Steinberg HALion I and II to Emagic EXS-24 mkI & II Translation

Status: Implemented in the current version of Translator.
This translation is only available on the Windows version; it will be available on the Mac version shortly.

You can either read the HALion files from a Mac-formatted disk or right from the hard drive, then translate them to the destination format.

Both these formats reference seperate sample files for their sound data. You may have the option of using the original samples for the destination, or you can make duplicates exclusively for the destination format.

HALion 3 files are not generally support as a source format in Translator, due to Steinberg encrypting the files with their dongle. Translator generally does not show HALion 3 files in it's interface. However, if it does and you attempt to convert one, Translator will warn you and reject the conversion.

You can convert HALion 3 files with a little trick, but you must own HALion 3.

• Load the file into HALion 3
• Select the program on the right, and select Ctl-C to copy the program into the clipboard.
• Open any text editor.
• Ctl-V (paste) into the text editor, this exports a XML listing of the file into the text editor.
• Save it as a .xml file.
• Find the XML file in Translator and convert it using normal means.

KeySwitching and Release Trigger Support
This format supports keyswitching, which is a function where pressing a non-sounding key (or a Patch Select in the case of Ensoniq) instructs the sampler engine to switch what samples play on what key.

This format also supports other similar features such as release trigger samples, samples manipulated by the sustain pedal, etc.

Since this source format may contain this type of information, it is supported by this destination.