ASM Hydrasynth Desktop Synthesizer

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Product Information The HYDRASYNTH Desktop / Rack has the same great sound engine as the Hydrasynth Keyboard. It shares the reputation as a sound designer’s dream synth and a perfo rming musician’s ideal. The sound engine is designed for maximum flexibility and power, while the user interface was crafted for simplicity and instant access. Its many workflow shortcuts let you edit a patch quickly with a minimal amount of paging. 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 performance capabilities, the Hydrasynth Desktop / Rack has 24 polyphonic-pressure touch pads that provide maximum expressiveness without needing to connect a keyboard or other controller. With multiple pad layout modes and quick access to alternate scale modes, the Hydrasynth Desktop / Rack makes it easy to make music. Features Part of the appeal of a desktop or rack synth is that you can put it almost anywhere. This is fine until you want to edit a sound or record a real-time performance and you need to play the thing. This requires connecting an external controller.The Hydrasynth Desktop / Rack synthesizer meets all of these needs: place it on your workstation desk or in a nearby rack, and when you want to create a new sound to match your music, you can play the synth from its 24 polyphonic pressure sensitive pads while editing the sound.And with multiple pad layouts and scales available, you'll probably find yourself making new music to match the sound you made! Playing the Hydrasynth Desktop is its own musical experience. 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. 7ac49770e706"> 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 Steel top and bottom Aluminum side panels 5U in rack (rack ears included) 24 Polytouch® pads 24 velocity- and pressure-sensitive RGB pads Selectable velocity / aftertouch curves 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 Inputs and Outputs Supports multiple CV / Gate standards CV 1v per octave 0-10V 1v per octave +/-5V Hz to Volts 0-10V 1.2V per octave Adjustable offset: +/-99 cents Adjustable reference note: C-1 to G9 Gate V-trig, S-trig 3V, 5V, 10V Mod In / Out range +/-5V, 0-10V, 0-5V, 0-1V Adjustable offset: +/-3V Clock Out 1PPS, 2PPQ, 24PPQ, 48 PPQ Clock Voltage: 3v, 5V, 10V Selectable clock division: Off, 1/2, 2, 4 Adjustable offset: +/- 100ms MIDI IN / OUT / THRU • Voice overflow mode to expand polyphony with a second HydrasynthExpression pedal input • Selectable curves and polaritySustain pedal input • Polarity sensing • Three modes of operation: Sustain, Sostenuto, and Modulation OnlyDC input jackUSB port • Supports USB MIDI In / OutAudio outputs • Stereo analog outputs (balanced) • Rear-panel headphone connector ◦ 6.35 mm (1⁄4 inch) ◦ Impedance: 16 – 75 OhmDimensions • 44 x 22.3 x 7 cm (17.32 x 8.78 x 2.76 inches)Weight • 3.6kg (7.94 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, External Mod inputs 1 & 2 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, External Mod inputs 1 & 2 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 Show more