User Manual

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THE VOICE MODULE
Technically the Voice module isn’t in the signal path, so it isn’t located in the Module Select section of
the top panel. But its functions have a signicant impact. Many settings related to the playability and
performance of the patch are found here.
Voice Parameters: page 1
Control Parameter Range Description
1 Polyphony Poly, Mono, MonoLo, MonoHi,
Unison, UnisonLo, UnisonHi
Sets polyphony mode, note priority
2 Analog Feel 0-127 Adjusts parameter drift (see below)
3 Density 1-8 Density of voices in Unison modes
4 Detune 0-127 Detune amount in Unison modes
Polyphony settings
It’s possible to stack all 8 voices on a single note,
if you like. There are seven settings here, but they
fall into three main groups:
Poly, Mono, Unison
The Poly setting allows all eight of the Hydrasynth
Explorer voices to trigger independently. Mono
and Unison modes are monophonic; they only
allow you to play one note from the keys.
Lo, Hi, or both
Both Mono and Unison modes have additional
Lo- and Hi- options. Here’s the dierence:
• Lo (low note priority): The only way to trigger a
new note is to play one below the held note.
• Hi (high note priority): The only way to trigger a
new note is to play one above the held note.
• If an option doesn’t say “Lo” or “Hi”, it’s both: A
new note can be triggered by any note above
or below the held note.
How does Analog Feel?
Another thing that makes an analog synthesizer
seem so “alive” is its inherent instability. This
unpredictability is an issue not only in the tuning
of the oscillators but throughout the signal path.
The Analog Feel parameter allows you to dial in as
much of this behavior as you like, from “a little bit”
to an amount that would summon a repair tech if
you hadn’t done it on purpose.
Density & Detune
The Density and Detune parameters are only
active when one of the Unison modes is selected.
Density sets the number of voices that are
triggered by the monophonic note. Detune
osets the tuning of each of those voices equally
within the range set by the Detune value.
Voice Parameters: page 2
Control Parameter Range Description
1 Stereo Mode Rotate, Alter, Random Stereo voice allocation (see below)
2 Stereo Width 0-127 Stereo dispersion for Unison and Poly modes. Has
no eect on Mono mode.
3 Random Phase O, On Toggles random phase per voice
4 Warm Mode O, On Simulates a “warm” frequency curve
Stereo mode
The Stereo mode setting is only noticeable when
Stereo Width is > 0 and Polyphony is not set to
one of the Mono modes.
Rotate
This setting arranges the 8 voices in an orderly
fashion across the stereo eld. The Hydrasynth
Explorer will change voices every time a note is