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They reverberate ok with lots of ambience,trails etc but every single one has a very HARSH bite that is very snappy
-it is particularly evident on the AC30 type amp sims
the Plate Tile Reverb is fierce and nasty
However, they can be tweaked effectively.
Interesting, as Im wondering whether to
i.) sell my beloved Big Sky
ii.) incorporate it into the Helix
I love reverb, and Id still love to try the Free The Tone Ambi Space
Happy days !
Just placed the Big Sky and Timeline into 'FX Loop 1' - incredible sounds, I can move them anywhere on the Helix 'board' AND even adjust mix, etc etc
The Helix LT, effects aside, even looks like a replacement for the Gigrig G2.
Love it.
I remember suggesting this on a thread aaaages ago, be pretty cool to play high riffs and have a low down ambience to go with.
Or maybe it'd sound naff and that's why it's not been made. But then, shimmer was made and that sounds naff so who knows?
(I like shimmer more than I should)
The Helix basic reverbs are very good, I much prefer them to the Katana I had previously. The spring is nice, hall good is good, as are the room and chamber.
But if you want beautifully crafted ethereal atmospheric algo's like Neunaber or Strymon then you may be disappointed, they are not in there although you can built patches up to approximate these sounds.
I suppose if you look at reverb as an acoustic space, they may do the job, but enhanced atmospheric / modulated sounds are not (yet) covered.
The Strymon covers every kind of reverb you'll ever need, and does it beautifully. I went on a proper merry-go-round with reverbs and came back to the Big Sky months ago, and mine is not going anywhere.
It does so much.
Ocassionaly a boss slicer or midi murf when I run my vsts through it from the mac.
Sometimes a two notes torpedo in the loop when I feel like cranking a real amp into it.
I love the sounds in helix but to focus on that piece only misses a huge amount of what it can do out.
Not the right tool for everyone but I love it.
Mind you I'd be fine with the Helix reverbs, and the delays too.
As an aside, I wish Fractal would put more time into effects (recent compressor updates aside), but I have no beef with the delays or reverbs on the Axe FX, they are sublime.
View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922