Steinberg VST Workstation Halion Sonic Operation Manual

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Filter shape
Each filter type offers 23 diff erent filter shapes. By select -
ing the filter shape you determine which frequencies will 
b

e affected. The letters and numbers indicate the filter 
shape: For example, LP12 is short for low-pass 12dB/oct. 
Depending on the chosen filter mode, you can either se -
lect one, two or four shapes.
Filter shapes
The filter types Classic and Tube Drive offer the following 
filter shapes:
Filter shape Description
LP24 Low-pass filter with 24 dB/oct....

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X/Y control
The X/Y control allows you to adjust two parameters si -
multaneously. This is especia lly useful w
 ith the morphing 
filters where the X/Y control adjusts the blend between 
the filter shapes. For the other filter modes, the X/Y control 
adjusts Cutoff and Resonance. Depending on the se -
lected filter type, the X/Y control adjusts different parame -
ters:
Selected filter Description
Single, Dual   
Serial & Dual 
Paral
 lel The X/Y control adjusts the Cutoff frequency on...

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Level
Here you can you can adjust the loudness of the layer. The 
control range is from –oo dB to +12 dB.
Key Follow
Here you can scale the loudness across the MIDI key-
board. The control range is from -200% to +200%. Set 
this parameter to positive values to raise the loudness the 
higher you play. Use negative values to lower the volume 
the higher notes you play.
Center Key
This specifies the MIDI note around where the Key Follow 
pivots. The range extends from C-2 to G8.
Pan
Here you...

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Envelope pages
The envelope pages of the synth and sample layers give 
you access to the four envelopes of the layer, i.e., Pitch 
(P), Filter (F), Amp (A) and User (U) envelope. Each of 
these is a multi-segment envelope with up to 128 nodes. 
The nodes specify the overall shape of the envelope with 
their Time, Level and Curve parameters. The times and 
levels of the envelope can be modulated from velocity. The 
Key Follow parameters modulates the times via MIDI note 
number. Curve...

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•To save a new preset, click the floppy disk button. A file 
dialog opens where you can name and save your preset 
file.
Navigating in the graphical envelope editor
The vertical axis of the graphical envelope editor displays 
level. The horizontal axis displays time. For fine editing the 
times of the envelope, use the scroll bar below the graph
-
ical editor to zoom in on the horizontal axis:
Zooming
•To zoom in, click the “+” button to the right of the scroll 
bar.
•To zoom out, click...

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Adjusting Time
Time specifies the duration between two nodes. The 
change in level from the selected to the following node will 
be carried out in the duration set by Time (0 ms – 30.000 
s). Depending on the Sync mode, the parameter Time is 
displayed in milliseconds and seconds, or fractions of 
beats (when Sync is activated).
Adjusting the Time parameter with the graphical envelope 
editor:
•In the graphical envelope editor, select the node(s) you 
want to edit and drag them left or...

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Adding and removing nodes
The envelopes Amp, Filter, Pitch, and User can have up to 
128 nodes. All nodes added after the sustain node always 
affect the release stage of the envelope, i.e. after the key is 
released.
•To add a node, double-click at the position where you 
want to add the node.
•To remove a node, double-click the node you want to 
remove.
•[Delete] or [Backspace] removes multiple selected 
nodes.
ÖYou cannot remove the first, last or the sustain node.
Adding nodes using...

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You can also enter times by entering note values as frac-
tions of beats:
1.Select the node(s) you want to edit.
2.Enter a note value as fractions of beats such as “1/4”. 
Type the letter “T” behind the note value to enter triplet 
note values such as “1/8T”.
3.Hit [Return].
The selected node(s) will be set to the entered note value.
Envelope mode
You can select one of four Envelope modes to specify 
how the envelope is played back each time you hit a note.
•Sustain: The envelope plays...

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Velocity to Time
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. The amount ranges 
from -100% to +100%. In addition, with Segments you 
can also select which stages of the envelope will be af
-
fected by this parameter.
Segments
From the pop-menu, you can select which stages of the 
envelope will be affected by the Velocity...

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• To select one of the monophonic LFOs, click M3 or M4. 
This refers to LFO3 and LFO4 in the Modulation Matrix. M 
is short for monophonic.
Monophonic LFO page
LFO parameters
LFO waveform and shape
Waveform selects the basic type of waveform. Shape 
changes the characteristic of the waveform. The control 
range of shape is from 0% to 100%.
Option Description
Sine This produces smooth modulati on, s
 uitable for vibrato or 
tremolo. Shape adds additi onal harmonics to the wave -
form....