<s>
HALion	B-Application
is	O
a	O
software	B-Application
instrument	I-Application
application	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
German	O
music	O
software	O
company	O
Steinberg	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
multiple	O
forms	O
of	O
sound	O
synthesis	O
to	O
produce	O
other	O
software	B-Application
synthesizer	I-Application
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HALion	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
either	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
application	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
VST	B-Application
,	O
AU	B-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
AAX	O
(	O
Avid	O
Audio	O
eXtension	O
for	O
Pro	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
)	O
plug-in	B-Application
within	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
HALion	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Steinberg	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Musikmesse	O
2006	O
,	O
Steinberg	O
announced	O
a	O
specific	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
HALion	B-Application
Symphonic	I-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
samples	O
to	O
represent	O
a	O
full	O
orchestra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
Steinberg	O
released	O
the	O
version	O
3.5	O
update	O
to	O
HALion	B-Application
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
64-bit	B-Device
support	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
Michael	O
Fakesch	O
(	O
former	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
band	O
Funkstörung	O
)	O
produced	O
a	O
score	O
for	O
the	O
Philips	O
commercial	O
Carousel	O
(	O
which	O
won	O
the	O
Film	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Cannes	O
Lions	O
International	O
Advertising	O
Festival	O
)	O
using	O
the	O
HALion	B-Application
Symphonic	I-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
and	O
Cubase	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
Steinberg	O
announced	O
the	O
HALion	B-Application
Sonic	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
positioned	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
their	O
previous	O
Hypersonic	O
2	O
software	B-Application
instrument	I-Application
,	O
including	O
both	O
sampling	O
and	O
sound	O
synthesis	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
4	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
edition	O
of	O
HALion	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Musikmesse	O
2011	O
,	O
introducing	O
sound	O
synthesis	O
features	O
to	O
expand	O
beyond	O
purely	O
sample-based	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
5	O
(	O
and	O
version	O
2	O
of	O
HALion	B-Application
Sonic	O
)	O
followed	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
with	O
new	O
instruments	O
and	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
6	O
of	O
HALion	B-Application
,	O
announced	O
at	O
Winter	O
NAMM	O
Show	O
on	O
19	O
January	O
2017	O
(	O
alongside	O
version	O
3	O
of	O
HALion	B-Application
Sonic	O
)	O
,	O
introduced	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
customization	O
macros	O
and	O
user	O
scripting	B-Language
(	O
using	O
a	O
LUA-based	O
scripting	B-Language
language	I-Language
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
3	O
different	O
editions	O
of	O
HALion	B-Application
available	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
HALion	B-Application
Sonic	O
SE	O
:	O
A	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
HALion	B-Application
Sonic	O
(	O
also	O
included	O
with	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Cubase	B-Application
)	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
smaller	O
sample	O
library	O
and	O
reduced	O
sound	O
synthesis	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HALion	B-Application
Sonic	O
:	O
A	O
version	O
of	O
HALion	B-Application
with	O
reduced	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HALion	B-Application
:	O
The	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
HALion	B-Application
,	O
including	O
sampling	O
and	O
scripting	B-Language
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
