ASM Hydrasynth Sounds Demo - Daniel Fisher

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Daniel Fisher, Sweetwater's synth professor, takes you on a sounds demo of the ASM Hydrasynth, offering eight-voice polyphony, "Mutator" waveshaping, and a 32-slot modulation matrix. Hydrasynth is truly a next-generation virtual analog synthesizer for modern music producers. Rivaling the sonic capabilities of many popular software synthesizer plug-ins, each voice features three WaveScan oscillators offering 219 different waveforms, with four Mutators total for extensive waveshaping. Factor in the 49-note keybed, customizable PolyTouch response, expressive ribbon controller, and CV/Gate connectivity, and the ASM Hydrasynth could be the next synthesizer/controller your live or studio rig is asking for.
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Quick Hydrasynth Description
1:54 - Trying the Hydrasynth Filters
3:08 - Using the Polyphonic Aftertouch
3:55 - Using the Ribbon in Theremin Mode
4:15 - Filtered White Noise Choir
4:56 - Grooves from Key Start LFOs
5:59 - FM Demonstration
6:53 - Hydrasynth Macros
11:18 - Real-Time No-Talking Performances
23:56 - Thanks for Watching!
24:08 - Outro Performance
#Sweetwater #ASM #Hydrasynth
The Zoom F8N Multitrack Field Recorder was used to record the audio in this video, and can be purchased here: www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...

[@phiwolgast]

I would buy an entire full-length album of Daniel Fisher's sound demos.

[@phiwolgast]

@@thelofifreq he is also messing with parameters and playing it as an instrument

[@philmason9653]

Lots of things get called a sound designer's dream, but this really lives up to it. I don't think my jaw has ever dropped more times in a synth demo. This is what the Prophet 12 was supposed to be.

[@modiddley6656]

absolutely totally agreed! I wonder who the musicians were who worked with the creative engineers!!?? I've been waiting for this thing for 35 years and--here it is--i think I see "Movie Soundtrack" in my crystal ball....and --roland korg yamaha and most moogs will be looking for their lunch....(at least at this price range) WHAT A BEAST

[@KL-tn1xc]

@DIV1NITAL i disagree lol, sounds phenomenal.

[@1980VINZ]

@@modiddley6656 Daniel FISHER himself...

[@1980VINZ]

And: Drew ANDERSON Dominic AU Jim COWGILL Glen DARCEY (of course) Mord FUSTANG Boele GERKES Rob JERVONS Ken « Flux » PIERCE Matt PIKE Ben SCHEFFLER Paul SCHILLING

[@1980VINZ]

It's simple, this synth put me back to music after a 25-year break. For me it's the best synth of this decade, and surely one of the best of all time. When you think of the price and what you get, in addition to the build quality ... that's the definition of a MUST-HAVE. PS: Daniel I don’t know why you avoid to tell that you worked on it, you can be very proud of that!! Thanks a lot! Big salut from France, 1980’Vinz.

[@yavamaystudio8045]

You forgot about Virus

[@patkelly3966]

Whilst obviously very playable and workhorse-like I love how absolutley batshit crazy it can sound. A truly modern synth.

[@ZetaCarinae]

OK you win. A wave of videos on this synth today, but you made the most compelling sounds.

[@MatthewChristianMurray]

Man, the freeze reverb is insane. This thing can be so atmospheric. Can’t wait to get my Explorer in a month or so.

[@malikdavis6091]

I love my Hydrasynth Explorer

[@samuelcastelli5782]

Love Daniel Fisher's synth demos, he's so good at them! This synth is a good example of why digital synths are so unique, and why analog and digital each have their own flavors and pros and cons, and why I don't favor one over the other.

[@HotStrange]

I agree. This thing is just amazing.

[@freq9939]

It's when they intersect that interests me!! When its tactile and theres feedback from the machine. That's what creates organic music

[@sumchi3690]

in the manual it says that daniel fisher was involved with the sound design.

[@ccmdav]

I interacted with him when I worked at Sweetwater, he is the biggest synth nerd I know, and he’s been doing it as long as anybody I know. He’s pretty good at holding an audience as well.

[@JD-xo2wz]

That Alien Cello patch has an eerie, almost Mellotron-like quality to it that just had me floored. this thing is really impressive, and you did a great job demoing it!

[@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene]

Daniel Fisher's imagination released with a synth that has its digital imagination released = A match made in heaven.

[@zachjernigan9976]

You guys are making me feel like I need to order more candy

[@paulleather182]

The sounds this synthesizer makes are so good I'm truly amazed.

