forward, and the notes are played later.
Gate Scale
This parameter allows you to shorten or lengthen the 
notes of the phrase. At a value of 100
 %, the notes play 
with their original gate length.
Vel Scale
This parameter allows you to raise or lower the note-on 
velocities of the phrase. At a value of 100
 %, the notes are 
played with their original velocity.
Octaves
This setting extends the phrase playback to include higher 
or lower octaves. Positive settings extend the playback to 
higher and negative settings to lower octaves. For exam
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ple, a value of +1 first plays the phrase in the octave range 
you originally played. Then, it repeats the phrase one oc
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tave higher.
Play Range
You can use the Play Range parameters to determine 
which keys and velocities trigger the phrase playback.
Low Key
This defines the lowest key that triggers the phrase.
High Key
This defines the highest key that triggers the phrase.
Low Vel
This defines the lowest velocity that triggers the phrase. 
High Vel
This defines the highest velocity that triggers the phrase. 
Working with FlexPhraser Variations
For each FlexPhraser module that you add, you can set up 
up to 8 different variations of phrases. You can switch be
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tween them with the variation buttons at the top right of 
the FlexPhraser. You can also remote-control the Variation 
buttons using HALion‘s trigger pads. This also gives you 
the possibility to switch between variations by playing the 
trigger keys assigned to the trigger pads.
ÖTo avoid that the variation switches in the middle of a 
beat or measure, use the trigger modes “Next Beat” or 
“Next Measure”.
Creating Variations
You can create variations either by starting from scratch or 
by copying an existing one.
To start from scratch, proceed as follows:
1.Click one of the 8 variation buttons at the top right of 
the FlexPhraser.
2.Assign a phrase and edit the FlexPhraser settings.
The variation is saved and can be recalled by clicking the Variation button.
To copy an existing variation, proceed as follows:
1.Right-click the variation button for the variation that 
you want to copy and select “Copy FlexPhraser Variation”.
2.Right-click the variation button to which you want to 
paste the variation and select “Paste FlexPhraser Varia
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tion”.
ÖThe parameters Loop, Sync, Hold, Trigger Mode, Re-
start Mode, Key Mode, Vel Mode, Low/High Key, and 
Low/High Vel are not part of the variations. You set them 
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Switching Variations with the Trigger Pads
You can switch between variations using the trigger pads 
(see 
“Switching between FlexPhraser Variations” on page 
145).
The Trigger Pads
You can use the trigger pads to trigger single notes or 
whole chords and to switch between FlexPhraser varia
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tions. Many of the programs that come with HALion make 
use of the trigger pads:
•Blue pads have single notes or whole chords assigned.
•The line above the pad turns orange when the pad 
switches between FlexPhraser variations.
•To trigger a pad with your mouse, click the correspond-
ing pad.
Assigning Trigger Notes to Pads
You can assign a MIDI note to a pad and trigger the pad 
by playing this note.
To define the note, you have the following options:
•Right-click a pad, open the “Assign Trigger Note” sub-
menu, and from the further submenus, select the octave, 
and note that you want to assign.
•Open the context menu for a pad, select “Learn Trigger 
Note”, and play the note on your MIDI keyboard (or click a 
key on the internal keyboard).
The name of the assigned trigger note is displayed in the top left corner 
of the pad.
ÖOn the internal keyboard, keys that serve as trigger 
notes are shown in blue. These keys do not play sounds, 
but trigger the corresponding pads instead.
•To remove a trigger note from a pad, right-click the pad 
and select “Forget Trigger Note”.
Using Default Trigger Note Settings
By default, the assigned trigger notes are stored with 
each program to allow for maximum flexibility. However, 
you may want to keep a fixed set of trigger notes to reflect 
an existing hardware setup.
To be able to use default trigger note settings, you have to 
save them first:
•To specify a global set of trigger notes, set the trigger 
notes for all pads, right-click a pad, and from the context 
menu, select “Save Trigger Notes as Default”.
