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Installation and setup
Welcome
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing Steinberg’s premier VST workstation,
HALion Sonic 2.
What is HALion Sonic? Conveying the workstation concept into the world of virtual
instruments with the benefits of VST like flexibility and performance is the main
thought behind HALion Sonic and makes it the perfect companion in any studio, on
stage, and at home. The unique combination of extraordinary multi-timbral sample
playback and synthesis audio engines, the superior VST 3 technology and the
stunning ease of use lets HALion Sonic stand out in the field of virtual instruments.
The excellent filters and effects, the world-class content library, the intuitive interface
concept – HALion Sonic is always at the heart of your production.
Many feature requests and wishes have found their way into the second iteration of
HALion Sonic. FlexPhrases can now be recorded and exported to your DAW and the
new user phrase editor lets you program your own phrases and arpeggios directly in
HALion Sonic. The presets management and browsing have been improved, offering
a more convenient access to the vast number of new sounds. With more than 1,000
new presets and plenty of new instruments, the content library got a massive upgrade.
All new instruments like the Model-C organ or the new synth section with Trium,
Auron, and Voltage are equipped with dedicated interface skins to make control even
more intuitive. Whether it is the comprehensive world library or B-Box, the new drum
machine with included step sequencer – HALion Sonic 2 brings plenty of inspiring
sounds for all tastes and situations.
All of the new instruments, features, and functionalities are described in detail in this
manual. Please do not forget to register at MySteinberg in order to gain access to
online support offers and additional exclusive services. And check out the HALion
Sonic community at our online forum for tips and other useful information.
We wish you a lot of musical inspiration working with your brand-new workstation!
Key Command Conventions
Many of the default key commands in HALion Sonic use modifier keys, some of which
are different depending on the operating system. For example, the default key
command for Undo is [Ctrl]-[Z] on Windows and [Command]-[Z] on Mac OS X
systems.
When key commands with modifier keys are described in this manual, they are shown
with the Windows modifier key first:
[Win modifier key]/[Mac modifier key]-[key]
For example, [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Z] means “press [Ctrl] on Windows or [Command]
on Mac OS X systems, then press [Z]”.
Similarly, [Alt]/[Option]-[X] means “press [Alt] on Windows or [Option] on Mac OS X
systems, then press [X]”.
Please note that this manual often refers to right-clicking, for example, to open context
menus. If you are using a Mac with a single-button mouse, hold down [Ctrl] and click.
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