Maybe a deal? How did I get Halion Sonic7?

[Bapu]

I have Halion Sonic 7 installed and it appears to be fully operational both as standalone and VST. It shows up in my Steiny Dolwload Manger as an Instrument.

Where/how did I get this product if not through Steinberg?

The reason I ask is the latest promotion includes a $49 upgrade to Halion 7. I got the code but Steiny DL Manager says it's an upgrade for a product I don't own. HUH??!!???

 

[cclarry]

7 minutes ago, Bapu said:

I have Halion Sonic 7 installed and it appears to be fully operational both as standalone and VST. It shows up in my Steiny Dolwload Manger as an Instrument.

Where/how did I get this product if not through Steinberg?

The reason I ask is the latest promotion includes a $49 upgrade to Halion 7. I got the code but Steiny DL Manager says it's an upgrade for a product I don't own. HUH??!!???

 

Is it showing under "My Products"?  That's where it counts.  All of the Instruments show up under "instruments"
even if you don't own them.  I have Halion Sonic 7 under "My Products"

Edited July 3, 2024 by cclarry

[audioschmaudio]

Halion Sonic 7 is freeware 

[Canopus]

There are two versions of HALion Sonic; HALion Sonic 7 which is freeware, and HALion Sonic 7 Collection. The difference is basically that Collection includes 35GB of library content, the same as HALion 7, whereas HALion Sonic 7 does not.

Here's a comparison: https://www.steinberg.net/vst-instruments/halion/compare-editions/

 

 

[topaz]

https://forums.steinberg.net/t/free-halion-sonic-7-included-with-cubase-dorico-cannot-be-upgraded-to-halion-7/921504

 

you can crossgrade though.

[Vst0nE]

22 hours ago, Bapu said:

I have Halion Sonic 7 installed and it appears to be fully operational both as standalone and VST. It shows up in my Steiny Dolwload Manger as an Instrument.

Where/how did I get this product if not through Steinberg?

The reason I ask is the latest promotion includes a $49 upgrade to Halion 7. I got the code but Steiny DL Manager says it's an upgrade for a product I don't own. HUH??!!???

 

i did not receive any promo to upgrade from free sonic halion 7 to halion 7 for $49

is it generic code, or are you going to use it? thx

[Bapu]

18 minutes ago, Vst0nE said:

i did not receive any promo to upgrade from free sonic halion 7 to halion 7 for $49

is it generic code, or are you going to use it? thx

As determined above, there is no path for Free HALion Sonic 7 to HALion 7 for $49. It's for HALion Sonic 7 Collection to HALion 7 (full).

I misread the requirements. Steiny refunded the $49.

[Yan Filiatrault]

30 minutes ago, Bapu said:

As determined above, there is no path for Free HALion Sonic 7 to HALion 7 for $49. It's for HALion Sonic 7 Collection to HALion 7 (full).

I misread the requirements. Steiny refunded the $49.

Uninstalled!

Edited July 4, 2024 by Yan Filiatrault

[Canopus]

I found a boxed version of HALion Sonic 2 at a local music store during BF2021 for around $30, which got updated to HALion Sonic 3 upon activation. And yesterday I upgraded from HALion Sonic 3 to HALion 7 for $75, so I've paid roughly $100 for the full version. It seems pretty powerful from what I’ve seen so far, so I can't complain.

[audioschmaudio]

HALion must be one hell of a beast. Because I've got this colleague who basically only has HALion. And he's totally unaffected by GAS. He says he's got all that he needs with HALion. I'm so impressed. What kind of software manages to defeat GAS? How is that possible? Or does my colleague just have super powers?

[Brian Lawler]

Halion is kind of like Falcon from UVI.  Samplers and synthesis.  Screengrab is Halion 7 (full) included instruments.  It is not HiDPI friendly though (like Cubase, but my eyeballs are ancient).