GovernorSilver Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Can't believe I beat ElmerJFudd to this. https://cdm.link/2019/09/hydrasynth-polysynth/ "It"s got polyphonic aftertouch. And it signals a return of the designer of the Arturia 'Brutes and Akai APC40." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricBarker Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I incorrectly read that as "HydroSynth", thinking it was some crazy synth that used water as a tone generator (which sounds farkin RAD, btw). Oh, I have envisioned using a water reservoir as a slow compressor. After all, that's practically what a water tower is, just 10000x as slow. It would work like an optical compressor but with liquid. Quote Puck Funk! Equipment: Laptop running lots of nerdy software, some keyboards, noise makersâ¦yada yada yadaâ¦maybe a cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Been wanting to post about this all day long ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarkus Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 "Hail Hydra!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Gaia Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 The part that excites me the most is Medeli having a history of licensing their actions out to other manufacturers. How long until we see the first poly AT keyboard using the same action from someone else? Quote Acoustic: Shigeru Kawai SK-7 ~ Breedlove C2/R MIDI: Kurzweil Forte ~ Sequential Prophet X ~ Yamaha CP88 ~ Expressive E Osmose Electric: Schecter Solo Custom Exotic ~ Chapman MLB1 Signature Bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 [font:Century Gothic]there's a desktop version, too...video at link:[/font] Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 Loopop's review covers both keyboard and desktop versions, showing the differences between the two as well. [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Nice find! Thanks for sharing! Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 I ain't watched the videos yet. Any info on polyphony? Quote -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Hughes Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Eight voice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 "Hail Hydra!" Would have been cool if Red Skull had done the demo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Might want one more octave sometimes but poly AT and that ribbon are pretty cool. Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Might want one more octave sometimes but poly AT and that ribbon are pretty cool. Four octaves and only 8 voices is a bit of a deal breaker, even with poly AT. Quote When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Might want one more octave sometimes but poly AT and that ribbon are pretty cool. Four octaves and only 8 voices is a bit of a deal breaker, even with poly AT. 8 voices is a deal breaker? That's 2 more voices than most guitars! Plus, at this price, you could practically get a keyboard and add a module ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Four octaves and only 8 voices is a bit of a deal breaker original Nord Lead was 4 octaves and 4 voices. Seemed to do OK, IIRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Four octaves and only 8 voices is a bit of a deal breaker original Nord Lead was 4 octaves and 4 voices. Seemed to do OK, IIRC If the Nord Lead 4 voices was enough for Johann Sebastian Bach and James Jamerson, than 4 voices is good enough for me. Quote .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Price given here is $1299 keyboard, $899 desktop - reasonable considering the reported build quality I guess. UI seems workable, but would have liked to have seen a few more dedicated knobs on a synth like this,[video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 I wonder if you´ve sent this puppy a dump request already ... A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKey Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 If the Nord Lead 4 voices was enough for Johann Sebastian Bach and James Jamerson, than 4 voices is good enough for me. Little known fact... Jamerson's had the expanded 12 voice version of the Nord Lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 When you drink enough Jameson to see triple... Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 Price given here is $1299 keyboard, $899 desktop - reasonable considering the reported build quality I guess. UI seems workable, but would have liked to have seen a few more dedicated knobs on a synth like this,[video:youtube] On another forum, several peeps compare it to Novation Peak, fair or not. I think it's because they latch on to the wavetable and analog/VA aspects. Peak has more knobs, but it's a desktop synth and also costs quite a bit more than the Hydrasynth desktop. Novation Summit has a keyboard and more knobs but the price gap is even larger between it and the Hydrasynth keyboard, and it doesn't have polyAT or ribbon unless I missed something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Well,- 5 multi-waveform LFOs, 5 6-stage ENV generators, modmatrix and kind of SEM state-variable filter (filter #2) make this device interesting alone. Looks like Oberheim (xpanderish) modulation playground and more. Poly AT cool and w/ 4 oct. only better than nothing,- but I´d prefer 61 keys though. Demos sound good too. I wonder where to find a Medelli synth action built into an already existing synth/keyboard instrument. Do they work well ? A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Meh. A shredder has to have at least 61 keys to rip on. ð Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT156 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 I don't hear anything that reminds me of the Peak in this new synth. I listened too about half the Sweetwater Demo and tuned out. Its not very musical, its OK if you want to make strange noises, I didn't care for the straight VA sound either. So, count me out. Mike T. Quote Yamaha Motif ES8, Alesis Ion, Prophet 5 Rev 3.2, 1979 Rhodes Mark 1 Suitcase 73 Piano, Arp Odyssey Md III, Roland R-70 Drum Machine, Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Roland Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 I don't hear anything that reminds me of the Peak in this new synth. I listened too about half the Sweetwater Demo and tuned out. Its not very musical, its OK if you want to make strange noises, I didn't care for the straight VA sound either. So, count me out. Mike T. I also didn't agree that it's all that comparable to Peak/Summit, fwiw. Loopop's and Nick's (SonicState) were enough to pique my interest, but... fair enough, we all have our tastes. Listening to Sweetwater's video - out of my continued respect and admiration for Daniel Fisher. He just submitted a Leslie sim patch for the Zoia but that's OT now... I actually like some of the pad sounds he's played so far, but again, to each their own. EDIT: Fisher really likes "Fly Like an Eagle". He contributed a factory preset for Zoia that has that sound. I like his 2nd electric piano patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 AN danother example of why I know others before me *knew* those accurate analogue curves would be _impossible_ to recreate by all kinds of digital signal path considerations. I recognize some of my teenage digital electronic synthesizer/organ attempts in the sound of this one, not nice. But overall I agree with the not very musical idea, and I recognize very much why that is... T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardware Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Only interesting synth out the recent crop of the same old cheesy tones bathed in FX. There"s so much more to this synth than the demos I"ve seen. I"m getting one ASAP and if it"s not what I anticipate somebody will buy it. It"s more of the controlling and modulating the sound that piques my interests. Quote Magnus C350 + FMR RNP + Realistic Unisphere Mic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 I love the disclaimer at the beginning of the video. Says he will only play one C note, and focus almost entirely on synthesis. So, don't watch if you expect a musical performance. Do watch if you want a fairly deep dive into the synth engine. [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Some nice sounds here. [video:youtube] Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 I saw all kinds of coverage of this for about a day... and then Roland dropped their bomb. It's gotta suck to be a small fish sometimes. Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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