HALion 3 Legacy Effects

Amp Simulator

Amplifier modeling effect.

Model: The type of amplifier model. This changes the tone character.
Mode: Mono/Stereo operation. Mono saves CPU, and in some cases sounds more solid.
Drive: Overdrive amount.
Feedback: Feedback amount. The result depends on the input signal.
Treble: Treble boost. Optionally in or out of phase for different tones.
Mix: Wet/dry mix.

Bit Reduction

Digital, lo-fi, quality degradation.

Mode: Determines whether the bit depth is fixed (Linear) or depends on the signal level (Companding).
Rate: Simulated sample rate.
Depth: Sample bit depth.
Slew Rate: Maximum rate of change of output waveform, for a soft, wooly distortion.
Mix: Wet/dry mix.

Chorus

A straightforward chorus effect that can be used to widen sounds.

Rate: The modulation rate.
Depth: The amount of pitch modulation.
PreDelay: The initial delay, to vary the tightness of the chorused voices in relation to the dry signal.
Mix: Wet/dry mix.

Compressor

A simple compressor effect.

Threshold: Compression threshold.
Ratio: Compression amount.
Attack: Attack time.
Release: Release time.
Output: Output level trim.

Delay

A simple mono-in/stereo-out delay.

Time: Delay time.
Sync: If Sync is activated, you can set the delay time in fractions of beats.
Feedback: Controls the number of delay repeats.
Balance: Ratio of left delay time to right delay time.
Damp: High-cut filter to soften delay repeats.

Distortion

Hard clipping distortion.

Drive: Distortion amount.
Bias: Adjusts the balance between even and odd harmonics, that is, the character of the distortion.
Tone: Distortion tone.
Out: Output level trim.
Mix: Wet/dry mix.

Early Reflections

A short, dense reverb for simulating small acoustic spaces and to thicken or blur sounds.

Time: Length of reverb tail. It also allows you to change the sound from dense early reflections to a trashy, grainy 80’s-type reverb.
Low EQ: Low-cut EQ.
High EQ: High-cut EQ.
Mix: Wet/dry mix.

Enhancer

Psycho acoustic spectrum shaping.

High Depth: High frequency boost, combined with mid cut.
High Tune: High/mid tune.
Low Depth: Low frequency boost.
Low Tune: Low frequency tune.

Ensemble

Chorus with a more complex modulation waveform for a lively thickening effect.

Rate: The modulation rate.
Depth: The amount of pitch modulation.
Shimmer: Creates a more complex modulation effect.
Width: Stereo width adjustment.
Mix: Wet/dry mix.

Flanger

A classic flanger effect.

Rate: Sweep rate.
Depth: Sweep depth.
Feedback: Feedback amount. Increase for a more intense flanging effect.
PreDelay: Initial delay. Adjusts the minimum delay time/maximum flange frequency.
Mix: Wet/dry mix.

Gate

Simple gate effect.

Threshold: Gate threshold.
Range: Level reduction when gate closed.
Attack: Attack time.
Release: Release time.
Output: Output level trim.

Hall Reverb

A simple reverb with adjustable pre-delay and damping.

PreDelay: Delays the wet signal to simulate larger acoustic spaces or to create a slap-back effect.
Time: Length of reverb tail.
Damp: Progressive damping of high frequencies.
Low EQ: Low-cut EQ.
High EQ: High-cut EQ.
Mix: Wet/dry mix.

Limiter

Hard level limiting.

Drive: Input signal drive.
Attack: Attack time.
Release: Release time.
Output: Output level trim.

Long Delay

This effect provides the same parameter set as the Delay effect, except that longer delays of up to four seconds can be set.

Modulate L/R

This effect features three modes of signal distortion, where one side of a stereo signal is used to modulate the other.

Mode

Ring Mod: Ring modulation.
Env Mod: The signal level of the right channel is modulated by the level of the left channel.
Duck: The signal level of the right channel is reduced when the level of the left channel increases.

Thru

Defines which input signals are used as the dry signal for the Mix.

Smooth

Smoothing of modulation.

Drive

Level trim.

Mix

Wet/dry mix.

Multiband

Three-band compressor.

Drive: Input signal drive (increase for more density).
Lo/Hi: Balance of low and high frequency bands.
Mid: Level of mid frequency band.
Attack: Attack time.
Release: Release time.
Output: Output level trim.

Non-Linear Reverb

A gated reverb with a sharp cutoff.

