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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
- USA
- CANADA
- EUROPE

SCALES

Preset Standard Scales

Below are the notes of each preset scale relative to the key of C. An “x” means that note is in the scale; a

dash means it is not.

Scale C

E F

Chromatic x x x x x x x x x x x x

Major x - x - x x - x - x - x

BeBop Maj x - x - x x - x x x - x

BeBop x - x - x x - x - x x x

Mixolydian x - x - x x - x - x x -

Harmonic Major x - x - x x - x x - - x

Lydian x - x - x - x x - x - x

Lydian Aug x - x - x - x - x x - x

Acoustic x - x - x - x x - x x -

Pentatonic Maj x - x - x - - x - x - -

Locrian Maj x - x - x x x - x - x -

Prometheus x - x - x - x - - x x -

Whole Tone x - x - x - x - x - x -

Melodic Minor [1] x - x x - x - x x x x x

Half Diminished x - x x - x x - x - x -

Aeolian x - x x - x - x x - x -

Dorian x - x x - x - x - x x -

Harmonic Minor x - x x - x - x x - - x

Algerian x - x x - x x x x - - x

Gypsy x - x x - - x x x - x -

Hungarian x - x x - - x x x - - x

Ukranian x - x x - - x x - x x -

Dim. Whole Tone x x - x x - x - x - x -

Locrian x x - x - x x - x - x -

Neapolitan Major x x - x - x - x - x - x

[1] For the Melodic Minor scale both the ascending and descending scales are included.