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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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Velocity Velo On (Note On velocity), Velo O (Note O velocity)

Wheel PitchWhl (Pitch wheel), ModWhl (Modulation wheel)

Ribbon [2] RbnAbs (Ribbon Absolute bipolar), RbnAbs+ (Ribbon Absolute unipolar), RbnRel

(Ribbon Relative)

Pedal ExpPedal (Expression pedal), SusPedal (Sustain pedal)

MPE MPE-X (pitch bend), MPE-Yabs (CC# 74 in some devices [absolute mode]),

MPE-Yrel (CC# 74 in some devices [relative mode])

MIDI CC [000-127]

[1] An LFO is normally a bipolar source. A plus sign [+] indicates a unipolar source derived from

that LFO.

[2] The Hydrasynth Explorer doesn’t have a ribbon controller, but it will respond appropriately

to another Hydrasynth model that does!

Modulation Destinations

These are the potential mod destinations in the Hydrasynth Explorer. A few may need

explanation; see below the chart.

Group Parameters

Arp Mode, Division, Swing, Gate, Octave,

OctMode, Length, Phrase, Ratchet, Chance

Osc 1–2

Osc 3

All Osc [1]

Pitch (+12/-12 semitones), Wave, WaveScan

Pitch (+12/-12 semitones), Wave

Pitch (+12/-12 semitones)

Mutator 1–4 Ratio, Depth, Window, Feedback, Dry/Wet, Warp [1-8]

Ring Mod Depth

Mixer Osc1Vol, Osc2Vol, Osc3Vol, RingVol, NoiseVol, Osc1Pan, Osc2Pan, Osc3Pan,

RingPan, NoisePan, Osc1F1/2, Osc2F1/2, Osc3F1/2, RingF1/2, NoisF1/2

Filter 1

Filter 2

Cuto, Resonance, Drive, Control, ENV1amt, LFO1amt, Keytrack

Morph, Cuto, Resonance, ENV1amt, LFO1amt, Keytrack

Amp LFO2Amt, Level

Pre-FX

Delay

Reverb

Post-FX

Param1, Param2, Dry/Wet

Time, Feedback, Wet Tone, FeedTone, Dry/Wet

Time, Tone, HiDamp, LoDamp, Dry/Wet

Param1, Param2, Dry/Wet

Env 1–5 Attack, Hold, Decay, Sustain, Release

LFO 1–5 Rate, Level

ModMtrx [2] Depth [1-32]

Macro Macro 1– Macro 8

Voice Detune, AnalogFL, PitchBnd, Vib Amt, Vib Rate, GlidTime

CV ModOut 1, ModOut 2

MIDI [3] CC [000-127]

[1] All Osc: A mod route can be applied to all three oscillators simultaneously.

[2] ModMtrx: A source can modulate the depth of any mod route. “Depth 1” targets

mod route 1, etc.

[3] MIDI CC #: Incoming MIDI data can modulate certain parameters, and they can return

the favor.