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• On the Audio Routing tab, use the Audio Output Ports pop-up menus to assign
different audio outputs.
HALion supports 64 channels (two Master channels (left and right) and 31
additional left and right stereo channels) and one 5.1 surround channel (with six
subchannels). You can assign different audio outputs for each channel. Selecting an
audio output on the pop-up menu maps the output to the corresponding channel.
If you press [Shift] and select an audio output, the front and rear channels are set
to incrementing audio output ports, for example 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, 6, 7, 8. If you press
[Alt]/[Option]-[Shift] and select an audio output, the audio outputs are assigned in
pairs to the front and rear channels, for example 1, 2, 1, 2 or 5, 6, 5, 6.
• On the Metronome tab, you can make the following settings:
Option Description
Mode Here, you can turn the metronome on and off or set it to Count In
mode.
Accent Activate this to accentuate the first beat of each bar.
Level Use this fader to adjust the volume of the metronome.
Connections Here, you can select a separate stereo output for the metronome.
• On the General tab, activate "Don't prompt for confirmation when quitting HALion"
if you want HALion to close without prompting when quitting the program.
• On the ASIO Driver tab, select your audio hardware driver from the ASIO Driver
pop-up menu.
If you plan to use several audio applications simultaneously, you may want to
activate the option "Release Driver when Application is in Background".
The input and output latency values for your audio hardware are displayed.
"Latency" is the amount of time it takes for your system to respond to any
messages that are sent to it. High latency results in a noticeable delay between
when you press a key and when you hear the sound. Below the latency values, you
can set the sample rate for the connected audio hardware.
When you run HALion, there are several processes fighting for access to processor
time in your computer. The parameter "Audio Priority" allows you to determine which
processes have priority:
Option Description
Normal In this mode, non-audio processes and audio playback get roughly
equal priorities (default setting).
Boost In this mode, audio precedes MIDI in priority. Try this mode if audio
playback problems occur when playing back MIDI and audio material.
• Once you have selected the driver, open the Advanced tab to specify which inputs
and outputs to use and name these. Click the Control Panel button to open the
control panel for the audio hardware and adjust the settings as recommended by
the audio hardware manufacturer.
Using the HALion Standalone Version
Making Preferences Settings
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