User's Manual

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WaveScan mode
This mode oers all of the same waveforms found in Single mode, but then allows you to select
up to eight of them in a Wavelist. WaveScan will morph gradually between the positions in the
Wavelist, using an LFO or some other source through the Mod Matrix.
We’ll list the parameters rst and describe them in detail later. Some are also present in Single
mode:
Parameter Range Description
Wavelist Edit... (access) Press Control button 2 to access the list. (See Wavelist Edit
page below.)
Semi +/- 36 semitones Coarse tuning of oscillator pitch. Hold [SHIFT] to jump by
12 semitones.
Cents +/- 50 cents Fine tuning of oscillator pitch
WaveScan 1.0 to 8.0 in
steps of 0.1
Select the starting position of the WaveScan. Hold [SHIFT]
to jump by whole numbers. An intermediate value morphs
between two waveforms, as seen in the Left display.
Keytrack 0-200% Sets keyboard pitch tracking. 0 = xed pitch; at 200% a
1-octave dierence on the keyboard changes the pitch by
2 octaves. Default = 100%.
Wavelist Edit page
This lower-level page lets you pick a waveform
for each of the 8 WAV locations. Options
include OFF, Silence, and any one of the 219
waveforms.
The eight WAV slots correspond to the x.0
positions of the WaveScan parameter on the
upper page: WAV 1 = position 1.0, WAV 2 =
position 2.0, etc. A WaveScan value of 1.5, for
example, is derived by “morphing” halfway
between WAV 1 and WAV 2.
Two additional features make waveform
selection and auditioning very easy:
• Press the corresponding Control button to
audition that WAV position in isolation.
• Hold [SHIFT] and turn a Control knob to
change that waveform and all that follow
it. For example,
• Hold [SHIFT] and turn Control knob 3.
• As WAV 3 selects waveform X, WAV 4
selects waveform X+1, WAV 5 selects
waveform X+2, etc.
When a WAV is set to OFF, any WAV after it is treated as if it were located in an earlier
position. For example, if WAV 7 = OFF but WAV 8 = Pulse4, the Hydrasynth handles
Pulse4 as if it were WAV 7.
Oscillator 3
Oscillator 3 operates in Single mode only, so it does not have the Mode select option in edit
eld 1. See the description of Single mode in Oscillators 1 and 2 (p.33).
While creating a patch it can be useful to solo an oscillator to see what it is contributing
to the sound. This feature is located on the first page of the The Mixer Module (p.40).
Ring & Noise can also be soloed.