Helm v0.5 Beta Released - New Patches, Fixes and Features

11 Sep 2015

A new version of the excellent free synth, Helm, by Matt Tytel was just released.  The release follows a contribution of Helm patches to Musical Artifacts, which were subsequently added to the Helm source directly.

Helm v0.5 beta ships with a new patch browser along with patches contributed by Cris Owl Alvarez.

Helm runs standalone and as a plugin (LV2/VST/AU/AAX) so you can run it from any DAW on Windows, Linux or Mac.  And if you're interested in software synth development you can modify and build directly from the source code at GitHub.

Helm looks beautiful (it follows a Google design concept called Material Design) and it's style of modulation configuration is inspired by Bitwig Studio.  Along with u-he's TyrellN6, Helm is one of the best free synths out there.  Check it out and consider donating or picking up some stickers if you're so moved.  For more, take a look at Matt's blog.  He's keeping a log of the development of Helm and it's really interesting to read about its evolution over time.  For the origin story, see the first post on his blog where you'll discover that Helm began life as a synthesizer named Twytch!

Full list of updates in v0.5 below or see also the release notes.