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Arpeggiator Section
6
The Hydrasynth Deluxe provides an exciting set of
arpeggiator features that you can enjoy immediately.
If you’re in Multi mode you might enjoy them twice as
much! This is because each layer has its own arpeggiator,
and they can work separately or together.
If you’d like more information, there’s a chapter dedicated
to the ins and outs (or “ups and downs”, if you will) of
.
Filter Controls
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Sweeping the filter frequency of a sound is a
great way to heighten the emotional impact
of the music. This is especially true during an
arpeggio or a sequenced passage.
Hydrasynth offers several controls for exactly
this purpose. You can sweep the filter
frequency, adjust the resonance, and
increase the drive amount of Filter 1, for
example, and then switch to Filter 2 and
perform similar actions. However, for Filter
2 the third knob does not control the
drive amount; instead it “morphs” the filter
between three states (Low Pass / Band Pass
/ High Pass or Low Pass / Notch / High Pass,
depending on the selected Type).
For details, refer to
The Filters and their Controls
.
Module Select
10
The Module Select section has 26 Access
buttons which are used to view and edit the
parameters for each patch or layer. Their
placement provides a visual reference for
the signal flow, which starts with the
Oscillators, moves through the Filters,
proceeds through the effects, and is sent to
the outputs.
Pressing a Module button will reveal the first
page of parameters for that module. If more
than one page exists, the Page buttons are
used to access the other pages, as described
earlier in
PAGE Up / Down buttons (p. 20)
. Full
details about the parameters of each Module
are found in the chapters ahead.
Performance Controls
The Hydrasynth Deluxe was designed to
encourage the spontaneous exploration of
sound and rhythm. Whether live or in the
studio, the potential for unique performances
is enhanced by the Macro controls on the
Home page, as well as dedicated Filter and
Arpeggiator controls. Along with those are
a host of other interactive features, such as
73 PolyTouch® keys, a ribbon controller, pitch/
mod wheels, Octave buttons, Chord mode, a
Glide button, and two front-panel headphone
jacks. And thanks to a healthy number of CV
inputs and outputs, the outside world can join
in on the fun!