[@DouglasRosser]

And all joking aside - Daniel this is about the only review I've found for this synth that exhibits the features in such detail. Amazing job.

[@jedisid]

I'm honestly impressed by this, sounds great and the layout is intuitive.

[@wmbeith]

I played this extensively at Knobcon. The sound is analogue but can be tempered with the type of sterile digital sound an FM synth has. The synth was in their booth so I had no guidance as I began to use it. Within minutes I was getting a sense of where to find parameters I wanted to modify. All weekend I kept coming back to this synth and was amazed each time. The best synth I played at Knobcon.

[@jazzjeffjazzjeff]

I really like these sounds! But, nothing about it sounds analog to me. That's not a bad thing, it would be a great compliment to my room full of Moogs and Prophets! I does stuff they can't do!

[@dessiplaer]

Sounds great! I always enjoy your demos.

[@timmartin56]

Thank you Daniel for this great video. I was watching a few other videos last night, and as much as I love the poly aftertouch, ribbon and great editing options, I was thinking I really didn’t like the sound that much. Then I see this video and wow!!! It sounds incredible.

[@HotStrange]

$799 for the module and $1299 for the keys is a crazy good price. 1000% getting this. The amount of features per price is outrageous. Also it’s nice and compact. If the keys didn’t have the ribbon I’d be tempted to get the module, and I still might. Space is at a premium for me, but poly AT is HUGE. Edit: just preordered the Module from you guys. Can’t wait!

[@WxkR]

If Modal had not announced the Argon8 yesterday, I would have probably preordered the Hydrasynth too. This one probably has more features but I am a sucker for wavetables and the Modal seems to have an edge in that. I’ll have to wait for more demos and reviews to make a decision!

[@Arperture]

Control it with a Roli keyboard. The Seaboard Block is pretty cheap.

[@HotStrange]

3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993 Sweetwater.

[@HotStrange]

(WxkR) It’s hard to decide. The Modal has actual preset wavetables but the Hydra lets you choose 8 of over 200 waveshapes to create your own wavetables.

[@georgegeorgio1751]

Keyboard for me the added features and more space between knobs etc , the illuminated buttons on the desk top version are of no interest to me.

[@hakanl135]

Game changer by the looks of it....Great playing by Daniel as always.

[@kylenelson7855]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make these great videos . Every one of them

[@impurfekt]

This is how you design a synthesizer.

[@michaelscottpettis]

Fantastic, excellent work Daniel!

[@thaiiland2003]

This synthesizer is the best to come along for creating your own sounds since Roland came out with the V-Synth.

[@yamahamusicians]

Funny how we keep being told that aftertouch is too costly to put on keyboards at this price point and then ASM blows that out of the water with POLYPHONIC aftertouch! Nice one ASM. Now lets see aftertouch return to Yamaha, Korg and Roland in their mid-range keyboards 👍

[@TheKitaroHouse]

Behringer is working on a polyphonic aftertouch keyboard and they want to use it on their CS 80 clone and some other synths, so it can not be that high costly.

[@SPAZZOID100]

yamahamusicians i don’t need it.

[@BillyBatsonMarvel]

Glen Darcey of ASM, actually back that ("too costly") sentiment up, ASM used a company that produce key beds and they have the aftertouch science down, maybe more manufacturers should outsource production of their keybeds to that company.

[@yamahamusicians]

@@BillyBatsonMarvel Agreed. If the quality is good and it means customers can have more control over the sound through touch then I say go for it.

[@skatechatham]

My Novation SL midi key and BS2 both have it. I think companies are just too lazy.

[@marcbrasse747]

Well done! It is clear you are fully getting this synth and have spent quite a bit of time on it. For everybody drooling over the CS80 my advice is to buy this little beast. It can do all the imortant things the CS provides and a lot more, like a complete PPG / Waldorf style wavetable synthesis system. There is are of course the immediacy and the ergonomic bliss of a real CS but it has it's price. Also maintaining and keeping one alive is an art in itself. Take it from an owner. So pricewise the Hydrasynth is the poor mans CS80 but under the hood it actually a lot more. If I had to start from scratch .....

[@sung5032]

Excellent demo as always, thank you. The sound of this synth as well as its design is very inspiring.

[@niklassilen4313]

Great demo man! Very informative and well executed. Well done!

[@smguy7]

Thanks Daniel! A lovely presentation, as always, and you've sold this baby to me!