Now you can activate the “Use Default Trigger Notes” 
option:
•Right-click a pad and select “Use Default Trigger 
Notes”.
Changing programs or multi-programs does not change the trigger 
notes anymore.
When you deactivate this option, the last set of trigger 
notes remains active. To return to the trigger notes that 
were saved with the program, reload the program.
Naming a Pad
To indicate the functionality of a pad, you can enter a 
name. Proceed as follows:
1.Right-click the pad, and on the context menu, select 
“Rename Pad”.
2.Enter the name.
3.Press [Enter] to confirm the name.
Triggering Chords or Single Notes
To trigger a chord or a single note with a pad, you first 
need to define the chord or note:
1.Right-click a pad.
2.On the context menu, select “Snapshot Chord”.
The pad starts blinking to indicate that it is in Learn mode.
3.Play a chord or a single note.
The keys belonging to the chord are highlighted on the internal keyboard.
4.To accept the chord or note, click the pad that is 
blinking.
The pad turns blue to indicate that a chord or note is assigned.
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ÖTo use the pads for switching between expressions, 
select “Snapshot Chord” on the context menu and play 
the corresponding key switch.
ÖIf you define a chord that also contains a key switch, 
you can trigger the chord with a specific instrument ex
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pression.
ÖIf you add keys to a chord that also work as trigger 
notes, they trigger the underlying MIDI note instead of the 
trigger note.
•To clear the chord or note from a pad, right-click the 
trigger pad and select “Clear Chord”.
Switching between FlexPhraser Variations
You can use the trigger pads to switch between Flex-
Phraser variations. For more information, see “Working 
with FlexPhraser Variations” on page 143. 
Proceed as follows:
1.Right-click the trigger pad you want to use for switch-
ing to the selected FlexPhraser variations.
2.On the menu, select “Snapshot FlexPhrasers”.
The line above the pad turns orange to indicate that a FlexPhraser snap-
shot is assigned.
3.When you trigger the pad, it switches to the variations 
that were selected when you made the snapshot. 
ÖInstead of storing the variation settings themselves, 
the trigger pad stores only which variations were selected 
when you made the snapshot. This allows you to change 
settings of variations even after you made the snapshot.
ÖWhen layers are replaced or added, you need to take 
the FlexPhraser snapshot again.
•To clear the FlexPhraser snapshot, right-click the trigger 
pad and select “Clear FlexPhrasers”.
Bypassing the Trigger Pads
You can bypass the whole Trigger Pads editor. This deac-
tivates any functionality assigned to the trigger pads.
•To bypass the Trigger Pads editor, click the Bypass 
Pads button to the right of the trigger pads.
The bypass button lights up to indicate that the trigger pads are 
deactivated.
Using Pad Presets
Presets for the trigger pads can be managed via the con-
trols in the top left corner of the Trigger Pads editor.
ÖPad presets save trigger notes and chord snapshots, 
but not FlexPhraser snapshots. As a result, you can ex
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change trigger notes and chords by loading presets with-
out loosing your FlexPhraser snapshots.
Mono Envelope
This MIDI module triggers a monophonic multi-segment 
envelope, which you can use as a modulation source in 
the modulation matrix of a zone. In this context, mono
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phonic means that the envelope is not played back per 
zone. Instead, it is played back only once for each pro
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gram or layer it belongs to. You can set up a condition for 
triggering and releasing the envelope. By default, this en
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velope is bipolar.
ÖFor a complete description on how to edit the enve-
lope graphically, please refer to “The Envelope Section” 
on page 85.
Envelope Mode
You can select one of three envelope modes to specify 
how the envelope is played back each time you trigger it.
OptionDescription
SustainThe envelope plays from the first node to its sustain. The 
sustain level is held for as long as you play the note. When 
you release the note, the envelope continues with the 
stages following the sustain. This mode is ideal for looped 
samples.
