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Ah that's a shame. I didn't see that. It looks that way Simon. Let's hope that John would "do the right thing" if AD ever went under!

I wouldn't like to say "any" without trying them all but I think that's the general idea. It's now at version 1.0.9 and I was able to scan all of my VSTis. The value is what you said but also some of the great Plugin Guru samples that are included.

Glad you got it sorted Aiden. Loving that Glass Ripples Arp preset! Got slightly lost in it for a while there ?

Hi Aidan, Here's a simple example... - Start a new CbB project - Add an instrument track e.g. TTS-1 - Add Reason Rack Plugin instrument track - Open the rack plugin and select "add other device" then select the Dual Arpeggiator. Also check that Enable MIDI Output is enabled on the VST menu. - On the TTS-1 instrument track enable input echo and select it's input to be from Reason Rack Plugin 1 MIDI Omni - Select the Reason Rack track and choose a suitable ARP preset then play chords on your MIDI controller You should now be able to hear your chords arpeggiated!

Thanks I hadn't seen this before but also liked Emvoice. I had a quick listen to the demo videos and they sound OK though not quite as good as Emvoice imho but then again it's only 80 USD for the full version. I will give the demo a try. There is only one English voice (Eleanor) but hopefully they will bring out some more soon.

Thanks! Finally went for it before AudioDeluxe changes their minds!

JRR now have this for $49.56 in cart with code GROUP. https://www.jrrshop.com/pluginguru-unify

Agreed, you would think that they wouldn't miss any opportunity to make money by offering an upgrade from HS3 SE to either HS3 or H6 for existing SE owners while they are doing a Halion sale.

It installs easily using the Steinberg Download Assistant Mesh. It's then a normal VSTi that appears in CbB and there's also a standalone version included. It's just because I have upgraded from the intermediate paid version (Halion Sonic 3) which includes pretty much the same sample set as Halion 6 that I am querying whether I need to download the sound libraries again. It's easy enough to work with and unless you need to edit patches deeply you will probably find Halion Sonic 3 sufficient (when it's on sale). Unfortunately not Larry. Cubase Pro comes with Halion Sonic 3 SE which is a much reduced version compared to Halion Sonic 3. The latter comes with almost the same content library as Halion 6 but lacks the editing (and other stuff listed above). I purchased the upgrade to Halion Sonic 3 a while ago in a sale. I don't like Steinberg's naming convention though as when I talk about Halion Sonic 3 most people assume I mean the free version. They should have renamed Halion Sonic 3 to Halion 6 SE imho.

I found this Youtube video comparing versions... and also this information from the Steinberg forums (thanks to Romantique Tp)... Halion 6: -Includes the Halion Sonic plugin and all of its instruments. -Adds 5.1 versions of the pipe organs, nylon guitar with more articulations, and a few more ethnic instruments. -270 extra presets, mostly using the Halion Sonic samples to demonstrate the basics of the MegaTrig feature. -Much, much deeper editing, and workflow optimized for building and editing complex instruments fast. -FULL access to all synth engines: Sample, Virtual Analog, Granular, Organ, Wavetable, and in the future, FM. -Much more flexible effects routing. It's possible to build an instrument where every note has its own insert and send effects. -Advanced sample import and export functionality. -Very advanced wavetable and sample editors, with automatic loop point detection and slicing. -More flexible modulation through the use of multiple mono envelopes and LFOs, and MIDI scripting per layer. -Extremely modular interface. Everything can be docked or undocked, made into a separate window or a tab, and you can save each window or the whole plugin interface as presets. -Built-in Sample/Preset Library creator, and Macro Page builder with scripting support. You can make libraries for Halion, Halion Sonic and the free Halion Sonic SE. Halion Sonic 3: -Editing the stock presets is at about the same level as a hardware module like the JV-1080 or Yamaha Motif. -Can load extremely complex instruments built with Halion 6, but several parameters can't be edited unless they're exposed by the macro page. -Full access to the Virtual Analog synth engine. The Granular, Wavetable, and Organ engines are also available, but you're stuck with the editing options made available by their macro pages and quick controls, and you can only use the samples provided by the library's creator. -Good enough if you only plan to use presets, or only make minor edits. -Content almost completely different from the Halion Sonic SE included with Cubase. Halion Sonic SE 3: -Can load all libraries made for Halion Sonic, unless the library's creator decides to make it exclusive to Halion and Halion Sonic users. -Can use the Halion synth engines if they're used by the library. -Editing is limited to only what's made available by the macro page and quick controls. This includes the preset's insert effects and sends. -You can only add effects to the Master output and the 4 Master sends. To process each instrument individually, you have to use one of the 16 outputs and route them to your DAW. -The free version comes with no content, it's only a player for libraries made by the users and Steinberg. -The version that comes with Cubase comes with almost completely different content compared to the full version. Each Cubase "tier" adds more instruments and samples.

@Reid Rosefelt thanks for all of the information on your screen recording process. I will have to have another go at the whole thing! I will give Soundmeeter another go and see if I can get that working into OBS. One thing I did discover regarding motherboard audio which works great and saves messing about trying to reinstall Realtek HD Audio drivers was that although "Stereo Mix" is no longer available in Windows 10 you can use WASAPI to record "what you hear" at the speakers in Audacity. There was also this discussion on ASIO Link Pro which I thought might be useful but I am loathe to add anything into the ASIO process which might affect what is currently working stably. I have now upgraded from HS3 to Halion 6 before the sale ends so my FlexPhraser settings look the same as yours When you say that there's a lot more sound content in Halion were you comparing Halion 6 with Halion Sonic 3 SE as I thought the sample content was the same in Halion Sonic 3 (not SE) as Halion 6? This page compares the versions --> https://www.steinberg.net/en/products/vst/halion_and_halion_sonic/product_comparison.html and as far as I can tell the sound content is the same in HS3 as in Halion 6 but the latter has 200 extra presets. Now I am wondering whether to re-download the ~30Gb (compressed) sound content again just in case it is different in Halion 6! By the way, do you know what/where those extra 200 presets are?

