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Multis include up to 16 Programs, each of which can have its own MIDI channel, keyboard zones and so forth, plus four global send effects, four global master insert effects, and settings for the built‑in mixer. At the top of the tree is the Multi - in essence, a snapshot of all Halion Sonic settings. Each instance is up to 16‑part multitimbral, and it is based around a familiar hierarchical architecture. The browser window allows you to search for sounds under a number of different criteria.Ĭonceptually, Halion Sonic is very similar to Hypersonic 2 and, indeed, to many other workstation sound modules, virtual and otherwise. There were and are a number of third‑party options (see the Alternatives box), but these have now been joined by a new offering from Steinberg and Yamaha: Halion Sonic.
Halion One sounded good and could be very useful, but offered only very limited potential for editing, so anyone whose explorations of MIDI went beyond the most basic dabblings was likely to want something more sophisticated.
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It made sense for Yamaha's expertise in designing synths and sound modules to be brought into the Cubase world, and so it was, initially as part of the free Halion One instrument bundled with Cubase 4.
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Much of the original Hypersonic content would soon reappear as the free Xpand! plug‑in bundled with Pro Tools, but that was the end as far as Cubase and other VST or AU‑format hosts were concerned.īy this time (are you keeping up at the back?), Steinberg themselves were also under new ownership, as part of the leviathan Yamaha empire. However, by the time it came out, it was already clear that Hypersonic 2 was likely to be the final version, as Wizoo had been taken over by Steinberg's rivals Avid. Since these parameters included fully fledged subtractive, FM and wavetable synthesis engines, Hypersonic 2 concealed a remarkable amount of power beneath its unassuming exterior. And when Hypersonic 2 came out in 2006, it retained all of these core virtues, but added an excellent arpeggiator, an expanded sample library, and, best of all, the ability to edit every parameter in every sound, should you so wish. It was versatile, it was easy and quick to use, and in general, it sounded much better than it had any right to, given the compact size of its sample library. Developed by Wizoo, Hypersonic was a very usable attempt to create a multitimbral sound module along the lines of Roland's JV1080, but as a VST Instrument. If I was asked to nominate the most under‑rated product of the last decade or so, one of the first things to come to mind would be Steinberg's Hypersonic.
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I will comment more after I spend many hours with it.Steinberg's new sound module software features a rich sound library, a powerful synth engine and the benefit of parent company Yamaha's workstation wisdom. They way they have the sounds laid out is very logical and being able to find a particular sound is pretty easy. I can see getting a lot of ideas from the hundreds of sounds that are in the program. As someone with not many keyboards in my studio, this is a nice addition. I found that it seems to take up about 10% of my CPU on my Quad computer. The effects on many of the sounds gives a fuller modern sound. Thankfully, the reverb dial is on the main screen and can quickly be altered. I also agree that the reverb is too much on many of the sounds. It is a deep program with lots of controls and options, but to use the main controls, it is pretty easy. Sound on Sound gave it a good review and their comments about the product I agree with. True there are a lot more sounds, with more reverb and effects laid in, they are only ok. I have to admit the strings don't sound any better than my Roland D50 which I have had for so many years. The interface is also very nice and modern, and it makes Hypersonic 2 interface look it's age. No, its not as good as dedicated orchestra software, but they are very useable. The sax, cello, and upright bass, are pretty good. The articulation on the instruments is better than Hypersonic 2, and the sounds are fuller with some breath sounds added in. The trumpets, trombones sound ok, with a typical keyboard brass sounds from today's keyboards. But having a lot of Yamaha's Motif sounds without paying for another keyboard is nice.
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I have to tell you as a owner of Hypersonic 2, that Sonic is a nice update from Hypersonic 2.
I just downloaded Halion Sonic and the 1.5 update which adds a lot more sounds.
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