Save The Patch; Patch Protection; The Save Page; Name The Patch - Ashun Sound Machines HYDRASYNTH Owner's Manual

Save the Patch

Patch Protection

There's a Protect setting on System Setup that
is on by default. So the first time the [SAVE]
button is pressed the Left display might show
the message "Protection is On!" This will need
to be disabled before a patch can be saved.
It's easy to find: press [SYSTEM SETUP] and the
first page will appear. The Protect feature is in
edit field 4. Turn Control knob 4 to deactivate
or reactivate the feature. Press [EXIT] and

The Save page

If Protect is Off, press the [SAVE] button to open the menu. Everything is on one page:
Control knob Parameter
1 Select target
location
2 Patch name
3 Category
4 Macro options
5 Name of current
target
8 Color
It's fairly easy to save a patch. This page
presents all of the main functions:
• Turn Control knob 1 to select a location for
the patch (the Patch knob and arrows are
disabled).
Use [SHIFT] + the Left/Right arrows to skip
through the list 10 patches at a time.
• Give the patch a name up to 16 characters
long. The process is described in the next
section.
• Select one of the preset patch categories
with Control knob 3.
• Decide what will happen with the current
Macro settings when the patch is saved
(descriptions below).
• Choose one of 32 colors for the LEDs under
the wheels and the Patch knob.
the setting will be saved. Note: This setting is
remembered when power is turned off.
If you know you'll be using the Hydrasynth
somewhere that a curious person might have
access to it, it's probably a good idea to turn
Protect back to On. This is a simple thing to
change, and it could prevent the loss of an
important patch later.
Range
5 banks x 128
patches
Numbers, letters,
symbols
42 categories
Return, Save,
Convert
(in memory)
32 colors

Name the Patch

The naming of a patch happens in edit field
2. The current character is highlighted. Turn
Control knob 2 to select a character. Use
[SHIFT] + Control knob 2 to select the first
character of the next character group: blank,
0-9, A-Z, a-z, and other characters (!, #, +, -, etc.).
Press Control button 2 to advance to the next
character field. Use [SHIFT] + Control button 2
to select the previous character field.

Select a Category

Turn Control knob 3 to select one of the preset
patch categories.
82
Description
Scroll to select; hold [SHIFT] + scroll to
jump +/- 10
Select up to 16 characters (see below)
Choose patch category (Arp, Bass, FX,
etc.)
Process current Macro values (see
below)
This patch will be replaced if you [SAVE]
Select LED color for wheels, Patch knob