Pitch Bend; Vibrato Settings; Glide Settings; Voice Parameters - Ashun Sound Machines HYDRASYNTH Owner's Manual

Pitch Bend

This parameter enables the pitch bend wheel
to cover as much as a four-octave range: two
octaves up and two octaves down (+/- 24
semitones). You can set the range to a whole
step, or a musical fifth, or whatever you prefer.
The setting is saved when you save the patch.

Vibrato settings

The Vibrato feature provides a sixth LFO that
modulates the pitch of all 3 oscillators at once.
It is controlled by the mod wheel. This avoids
having to use a mod route to make the same
connection. The mod wheel can still be used
for other purposes through the Mod Matrix,
and also as a volume control for the Ribbon
when it is in Theremin Mode
The Vibrato rate locks to tempo when its
BPM parameter is set to On. This enhances
the musicality of the vibrato; singers and
musicians do this naturally to match the
music.
Glide Legato can be less predictable when Polyphony mode = Poly. The reason: Each
individual voice has its own legato, and legato playing only happens when the same
voice is retriggered. For example, if voice 1 is the next one that will be triggered, playing
a legato note will glide voice 1 from its current note to the new note.
Voice Parameters: page 3
Control knob Parameter
1

Key Lock

2 Scale
4 Scale Edit
Key Lock
This parameter locks the keyboard or pads to the key you select. You won't notice a difference
unless you have selected a scale besides Chromatic. After that the Key Lock parameter works
together with the non-chromatic scale to specify the notes the keyboard or pads are allowed
to play.
(p. 64).
Range
(Chromatic octave)
Custom + 38 presets
(access)
62

Glide settings

Glide causes the pitch to slide between notes
rather than changing in chromatic steps.
When the Glide effect is enabled it reveals
another three parameters on Voice page 2. The
same thing happens when the Glide button is
toggled on the keyboard model.
The Glide curves are similar in shape to the
envelope segment curves:
• A logarithmic curve "picks up steam" as
it goes, rising slowly at first and accelerat-
ing upward. In the opposite direction it
starts falling slowly and accelerates until it
reaches its resting state.
• An exponential curve does the opposite:
It rises quickly at first and its rate of
change slows as it nears the peak. When
moving downward it starts falling quickly
and slows down as it approaches its
destination.
• A linear curve rises and falls at the same
rate throughout its duration.
Enabling the Glide Legato setting changes the
way Glide works: staccato notes will not glide;
notes played in a legato fashion will glide.
Description
Lock keyboard or pads to a specific
key. Has no effect if Scale = Chromatic.
See Scales (p. 95)
Enter Scale Edit page (visible when
scale = Custom)
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