New features in HALion 4
Since the first version of HALion in 2001 Steinberg set the standard for virtual samplers time and again. By introducing HALion 4 Steinberg continues with its tradition of excellence, reinventing the acclaimed HALion technology while preserving the outstanding HALion sound. Based on the completely newly developed HALion 4 engine, an array of new features and innovations have been added to make HALion 4 the most powerful and comprehensive yet ultra-flexible and user-friendly VST sampler and sound creation system ever.
Top-notch Virtual Analog Synthesizer
Alongside its comprehensive sampler functionality, HALion 4 now contains the high-class Virtual Analog Synthesizer already known from HALion Sonic. Create razor-sharp leads and evolving pads from scratch and switch over to meticulously layered sample programs, powerful editing tools and sublime sound controls in the sampler section — mutual benefits guaranteed.
Complete HALion Sonic library
All presets and instruments of the comprehensive HALion Sonic library are included in HALion 4 plus additional exclusive HALion 4 content. With a smorgasbord of opportunities provided to you through the 1,600 factory presets at hand, HALion 4 truly covers the entire sound palette of each genre.
MediaBay Integration
To keep track of your sounds and presets HALion 4 includes the comfortable MediaBay which helps you to immediate access the sounds you are looking for
Flexible user interface and multi-monitor support
With its flexible desktop architecture HALion can be adjusted to each phase of your creative process and lets you stay on top of things, even when working on large projects. Designed for the most demanding sound design tasks, HALion 4 lets you resize, move and dock windows, save and recall screen sets, spread windows across multiple monitors, and create tabs for frequently used functions. Simply leave out screen-cluttering elements and build a workspace that is dedicated to your current projects and individual needs.
VST 3.5 and VST Expression 2 support
HALion 4 supports the new VST 3.5 standard with all its advantages like VST Expression 2.0, Note Expression and Quick Control integration. With the groundbreaking Note Expression feature, individual note events now contain their own set of controller data when played polyphonically, therefore offering you a whole new creative approach to sound design. With VST Expression Maps, musical articulations and playing styles can be directly controlled during any performance and recording.
Sensationally easy sound programming with MegaTrig
The advanced HALion 4 version of MegaTrig contains loads of new features and conditions that let you create own playing styles, articulations and conditional triggering easier and faster without page-filling scripting. With plenty predefined conditions that can individually be combined, you can bring your sound to the next level. Turning your vision to reality has never been easier!
Full compatibility with HALion 3
HALion 4 is able to read HALion 3 sounds with all parameters (FXP, HSB)
FlexPhraser module
Based on Yamaha’s Motif Technology, the FlexPhraser arpeggiator allows complex instrument patterns. Complete MIDI multi-channel FlexPhrases can be mapped across the keyboard or the virtual drum pads and start an entire inspiring backing just with a single fingertip. Beyond dozens of different arpeggio types, FlexPhraser is the perfect tool for playing complete instrument patterns in sync to the host with a touch of a key! The possibilities are sheer endless!
Flexible signal routing
HALion 4 incorporates a state-of-the-art mixing engine with powerful routing options for complete control over your signal flow. There are virtually no restrictions — create an unlimited number of buses per Program and Layer and freely route the signals as desired. Each bus holds controls for level, pan, mute and solo as well as eight insert slots. What’s more, HALion 4 features a total of 32 stereo output channels and 6-channel surround support. This way you not only handle complex setups easily, but also create professional mixes without ever leaving HALion 4.
Why HALion
HALion 4 is more than a professional VST sampler. The fourth incarnation of HALion combines a state-of-the-art sample engine with an award-winning synth section and future-proof tools and effects. With a cornucopia of inspiring features and an ultra-flexible user interface, HALion 4 is a truly universal workhorse for professional sound designers, producers and musicians alike.
Sound designers
HALion 4 offers sound designers everything they need to turn their sonic vision to reality. Developed according to the requirements of professional sound designers HALion 4 is an user-friendly and intuitive to handle sound creation system of its own, that allows sound designers to map sounds fast and easy and generate complex programs without the need of scripting. The flexible desktop architecture of HALion 4 can individually be adjusted to each step of the creative process and fits gently into any professional environment. The in-depth editing opportunities of HALion 4 give sound designers the chance to create their own sound and the combination of sample and synthetic layers mixed with the powerful FX stage opens up the door to the next level of sound design.
Producers
HALion 4 is loaded with an arsenal of mind-blowing loops and instruments for the discerning producer and combines a powerful synth engine with a drum and instrument sampling engine and extraordinary sound design capabilities. There are over 1,400 programs and over 850 layers that allow producers to create fresh new hits in a breeze. The included sweet-sounding audio effects in HALion 4 provide all that is needed to let beats and melodies sound punchier, louder and dirtier: high-end reverbs, delays, modulation effects, dynamic processors and it just goes on and on! HALion 4 includes over 1,500 Yamaha FlexPhrases to inject even more energy into any project. The flexible internal routing management lets producers implement HALion 4 easily into their producing environment and makes HALion 4 an irreplaceable part of the production.
Composers and musicians
HALion 4 offers a complete range of world-class acoustic, electric and electronic instrument sounds along with a wealth of drums, effects and more — all in a powerful yet inexpensive instrument that appeals to composers and session musicians alike. For all those who focus on making music rather than fiddling with synth parameters, HALion 4 is simply a dream come true. The included studio-quality library features up to 20 articulations per instrument for natural-sounding productions and covers an enormous range of styles: all the way from finest detailed acoustic instruments to legendary synthesizers, club sounds and soundscapes, from ultra-realistic acoustic drum kits to the latest electronic beats.
