The ASM Hydrasynth Explorer Takes the Now Legendary Hydrasynth into New Territories

The Hydrasynth Explorer offers the same 8-voice sound engine as the Hydrasynth Keyboard and Desktop, but in a compact and portable battery powered form factor. The 37-note mid-sized PolyTouch® keybed features polyphonic aftertouch, offering great playability and expression but in a reduced footprint. The extremely deep yet easy to use sound engine features the famous WaveScan oscillators, Mutator waveshaping, flexible dual Filter section, 32-slot modulation matrix, and dual Insert and dual Master effects allowing a lifetime of sonic explorations.

The CV/GATE outputs provides for easy integration with equipment such as modular synthesizers and the USB MIDI and full-sized MIDI DIN connectors takes care of standard connectivity without the need for special cables. The ASM Hydrasynth Explorer can also be powered by 8xAA batteries for true on-the-go mobile operation.

Simply put, this is one very powerful compact-sized synthesizer and controller all-in-one for the modern musician.

• 8-voice polyphonic digital wave morphing synthesizer
• POLYTOUCH™ Polyphonic Aftertouch, Note on/off velocity keyboard with 37 mid-sized keys
• Battery powered operation using 8xAA batteries (not included)
• MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) compatible
• Microtuning support via MIDI Tuning Standard files
• 3 Oscillators per voice with 4 Mutators total
• 1 Multimode filter and 1 variable LP-BP/Notch-HP filter per voice
• 640 program locations with Category search
• CV/Gate interconnectivity

SPECIFICATIONS

• Type: Polyphonic Wave Morphing Synthesizer
• Sound Engine Type(s): Wavescan
• Analog/Digital: Digital
• Number of Keys: 37 mid-sized keys
• Type of Keys: ASM POLYTOUCH™ Polyphonic Aftertouch Keyboard, On/Off Velocity-sensitive
• Other Controllers: Pitch Bend, Mod Wheel
• Polyphony: 8 voices
• Number of Presets: 640
• Oscillators
• 3 x Wavescan oscillators (219 Waveforms)
• 4 x Mutator wave shapers (8 Types)
• Noise (7 Types)
• Mutators: 8 Types (FM-Lin, WaveStack, PW-Orig, PW-Squeeze, PW-ASM, Harmonic Sweep, Hard Sync, PhazDiff)
• Noise: 7 Types (White, Pink, Brown, Red, Blue, Violet, Grey)
• LFO: 5 per Voice (Sine, Triangle, Saw Up, Saw Down, Square, Pulse27%, Pulse13%, S&H, Noise, Random, Step), Tempo syncable, Semitone Lock
• Envelopes: 5 per voice, Tempo syncable, Variable trigger sources
• Filter Types: 1 Multimode Filter (16 types) and 1 Variable LP-BP/Notch-HP filter, series or parallel routing
• Filters
• Filter 1: LP Ldr12, LP Ldr24, LP Fat12, LP Fat24, LP Gate, LP MS20, HP MS20, LP 3-Ler, BP 3-Ler, HP 3-Ler, LP Stn12, BP Stn12, HP Stn12, LP 1 Pole, LP 8 Pole, Vowel
• Filter 2 (LP-BP-HP, LP-Notch-HP)
• Effects: 9 Insert Effects, 5 Delays, 4 Reverbs.
• Effects Types: Chorus, Flanger, Rotary, Phaser, Lo-Fi, Tremolo, EQ, Compressor, Distortion, Delay, Reverb
• Arpeggiator: 8 types (Up, Down, Up+Down, Up/Down, Order, Random, Chord, Phrase)
• Other: Mod Matrix (32 slots), Macro Controllers (8), Favorites (32), Randomizer (Patch and Module), MPE Compatibility, Warm Mode, Microtuning
• Audio Outputs: 2 x 1/4" Balanced (L/Mono, R)
• Headphones: 1 x 1/4"
• USB: 1 x Type B
• MIDI I/O: In/Out
• Pedal Inputs: 1 x 1/4" (sustain)
• Other Outputs: 5 x 1/8" Outputs (CV, Gate, Mod1, Mod2, Clock)
• Power Supply: 12V DC switchable power supply
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 2.28 x 21.81 x 9.72 inch / 5.8 x 55.4 x 24.7 cm
• Weight: 7.63 lb / 3.46kg

Manufacturer: asm
Model: HYDRASYNTH EXPLORER
SKU: I678390-N-4-WHXA
EAN: 6950474311130

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