hybrid synth
Helix is a Wave-Table-Shaping, Phase modulation, Virtual Analog, Physical Modelling Hybrid Synthesizer with high sound quality, massive modulation, creative audio-routing and many built-in effects.
Features :
- CPU-friendly.
- 800+ Presets from BigTone and others.
- up to 64x Unison per voice.
- Wave-table-shaping oscillators.
- 17 filter types.
- 10 distortion types.
- All stereo signal path.
- Deep Modulation.
- Arpeggiator.
- Built in effects.
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Version 20110214 |
MacOS X UB |
(AU, VST) |
Feb 14, 2011 |
* Bug-fix: Some filters could freak out with very high cutoff-frequency
* 100+ new cycles included (for wave-type oscillator)
* New and improved re-sampling algorithm for the rompler
* Slightly quicker startup time
* LFO free-phase, to feel more analog
* More Global LFOs
* Global LFO can retrigger each time a new key is pressed
* Step-sequencer can start at a new step with each key-press
* Chorus stereo-flip
* New modulation destination (shaper-postgain)
* Bugfix when saving patches on mac: properly ask before overwriting
* Reverb dry-level
* Support tuning in sfz-files
* A bunch of new presets
* Support for "zen" preset manager
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Version 20091201 |
MacOS X UB |
(AU, VST) |
Dec 1, 2009 |
* Mac-installer caused problems on snowleopard. Reverting to simpler archives. (vst and AU in same archive)
* Bugfix in popup-menu, now supports big number of of userwaves and samples
* CC-D Midi-learn now works
* 2-Band Global Dist support wide-band operation (put cutoff frequency at max)
* Bug fix, (introduced 2009-09-08) no more "click" attacks with exotic filter modes
* Minor optimization for phaser
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Version 20090924 |
MacOS X UB |
(AU) |
Sep 28, 2009 |
This update fixes a problem with the AU version of Helix. If your AU version stopped working, or "forgot" where all presets and other data is, then this update is for you!
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Version 20090908 |
MacOS X UB |
(AU, VST) |
Sep 9, 2009 |
* Helix is now an Audio Unit
* Simpler to use installer package on Mac
* Fix bug when hosted by Cubase 5 (on PC)
* Smooth filter tweaking with mouse or automation