HALion 6
HALion 6 is a virtual instrument plugin from Steinberg that runs as an AAX plugin inside Avid Pro Tools and other DAWs. It is a sample-based synthesizer and sound design tool offering a large sample library, synthesis capabilities, effects processing, and wavetable editing. HALion 6 is used by music producers, composers, sound designers and beat-makers working in Pro Tools and other professional audio workstations. It provides deep sound-design options through its modulation matrix, envelope generators and filter architecture.
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1 suggestionHALion 6 does not have a native Apple Silicon build — Steinberg has made Apple Silicon support available only in the newer HALion 7, which requires a paid upgrade. The Intel-only HALion 6 plugin will stop working when Apple removes Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (late 2027). If you are running Pro Tools on Apple Silicon, you have two paths: (1) upgrade to HALion 7 through Steinberg Download Assistant, which ships with native Apple Silicon support and Steinberg's newer licensing system, or (2) if you are not yet on a native version of Pro Tools itself, update Pro Tools to version 2023.6 or later (which is the first native Apple Silicon release), then update HALion 7 through Steinberg Download Assistant. If you wish to keep using HALion 6 specifically, you must run Pro Tools in Rosetta 2 compatibility mode; however, this will not be an option after macOS 28 ships in late 2027. Contact Steinberg or your Avid support channel if you need guidance on the upgrade path that fits your workflow.
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