Steinberg Halion Sonic 2 Manual
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91 AuronThe Voice Page Duration Controls the modulation depth of the grain duration modulation. Cutoff Controls the modulation depth of the filter cutoff modulation. Mod Wheel Settings Vib Freq Controls the frequency of the second LFO that is used for pitch modulation (vibrato). Vib Depth Controls the depth of the vibrato modulation. Position Controls the influence of the mod wheel on the grain position. Formant Controls the influence of the mod wheel on the grain formant. Duration Controls the influence of the mod wheel on the grain duration. Cutoff Controls the influence of the mod wheel on the filter cutoff. The Voice Page Polyphony When Mono mode is not active, you can use this parameter to specify how many notes can be played simultaneously. Octave Here, you can adjust the pitch in octave steps. Coarse Here, you can adjust the pitch in semitone steps. Fine Here, you can adjust the pitch in cent steps.
92 AuronThe Voice Page Fixed Pitch Activate this option if you do not want the sample to be transposed over the keyboard. When you work with short grain durations and “Duration Key Follow” is activated, the pitch of the played key still follows the keyboard, and only the frequency response changes. Pitchbend Up/Down Here, you can set the range for the modulation that is applied when you move the pitchbend wheel. Glide You can use this parameter to bend the pitch between two notes that follow each other. You achieve the best results in Mono mode. Fingered Activate this parameter to glide the pitch only between notes that are played legato. Mono Activates monophonic playback. Retrigger When this option is activated, a note that was stolen is retriggered if you still hold the stolen note when releasing the new one. This lets you play trills by holding one note while quickly and repeatedly pressing and releasing another note, for example. Trigger Mode Defines the trigger behavior for new notes. The following settings are available: OptionDescription NormalTriggers a new note when the previous note is stolen. ResumeThe envelope is retriggered, but resumes at the level of the stolen note. The pitch is set to the new note. LegatoThe envelopes keep playing. The pitch is set to the new note.
93 AuronThe Filter Section The Filter Section Filter Parameters Filter Shape The filter shapes are the same as on the Filter subpage, see “Filter Shape” on page 39. Cutoff Controls the cutoff frequency of the filter. Resonance This parameter emphasizes the frequencies around the cutoff. At higher resonance settings, the filter self-oscillates, which results in a ringing tone. Distortion This parameter adds distortion to the signal. The following distortion types are available: Env Amount Controls the cutoff modulation from the filter envelope. Velocity Controls the cutoff modulation from velocity. Key Follow Here, you can adjust the cutoff modulation using the note number. Increase this parameter to raise the cutoff with higher notes. At 100 %, the cutoff follows the played pitch exactly. Filter Envelope Attack Controls the attack time of the filter envelope. Decay Controls the decay time of the filter envelope. Sustain Controls the sustain level of the filter envelope. Release Controls the release time of the filter envelope. OptionDescription TubeAdds warm, tube-like distortion. Hard ClipAdds bright, transistor-like distortion. Bit ReductionAdds digital distortion by means of quantization noise. Rate ReductionAdds digital distortion by means of aliasing. Rate Reduction Key FollowAs above, but with Key Follow: The rate reduction follows the keyboard, so the higher you play, the higher the sample rate.
94 AuronThe Amp Section The Amp Section Amp Parameters Level Controls the overall volume of the sound. Velocity Controls the level modulation from velocity. At 0, all notes are played with the same level. Amp Envelope Attack Controls the attack time of the amplifier envelope. Decay Controls the decay time of the amplifier envelope. Sustain Sets the sustain level of the amplifier envelope. Release Sets the release time of the amplifier envelope. The Arp Page This page contains the same parameters as the FlexPhraser, see “The FlexPhraser” on page 64.
95 Trium Introduction Trium was designed to create modern and rich sounds. It comes with three oscillators, a sub oscillator, a ring modulator, and a noise generator. With the integrated arpeggiator and step sequencer, you can create anything from sequencer lines to stepped chords. The oscillators are followed by a multi-mode filter that offers a large number of different filter shapes. The filter can be modulated using modulation sources like the keyboard, velocity, and LFO, but also by the controller lanes of the step sequencer, for example. Trium includes two LFOs for pitch, PWM, and filter modulations. The first LFO can be synchronized to the tempo of the host application and allows for filter cutoff, pitch, and waveform modulation of the three main oscillators. The second LFO is controlled by the modulation wheel and is used to create a vibrato.