[@patrickarend8707]

WOW!!! This synth is like a CS-80, and in some ways better. I am a minimalist, and although I am super happy with my setup, if I could add just one more synth to my studio, this would be the one. This new synth goes in my top ten list of greatest synths ever. I predict HYDRASYNTH is going to sell like hotcakes. ASM, you have made something very special and great with this synth. Well done.

[@dirkkeersmaekers4343]

Are you a seller of this synth?

[@patrickarend8707]

I wish I was a seller, lol. The polyphonic aftertouch is something big in a small price synth like this. And the ribbon controller is awesome too. The HYDRASYNTH at least to my ears sounds kind of unique, yet with a little CS-80 vibe.. Also as a controller, this synth has features I crave. What can I say? I find this synth refreshing and very interesting.

[@christopherklein4203]

Curious... Have you played this thing yourself?

[@laurencevanhelsuwe3052]

Great new product, and glad to see there's some real innovation in there.. interesting architecture!

[@phaedra19561]

Thank you for demonstrating this great instrument!

[@g1b1000]

That Steve Miller patch was great! Looks and sounds like a crazy awesome synth, nice demo

[@ProckGnosis]

Dang, Dan...you are almost giddy for this one! Glad though you didn't go "sounds only" without a little explanation or thought process behind the sound design. And there is huge sound design potential for this it seems.

[@indiefilmcomposer]

Daniel couldn’t wait to get to the steve miller preset ! the EP sounds are so good with a modern twist

[@jensingvordsen]

Daniel Fisher have done the best Hydrasynth Video! Very Musical

[@dansuwinski787]

“The verdict is in, I love these filters” Me too!

[@jr6786]

Torn between this and the summit As always Dan you knocked this review out of the park! I dig the matching HD shirt!

[@jr6786]

Which synth would be better for the studio is my question?

[@HotStrange]

J R The Hydra would be more versatile.

[@countingsheeple2428]

@@HotStrange I don't know about that... i do love the Hydra, though.

[@billygewin1154]

Thanks for this amazing demo. Brimming with your expertise.

[@eaglechildkeys]

Amazing synth, and excellent player :)

[@troypol343]

I am starting to really like this synthesizer.

[@storerestore]

Very good and inspiring demo! No plans on buying the synth though it seems like a beast, but after watching this I feel like making some music.

[@ehleroo]

3:56 How I sound when I see there's a new Daniel Fisher synth demo.

[@sheerpackmooseslee3075]

@19:41 : fly like an eagle !! Nice !! A very interesting synth

[@kevinperry3639]

I can just picture a huge audience of ufo's. Amazing stuff. And a great video too, thanks for sharing 🤘

[@vtxpony]

Great demo of a super machine...mine was ordered today (Sweetwater, of course)!

[@broncoxy]

11:22 somehow gave me some serious dungeon synth vibes and I love it

[@patkelly3966]

Oh my that is lovely.

[@jml19221]

Hail Hydra

[@TheGuacamoleXplosion]

hopefully ASM will come up with a bi-/multitimbral version of this synth soon and call it S.H.I.E.L.D. :-D

[@gorillachilla]

Good movie lol

[@doctorxyss]

Good machine, thanks Daniel!

[@New_Zealand_Music]

Wow, Medeli have come a long way! Me want, absolutely love the limited menu diving awesome stuff.

[@majorstokem8839]

thanks for this video! I love how you use the ribbon controller; it makes your video fun to watch - while videos I've seen from others, don't bother much with it.

[@sweetwater]

Hi Major Stokem. Here's a Synth Clips video that goes deeper into the Ribbon Controller: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIrEg4Z-e9isnJY -_Daniel_

[@davidm3569]

Wow........that first sound reminded me of the film 'Forbidden Planet' and that ain't a bad thing!!!!!

[@spiritflame7779]

Woah Amazing!!!!!

[@regplasma7906]

Genuine synth excitement from Big D with yet another great demo.Plus he wears the matching colours of the ASM Hyrdrasynth . (Harley D really but close enough ).10/10

[@GuidoAlonso]

Full Vangels at 11:23 ! Love those sounds and this synth sounds particularly good at them.

[@LukeWatts85]

I just can't get enough of this synth. I was going to buy up some behringer clones over the next year but now...I might just save up for this. This blows the Moog One away for a slice of the price.

[@reaktiv1408]

Apples and oranges. Digital synth and analog synth. Nothing in common!

[@LukeWatts85]

@@reaktiv1408 Except keys, knobs, and both are meant to make nice sound. Some do, some don't

[@SPAZZOID100]

ReAKTIV not all analog is great.

