Steinberg HALION4 Mode D'emploi page 47

Internal Keyboard
The internal keyboard in HALion spans the entire MIDI note range from C-2 to G8.
You can use it for several purposes. The simplest one is to trigger notes just as
playing them on a MIDI keyboard, but you can also drop samples onto it to import and
map samples.
Display Options
You can resize the internal keyboard horizontally and vertically. A vertical resize changes
the size of the individual keys and a horizontal resize defines how many octaves are
visible. When the horizontal size is not sufficient to display all octaves you can use the
left/right arrow buttons to both sides of the keys to shift the visible range by octaves.
For each key, the keyboard indicates whether a sample is mapped to it. Empty keys
are displayed in light gray.
The following color scheme is used for the keys:
Color
Yellow
Beige
Red
Blue
Green
Triggering Notes
The vertical position where you click the key defines the velocity that is used to trigger
a note. Click on the lower end of a key to use the highest velocity, and click on the
upper end of a key to use the lowest velocity.
• Right-click a key to open a context menu that contains information about the key.
The "Assigned Zones" submenu displays the names of all zones that are mapped
to this key, allowing you to select a zone. The Info submenu shows pitch and
velocity information. Select "Clear key" to remove all assignments.
You can import samples to a specific key (or key range) by dragging them onto the
keyboard, see
Sphere Control
The Sphere is a two-dimensional control. It allows you to adjust two parameters
simultaneously, by dragging the mouse horizontally (Sphere H) and vertically
(Sphere V). Typically, two parameters that belong together are assigned to the
Sphere, such as cutoff and resonance.
The small triangles for indicating the horizontal and vertical axis are only available if
parameters are assigned to Sphere H and V.
You can reset the sphere to the center position using the corresponding options on
the context menu.
Description
A key switch is assigned to that key.
A remapped key switch is assigned to that key.
The key is assigned to an expression in the Layer Alternate MIDI module.
The key is assigned to a trigger pad.
A loop trigger note is assigned to that key.
"Importing and Exporting Samples"
47
Global Functions and Settings
The Keyboard Editor
on page 66.