I always intend to make notes on what’s on tracks and never do. Damned if I know what’s on them after a couple of months.
Nice synth btw - looking closely at the desktop version. I was in Hong Kong for 8 years and left in January. When I lived there it was supersafe and you couldn’t find good electronic music gear. Then I left and there are riots and awesome synths. JG Ballard would make a connection…
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Where do you recommend to find synths for sale there?
Well before I left a really cool place opened in central called Animato audio. They have elektron and loads of modular. I got digitone, heat and manther from them. They were just getting momentum when I left. Nice people.
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Waldorf with the XTK version, Access, Nordlead were the flagship brands of the 90s.
The deskop has always been interresting in the sense or connected to other expanders the keyboardist had access to more depth and richness in the tone by split way ,or multitimbral game playing.
Is somebody knows if hydrasynth is MPE ??
(MIDI Polyphonic Expression)to associate, with an Linnstrument?
Thanks
If this question is relative to the Hydrasynth – According to an interview in midifan with Glen and Dominic the Chinese domestic channel is still being set up.
musiXboy (midifan): The last and most critical question: When can Chinese users buy it?
Glen: China’s domestic sales are handed over to Meideli. I only know that we have identified several dealers in the international market before the release. At present, our sales executives are visiting various dealers in Europe to determine the channels.
Dominic: Once there is news in the domestic sales channel, we will inform you.
(Translation via google.)
You can see the whole interview here. Midifan is an online magazine for China about electronic music.
There’s not a ton of new information in the interview. There is new info on:
- Where the Hydrasynth is being manufactured.
- The origin of the name “Ashun”.
- How Glen was hired.
- The distributed organization of ASM.
- The distribution of Hydrasynth in China (the quote above).
- Influence of software plug-ins on the Hydrasynth’s design.
- A couple of nuggets on the development of a poly-aftertouch keyboard.
Also this for Log-c:
musiXboy (midifan): Does this polyphonic touch keyboard support MPE?
Glen: Not at the moment.
BTW: The translation done by Google is a little funny at times. Plus i’m guessing this has been double translated as perhaps Glen conducted his interview in English. But i’ve learned now not to be surprised when someone is fluent in whatever language.
Watching more videos and really impressed with this synth. I am thinking it’s voiced to sit well in a mix but that’s just my intuition on how I hear the voicings.
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I saw that hydrasynth coming up the november first
There’s a new Hydrasynth video from Ricky Tinez. Starts with a pretty sweet patch. Watching now.
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That filter routing is absolutely wild. Such a crazy flexible synthesizer…
I have to buy this. Anybody want to buy my CZ1 
I’m wrong or does this synth sound raw, even with the filters?
i just listened to some Digitone pads and they sounded nice, somehow dreamy
I was just told by somebody that he thinks the Matriarch and Voyager Old School both sound more “raw” than the Sub37.
No idea what “raw” means anymore.
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I always thought raw was a good thing. Is it a good thing?
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I thought raw meant uncooked.
I’m not into cooking synths but I’m not one to judge
Minimoog roasting on an open fire
DX7 nipping on your nose
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Los Angeles this weekend!
You can see the Hydrasynth (in all its raw goodness) at the Los Angeles Synth Expo, September 28-29 at DAF Studios, at 2234 W. Temple St near Echo Park.
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Scoop
I found an unlinked page at the ASM web site, kinda an easter egg. It’s a placeholder put together likely to be completed later, so some of it looks like a little “tongue-in-cheek” humor. In particular the patch banks.
ADDED (the next day): Indeed ASM did pull this link down, but you can see what was there by clicking on the little triangle below. Scoop becomes exclusive.
I guess the biggest thing here, though not unexpected, is the Editor VST – AU/VST/VST3 editor/patch manager. Software versions numbers are at 1.7 for the Keyboard and 1.5 for the Desktop. Also they are planning to have a manual in “Ancient Norse”! 
for those 11th century synth users.
The Patch Bank names:
All Ambient, Vangelis, About Bass, Space Music, FM Daze,
-AND-
Banjo Breaks 
If Glen is at the LA Synth Expo this weekend you should ask him about the Banjo Breaks patch, and tell him that that is the only reason you really want a Hydrasynth.
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We have posted the Hydrasynth owner manual online at ashunsoundmachines.com for those interested.
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Hi, is there any news about European distributors? Thanks!