User Manual

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Microtuning Menu
The microtuning scale is selected in the Voice Parameters: page 5 (p. 53) menu. This section describes
how to send and receive them.
After accessing the microtuning menu the following options are shown in the Right display:
Control Parameter Range Description
Knob 1 Scale select 1–32 Selects the Microtuning scale location
2 (view only) Scale name 1–16 characters Dene with third-party software (Scala, etc.)
Button 3 Receive Scale (action) Puts Hydrasynth Explorer into Scale Receive mode
(send scale from computer)
Button 4 Send Scale (action) Press to send selected scale sys-ex from
Hydrasynth Explorer via MIDI / USB
Scale Select
Use this eld to choose the scale location that will
receive a new scale or send its scale via MIDI / USB.
Scale Name
The scale name is shown in this eld. It cannot
be edited here. When creating your own scales,
be sure to set the scale name in the third-party
software before exporting it as an MTS le (MIDI
Tuning Standard). In Scala, for example, the name
is taken from the Description section for the scale,
not from the le name. Note that Hydrasynth
Explorer only uses the rst 16 characters in the
name.
Receive Scale
Press Control button 3 to put the Hydrasynth
Explorer into sys-ex waiting mode. At this point,
you can send the sys-ex scale le from your
computer.
Send Scale
Press Control button 4 to send your scale via
sys-ex.
Keys: Page 5
Control Parameter Range Description
1 Velocity On, Fix 60 / 80 / 100 / 110 / 127 Select velocity response or xed value
2 Velocity Curve Very Soft, Soft, Medium, Hard,
Very Hard, NeoSoft, Neo,
NeoHard
Select velocity response
3 Aftertouch On, O Toggle aftertouch sensitivity [1]
4 Aftertouch Curve 6 options from Softer to Harder Select aftertouch response [2]
[1] This will also disable or enable polyphonic aftertouch.
[2] See the Aftertouch settings section on the next page for information.
Velocity settings
To disable keyboard velocity sensitivity, select a xed value (Fix 60, Fix 80, etc.). This only aects local
response and outgoing MIDI; incoming velocity response is unaected.
Velocity Curve denes the amount of force needed to reach maximum velocity, and also the curve from
zero to maximum. The Very Soft through Very Hard curves vary from exponential to logarithmic. Neo
curves are based on a new velocity calculation that allows for a more sophisticated response.