HALion Player

Tailored for newcomers to virtual sampling, HALion Player puts many of the next-generation technologies available in the HALion sampling platform behind a sleek, no-frills interface. HALion Player is the perfect sampler for anyone searching for a stable, easy-to-use and affordable sample content playback module for VST, DXi2, AU, and any Rewire environment. The sampler provides a low-cost yet high-quality way of playing any of the hundreds of commercially available HALion sound collections as well as WAV/AIF/ Rex/Rex2/Zgr and LM4 instrument files.

HALion Player includes the full HALion 3 sound library, consisting of a broad selection of highest quality instrument and drum sounds, and uses the award-winning, surround-capable HALion 3 playback engine. HALion Player also offers the outstanding Waldorf filters and disk-streaming power that have helped establish HALion 3 as one of the top virtual samplers available today in terms of both sound quality and performance.

The unique Q-Control concept introduced in the HALion 3.1 version provides HALion Player with an adaptable set of sound-shaping controls. All HALion libraries include predefined Q-Controls which have been assigned to a certain set of parameters by the content creator and are chosen to ideally suit shaping and forming sound for that program. This allows a high degree of flexibility in altering and shaping sounds with HALion Player, while keeping functional clutter to a minimum. 8 predefined sound-shaping parameters per program allow instant fun while tweaking without the need to understand the complex sound architecture. Remote controllable. HALion Player includes the all new set-and-forget MIDI learn mode. Sound Category System support means you use the same process to find, select, and load a sound. The HALion sampler features 256-voice polyphony, a maximum of 256 audio outputs, and 16 sounds on 16 MIDI channels simultaneously. Connects to VST, DXi2, AU, Rewire, and standalone.

The advanced HALion Player program loading facilities unify finding, selecting, and loading a sound for quick, no-hassle access to even the largest HALion sample libraries. HALion Player also offers 256-voice polyphony delivering pristine 32-bit audio to up to 256 audio outputs into the mixer of the host application.