User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important Safety Instructions
- Welcome to Hydrasynth!
- Quick Start Guide
- Overview
- Hydrasynth Desktop
- Understanding the Modules
- The Oscillator Group
- The Mixer Module
- The Filters and their Controls
- The Amp Module
- The Envelopes
- The LFOs
- The Effects
- The Voice Module
- Ribbon Controller (keyboard only)
- The Arpeggiator Section
- Mastering the Macros
- The Mod Matrix
- The CV / Gate Section
- Patch Management
- The System Setup Pages
- Control Combinations
- Scales
- Hydrasynth Specifications
- Declaration of Conformity
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Eects
• Delay: ve types, including Left-Right-
Center and reverse
• All delays can sync to tempo
• Reverb: four types, with pre-delay and
damping parameters
• Reverb lengths to 90 seconds, plus
“Freeze”
• Independent Pre/Post FX: Chorus,
Flanger, Rotary, Phaser, Lo-Fi, Tremolo, EQ,
Compressor
Hardware
• MIDI In/Out/Thru
• USB type B port, class-compliant
• CV/Gate inputs and outputs for integration
with modular synthesizers
• Headphone output(s)
• Stereo 1/4” outputs
• Sustain pedal input (polarity-sensing)
• Assignable Expression pedal input
(reversible)
• LED Dim feature for darkened rooms
• Kensington lock port
Keyboard-specific Features
• 49-key, velocity-sensitive keyboard with
polyphonic aftertouch
• Ribbon controller with Pitch bend,
Theremin, and Modulation modes
• Additional Filter controls (Envelope
amount, LFO amount)
• Additional Arpeggiator controls (Tempo,
Ratchet, Chance, Gate)
• Backlit pitch bend and modulation wheels
• Octave Down / Up buttons
• Chord mode with dedicated button
• Glide button
• Two headphone jacks share a dedicated
Volume control
Desktop-specific Features
• Rack-mountable (ears included)
• Recessed connection jacks allow for
straight connectors
• 24 velocity-sensitive RGB pads with
polyphonic pressure
• Pad colors indicate note relationships for
each scale
• Shift + Pad to access secondary functions
(Octave, Scale, etc.)