KVR Audio

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Tue Aug 30, 2022 11:48 pm

I'm getting email and notifications from KVR that version 7 is available, but see nothing from Steinberg or anywhere else about this. Even after logging in to my Steinberg account.

Anybody know what the news about this is?

sin night · Post by **sin night** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 4:35 pm

I’m curious too, it’s a few days that I see a version 7 notification in “my kvr”, but no signs of a new version on Steinberg website or anywhere else…

mtelesha · Post by **mtelesha** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 6:09 pm

I keep getting tempted by HALion but I thought they might have abandoned ship with this and I bought UVI Falcon and I am still after 3 years learning something new with that and wondering 1) Is Steinberg really behind HALion and expanding the market 2) What am I missing with HALion that Falcon is missing

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 6:34 pm

mtelesha wrote: Wed Aug 31, 2022 6:09 pm I keep getting tempted by HALion but I thought they might have abandoned ship with this and I bought UVI Falcon and I am still after 3 years learning something new with that and wondering 1) Is Steinberg really behind HALion and expanding the market 2) What am I missing with HALion that Falcon is missing

Well, with the promise of v7, the dongle. And the parasitic nature of iLok software. (Which hijacks two System processes for their purposes.)

Subjectively for me also is the sound character is different. If Falcon ever decides to kick iLok to the curb, I think I'd probably own both.

RikkShow · Post by **RikkShow** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 10:46 am

They have hinted H7 will come towards the end of the year. Nothing more precise than that. Some FM function has been mentioned to. That's so AFAIK.

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 7:01 am

Still begs the question why KVR is notifying us of it as though it's already here...

mothra · Post by **mothra** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 3:57 pm

RikkShow wrote: Sat Sep 10, 2022 10:46 am They have hinted H7 will come towards the end of the year. Nothing more precise than that. Some FM function has been mentioned to. That's so AFAIK.

I'm guessing it will be out in time for a Black Friday deal?? I saw one of the Steinberg mods mention it was announced in a reply on their forums the other day, but when I looked at what he was referring to it just mentioned 'late 2022'. I held off picking it up during the sale in July because I know as soon as I buy it, they'll release the next one hah. Hopefully November has some treats in store..

felis · Post by **felis** » Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:55 pm

mothra wrote: Sun Sep 11, 2022 3:57 pm ....I'm guessing it will be out in time for a Black Friday deal??......

Nope: https://www.steinberg.net/promotion/

50% off a lot of stuff, but no new Halion or Absolute.

mothra · Post by **mothra** » Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:45 pm

felis wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:55 pm Nope: https://www.steinberg.net/promotion/

50% off a lot of stuff, but no new Halion or Absolute.

Yeah that put me right off from purchasing it heh. I have no trouble hanging onto my DAC and not activating it until Halion 7 comes out, but they only have Absolute on sale. Albeit its $100 cheaper then buying Halion on its own, but I dont want to be tied to the Absolute collection when it comes to updates/upgrades and whatnot.. I'd much rather have an individual license for Halion by itself so when the app gets updated I can update it and not have to wait for an 'Absolute Collection' update.

trusampler · Post by **trusampler** » Sun Dec 25, 2022 3:20 pm

Hopefully Yamaha is more involved with this release, or at the very least they allow the sound designers, actual access to some of Yamaha's best technology ( Montage ). Halion releases just seem like a poor re-run without anything worthwhile everytime I think of upgrading.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Sun Dec 25, 2022 7:18 pm

Padshop 2 has finally been moved over to Steinberg licensing and Apple Silicon so the fact that Halion hasn’t seems to suggest they are saving that for the big update.

mothra · Post by **mothra** » Thu Dec 29, 2022 7:01 pm

aMUSEd wrote: Sun Dec 25, 2022 7:18 pm Padshop 2 has finally been moved over to Steinberg licensing and Apple Silicon so the fact that Halion hasn’t seems to suggest they are saving that for the big update.

They already said at the beginning of the year the move to the new licensing won't come until Halion 7. Halion 6 is going to need the dongle for as long as people keep it running. Padshop, Retrologue and Groove Agent were migrated over awhile ago, its just the big one everyone is still waiting for.

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Thu Dec 29, 2022 7:24 pm

I wonder if Halion 7 will get a scalable interface. None of the major samplers do have scalable UIs yet.

I’d also love to see mpe. They shoot themselves in the foot only allowing the Cubase style note expression.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Thu Dec 29, 2022 8:02 pm

Echoes in the Attic wrote: Thu Dec 29, 2022 7:24 pmNone of the major samplers do have scalable UIs yet.

Falcon does.

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Thu Dec 29, 2022 8:39 pm

EvilDragon wrote: Thu Dec 29, 2022 8:02 pm
Echoes in the Attic wrote: Thu Dec 29, 2022 7:24 pmNone of the major samplers do have scalable UIs yet.
Falcon does.

Oh really? I owned it once and it wasn’t scalable. Didn’t realize that changed.

HALion 7 out?