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ASM-HYDRASYNTHEXP

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ASM Hydrasynth Explorer Synthesizer

Name: ASM Hydrasynth Explorer Synthesizer
Brand: ASM
SKU: ASM-HYDRASYNTHEXP
Price: 999.0 AUD
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The HYDRASYNTH EXPLORER is the ultimate in power and portability, combining the powerful Hydrasynth sound engine with battery-powered operation and our new, mid-sized Polytouch® polyphonic aftertouch keybed. The user interface is designed with the utmost attention to detail, making sound creation a breeze. This is the ultimate, portable companion for any setup, and anywhere else a smaller footprint is needed.

With an advanced wavetable synthesis engine, 3 Oscillators, dual Wave Mutants, and 2 filters that can be configured in series or parallel, the tone generating capabilities are unmatched.

As for the performance capabilities, the Hydrasynth Explorer has our proprietary 37-note mid-sized Polytouch® keybed with polyphonic aftertouch. This provides a level of expressive, per-note control found only in certain vintage synths.

Features

Battery-powered operation

The Hydrasynth Explorer is highly portable! In addition to its compact size, it can be powered by 8 AA batteries for hours of music-making anywhere you want to go.

The tone generation capability is the heart of any synthesizer, and the 3 Hydrasynth oscillators are alive with potential.
Each of the oscillators lets you choose from a selection of 219 single-cycle waveforms. And on top of that, two of the oscillators have powerful wavemorphing capabilities.
Wavemorphing is a feature usually found on synths with preset wavetables. But creating user wavetables on those products is arduous or downright impossible. Unlike most wavetable synths, our oscillators 1 & 2 have our easy-to-use WAVELIST mode.
This mode lets you select any 8 waves from our diverse collection of 219 waves, arrange them in the order you want, and then morph from one wave to another. This can be done automatically with any modulation source, such as an LFO or an envelope, or manually with a physical control such as polyphonic aftertouch or a Macro.
And now in version 2.0 you can choose the bit depth of each oscillator, which puts those sought-after vintage or grungy sounds at your fingertips.

Mutants

Oscillators 1 & 2 are routed into our MUTANTS. The Mutants allow you to modulate, bend and sculpt the sound in new (and old) ways.
Each Mutant lets you choose from the following processes:
　　•　FM-Linear: This is for making classic FM sounds. Choose multiple FM sources, including external inputs.
　　•　WavStack™: Creates 5 copies of the input source and allows you to set a detune amount.
　　•　Osc Sync: This gives you those classic hard sync sounds. Try hard-syncing a morphing wavetable for some fun.
　　•　Pulse Width Modulation (PW-Orig): Performs the classic pulse width modulation on any waveform.
　　•　PW-Squeeze: Compresses the center section of the waveform, for a unique type of PWM.
　　•　PW-ASM: Divides the incoming wave into 8 slices and lets you set the amount of FM that is applied to each segment. This is FM unleashed.
　　•　Harmonic Sweep: This will sweep the harmonics of the input source.
　　•　PhazDiff: Generates the difference of the incoming wave and a version that is inverted and phase-shifted.
The Mutants can also generate their own waveforms in both FM and Sync modes so you don't have use another oscillator. Of course the routing is flexible so you can choose the other oscillators as mod sources if you like.

Mixer / Filter Routing

The 3 Oscillators are fed into a mixer along with the Noise generator and Ring Modulator.
The mixer gives you independent control over the levels and stereo positions of those 5 sources.
After this you are able to choose how much signal from each source is routed to filters 1 and 2.
The filters can be routed in parallel or series for ultimate flexibility.
Who knew that a simple mixer could be so powerful? Well, in all humility, we did.

Specifications

Physical Specifications

Metal Chassis
- Sturdy plastic and metal construction
- High quality rubberized buttons on the panel
Polytouch® Keybed
- 37 mid-sized keys, semi-weighted
- Polyphonic aftertouch
- Note On & Note Off Velocity
- Selectable velocity / aftertouch curves
Additional Hardware Controls
- Octave Up/Down buttons for instant transposition
- Chord mode button: stack up to 8 notes in a chord
- Pitch bend / modulation strips with adjustable depth
Patch Memory
- 8 banks with 128 patches each: 1,024 total
- Sort patches by Patch number, Name, or Category
- Browse Favorites: Select 32 patches from any bank for immediate access
CV / Gate outputs
- Supports multiple CV / Gate standards
- CV
  - 1v per octave 0-5V
  - 1v per octave +/-5V
  - Hz to Volts 0-5V
  - 1.2V per octave
  - Adjustable offset: +/-99 cents
  - Adjustable reference note: C-1 to G9
- Gate
  - V-trig, S-trig
  - 3V, 5V
- Mod Out range
  - +/-5V, 0-5V, 0-1V
  - Adjustable offset: +/-3V
- Clock Out
  - 1PPS, 2PPQ, 24PPQ, 48 PPQ
  - Clock Voltage: 3v, 5V
  - Selectable clock division: Off, 1/2, 2, 4
  - Adjustable offset: +/- 100ms

