KVR Audio

Caine123 · Post by **Caine123** » Fri Feb 12, 2016 9:38 pm

halion5 is on sale and im a sucker for granular synthesis, i still use alchemy and NOTHING could replace it for me. falcon i couldnt get quite into it yet, so i ask how halion 5 is compared?

Echoes in the Attic · Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:24 pm

It's probably hard to find but SampleConstruct did discuss this quite a bit in the main Falcon thread. Google search might get you there (it would be hard to find manually and I'm not sure how well the KVR search works).

Dostoyevsky · Post by **Dostoyevsky** » Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:33 pm

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... n#p6373039

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... n#p6289791

chili beans · Post by **chili beans** » Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:39 am

Been waiting 2 years for stienberg to do their 50% off valentines day sale for halion. I got cash but cant seem to pull the trigger.

kiezum · Post by **kiezum** » Sat Feb 13, 2016 6:32 am

double post

kiezum · Post by **kiezum** » Sat Feb 13, 2016 6:33 am

If you use Cubase it's a no-brainer.
I don't know if I'll pull the trigger on the Grand.

Alfalfa · Post by **Alfalfa** » Sat Feb 13, 2016 6:45 am

chili beans wrote:Been waiting 2 years for stienberg to do their 50% off valentines day sale for halion. I got cash but cant seem to pull the trigger.

I bought it. I've been using the trial version for a couple of weeks. Cheaper than a Motif and should get me what I wanted out of it. Plus, there's a whole lot more to it. I already have Kontakt, but why not? It works great in Logic, Cubase too of course. Just Pro Tools is a problem.

Alexiz · Post by **Alexiz** » Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:47 am

Alfalfa wrote:
chili beans wrote:Just Pro Tools is a problem.

Indeed. Did anyone have experience trying to run HALion in PT through Blue Cat Patchwork or VEP? (I realize some functionality would be lost anyway, insofar as HALion integrates with Cubase in certain ways).

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Sat Feb 13, 2016 7:12 pm

Halion is one of those "batteries not included" products:

Requirements: "USB port for USB-eLicenser & USB-eLicenser (not included)"

Doesn't work with eLicenser as far as I can see from the spec page at Steinberg

wickfut · Post by **wickfut** » Sat Feb 13, 2016 8:35 pm

Just bought Halion 5 today in the sale.. I feel like I've just paid for a reskin of padshop pro and retrologue.

JonSolo · Post by **JonSolo** » Sat Feb 13, 2016 9:30 pm

You did not. It can do so much more.

bluzkat · Post by **bluzkat** » Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:48 pm

Numanoid wrote: Doesn't work with eLicenser as far as I can see from the spec page at Steinberg

Look harder... works fine with an eLicenser *.

* eLicenser required.

xcentric · Post by **xcentric** » Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:57 pm

Numanoid wrote:Halion is one of those "batteries not included" products:

Requirements: "USB port for USB-eLicenser & USB-eLicenser (not included)"

That's a spot on analogy.

JonSolo · Post by **JonSolo** » Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:39 pm

bluzkat wrote:
Numanoid wrote: Doesn't work with eLicenser as far as I can see from the spec page at Steinberg
Look harder... works fine with an eLicenser *.

* eLicenser required.

Um... I think he meant does not work with a SOFT eLicenser... in which case he would be correct.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Sun Feb 14, 2016 12:59 am

HALion
Excellent included library
Good sound design capabilities
Very easy to use

Falcon
Weak included library
Exceptional sound design capabilities (perhaps the best currently available)
Easy to use as a UVI player but quite complex and difficult as a synth

Halion 5 vs. Falcon Granular Synthesis?