Steinberg HALION4 Mode D'emploi page 222

Using the Transport Controls
• Click the Play button to start playback of the MIDI file.
Playback always starts at the song position.
• Click the Stop button to pause the MIDI file at the current position.
Click the Stop button twice to reset the song position to the start.
• Click the Record button to start recording.
• Click the Loop button to play the whole MIDI file in a loop.
Loading a MIDI File
To load a standard MIDI file, proceed as follows:
1. Click the Load File button below the transport buttons.
2. In the file dialog that opens, select the file that you want to use.
3. Click Open to load the MIDI file.
Saving a MIDI File
To save the performance you recorded as a MIDI file, proceed as follows:
1. Click the Save File button (the disk icon) below the transport buttons.
2. In the file dialog that opens, specify a location and a file name.
3. Click Save to store the MIDI file.
The Info Icon
To check which MIDI file is currently loaded, point with the mouse at the info icon in
the top left corner of the scratch pad. A tooltip appears, showing the name of the MIDI
file.
Using the MIDI Channel Filter
When a multitrack MIDI file is loaded, you can decide whether all or only the events of
a specific MIDI channel are played back. The control can be found to the right of the
info icon in the song position display.
The Song Position Indicator
The song position indicator shows the position of the transport. Above the song
position indicator, the position is displayed numerically.
After loading a MIDI file, the display shows the full length of the file and the song
position indicator is positioned at the end. However, playback starts from the
beginning when you click Play.
• To move the transport to a different song position, drag the song position indicator
to the new position.
• To change the format, click the time format symbol in the top right corner of the
display to switch between the time formats. When Time is selected, a clock is
displayed. When Bars is selected, a note is displayed.
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Using the HALion Standalone Version
The Scratch Pad