User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Installation and Setup
- HALion Control Panel
- Common Editing Methods
- Global Functions and Settings
- Plug-in Functions Section
- Plug-in Name and Steinberg Logo
- Toolbar
- Keyboard Editor
- Quick Controls
- Value Tooltips
- Assigning Quick Controls
- Unassigning Quick Controls
- Single Assignment vs. Multi Assignment
- Quick Control Assignments Editor
- Managing Quick Controls
- Setting the Scope for Quick Control Assignments
- Receiving Quick Controls
- Adjusting the Curvature
- Setting the Mode for the Quick Control Assignment
- Neutral Setting
- Bypassing Quick Controls
- Assigning Quick Controls in the Modulation Matrix
- Options Editor
- AI Knob Support
- Automation
- Managing Your Sounds
- About Programs, Layers, Multis, Macro Pages, and Presets
- Registering VST Sounds
- Loading Programs and Layers
- Load Dialog
- Slot Rack
- Managing and Loading Files
- Managing Multis
- Managing Files via the MediaBay
- Loading Files Using the Browser
- Working with General MIDI Files
- Mapping Zones
- Editing Programs and Layers
- Editing Zones
- Adding Zones
- Zone Types
- Adding Samples to Empty Zones
- Absolute and Relative Editing
- Editing Selected Zones or All Zones
- Global Zone Settings
- Voice Control Section
- Voice Control Section for Organ Zones
- Pitch Section
- Oscillator Section
- Sample Oscillator Section
- Organ Oscillator Section
- Wavetable Section
- AudioWarp Section
- Filter Section
- Amplifier Section
- Envelope Section
- LFO Section
- Step Modulator
- Modulation Matrix
- Editing Samples in the Sample Editor
- Wavetable Synthesis
- Granular Synthesis
- MIDI Editing and Controllers
- Mixing, Routing, and Effect Handling
- Loading and Managing Programs via the Program Table
- Program Tree
- Program Tree Elements
- Program Tree Columns and Controls
- Editing Programs, Zones and Layers
- Importing Samples
- Replacing Samples
- Exporting Samples
- Exporting Programs and Layers with Samples
- Exporting Programs and Layers as HALion Sonic SE Layer Presets
- Importing Sliced Loops
- 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
- Included Instruments
- Parameter List
- Macro Pages
- Macro Pages, Templates, Controls, Resources, and Libraries
- Getting Started
- Macro Page Designer
- Editing and Assembling Elements
- Libraries
- Connecting Macro Page Controls to HALion Parameters
- Collaborating on Macro Pages
- Cleaning Up and Consolidating Your Macro Pages
- Saving Macro Pages
- Library Creator
- Library Manager
- Effects Reference
- MIDI Modules Reference
- Key Commands Reference
- Note Expression
- Using the Standalone Version of the Plug-In
- Index
Managing Your Sounds
Slot Rack
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Slot Rack Controls
The top section of the Slot Rack contains the controls.
Sort Slots
Allows you to select the sorting mode.
• Custom Sorting – Allows you to define the order by dragging the slots up or
down.
• Sort Slots by MIDI Port and Channel – The slots are sorted according to
their MIDI port and MIDI channel.
• Sort Slots by Index – Sorts the slots according to their slot index.
Slot Size Buttons
Allow you to show large, medium, or small slots. The larger the slot, the more
controls are displayed.
Remove All Programs
Removes all programs that are loaded in the Slot Rack.
Show Empty Slots
By default, the Slot Rack only shows slots that contain programs. Activate Show
Empty Slots to show all 64 slots.
Slot Controls
For the slots in the Slot Rack, the following controls are available:
Program Icon
The program icon on the left shows to which sound category a program belongs if
a category is set.
Mute
Deactivates playback of the program.
Solo
Activate the Solo button of a slot to hear only the corresponding program. Several
slots can be soloed at the same time.
Level
The level fader controls the output level of a program. The parameter has an
influence on all outputs that are used by layers and zones inside the program.