User Manual

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Main Systems
6
Patch selection
One of the major
functions of this
section is patch
selection. There are
several methods, and
you might use them
all at dierent times
depending on what
you’re doing.
Patch knob
From the Home page
you can select an
adjacent patch by
turning the Patch
knob a single click in either direction. You can also
jump between the banks if you hold [SHIFT] while
turning the knob.
Browse
This page lets you alter the way the patches are
presented in each bank. There are three dierent
sort orders: By Patch #, by Name, or by Category.
The Browse page also contains a robust Compare
feature, as well as a sub-menu where you can
designate a patch as a Favorite. You can stash up
to 32 patches in your Favorites bank for instant
access.
For details on each of these functions, see Using
the Browser (p. 66) in the Patch Management
chapter.
Favorites (Shift + Browse)
When you need to nd your best sounds
immediately you can jump straight to your
Favorites bank from any other page.
• Hold [SHIFT] and press [BROWSE] to access
your Favorites
• Use the Page Down/Up arrows to move
between the eight banks of Favorites
• Press the Control button next to the patch
name to select it.
The HOME button
The Home button is in the center of the top panel.
It provides instant access to the Home page. Four
of the eight Macros are located here; press [Home]
again to reach the second set of Macros.
All Notes O
Sometimes MIDI signals are disrupted and a note
becomes stuck. If that happens, hold [SHIFT]
and press [HOME] to transmit an “All Notes O”
command. This will silence any stuck notes.
The SAVE button
Whenever you’ve made an edit that you’d hate to
lose, press [SAVE] to access the Save page. You’ll
be able to select a new location for the edited
patch, rename it, and choose a category for the
sound (Bass, Pad, etc.). You can even decide which
color the knob will be when the patch is selected.
There’s another feature that determines whether
the positions of the Macro knobs will be stored
as-is, returned to zero, or saved as edits to the
parameters they control.
For details on each of these functions, see Save the
Patch (p. 67).
System Setup
This section has 18 pages. It holds all of the
global settings for the keyboard, the knobs, MIDI
functions, the CV/Gate section, etc.
[SAVE] and [SYSTEM SETUP] are used together to
specify the boot-up patch for the Hydrasynth.
For details about each page, see The System Setup
Pages (p. 70).
The INIT button
Reset a parameter
The INIT button will reset any parameter to its
default value: just hold [INIT] and press the
Control button next to that parameter’s value. The
Control button will light up next to any parameter
that has been edited, which helps you know
which one to press.
Initialize a Module
You can reset the parameters for an entire Module
using a similar method:
• Hold [INIT].
• Press the Access button for the desired
module.
• Conrm the decision by pressing [INIT] again.
• If you decide not the initialize, press [EXIT] to
cancel the procedure.