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Global Functions and Settings
The Controls in the Standalone Functions Section
• On the Audio Routing page, use the Audio Output Ports pop-up menus to assign
different audio outputs.
HALion Sonic supports 32 channels: two Main channels (left and right) and 15
additional stereo channels (left and right). You can assign different audio outputs
for each channel. Selecting an audio output on the pop-up menu maps the output
to the corresponding channel.
If you press [Shift] and select an audio output, the front and rear channels are set
to incrementing audio output ports – e.
g. 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, 6, 7, 8. If you press
[Alt]/[Option]-[Shift] and select an audio output, the audio outputs are assigned in
pairs to the front and rear channels – e.
g. 1, 2, 1, 2 or 5, 6, 5, 6.
• On the Metronome page a number of settings can be made regarding the use of a
metronome:
• On the General page, activate “Don’t prompt for confirmation when quitting
HALion Sonic” if you want HALion Sonic to close without prompting when quitting
the program.
• On the ASIO Driver page, select your audio hardware driver from the ASIO Driver
pop-up menu.
If you plan to use several audio applications simultaneously, you may want to
activate the option “Release Driver when Application is in Background”.
The input and output latency values for your audio hardware are displayed.
“Latency” is the amount of time it takes for your system to respond to any
messages that are sent to it. High latency results in a noticeable delay between
when you press a key and when you hear the sound. Below the latency values, you
can set the sample rate for the connected audio hardware.
When you run HALion Sonic, there are several processes fighting for access to
processor time in your computer. The parameter “Audio Priority” allows you to
determine which processes have priority:
• Once you have selected the driver, open the Advanced page to specify which
inputs and outputs will be used and name these. Click the Control Panel button to
open the control panel for the audio hardware and adjust the settings as
recommended by the audio hardware manufacturer.
Option Description
Mode Here you can turn the metronome on and off or set it to Count In mode.
Accent Activate this to accentuate the first beat of each bar.
Level Use this fader to adjust the volume level of the metronome.
Connections Here you can select a separate stereo output for the metronome.
Option Description
Normal In this mode, non-audio processes and audio playback get roughly
equal priorities (default setting).
Boost In this mode, audio precedes MIDI in priority. Try this mode if audio
playback problems occur when playing back MIDI and audio
material.
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