Amp Module; Fx Group; Other Modules; Voice Module - Ashun Sound Machines HYDRASYNTH Owner's Manual

Amp module

The Amp module contains only three
parameters:
• LFO 2 Amount adjusts the amount and
polarity of the effect LFO 2 has on the
Amplitude of the patch.
• Velocity controls the velocity response
of the Amplitude stage. Negative values
invert the response: increased velocities
reduce the amplitude.
• Amp Level can be used to compensate
for quieter or louder output from the
oscillators and filters.
For information about how these parameters
interact, see The Amp Module

Other Modules

Voice module

Though it isn't located in the Module Select
section, the Voice module has a significant
impact on each patch. It determines how
many notes are available, which ones will play,
and how they sound, through parameters
such as Polyphony, Detune, Analog Feel,
Random Phase, Glide, and Scale. These are
fully described in The Voice Module

Module Shortcuts

The front panel buttons can do a lot more
than access parameters for editing. They can
be used to create a mod route within seconds,
for example, or to copy parameters between
similar modules.

Create Mod routes

There's a shortcut to set up one or more mod
routes very quickly. Instead of accessing the
Mod Matrix through its button and navigating
to the right page and field, try this from the
Home page:
• Press and hold the module button for the
desired Modulation Sources (p. 75)
• Press the module button for the
destination you want to modulate. See
Modulation Destinations (p. 75)

FX group

Rounding out each patch is a healthy array of
effects processors, from pitch effects to spatial
emulations and much more. With these a raw
sound can become sweet or angry, pure or
distorted, straightforward or mangled.
Once the rest of the synth has had its way, the
signal flow is [Pre-FX] > [Delay] > [Reverb] >
[Post-FX] > Output. For specific details read
The Effects
(p. 46).

Ribbon (keyboard only)

The Ribbon controller has three modes
of operation: Pitch Bend, Theremin, and
Mod Only. It can be used in several ways
as a modulation source via the Mod Matrix
while also being used in Pitch Bend mode
or Theremin mode at the same time. Full
details are available in
(p. 60). (keyboard only)
If you've chosen valid components for the
route the Hydrasynth will jump directly into
the Mod Matrix at the first empty modulation
slot, with the first parameter of the destination
module highlighted. From there you can
select a different parameter within that
module using the upper Control knob and
set the modulation amount with the lower
Control knob. If the destination parameter has
a front panel knob available, turning that will
select it as the destination.
This technique can also be used inside the Mod
Matrix pages. The advantage to doing it there is
that when you hold a source button, all of the
potential mod route destinations will light up.
They don't do that from the Home page.
The Mod Matrix will be covered more fully in
The Mod Matrix
31
(p. 55).
Ribbon Controller
(p. 64).
(p. 73).