Chord Mode (Keyboard Only); Ribbon Controller (Keyboard Only); Front Panel (Keyboard Only); Headphone Jacks - Ashun Sound Machines HYDRASYNTH Owner's Manual

Chord mode (keyboard only)

A single key can play up to 8 notes at once by
activating the [CHORD] button. But a chord
must be created before the button can be
used.
To create a chord, hold [CHORD] and it will
flash. Then play the notes you want the chord
to contain. You can press them all at once
or one at a time, which allows you to build
chords that are outside your normal reach. The
lowest note you enter will become the root
note. When you're done, release the button.
There are a few things to remember about
Chord mode:
• A chord can contain between 2-8 notes; <2
notes are not stored; notes >8 are ignored.
• The chord is not saved with a patch, and
will be erased when the Hydrasynth is
power-cycled.
• Chord mode puts the keyboard into mono
mode (last note priority)

Front Panel (keyboard only)

The Hydrasynth keyboard model has its headphone connectors on the front panel under the
keyboard.

Headphone jacks

The two most common sizes for headphone
connectors are provided. The signal and
level are identical for both. The circuits were
designed for compatibility with a wide range
of headphone impedance ratings.
• All notes in the chord will be quantized
to notes within the selected scale. (See
Select a Scale (p. 63)
(p. 60).)
• The chord is not transmitted over USB or
MIDI. A slaved device will only receive the
played note.

Ribbon controller (keyboard only)

The ribbon controller can be used three
ways: to bend the pitch of held notes, as a
solo synthesizer (Theremin mode), or as a
modulation source only. In Theremin mode its
range matches that of the keyboard by default,
but it can be scaled to cover 2 or 6 octaves. Full
operational details are in the chapter,
Controller (keyboard only)

Phones volume control

Moving the level dial to the right will increase
the volume to the headphones; moving the
dial to the left will decrease the volume.
21
in The Voice Module
Ribbon
(p. 64).