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Table Of Contents

Table of Contents
Installation and Setup
- Conventions
- System Requirements
- Downloading Program Files
- Installing the Program
- Activating Your License
- Registering Your Software
- How You Can Reach Us
- About the Documentation
- Setting Up
HALion Control Panel
- Configuring the Control Panel
  - Setup Options
- View and Tab Operations
- Window Handling
- Setting the Focus
- Available Editors
Common Editing Methods
- Dials and Sliders
- Multi Selection and Parameter Controls
- Buttons
- Value Fields
- Using Key Commands
- Presets
  - Handling Section and Module Presets
  - Handling VST Presets
Global Functions and Settings
- Plug-in Functions Section
- Plug-in Name and Steinberg Logo
- Toolbar
- Keyboard Editor
- Quick Controls
- Options Editor
- AI Knob Support
Automation
- Automation Parameters
- Automation Editor
- Setting Up Automation
Managing Your Sounds
- About Programs, Layers, Multis, Macro Pages, and Presets
- Registering VST Sounds
- Loading Programs and Layers
  - Finding Missing Samples
- Load Dialog
- Slot Rack
- Managing and Loading Files
- Working with General MIDI Files
Mapping Zones
- Mapping Editor
- Mapping Editor Context Menu
- Sample Zones and their Root Keys
- Moving Zones
- Creating Fades and Crossfades
- Setting Key Range and Velocity Range
- Zooming
- Selecting Zones
- Importing Single Samples Using Drag And Drop
- Importing Multiple Samples Using Drag And Drop
Editing Programs and Layers
- Main Section
- Trigger Section
- Voice Management Section
  - Voice Groups
  - Assigning Zones to Voice Groups
- Variation Groups Section
  - Assigning Zones to Variation Groups
- Quick Control Assignments Section
- Note Expression Section
Editing Zones
- Adding Zones
- Zone Types
- Adding Samples to Empty Zones
- Absolute and Relative Editing
- Editing Selected Zones or All Zones
- Global Zone Settings
  - Managing Sections
- Voice Control Section
- Voice Control Section for Organ Zones
- Pitch Section
- Oscillator Section
- Sample Oscillator Section
- Organ Oscillator Section
- Wavetable Section
- AudioWarp Section
  - Modulating AudioWarp Parameters in the Modulation Matrix
- Filter Section
- Amplifier Section
- Envelope Section
  - Zooming
  - Selecting Nodes
  - Adjusting the Time Parameter
  - Adjusting the Level Parameter
  - Adjusting the Curve Parameter
  - Adding and Removing Nodes
  - Adding Nodes Using the Fill Function
  - Scaling the Level of the Release Node with the Level at Note-Off
  - Using Sync
  - Setting Up the Loop
- LFO Section
- Step Modulator
  - Editing Steps
  - Producing Modulations in Steps of Semitones
- Modulation Matrix
  - Creating Modulations
  - Modulation Matrix Context Menu
  - Modulation Matrix Parameters
Editing Samples in the Sample Editor
- Loading and Previewing Samples
- Toolbar
- Info Line
- Overview Line
- Waveform Display
- Parameter Section
- Sample Editor Context Menu
- Markers
- Zooming
- Editing Samples in an External Editor
- Creating Loops
- Creating Slices Automatically
  - Modifying Start and End of Slices
  - Editing Parameter Curves
- Replacing Samples
Wavetable Synthesis
- Wavetable Editor
- Creating a Wavetable
- Pitch Detection
  - Pitch Detection Curve
- Markers
- Replacing Samples
- Importing Wavetables
- Managing Wavetables
Granular Synthesis
- Grain Oscillator
  - Grain Tab
  - Sample Tab
- Modulating the Grain Oscillator
MIDI Editing and Controllers
- MIDI Editor
- MIDI Controllers
Mixing, Routing, and Effect Handling
- Mixer Window
- Audio Bus Architecture
- Insert Effects
  - Using the Insert Effect Slots
Loading and Managing Programs via the Program Table
