CrumhorninStarting with SoundHelixStarting with SoundHelix -7- The Arrangement EngineMuch of the potential, and complexity, of SoundHelix lives in the Arrangement section of the XML file. As always, the documentation is in…Nov 7, 2016Nov 7, 2016
CrumhorninStarting with SoundHelixStarting with SoundHelix -6- Tweaking the XMLThe XML files for SoundHelix hold the data that defines the song, and are interpreted by the Java .jar application which plays it out…Nov 4, 2016Nov 4, 2016
CrumhorninStarting with SoundHelixStarting with SoundHelix -5- XML filesIn the last post, we looked at playing the sample XML files. Now there is a very limited supply of samples, i.e. four as far as I know. We…Nov 2, 2016Nov 2, 2016
CrumhorninStarting with SoundHelixStarting with SoundHelix -4- Running filesHaving installed SoundHelix and hit “run.bat” a few times you will be very familiar with the sample track “Popcorn”. Thankfully there are…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
CrumhorninStarting with SoundHelixStarting with SoundHelix -3- Grab it and RunOK. Now to the practical part. Let’s get a copy of SoundHelix and make it work. Downloads, documentation and information all come from the…Oct 31, 2016Oct 31, 2016
CrumhorninStarting with SoundHelixStarting with SoundHelix -2 -What is it?SoundHelix is a software package for creating MIDI arrangements with automatic variation. There are a number of auto-composition or…Oct 31, 2016Oct 31, 2016
CrumhorninStarting with SoundHelixStarting with SoundHelix -1SoundHelix is a tool for creating MIDI compositions with controlled randomising elements. I discovered it when looking for software that…Oct 31, 2016Oct 31, 2016