MIDI IN / OUT
　　•　Voice overflow mode to expand polyphony with a second Hydrasynth

Sustain pedal input
　　•　Polarity sensing
　　•　Three modes of operation: Sustain, Sostenuto, and Modulation Only

DC input jack

Battery compartment
　　•　Holds 8 AA batteries for hours of portable operation

USB port
　　•　Supports USB MIDI In/Out

Dimensions
　　•　55.6 x 25.5 x 7.8 cm (21.9” x 10” x 3.1” inches)

Weight
　　•　3.4 kg (7.5 lbs)

Sound Patch Specifications

8 Voice Advanced Wavetable synthesis

Oscillators 1 and 2: Wavemorphing oscillators

219 single-cycle waveforms
User wavetables
- 8 user-selectable waves per oscillator to build custom wavetables
- WaveScan parameter lets you morph through the wavetables
- Every patch can have two unique wavetables
Bit reduction: 11 settings from 2 to 16 bits, and Off
+/- 3 octave tuning range
Keytracking: 0-200%

Oscillator 3: fixed Wave oscillator

219 single-cycle waveforms
Bit reduction: 11 settings from 2 to 16 bits, and Off
+/- 3 octave tuning range
Keytracking: 0-200%

Dual Mutants per oscillator (Osc 1 and 2)

FM: Linear FM
- Selectable Modulator source:
  - Internal Sine & Triangle waves, Oscillators 1-3, Ring Mod, Noise generator, Mutants 1-4
WavStack™: Generates 5 detuned waves from the input source, with adjustable detune amount
Hard Sync (Osc Sync): gives that classic sync sweep sound
- Selectable sync input source: Oscillators 1-3
- Adjustable Hann window to shape the output
Pulse Width Modulation (PW-Orig): Adjusts the pulse width of any waveform
PW-Squeeze: Compresses the center section of the waveform, for a unique type of PWM
PW-ASM: 8 adjustable Warp points can be applied to the waveform, for a unique form of FM synthesis
- Warp points can be modulated individually through the Mod Matrix
Harmonic Sweep: scans through the harmonics of the incoming waveform
PhazDiff: creates a new sound by combining phase shifting and summing techniques
Depth control for all Mutants
FeedBack control for all Mutants (except WavStack): 0-150%
Ratio control for Osc Sync, Harmonic, and all PWM Mutants: 0.250:1 - 64:1
- Mutations occur up to 64 times in one waveform cycle, or as few as once in four cycles
Dry/Wet mix to blend the input source with the Mutant output

Noise Generator

White, Pink, Brown, Red, Blue, Violet, Grey noise sources

Ring Modulator

Selectable input source:
- Oscillators 1-3, Noise, Mutants 1-4
Depth control

Sound Source Mixer

Independent level control for Oscillators 1-3, Noise, and Ring Mod
Panning for each source
Filter routing mix
Each source can be soloed
- Solo status is saved with the patch

Two Filters

Series or parallel routing
Filter 1
- 12 & 24dB/octave modern ladder (compensated)
- 12 & 24dB/octave vintage ladder (uncompensated)
- 3-Ler LP, BP, HP
- MS20 HP, LP
- Low Pass Gate
- STN LP, BP, HP
- 1 pole LP
- 8 pole LP
- Vocal filter
- Multiple vowel order options
  - Formant parameter
Filter 2 (SEM style)
- Continuously Variable Low pass > Band pass > High pass
- Continuously Variable Low pass > Notch > High pass

Patch-level Parameters

Poly, Mono, and Unison modes
Two glide modes: Glide and Glissando
60 scales available, including microtonal
- New scales can be imported from third-party software
VoiceMod: independent modulation levels available per voice, per patch
MPE support
NRPN / CC automation capability
Randomize or initialize parameters, modules, or an entire patch

Warranty

2 Years Warranty

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