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Phrase Playback Types
HALion features a huge amount of phrase types organized in categorized submenus
such as Classic Arp, Synth Seq, Chord Seq, Bass, and so on. Each folder can contain
several submenus containing phrases categorized according to functional
descriptions or musical styles.
The Construction Sets submenu contains phrases especially made for HALion's
instrument layers. These phrases use key switches to switch between different
playing styles, to increase the realism of your performance.
The phrases that can be found in the various other categories use a number of
different playback types to allow phrase-specific user interaction while playing:
Option
Playback of a drum
pattern
Playback only of the
played notes
Playback of a
programmed
sequence according
to the played chord
Mute
Activate the Mute button to silence the phrase temporarily. The phrase still plays in the
background. When you deactivate Mute, playback resumes immediately.
KS Off (Key Switches off)
Construction Set phrases that make use of key switches and noises (fret noises for
guitar phrases, for example) usually work only with programs for the same type of
instrument. Programs without key switches and noises play back such events as
normal notes that do not fit to the rest of the phrase. To avoid the playback of key
switches and noises, activate the KS Off option.
As this option filters out any note events that do not transpose with your playing, drum
phrases do not work when this option is activated.
Loop
When this option is activated, the phrase plays in a loop.
Hold
Here, you can make the following settings:
Option
Off
On
Gated
Description
Pressing any note triggers the same rhythm pattern.
The phrase is played back using only the played note and its
octave notes.
When you press only one note, the phrase is played back using the
programmed sequence — which means that notes other than the
ones you play are triggered.
When you are adding notes to those already held, the sequence
changes accordingly — for example, the phrase plays back
according to the chord you play.
Description
The phrase changes immediately when releasing a key. The phrase stops
immediately when releasing all keys.
The phrase plays to the end even when the keys are released. When the
Loop option is activated, the phrase plays continuously in a cycle.
The phrase starts playback with the first key being played. It plays silently
in the background even when the keys are released, and resumes
playback at the current position when you press any of the keys again. This
way, you can gate the playback of the phrase.
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MIDI Modules Reference
The FlexPhraser