Helm

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Helm

https://tytel.org/helm/
Lightweight polyphonic synthesizer

Helm is a cross-platform, lightweight, polyphonic, and modular synthesizer that runs on GNU/Linux, Mac, and Windows as a standalone program and as a LV2/VST/AU/AAX plugin. It was developed by Matthew Tytel, who also later worked on Vital.

Features

• 32 voice polyphony
• Interactive visual interface
• Powerful modulation system with live visual feedback
• Dual oscillators with cross modulation and up to 15 unison oscillators each
• Sub oscillator with shuffle waveshaping
• Oscillator feedback and saturation for waveshaping
• 12 different waveforms
• Blending between 12 or 24dB low/band/high pass filter
• Low/Band/High Shelf filters
• 2 monophonic and 1 polyphonic LFO
• Step sequencer
• Lots of modulation sources including polyphonic aftertouch
• Simple arpeggiator
• Effects: Formant filter, stutter, delay, distortion, reverb

Download

https://github.com/mtytel/helm/releases/v0.9.0

(stable)

Categories

• Audio:editor
• Audio:mixing
• Audio:waveform-manipulation
• Hobbies:music
• Interface:x-window-system
• Programming-language:C
• Programming-language:C++
• Runs-on:GNU/Linux
• Runs-on:Windows
• Runs-on:OS X
• Use:mixing
• Works-with:audio
• Works-with-format:mp3
• Works-with-format:ogg-vorbis
• Works-with-format:FLAC
• Works-with-format:ogg-theora

Licensing

License

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Notes

License

GPL-3.0-only

Verified by

Panos Alevropoulos

Verified on

7 July 2023

Notes

https://github.com/mtytel/helm/blob/master/COPYING

Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)	Role
Matthew Tytel	Developer

Resources and communication

Audience	Resource type	URI
Wikidata	General	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59780069

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