Common Editing Methods; Introduction; Using Controls In Halion - Steinberg HALION4 Mode D'emploi

Introduction

This chapter describes common editing methods in HALion.

Using Controls in HALion

Knobs and Sliders
Most of the editing methods are the same for knobs and sliders. The following applies:
• You can adjust the value by clicking on a knob or fader, and dragging up and
down, or by using the mouse wheel.
• When you press [Alt]/[Option] and click on a knob, a small fader appears, allowing
you to set the parameter.
• Press [Shift] and move the knob or use the mouse wheel to make fine adjustments.
• Press [Ctrl]/[Command] and click on a control to restore the default value.
• Knobs and sliders can be unidirectional or bidirectional. Unidirectional values, for
example level values, start at a minimum value and go up to the maximum.
Bidirectional controls start from the middle position and go to the left for negative
and to the right for positive values.
• To navigate to the next parameter, press [Tab]. To jump backwards to the previous
parameter, press [Shift]-[Tab].
When no parameter is selected inside a focused view, pressing [Tab] always jumps to
the very first parameter.
Multi Selection and Parameter Controls
When several zones are selected and they do not share the exact same values, most
of the controls indicate this by turning entirely or partially red. This is true for knobs,
On/Off buttons, combo boxes, value fields and text faders.
For example, if you have selected 3 zones with cutoff frequency values of 1200, 1400,
and 2500 Hz, the corona of the frequency knob shows a range from 1200 to 2500.
The corresponding field shows the value of the focused zone in red.
More complex controls (for example the envelope editors) only show the values of the
focused zone.
You can adjust the value range of a parameter using the corona of the knob. The
values for the zones are distributed within the new range, keeping their relative
distances.
• Drag the corona to compress or expand the value range.
• [Ctrl]/[Command]-drag the corona to adjust the upper limit of the range.
• [Alt]/[Option]-drag the corona to adjust the lower limit of the range.

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