ASM Polytouch HYDRASYNTH EXPLORER, Owner'S Manual

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The effecTS
The Hydrasynth voice engine is so powerful that it only made sense to pair it with an equally powerful
effects section. There are four independent effect modules available, two of which provide awe-inspir-
ing delay and reverb effects, while the other two are the aural equivalent of a set of Swiss Army knives.
Any tool you need for your music, Hydrasynth Explorer has it.
Some parameter names are shown below in [brackets]. These are available as mod destinations
for Macros and the Mod Matrix. The values for these parameters have finer increments than the
others, which ensures maximum resolution when they are being modulated.
pre- and post-fx
The only difference between these two FX modules is that one precedes the Delay and Reverb and the
other follows them. They serve different purposes due to their placement in the signal path, so they will
often have different settings. But since their FX types and parameters are identical, both modules will
be covered in this section.
These are the FX types available for the Pre-FX and Post-FX modules:
• Chorus • Flanger • Rotary • Phaser • Lo-Fi
• Tremolo • EQ • Compressor • Distort
Each FX type has preset templates that can be used as starting points for your own creations. When the
patch is saved the FX settings are preserved.
Bypass
This is the default option. To disable the effect module, set it to Bypass.
chorus
page control parameter range Description
1 1 FX Type 9 types (see list above) Selects effect
1 2 [Rate] 0.02-10.0 Hz Controls chorus rate
1 3 [Depth] 0.0-128.0 Controls chorus depth
1 4 [Dry/Wet] 0-100.0% Sets dry signal/effect blend
2 1 Preset 1-3 Selects template
2 2 Offset +/- 180° Sets initial effect phase relative to input
2 3 Feedback +/- 63 Feeds chorus into itself (positive/negative
polarity)
2 4 Mono/St Mono, Stereo Selects output mode
flanger
page control parameter range Description
1 1 FX Type 9 types (see list above) Selects effect
1 2 [Rate] 0.02-10.0 Hz Controls flanger rate
1 3 [Depth] 0.0-128.0 Controls chorus depth
1 4 [Dry/Wet] 0-100.0% Sets dry signal/effect blend
2 1 Preset 1-3 Selects template
2 2 Offset +/- 180° Sets initial effect phase relative to input