LoopThe envelope starts playback from the first node to the 
loop nodes. The loop is repeated for as long as the key is 
held. The envelope plays the stages following the sustain 
when you release the note. This mode is ideal for adding 
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Trigger Mode
On the Trigger pop-up menu below the envelope display, 
you can set the condition for triggering the envelope.
Release Mode
On the Release pop-up menu below the envelope display, 
you can set the condition for releasing the envelope.
Level Velocity
Use this parameter to adjust how velocity affects the level 
of the envelope. The level of the envelope depends on two 
factors: the setting of this parameter and how hard you hit 
a key. Positive values increase and negative values de
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crease the level of the envelope the harder you hit a key.
Level Velocity Curve
You can select one of eight curves to specify how the in-
coming velocity translates to the level of the envelope. The 
characteristic of each curve is displayed by a small icon.
Time Velocity
Use this parameter to adjust the influence of velocity on 
the times of the envelope. Positive values decrease the 
times for higher velocity values. Negative values increase 
the times for higher velocity values.
Segments
On the Segments pop-up menu, you can specify which 
stages of the envelope are affected by the Time Velocity 
parameter.
Key Follow, Center Key, and KeyF Rel  
(Key Follow Release)
With the Key Follow and KeyF Rel parameters, you can 
scale the envelope times across the keyboard. Key Follow 
scales all times before the sustain node. KeyF Rel scales 
all times after the sustain node (that is to say the release of 
the envelope). You can specify a center key that is used as 
the central position for the Key Follow and KeyF Rel func
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tions. The envelope times depend on the keyboard range 
in which the note is played and on the corresponding Key 
Follow setting: Positive values decrease the times for 
notes above and increase the times for notes below the 
Center Key; the envelope becomes faster the higher the 
note you play. Negative values increase the times for 
notes above and decrease the times for notes below the 
Center Key; the envelope becomes slower the higher the 
note you play.
One ShotThe envelope is played from the first to the last node, even 
if you release the key. The envelope has no sustain stage. 
This mode is ideal for drum samples.
OptionDescription
First NoteSelect this mode to trigger the envelope with the first 
note that you play. Any following notes you play legato do 
not trigger the envelope.
Each NoteSelect this mode to trigger the envelope with each note 
you play. The envelope plays back from its attack each 
time you press a key.
OptionDescription
First NoteSelect this mode to release the envelope with the first note 
you release.
Last NoteSelect this mode to release the envelope with the last note 
you release.
Option Description
OptionDescription
AThe velocity affects the attack time only.
A + DThe velocity affects all times until the sustain.
DThe velocity affects all times until the sustain but without the 
attack.
A + RThe velocity affects the attack and the release times.
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Mono LFO
HALion allows you to add monophonic LFOs as MIDI 
modules to the program. An LFO module can be used for 
an entire program, or for specific layers. In this context, 
monophonic means that these LFOs are only calculated 
once and feed multiple voices at the same time. A pitch 
modulation controlled by the modulation wheel is a typical 
example where one LFO controls the vibrato for all voices. 
Monophonic LFOs appear as sources in the modulation 
matrix of the zones contained in a layer or program.
LFO Presets
HALion comes with LFO presets that you can use as a 
starting point for sound editing. For detailed information 
on preset handling, see 
“Working with Presets” on page 
51.
LFO Parameters
LFO Waveform Types
Use the Waveform pop-up menu to select the basic type 
of waveform and use the Shape control to change the 
characteristic of the waveform.
Frequency
This controls the frequency of the modulation, that is to 
say the “speed” of the LFO. When Sync Mode is active, 
the frequency is set in fractions of beats, or number of 
steps of the Step Modulator.
Phase
Sets the initial phase of the waveform when the LFO is re-
triggered.
Rnd (Random)
When this button is activated, each note starts with a ran-
domized start phase. The Phase control is deactivated. 
