ASM
ASM Hydrasynth Explorer
CurrentReleased 2021
The full eight-voice Hydrasynth wavetable engine in a 37-key body that runs on eight AA batteries. The mid-sized Polytouch keys give it polyphonic aftertouch at a price where that is rare, and it suits anyone who wants deep sound design on a desk or in a bag.
Specifications
General
- Manufacturer
- ASM
- Status
- Current
- Released
- 2021
Sound engine
- Engine
- Digital (wavetable)
- Voices
- 8
- Polyphony
- 8 voices
- Oscillators
- 3 wavetable oscillators (219 waves, 2 morphing) plus 4 Mutants, ring mod and noise
- Filter
- 2 digital filters in series or parallel: 16-model multimode plus SEM-style state-variable
- Multi-timbral parts
- 1
- Sequencer
- None (arpeggiator with 64 phrase patterns)
- Effects
- Chorus, Flanger, Rotary, Phaser, Lo-Fi, Tremolo, EQ, Compressor, Distortion, Delay, Reverb
Keyboard
- Keys
- 37
- Key size
- Slim
- Key action
- Semi-weighted
- Aftertouch
- Polyphonic
- Keybed
- ASM Polytouch
Format
- Format
- Keyboard
- Motorised knobs
- No
- Features
- Polyphonic aftertouch, Battery power (8 x AA), 5 LFOs and 5 envelopes, 32-slot mod matrix, CV/gate, mod and clock outputs, MPE support, 1,024 patch memories
Connections
- MIDI ports
- DIN in, DIN out, USB
- CV / Gate
- Yes
Size & weight
- Dimensions (W × D × H)
- 556 × 255 × 78 mm
- Weight
- 3.4 kg
More from ASM
New- Engine
- Hybrid (digital oscillators, analogue filters)
- Keys
- 61
- Voices
- 16
- Key action
- Semi-weighted
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