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We offer several models with identical voice ar-
chitecture and editing methods. And if you will
forgive the shameless plug, if you buy any one
of the other models you can combine their
polyphony by enabling Overflow (p. 94). It’s a
very cost-effective way to multiply the creative
potential of your system.
Chord mode
A single key can play up to 8 notes at once by
activating the [CHORD] button. But a chord
must be created before the button can be
used.
To create a chord, hold [CHORD] and it will
flash. Then play the notes you want the chord
to contain. You can press them all at once
or one at a time, which allows you to build
chords that are outside your normal reach. The
lowest note you enter will become the root
note. When you’re done, release the button.
There are a few things to remember about
Chord mode:
• A chord can contain between 2-8 notes; <2
notes are not stored; notes >8 are ignored.
• The chord is not saved with a patch, and
will be erased when the Hydrasynth Deluxe
is power-cycled.
• The Upper and Lower parts share the same
chord In Multi mode. You can enable or
disable the chord for one of the layers
by selecting that layer and pressing the
[CHORD] button.
• Chord mode puts the keyboard into mono
mode (last note priority).
• All notes in the chord will be quantized to
notes within the selected scale. (See
.)
• The chord is not transmitted over USB or
MIDI. A slaved device will only receive the
played note.
Ribbon controller
The ribbon controller can be used three
ways: to bend the pitch of held notes, as a
solo synthesizer (Theremin mode), or as a
modulation source only. In Theremin mode
the default range is 4 octaves, so there’s a 1:1
relationship to the keys. But the range can be
scaled to cover 2 or 6 octaves. In Multi mode
the Upper and Lower parts can have matching
or independent settings. Full operational
details are in the chapter
.
Front Panel
The Hydrasynth Deluxe provides two headphone connectors on the front panel under the
keyboard.
Headphone jacks
The two most common sizes for headphone
connectors are provided. The signal and
level are identical for both. The circuits were
designed for compatibility with a wide range
of headphone impedance ratings.
Phones volume control
Moving the level dial to the right will increase
the volume to the headphones; moving the
dial to the left will decrease the volume.