User Manual

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Arpeggiator Section
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The Hydrasynth provides a comprehensive, cutting-edge
set of arpeggiator features that you can enjoy immediately.
You may have noticed that the Arpeggiator sections are
dierent on the Hydrasynth keyboard and desktop models.
But their capabilities are identical; the only dierence is the
number of controls on the top panel.
If you’d like more information, there’s a chapter dedicated
to the ins and outs (or “ups and downs”, if you will) of The
Arpeggiator Section (p. 71).
Filter Controls
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Sweeping the lter frequency of a sound is a
great way to heighten the emotional impact
of the music. This is especially true during an
arpeggio or a sequenced passage.
Hydrasynth oers several controls for exactly
this purpose. You can sweep the lter
frequency, adjust the resonance, and increase
the drive amount of Filter 1, for example,
and then switch to Filter 2 and perform
similar actions. However, for Filter 2 the third
knob does not control the drive amount;
instead it “morphs” the lter between three
states (Low Pass / Band Pass / High Pass or
Low Pass / Notch / High Pass, depending on
the selected Type).
As with the Arpeggiator section, there are
dierent top-panel Filter controls for the
Hydrasynth keyboard and desktop models.
But again, all of the same features are available
in the pages of the Filter modules. For details,
refer to The Filters and their Controls (p. 43).
Module Select
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The Module Select section has 26 Access
buttons which are used to view and edit the
parameters for each patch. Their placement
provides a visual reference for the signal
ow, which starts with the Oscillators,
moves through the Filters, proceeds
through the eects, and is sent to the
outputs.
Pressing a Module button will reveal the rst
page of parameters for that module. If more
than one page exists, the Page buttons are
used to access the other pages, as described
earlier in PAGE Up / Down buttons (p. 19). Full
details about the parameters of each Module
are found in the chapters ahead.
Performance Controls
The Hydrasynth was designed to encourage
the spontaneous exploration of sound and
rhythm. We think you will quickly master
the controls and start travelling the paths of
creativity before you realize it has happened!
The keyboard and desktop models have
slightly dierent layouts, but there are many
similarities. Both instruments have Macro
controls on the Home page, along with Filter
controls, Arpeggiator controls, and CV/Gate/
Clock connectors immediately accessible from
their top panels.