Steinberg HALion Symphonic Orchestra Instruction Manual
Michael Ruf, Heiko Bischoff
Revision and quality control: Cristina Bachmann, Marion Bröer, Sabine Pfeifer, Heike Schilling
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Release Date: December 16, 2010
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Table of Contents
5 Installation and setup
6 Welcome
6 How you can purchase the full version
6 Key command conventions
7 Installation
9 Overview
10 Window overview
11 Editing
12 Introduction
12 The Main page
14 The Options Page
16 Default key switches
17 Key switch assignments
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Table of Contents
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Installation and setup
Welcome
Thank you for using the HALion Symphonic Orchestra
VST Sound Instrument Set by Steinberg.
This VST Sound Instrument Set expands Steinberg´s premier VST Workstation HALion Sonic 1.5 or HALion Sonic
SE with an outstanding virtual orchestra, providing a costeffective and easy-to-use solution to create stunning or
chestral masterpieces and ultra-expressive solo lines as
well as beautiful smaller arrangements for any musical
genre.
Capturing the pure emotive power, expressiveness, and
sheer sonic range of an entire orchestra, this VST Sound
Instrument Set offers an enormous wealth of outstanding
sound content including solo and ensemble double
basses, cellos, violas and violins, brass, woodwind and
percussion instruments inside HALion Sonic 1.5 or
HALion Sonic SE. Each of these instruments in turn offers
a wealth of expressive playing styles and articulations.
The huge library of the HALion Symphonic Orchestra VST
Sound Instrument Set is as flexible as it is accessible, ide
ally suited not only to classical music but also pop, rock,
hip hop, R’n’B, and any other contemporary style.
The HALion Symphonic Orchestra VST Sound Instrument
Set has been crafted to offer both exquisite playability and
stunning realism. With the advanced feature of a custom
Edit page inside HALion Sonic 1.5 or HALion Sonic SE
providing easy access to the most important playing tech
niques and articulations on a single page, this VST Sound
Instrument Set is so much more than just another sample
library, providing an exceptional expansion for HALion
Sonic 1.5 and HALion Sonic SE with the quality, variety,
and usability needed to create arrangements on a truly or
chestral scale.
Enjoy playing with your HALion Symphonic Orchestra
VST Sound Instrument Set!
Your Steinberg Team
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How you can purchase the full version
You can try out the HALion Symphonic Orchestra VST
Sound Instrument Set in extensive detail for a full 60 days,
starting on the day you activate the trial license on your
USB-eLicenser. If you are as excited about this extraordi
nary instrument set as we are, please purchase the full
version. Cubase 6 customers will receive an exclusive
special offer on this VST Sound Instrument Set in the
Steinberg Online Shop at: www.steinberg.net/shop.
For users of HALion Symphonic Orchestra and
HALion Symphonic Orchestra 16-bit edition
If you own the 16-bit edition or the boxed version of the
HALion Symphonic Orchestra retail product, the activated
license of one of these products enables you to use the
HALion Symphonic Orchestra VST Sound Instrument Set
free of charge.
Key command conventions
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Many of the default key commands in this product use
modifier keys, some of which are different depending on
the operating system. For example, the default key command for Undo is [Ctrl]-[Z] under Windows and [Command]-[Z] under Mac OS X.
When key commands with modifier keys are described in
this manual, they are shown with the Windows modifier
key first, in the following way:
[Win modifier key]/[Mac modifier key]-[key]
For example, [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Z] means “press [Ctrl]
under Windows or [Command] under Mac OS X, then
press [Z]”.
Similarly, [Alt]/[Option]-[X] means “press [Alt] under Win-
dows or [Option] under Mac OS X, 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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Installation and setup
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