User Manual

Using the Standalone Version of the Plug-In
Selecting the MIDI Input and the Audio Output
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Sample Rate
Below the latency values, the sample rate for the connected audio hardware is
displayed.
Audio Priority
Determines which of the HALion processes gets priority when accessing
processor resources on your computer.
• In Normal mode, non-audio processes and audio playback get roughly
equal priorities.
• In Boost mode, audio precedes MIDI in priority. Try this mode if audio
playback problems occur when playing back MIDI and audio material.
Advanced Page
Once you have selected the driver, you can specify which inputs and outputs to use and
name these on the Advanced page. Click the Control Panel button to open the control panel
for the audio hardware and adjust the settings as recommended by the audio hardware
manufacturer.
Selecting the MIDI Input and the Audio Output
The MIDI input pop-up menu lists all MIDI devices that are installed on your system.
• Select the MIDI device that you want to use from the MIDI Input pop-up menu.
The MIDI activity LED in the top left corner of the control panel indicates incoming
MIDI messages via the selected MIDI input. The LED lights up on receiving note-on and
controller messages. This way, you can check if HALion and your MIDI keyboard are
connected to the same MIDI device input.
The Audio output pop-up menu lists all outputs of the selected ASIO device.
• To select an audio output for the main stereo channel of the plug-in, open the Audio
Output pop-up menu.
If you select an audio output, the front and rear channels are set to incrementing
audio output ports. To assign the audio outputs in pairs to the front and rear channels
instead, hold down Alt-Shift and select an output.
RELATED LINKS
ASIO Driver Page on page 543
Scratch Pad
The scratch pad allows you to record and play back MIDI files in Standard MIDI File format.
You can load existing MIDI files and you can record your own files and save them.