Steinberg Halion 6

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Steinberg Halion 6
Product no: 9000-0032-2883 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a manufacturing defects warranty.

General

While the original Steinberg HALion sampler software enabled you to load samples, set zones, assign envelopes, and perform various other intelligent modulations and triggers, HALion 6 does all this and more. One of its new features is a plugin that lets you build your own sample-based instruments, but that's only the beginning!

Features of HALion 6

HALion 6's long list of improvements begins with scripting. If you know a bit about programming and scripting, then you know it's a great way to put a sound together relatively quickly in a way that surpasses standard functionality. Another new feature is the ability to export as library, and there's also a Macro Page Designer so you can create your own custom user-interface with the integrated encoders and controls (or make your own graphics), place the controllers on a waveform and link them to a sound engine. HALion 6 enables you to create your own sound, design a perfect interface, and come up with a handy script. Once you've done all that, you're ready to make your own virtual instrument!

Instant sampling

With the previous version of HALion, you needed another software package to make your instrument recordings and split up your notes, which you then would import into HALion, in order to create a virtual instrument. HALion 6 has automated this whole process, which means you can record a sound directly and have it automatically mapped out on your keyboard. You can also record multiple notes from an actual or a virtual synth. Link the MIDI note to HALion 6 and set the software to automatically generate sample-slots for each new note so you'll have multi samples to play with in no time! Finally, you can tweak your sound to perfection using the sound-shaping features HALion has to offer.

Libraries

As well as the above, Steinberg also includes some impressive sound libraries like Eagle Grand, Raven Grand, Hot Brass, and Studio Strings. Anima and Skylab are two comprehensive synthesizers with arpeggiator and granular synthesis. Even if you're not yet experienced in creating your own sounds, HALion 6 boasts some impressive libraries that are worth investing in. This program is also completely future-proof, which means you can expect even more exclusive third-party libraries.

Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product not specified
Educational versoin no
Physical or download physical
Genre all-round
Suitable for operating system Apple OSX / Mac OS, Microsoft Windows
Plug-in format AAX, AU, VST
Type of instrument bass, wind instruments, drums and percussion, sound effects, string instruments (for strumming), harp, instrument collection, organ, piano/keyboard, strings, synthesizer
Licence type main product

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 42 gr
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 19,0 x 14,0 x 1,0 cm

Product specifications

  • Steinberg HALion 6
  • software sampler
  • comprehensive sound-tweaking possibilities
  • intuitive, streamlined interface
  • most important new functions:
    • extensive scripting-engine
    • Macro Page Designer
    • library exporter
    • fast sampler with automatic mapping
    • 3-band resonator with 14 filter configurations
  • including the libraries (25 GB):
    • The Eagle Grand
    • The Raven Grand
    • Hot Brass
    • Studio Strings
    • Anima
    • Skylab
    • HALion Combi Library
  • powerful multi-timbrel audio engine
    • disk streaming
    • virtual tone wheel organ simulator
    • virtual analogue synthesizers
    • granular synthesis
    • wave table synthesis
  • approx. 3300 sounds included
  • audio warp for time-stretching and pitch-shifting
  • FlexPhraser for beats, arpeggios and tonal phrases
  • large number of audio effects including convolution and amp simulator
  • new library manager
  • AAX support
  • Steinberg Download Assistant
  • online scripting reference
  • soft eLicenser copy protection
  • sound quality: up to 192 kHz, 32 bit
  • number of supported MIDI channels: 64
  • supports up to 6 channels surround
  • functions as plugin and stand-alone
  • system requirements:
    • OS: Windows (VST3, VST2, AAX) or Mac OS X (VST3, AU, AAX)
    • processor: 64 bit Intel or AMD (Intel i5 or faster recommended)
    • 4 GB (8 GB or more recommended)
    • free disk space: 40 GB
    • display: 1366 x 768 (1920 x 1080 recommended)
    • internet connection for activation, account setup, user manual access

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Steinberg Halion 6
Wrote the following about Steinberg Halion 6
Dit is een Beest van een sampler. Hij is misschien iets ouder maar hij heeft zoveel power dat je gewoon een power sampler aan boord hebt. Er is echt zoveel wat je kunt met deze software dat je er stil van wordt. Steinberg geeft hier even aan wat een krachtpatser het is. En zeker als je van sound Design Houdt. Er zijn behoorlijk wat geluiden aanwezig maar je kunt er nog meer maken.

EEN KILLER
Steinberg Halion 6
Wrote the following about Steinberg Halion 6
Nadat ik al een maand met de trail versie had gespeeld en geëxpirimenteerd moest ik Halion 6 absoluut hebben, en ik heb er ook nog geen spijt van.

Halion 6 is echt veeel meer dan een software sampler, de mogelijkheden om je eigen sounds te creëren zijn eindeloos, je kan zelfs je eigen macro pages ontwerpen; je eigen vst instrument voor Halion.

Het is zo een veelzijdig programma waardoor het in het begin nogal overweldigend is, maar er online tutorials te vinden die je op weg helpen.

Een nadeel is dat Halion 6 bij intensief gebruik (meerdere complexe "programs") nogal wat cpu en ram geheugen verbruikt.

Kortom, zeker een aanrader maar check zeker of je systeem en je daw wel aan de vereisten voldoen...
Steinberg Halion 6
Wrote the following about Steinberg Halion 6
Voor een update waar vele via Steinberg hebben zitten wachten sinds de vorige Halion versie werdt verbeterd naar deze Versie. Uiterlijk is het wel verbeterd, maar het sample systeem en schrijfwijze of de harddisk zijn niet veranderd. Voor degene die de vorige versie hebben is het een upgrade waarschijnlijk niet waard. Voor degene die een professionele samples nodig hebben, is het allemaal zeer veel waard. Goede sampler. Vergelijkbaar met kontakt van Native Instruments.

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