I am probably going to do it Larry. Will keep my fingers crossed for you!

For me the video was about right as I own HS3 so I can always delve deeper myself. It was a revelation though to discover all of those FlexPhraser banks and the fact that they can be applied to any instrument! I assume you own full Halion 6 and if so I wasn't sure what Flexphraser benefits there were compared to HS3. For some reason in HS3 the editor tab is called FlexP which is probably why I never noticed it before. Also the patches which use FlexPhraser have their FlexP tab set to inactive (Act not selected) so the whole FlexP part is ghosted out even though it is clearly using FlexPhraser. Confusing or what?! When you click on Act it then activates whichever Flexp patch is selected in the list. For "One Finger Rocking 6 String", for example, the default Flexp patch sounds the same as your example but clicking on Act in the FlexP menu activates a completely different FlexP patch (Alternate 1 in my case). I'm not sure how I would know that it uses the "Rhythm 06" FlexP patch by default unless I had seen it in your video. Thanks for the background information on how FlexPhraser came about. It's a shame that Steinberg don't seem interested in developing the whole FlexPhraser thing any further. As you say, I do think it's a tall order for them to catch up with Kontakt though which makes me think that they should instead be highlighting and developing the things that differentiate Halion from Kontakt such as FlexPhraser. A missed opportunity IMHO. Your idea of a FlexPhraser MIDI plugin would also be of interest just as I use the many different "generators" to help foster ideas. Re screen recording...I spent quite a while last year trying to come up with a reliable way of recording DAW screen sessions. The biggest stumbling block was always that I use 44.1Khz/24bit by default and many of the screen recording stuff I tried didn't like that. I know that I could set it to 16 bit for screen recording but was hopeful that I could find a way without altering it. Voicemeeter seemed to be used by a lot of people but I could never get it to work how I wanted. So I got as far as installing OBS and watching a few videos on it which made me think that it seemed like the best way to go. I had also thought about using my DSLR and external mic (Zoom HS1) to record my voice/video separately and syncing them with the screen scrape video/audio afterwards (easy to do in DaVinci Resolve). I would be interested to know how you have it set up though. Something like this seems to be one possibility ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tezrMhmIE80 I also wondered whether the motherboard audio could be used as a separate audio interface but spent a while investigating down one particular "rabbit hole" after a Windows 10 update removed certain features (e.g. stereo mix) but never got it working again. Thanks, ZT

Very interesting video, thanks Reid. It turns out that one of the reasons I really like Halion Sonic 3 is the Flexphraser and I didn't even know it existed until I watched your video! Those patches which use it just seem to have a lot going for them. I have just never gotten around to scratching beneath the surface of HS3 but it seems a whole new world of sonic possibilities are there for the taking with the Flexphraser. That combo patch you made with three guitars is killer and I am now looking forward to making similar things. I also like your idea of selling Flexphraser expansions and wonder if you have put this to Steinberg? You should definitely do some more videos btw!

By the way, anyone wondering where the presets are stored it's here... C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Trackbout\Ripchord\Presets Replace {username} with your own user name. You can move any downloaded presets there.

Thanks Fleer, will do ?

I am enjoying Reason 11 Intro and the Rack Plugin which I got in a half price sale around Christmas. I am thinking that I will upgrade to standard Reason 11 when there's a sale (upgrade is currently £239 https://www.reasonstudios.com/shop/product/reason-11-upgrade-for-introlite/ ) and I'm also keeping an eye on KVR . I really like some of the players in Reason and that new Beatmap player looks cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNGxdyTevzs (not in my version though). I also noticed that I have nearly £50 of rewards in my account from players and other Reason stuff (Korg Polysix) I bought in the Christmas sale.

In T-Racks 5 standalone select the file menu and then info.

Hope you enjoy it Mesh! Would be interested to know how you get on with it and if there any others you can recommend ?

Thanks for your reply Matthew. I was pretty sure that I re-scanned but just did another re-scan to make sure and CbB didn't find any new plugins. Anyway, I thought I would try again and strangely "Enable MIDI output" is now selected by default and works fine. Go figure! ? Cheers ?

I have certainly spent a lot of time with it Piotr and I guess whether it's boring is a personal thing but I liked the approach. I can read music and know where all the notes are on the piano but just lacked keyboard skills (e.g. which fingers to use and when etc.). I liked the chapters that teach some typical rhythm patterns used by pianists and then applied them to some well known songs. I found myself going "off-piste" with these when I noticed that they would work with songs that I wanted to learn. They cover a lot of these but I also dove into the later chapters which show you how to play quite a few songs. I have a few other piano courses but I find myself coming back to this one more often. They do also cover some tricks and tips for improving your play and making nice sounding chords.

Just trying to use MIDI out from the Reason Rack Plugin in CbB but it cannot be selected for some reason (no pun intended). Like this --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SR_qQDGHuI (wish they wouldn't always use Ableton Live for these demos). By the way, it works fine in Studio One Pro 4. Any ideas Reason users?

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FYI my update just took 40 minutes. Didn't notice any changes and cannot find a change log.

I also own this and paid the same amount directly through Udemy in one of their many sales. According to Udemy I am 24% of the way through it. I started at the beginning and worked my way through a lot of the initial chord patterns and then jumped to particular pieces that I wanted to learn later on. It's definitely worth this amount and I do find it useful for learning standard keyboard patterns and applying them to well known songs.