Sync Mode
You can sync the LFO either to the tempo of the host ap-
plication or to HALion’s Step Modulator. The behavior of 
the Frequency parameter depends on the selected option:
OptionDescription
SineThis produces smooth modulation, suitable for vibrato or 
tremolo. The Shape parameter adds additional harmonics to 
the waveform.
TriangleThis is similar in character to Sine. The waveform periodically 
ramps up and down. The Shape parameter continuously 
changes the triangle waveform to a trapezoid.
SawThis produces a ramp cycle. The Shape parameter continu-ously changes the waveform from ramp down to triangle to 
ramp up.
PulseThis produces stepped modulation, where the modulation 
switches abruptly between two values. The Shape parameter 
continuously changes the ratio between the high and low 
state of the waveform. Set Shape to 50% to produce a square 
wave.
RampThis is similar to the Saw waveform. Turning up the Shape 
control increases the length of the silence between ramps.
LogLogarithmic curve. The Shape parameter continuously 
changes the logarithmic curvature from negative to positive.
S & H 1This produces randomly stepped modulation. The Shape pa-rameter puts ramps between the steps and changes the S&H 
into a smooth random signal when fully turned right
S & H 2This is similar to S & H 1. The steps are alternating between 
random high and low values. Shape puts ramps between the 
steps and changes the S & H into a smooth random signal 
when fully turned right.
OptionDescription
OffSelect this to adjust the speed of the modulation in 
Hertz.
Tempo + RetrigSelect this to adjust the speed of the modulation in frac-tions of beats (1/4, 1/8, etc.). You can also set dotted 
and triplet note values. The restart behavior of the LFO 
depends on the Retrigger setting.
Tempo + BeatSelect this to adjust the speed of the modulation in frac-tions of beats. You can also set dotted and triplet note 
values. The LFO restarts with the transport of the host 
and lines up to the beats of the project. The Retrigger 
setting is not taken into account.
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Retrigger Mode
Determines whether the LFO is restarted when a note is 
triggered. When Retrigger is set to First Note or Each 
Note, the waveform starts at the position specified by the 
Phase parameter.
LFO Bypass
To hear the sound without any LFO modulation, click the 
Bypass button (the speaker icon) in the title bar of the 
section. This deactivates all LFOs.
MegaTrig
The MegaTrig module is used for controlling playing styles 
and articulations and for triggering release samples and 
instrument noises.
Setting up Conditions
By setting up conditions, you can determine which zone is 
triggered. For each condition, you can specify an event 
and range.
Proceed as follows:
1.In the Program Tree, insert the MegaTrig module at the 
position where you want to apply the playback rules.
This can be the program or one of its layers. Any zones within the pro-
gram or layer are affected, too.
2.Open the editor of the MegaTrig module.
3.On the pop-up menu for the first condition, select an 
event. 
4.Activate the condition by clicking the On button to the 
left of the menu.
5.Use the faders and value fields to the right to adjust 
the minimum and maximum value of the range.
6.To set up more conditions, repeat these steps for ad-
ditional rows.
7.Select the logical operations, AND or OR, from the 
menu to the left of the conditions. To invert a condition, 
activate the NOT operation (the button with the exclama
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tion mark).
The Expression field displays the conditions and logical operations you 
set.
8.Set the Trigger option to determine which notes are 
triggered when the expression becomes TRUE.
ÖThe operation AND is executed before the operation 
OR.
Setting up the Expression Manually
Instead of using the AND/OR menus and NOT buttons, 
you can enter the expression manually. This way, you can 
also influence the execution order of the expression.
Proceed as follows:
1.Click the edit button next to the Expression field.
2.Type in the conditions and logical operations, for ex-
ample A AND B OR C.
Instead of AND, OR, and NOT, you can also type the letters &, | and !.
3.Put in parentheses to specify the execution order, for 
example A AND (B OR C).
ÖIf you edit the expression manually, the AND/OR 
menus and the NOT and On buttons are not available. 
