HALion 5 - From Scratch to Patch
HALion 5 is the latest and greatest virtual sampling instrument from Steinberg, allowing for deep, complex patch and sound creation. Let Steinberg guru Mark Struthers take you on a trip to planet HALion, where you'll learn how to wrap your mind around HALion 5's design and make a killer patch from scratch!
Videos
• Starting a New Patch (07:33) - Mark gives an introduction to HALion and shows some of the fundamentals of creating a ‘HALion’ program and how the elements of the program combine to construct the finished patch. Also, see how to create a new program ready to add various elements, such as a zone, to the patch.
• Choosing a Zone Type (05:00) - Learn how to choose and utilize different types of ‘zone’ such as a ‘synth’ zone and rate a saved multi-program and vst preset for easier searching later.
• Developing the Zone (05:43) - See how to develop the chosen zone type by adjusting various ‘Halion’ editors, in particular by looking at using oscillators and the synth zone envelope editor.
• Adapting Various Editors (07:18) - Continuing the look at the various editors in the previous tutorial, here discover how to use multiple oscillators, including ‘noise’, to further adapt an individual synth zone. Additionally, filter adjustment is looked at too.
• Adding Effects (05:44) - Watch how to embellish the edited synth zone by adding an extra ‘Bus’ effect and how to adapt an employed reverb effect. Also, see how to ‘save’ and ‘reload’ your specific effect adjustments.
• Multiple Effects (06:12) - Watch how to integrate and combine multiple effects to help make the overall sound of the synth zone sound more complex. Also, see how to enhance the synth zone by using the Voice Control editor.
• Doubling Zones (04:18) - See how to create richer sounds by doubling up ‘zones’ and, with the new synth ‘zone’, learn how to alter the pitch and create ‘sync’ effects using the Voice Control editor. Also, see how to use the Envelope editor to alter the ADSR of the raw sound.
• Incorporating Layers (06:45) - Learn how to use Layers so that distinct ‘zones’ can be individually affected by the use of effects. See also how to use the Modulation Matrix to control various oscillators.
• Including Samples (05:06) - Watch the process of integrating a ‘sample’ zone – with a related audio sample - into a multi-patch to enhance existing ‘synth’ zones. See also the ramifications of using audio samples when a loop area is not set.
• Adapting Samples (07:16) - By using ‘HALion’s’ loop function in combination with Steinberg’s Wavelab, see how to adapt a sample so that an internal area within it continuously loops to allow for sustained playback of finite audio files.
• Granular Synthesis (06:14) - Learn how to integrate an existing ‘Halion’ Granular Synth multi-program preset and, subsequently, strip it down so that it can be used in your own multi-program.
• Using Instruments (02:50) - Watch how to reinforce the sound of the multi-program built in this course by including the ‘HALion’ instrument ‘Haliotron’.