HALion 4 - Getting Started

HALion 4 is the newest incarnation of Steinberg's powerful VST sampler. In this series, Steinberg guru Mark Struthers shows you how to get this powerful sampler up and running, as well as coverage of its features and functions.

Videos
First Look (11:08) - Set up preferences including input and output routing, key commands and discover differences between the standalone version and the plug-in version.
The Scratch Pad (08:20) - Discover how to use the Halion 4 scratch pad to rehearse and record ideas prior to incorporating them into a project as a MIDI file.
Screen Sets (05:15) - See how to adapt the ostensibly complex UI and save the result as a screen set ready to be implemented at a later date.
Exploring the Halion UI (03:20) - Here you’ll take a further look at the complex Halion 4 user interface prior to analyzing and deconstructing a Multi to get a good idea how they are created.
Analyzing Multi Programs (06:52) - By exploring how an existing Multi is constructed to build a complex and professional sound, you’ll be able to see how to create your own.
Importing & Integrating Samples (08:53) - Extending your knowledge of preset Multis, here you’ll see how to import audio samples to run alongside synthesized sound to create richer and complex sounds. Additionally, you’ll see how the integrated media bay allows for easy searching and accessing of sounds.
How Halion Creates Sound (03:36) - Learn how Halion 4 is much more than an audio sampler by taking in detailed information about synthesized audio creation.
Editing Samples (10:05) - See how to easily manipulate audio samples, or zones in Halion terminology, to become more creative.
Further & External Editing (03:35) - Discover how to manipulate the length and playback of audio samples using the integrated looping functions while also being introduced to editing audio externally.
Mapping & Effects (07:50) - See how to add to a Multi by adding further audio samples and map them across a specific key range prior to editing in an audio editor, such as Steinberg’s Wavelab.