Steinberg HALion Player Virtual Studio Instrument

Tailored to newcomers to virtual sampling, HALion Player puts many of the next-generation technologies available on the HALion sampling platform behind a sleek, no-frills interface. HALion Player is the perfect choice for any User searching for a stable, easy to use and affordable sample content playback module for VST, DXi2, AU and any Rewire environment. It provides a low-cost yet high-quality way of playing any of the hundreds of commercially available HALion libraries as well as Wav / Aif / Rex / Rex2 / Zgr and LM4 instrument files.

HALion Player includes the full HALion 3 sound library, consisting of a broad selection of highest quality instrument and drum sounds, and utilizes the award-winning, surround-capable HALion 3 playback engine. HALion Player also offers the outstanding Waldorf filters and disk-streaming power that have helped establish HALion 3 as one of the top virtual samplers available today in terms of both sound quality and performance.

The unique Q-Control concept introduced in the new HALion 3.1 version provides HALion Player with an adaptable set of sound-shaping controls. All HALion libraries include predefined Q-Controls which have been assigned to a certain set of parameters by the content creator and are chosen to ideally suit shaping and forming sound for that program. This allows a high degree of flexibility in altering and shaping sounds with HALion Player, while keeping functional clutter to a minimum.

The advanced HALion Player program loading facilities unify finding, selecting and loading a sound for quick, no-hassle access to even the largest HALion sample libraries. HALion Player also offers 256-voice polyphony delivering pristine 32-bit audio to up to 256 audio outputs into the mixer of the host application.

Features
Award-winning HALion 3 technology at a very affordable price

Ultra easy user interface, clean, handy and easy to understand even for beginners, simply can't misused

Includes the full HALion 3 sound library, consisting of a broad selection of highest quality instrument and drum sounds

Loads and plays back any HALion HSB, fxp and fxb Content

Allows import and keyboard mapping of Wav / Aif / Rex / Rex2 / ZGR and LM4 files

Q-Controls - 8 Content pre-defined Sound shaping parameters per program allows instant fun while tweaking without the need to understand the complex architecture creating the Sound. Remote controllable with the all new set & forget MIDI learn mode.

Sound Category System support, no difference between finding, selecting and loading a Sound

256 Voices polyphony and a maximum of 256 audio outputs, 16 sounds on 16 MIDI channels simultaneously per instance

Connects to everything: VST, DXi2, AU, Rewire and standalone

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Requires Seperate USB Key
The Steinberg Key is the key to Steinberg's world of professional audio tools. The purchase of this license key is required to run any of the new Steinberg VST instruments released after 1st January 2005, as these products will not contain a USB hardware protection device. Users already using a 'USB dongle'-protected Steinberg product are not required to purchase an extra key.

The license modules are offered in a DVD package containing the key and a CD-ROM with movies and information about current Steinberg products. Additional PDF documents provide in-depth information for further research on Steinberg's leading applications. Steinberg Key also enables users to run additional full featured demo versions of the applications that are included with every Steinberg product package. The demo versions offer a hands-on experience with Steinberg's leading applications and instruments.

Product Highlights:
No more need for multiple dongles

No extra payment for an additional dongle in each package of a VST instrument

Easy access to full featured demo versions of Steinberg's leading applications

In-depth product information on CD-ROM

PC System Requirements
Pentium / Athlon 800 MHz

384 MB RAM

2,5 GB free HD space for Content

Windows XP Home and XP Professional

Windows MME compatible audio hardware

For using HALion as a plug-in, a VST2 or DXi2 compatible Host is required

Steinberg Key and USB component connector required

Display Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels

Recommended:
Pentium / Athlon 1.4 GHz or faster

512 MB RAM

Display Resolution 1152 x 864 pixels, dual monitor setup

ASIO compatible sound card recommended

Macintosh Requirements
Power Mac G4 867 MHz

384 MB RAM

2,5 GB free HD space for Content

OS X Version 10.2.5

CoreAudio compatible audio hardware

For using HALion as a plug-in, a VST2 or AU compatible Host is required

Steinberg Key and USB component connector required

Display Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels

Recommended:
Power Mac G4 Dual 1.25 GHz or faster

512 MB RAM

Display Resolution 1152 x 864 pixels, dual monitor setup

Same Day Music is an authorized dealer of Steinberg products.

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