User Manual

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WELCOME TO HYDRASYNTH EXPLORER!
Everyone at Ashun Sound Machines would like to thank you for choosing one of our Hydrasynth
instruments. We’re very proud of what we have created, and are condent they will take you into
musical realms that have never been explored.
Every aspect of these ground-breaking devices has been carefully considered, from the way the sounds
are generated and processed, to the intuitive layout of the controls and displays. Everything from
impulse to performance has been optimized to unleash the creative potential of these instruments in
your hands.
Main Features
This chapter will only list the main features of Hydrasynth Explorer. But there are many more, and each
feature and its related parameters will be described in the pages ahead. Advanced users might nd
quick answers to important questions in Specications (p. 85).
User interface
• Intuitive workow, perceived at a glance
• Front-panel controls for instant access to
important features
• Easy shortcuts for mod route construction
• Two independent OLED displays
• 4 Control knobs and 4 Control buttons around
the Right display
• 8 assignable Macros per patch, accessible on
Home page
• Arpeggiator: 8 modes with direction, octave,
chord, and phrase options
• Patch browser: Organize by Name, Category, or
Patch number
• Memorize / instantly recall up to 32 Favorites
• Overow mode can link two units for
expanded polyphony
Patch features
• 5 banks of 128 patches each
• Mono and Unison voice modes, with unison
detune
• Glide with programmable time, curve, trigger
mode
• Mod Matrix with 32 routes per patch
• Programmable Analog Feel emulates the
behavior of analog circuits
• Randomize function for individual modules or
an entire patch
Sound engine
• 8 voices, with three oscillators per voice
• Analog modeling (Osc 1-3) and WaveScan
synthesis (Osc 1+2)
• Select from hundreds of waveforms and then
morph / mutate / warp them at will
• Preset scales with microtonal options and the
ability to import custom scales
• Filter 1: 16 lter types, including vocal formant
lters
• Filter 2: classic state-variable 12dB / octave
with two modes
• Filters can be placed in series or parallel
• Loopable ADSR envelopes with Delay and
Hold stages
• Curve and BPM value for each segment
• Each envelope can have up to 4 trigger
sources
Eects
• Delay: ve types, including Left-Right-Center
and reverse
• All delays can sync to tempo
• Reverb: four types, with pre-delay and
damping parameters
• Reverb lengths to 90 seconds, plus “Freeze”
• Independent Pre/Post FX: Chorus, Flanger,
Rotary, Phaser, Lo-Fi, Tremolo, EQ, Compressor,
Distortion