[@reaktiv1408]

@@SPAZZOID100 you misunderstood my comment. I said it was like apples and oranges, an expression to highlight the fact that they are very different synths for different purposes, never said one was better than the other. Eternal analog / digital craziness is going to be part of the past!

[@Emiel1983Schoonoord]

@@SPAZZOID100 You don't like One?

[@ambientzoneofficial]

.... 22:33 magic! What an amazing synth and real time control this is ....

[@MrJjsolari]

I must have this machine!!!

[@darrellpidgeon6440]

Wow. Great machine (both). At 17 min, on the desktop module, some of those sounds reminded me of Morton Subotnik's work.

[@pumpernickelplace]

I love my old crusty quirky Kawai K1 II and there's a lot at the core of this that makes it feel like a modern feature rich Kawai K1 to me ツ

[@stevenaustin4591]

Damn Dude! Im loving that Ribbon on top, plenty to warp into interesting sounds! :)

[@MetodpGaming]

I can totally see this being used in an orchestra

[@sweetwater]

😎🎶

[@hishamniaz1662]

Nice shirt to go with the synth Daniel 😉

[@samtune9987]

Great Präsentation!

[@drumlesstrance]

good lord that patch at 18:50

[@alexmcmurtrieSits]

19:50 Steve Miller band "Fly like an eagle." Spot on!

[@thaiiland2003]

I'm glad somebody else caught that. I have been trying to reproduce that patch forever and can't quite get it. Can come close when I had my V-synth.

[@IanJidas]

I could do this on a phone app called G-stompe. Taught me everything I know about synths.

[@PaulBoos]

This is a great sounding synth for the money...

[@JunkSoap]

Next on my list...

[@MikeUIibarri]

Thanks!

[@paulcousins6535]

Just wow!

[@paulhazel]

Nicely done.

[@sweetwater]

Hi Paul. Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_

[@elissitdesign]

The touch ribbon should have been at the front of the desktop module. Wonderful synth though.

[@xaviermccloud4586]

Not really... It is actually in the perfect spot when looking at the synth, size, hand area, comfort zones etc. Where it's at, both hands would be able to reach from left to right where ever your hand is with no awkward movement.

[@NeonShores]

Zabieru McCloud desktop module not the keyboard version. The desktop doesn’t have a ribbon controller and he’s saying it’d be rad if it did and I concur.

[@KL-tn1xc]

@@NeonShores I concur the concur

[@Screaming-Trees]

Such a cool sounding thing. I saw one in person just the other day and it was actually really impressive. From a build quality perspective I mean. I was really surprised with choice of materials (high quality black powder sort of steel chassis I think) and everything felt super high quality. I'm still having a hard time processing what I saw. I wasn't expecting this level of quality at this price point I guess. Now I am tempted to get one but I also would like a Waldorf Blofeld so...tough call. I make UK garage, trance and some techno. I wonder if the Hydrasynth can do those styles hmmm. Great video Daniel thank you for all you're doing. Cheers.

[@ChazSeamus28]

Beautiful synthesizer for the price

[@Scyber_Official]

Sorry Korg. I want this over the Prologue.

[@fasteddy191]

I had the Prologue 16. First in the shop, I was blown by its sound but after a while I found the analog sound ähm not sweet and overall a bit glassy and somewhat cold. and compressed. There are also to much limitations to get the sound I want. I tried several of the digital OSC models but found its way to hard to work with because of the tiny display and menu diving. Not much fun. And when the analog sound is missing the warmth it just becomes still colder with the digital OSC. So again limited in sound colors May be its just not for me,.. So now this new thingy tells us, digital is the new analog👆😀 The specs and from what I saw and heard it seems promising. Maybe China is the new Japan?

[@impurfekt]

I actually really enjoyed the Prologue 16 (used it for three weeks). Love the filter. The drive settings allow for a lot of variation. It's one of the best sounding synths I've laid hands on. They keyboard was fantastic as well. That said, it has a severe lack of modulation and the screen is painfully small. Ultimately I decided to stick with my Mopho x4.

[@jesuslovestoastyaya]

@@fasteddy191 I love my prologue personally, but I really only use it for Oberheim style brass sounds and pads. The synth is amazing but limited, it fills a great niche. I think this would compliment it well but not replace it, as to me this sounds very purposely digital (in a good way)

[@kozihoppy]

Sorry Korg. I want this module over Minilogue xd's.

[@countingsheeple2428]

@@kozihoppy Oh, definitely!

[@m1ke1981]

That ribbon gives me flashbacks of Yamaha CS-80. Now i can do Blade Runner glissandos 🤩😄

[@ndguardian]

I'm going to have to find out how you did that cello-like patch. That was beautiful!

