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Table Of Contents

Important Safety Instructions
Welcome to Hydrasynth Explorer!
- Main Features
Quick Start Guide
- Inside the Box
  - Save Your Receipt!
- Plug It In
- Make Some Noise!
- Check for Updates
- That’s Enough Reading for Now.
Overview
- Top Panel: Hydrasynth Explorer
- General Concepts
- Main Systems
- Master Control Section
- Arpeggiator Section
- Filter Controls
- Module Select
- Performance Controls
  - Chord mode
- Rear Panel
Understanding the Modules
- Module Groups
- Module Shortcuts
The Oscillator Group
- Oscillators 1 and 2
- Oscillator 3
- Mutants 1–4
- Ring-Noise Module
- Waveform List
The Mixer Module
- Mixer parameters: pages 1-2
  - Setting Levels
  - The Solo Function
- Mixer parameters: pages 3-4
  - Set the Pan Positions
- Mixer parameters: pages 5-6
  - Filter Routing of Sources
  - Filter Configuration
The Filters and their Controls
- Filter 1
- Filter 2
  - Filter 2 parameters: page 1
  - Filter 2 parameters: page 2
The Amp Module
- How the Parameters Interact
The Envelopes
- What’s an Envelope?
- Envelope Shortcuts
  - Copy Env A to Env B
  - Create a direct Mod route
The LFOs
- What’s an LFO?
The Effects
- Pre- and Post-FX
- Delay Types
- Delay Parameters
- Reverb Types
- Reverb Parameters
  - Freeze the Reverb
- Mod Route Shortcut
The Voice Module
- Voice Parameters: page 1
- Voice Parameters: page 2
- Voice Parameters: page 3
  - Pitch Bend
  - Vibrato settings
- Voice Parameters: page 4
  - Glide settings
- Voice Parameters: page 5
The Arpeggiator Section
- Arp Edit Mode
- Additional Arp Features
Mastering the Macros
- Home Page
- Make a Macro
  - Assign a Destination
  - Name the Macro
- Save the Patch: Macro Options
- Macro Button Response
- Preset Macro Name List
The Mod Matrix
- Creating Mod Routes
- More Shortcuts
- Modulation Sources
- Modulation Destinations
The CV / Gate Section
- Basic Concepts
- A Few More...
- Output Connectors
- CVs and Arpeggios
Patch Management
- Using the Browser
- Save the Patch
The System Setup Pages
- Operational Notes
- Master: Page 1
- Master: Page 2
- Master: Page 3
- Master: Page 4
- Keys: Page 5
  - Velocity settings
- Keys: Page 6
  - Aftertouch settings
- MIDI: Page 7
  - Clock Sync
  - Local
- MIDI: Page 8
  - Aftertouch Transmit
- MIDI: Page 9
  - What is MPE?
- MIDI: Page 10
- MIDI: Page 11
- CV – Pitch Gate: Page 12
- CV – Pitch Gate: Page 13
- CV – Clock: Page 14
  - Clock Division
- CV – Mods: Page 15
- Calibration: Page 16
  - Calibrate Wheels
- System: Page 17
- OS: Page 18
Control Combinations
- [INIT] + Button X
- [INIT] + Control Button X
- [RANDOM] + Button X
- [SHIFT] + Button X
- [SHIFT] + Control Knob X
- [SHIFT] + Control Button X
Scales
- Preset Standard Scales
- Preset Microtuning Scales
MIDI CC Charts
- Sorted by Module
- Sorted by CC Number
Specifications
- Physical
- Connections: Rear Panel
- CV/Gate/Clock outputs:
Declaration of Conformity
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- CANADA
- EUROPE

Window ...................................27

Pulse Width modulation....................27

PW-Orig ...................................28

PW-Sqeez..................................28

PW-ASM [Warp] ............................28

Harmonic..................................28

PhazDi ...................................29

Ring-Noise Module ......................30

Waveform List ............................30

The Mixer Module ..................31

Mixer parameters: pages 1-2............31

Setting Levels ..............................31

The Solo Function..........................31

Mixer parameters: pages 3-4 ...........31

Set the Pan Positions .......................32

Mixer parameters: pages 5-6 ...........32

Filter Routing of Sources....................32

Filter Conguration ........................32

The Filters and their Controls . 33

Filter 1 .....................................33

Filter 1 types ...............................33

Compensated vs. Uncompensated lters ....33

Filter 1 parameters: page 1 .................33

Filter 1 parameters: page 2 .................34

Filter 1 parameters: page 3 .................35

Filter 2 .....................................35

Filter 2 parameters: page 1 .................35

Filter 2 parameters: page 2 .................36

The Amp Module ....................37

How the Parameters Interact ...........37

LFO 2 Amount .............................37

Velocity Envelope (Vel Env) .................37

Amp Level .................................37

The Envelopes ........................38

What’s an Envelope? .....................38

Envelope features ..........................38

Envelopes 1 and 2..........................38

Envelope parameters: page 1 ...............38

Envelope parameters: page 2 ...............39

Envelope parameters: page 3 ...............39

Envelope parameters: page 4 ...............39

Envelope parameters: pages 5-6 ............40

Envelope Shortcuts ......................41

Copy Env A to Env B ........................41

Create a direct Mod route ..................41

The LFOs.................................42

What’s an LFO? ...........................42

LFO features ...............................42

LFOs 1 and 2 ...............................42

LFO parameters: page 1 ....................42

LFO parameters: page 2 ....................43

LFO parameters: page 3 ....................43

LFO parameters: page 4 ....................44

LFO Shortcuts..............................45

The Eects..............................46

Pre- and Post-FX..........................46

Bypass.....................................46

Chorus ....................................46

Flanger ....................................46

Rotary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Phaser .....................................47

Lo-Fi.......................................47

Tremolo ...................................48

EQ.........................................48

Compressor................................48

Distort .....................................49

Delay Types ...............................49

Delay Parameters ........................49

Reverb Types .............................50

Reverb Parameters.......................50

Freeze the Reverb ..........................50

Mod Route Shortcut .....................50

The Voice Module ..................51

Voice Parameters: page 1 ...............51

Polyphony settings.........................51

How does Analog Feel?.....................51

Density & Detune ..........................51

Voice Parameters: page 2 ...............51

Stereo mode ...............................51

Random Phase .............................52

Warm mode ...............................52

Voice Parameters: page 3 ...............52

Pitch Bend .................................52

Vibrato settings ............................52

Voice Parameters: page 4 ...............53

Glide settings ..............................53

Voice Parameters: page 5 ...............53

Key Lock...................................53

Snap.......................................53

Select a Scale ..............................54

Custom Scale ..............................54