ASM Hydrasynth Keyboard

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ASM Hydrasynth Keyboard
The Hydrasynth keyboard is both a sound designers dream synth as well as a performing musicians ideal. The sound engine is designed for maximum flexibility. At the same time, Ashun Sound Machines designed the user interface in a way to allow you to edit the patch quickly with a minimal amount of paging and many workflow shortcuts. Utilizing an advanced wavetable synthesis engine, 3 Oscillators, dual Wave Mutators, and 2 filters that can be configured in series or parallel, the tone generating capabilities are unmatched. As for the performance capabilities, The Hydrasynth keyboard has Ashun Sound Machines' proprietary Polytouch keybed that offers polyphonic aftertouch over each note, giving you the type of expressive control found only in certain vintage synths. Add to this a 4 octave ribbon controller, ergonomically designed pitch, mod wheels and you have expression and control that is not equaled in any other hardware synthesizer on the market… Today or ever.
Polytouch Keybed
The ASM Polytouch keybed allows not only the standard velocity and aftertouch found on other keybeds but supports fully polyphonic aftertouch. In recent years companies have been trying to find ways to give the keyboard musician more ways to better express themselves. The problem is that their solution is almost never a keyboard, so you have to learn a new technique to play them. The Polytouch keybed features a high-quality, standard sized keys, so you can start playing it instantly.
Oscillators
The tone generation capability is the heart of any synthesizer. The 3 oscillators allow you to choose from a selection of 219 single cycle waveforms. Wavemorphing is a feature usually found on synths with preset wave tables. Creating user wavetables is arduous or downright impossible. Unlike most wavetable synths, Ashun Sound Machines' oscillators 1and 2 have Wavelist mode. This mode allows you to pick and choose 8 waves, from our bank of 219, arrange them in the order you want, and then morph from one to another.
Mixer/Filter Routing
The 3 Oscillators are fed into a mixer along with the Noise generator and Ring Modulator. The Mixer allows you to mix levels as well as pan the input source. There is a balance control that allows you to choose how much signal of each source is routed to filters 1 and 2. The filters can be set to be parallel or series for ultimate flexibility.
Appeggiator
The arpeggiator allows for standard note arpeggiations but also has a phrase arpeggio built-in. Parameters like RATCHET and CHANCE will generate other rhythmic patterns with some randomness to add life and spontaneity to your performance. You can also modulate most of the parameters in the arpeggiator so imagine using LFO's, Envelopes, Polyphonic Aftertouch or the Ribbon controller to modify your arpeggios in real time.
Features:
8 Voice Advanced Wavetable synthesis
2 Wavemorphing Oscillators
219 single cycle waveforms
User wavetables - 8 user selectable ‘wavelist’ per osc to build user wavetables
Every osc and patch can have its own user wavetable
WaveScan parameter for modulating through wavetables.
Keytracking – 0-200%
+/- 3 octave tuning range
1 fixed Wave OSC
219 single cycle waveforms
+/- 3 octave tuning range
Keytracking – 0-200%
Dual Mutators per oscillator
FM – Linear FM
Selectable Modulator source
Built in Sine & Triangle, OSC1, OSC2, OSC3, Mutators A, B, C, D, Noise gen, Ring Mod, External Mod 1&2 input.
WaveStack – Generates 5 detuned waves from input source. Detune amount.
Pulse Width Mod – Adjust pulse width of ALL waveforms.
PWSqueeze – Compresses the center section of the waveform. Differnnt type of PWM
PW-ASM – 8 User adjustable wave squeeze/stretch points.
Hard Sync – gives that classic sync sweep sound.
Selectable Sync input source.
Harmonic Sweep – will scan through the harmonics of the incoming sound.
Dry/Wet mix to blend the original OSC source.
Noise Generator
White, Pink, Brown noise sources
Ring modulator
Selectable input sources
OSC1, OSC2, OSC3, Noise, All Mutator outputs, External Mod ½ in.
Depth control
Sound source mixer
Mix the following sources - OSC1, OSC2, OSC3, Noise, and Ring Mod.
Panning for each source
Filter routing mix
Solos for each source (solo status is saved in the patch)
Two Filters
Series or parallel routing
Filter 1
12 & 24db modern ladder (compensated)
12 & 24db vintage ladder (uncompensated)
Threeler HP, LP
MS20 HP, LP
Low Pass Gate
Vocal filter
Multiple vowel order parameter
Formant parameter
Filter 2
Continuously Variable Lowpass-Band pass-High pass (Oberheim SEM style)
5x Low Frequency Oscillators
10 static waves
Sine, triangle, Square, Saw up, Saw down, S&H, Low random, Noise, Pulse width 25%, Pulse Width 12.5%.
Step Wave – 8 steps that the user can set (like a step sequencer).
Step smoothing
Step glide
Clock sync
Starting phase
Start delay
Fade in
Master output gain
Trigger modes – mono, poly, free
One shot mode
5x Envelope Generators
6 stage DAHDSR envelopes
Delay, Attack, Hold, Decay, Sustain, Release
Slope curves for ADR stages
Variable from full exponential to full logarithmic
Tempo or Time option for setting length of each stage.
Looping of AHD stages for creating LFO types of modulations.
Trigger modes – Legato, Reset, Retrigger
Matrix modulation
32 slots for source-destination mod routings with amount
Modulation matrix slots can be mod destinations
8x Macro knobs and buttons
Each macro knobs allows positive and negative of up to 8 destination controls
Arpeggiator
Arp parameters can be modulation destinations.
Modes
Up, down, up/down, Up&down, random, note order, chord, pattern
Octave
Range, 1,2,3,4
Play order
Up, down, up/down
Swing
Gate time
Ratchet – repeats notes
Chance – sets how often the ratchet takes place.
Pre-effects – before Delay and Reverb
Chorus, Flanger, Rotary, Phaser, Lo-Fi, Tremolo, EQ, Compressor (with side chain)
Delay
Tape, Ping-pong, Analog, PitchShift, Reverse, Filter delay
Reverb
Hall, Room, Plate, Cloud
Post-effects – after Delay and Reverb
Chorus, Flanger, Rotary, Phaser, Lo-Fi, Tremolo, EQ, Compressor (with side chain)
Get your Ashun Sound Machines Hydrasynth Keyboard Synthesizer today at the guaranteed lowest price from Sam Ash with our 45-day return and 60-day price protection policy.
Product Details
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49-Key synthesizer with ASM Polytouch keybed
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Made from steel with aluminum side panels
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5 banks of 128 patch memories
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Inputs/Outputs for sustains pedal, Expression pedal, USB, MIDI, Clock, Mods, Gates, and CV
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