[@NeonShores]

12:35 is my kind of patch 😍

[@sweetwater]

Agreed!

[@waxwaine]

I can see Vangelis managing this creature

[@wajobu]

Beginning at 22:17, yeah--THAT.

[@tonyrapa-tonyrapa]

Fantastic... great sound, great interface and a great price. What's not to like?

[@Saganite]

I clicked because the "key moments" thumbnail looked like this video was presented by Commander Riker in an engineering uniform.

[@sweetwater]

I went as Riker once for Halloween. Everyone like it :-) -_Daniel_

[@Saganite]

@@sweetwater Haha, that's awesome! Great video by the way. Perfect sci-fi sounds, and I really liked Water Angels. It made me think of a mellotron through a victrola. Very nice.

[@willswitchcraft]

some new, free hydrasynth patches if you're interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iV7QaYZsrqitbZo

[@IDriveAnAudi]

Last night I preordered the desktop from Sweetwater but I think I will change my order to the desktop version. That keyboard and ribbon are just too nice to pass up.

[@Khalit666]

Modern Ensoniq ESQ-1 layout.

[@andrecubilo7328]

Great demo, amazing synth as far as i've heard, pretty clever implementation, but 1 thing i've noticed on the desktop version, i can't see the arpeggiator first 4 functions that appears on the keyboard version : tempo, ratchet, chance & gate knobs ... are they not available on the desktop version ?

[@sweetwater]

Hi Amon. Holding SHIFT while pressing the Arp button brings all of the Arp parameters to the eight editing knobs. This works on both the Keyboard and Desktop units. Thanks for watching!

[@immersiveworlds]

wow!

[@IanJidas]

Wooow im getting one

[@leandromiquet4820]

Hi guys! Amazing review. Do we have an idea of the dimensions and weight of both versions? That will define which one I can get...

[@EwaldK]

19:44 Fly Like An Eagle revisited

[@curly437]

I wish Emerson was alive to see this synth....would be able to capture all his GX-1 sounds again WITHOUT it being unreliable.

[@willswitchcraft]

Finally felt like there was no doubt that a machine was available which has all the bases covered. I live in a really remote area - no serious music stores for less than a days drive. Often I've bought a new piece of gear, only to find that it had serious limitations. My Hydra arrives in a couple of days (had to order all the way from the UK because none were available in N. America) Great video upload - heads and shoulders above so many others.

[@cellrok]

14:53 It's this versatility i am after when looking at a digital synth. Can't wait to get one. Sweetwater: you seem to be the first shop to have them on pre-order. Is it anything official or just a standard procedure to list them? I am from germany and i am eager to find a shop that will carry this new brand. Seeing only you have them makes me thing they launch in NA first?

[@stevenormandin2059]

you know I have a feeling that it as a Korg sound engine in it ? I have to admit it has a heck of a good sound and sweet features :)

[@HotStrange]

20:26 for Spongebob.

[@xaviermccloud4586]

LOL Spiral Ballad was the first preset I saved in my Desk top.

[@DouglasRosser]

I swear to god the sounds Daniel is making around the 3:00 minute mark come straight off an old Van Halen album.

[@kozihoppy]

Funny how we keep being told that analog is the only way to go in terms of great sounding synthesizers.

[@XanderEwald]

Victor S Take a close look who keeps telling that story. It’s usually people with next to zero experience with synthesizers and music production that replicate random opinions they found on the internet.

[@HotStrange]

Just people regurgitating the same tired argument. Anyone that knows anything knows digital is every bit analogs equal.

[@kozihoppy]

@chief tp Analog is a tone, tonality is a characteristic of music.

[@cym634]

choosing to have a disability is a bold strategy. 😄hammer and chisel. let them dismiss it.

[@KL-tn1xc]

@@kozihoppy wow that's so deep.

[@gpr4eva]

This most definitely has the "Wow" factor! Stereo inputs would have been dope to layer some sort of analog synth into it then treat the sounds with the same effects. It's still phenomenal without it! Can you load your own wave tables? I may have missed that part.

[@sweetwater]

Hi Black Moses Beats. The 219 waveforms are what's currently available. But never say never. The instrument will get additional goodies as time goes on. Thanks for watching!

[@Spiltofficial]

I watched up to 3:00. And then I just started jumping around the video. Don’t need to see anymore I’m going to buy one now.

[@TPsynth]

Does it have presets for percussion sounds, I heard a few in there.?