User's Manual

10
Quick Start Guide
Inside the Box
Your Hydrasynth was carefully packed at the factory with the following items:
• The Hydrasynth
• This manual
• The power supply (12VDC / 1A)
• Rack ears (Hydrasynth desktop only)
Save Your Receipt!
Ashun Sound Machines designed and constructed your Hydrasynth with extreme attention to
detail. Our quality assurance personnel test each unit thoroughly before it goes out.
But in the unlikely event of a hardware problem, you will need to present your original receipt
in order to obtain warranty service. This will help the service center to conrm your warranty
coverage. So please be sure to save your receipt in a safe location!
Plug It In
Power
Use only the DC power supply that was in
the box with your Hydrasynth (12 Volts DC, 1
Amp). Make sure the power switch is in the
OFF position before making this connection.
Before switching the unit on, please lower the
volume of your speakers or mute the input
channels on your mixer. This will help prevent
any damage to your speakers or ears.
Audio
Using a mixer
After muting the channel inputs or lowering
the volume of your speakers, connect a pair of
1/4” cables from the rear-panel output jacks
of the Hydrasynth to the inputs of your mixer.
Then set the Hydrasynth power switch to the
ON position.
Using headphones
If you plan to connect headphones to the
Phone jack on the Hydrasynth, turn the unit
on rst and then connect the headphones.
The Hydrasynth keyboard model has an
independent level control for the headphones
next to the connection jacks. The headphone
level is controlled by the Master Volume knob
on the Hydrasynth desktop unit.
Master Volume control
The Master Volume knob controls the overall
output level of the Hydrasynth.
But there’s an important thing to remember:
the Master Volume knob is an analog control.
This means it does not communicate its
position or movements digitally to your
computer via USB.
USB
Hydrasynth is a USB class-compliant device,
so there are no drivers to install. Just plug it
into your computer and it will be available
immediately as a MIDI input/output device.
MIDI
The Hydrasynth has three 5-pin MIDI
connectors to allow you to interface with
other MIDI devices. MIDI Out sends data from
the Hydrasynth, MIDI In receives data, and
MIDI Thru passes data from the MIDI In without
data from the Hydrasynth.
CV/Gate
Your Hydrasynth has a row of connectors that
are used to interface with modular synthesiz-
ers. Each one can be congured to match the
voltages and signal types of the most popular
formats. For details, see The CV / Gate Section
(p.77).