REVIEWS | STEINBERG HALION 7
Steinberg's HALion (standalone, VST, AU, and AAX) is a do-everything plugin and features sampling, virtual instruments, a wealth of sound design and synthesis options and over 37GB of content. Version 6 was a big chapter in its story, a life which began as a humble virtual sampler way back in 2001. The Wavetable Zone was added to VA, granular and organ engines, the sampling options were increased andelements to twist and turn the ingredients into something new, or create entirely fresh instruments. It did feel a little cumbersome, though – almost too powerful – and six years on, while HALion 7 adds extras, (it has 15 instruments in total and over 3,700 presets), it thankfully, loses some deadwood along the way.