HALion 4 — VST Sampler & Sound Creation System
By fusing the inspiring and powerful tools of a next-generation sampling environment with the creative potential of a first-class synth engine, HALion 4 ushers in a new era in professional sound design. The hybrid character, along with in-depth editing tools and the most efficient yet flexible desktop concept ever witnessed in a virtual instrument set HALion 4 clearly apart from traditional software samplers. Add to this an outstanding range of studio-grade effect processors, a world-class library and one-of-a-kind features, such as MegaTrig or VST 3.5 support, and you have the new global standard for creative sound design.
Expand your universeMix it inside
HALion 4 incorporates a state-of-the-art mixing engine with powerful routing options for complete control over your signal flow. There are virtually no restrictions — create an unlimited number of buses per Program and Layer and freely route the signals as desired. Each bus holds controls for level, pan, mute and solo as well as eight insert slots. What’s more, HALion 4 features a total of 32 stereo output channels and 6-channel surround support.
Leave your acoustic fingerprint
From precise correction to intense coloring — with a total of 44 studio-grade effect processors, HALion 4 tremendously enhances the sound designer’s toolbox. Highlights include the REVerence convolution reverb, the truly universal StudioEQ, and a captivating rotary cabinet emulation. Plus, innovative tools such as the unique morphing filter section and the FlexPhraser arpeggiator are right there to further fine-tune your sounds.
More than a sampler
HALion 4 combines the best in sampling technology with the very latest in virtual analog synthesis to offer a fully integrated sound design environment
for professional demands. Build complex sample libraries on the fly, create cutting-edge synths and invent your own sound — all in one intuitive instrument.
Flexible user interface
HALion 4 incorporates the most efficient yet flexible user interface ever witnessed in a virtual instrument, allowing you to undock, move and resize windows, create function tabs and save entire screen sets — ideal for multi-monitor setups and perfect for keeping you focused.
Internal mixing desk Best practice for creativity The second generation of MegaTrig
Quick Controls Creativity from the start
When it comes to importing and mapping your sounds HALion 4 lends you a hand right from the start. HALion 4 let’s you assign your sounds on-the-fly during the import and is even able to extract keyrange, velocity and root key parameter directly from the file name and transfers them into your program. The workflow-optimized HALion 4 mapping editor makes the mapping process easy and convenient. Fading between zones, easy drag’n’drop and automatic gap filling are just a few feature that you won’t want to miss any more.
Programming sounds isn’t rocket science — not any more
The second generation of MegaTrig in HALion 4 enables you to create advanced instrument articulations, sophisticated playing styles and impressive conditional triggering modules for innovative sounds without bothering your head about writing page-filling scripts. With plenty predefined conditions that can individually be combined, you can bring your sound to the next level.
Start experimenting
The new Quick Controls of HALion 4 are ready to become your truest assistant in your sound design environment. The Quick Controls can individually be assigned to every program, layer and fx parameter to give you direct access your sounds and can also be automated in your host application to capture your creative moment. And with the unlimited undo and redo and the integrated Undo History you can try out all the amazing modulation opportunities without having regrets.
Experience perfect synergy Integration through and through
HALion 4 effortlessly integrates into various VST applications, making excellent use of the advantages each tool has to offer. The seamless integration of HALion 4 into Cubase and WaveLab and the Advanced Integration support of Steinberg hardware make HALion 4 the premier VST sampler and sound creation system.
More VST than ever before
In its fourth incarnation, HALion reclaims its rightful place as today’s most powerful VST sampler by supporting Steinberg’s latest Virtual Studio Technology version, VST 3.5. With its groundbreaking VST Expression 2 feature, Note Expression, individual note events now contain their own set of controller data when played polyphonically, therefore offering you a whole new creative approach to sound design.
Perfect integration: HALion 4 & VST Expression 2 Developed for professional aspirationsMediaBay Compatibility all the way
HALion 4 supports all the major library and sampler formats. Providing true backward compatibility to HALion 3 means that all HALion 3 sound and effect parameters are preserved in this latest version. Running in both VST and AU plug-in hosts as well featuring cross-platform compatibility for 32 and 64-bit editions of Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6 make HALion 4 the perfect tool for audio designers and music producers using different machines and systems.
Production-approved system
The novel sample paradigm around HALion 4 has proven itselfthrough several of Steinberg’s latest VST instruments, such as HALion Sonic, HALion Symphonic Orchestra and the highly acclaimed The Grand 3 piano suite. With its utmost reliability and highest sound quality, HALion 4 not only meets the requirements of professionals today, but also provides the best-sounding sample engine ever to be conceived and developed by Steinberg.
Quality content for sparkling results
The fourth incarnation of HALion features a 15-gig sound library of the most detailed audio material, including the complete sound collection of the appraised HALion Sonic workstation. With a smorgasbord of opportunities provided to you through the 1,600 factory presets to hand, HALion 4 truly covers the entire sound palette of each genre.
Developed for professional aspirationsMediaBay Compatibility all the way
HALion 4 supports all the major library and sampler formats. Providing true backward compatibility to HALion 3 means that all HALion 3 sound and effect parameters are preserved in this latest version. Running in both VST and AU plug-in hosts as well featuring cross-platform compatibility for 32 and 64-bit editions of Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6 make HALion 4 the perfect tool for audio designers and music producers using different machines and systems.
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