OptionDescription
OffThe LFO is running freely.
First NoteThe LFO restarts when a note is triggered and no 
other notes are already held.
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Selecting a Condition
You can combine up to 8 conditions into an expression 
using logical operations. For example, the expression 
“Note-on AND Sustain On” is TRUE when you play notes 
while holding the sustain pedal down. Any assigned zones 
only play back if the whole expression is TRUE. 
For each of the conditions, you can make the following 
settings:
The following options are available on the Condition pop-
up menu:
OptionDescription
ConditionYou select the event for the condition from the Condition 
pop-up menu. The condition is TRUE when the event is of 
the right type and within the specified range.
OnClick this button to activate the corresponding condition.
MinUse the fader and value field to adjust the minimum value 
of the range. This is the lowest possible value for a TRUE 
condition.
MaxUse the fader and value field to adjust the maximum value 
of the range. This is the highest possible value for a TRUE 
condition.
ANDCombines two conditions logically. The expression is 
TRUE if both conditions are TRUE.
ORCombines two conditions logically. The expression is 
TRUE if one of the conditions is TRUE.
NOTActivate this to invert the condition. A condition that was 
previously TRUE becomes FALSE, and vice versa.
ExpressionDisplays how the logical operators and conditions are ex-ecuted. Click the “e” button to edit the Expression manu-ally. Put in parentheses to influence the execution order.
OptionDescription
Note-onThe condition is TRUE when a key is pressed. You can 
specify a key range for this event.
Note-offThe condition is TRUE when a note is released and a 
matching note-on event was received. This includes 
notes that are released by lifting the sustain pedal. You 
can specify a key range for this event.
This option allows you to avoid triggering the wrong re-lease samples after switching between articulations of 
an instrument. Note that for this to work, the layers of 
the note-on and note-off samples must reside in the 
same layer of the corresponding Key Switch MegaTrig 
module.
Forced  Note-offThe condition is TRUE when a note is released. Forced 
means that a matching note-on event is not needed. In 
other words, the note-off event always passes through. 
This includes notes that are released by lifting the sus
-tain pedal. You can specify a key range for the note-off 
events.
Key UpThe condition is TRUE when a note is released even 
when the sustain pedal is pressed. This condition uses 
the full range of the keyboard.
Sustain OnThe condition is TRUE when the sustain pedal is 
pressed.
Sustain OffThe condition is TRUE when the sustain pedal is 
released.
Key SwitchThe condition is TRUE when a note in the specified 
note range was pressed. Multiple Key Switch assign-ments across different layers of the program work like 
radio buttons, so only one Key Switch assignment can 
be active at a time. By default, the Key Switch assign
-ment with the lowest key is TRUE.Note: If you want the Key Switch assignments across 
different layers to work individually, activate the Individual 
MegaTrig Management of the corresponding layers. For 
example, this can be necessary when two programs with 
Key Switches are copied together into one program.
Key Range 1stThe condition is TRUE beginning with the 1st note that 
is held within the specified note range.
Key Range 2ndThe condition is TRUE beginning with the 2nd note that 
is held within the specified note range
Key ToggleThis condition toggles between TRUE and FALSE each 
time you hit a key within the specified note range. By 
default, the condition is TRUE. If you toggle the condi
-tion from 0, the odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, and so on) are 
FALSE and the even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8, and so on) are 
TRUE.
VelocityThe condition is TRUE when the received velocity is 
within the specified velocity range.
Playing SpeedThe condition is TRUE when the time between succes-sive notes is within the specified range.
LegatoThe condition is TRUE when you play notes legato. You 
can specify a key range for the legato played notes.
RetriggerThe condition is TRUE when a note is retriggered. You 
can specify a key range for the retriggered note.
Note that this condition must always be combined with 
Note-On and that Mono and Retrigger must be acti-vated in the Voice Management of the corresponding 
layer or program.
IntervalThe condition is TRUE when the interval between suc-cessively played notes is within the specified range.
