I bet this is going to drive the 49-key Hydrasynth prices down 
Good thing I waited!
I love how Glen flat out says the empty space on the right side is for other equipment, and even mentions a shelf for it.
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I wonder, will Explorer be the cheapest HS, or desktop?
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The new two are in the Product list at ASM.
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soā¦the LEDs on the Deluxe can change color to accommodate editing the splitsā¦
it would be awesome if they could make color selection for the buttons on the existing Hydras and option. I would LOVE to make purple lit buttons
$599.99 usd for the explorer it looks like. Thatās pretty killer.
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I donāt know who Sarah Belle Reid is, but sheās got a video about the Explorer.
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She does a lot of neat stuff with trumpet and modular synths. Thanks!
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Cool, Iāll look into her stuff. Cheers!
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Alright that was a nice vid and the comparison to other Hydrasynth family members was also nice.
I should note that she tends towards experimental music.
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I was disappointed to see that these new releases were basically just re-houses (Deluxe obviously doubles voices+bi-tribality) of the existing unit, but at this price, this is actually a pretty amazing offering that should sell a pile of units
Wow, these patches are absolutely nuts. GASing so hard I need to put on a mask.
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B&H has prices & preorders:
- Keyboard: $1299
- Rack/Desktop: $799
- Deluxe: $1799
- Explorer: $599
Tough call for me on the Rack/Desktop vs Explorer. I was going to get the Keyboard for the PolyAT, but itās a bit big for my current home studio. Deluxe would be perfect for a future dedicated studio. Explorer retains the arp but loses the huge touch strip and can run on internal batteries.
I could see owning all four, but I donāt have the space for all of them.
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Perfect Circuit has the same.
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Iām hoping this will also mean a firmware update for custom waveforms/user samples like the Blofeld
Then it would be THE synth
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Yeah she makes proper weird shit. Her trumpet videos on Instagram are a hoot.
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Love the proper non-destructive, patch copy style multi mode implementation. This company rocks.
Take note, Waldorf, youāre continuing to do your multis wrong for decades while the rest of the industry does it right.
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Good to see a company succeed and expandā¦
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This definitely has that MS-2000->Microkorg thing going for it. The market is obviously way more saturated at this stage then it was when Korg put out the MK but there is nothing in the $600 hardware/keyboard realm that sniffs the hydra synth engine and the small package is going to appeal to a lot of people.
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Iāve been eyeing the Hydrasynth pretty much since the keyboard/desktop came out and I think Iām going to go for the Explorer. I can just grab one of the bigger versions later if I really miss the CV input, touch strip, chord mode, and/or bitimbral features.