Distortion is a great Helm module for adding some bite to your patches.
There are four types of distortion that you can choose from: Soft Clip, Hard Clip, Linear Fold and Sine Fold. I go over each of these types in the video tutorial.
As you can use each of these you can see the results in the oscilloscope. The visual results can help you understand why they make the sound that they each do.
There are two controls on Distortion that lets you control each of the four distortion types: Drive and Mix. Drive adjusts the amount of distortion which is applied to the original sound. Mix controls the amount of original versus the new distorted sound.
As with all the modules in Helm, Distortion is meant to be used in coordination with other modules to create unique sounds. Explore what this and all the other modules have to offer you.
I hope you have enjoyed this video tutorial on Helm. There will be more tutorials to follow.
Cheers,
If you would like to learn how to use the open source sound recording and editing software Audacity then have a look at these tutorials:
Helm Introduction Video
Helm 1st Oscillator Video Tutorial
Helm 2nd Oscillator Video Tutorial
Helm - Cross Modulation
Helm - Arpeggiator
Helm - BPM Metronome
Helm - Reverb
Helm - Delay
Helm - Mixer
Helm - Feedback
1 How to Create a New Audacity Project
2 How to Open or Import Audio Files in Audacity
3 What are Audacity Tracks
4 Audacity Transport Controls
5 How to Save an Audacity Project
6 How to Record
7 How to Set Input Volume Levels8 How to Export MP3 and WAV Files
9 How to Select and Delete Sound
ACTIVITY 1 - My First Recording
10 How to use Undo and History in Audacity
11 How to Use the Zoom Tools
12 How to Use the Time Shift Tool
13 How to Use the Change Pitch Effect
ACTIVITY 2 - Make Your Voice Sound Like a Chipmunk
14 How to Use the Fade In & Fade Out Effects
15 How to Download Sound Samples from the Internet
16 How to Use the Amplify Effect
17 How to Edit Metadata
18 How to Multitrack Record
19 How to Use a Click Track
ACTIVITY 3 - Multitrack Recording in Audacity - Beatbox
20 How to Make Silence
21 How to Use the Change Tempo Effect
22 How to Use the Equalization Effect
23 How to Reverse Sound
24 Stereo Mono
ACTIVITY 4 - How to Mess Up a Piece of Music
25 How to Remove Vocals from a Recording
SETUP - How to Install the LAME Encoder
Logo - http://tytel.org/helm
Logo - https://www.audacityteam.org/
