Pad Mode Examples - Ashun Sound Machines HYDRASYNTH Owner's Manual

Pad Mode examples

Chromatic: C
Pad #
17-24 E
9-16 G#
1-8 C
Pad Mode = Chromatic, Pad Key/Scale = C Chromatic; = root (yellow), # = red, all others = blue
A Chromatic scale contains all 12 notes, so none of the pads are grey. Instead, red pads are the
equivalent of the black keys on a piano, and blue keys are the equivalent of the white keys. The
yellow pads are the root notes, which in this case play a C.
Chromatic: C#
Pad #
17-24 F
9-16 A
1-8 C#
Pad Mode = Chromatic, Pad Key/Scale = C# Chromatic; = root (yellow), # = red, all others = blue
Selecting a Pad Key of C# shifts the range of the pads up a half-step. The yellow pads are the
root notes, which in this case play a C#. And again, the Chromatic scale contains all 12 notes, so
none of the pads are grey. Instead, red pads are the equivalent of the black keys on a piano, and
blue keys are the equivalent of the white keys. Their positions have simply been offset to the
left by one pad compared to a Pad Key of C.
Fretboard: C Major
Pad #
17-24 a #
9-16 F
1-8 C
Pad Mode = Fretboard, Pad Key/Scale = C Major; Voice Scale = Chromatic
= root (yellow), CAPS = in scale (blue), lower case = out of scale (grey)
Above: Grey pads show which notes are out of the scale, but the notes still can be played since
the Voice Scale is Chromatic. Pad playback is very different after selecting a Voice Scale of C
Major (see example below).
F F#
A A#
C# D
F# G
A# B
D D#
B C
f # G
c # D
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G G#
B C
D# E
G# A
C C#
E F
c # D
g # A
d # E
A A#
C# D
F F#
A# B
D D#
F# G
d # E
a # B
F f #
B
D#
G
C
E
G#
F
C
G