Extensive modulation capabilities

With its 32-slot modulation matrix, Hydrasynth Deluxe empowers you to create incredibly nuanced and expressive sounds. Synthesists at Sweetwater are particularly impressed with its envelope generators (five per voice), which offer delay and hold in addition to ADSR stages. Each stage of the envelope can sweep through exponential and logarithmic curves, which offers big creative potential for long, evolving modulations.

Like most of the functions on Hydrasynth Deluxe, envelopes can be locked to bpm for tempo-synced modulations. Combined with the looping function, you can use the envelopes as LFOs with interesting waveshapes. And speaking of LFOs, Hydrasynth Deluxe offers five LFOs per voice with 11 total waveshapes. That includes the 8-step LFO, which allows you to create your own custom waveshape.

Amazing performance potential with PolyTouch and ribbon controller

Whether you’re performing or recording, Hydratouch Deluxe delivers an incredibly expressive playing experience, especially when you dig into its PolyTouch capabilities. PolyTouch is a new method of polyphonic aftertouch sensing. You have full control over aftertouch curves, offsets, and release times, giving you big creative potential when using aftertouch to manipulate your sounds. A built-in ribbon controller expands your performance options further — it can control pitch bend or modulation amount, and a Theremin mode allows you to play melodies on the ribbon controller against whatever you’re playing on the keyboard.

Advanced real-time control via eight macro controls

One of the most popular aspects of software synthesizers is the ability to control multiple parameters simultaneously via macro controls, and the ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe gives you that creative power in hardware form. You can customize its eight macro controls to tweak up to eight destinations simultaneously. And with a total of 170 modulation destinations to explore, you can easily use the macro controls to warp between completely distinct sound variations on the fly.

Features

• 73-note virtual analog synthesizer with polyphonic aftertouch
• Combines multiple synthesis methods like wavetables, linear FM, WavePWM, subtractive, and more
• 16-voice polyphony, with 3 oscillators per voice and 4 Mutator waveshapers total
• Layer or split two 8-voice patches in Multi mode; crossfade between patches with balance control
• 7 types of Mutator waveshapers: FM-Lin, WaveStack, PW-Orig, PW-Squeeze, PW-ASM, Harmonic Sweep, and Hard Sync
• WaveScan oscillators offer a total of 219 waveforms
• Dual filters: 1 multimode (11 types) and 1 variable LPF-BPF-HPF, with series/parallel routing options
• 5 envelope generators (ADSR) per voice with delay, hold, and looping abilities
• Envelopes can be locked to BPM (MIDI Clock) for tempo-synced modulation
• 5 LFOs per voice, with 11 waveforms: Sine, Triangle, Saw Up, Saw Down, Square, Pulse27%, Pulse13%, S&H, Noise, Random, and Step
• Powerful arpeggiator with 8 modes, including chord and phrase modes

Tech Specs

• Type:Keyboard Synthesizer
• Sound Engine:Dual Hydrasynth Engine
• Analog/Digital:Digital
• Number of Keys:73
• Type of Keys:Semi-weighted, Polytouch Keybed
• Aftertouch:Yes, Polyphonic
• Velocity Sensitive:Note On/Off
• Other Controllers:4-octave Ribbon Controller, Pitchbend, Mod wheel, 8 x Macro Knobs/Buttons
• Polyphony:16-voice (single mode), 2 Layers of 8-voice (multi mode)
• Oscillators:3 x VCOs
• Waveforms:Sine, Triangle, Saw Up/Down, Square, Pulse 27%/13%, S&H, Noise, Random
• LFO:5 x LFOs
• Filter:1 x Low-pass/Band-pass/High-pass, 1 x SEM Style
• Envelope Generator:5 x EG, 6-stage DAHDSR
• Effects Types:4 x Reverb, 5 x Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Rotary, Phaser, Lo-Fi
• Arpeggiator:Yes, 64 Preset Phrases
• Audio Outputs:4 x 1/4″ (2 x left, 2 x right)
• Headphones:1 x 1/4″ TRS, 1 x 1/8″ TRS
• MIDI I/O:In/Out/Thru/USB
• Pedal Inputs:1 x 1/4″ (expression), 1 x 1/4″ (sustain)
• Mod Matrix:32-slot, 35 Sources, 191 Destinations
• Features:Theremin Mode, Detachable Laptop Shelf
• Power Source:12V, 2A DC Power Supply
• Height:4.65″
• Width:44.53″
• Depth:13.74″
• Weight:29.8 lbs