Plug-in Reference

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The included VST Instruments
SR parameters
With these buttons you can change the sample rate.
Lower sample rates basically reduces the high frequency
content and sound quality, but the pitch isn’t altered. This
is a great way to emulate the “lo-fi” sounds of older digital
synths!
• If button “F” is active, the selected Part’s program will play
back with the sample rate set in the host application.
• If button “1/2” is active, the selected Part’s program will play
back with half the original sample rate.
• If button “1/4” is active, the selected Part’s program will play
back with a quarter of the original sample rate.
• A bonus effect of using lower sample rates is that it re-
duces the load on the computer CPU, allowing more si-
multaneous voices to be played etc.
HALionOne
HALionOne is a sample player that can play sound content
in the *.hsb (HALion Sound Bank) format. These samples
have associated preset files that store the panel settings
and reference the HSB samples. Included are several pre-
sets (as *.vstpreset and *.trackpreset files).
The operation of HALionOne is very simple; load a preset
(a *.vstpreset or a *.trackpreset file for an Instrument
Track) and start playing! You do, however, have the option
to tweak the basic parameters to tailor the sound to your
liking.
HALionOne parameters
The HALionOne differs from other VST Instruments in that
the panel parameters shown can vary according to which
parameters are stored in the HSB file. HSB files cannot
be created with HALionOne – you need the full version of
HALion to do this – but when created, certain parameters
are assigned as part of the file and the associated pro-
gram (or preset). This means that for each preset, only
these assigned parameters are shown on the instrument
panel. Typically, these are filter cutoff, DCA and DCF pa-
rameters and any assigned effect parameters (the effects
are “built in”).
If you load HALionOne for an Instrument track and select,
for example, the “Draw Organ” preset, the following pa-
rameters are shown:
These parameter assignments are used for many of the
HALionOne presets, but not for all. As stated above, other
parameters may be shown; these will be clearly labelled
on the panel. For most of the presets there are also asso-
ciated effects – the effect parameters are usually as-
signed to the quick controls on the right and typically
control the dry/wet mix of the effect.
Effect Bypass
• This button, located at the bottom right in the box dis-
playing the preset name, allows you to bypass any effects.
The blue LED beside the button is lit if any effects are used in the preset.
Feedback The feedback parameter controls the amount of positive
or negative feedback for all four delay lines. The adjust-
able range is from -1 to 1.
Level This controls the output level of the effect.
Parameter Description
Parameter Description
Cutoff This allows you to adjust filter frequency or cutoff. The fil-
ter used is a Waldorf Low Pass filter with a 24dB slope.
Resonance Raising the filter resonance value will emphasize the fre-
quencies around the set filter frequency.
DCF Amount Controls the amount of the DCF (filter) envelope.
DCA Attack Controls the time it takes for the DCA signal to reach its
highest level.
DCA Decay Controls the time it takes the DCA signal to decay to the
sustain level.
DCA Sustain Controls the DCA signal level after the Decay phase, as
long as you press the key on your MIDI keyboard.
DCA Release Controls the DCA signal after a key is released.
DCA Amount Controls the amount of the DCA (amplifier) envelope.