Hydrasynth from ASM

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1915

Yeah it’s clearly different. It sounds good now. I looked back over the release notes, and didn’t spot anything there, at least not as a bug fix.

So i will describe the current behavior, as best as I can make out, and let’s see if you agree.

With both Keys Chord and Arp (Latched) and ON and Arp set to Chord mode, it plays last note entered in the Arp sequence as the Keys Chord root at tempo. If you turn off Keys Chord, it momentarily pauses, and then plays the entered Arp sequence as a chord at tempo. If you turn on Keys Chord again it again pauses momentarily and then reverts back to playing the last note entered in the Arp sequence as the Keys Chord root.

Easiest to hear if you enter a Major chord for one, and a Minor chord for the other.

I think I’ve got that right. There may be some wrinkle for how it picks the Keys Chord root, not completely sure.

(I will wait a few hours and then add a note to the older post about the improvement.)

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1916

Well it’s an interesting combo of features, for sure, as it arps the whole chord from the kb’s chord mode when using phrase arp mode. Great for some hypnotic rob hood style sequences (especially with an odd arp step length set)

I don’t think it would work on the desktop version and an external kb or sequencer? Probably just make a monophonic arpeggio from the chord notes you’re sending it. Definitely makes me wonder, though.

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1917

For sure. It handles changing the Arp Phrase cleanly on the fly, and transitions nicely between them. Transitioning Key and Scale also works smoothly in Phrase Arp Mode, or any Arp Mode for that matter. And as you point out you can create longer arp sequences with repeated notes. All these things together, with other modulation options gives the HSK plenty of generative possibilities.

I’ve thought about creating a controller for just this group of features to be able to actively control them musically in a more coordinated and thought out manner.

With the phrases on occasion i’ve worked out a particular nice phrase, to be able to play it by hand.

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1918

For anyone that cares - I got my Lumi Keys mini BlueTooth poly aftertouch keyboard working with my Hydrasynth Desktop by way of a Windows 10 PC and Ableton (plus utilities MIDIberry and loopMIDI). The latency isn’t great but now I can play poly AT on a keybed w/ my Hydra finally and the tiny wireless is spiff because I can move the KB around my studio easily.

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1919

These onboard FX really make me wish there was an external input! Wow.

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1920

Not sure i understand. Do you mean this ?

It’s only mono though.

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1921

I think it was @Jukka or @J3RK that corrected me on this one of the threads.
I thought it was CV only on those inputs.

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1922

There was discussion following the link i just gave, like also ring moding external signals, or doing FM with them and using pedals for control.

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1923

Thanks!
I assumed it was CV only.

1924

I’ve thought for some time now that ASM’s next product could be the back half of the HS with a few (two or three) stereo inputs and a flexible audio path to the filters and effects. I figure they could pull that off on something costing a little less than the HSD.

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1925

Yea!
and after that, a multi-timbral Hydrasynth XT. 4 part, 32 voice, 61 keys. Stereo inputs, 4 stereo outputs. :pray:

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1926

There are many possibilities. Between the technologies that Medeli commands, and the creativity of the ASM team (including but not limited to Glen — he was part of the group that created the MatrixBrute as for instance), and what i perceive to be the deep pockets behind Medeli, a lot is possible. Having the ability to build their own multi-core DSP chips, and the manufacturing abilities puts ASM in the top tiers of synth makers. We may see more than one new product from them in a short period of time.

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1927

id be interested to see what kind of take they would have on a sampler.

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1928

I want something like some of the arpeggiator control from the keyboard that has just been added to the Osmose keyboard, available on the HS.

1929

With what they’ve done with this arpeggiator, I’d love to see their take on a full blown sequencer. Be it standalone or included on an instrument.

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1930

OR an app that you can prog and upload sequences with.

I don’t use the arp on the Hydra much. I prefer the midi arp in Logic or the MNM, putting gaps in the sequence or odd step counts.

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1931

Do you mean the Arp Phrases? I definitely would like to be able to make my own phrases too.

But that new arpeggiator feature on the Osmose is (imo) awesome.

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1932

Ya that’s what I meant. I’m not a real musician, so I don’t know all the correct terms for things. :+1:t6:

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1933

Hi phaelam,

Have you gone and changed phrases on the fly while the arp is running ? It’s a lot of fun and often produces musically useful progressions.

1934

Yea I like to change both phrases and phrase length on the fly. Good stuff.

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