User's Manual

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Contents
Important Safety Instructions . 3
Welcome to Hydrasynth! .........8
Main Features .............................8
User interface..............................8
Patch features .............................8
Sound engine..............................8
Eects .....................................9
Hardware ..................................9
Keyboard-specific Features ..............9
Desktop-specific Features ...............9
Quick Start Guide ...................10
Inside the Box ............................10
Save Your Receipt! ........................10
Plug It In...................................10
Power .....................................10
Audio .....................................10
USB .......................................10
MIDI ......................................10
CV/Gate ...................................10
Make Some Noise! .......................11
Select Patches ............................11
Octave shift...............................11
Arpeggiator basics........................11
Tweaking the sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Saving ....................................12
Check for Updates .......................13
That’s Enough Reading for Now........13
Overview ................................14
Top Panel: Hydrasynth Keyboard ......14
Top Panel: Hydrasynth Desktop ........14
General Concepts ........................15
Access buttons ...........................15
Function buttons .........................15
Control knobs ............................15
Control buttons...........................15
Module Select buttons ...................15
Knob types ...............................16
The displays ..............................16
Main Systems .............................16
The HOME button ........................17
The SAVE button..........................17
System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
The INIT button...........................17
The RANDOM button.....................17
The SHIFT button .........................18
Master Control Section ..................18
EXIT button...............................18
VOICE button .............................18
PAGE Up / Down buttons.................19
MACRO ASSIGN button...................19
MOD MATRIX button .....................19
CV/Gate Section ..........................19
Arpeggiator Section .....................19
Filter Controls.............................20
Module Select ............................20
Performance Controls ...................20
Chord mode (keyboard only) .............21
Ribbon controller (keyboard only)........21
Front Panel (keyboard only) ............21
Headphone jacks .........................21
Phones volume control ...................21
Rear Panel.................................22
Outputs...................................22
Control Inputs ............................22
MIDI ......................................23
USB .......................................23
Power .....................................23
Kensington lock ..........................23
Hydrasynth Desktop ..............24
Attaching the Rack Ears .................24
SHIFT + Pad Functions...................24
Pad Scale selection .......................24
Octave Transpose.........................24
Changing the Pad Key ....................25
Pad response options.....................25
Pad Modes................................26
Pad Mode examples ......................27
Pad Scale vs. Voice Scale..................29
Pad Notes and MIDI Notes................29
Pad Notes vs. Key Lock....................29
Understanding the Modules...30
Module Groups...........................30
Oscillator group ..........................30
Mixer module.............................30
Filter group ...............................30
Envelope group...........................30
LFO group ................................30