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Save the Patch
Patch Protection
There’s a Protect setting on System Setup that
is on by default. So the rst time the [SAVE]
button is pressed the Left display might show
the message “Protection is On!” This will need
to be disabled before a patch can be saved.
It’s easy to nd: press [SYSTEM SETUP] and the
rst page will appear. The Protect feature is in
edit eld 4. Turn Control knob 4 to deactivate
or reactivate the feature. Press [EXIT] and
the setting will be saved. Note: This setting is
remembered when power is turned o.
If you know you’ll be using the Hydrasynth
somewhere that a curious person might have
access to it, it’s probably a good idea to turn
Protect back to On. This is a simple thing to
change, and it could prevent the loss of an
important patch later.
The Save page
If Protect is O, press the [SAVE] button to open the menu. Everything is on one page:
Control knob Parameter Range Description
1 Select target
location
5 banks x 128
patches
Scroll to select; hold [SHIFT] + scroll to
jump +/- 10
2 Patch name Numbers, letters,
symbols
Select up to 16 characters (see below)
3 Category 42 categories Choose patch category (Arp, Bass, FX,
etc.)
4 Macro options Return, Save,
Convert
Process current Macro values (see
below)
5 Name of current
target
(in memory) This patch will be replaced if you [SAVE]
8 Color 32 colors Select LED color for wheels, Patch knob
It’s fairly easy to save a patch. This page
presents all of the main functions:
• Turn Control knob 1 to select a location for
the patch (the Patch knob and arrows are
disabled).
Use [SHIFT] + the Left/Right arrows to skip
through the list 10 patches at a time.
• Give the patch a name up to 16 characters
long. The process is described in the next
section.
• Select one of the preset patch categories
with Control knob 3.
• Decide what will happen with the current
Macro settings when the patch is saved
(descriptions below).
• Choose one of 32 colors for the LEDs under
the wheels and the Patch knob.
Name the Patch
The naming of a patch happens in edit eld
2. The current character is highlighted. Turn
Control knob 2 to select a character. Use
[SHIFT] + Control knob 2 to select the rst
character of the next character group: blank,
0-9, A-Z, a-z, and other characters (!, #, +, -, etc.).
Press Control button 2 to advance to the next
character eld. Use [SHIFT] + Control button 2
to select the previous character eld.
Select a Category
Turn Control knob 3 to select one of the preset
patch categories.