Curios question, why does helix sound weak on old daw softwares?

[willyjacksonjs22]

I was about to return my helix stomp due to the sound quality not sounding as good as some youtube videos and patches i downloaded. but when installed Reaper,

the quality i was looking for was there :) .... i was using Ableton and Cubase from 2007-8 lol  

[DunedinDragon]

Helix provides the same data stream on any DAW, what varies is the quality of the DAW in reproducing a recording of it.  It's likely a difference in how Reaper, Ableton and Cubase have been configured.

 

[willyjacksonjs22]

3 minutes ago, DunedinDragon said:

Helix provides the same data stream on any DAW, what varies is the quality of the DAW in reproducing a recording of it.  It's likely a difference in how Reaper, Ableton and Cubase have been configured.

 

I’m pretty sure if I download the new Cubase daw the quality of sound will be the same as reaper?

[codamedia]

DAWS have become more feature rich... and plugin quality has certainly improved over the years, but the core tone of a DAW is no different today as it was 10+ years ago. The specs for digital audio were written many years ago... it has not changed. 

 

As stated already... it is likely the way something is setup with  your old DAW (settings)... or baked into a template, or added via channel strips and/or plugins. A clean install of that old DAW with ALL old settings completed removed would probably sound every bit as good as any modern DAW.