I think the release time is pretty substantial on the ensemble strings…a bit too much. Of course you can change this so the Drum Channels accept Program Changes, and host other instruments in those slots if it better fits your needs. You do have to manually load the drum kit you want on channel 10 (Select Drum Kit Channel(s) and double click in Program Tree, or Drag and Drop from Program Tree), or the equivalent of channel 10 if using the other MIDI MIDI Ports. In interest of GM Conformity, Channel 10 is set to ignore program changes. If you want different Reverb and Chorus…must adjust manually. I don’t know if HALion will accept the GM Sysex message to change the reverbs (don’t think it does), but it does accept GM CC91 for Reverb send, and CC93 for Chorus send. It has a hall reverb on Aux1, and Chorus on Aux3, as per GM Protocol. SB Should’ve put more fanfare out for it’s release though, throw some teasers out… I think without the dongle it’s got to be more appealing for users of all DAWs.Threw together an H6 program table for this real quick. So far, very much a winner for me… And finally… Dongle free, Apple Silicon compatible!! YAY! Not sure I can wrap my head around FM sound design though, but luckily there’s about 900 presets (If you set to ‘all’) to keep me busy - including lots of originals from the TX etc. Update process went smooth too, no complaints here - very happy and a chance to revisit some old favourites as i put HALion on the back-burner since C12. Crazy to say, but HALion 7 feels more lightweight than HALion Sonic did when you have it in the minimal views. new library views are very nice and I think the array of options and start page really helps neaten up the experience. Very pleased with the interface changes, the lack of scaling does suck - however, i’ve only used it on my macbook which is fine - Worried about how it’ll be on my 4k desktop monitor though… argh!
After registration, it can take up to 24 hours until the free update is available. If you don’t see a voucher, please make sure that the eLicenser containing the license is registered in MySteinberg. Grace Period:Ĭustomers who have activated HALion 6 or Absolute 5 since November 1, 2022, are eligible for a free, update to HALion 7 / Absolute 6. With Absolute 6, customers receive all the instruments and expansions known from the previous version of Absolute plus new HALion 7.
The new HALion Sonic 7 Collection comprises the HALion Sonic 7 player, all instruments from HALion Sonic 3, plus the brand-new FM Lab and Tales instruments. Other updates to the HALion family include HALion Sonic 7, which is now the free player for HALion libraries and replaces HALion Sonic SE. The trial will also be available soon on February 21, 2023. Feel free to checkout all the details on our new features website It comes now with a complete new FM zone with SYX file import, the new Spectral zone with our newly in-house developed time stretch and resynthesis algorithm, a reimagined modulation concept, the new Shaper Envelope, our new synthesizer FM Lab with eight operators featuring algorithms from the classic Yamaha DX7, FM-X and TX81Z, a beautiful Guitar called Tales where the guitar strings were individually sampled as open notes and then tuned to a different pitch, improved wavetable synthesis, redesigned MediaBay and so much more. We are happy to announce that HALion 7 is finally officially available.