Steinberg HALion Player and Steinberg Key Bundle

Steinberg HALion Player
Puts the new-generation Steinberg HALion 3 technology behind an easy-to-use, no-frills interface

Tailored to newcomers to virtual sampling, Steinberg HALion Player puts many of the next-generation technologies available on the HALion sampling platform behind a sleek, no-frills interface. Steinberg HALion Player is the perfect choice for any User searching for a stable, easy to use and affordable sample content playback module for VST, DXi2, AU and any Rewire environment. It provides a low-cost yet high-quality way of playing any of the hundreds of commercially available HALion libraries as well as Wav / Aif / Rex / Rex2 / Zgr and LM4 instrument files.

Steinberg HALion Player includes the full HALion 3 sound library, consisting of a broad selection of highest quality instrument and drum sounds, and utilizes 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 new HALion 3.1 version provides Steinberg 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 Steinberg HALion Player, while keeping functional clutter to a minimum.

The advanced Steinberg HALion Player program loading facilities unify finding, selecting and loading a sound for quick, no-hassle access to even the largest HALion sample libraries. Steinberg 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.

Steinberg HALion Player Features

• Award-winning HALion 3 technology at a very affordable price
• Ultra easy user interface, clean, handy and easy to understand even for beginners, simply can’t misused
• Includes the full HALion 3 sound library, consisting of a broad selection of highest quality instrument and drum sounds
• Loads and plays back any HALion HSB, fxp and fxb Content
• Allows import and keyboard mapping of Wav / Aif / Rex / Rex2 / ZGR and LM4 files
• Q-Controls - 8 Content pre-defined Sound shaping parameters per program allows instant fun while tweaking without the need to understand the complex architecture creating the Sound. Remote controllable with the all new set & forget MIDI learn mode.
• Sound Category System support, no difference between finding, selecting and loading a Sound
• 256 Voices polyphony and a maximum of 256 audio outputs, 16 sounds on 16 MIDI channels simultaneously per instance
• Connects to everything: VST, DXi2, AU, Rewire and standalone

Steinberg HALion Player System Requirements

This Product Requires a Steinberg Key, included with this bundle!

Steinberg HALion Player PC Minimum Requirements:

• Pentium / Athlon 800 MHz
• 384 MB RAM
• 2.5 GB free HD space for Content
• Windows XP Home and XP Professional
• Windows MME compatible audio hardware
• For using HALion as a plug-in, a VST2 or DXi2 compatible Host is required
• Steinberg Key and USB component connector required
• Display Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels

Steinberg HALion Player PC Recommended System:

• Pentium / Athlon 1.4 GHz or faster
• 512 MB RAM
• Display Resolution 1152 x 864 pixels, dual monitor setup
• ASIO compatible sound card recommended

Steinberg HALion Player Macintosh Minimum Requirements:

• Power Mac G4 867 MHz
• 384 MB RAM
• 2.5 GB free HD space for Content
• OS X Version 10.2.5 or higher
• CoreAudio compatible audio hardware
• For using HALion as a plug-in, a VST2 or AU compatible Host is required
• Steinberg Key and USB component connector required
• Display Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels

Steinberg HALion Player Mac Recommended System:

• Power Mac G4 Dual 1.25 GHz or faster
• 512 MB RAM
• Display Resolution 1152 x 864 pixels, dual monitor setup

Steinberg Key
USB-based "dongle" software key to operate all Steinberg products released after January 2005

The Steinberg Key unlocks Steinberg's world of professional audio tools. Steinberg Key is Required to run any of Steinberg’s new VST instruments released after 1st January 2005, Steinberg Key also offers additional movies and PDF documents on CD-ROM that provide in-depth information for further research on Steinberg products. Steinberg Key also enables users to run full featured demos of Steinberg applications.

The Steinberg Key is the key to Steinberg's world of professional audio tools. The purchase of this license key is required to run any of the new Steinberg VST instruments released after 1st January 2005, as these products will not contain a USB hardware protection device. Users already using a “USB dongle”-protected Steinberg product are not required to purchase an extra key.

The Steinberg license modules are offered in a DVD package containing the key and a CD-ROM with movies and information about current Steinberg products. Additional PDF documents provide in-depth information for further research on Steinberg's leading applications. Steinberg Key also enables users to run additional full featured demo versions of the applications that are included with every Steinberg product package. The demo versions offer a hands-on experience with Steinberg's leading applications and instruments.

Steinberg Key Features

• No more need for multiple dongles
• No extra payment for an additional dongle in each package of a VST instrument
• Easy access to full featured demo versions of Steinberg's leading applications
• In-depth product information on CD-ROM

Steinberg Key System Requirements

Steinberg Key PC Requirements

• IBM compatible PC with Intel or AMD CPU
• Windows XP Home or XP Professional
• Internet access for transfer of activation codes
• Display Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels
• Windows MME compatible audio hardware
• CD drive
• USB port for copy protection key
• Apple Quicktime Codec (for movies) 

Steinberg Key MAC System Requirements

• Power Mac G4 or G5
• OS X Version 10.3 or higher
• Internet access for transfer of activation codes
• Display Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels
• CoreAudio compatible audio hardware
• CD drive
• USB port for copy protection key
• Apple Quicktime Codec (for movies)