Steinberg HALion Symphonic Orchestra
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HALion Symphonic Orchestra is a soundbank application designed to emulate the acoustic sounds of a full orchestra. It was created by German company Steinberg
, who are known for producing MIDI music sequencer software, software synthesizers and digital audio editing tools.
Used as a Virtual Studio Technology
(VST) plugin to other products such as Cubase, HALion Symphonic Orchestra provides high quality orchestral sounds for all four sections of the orchestra: woodwind, brass, percussion and strings.
Michael Fakesch, a Cubase veteran, produced a score for the Philips commercial Carousel
using the HALion Symphonic Orchestra. The composer Tom Staples has also used HALion Symphonic Orchestra to create pieces for string quartets, and other chamber music
.
Alternatives to the Steinberg
Halion Symphonic Orchestra include Eastwest's Symphonic Orchestra, and Garritan's Personal Orchestra.
Steinberg recently released an update to the HALion Symphonic Orchestra, offering support for 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows
, in conjunction with a light version for 32-bit users.
Steinberg
Steinberg GmbH is a German musical software and equipment company based in Hamburg. It mainly produces music recording, arranging and editing software as used in digital audio workstations and VSTi software synthesizers.- History :...
, who are known for producing MIDI music sequencer software, software synthesizers and digital audio editing tools.
Used as a Virtual Studio Technology
Virtual Studio Technology
Steinberg's Virtual Studio Technology is an interface for integrating software audio synthesizer and effect plugins with audio editors and hard-disk recording systems. VST and similar technologies use digital signal processing to simulate traditional recording studio hardware with software...
(VST) plugin to other products such as Cubase, HALion Symphonic Orchestra provides high quality orchestral sounds for all four sections of the orchestra: woodwind, brass, percussion and strings.
Michael Fakesch, a Cubase veteran, produced a score for the Philips commercial Carousel
Carousel (advert)
Carousel is an online advertisement launched in April 2009 by Philips to promote Philips Cinema 21:9 LCD televisions. The 139-second piece is a continuous tracking shot of a frozen moment after an armoured van heist gone wrong, with robbers dressed in clown masks holding a pitched battle with...
using the HALion Symphonic Orchestra. The composer Tom Staples has also used HALion Symphonic Orchestra to create pieces for string quartets, and other chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
.
Alternatives to the Steinberg
Steinberg
Steinberg GmbH is a German musical software and equipment company based in Hamburg. It mainly produces music recording, arranging and editing software as used in digital audio workstations and VSTi software synthesizers.- History :...
Halion Symphonic Orchestra include Eastwest's Symphonic Orchestra, and Garritan's Personal Orchestra.
Steinberg recently released an update to the HALion Symphonic Orchestra, offering support for 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, in conjunction with a light version for 32-bit users.