96 TriumThe Osc Page The Osc Page The Oscillator page contains the same parameters as the Oscillator subpage, see “The Oscillator Subpage” on page 34. The following additional parameter is available: Filter Envelope Here, you can specify how much the modulation of the filter envelope influences the oscillator waveform. This parameter is only available for oscillator types that allow waveform modulation. The Sub Page The parameters for the sub oscillator, the ring modulator, and the noise generator are the same as those on the Oscillator subpage, see “The Oscillator Subpage” on page 34. Voice Parameters On the right, the Voice parameters are available. Polyphony When Mono mode is not active, you can use this parameter to specify how many notes can be played simultaneously. Octave Here, you can adjust the pitch in octave steps. Pitchbend Up/Down Here, you can set the range for the modulation that is applied when you move the pitchbend wheel. Glide You can use this parameter to bend the pitch between two notes that follow each other. You achieve the best results in Mono mode. Fingered Activate this parameter to glide the pitch only between notes that are played legato.
97 TriumThe Sub Page Mono Activates monophonic playback. Retrigger When this option is activated, a note that was stolen is retriggered if you still hold the stolen note when releasing the new one. This lets you play trills by holding one note and quickly and repeatedly pressing and releasing another note, for example. Trigger Mode Defines the trigger behavior for new notes. The following settings are available: Filter Section Filter Shape The filter shapes are the same as on the Filter subpage, see “Filter Shape” on page 39. Cutoff Controls the cutoff frequency of the filter. Resonance This parameter emphasizes the frequencies around the cutoff. At higher resonance settings, the filter self-oscillates, which results in a ringing tone. Distortion This parameter adds distortion to the signal. The following distortion types are available: Env Amount Controls the cutoff modulation from the filter envelope. Velocity Controls the cutoff modulation from velocity. Key Follow Here, you can adjust the cutoff modulation using the note number. Increase this parameter to raise the cutoff with higher notes. At 100 %, the cutoff follows the played pitch exactly. OptionDescription NormalTriggers a new note when the previous note is stolen. ResumeThe envelope is retriggered, but resumes at the level of the stolen note. The pitch is set to the new note. LegatoThe envelopes keep playing. The pitch is set to the new note. OptionDescription TubeAdds warm, tube-like distortion. Hard ClipAdds bright, transistor-like distortion. Bit ReductionAdds digital distortion by means of quantization noise. Rate ReductionAdds digital distortion by means of aliasing. Rate Reduction Key FollowAs above, but with Key Follow: The rate reduction follows the keyboard, so the higher you play, the higher the sample rate.
98 TriumThe Amp Section Filter Envelope Attack Controls the attack time of the filter envelope. Decay Controls the decay time of the filter envelope. Sustain Controls the sustain level of the filter envelope. Release Controls the release time of the filter envelope. The Amp Section Amp Parameters Level Controls the overall volume of the sound. Velocity Controls the level modulation from velocity. At 0, all notes are played with the same loudness. Amp Envelope Attack Controls the attack time of the amplifier envelope. Decay Controls the decay time of the amplifier envelope. Sustain Sets the sustain level of the amplifier envelope. Release Sets the release time of the amplifier envelope. The Mod Page The Mod page contains the LFO settings in the upper section and vibrato settings in the lower section. LFO Settings Freq Controls the frequency of the modulation, that is, the speed of the LFO. Sync When Sync is activated, the frequency is set in fractions of beats.
99 TriumThe Arp Page Pitch Controls the modulation depth of the pitch modulation. Cutoff Controls the modulation depth of the filter cutoff modulation. Osc1/2/3 Wave These parameters control the modulation depth of the waveform modulation of the three main oscillators. These controls are only available if the selected oscillator type supports waveform modulation. Mod Wheel Parameters Vib Freq Controls the frequency of the second LFO that is used for pitch modulation (vibrato). Vib Depth Controls the depth of the vibrato modulation. Cutoff Controls the influence of the mod wheel on the filter cutoff. Osc1/2/3 Wave These parameters control the influence of the mod wheel on the waveform of the three main oscillators. These controls are only available if the selected oscillator type supports waveform modulation. The Arp Page This page contains the same parameters as the FlexPhraser, see “The FlexPhraser” on page 64.
100 Voltage Introduction Voltage is a two-oscillator and noise synthesizer that can be used for synth basses, but it also allows you to create any kind of classic monophonic and polyphonic synth sound. With the integrated arpeggiator and step sequencer, you can create anything from sequencer lines to stepped chords. The two oscillators and the noise generator are followed by a 24 dB low-pass filter. The filter can be modulated using modulation sources like the keyboard, velocity, and LFO, but also by the controller lanes of the step sequencer, for example. Voltage includes two LFOs for pitch, PWM, and filter modulations. The first LFO can be synchronized to the tempo of the host application and allows for filter and pitch modulation. The second LFO is controlled by the modulation wheel and is used to create a vibrato. The Oscillator Section Oscillator 1/2 Waveform Here, you can choose a waveform for the oscillator: saw, triangle, or square. Oscillator 1/2 Level Controls the level of the oscillators.