Helios: Your Creative Sample Playground
Forget ordinary samplers! Helios by Tobybear isn’t a tool for routine work, but a real creative playground for experimenting with sound in real-time. This plugin won’t replace full-fledged samplers, but it will become your assistant for live performances and creating strange, unexpected sounds.
Key Features
Helios allows you to load a single WAV file and completely transform it on the fly. Its functions open up wide possibilities for sound design and improvisation:
- Waveform visualization.
- Modulated start and end points of the loop.
- Full control over the ADSR envelope with modulation possibilities.
- Reverse sample playback.
- Two independent LFOs with host tempo synchronization.
- Selection from 6 waveforms for LFO.
- Support for alternative tuning files (Anamark, VAZ, Scala).
- Convenient Drag and Drop support for WAV and tuning files.
- Full MIDI CC control with MIDI Learn function.
- Built-in serial LP/HP filter with resonance.
- Built-in delay effect with feedback.
- Powerful WAV file reader.
- “Start” and “Stop” buttons.
- Optional sample interpolation algorithm.
- Portamento function.
Ideal for Experiments and Performances
Helios is perfect for musicians and sound designers who are looking for fresh ideas and want to go beyond the standard use of samples. Its emphasis on real-time modulation makes it an ideal tool for creating dynamic soundscapes, glitch effects, or simply for adding a unique “zest” to your tracks or live sets.
Whether you’re experimenting in the studio or performing on stage, Helios will provide you with the tools to transform ordinary sounds into something extraordinary. Try loading your favorite sample and see (and hear) where Helios takes you!
Compatibility
Helios is available in VST format for the Windows operating system (Win32).
