Phrase Playback Types

HALion features a huge amount of phrase types, organized in submenus and categorized according to functional descriptions or musical styles, such as Classic Arp, Synth Seq, Chord Seq, Bass, etc.

The Construction Sets submenu contains phrases made for instrument layers. These phrases use key switches to switch between different playing styles, to increase the realism of your performance. The phrases that can be found in the various other categories use a number of different playback types to allow phrase-specific user interaction while playing.

For example, with drum patterns, pressing any note triggers the same rhythm pattern. Other phrases are played back using only the played note and its octave notes. And if you play back a programmed sequence according to the played chord, the following applies:

• If you press a single key, the phrase is played back using the programmed sequence, which means that notes other than the ones you play are triggered.

• If you are adding notes to those already held, the sequence changes accordingly, for example, the phrase plays back according to the chord you play.