KVR Audio

fischkopf · Post by **fischkopf** » Sat May 30, 2015 4:25 pm

Firebird wrote:I like this synth, it is capable of some very cool sounds.
Surprised we dont hear more about it.

I agree, and for 75$ it really is a steal, considering it's capabilities.

andrewbrewer · Post by **andrewbrewer** » Sat May 30, 2015 4:38 pm

Apologies if this has already been posted:

patch generator:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/helixpg/

fischkopf · Post by **fischkopf** » Sat May 30, 2015 4:46 pm

andrewbrewer wrote:Apologies if this has already been posted:

patch generator:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/helixpg/

Thanks for the link, this does look interesting! Too bad I don't have a midi controller right now to test any of the generated sounds.

Apostate · Post by **Apostate** » Sat May 30, 2015 5:10 pm

fischkopf wrote:
Firebird wrote:I like this synth, it is capable of some very cool sounds.
Surprised we dont hear more about it.
I agree, and for 75$ it really is a steal, considering it's capabilities.

Worth every penny and then some. I would have bought it at the price before this though. I love the oscillators-plugged-directly-into-your-ears sound. Not unlike Z3ta soundwise, but Helix has its own thing going on.

inkwarp · Post by **inkwarp** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:45 pm

i love this synth. it's very sad indeed if it's been discontinued..

Apostate · Post by **Apostate** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:26 pm

inkwarp wrote:i love this synth. it's very sad indeed if it's been discontinued..

It's got what I can only describe as like a physical presence to the sound. Very great. I tend to neglect it too often, but every time I open it I have a great time programming.

Xenos · Post by **Xenos** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 11:33 pm

Doesn't look discontinued to me:
http://www.audjoo.com/h/Helix.htm

$75? Wow. That's a very good deal. I have it and swear by it. Low CPU, solid sound, and fully-featured enough for complex sound design.

fischkopf · Post by **fischkopf** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:03 pm

I think if it had a easier to control interface but kept the same sound engine, it could be a spire killer.

Michael L · Post by **Michael L** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:09 pm

Yes. The Helix GUI can be increased by 200% in Photoshop (I did it) but Helix needs to also send a message to the host DAW to increase the window size 200%. So close, yet so far....

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:09 pm

Sounds great but the GUI is a nightmare and doesn't work well in 64 bit machines.

Shame. One synth that could really use an update.

Robmobius · Post by **Robmobius** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:26 pm

wagtunes wrote:Sounds great but the GUI is a nightmare and doesn't work well in 64 bit machines.

Shame. One synth that could really use an update.

This.

It's a great little synth. GUI makes it hard to use unfortunately. But it sounds great.

ENV1 · Post by **ENV1** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:37 pm

Im wondering; what exactly is it that some of you dont like about the UI?

Is it the size? The arrangement? The colors?

Just wondering because personally i find very little to complain about.

The demo on the other hand...i could understand it.

EDIT: I meant Beta, not Demo.

Apostate · Post by **Apostate** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:41 pm

ENV1 wrote:Im wondering; what exactly it is that some of you dont like about the UI?

Is it the size? The arrangement? The colors?

Just wondering because personally i find very little to complain about.

The demo on the other hand...i could understand it.

I wrote Jonas and mentioned some of the more specific complaints from other topics and forums. Not wanting to speak for anyone else, I told him that I personally would pay for an upgrade, as I feel Helix would benefit from some changes, mostly concerning what I feel is a cramped and kind of awkward gui. I realize both that some people are fine with the synth as is (I love that synth, and it's hard to complain about the price), and that it's not looking likely for a Helix 2, but I felt it worth the effort.

fischkopf · Post by **fischkopf** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:44 pm

wagtunes wrote:Sounds great but the GUI is a nightmare and doesn't work well in 64 bit machines.

That's new to me, in what way does it not work well?

Robmobius · Post by **Robmobius** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 1:04 pm

ENV1 wrote:Im wondering; what exactly is it that some of you dont like about the UI?

Is it the size?

Mostly the size for me. I suffer from bad eyestrain and can't use small GUIs for very long. If it was bigger I'd be happy. It's not a bad GUI when you get used to it's quirky layout - So I don't mind that.

@Apostate.

I'd be more than willing to fork out for an upgrade as well.

Audjoo Helix opinions?