The Hydrasynth Explorer gives you full access to the renowned 8-voice sound engine of the original Hydrasynth in a compact, scaled-down package. Featuring 37 PolyTouch-enabled slim synth keys and battery-powered capability, the Hydrasynth Explorer is a grab-and-go sound lab for intrepid synthesists.

 

Like the 49-key and desktop Hydrasynth models, the Hydrasynth Explorer boasts 8-voice polyphony; each voice serves up three WaveScane oscillators offering 219 different waveforms, with four Mutators total for extensive waveshaping. There's a ton of potential for creating nuanced, nonlinear sounds. The five ADSR envelope generators offer delay and hold and can have either linear or exponential curves between stages, and the five LFOs offer a total of 11 waveshapes plus delay, fade in, and smoothing.

 

Throw in a highly responsive pitch-bend strip and a mod strip with LED depth indicators, and you’ve got a compact performance synthesizer with endless sound design capabilities!

 

ASM Hydrasynth Explorer 37-key Synthesizer Features:

• 37-key virtual analog synthesizer with polyphonic aftertouch
• Combines multiple synthesis methods like wavetables, linear FM, WavePWM, subtractive, and more
• 8-voice polyphony, with 3 oscillators per voice and 4 Mutator waveshapers total
• 7 types of Mutator waveshapers: FM-Lin, WaveStack, PW-Orig, PW-Squeeze, PW-ASM, Harmonic Sweep, and Hard Sync
• WaveScan oscillators offer a total of 219 waveforms
• Dual filters: 1 multimode (11 types) and 1 variable LPF-BPF-HPF, with series/parallel routing options
• 5 envelope generators (ADSR) per voice with delay, hold, and looping abilities
• Envelopes can be locked to BPM (MIDI Clock) for tempo-synced modulation
• 5 LFOs per voice, with 11 waveforms: Sine, Triangle, Saw Up, Saw Down, Square, Pulse27%, Pulse13%, S&H, Noise, Random, and Step
• Powerful arpeggiator with 8 modes, including chord and phrase modes
• 32-slot Mod Matrix provides ample options for manipulating your sounds
• CV/Gate connectivity for integrating with modular/semi-modular synthesizers
• 8 insert effects, with Chorus, Flanger, Rotary, Phaser, Lo-Fi, Tremolo, EQ, Compressor, Delay (5 types), and Reverb (4 types)
• 8 Macro controls allow you to tweak multiple parameters simultaneously
• Can be powered by 8x AA batteries for on-the-go fun!

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