![]() The manual states that the minimum system requirements for the PC version are a 266MHz Pentium processor with 128Mb of RAM, although a 400MHz Pentium is recommended. In other words, there's plenty to get you started. Also supplied are four 'Content' CDs full of high‑quality Programs and samples supplied by Wizoo and E‑Lab, together with three demo CDs from other manufacturers. HALion is delivered on a cross‑platform CD containing both Windows and Mac versions of the plug‑in. The glowing blue Navigation Controller can be seen on the right, and is available from every window except the Macro page. ![]() HALion is different: it boasts a features list to match even the most luxurious of rackmount samplers, and is perhaps the first VST plug‑in to offer a real, workable alternative to owning a hardware sampler. Native Instruments' Battery is an impressive sample‑playback plug‑in which beat HALion on to the market by several months, but was primarily designed for use with single‑hit percussion sounds, and is not really suitable for pitched, layered multisamples. However, HALion is the first really convincing professional sampler built specifically for Cubase VST. Of course, software samplers are not a wholly new idea: several developers have already produced some creditable examples, perhaps most notably Nemesys with Gigasampler and Emagic with EXS24 (the latter offering seamless integration with Logic Audio). If you're interested in how it runs under the competition, look at Mark Wherry's box on using it with Emagic's Logic Audio, which you'll find elsewhere in this review. However, as you might expect from a piece of Steinberg software, HALion was clearly designed for closest integration with Cubase, so that's what I used throughout this review. More specifically, it's a software sampler implemented in the form of a VST plug‑in, and therefore useable with Steinberg's ubiquitous Cubase VST MIDI + Audio sequencer, as well as compatible third‑party applications. Paul Sellars investigates Steinberg's HALion, which offers close integration with Cubase VST, but can also be used as a VST‑format plug‑in from other sequencers. I’d be surprised if that is true - unless C12 is going to be matured over 18-24 months perhaps.Software samplers are not new, but until now they have only existed as stand‑alone applications or sequencer‑specific plug‑ins. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yes, your Rent-to-Own plan will give you seamless updates to the latest versions of Cubase Pro 12 via the Splice desktop appĭoesn’t mention that you’ll get major updates beyond v12, bare in mind this is a 34 month plan. Once you’ve paid off the total cost, the Splice desktop app will no longer be required and you’ll receive a lifetime license with unrestricted offline access to Cubase Pro 12.Īnd this is interesting: Will I get access to the newest Cubase Pro 12 updates? You’ll be granted up to 14 days of offline access before another authorization check is required. How does Splice authorize my Cubase Pro 12 access each month?Įach time your computer connects to the internet, the Splice desktop app will run an authorization check to confirm your plan is still active. Guessing this will auto-deactivate if you cancel the monthly payment, so shows the versatility in the new licensing system to go a monthly route as well as one-off activations for perpetual owners. ![]()
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