Time: Length of reverb tail. It also allows you to change the sound from dense early reflections to a trashy, grainy 1980’s-type reverb.
Low EQ: Low-cut EQ.
High EQ: High-cut EQ.
Mix: Wet/dry mix.

Overdrive

Softer distortion with a gradual onset.

Drive: Overdrive amount.
Bias: Overdrive character. Adjusts the balance between even and odd harmonics.
Out: Output level trim.
Mix: Wet/dry mix.

Pan & Tremolo

Autopan and Tremolo effect as used in vintage electric pianos.

Rate: Sweep rate.
Phase: Relative phase of left and right channel amplitude modulation, to vary from tremolo to autopan.
Shape: Shape of modulation waveform from thin pulse, through sine, to fat pulse.
Mix: Wet/dry mix.

Parametric EQ

Two-band parametric equalizer.

Gain 1/2: Cut/boost amount for the two bands.
Freq 1/2: Sets the center frequency for the two bands.
Width 1/2: Sets the bandwidth for the two bands (Q).
Output: Output level trim.

Phaser

A four pole phaser for subtle phasing effects.

Rate: Sweep rate.
Depth: Sweep depth.
Feedback: Feedback amount. Increase for a more pronounced effect.
Stereo: Offset between left and right modulation.
Center: Sets the center frequency around which the modulation occurs.
Mix: Wet/dry mix.

Rotary Speaker

Simulation of a rotary speaker cabinet with high and low rotors.

Rate: Master speed control: Stop, Slow, Fast.
Dirt: Amount of overdrive.
LoHi: Crossover frequency between low and high rotors.
Width: Stereo width.
Tone: Adjusts the tone of the overdriven signal.
Low/High Speed: Speed of the high and low rotors.
Low/High Acceleration: Acceleration of the high and low rotors.
Mix: Wet/dry mix.

Shelf EQ

Simple tone control.

Output: Output level trim.
Bass: Low frequency cut/boost.
Treble: High frequency cut/boost.

Stereo Delay

A stereo-in/stereo-out delay.

Time: Delay time.
Feedback: Controls the number of delay repeats. For minimum feedback, set the slider to the mid position. By moving the slider to the left or right, cross delay is applied, where left output feeds back into right input or vice versa.
Sync: If Sync is activated, you can set the delay time in fractions of beats.
Balance: Ratio of left delay time to right delay time.
Damp: High-cut filter to soften delay repeats.

Stereo Width

A stereo width enhancer with 4 modes.

Mode

Adjust mode adjusts the existing width of the stereo signal.
Swap mode adjusts the existing width of the stereo signal and additionally swaps the left and right channels.
Comb mode applies a stereo comb filter effect.
Haas mode synthesizes the stereo width by delaying one channel.

Delay

Delay time (not used in Adjust and Swap modes).

Width

Overall width adjustment.

Low/Mid/High

Width adjustment for the low, mid, and high frequencies.

Output

Output level trim.

TalkBox

Modulated vowel formant filter.

Rate: LFO modulation rate.
Depth: LFO modulation depth.
Vowel: In center setting, vowels are produced when there is no modulation.
Env Mod: Amount of vowel modulation by input signal level.
Env Att: Rate of response to a rising input signal level.
Env Rel: Rate of response to a falling input signal level.
Mix: Wet/dry mix.

Tape Delay

Simulation of a vintage 4-head analog tape delay.

Time: Delay time.
Sync: If Sync is activated, you can set the delay time in fractions of beats.
Feedback: Controls the number of delay repeats.
Vintage: Amount of vintage color and tape flutter.
Mix: Wet/dry mix.
Head 1: Delay level 1 (the output is panned left).
Head 2: Delay level 2 (the output is panned right).
Head 3: Delay level 3.
Head 4: Delay level 4.
Pan 3+4: Varies the panning of delays 3 and 4 from center to hard left/right.
Vol 3+4: Varies the volume of delay outputs 3 and 4.

Wah Pedal

An auto-wah effect.

Rate

Modulation rate.

Depth

Modulation depth.

Pedal

Adjusts the filter frequency.

Mode

Auto Wah: Envelope controlled wah effect.
Pedal Wah: No modulation. The Pedal parameter sets the frequency.
Mod Wah: LFO modulation. The Rate parameter controls the modulation rate.

Resonance

Sets the amount of filter resonance.

Tracking

Adjusts the envelope tracking speed in Auto mode, and the envelope rate modulation in Mod mode.

Mix

Wet/dry mix.