![]() That can be found here, (and, please, there’s no need to point out that I got the capitalization wrong the first time out). HALion 6 – this is the Big Kahuna on which we are focusing here. First, you should understand the makeup of the HALion family of which there are three members: We’ll defer pricing information momentarily. This inconvenience should go away in future releases. If you decide not to upgrade, you will need to reinstall the earlier version. However, owners of HALion 5 will see the demo overwrite it when installing. A full-content demo download is available (URL at bottom of this article). The factory content requires 30 GB of disk. A 1920 x 1080 screen or larger is recommended. Formats are VST 2, VST 3, AU and (another first) AAX. One side-effect of this change is that users will be unable to retain HALion 5 on the same system upon which they install HALion 6. Registration is via an eLicenser account, but for the first time, the eLicenser dongle is not a requirement. Before getting into it, however, let us dispense with the necessary details. It is the product of meticulous engineering, uncompromising attention to detail, and elegant design (spoiler alert: I think rather highly of this software). If HALion 6 where a car, you might be tempted to call it “a Mercedes-class vehicle”. HALion 6 brings a true sample-capture capability which probably makes it unique among all virtual instruments claiming to be “hybrid” in some fashion. ![]() Notice that above I used the designation “sampler” not “sample player”. You could also say that Spectrasonic’s Omnisphere also competes in this space except that Omnisphere is quite limited in terms of importing user-supplied sample content. The only real competition it has in terms of overall capabilities is from UVI’s mighty Falcon hybrid synth/sampler. Steinberg bills it as a “VST Sampler and Sound Creation System” (although it comes in more flavors than just VST). HALion 6 is a hybrid synth/sample player/sampler that is an extremely capable and attractive virtual instrument. It’s broad in scope, deep in functionality, and deserves your considerable attention. HALion 6 is the latest incarnation of Steinberg’s flagship virtual musical instrument.
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