Topic: Who’s made a HALion device?

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  • June 21, 2004 at 22:11 #225
    civello
    Participant

    Hey all,

    Okay I know there’s some Halion users out there.. I just can’t successfully create a Halion device which will remember the presets each time I load my arrangement. I’ve assigned fxp’s to different channels and have written little bits using multiple tracks and everything, but when I quit and start Podium up again, the bank is completely cleared out. I’ve gone over the guides a couple of times, it just doesn’t seem to be working. I haven’t had any problem with Podium retaining the patch settings of other VSTs — just Halion. (Granted, Halion is my only multichannel VSTi..)

    So, if anyone’s gotten this to work, can you breifly walk me through steps of setting up the device so that I don’t have to re-create my bank each time I start-up Podium? 😳

    thanks

    oh, dunno if it makes a difference, but I’m using Halion 2

    June 22, 2004 at 10:28 #3559
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    Hi civello,

    I don’t have Halion myself, but I can offer some tips regarding the use of multitimbral plugins;

    Assigning multiple program library presets (fxp) to different channels of a global plugin won’t work. VST unfortunately does not allow the transfer of fxp programs to be associated with MIDI channels, so if you assign fxp programs to several tracks using the same global plugin, they will overwrite each other on whatever is the current program in the plugin. So you should only assign ONE library preset to a track assigned with the plugin. Furthermore it should be a Bank library preset and not a Program library preset (use the track menu to create a bank preset). Most multitimbral plugins store extra information such as global setup of channels etc. in bank presets and not in single program presets.

    Frits

    June 27, 2004 at 01:24 #3586
    anfmusic
    Participant

    This should pretty much be the same as my Sampletank setup (which is also a multi-timbral VSTI) that Frits helped me solve. Highlight the Halion Track in the track list (the Halion Track is the one generating the audio output, not the subtracks); on the left you will see options for selecting Input, Map, Preset, and Param; click on the Preset heading and the box will expand, click on the New button in that box, you will see a preset created in the box now (it will be labeled Program1), double click on the Preset name. Now save your song again, close it, and reopen it to see if the Halion Banks load up when you reload the song.

    June 27, 2004 at 07:27 #3588
    kagemusha
    Participant

    If you use you use Halion multitimbral (global instance), it’s best to make a bank library preset >>> Click right on the track mapped with halion and choose plugin preset/New bank library preset
    With new program library preset you only syncing one program. If you have a few tracks using different/multiple channels from Halion you can add new programs and they all will be synced with this bank library preset. You have less to concern this way then by making new program library presets and assigning them for every program/patch you create in Halion

    Ciao
    Eli

    July 12, 2004 at 02:25 #3653
    civello
    Participant

    ..back from a little music break — that did the trick, anf. thanks! kagemusha, you’re right…now that I at least know that I can save presets, creating a bank is the next step.

    thanks again, guys.

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