Steinberg VST Workstation Halion Sonic Operation Manual

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3.To the right of the section, use the text control in the 
middle to the lower of each assignment to set the Curve 
parameter. Positive values of curve change the curvature 
towards logarithmic and negative values towards expo
-
nential behavior. Alternatively, you can edit the Curve pa-
rameter graphically in the curve display to the right by 
dragging the curvature up and down. Dragging up adjusts 
the curvature towards logarithmic, dragging down to
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wards exponential behavior....

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Assigning a MIDI note to a pad
A pad can be triggered by any MIDI note.
To define the desired note:
1.Open the context menu on the pad.
2.Select “Assign Trigger Note”.
3.Select the octave and note.
or
1.Open the context menu on the pad.
2.Select “Learn Trigger Note”.
3.Play the note on the remote keyboard.
As soon as the trigger note has been assigned, the corre-
sponding key on the GUI keyboard will be shaded in blue. 
This key no longer plays any sounds but triggers other 
notes....

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Global Effects
Introduction
HALion Sonic features four AUX busses that can be used 
to realize classical send effects. All slots and layers, and in 
the case of drum or loop layers, even single instruments 
can send signal portions to the busses. Each bus hosts up 
to four insert effects which allows you to setup complex 
multi effects. The busses are then routed to either the 
main plug-in output or to one of the individual outs. The 
Effects page also provides access to the main output...

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Adjusting the levels
To adjust the output level, use the fader below the level 
meter:
• Move
 the fader of the AUX bus.
•Alternati
vely, enter a value in the text field below the 
fader.
The master effect bus
The main bus works similar to the AUX busses. The only 
difference you will find is that the main bus has no bus 
output selector since it is “hard-wired” to the main plug-in 
output (1/2).
Ö The Mix 
 parameter of an effect inserted into the main 
bus is set to 50% by default....

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ER Tail Mix
This sets the balance between early reflections and reverb 
tail. The control range is from 0% to 100%. At a setting of 
50% the early reflections and tail are equally loud. Set
-
tings below 50% raise the early reflections and lower the 
tail, in which the sound source moves towards the front of 
the room. Settings above 50% raise the tail and lower the 
early reflections, in which the sound source moves to
-
wards the back of the room.
Reverb
This effect is a high-quality...

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Tail Shape
This controls the attack of the reverb tail. The control 
range is from 0% to 100%. At a setting of 0% the attack is 
more immediate, this is good for drums. The higher this 
value will be, the less immediate the attack will be.
Tail Density
Here you can adjust the echo density of the reverb tail. 
The control range is from 0% to 100%. At a setting of 
100% single reflections from walls cannot be heard. The 
lower this value the more single reflections can be heard.
Tail High...

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Delay Mode
The Delay offers three different modes:
Mode Description
Stereo This mode has two delays in parallel, one for the left and 
one

 for the right audio channel, each with a feedback 
path of its own.
Cross This mode has two delays  w
 ith cross feedback. Cross 
feedback means that the delay of the left channel is fed 
back into the right delay and vice versa.
Ping-Pong This mode mixes the left and right input and sends it to 
har

d-panned left and right delays. This way, the...

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Each frequency band offers the following controls:
Control Description
Gain Use this to set the amount of  
 cut or boost for the accord-
ing band. The control range is -12 dB to +12 dB.
Freq This sets the frequency that  is cut or boosted by the 
Ga
 in. The control range is 20 Hz to 20000 Hz.
Q Q is short for quality factor. Use this 
 to adjust the band-
width of the midrange peak filters from wide to narrow. 
By in creasing the Q on the low and high shelving filters 
you can add a dip...

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Presence
Use this to add brightness. The control range is from 0.0 
to 10.0.
Low Damp
Use this to attenuate low frequencies of the speakers. The 
control range is from 0% to 100%.
High Damp
Use this to attenuate high frequencies of the speakers. 
The control range is from 0% to 100%.
Channel Mode
Here you can define which output channels of the ampli-
fier delivers a distorted signal. You can set it to L (Left), R 
(Right) or L/R (Both). When set to L or R, the other chan
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nel provides a...

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Depth
This sets the intensity of the pitch modulation. The control 
range is from 0% to 100%.
Phase
This widens the sound image of the effect from mono to 
stereo. The control range is from 0° to 180°. Phase also 
changes the characteristic of the Cross Feedback.
Shape
This adjusts the characteristic of the modulation. The con-
trol range is from 0% to 100%. You hear this best with 
Feedback turned on. At a setting of 0% the sound sweeps 
linearly up and down. At setting of 100% the sound...