2017 NAMM Show: Steinberg has announced a new version of its VST sampler, HALion 6, alongside the HALion Sonic 3 workstation and Absolute 3 collection.
Here’s what’s new in HALion 6:
- Next-generation wavetable synthesis for stunning resynthesis and unheard sound creations
- Smart live-sampling engine for direct recording, mapping and playing of sounds
- Macro Page Designer for convenient user interface creation for user instruments and commercial libraries
- HALion Script for advanced instrument programming and custom MIDI modules
- Convenient Library Creator for compiling custom instruments with the greatest of ease
- 6 new instrument libraries including brasses, two beautiful grand pianos, strings, cutting-edge wavetable synthesizer and eerie cinematic sounds
- 3-band Resonator with 14 different filter configurations and integrated LFO
- Expanded compatibility options with native 64-bit AAX support
New features in HALion Sonic 3:
- Massive 20 GB library expansion with over 1,000 new presets, in 5 new acoustic instrument libraries, including two grand pianos, a horn section, strings and cinematic sounds
- New wavetable synthesizer with over 300 cutting-edge sounds for modern electronic productions
- 9 new effects including 3-band Resonator, Vintage Compressor, Tube Saturator and many more
- Expanded compatibility options with native 64-bit AAX support
Here’s the official intro video:
Availability
HALion 6, HALion Sonic 3 and Absolute 3 will be available from resellers and through the Steinberg Online Shop from February 9, 2017. Product availability may vary depending on reseller.
Customers who have activated HALion 5, HALion Sonic 2 and Absolute 2 since December 29, 2016, are eligible for a free, downloadable Grace Period update to HALion 6, HALion Sonic 3 and Absolute 3, respectively.
that demo left allot to be desired.
Wow, lots of excitement for this.
I have Halion Sonic 2, they had a decent price for Hypersonic 2 users. (Hypersonic 2 was a massively under rated plug) Halion Sonic 2 is a very good piece of software. The interface could be better, definitely could be bigger. I would use it more of they would get rid of the E-Licenser. I’m not taking dongles on the stage any more, too easily lost and E-Licenser suddenly stops working when there is new version and that isn’t very comforting.
Halion, Mach 5, Sample Tank and what’s the other one that some people use? Oh yeah, Kontakt.