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Sampler

HALion Sonic SE

Steinberg

Where to get itDiscontinued — replaced by HALion Sonic, included with Cubasesteinberg.net

HALion Sonic SE is a multitimbral sampler and synthesizer plug-in that can load and combine up to 16 programs simultaneously across individual MIDI channels or as layered/split sounds. It features extensive sound design tools including the Trip virtual analog synth with three oscillators, flexible filter architecture, arpeggiator, and step sequencer, alongside a comprehensive effects suite and performance controls for real-time manipulation.

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Key Features

0116-slot multitimbral architecture for layering and splitting
02Trip virtual analog synth with three oscillators, sub oscillator, ring modulator, and noise generator
0313 filter shapes with five filter modes
04Four pre-configured arpeggio styles per preset with integrated arpeggiator
05Step sequencer with Trip integration
068 quick controls per program plus Sphere H/V and modulation wheel
0716 trigger pads with chord/note and key switch assignment
08Comprehensive effects suite across reverb, delay, EQ, filter, distortion, pitch shift, modulation, dynamics, and spatial processors
09Disk streaming with RAM/disk balance optimization
10Support for VST Sound Instrument Sets and HALion 6-compatible content

Things to Try

  • 01Use the Balance slider on the Options page to optimize Disk vs. RAM usage for your system: drag left toward Disk if you need RAM for other applications, or right toward RAM if disk access is slow
  • 02Activate Mono mode and use Retrigger in Trip to play trills by holding one note and quickly pressing/releasing another note
  • 03In Trip's Sync algorithm, adjust the waveform parameter to create different hard-sync textures by changing the pitch relationship between master and slave oscillators
  • 04Set up trigger pads with chord snapshots by right-clicking a pad, selecting Snapshot Chord, playing a chord, then clicking the blinking pad to assign it
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