ASM Hydrasynth Explorer 8-Voice Portable Digital Wave Morphing Synthesizer Keyboard
Features
- POLYTOUCH Polyphonic Aftertouch, Note on/off Velocity Keyboard
- Battery Powered Operation Using 8xAA Batteries (not included)
- MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) Compatible
- Microtuning support via MIDI Tuning Standard files
Description
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, 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.
Key Features:
- 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) 1 Variable LP-BP/Notch-HP Filter Series or Parallel Routing |
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 |
Height | 5.8cm |
Width | 55.4cm |
Depth | 24.7cm |
Weight | 3.46kg |
In The Box
- ASM Hydrasynth Explorer 8-Voice Portable Digital Wave Morphing Synthesizer Keyboard
- Power Supply
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Details
- Product: ASM Hydrasynth Explorer 8-Voice Portable Digital Wave Morphing Synthesizer Keyboard
- Manufacturer: ASM
- Model: ASM-HYDRASYNTHEXP
- SKU: ASM-HYDRASYNTHEXP
- RM Product #: 90376