Instrument manual

Documentation.

Start with a song, connect the instrument, configure a passage, and keep the evidence from each Take.

Start here

From first launch to first Take.

01 · Install

Install Helicon

Windows requirements, installer and portable builds, updates, and download verification.

Release status →

02 · Connect

Configure MIDI

Select input and output routes, test activity, configure Local Control, and measure output compensation.

Technical reference →

03 · Import

Add your music

Open MIDI, MusicXML, MXL, or XML files and organize managed imports and watched folders.

Supported formats →

04 · Prepare

Set up practice

Choose parts and hands, set timing behavior, create loops, and decide how finger guidance appears.

Fingering guidance →

05 · Play

Practice and Perform

Use wait-for-me or continuous timing, metronome, speed, bookmarks, and synchronized score views.

Practice workflow →

06 · Review

Read a Take

Interpret correct, good, miss, wrong, pedal, combo, and accuracy evidence without hiding uncertainty.

Take review model →

Core concepts

Three measurements. Three different questions.

  • 01Elevation describes the demands of an arrangement.
  • 02Take evidence describes what happened in one performance.
  • 03Attunement describes demonstrated mastery of that arrangement over time.

Work in progress

The manual will grow with the public release.

The source repository currently holds the canonical technical documents. This portal establishes the user-facing structure that will be filled with screenshots, short procedures, troubleshooting, and release-specific guidance.