- Program Table
- Configuring the Program Table
- Program Table Context Menu
Program Tree
- Program Tree Elements
- Program Tree Columns and Controls
- Editing Programs, Zones and Layers
- Importing Samples
  - Import Samples Dialog
- Replacing Samples
- Exporting Samples
  - Export Samples Dialog
- Exporting Programs and Layers with Samples
  - Export Preset with Samples Dialog
- Exporting Programs and Layers as HALion Sonic SE Layer Presets
- Importing Sliced Loops
  - Playing Back Sliced Loops
  - Slice Player
- Selections in the Program Tree
- Navigating in the Program Tree
- Sorting the Program Tree Elements
- Setting Up the Program in the Program Tree
- Renaming Elements
Sample Recorder
- Recording From an Audio Track With Multiple Drum Sounds
- Recording the Output of Another Plug-In
- Recording Samples in the Standalone Version
Included Instruments
- Auron
- Trium
- Voltage
- Model C
- HALiotron
  - Main Page
  - Filter Page
- B-Box
- World Instruments
  - Sound Page
  - Arp Page
- World Percussion
- Anima
- Skylab
- Raven
- Eagle
- Hot Brass
- Studio Strings
Parameter List
Macro Pages
- Macro Pages, Templates, Controls, Resources, and Libraries
- Getting Started
- Macro Page Designer
- Editing and Assembling Elements
- Libraries
  - Icons for Libraries and Macro Pages
- Connecting Macro Page Controls to HALion Parameters
  - Removing a Connection
- Collaborating on Macro Pages
- Cleaning Up and Consolidating Your Macro Pages
  - Removing Unused Files
  - Exporting Macro Pages with their Resources
- Saving Macro Pages
Library Creator
- Libraries
- Library Creator Editor
- Unassigned VST Sound Containers
- Consistency Check
Library Manager
- Library Manager Editor
Effects Reference
- Introduction
- Reverb Effects
  - REVerence
  - Reverb
- Delay Effects
  - Multi Delay
- EQ Effects
- Filter Effects
- Distortion Effects
- Pitch Shift Effects
  - Octaver
- Modulation Effects
- Dynamics Effects
- Spatial and Panner Effects
  - Stereo Pan
  - Stereo Enhancer
- Surround Effects
  - Surround Panner
  - Downmix
- Tools Effects
  - Channel Router
- Legacy Effects
  - HALion 3 Legacy Effects
MIDI Modules Reference
- Common Functions
- FlexPhraser
- Trigger Pads
- MIDI Player
- Drum Player
- Mono Envelope
  - Mono Envelope Parameters
- Mono LFO
  - Mono LFO Parameters
- Mono Step Modulator
  - Mono Step Modulator Parameters
- True Pedaling
  - True Pedaling Parameters
  - Setting up a Crossfade between Two Layers
- MegaTrig
- Layer Alternate
- Key Switch Alternate
- Key Switch Remote
  - Key Switch Remote Parameters
  - Refreshing the Expression List
- MIDI Randomizer
  - MIDI Randomizer Parameters
- CC Mapper
  - CC Mapper Parameters
  - Remapping Controllers
- Velocity Curve
  - Velocity Curve Parameters
- Tuning Scale
  - Editing Tuning Scales
- Lua Script
  - Creating a Script With the Internal Editor
  - Setting Up an External Editor
Key Commands Reference
Note Expression
- Note Expression Editor
Using the Standalone Version of the Plug-In
- Making Preferences Settings
- Preferences Dialog
- Selecting the MIDI Input and the Audio Output
- Scratch Pad
- Loading a MIDI File
  - MIDI Channel Filter
- Saving a MIDI File
- Master Volume
Index

Included Instruments

Studio Strings

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Amplifier Envelope Parameters

Attack

Controls the attack time of the amplifier envelope.

Decay

Controls the decay time of the amplifier envelope.

Sustain

Controls the sustain level of the amplifier envelope.

Release

Controls the release time of the amplifier envelope.

Arp Page

This page contains the same parameters as the FlexPhraser.