User Manual

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CONTENTS
Important Safety Instructions . 4
Welcome to Hydrasynth
Explorer!
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Main Features .............................9
User interface ...............................9
Patch features...............................9
Sound engine...............................9
Eects ......................................9
Hardware ..................................10
Quick Start Guide ...................11
Inside the Box ............................11
Save Your Receipt!..........................11
Plug It In...................................11
Power .....................................11
Audio......................................11
USB........................................12
MIDI .......................................12
CV/Gate ...................................12
Make Some Noise! .......................12
Select Patches .............................12
Octave shift................................12
Arpeggiator basics .........................12
Tweaking the sounds.......................13
Saving .....................................13
Check for Updates .......................13
That’s Enough Reading for Now. .......13
Overview ................................14
Top Panel: Hydrasynth Explorer ........14
General Concepts ........................14
Access buttons.............................14
Function buttons ..........................14
Control knobs..............................15
Control buttons ............................15
Module Select buttons .....................15
Knob types ................................15
The displays ...............................15
Main Systems .............................16
The HOME button..........................16
The SAVE button ...........................16
System Setup ..............................16
The INIT button ............................16
The RANDOM button ......................17
The SHIFT button ..........................17
Master Control Section ..................17
EXIT button ................................18
PAGE Up / Down buttons ...................18
VOICE button ..............................18
MACRO ASSIGN button.....................18
MOD MATRIX button .......................18
Arpeggiator Section .....................18
Filter Controls.............................19
Module Select ............................19
Performance Controls ...................19
Chord mode ...............................19
Rear Panel.................................20
CV/Gate connectors ........................20
Outputs ...................................20
Sustain pedal input ........................20
MIDI .......................................20
USB........................................20
Power .....................................20
Kensington lock............................20
Understanding the Modules...21
Module Groups...........................21
Oscillator group ............................21
Mixer module ..............................21
Filter group ................................21
Envelope group ............................21
LFO group .................................21
Amp module...............................21
FX group ..................................22
Voice module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Module Shortcuts ........................22
Create Mod routes .........................22
Select Macro Destinations ..................22
Copy / Paste settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
The Oscillator Group ..............24
Oscillators 1 and 2........................24
Switching modes...........................24
Single mode ...............................24
WaveScan mode ...........................25
Oscillator 3 ................................25
Mutants 1–4 ..............................26
FM-Lin .....................................26
WavStack ..................................26
OSC Sync ..................................26
About Ratio................................27