Note CountThe condition is TRUE when the number of played 
notes is within the specified range.
Lowest NoteThe range control specifies the order of the notes in a 
chord from low to high. The condition is TRUE when the 
played notes match the specified range. For example, a 
range from 0 to 1 means the first and second lowest 
note play and all other notes are filtered out.
Highest NoteThe range control specifies the order of the notes in a 
chord from high to low. The condition is TRUE when the 
played notes match the specified range. For example, a 
range from 0 to 1 means the first and second highest 
note play and all other notes are filtered out.
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ÖTwo MIDI note events combined by an AND operation 
can never turn TRUE. For example, the expressions “Note-
on AND Note-off”, or “Note-on AND Key up”, or “Note-off 
AND Key up” can never be TRUE.
ÖWhen using several MegaTrig modules, the random 
value is the same across all MegaTrig modules, if you se
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lect the Random option in the same row. By setting the 
ranges so they do not overlap, you can switch randomly 
between the corresponding layers.
Trigger Options
In addition to the expressions, you can specify the Trigger 
options.
The following options are available:
Note-Off Velocity
Below the Trigger options, the parameters to control the 
velocity of note-off samples are located. This includes any 
sample selection through velocity mapping of the note-off 
samples. The velocity may also have an effect on the level 
of the note-off samples, as programmed in the zone.
The following parameters are available:
Layer Alternate
You can use this module to switch between different lay-
ers automatically. This is useful for alternating between the 
up and down bows of a string instrument or the left and 
right hand of drum strokes, for example.
To alternate playback between different layers, proceed 
as follows:
1.Insert the Layer Alternate module above the layers be-
tween which you want to switch.
2.Open the editor for the module and drag the layers 
from the Expression Pool into the Alternation List in the or
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der you want to switch them.
You can rearrange the order of the list using drag and drop.
MIDI ControllerThe condition is TRUE when the position of the control-ler is within the specified range.
Quick ControlsThe condition is TRUE when the Quick Control is within 
the specified range.
RandomProduces a random value between 0 and 100 for each 
note that is played. The condition is TRUE, when the 
random value is within the specified range.
OptionDescription
New NotesWhen the expression is TRUE, only new notes trigger the 
zones.
Held NoteWhen the expression is TRUE, the currently held notes and 
any new notes trigger the zones.
Fixed NoteWhen the expression is TRUE, a single note is sent. When Fixed Note is selected, the Note and Velocity param-eters become available. Use them to determine the note to 
be sent.
For example, to trigger the pedal noise of a grand piano, se-lect the condition Sustain On and set Trigger to Fixed Note. 
You can adjust the note and velocity of the fixed note that is 
triggered. The Held Notes and New Notes options trigger 
the notes as you played them on the keyboard. 
Option Description
OptionDescription
SourceHere, you can select if the velocity that is sent to the re-lease samples is taken from the note-on or the note-off 
event.
Velocity  AmountAllows you to adjust how much the selected option af-fects the velocity of the note-off sample. This includes 
any sample selection through the velocity mapping of 
the release samples.
Note that the velocity may also have an effect on the vol-ume of the sample, as programmed in the zone.
Decay TimeDepending on the time you set, the velocity of the note-
off sample is reduced the longer you hold a key.
Decay CurveSets the curvature of the note-off velocity decay. Use 
positive values for an outward shaped curve and nega-tive values for an inward shaped curve. Without chang-ing the overall decay time, an outward shaped curve 
reduces the note-off velocity faster and an inward 
shaped curve reduces it slower.
Decay Key Fol-lowScales the decay time across the keyboard. You can set 
a center key that is used as the central position for the 
Key Follow function. For example, set this parameter to 
positive values to decrease the decay time for notes 
above and increase it for notes below the center key.
Decay Center 
KeySpecifies the note number that is used as a central po-sition for the key follow function of the Decay Time. The 
range extends from C-2 to G8.